Cassettes' indie-tronic sound features deft interplay between pianos, guitars, and synths--which is either more or less impressive when you find out it's all just one dude. Regardless, this is a distinctly modern thing, echoing in the freshness of its approach.
Cassettes Won't Listen, the one- man instrumentalist and producer Jason Drake, is set to release his latest EP Small - Time Machine on March 11th, 2008 and the first single, "Paper Float", is officially being leaked today. Following his highly praised past releases, Cassettes Won't Listen's genre-bending blend of electronic and indie rock creates a sound often mistaken for a full band.
The buzz surrounding Cassettes Won't Listen, including his EP of cover songs One Alternative, has landed him spots in Billboard, Spin, and Urb, just to name a few. With positive online attention from the likes of Perez Hilton and a front page feature on Myspace, Cassettes Won't Listen is ready for the next chapter in his musical styling with the release of Small – Time Machine.
Cassettes Won't Listen was just one of Drake's monikers that quickly became noticed as a legitimate 'band' after catching on with musical tastemakers and fans alike. After fooling people into believing CWL was an actual band, Drake admitted to single handedly creating the music that Urb Music placed in their Next 100 for 2007. Cassettes Won't Listen has also created remixes for such notable artists as Aesop Rock, El-P, and Midlake, among others.
When Jason isn't writing his electronic pop gems as Cassettes Won't Listen, he can be found in the Def Jux offices where he is the Director of Marketing. Jason has been involved with the leading indie hip hop label since 2001, just as Aesop Rock's Labor Days was hitting record store shelves. While Cassettes Won't Listen is informed by hip hop, the lyrics and voice of Jason are transcendent.