Opal Tapes got its start two years ago as a DIY tape label, but has quickly built momentum with an enviable release schedule. Headed by Stephen Bishop (a.k.a. Basic House), issues from the UK-based outfit and its newer, vinyl-only Black Opal subsidiary register across a wide spectrum of homebrewed, lo-fi electronics, from the warped synth tunings of 1991 to Lumisokea's saturated, greyscale industrials. And yesterday, the label quietly posted up a new compilation.
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XLR8R — Opal Tapes got its start two years ago as a DIY tape label, but has quickly built momentum with an enviable release schedule. Headed by Stephen Bishop (a.k.a. Basic House... more info