The experimental cassette imprint readies a slate of new releases.

This year, Stephen Bishop’s Opal Tapes has already released efforts by Traag, DJ Ford Foster, IVVVO, and Ex-Con, along with teaming up with Blowing Up The Workshop for a new tape series. Next up for Opal Tapes are releases by experimentalist Martin Mikolai under his S Olbricht alias, NYC-via-Mexico City producer Ñaka Ñaka, Hospital Productions’ Shapednoise, Stockton-on-Tees-based noise artist Rejections, and newcomer Nikolai.

Sample the releases, which are due out soon, below. One of FACT’s labels to watch in 2013, Opal Tapes’ loaded back catalog is available via their Bandcamp page. [via XLR8R]