http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_culture

Though in the mid-'90s cassette culture seemed to decline with the appearance of new technologies and methods of distribution such as the Internet, MP3 files, file sharing, and CD-Rs, in recent years it has once again seen a revival, with the rise of tape labels like American Tapes, Obsolete Audio Formats, Heresee, From the Wheelchair to the Pulpit, Woodsmoke, Object Tapes, Brown Interiour Music, Retirement Records, 1019 Records, Breaking World Records, Lost Sound Tapes and To Hip To Hop Tapes.

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