Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Sixteen, February 19th, 1989
by Herd Of The Ether Space
Throughout the 1980's, members of the Taped Rugs Productions family gathered in various groupings many times to create and record improvised avant garde music on a Frippertronics-style tape loop system. The recordings were saved; sometimes copies were made for the participants or for individual listeners, but no copies were made available to the general public until early 1989. That's when Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, and Robert Silverman actually came up with the name: HERD OF THE ETHER SPACE to refer to this loose-knit band of sonic explorers.
This archive series presents unaltered Herd Of The Ether Space tape loop improvisations from the 1980's in the chronological order in which they were created.
Volume XVI
Recorded February 19th, 1989, in Oakland, California
Participants:
George Gibson: modified electronic keyboard, modified electronic toys, percussion
Charles Rice Goff III: electronic guitar, modified digital keyboard, phonographs, tape manipulation, effects
Robert Silverman: electronic guitar, digital keyboard, samples, effects
1) Dance For Our Amusement
2) Level Four
3) Both Ends Squeaking
All three of these tracks were released by Taped Rugs Productions on the cassette: "Tut’s Slaves" in 1989. A jpeg image of the cover art for this cassette is included in this archive.