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The stories of the global underground movement that shaped experimental music and culture, told by the artists that were there…For two decades during the '80's and '90's, the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of…

Podcast · By Cassette Culture & DIY Music · British English · Official site

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Mind Bomb: The The & Eyeless In Gaza (opens the original)

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    Our Industrial News "tapes received" trail reaches into the early 80s, and attention turns to quality. Robert H. King leads us into this episode, where we speak with Matt Johnson (The The) and Martyn Bates (Eyeless In Gaza) . Martyn Bates of Eyeless In Gaza picks up the thread. As Migraine Inducers he sent the Dissonance tape into the network and landed in Industrial News issue four. Name check for an early Portobello Rd label ID Cassettes , by Mark Perry (Alternative TV/Deptford Fun City). Ambi

  2. Episode · Jul 30, 2026

    Third Mind, Fourth Dimension (opens the original)

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    Armed with fanzines, cassette tapes, and a fierce DIY spirit - two teenagers from Herne Bay helped shape the UK’s underground music scene. In this episode, host Martin Franklin traces the journey of Gary Levermore, founder of Third Mind Records, and Richard “Richo” Johnson, the force behind Grim Humour fanzine and Fourth Dimension Records. From their early days frequenting a local record shop to trading zines and music through the post, their story captures the energy of a grassroots movement th

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