Chopping for Tapes at K-Mart

Support Night Clerk Radio on PatreonThe K-Mart tapes are a collection of 56 cassette tapes that were used to provide in-store music and announcements in the late 80s and early 90s. They were kept and archived by K-Mart employee Mark Davis who uploaded them to archive.org in 2015. These tapes provided a treasure trove of muzak and corporate samples for plunderphonics artists to dig into. In this episode, we talk about the K-Mart tapes, the importance of plunderphonics, and highlight two classic albums based on samples from the tapes.Music DiscussedKmart 1989​-​1992 (The Definitive Edition) by PowerPCMEAttention Kmart Choppers by Juicy the EmissaryAdditional LinksAttention K-Mart ShoppersKmart Store Background Music & Announcement CassettesThe Official Seeburg 1000 SiteCreditsMusic by: 2MelloArtwork by: Patsy McDowellRoss on TwitterBirk on TwitterNight Clerk Radio on Twitter