Archive - Tape Drift

SBT Episode 1: The Find

A 1990 Mitsubishi Delica, a shoebox of forgotten tapes, and the beginning of a thirty-year-old mystery.

Aug 21 •

Josh Schairbaum

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From the Archives: The Sun-Baked Grit of Mariachi Sleepover's "Greatest Hits"

A deep dive into the Rodeo Reverb archives with Mariachi Sleepover's impossibly titled 1995 debut. It was a legendary prank that became a masterpiece of…

Aug 19 •

Josh Schairbaum

Finding the Lost and Pressing Play

I started this blog to uncover the music that almost disappeared. I never expected to find a story like this.

Aug 18 •

Josh Schairbaum

An Empty Van, a Box of Tapes, and the Summer of 1995

For 30 years, this music has been silent. Now, the first visual fragments from the Sun-Bleached Tapes have been recovered.

Aug 17 •

Josh Schairbaum

Where Lost Songs Wash Up on Shore

Following the Music that Got Lost in the Current

Aug 17 •

Josh Schairbaum

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