Cassettes Won't Listen

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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.

Being that CWL was a complete new direction in Drake’s artistry, it was natural to want to put a twist on the project. While Drake was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist beginning at the age of 12 when he met his first guitar, he had more recently focused on instrumental hip hop. As Director of Marketing at the famed independent label Definitive Jux, it was easy to fall into the box of beat production. He’d spend hours on end producing beats in his Tribeca studio, combining raw 808 drum hits matched with lo-fi grimy bass samples and driving organ solos. For these recordings he was known simply as Drake. Some years back, while studying Music Technology at New York University, his disguise as a full band, also called Drake, garnered him nomination by Tommy Hilfiger as one of New York’s best unsigned bands.

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robertsona_last wrote:
December 2009

haha wow. i was just thinking 'hmm this sounds like the notwist or the postal service' as i was listening to 'freeze and explode' for the first time, and i found out that pitchfork reviewed the album, and sure enough, those are the first two namedrops. also this sucks hard lol

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tehrikkit wrote:
October 2009

The instrumentals of Small Time Machine are nice. :) (They're on Spotify, btw)

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LoganLynn wrote:
August 2009

Hey guys! If you If you love Cassettes Won't Listen, The Postal Service, and Passion Pit check out the new video for "Write It On My Left Arm" from the upcoming "From Pillar To Post". http://www.last.fm/music/Logan+Lynn/+videos/33874815 Don't forget to stop by and say hi!

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valluno545 wrote:
August 2009

dejen que la radio sea gratis el que quiera que pague

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ESPEJUELOS wrote:
July 2009

:) since the days of indiefeed. <3

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Travis___Bickle wrote:
July 2009

Ein sanfter Knaller! Hoffe sie machen ihren Weg auch bei uns...

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TresLovesKari wrote:
June 2009

Sounds like the Postal Service actually making good music.

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chinneths wrote:
March 2009

i've been having dinner for bweakfast as of late!! good stuff!!

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forum22588 wrote:
February 2009

CWL! rock on man

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stardrops wrote:
February 2009

so glad Chuck had 'freeze and explode' at the end of its last episode! this is amazing.

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saiducky wrote:
February 2009

Paper Float is a fantastic song. It's unbelievably amazing.

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pillcake wrote:
November 2008

so... why isn't the picture changing? The one with the sky has so many more votes and is so much more desirable... why do we have the one with 10 votes then?

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Gazzz73Shilin wrote:
November 2008

охуительнонереальнокрасиво!!totaly Awesome!!!

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ipequey wrote:
October 2008

Fan-frickin-tastic stuff. :)

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nineteen92 wrote:
October 2008

Ludacrisdemocracy.com - mix hes done

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vivapersistence wrote:
October 2008

wait it didn't work! will someone help me figure out how to download his stuff? gimme a shout, yo

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vivapersistence wrote:
October 2008

thanks realreel :) i was fretting at the thought of no downloadable mp3s

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Earthboundmther wrote:
September 2008

Love it. Big time.

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monvert wrote:
August 2008

great) very nice

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xHeatherx wrote:
July 2008

if anyone could hook me up with tracks too... I'd be more than happy =D

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