Cassauna

Cassauna is a sublabel of Important Records, the independent American label known for experimental, avant-garde, and underground music. Cassauna's identity is built around the cassette tape format: its catalog consists largely of limited-run cassette releases, often with distinctive colored shells and small-batch reissues. The sublabel operates as a curated imprint within the Important Records online store, where its releases are grouped under a dedicated Cassauna collection. The catalog spans experimental, ambient, drone, electronic, and contemporary composition. Artists and projects represented in the collection include Analog Tara, NYZ, Grateful Dead / John Oswald (Grayfolded), Lee Ranaldo and Rob Menard, Jack Langdon and Anthony Vine, Gabriele Gasparotti, Kenneth James Gibson and Paul Carman, Rama Parwata, Anthony Vine and Gareth Davis, PITRELEH (the Duane Pitre and ELEH duo), José Orozco Mora, and Francesco Gennari. Releases are typically priced in the range of roughly ten to twelve US dollars for a single cassette, with multi-tape sets priced higher. Cassauna functions as a physical-format outlet for music that might otherwise circulate digitally or on other formats. The cassette is treated not merely as nostalgia but as a deliberate medium for limited editions, with variants such as white or blue shells and second printings when a release sells out. The sublabel's releases are sold through the Important Records website and its associated store, and are distributed to listeners internationally through online orders. Because Cassauna is a sublabel rather than a standalone corporation, its commercial identity is tied to Important Records. It does not appear to have separate ownership, a separate executive team, or a separate corporate history. Its brand value lies in curation and format: a recognizable cassette imprint for experimental and avant-garde music within the broader Important Records universe.

Cassauna is a sublabel of Important Records, an independent American record label associated with experimental, avant-garde, and underground music. The sublabel's catalog is organized around the cassette tape format, and its releases are presented as a dedicated collection within the Important Records online store. The available evidence does not specify a founding date, founder, or headquarters for Cassauna. What is clear is that Cassauna operates as an imprint rather than a separate company: it is described as a sublabel of Important Records, and its products are sold through the parent label's website. The collection page lists 92 products, indicating a substantial and ongoing catalog. Cassauna's releases are typically single cassettes priced around ten to twelve US dollars, with multi-cassette sets such as the Grateful Dead / John Oswald Grayfolded 3 Cassette Set priced higher. The catalog includes both new recordings and reissues. For example, PITRELEH's self-titled cassette is described as a cassette reissue of 2013 duo recordings by Duane Pitre and ELEH, with a second printing in blue cassette shells. Francesco Gennari's Frammenti was released on May 5, 2023, and a second edition appeared in a blue tape shell. José Orozco Mora's Sucesiones had a release date of August 18, 2023. The music on Cassauna tends toward experimental composition, drone, ambient, microtonal and just-intonation work, and electronic sound exploration. PITRELEH uses high-resolution analog and digital tools, natural vibrations and harmonics, and Pure Intonation based on prime numbers. José Orozco Mora's Sucesiones explores 53 equal divisions of the octave, drawing on the work of Mexican theorist Augusto Novaro. Francesco Gennari is a classically trained pianist who works with modular synthesis, counterpoint, and harmonic expansion. Cassauna also issues merchandise such as a Cassauna T-shirt, sometimes bundled with new tapes. The sublabel's brand identity is therefore tied to curation and physical format: it provides a home for limited-edition cassette releases within the broader Important Records ecosystem. No separate corporate history, ownership structure, or executive team for Cassauna is documented in the available evidence.

• Cassauna is documented as a sublabel of Important Records.

  [5]Cassaunawikidata.org
• Francesco Gennari's Frammenti is released on cassette (May 5, 2023).

  [4]Francesco Gennari - Frammenti – Imprecimportantrecords.com
• José Orozco Mora's Sucesiones is released on cassette (August 18, 2023).

  [3]José Orozco Mora - Sucesiones - Tape ** – Imprecimportantrecords.com
• A second printing of PITRELEH's self-titled cassette appears in blue shells.

  [2]PITRELEH - PITRELEH - Cassette tape – Imprecimportantrecords.com
• Spring 2024 bundle of three new tapes and a Cassauna T-shirt is offered.

  [1]Cassauna – Imprecimportantrecords.com

A cassette-focused sublabel for experimental and avant-garde music within the Important Records catalog.

• Analog Tara - Life Of The Mother - Tape

• NYZ - PRN2 M15t - Tape

• Grateful Dead / John Oswald - Grayfolded - 3 Cassette Set

• Lee Ranaldo/Rob Menard (Ascension Sound) Split Cassette Release C60

• Jack Langdon & Anthony Vine - The Generous Law - Tape

• Gabriele Gasparotti - Tropismi - Tape

• Kenneth James Gibson & Paul Carman - Murals For Immersion - Tape

• Rama Parwata - Ceases - Tape

• Anthony Vine & Gareth Davis - Fluorescent Standard - Tape

• PITRELEH - PITRELEH - Tape

• José Orozco Mora - Sucesiones - Tape

• Francesco Gennari - Frammenti - Tape

1. 1Cassauna – Imprecimportantrecords.com
2. 2PITRELEH - PITRELEH - Cassette tape – Imprecimportantrecords.com
3. 3José Orozco Mora - Sucesiones - Tape ** – Imprecimportantrecords.com
4. 4Francesco Gennari - Frammenti – Imprecimportantrecords.com
5. 5Cassaunawikidata.org