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  • DIY Cassette of Back 2 The Oldskool

    DIY Cassette of Back 2 The Oldskool

    Want to make your own DIY cassette of our Back 2 The Oldskool compilation? Here are the files and step-by-step instructions.

    DIY

    Back 2 The Oldskool was our most recent compilation released on September 5th, 2026. This compilation was an oldskool breakcore comp with some amazing artists on it!

    We are starting a trend with this one at Deformat of making this release fully available in physical release in the form of DIY. In this post, you will find instructions on where to get the files and how to do it!

    What Will We Do?

    Make your own cassette release by dubbing the two side audio files. Designed for a C90 cassette with buffer time. About 42 Minutes per side.

    The files you will need can be found here:
    https://archive.org/details/back-2-the-old-school-diy-tape

    There are 3 Different Covers to choose from; each is printable via a separate PDF file.

    Here is how you do it:

    Shows the archive files on archive.org needed to make this cassette.
    The cassette about to be recorded.
    A printed out DIY jcard of the breakcore compilation
    Cutting out the JCard for the DIY audio cassette
    The finished J-card for the compilation
    All 3 versions of the DIY breakcore compilation tapes on an audio recorder.

    Instructions:

    1. Find a suitable-sized tape (90 minutes)
    2. Dub Side A, flip, Dub Side B
    3. Choose Your J-Card Print File
    4. Print The J-Card
    5. Cut out the J-Card
    6. Fold the J-Card
    7. Enjoy

    NOTES:

    • You may need to cut the J-Card’s reverse side to fit in some cassette cases; because of this, the artist/tracklisting information was left near the top.
    • Folding can (and maybe should) be done before cutting to use the guard lines
    • Note the small white border if choosing the black design
    • You can definitely make as many of these as you want to hand out
    • Tag us in a post if you want! @deformat.records on IG

    Video & Streaming

    If you want the release, you can get it here for free on Bandcamp:
    https://deformat.bandcamp.com/album/back-2-the-oldskool

    There is also an online version of the cassette release here:

    More DIY

    In the future, particularly with our compilations, we will release more DIY releases. While making some to sell may be a way to fund more projects, we will always do our best to keep our music as accessible to all as possible.

    Support your scene!