So what has all this to do with an independent music label based in Belgium trading in short-run cassettes? Sloowtapes is run in Belgium by Bart de Paepe, who is himself an experimental musician with an impressive back catalogue. The label releases its artists’ work on cassette tapes. KR: A quick AI-enhanced Google search for Sloowtapes brings up ‘cult label'(!). KR: Do you think independent or outsider art is a response to mainstream culture?