On the last Saturday in September (27) the second edition of the 'Cassette Store Day', a promotional event that will give continuity to the initiative that emerged last year and that this year will extend to both sides of the Atlantic, since this edition the 'CSD' will be coordinated in parallel by 'Burger Records' in the United States and in Europe by the stamps 'Kissability' and 'Suplex Cassettes'.
Since last year, this promotional event has as an initiative relaunch the commercial market for cassette tapes, taking advantage of the analogical craze that began a few years ago with vinyl. Currently there are several record companies that have agreed to reissue works by some of their groups on cassette tape, including Transgressive (At The Drive-In), Kissability (Los Campesinos!), Bella Union (The Flaming Lips) or Burger Records ( Suicidal Tendencies).
The website of the event offers information on the launches confirmed during the date of the event. CSD, both in Europe and the United States. So far the roster for the US edition contains an extensive list of cassette tape releases including artists such as Julian Casablancas, Karen O, Foxygen, J Dilla, Madvillain, Best Coast, White Lung, Vivian Girls, Mutual Benefit and Kevin. Morby. The European roster includes releases and reissues by Cloud Nothings, White Lung, These New Puritans, Mutual Benefit, Courtney Barnett, and The Wedding Present, among others.