Using the remains of old cassette tapes, Brian Dettmer has crafted a series of skulls and skeletons, both animal and human.
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July 27, 2009
Sonic Fabric: Half Cotton – Half Cassette Tape
The folks over at Sonic Fabric have created a weaving process that combines recycled cassette tapes with cotton. Amazingly, the fabric still creates sound if you run a tape head over it because the magnetic quality is maintained. Of course, having a huge band of tape doesn’t produce anything recognizable, but you can easily produce some unique noises with your clothing.
Jon Fishman, the drummer for Phish, wore a custom-made suit from Sonic Fabric and even played it onstage in 2004. Today, the store boasts a selection of neckties, flags and by the yard. Alyce Santoro, the creator of the fabric, [...]
March 23, 2009
Cassette Tape Portraits: Dead Media Remixed
In a brilliant recycling of an archaic media format, artist iri5 transforms cassette tapes into stark portraits of famous musicians. Check out iri5’s Flickr page for more dead media remixes, including a Marylin Monroe portrait made out of cut up film.
[via Neatorama]




