This Window

Fostex 1/4" reel‑to‑reel 8‑track recorders changed home recording by bringing musicians much closer to a genuine studio experience. With eight independent tracks, artists could record drums, bass, guitars, vocals, and additional layers separately, then shape the mix with far more control than earlier 2‑ or 4‑track setups allowed. This opened the door to real experimentation at home—overdubbing, rearranging sections, refining performances, and building songs piece by piece instead of relying on single‑take captures. Recording and mixing were done through a conventional mixing desk, with the final stereo master mixed to cassette or a 1/4" 2‑track reel‑to‑reel machine. For many independent artists, this affordable recording technology was the first time their music felt “properly recorded” rather than simply documented. A Game Changer These machines also raised expectations for sound quality in self‑released music. Analog tape has a distinctive character t...

This is a genuine, factory‑pressed CD — not a CDr. The material was first issued in 2005; this edition is a strictly limited run of 50 copies. The cover artwork is a stripped‑back variant of the original commissioned design, created specifically to echo the minimalist, hand‑assembled aesthetic of the early This Window cassette culture releases. Buy Here Tracklist & Recording / Release Dates Trapped In The Hometown - FTS - 1990 (3.45) Don't Think I Can Make It - TW - 2002 (1.55) Ciao Again - TW - 2005 (2.50) A Moment Longer - TW - 1996 (3.21) Crash87 - TW - 1989 (0.48) Playing At Life - FTS - 1985/86 (3.08) Solace - FTS - 1990 (4.06) Like A Sickle Runs Through Corn - FTS - 1985 (3.02) Naked - TW - 2005 (3.25) Nepal - TW - 1989 (4.37) Ripples In The Water - FTS - 1985 (1.15) Reviews “Finish The Story are one of Worcestershire's lost bands. Sinister, brooding, icy, haunting and ethereal - their music was...

The Sampler #05 M4tr004 A joint release by This Window & Finish The Story Originally issued by M4TR Productions, 2005 A bridge between decades, The Sampler #05 gathers together the shadows, textures and raw emotional fingerprints that define This Window and Finish The Story . Buy Here A Rare Opportunity To Purchase A Collectable CD This is a genuine, factory‑pressed CD — not a CDr. The material was first issued in 2005; this edition is a strictly limited run of 50 copies. The cover artwork is a stripped‑back variant of the original commissioned design, created specifically to echo the minimalist, hand‑assembled aesthetic of the early This Window cassette culture releases. Tracklist & Recording / Release Dates 1/ Trapped In The Hometown - FTS - 1990 (3.45) 2/ Don't Think I Can Make It - TW - 2002 (1.55) 3/ Ciao Again - TW - 2005 (2.50) 4/ A Moment Longer - TW - 1996 (3.21) 5/ Crash87 - TW - 1989 (0.48) 6/ Playing At Life - FTS - 1985/86 (3.08) 7/ Solace - FTS - 1990 (4.06)...