Progress!

Well, they say hard work pays off... and in the last few days, that seems to have been the case for Passive Aggressive. As you might have seen our Facebook page, mastering and all the other bits and pieces are now done and everything's been sent off on its way to be pressed. Hopefully I'll be getting the test press on the 7th March, that was the day I requested but obviously holding no guarantees. Besides, the best things always need time, so time to get it all sounding right is fine in my book... or tape. Whatever.

So, the mastering process has been a tough one, but it's excellent to see the debut out there. People to thank are Mali, who kindly mastered each of the tunes, and you might remember from a few years ago as hardcore breaks producer "Mellow Dee" (he owned a small online breakbeat hardcore/jungle revival label called Ruff Cue Recordings). He's currently planning some 2-step/drum n bass productions which are obviously a different world, but worth checking out. Also Null, my good friend behind the artwork, and also the one who saved me when I was having a small crisis over who would even do the artwork, haha! You can expect some more of his work on Passive Aggressive in the future, and there's also the techno/rock fusion EP we released late last year as Transpire now available on iTunes, Spotify and other places which is worth a buy ;).



So going back to that question of the future, well, I can say tapes 2 and 3 are now in production. Keep checking here, Facebook or Soundcloud for more info on "Broken"'s release and more.

P.A. Tapes.

Here's another small update, the artwork for the cover of Broken has finally been done! Thanks to Null for designing this, the shell design will follow soon.

Also, for those who haven't stumbled across the Soundcloud page yet, here are a few clips:

Welcome to the blog for Passive Aggressive Tapes, however you found it. From now on, this is pretty much going to be the hub of where everything about this label is placed.

So, for those who don't really get it, what is P.A. Tapes and what is it trying to do putting out cassettes in the 2010's? Passive Aggressive is one of many quiet noise/experimental labels out to make a small impact, it was a label started by me mid last year when I became interested in putting out some experimental tunes I'd done on a physical format. Tapes are cheap, collectible and one way or another a satisfying physical object, and after learning about the plethora of other labels out there doing the same thing it seemed an interesting move to take.

To all of you who found P.A. Tapes through Soundcloud or Facebook in the last few months, thanks for sticking around and enjoying what's been done. The release that's been mentioned and available to listen to over that time is "Broken" by C.T.A.N, for those wondering about what's happened to it - it's still very much alive. After some delays due to time commitments and re-working the tunes to be suitable for release, you can expect it to be out by March or April.

So in other news, future plans for this label? Well, I'm a pretty forward thinking person, I can definitely say Passive Aggressive most likely won't be dead for a while. Without giving away too much, you can definitely expect a second C.T.A.N tape to be following the first.

For anyone who's missed out yet or only just found P.A., here are some links that might interest you:
http://soundcloud.com/passive-aggressive-tapes
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Passive-Aggressive-Tapes/177390309018859

Have a nice day and don't buy too much brostep :)