Don Campau – No Pigeonholes Sounds from the Cassette Archive #4 (1986-1997)

The new Don Campau show. You're new here? O, my god, how I am going to explain 40 years of history made and noticed by the few. Home made music, all styles, no limits, overseas friends, tapes brought by the postman, growing collections, not impressed by CD, not on your FM radio. Here's the playlist: … Continue reading Don Campau – No Pigeonholes Sounds from the Cassette Archive #4 (1986-1997)

Don Campau, No Pigeonholes – Special on cassette label The Best Kept Secret

Best Kept Secret was a label in Italy run by Alessandro Crestani from 1998-2010. Some of the information you find on Don's Living archive of Underground Music says that Best Kept Secret released high quality indie dream pop and rock with handsomely designed and executed , professional looking covers. and Best Kept Secret had a … Continue reading Don Campau, No Pigeonholes – Special on cassette label The Best Kept Secret

Don Campau – No Pigeonholes, Songs from the Archive #2 (1985-1999)

After a series of specials on labels and artists who were a pivot in the cassette culture movement that exploded in bedrooms, garage's, living rooms, front porches and at the post offices around the world, Don continues his saga with a choice from his immense collection of cassettes. This one is a blast. It seems … Continue reading Don Campau – No Pigeonholes, Songs from the Archive #2 (1985-1999)

No Pigeonholes by Don Campau – Songs from the Archives

In the continuing story about the cassette culture Don Campau takes us to his garage. Here over five thousand cassettes are stored. Most of them arrived by post. Don decided to make a kind of archeologic expedition and virtually travel through various layers of time and music.             If Don … Continue reading No Pigeonholes by Don Campau – Songs from the Archives

Don Campau – No Pigeonholes, German Cassette Culture part 1 (1985-1993)

Finally it is there, Don Campau's audio-lecture on German Cassette Culture. He introduces, plays and informs about the cassettes he received in the last Century. From this mailcontact (mail as in post that arrives on your doormat) friendships started, but also his love for schlager music. Schlager music in California is a very exotic thing … Continue reading Don Campau – No Pigeonholes, German Cassette Culture part 1 (1985-1993)