William Basinski, with his album The Disintegration Loops. Basinski’s work deals with the decay of tape loops, creating haunting and evocative soundscapes.

Another artist in the field of tape music is Lawrence English, whose work often combines live recordings, found sounds and manipulated tape loops to produce immersive and textured sound experiences.

Jana Winderen is another sound artist who works with tape. She explores underwater environments and captures their acoustic properties to create mesmerising works that transport the listener to unique acoustic realms.

These contemporary artists value the materiality and tactile nature of music on tape. They embrace the inherent imperfections and idiosyncrasies of analogue tape, producing a warm and organic quality that differs from that of digital recordings. The unique aesthetic and expressive possibilities offered by magnetic tape appeal to artists who seek to explore new sonic territories and challenge traditional notions of musical composition.