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Tape NotesVoicesTN:192 Troye Sivan & Tyde Levi WATCH THE FULL VIDEO EPISODE @ ⁠ Patreon.com/tapenotes ⁠ John is joined by Troye Sivan and producer Tyde Levi to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘ She’s the Best’.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:191 Lizzy McAlpine, Mason Stoops, Taylor Mackall & Omar Akrouche John is joined by Lizzy McAlpine, along with producers Mason Stoops and Taylor Mackall and engineer Omar Akrouche to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘ Angel ’.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:190 The Beatles (Giles Martin) John is joined by Giles Martin to talk about how he recorded and produced the album ‘Rubber Soul: New Special Edition’. Giles Martin is a British composer, producer and arranger.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:189 Bonobo BONOBO SPECIAL! - 50% of Tape It Pro at tape.it/bonobo (available until 30th September 2026) John is joined by Simon Green, aka Bonobo, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album…

Tape NotesVoicesTN:188 Tame Impala John is joined by Kevin Parker, aka Tame Impala, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Deadbeat’.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:187 Overmono John is joined by Ed and Tom of Overmono to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Pure Devotion’. Overmono are Welsh electronic duo Tom and Ed Russell.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:186 Joy Anonymous John is joined by Hen and Louis a.k.a. Joy Anonymous, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced a selection of tracks across their back catalog.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:185 Charli xcx, A. G. Cook & Finn Keane John is joined by Charli xcx and producers A. G. Cook and Finn Keane to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘ Music, Fashion, Film ’.

Tape NotesVoicesReissue | TN:54 Disclosure We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:184 Myles Smith & Peter Fenn John is joined by Myles Smith and producer Peter Fenn to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘My Mess, My Heart, My Life’. Myles Smith is a singer-songwriter from Luton in the UK.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:183 Arlo Parks & Baird John is joined by Arlo Parks and Baird to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Ambiguous Desire’. Arlo Parks is an indie-pop singer-songwriter from West London.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:182 Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) Take our audience survey and enter the draw to win! https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/AudienceSurvey2026/ John is joined by Jack Antonoff of Bleachers to talk about how they wrote, recorded and…

Tape NotesVoicesTN:181 Tom Misch Take our audience survey and enter the draw to win! https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/AudienceSurvey2026/ John is joined by Tom Misch to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Full…

Tape NotesVoicesTN:180 Foo Fighters John is joined by Foo Fighters to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Your Favorite Toy’. Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by Dave Grohl.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:179 TOMORA (Tom Rowlands of Chemical Brothers & AURORA) John is joined by TOMORA to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album COME CLOSER. TOMORA are an electronic music duo made up of The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and AURORA.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:178 Holly Humberstone & Rob Milton John is joined by Holly Humberstone and Rob Milton to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album Cruel World . Holly Humberstone is a singer-songwriter from Grantham, England.

Tape NotesVoicesReissue | TN:49 Enter Shikari We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:177 Imogen Heap John sits down with Imogen Heap to talk about how she wrote, recorded and produced the EP IAM _ _ _. Imogen Heap is a British composer, artist, and producer, widely regarded as a pioneer in…

Tape NotesVoicesTN:176 Fred again.. John is joined once again by Fred Gibson, better known as Fred again.., to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced the album USB .

Tape NotesVoicesTN:175 Mumford & Sons and Aaron Dessner In this episode, John is joined by Mumford & Sons and producer Aaron Dessner to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Prizefighter’.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:174 Danny L Harle John sits down with Danny L Harle to discuss how he wrote, recorded and produced the album Cerulean . Danny L Harle is a British producer, artist and composer.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:173 Emma-Jean Thackray John is joined by English musician, songwriter, producer and DJ Emma-Jean Thackray to talk about how she wrote, recorded and produced the album Weirdo.

Tape NotesVoicesTN:172 Artemas & Toby Daintree John sits down with Artemas and producer Toby Daintree to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘LOVERCORE’. Artemas is an English artist and producer.

Tape NotesVoicesReissue | TN:46 Rina Sawayama & Clarence Clarity We’ve been having a look back through the Tape Notes archive to bring back some of our favourite early episodes that you may have missed.

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· Trade shows and launch events, this week's stories from each corner of the industry, and what its press is covering.

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How records get made in 2026 from the industry's own reports

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About

Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

Nothing is sold on this site. When a link leads to a shop, it is the maker's shop, not ours.