No Type: Annexe → Books on Tape → Crowdpleaser + Live at Orlando Magic Fest

Description

Remember Books on Tape? Of course you do! Remember his once-fledging netlabel Subverseco? I sure hope so! Well, Subverseco had disappeared some time ago (as stuff from the Intertubes is wont to do) & it took a serious salvaging effort to bring them back alive. A little broken though (the artwork mostly) but almost all there!

So, the fearless archivists from No Type Annexe begin this recovery programme with two releases from around June 2001: Crowdpleaser & Live at Orlando Magic Fest, which share some of the same songs in both studio & live settings. But really, the only thing you should know is: vintage Books on Tape! Download now & come back in the next weeks as we unearth more Subverseco treasures.

Reissue Details

Tracks 1-6 originally released Crowdpleaser (Subverseco SUB 001).

Tracks 7-10 originally released on Live at Orlando Magic Fest (Subverseco SUB 002).

Books on Tape

Raised on punk rock and related products, Todd Drootin got turned on to electronic music and hip-hop in the nineties. With Matt Dennebaum, he forms the duo Subverse, whose sole, self-released cassette Nobody Likes You (1998), although a fairly obscure item in itself, got them some well deserved kudos. Unfortunately, the band had to split shortly afterwards as their members moved to opposite coasts: Matt went to New York City, and Todd eventually found his way to Los Angeles. → Full bio