Black Tape For A Blue Girl: The Rope (40th anniversary)
A project in Portland, OR by Sam Rosenthal003days
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16hours
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12minutes
Status: Active
Ethereal, gothic, ambient. 2LP, 2CD, & MD. LP1: remastered 1986 mix / LP2: brand-new 2026 mix.
Backers: 165
Average Daily Pledges: $383
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funding: $10,348 of $12,000
Dates: Apr 21st -> May 20th (30 days)
Project By: Sam Rosenthal
Backers: 165
Average Daily Pledges: $383
Average Pledge Per Backer: $63
Funding: $10,348 of $12,000
Dates: Apr 21st -> May 20th (30 days)
Project By: Sam Rosenthal
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Latest News
Memories from the Listening Party ✧ A truly rotten review 
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
$10,273 pledged • 85% funded • 165 backers.... and four days to go Thanks to everyone who dropped into The Rope Listening Party. Vocalist Oscar Herrera and I chatted about having almost no memories of recording together 40 years ago. We’re... (Read More)
Listening Party Tomorrow ✧ Fan Question ✧ Deep Dive Into The Tracks
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
$9717 • 80% • 160 backers • 5 daysHello. The listening party is tomorrow morning. I hope you can join us. RSVP at Bandcamp. A Fan QuestionQ: Can I ask about the composing of the music? What is that process like? Is it an emotional experience?... (Read More)
Listening Party Details ✧ Bonus Tracks ✧ Final Week
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
$9178 ✧ 76% funded ✧ 152 backers ✧ 7 days to goRSVP for Saturday's listening party at Bandcamp. Q: "Can I update my pledge (or reward selection)?"A few people have asked about updating pledges, either to move to a different level or add an... (Read More)
Exclusive Memorabilia ✧ Listening Party
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
$7695 • 66% funded • 131 backersThere's exclusive one-of-a-kind The Rope memorabilia on this page, with instructions for how to claim your item and add the total to your pledge. This is an early heads up on the Saturday May 16th listening party... (Read More)
Projects We Love • New Belts • Bonus Tracks
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
$7,327 • 61% • 121 backers Kickstarter selected The Rope as a "Project We Love ... Which is our way of highlighting brilliant examples of creativity." Cool! This will hopefully expose some new people to the campaign via Kickstarter search and... (Read More)
Get The Balance Right
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
$6,079 • 50% funded • 94 backers Six days into the Kickstarter we're 50% to the goal. Thanks for your pledge to make The Rope exist in the real world! I'm working behind the scenes promoting the campaign, as well as preparing all the files for... (Read More)
Great start! ... Allan Kraut, and an 1986 article
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
$5059 • 42% • 69 backers • 27 daysThings are off to a great start! Two and a half days in and already 42% to the goal. I see that many of you have backed some of my past campaigns; thanks for joining another one of these adventures. I've been... (Read More)
Backstory: BlackTape and The Rope
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
From Sam... To keep the main campaign page tidy, I've put info on the band, the album's backstory, and the 2026 mix in this update. GOOGLE: Black Tape for a Blue Girl is a pioneering American darkwave/ethereal band formed in 1986 by Sam Rosenthal.... (Read More)
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