Cassette Won't Listen - Nobody's Moving [EP]

1. Cassettes Won't Listen - 04 Lunch for Breakfast
2. Cassettes Won't Listen - Destroyed
3. Cassettes Won't Listen - The Quiet Trial - 01 To Have A Crus
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5. Cassettes_Wont_Listen-Dr_Octagon_Aliens_Remix_128
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OFFICIAL HOME

Cassettes Won’t Listen is the solo brainchild of Jason Drake. The New York-based multi-instrumentalist and producer created Cassettes Won’t Listen in 2004, complete with fictional personas for each instrument he incorporated into his new endeavor, the latest in a heap of musical monikers he has realized over the years. He introduced the “band” (Kid Lucci on vocals/ lead guitar, Doc Torchaos on bass, Jeh Walker on vocals/ guitar and Drehke on synth/ programming) to cyberspace via the label he co-founded, Dope Lotus Records. Drake amassed a fan base and critical acclaim upon the release of Cassettes Won’t Listen’s EP Nobody’s Moving, convincing all that the sound was the workings of a full band. He reasoned that the live show was put on hold as the band was tucked away in the studio, hard at work on their debut LP.
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Cassettes Won’t Listen was born out of Drake’s desire to bring live instrumentation back into the mix. He realized that his self-consciousness towards making music, together with the crowd by which he was surrounded, made it easy for him to limit himself to beat production. He also was coming out of a break up with his girlfriend at the time, which added the desire to let loose and delve into more musical styles for which he was passionate.

The meaning of the name Cassettes Won’t Listen is two-fold. On one hand, it was Drake’s experience of going through hard times and pouring emotions into recordings on tape, but finding it to be a one-way street. The medium wasn’t listening and giving back, but rather only absorbing the thoughts. The name also touches on the attempt to get music into the hands of executives in the industry. In actuality, these said decision-makers are getting played like a cassette, lacking the real power to determine the musical landscape and failing to truly listen to much of the music sent their way.


from www.dopelotusrecords.com

"We've known each other all our lives, some of us left our hometown and lived completely different lifestyles. We've always been interested in making music so it was only a matter of time before we brought all our individual styles and influences together to form this band" says lead singer Kid Lucci.

Where Did Go
- OFFICIAL VIDEO

Cassette Won't Listen의 My Space :

3월에 발매될 앨범 Small-Time Machine의 노래 4곡을 들어볼 수 있군요.


Cassette Won't Listen의 LAST.FM :

CWL의 EP, Nobody's Moving의 전곡을 들을 수 있고 두곡을 다운 받을 수 있습니다.

LP(The Quiet Trial)의 경우는 전 곡을 샘플로 들을 수 있고 한곡만 다운 받을 수 있네요.

개인적으로는  Lunch for Breakfast가 참 좋아요.
이 노래로 찾아 들었는데 그만한 임팩트 있는 다른 곡은 없군요.
Remix도 활발하게 하는데(Pavement, Sebadoh, Liz Phair 등) 구하기가 쉽지 않아서 애가 탑니다.