Cassetteboy

Cassetteboy is the stage name of two musicians from the UK - Mark Cassette and Steve Boy. Their initial appearance was on the Di and Dodi Do Die 7" Record released on the record label Barry's Bootlegs which is somehow related to the electronic music label Spymania. As well as producing two albums of their own, they have appeared on an album with DJ Rubbish entitled Inside A Whale's Cock Vol 1, which included a spoof of a song by Alanis Morrisette. It also parodies The Streets.

Their musical approach can be traced from the origins of sampling, musique concrète and the modern approach sometimes called plunderphonics. Most pieces are 'painstakingly' constructed from thousands of audio snippets taken from TV, radio, film and popular music. The context of their work is often political, but always maintains a humourous aspect.

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Originally from Chelmsford in Essex, Cassetteboy consists of two semi-anonymous characters known only to the world as Mike and Simon. The name originates from their use of cassette recorders (now replaced by computers) to cut up voice and music samples.

Mike describes the musical philosophy behind Cassetteboy:

"Basically we record famous people and make it sound like they're talking about sex or drugs. It's a winning formula."

"The Parker Tapes" (7 years in the making) was released in 2002 to widespread acclaim, bringing with it a great deal of recognition. This resulted in gigs at several mainstream festivals, as well as accompanying Squarepusher on the American leg of his tour.

• 2000 - Di + Dodi Do Die - 226-235 Kbps
• 2002 - The Parker Tapes - 128 Kbps
• 2002 - Festive Christmas - 320 Kbps
• 2003 - Inside A Whale's Cock Vol. 1 [with DJ Rubbish] - 35-283 Kbps
• 2005 - Mick's Tape - 154-301 Kbps
• 2005 - Dead Horse - 144-263 Kbps
• 2008 - Carry On Breathing - 320 Kbps

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