Something About Tapes

Battery Operated
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We dig into the mighty tape box and randomly select cassettes to listen to in the hopes of discovering an interesting home recording... and then we listen to our main cassette (the episode titles) and use our instruments to create a remix on the fly! If you like cassette tapes then this is the podcast for you! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battery_operated_ Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BatteryOperated Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. #25 We Are 2 Months Late

    4 MAR

    #25 We Are 2 Months Late

    We chat about Will Smith being AI, Joe's fantastic childhood hair-do, Micheal Barrymore being a big weed man, Shane grilling his own foot, then we go big on picking tapes from the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting... (no spoilers for this section...) Then we play a main cassette and try to jam with it... This week's main cassette is: some horrible Christmas tape we found at a bootsale! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m
  2. #24 KILLTONY LONDON (Joe's Big Secret...)

    24/11/2025

    #24 KILLTONY LONDON (Joe's Big Secret...)

    Joe finally tells the tale of being on the fabled lost KillTony London Episode... We wanted to release this episode after the Kill Tony episode was posted but it seems like its never going to happen... so here it is! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 8m
  3. #23 Deep Muscle Relaxation

    22/07/2025

    #23 Deep Muscle Relaxation

    BIG NEWS: Joe---BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP find out more on episode 23.5... Coming soon! (im sorry this is outside of our control!) We chat about Joe's car graveyard, going to a gig at House Party in London, then we go big on picking tapes from the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting... (no spoilers for this section... but it is god heavy...) Then we play a main cassette and try to have a little ambient jam with it, This week's main cassette is: Deep Muscle Relaxation a homemade tape we found at a bootsale! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  4. #22 Oops! All Tapes!

    14/07/2025

    #22 Oops! All Tapes!

    We chat about Special K at jungle raves, Joe reviews The Matrix, Having a panic attack at the cinema, Fear of flying, Crazy situations at the comedy open mic and much more... Then it's into the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting... (no spoilers for this section!) and usually we play a main cassette, but this time we just keep pulling tapes from the box! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 24m
  5. #21 Supreme Self Confidence (ft. Shunt)

    02/04/2025

    #21 Supreme Self Confidence (ft. Shunt)

    We chat about the band Joe used to be in, The joys of a 1991 Toyota Previa, Having a child in the YouTube/TikTok shorts era, Infamous nicknames, Touring in a death metal band as 20 year olds and much more... Then it's into the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting... (no spoilers for this section!)and finally I think we create a new genre... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 37m
  6. #20 STRESS RELIEF

    25/02/2025

    #20 STRESS RELIEF

    We chat about the cost of UFC, Kettle-bell adventures, Doing Jackass as a child, A German man eating an egg, Police Drones, Road rage/Old folks driving and much more... Then it's into the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting... (no spoilers for this section!) and finally we listen to "Stress Relief"... A tape we found at a bootsale! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m
  7. #19 The Sky's The Limit The Opportunity Reach For The Stars!

    10/01/2025

    #19 The Sky's The Limit The Opportunity Reach For The Stars!

    We chat about CentreParcs, How many DJs you should book for someone's 40th bday, Homeless Shane getting abused on the streets of Bristol, How to bail out of a comedy gig and much more... Then it's into the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting (no spoilers for this section!) and finally we listen to "The Sky's The Limit The Opportunity Reach For The Stars! Business opportunities with KleeneZe"... A tape we found on ebay! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 41m
  8. #18 MEGA SPEED READING

    29/10/2024

    #18 MEGA SPEED READING

    We chat about Hostage tape, How to make good money stealing from teenagers, Humpty Dumpty, Joe's attempt at comedy songs and much more... Then it's into the mighty unlabelled tape box in hopes of finding something interesting (no spoilers for this section!) and finally we listen to "MEGA SPEED READING"... A tape we found on ebay! This is the mythical long-lost episode, it should have been episode 7 but after recording I lost the unedited files and was unable to find them until a year later... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 8m
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We dig into the mighty tape box and randomly select cassettes to listen to in the hopes of discovering an interesting home recording... and then we listen to our main cassette (the episode titles) and use our instruments to create a remix on the fly! If you like cassette tapes then this is the podcast for you! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battery_operated_ Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BatteryOperated Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Battery Operated
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Battery Operated
  • Show Website
    Something About Tapes