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Tape Circles: Inside the UK's Four-Track Demo Clubs, Where Nothing Gets Played Twice

Tape Circles: Inside the UK's Four-Track Demo Clubs, Where Nothing Gets Played Twice

Across Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol and Sheffield, cassette-only demo clubs are swapping streaming links for hand-stamped tapes and listening nights. We talk to the engineers and small label owners behind them about why tape forces faster decisions, what a 50-run really costs in 2026, and why a physical demo still builds a local audience better than an algorithmic one.