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American Tapes is celebrating its 900th release with a music and cultural event in Detroit featuring artists from the United Kingdom, Denmark and the United States.

The free event will be from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Destroy Compound, run by Apetechnology Chip, in Detroit.

Funds raised will go to the touring and local musicians and help pay for food and hospitality for the bands.The lineup includes:

Blood Stereo (UK)

Bill Nace

Family Underground (Copenhagen)

Tara & Tovah

Aaron Dilloway

Wolf Eyes

Sex Police

Names Devine

Precious Tarpit

Apetechnology

Cold Turkey (last gig)

Charlie Drahiem

Raven Strain

XBrainiax

Ghouls

Winter Ruby

Half Nelson

Redrot

+ VISUALS BY VIDEO MADNESS + HARD TECHNO DJ's PAT YANKEE & DJ LONELYHEART

Help us to keep the gig free and open to all, while giving these touring bands support! American Tapes 900 isn't a record or tape - it's this gig, one night only! Come celebrate & have a hoot with our amazing & inzane family of artists and musicians.

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 21, 2011.

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NON-POSER LEVEL: Inzane mix CD-R - Killed By Olson style.

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STOKER LEVEL: Get a hand silk-screened T-shirt of the event featuring artwork of AT proprietor John Olson. Also includes Killed by Olson CD.

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BALLER LEVEL: A compilation double CD-R featuring American Tapes artists, including some scheduled to play the festival. Also includes T-shirt and Killed by Olson CD.

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SHOT CALLER LEVEL AKA THE BOSS: A signed, unique, edition-of-one, unframed piece of artwork (approximately 12-by12 inches) by John Olson. Includes all other rewards (CDs, shirt).

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American Tapes was started by John Olson, Bryan Ramirez and Jeff Dunn in 1990. Olson continues to run American Tapes, releasing limited-edition handmade records, homemade sounds and artwork. Unique, international underground sounds.

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