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It may be hard to imagine, but there was a time when iPhones, satellite radio, and even good old CDs were all just twinkles in Al Gore's eyes. It was the era of the cassette tape, a magical time full of experimentation, spiritual awakening, and killing music.

But the folks at Deathbomb Arc Tape Club (who also run cassette culture webzine Cassette Gods) aren't content to leave the tape in the past. So they founded the Club, which gives subscribers access to 24 bands each recording a single 9-to-10-minute-long track for a single side of one of 12 tapes.

DBAT Tape Club turns four next year, and the first 2008 tapes (subscribers get one a month) will ship in February. The list of contributors this time around includes Jason Forrest, Lucky Dragons, XBXRX member Hawnay Troof, 16 Bitch Pile-Up, and tons more (all listed after the jump). New to subscribers to the 2008 Club is a large vinyl case to hold all 12 tapes, with art by Andreas Barsleth of Tape Club contributors the White Tiger Prepade.

For more info on the 2008 Deathbomb Arc Tape Club, including how to subscribe, click here.

And speaking of Jason Forrest, the mix-up maestro's own Cock Rock Disco imprint will link with Deathbomb Arc to present a SXSW showcase in March and release some records in 2008. Forrest has also been rolling of late with the Birthday Party Berlin crew, for whom he adopted his DJ Donna Summer moniker and crafted the crew's first mix; check that here.

Tape Club '08 contributors:

01 John Thill
02 Slicing Grandpa
03 Lucky Dragons
04 Whitman
05 Big Nurse
06 Zenrootin
07 A++
08 Monsturo
09 Married in Berdichev
10 IE
11 Novosak
12 Tleilaxu Music Machine
13 Placenta Popeye
14 The White Tiger Prepade
15 Tent City
16 Crank Sturgeon
17 The Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo
18 Blastocyst
19 Teeth Collection
20 16 Bitch Pile-Up
21 Jason Forrest
22 Reverse Roboverse
23 Pipeline Alpha
24 Hawnay Troof