Shown at Future Everything 2010 in Manchester as part of Contents May Vary‘s Cu Exhibition ”I’m a Tape Recorder Maniac!!” is a collection of videos by youtube user CassetteMaster. CassetteMaster is a Virginian teenager who collects vintage audio equipment. For each tape recorder he finds he films a dead-pan introduction, explains the features at length and tests them out in front of the camera. He performs small experiments – routing mics through different decks, re-recording video from betamax or trying to sync audio from wobbly tapes with the digital video.
Ricky’s youtube channel can be found here.
Review on Axisweb.
Special thanks to Ricky Kline AKA the Cassette Master for his permission to use his video collection.