Cassette Culture has become Internet Culture. What started out as DIY obscurity has migrated to an instant world stage for many artists who may not be ready for prime time. This is of course a blessing and a curse (like all new technology.) It means we can all reach everyone in the world, but we’re in a world of chattering voices with everyone else also publishing their first thought. I have a personality that tends to edit the first thoughts until the best thoughts remain. That’s not always a good way to remain visible in a world where people Tweet what they’re having for dinner. Most useful for me, is to stay focused and try to make sure that each release to the public actually means something, that it took some time to filter the best thoughts forward. In a world of decreasing signal-to-noise ratio, I don’t want to be part of the noise, I want to be part of the signal.