![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Reflections On A Toaster - Killr "Mark" Kaswan Reflections on a Toaster by Killr "Mark" Kaswan Killr "Mark" Kaswan created six different pieces for this self-produced cassette release. His cello and guitar playing combine in a variety of ways with animal sounds, conversations, radio broadcasts, prepared and improvised musical performances, tape manipulations, and other sonic elements. He sculpted the final compositions for the project with three stereo tape players and a simple analog mixer... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Killr Mark Kaswan; Charles Rice Goff III; Disism; Noise; Avant Garde; Cassette Culture; Experimental; Adrian Gormley; Steve Schaer; -ING; Frippertronics; tape loops; sound collage; for fans of John Cage; cello; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Eno; for fans of Sonic Youth Downloads: 7 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Disicult - Disism Disicult by Disism In January, 2002, Killr "Mark" Kaswan took a trip from California to Lawrence, Kansas, to visit with his long time friend and sonic collaborator, Charles Rice Goff III. Over the course of several days, the two produced the first new Disism album since 1993: "Disicult." Goff and Kaswan had produced nine Disism cassette releases for Taped Rugs Productions and other avant garde tape labels between 1986 and 1993... Keywords: Charles Rice Goff III; Taped Rugs Productions; Disism; Killr Mark Kaswan; Experimental; Avant Garde; Music Concrete; Noise; Sound Sculpture; Art Music; Cassette Culture; Lawrence; Kansas; for fans of William Burroughs; for fans of John Cage; 21st Century Downloads: 15 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Lights - Charles Rice Goff III Lights by Charles Rice Goff III Charles Goff III has written and published a number of short stories over the years. He wrote the somewhat Dadaist Christmas story: “Lights” in 1986. When a producer from the UC Berkeley radio station, KALX, asked Goff to read the story on the air on Christmas Eve of 1986, Goff produced this lo-fi narrative, featuring improvised musical accompaniment from Disism co-founder, Killr "Mark" Kaswan... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Christmas; narrative; lights; holiday; Xmas; Christmas spirit; story; for fans of William Blake; for fans of William Burroughs; Dada; Disism; improv; improvisation; literature; experimental; avant garde; fluxus; allegory Downloads: 8 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Disism (First Cassette Release) - Disism Disism by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III Killr "Mark" Kaswan Disism was conceived by Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan in 1985. For the six years previous to that time, Goff had been primarily focusing his sonic artistry with Steve Schaer in a project called “–Ing”. Kaswan had joined with Goff in several avant garde improvisational sessions during that time, however. In early 1985, -Ing lost its momentum, and Kaswan had just returned to the USA from a long stay in Barcel... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; tape loops; reel to reel; Frippertronics; experimental; cello; electronic; guitar; avant garde; noise; sound collage; improv; improvisation; San Francisco; Oakland; California; sound sculpture; noise; home recording; cassette culture; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Brian Eno; for fans of John Cage; Mills College; Berkeley Downloads: 63 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Live Performances From 1986 And 1987 - Disism Live Performances From 1986 & 1987 by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III Killr "Mark" Kaswan Disism was conceived by Goff and Kaswan in 1985. For several years previous to that time, Goff had been primarily focusing his sonic artistry with Steve Schaer on a project called “–ING." Kaswan had joined with Goff in several avant garde improvisational sessions during that time, however. By early 1985, -ING had lost its momentum, and Kaswan had just returned to the USA from a long stay in Barcel... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Disism; tape; loops; tapeloops; Frippertronics; improv; improvisation; sound sculpture; noise; avant garde; experimental; electronic guitar; cello; Oakland; San Francisco; California; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Brian Eno; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Snakefinger; cassette culture Downloads: 30 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Down The Chimney - Disism Down The Chimney by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III & Killr “Mark” Kaswan Recorded on Christmas Eve, 1988, the Disism cassette “Down The Chimney” has been a favorite of Kaswan and Goff since its release by Taped Rugs Productions in 1989. The recording employs a tape loop system similar to the “Frippertronics” variety made popular by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp in the 1970’s. All the pieces on the 90 minute recording were improvised and unrehearsed... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; improv; improvisation; experimental; avant garde; fluxus; noise; USS Missouri; environmental; Navy; Frippertronics; Christmas; Xmas; records; plunderphonics; pollution; Hunter’s Point; San Francisco; Oakland; California; home porting; holiday music; sound collage; dada; space music; sound sculpture; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Negativland; for fans of William Burroughs; for fans of John Cage Downloads: 14 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Quakewalk - Disism Quakewalk by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Kilr "Mark" Kaswan 1 Quakewalk 2 Howl Coming Out Of A Yawn October 17, 1989: It was Goff’s birthday. It was a day when the two San Francisco Bay Area major league baseball teams were scheduled to play each other in a World Series game. It was the day when the Loma Prieta Earthquake shook its 7.1 rumblings into the lives of millions of people... Keywords: Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Disism; Frippertronics; improv; improvisation; sound sculpture; sound collage; experimental; avant garde; noise; fluxus; cello; electronic music; electro acoustic; brass; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Captain Beefheart; for fans of Frank Zappa; Loma Prieta Earthquake; San Francisco; Oakland; Bay Area; psychedelic Downloads: 31 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Caliginous California - Disism Caliginous California by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan 1 Son Of The Nordic Wolf 2 Caliginous California 3 Pointed Angel's Tale 4 Cute Little Devils The Disism cassette album, "Caliginous California," released by Taped Rugs Productions in 1993, combines disturbing elements from real and imagined worlds with improvised experimental sonics. The tape was co-released by the San Jose, California, branch of Kentucky Fried Royalty cassettes, headed up by Don Campau... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Disism; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Experimental; avant garde; fluxus; improv; improvisation; home recording; Halloween; all Hallows Eve; witches; Wiccans; Satan; Evangelical; Dark Shadows; Oakland; fire; 1991; California; cassette culture; home recording; Jan Bruun; Hypertonia World Enterprises; for fans of The Residents; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Negativland; for fans of Evolution Control Committee; for fans of Frank Zappa Downloads: 20 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume One, July 4th, 1984 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume One, July 4th, 1984 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Two, July 4th, 1985 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Two, July 4th, 1985 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Seventeen, February 26th, 1989 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Seventeen, February 26th, 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage Downloads: 13 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Unplugged Summer 1987: For Collectors Only - Disism Unplugged Summer 1987: For Collectors Only by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan In early 1987, Disism performed publicly a couple of times without its Frippertronics-style tape loop system (without any electronics whatsoever in fact). The success of these performances inspired Goff and Kaswan to work up a set for public performance which was comprised of acoustic interpretations of their electronic compositions... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Disism; Unplugged; Acoustic; guitar; cello; experimental; avant garde; fluxus; alternative; electro acoustic; cassette culture; improv; improvisation; Oakland; California; San Franicisco Bay Area; humor; lo fi; low fidelity; for collectors only; for fans of home recording; for fans of Captain Beefheart; for fans of Daniel Johnston, cassette culture; hometape Downloads: 23 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Machinations - Taped Rugs Productions Machinations by Taped Rugs Productions "Machinations" is a collaborative stew cooked up by Charles Rice Goff III, several members of the Taped Rugs family, and the Tapegerm Collective (circa 2002). Edits of recordings from a wide variety of sources were altered and glued together by Goff, Buzzsaw, Mike Adams, and Joshua Duringer to create a bundle of sonic sculptures full of provocative ideas and bizarre sounds... Keywords: Charles Rice Goff III; Taped Rugs Productions; Killr Mark Kaswan; Joshua Duringer; Mike Adams; Mikadams; Eric Matchett; Buzzsaw; Tapegerm; Turkey Makes Me Sleepy; Disism; Herd Of The Ether Space; Magic Potty Babies; Noise; Collage; Experimental; Sound Sculpture; Avant Garde; cut-and-paste; Plunderphonics; improv; improvisation; for fans of William Burroughs; dada; dadaism; for fans of Kurt Schwitters; for fans of Negativland Downloads: 29 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Dada's Little Psycho (and Dada's Little Psycho's Relatives) - Herd Of The Ether Space Dada's Little Psycho (and Dada's Little Psycho's Relatives) by Herd Of The Ether Space WARNING: THIS ARCHIVE CONTAINS SOME ADULT THEMES AND IS NOT MEANT FOR CHILDREN This archive represents one of the most ambitious projects conceived of and executed by Herd Of The Ether Space. From the Herd Of The Ether Space Cassette Album: "Dada's Little Psycho" (Taped Rugs Productions/IRRE Tapes, released 1990): 1 At The Space Bar (George Gibson, Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, Robert Silverman, ... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Herd Of The Ether Space; Charles Rice Goff III; George Gibson; Killr Mark Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Rice Records; Ric E. Braden; Will Marston; Viki O'Melveny; Matthias Lang; Jan Bruun; cassette culture; experimental; avant garde; improv; improvisation; sound collage; electro acoustic; noise; live; electronic; psychedelic; Dada; dadaist; for fans of Frank Zappa; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Sonic Youth; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Henry Kaiser; for fans of Christian Marclay; for fans of Negativland; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Ralph Records; for fans of Mills College; Oakland; California; for fans of William Burroughs |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Disism - DD Downer Sessions - Disism & DD Downer Disism - DD Downer Sessions by Disism and DD Downer Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan 1 Switching Laxatives/Questionable Buttermilk January 4th, 1987 2 Retarded Spoilage April 14th, 1987 3 Electronic Jelly April 18th, 1987 Way back in 1983, Charles Rice Goff III took home a flier he found in a Berkeley, California, record store. The flier indicated that “scream inc.” was seeking avant garde musicians... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Disism; DD Downer; Frippertronics; tape loops; experimental; avant garde; improv; improvisation; fluxus; electronic guitar; cello; home recording; cassette culture; noise; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; scream inc; industrial; sound collage; sound sculpture; for fans of The Residents; space music; reverb Downloads: 11 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Three, March 1st, 1986 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Three, March 1st, 1986 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Stuart Sands; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture Downloads: 15 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Ten, August 22nd, 1988 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Ten, August 22nd, 1988 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; George Gibson; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Brian Eno; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; psychedelic; music concrete; collage music; sound sculpture Downloads: 9 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Eleven, August 28th, 1988 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Eleven, August 28th, 1988 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Stuart Sands; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Brian Eno; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; psychedelic; music concrete; collage music; sound sculpture Downloads: 10 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Sixteen, February 19th, 1989 - Herd Of The Ether Space 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; George Gibson; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage; Victor Buono; Batman Downloads: 11 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Eighteen, March 18th, 1989 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Eighteen, March 18th, 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; George Gibson; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Will Tait; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage Downloads: 9 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Twelve, September 3rd, 1988 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Twelve, September 3rd, 1988 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Stuart Sands; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; Ronald Reagan; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage Downloads: 47 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Fifteen, February 5th, 1989 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Fifteen, February 5th, 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage Downloads: 48 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Thirteen, October 31st, 1988 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Thirteen, October 31st, 1988 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage Downloads: 26 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Off Duty Beelzebub - Herd Of The Ether Space Off Duty Beelzebub by Herd Of The Ether Space 1 Mephistopheles Under My Fingernails 2 Ezekiel's Brass Feet 3 Floss Your Soul 4 St. Peter Cottontail's Crown Of Thorns 5 Deities For Dollars 6 Scary Iscariot 7 Hymnal Hums Participants: George Gibson, Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, Stuart Sands, Robert Silverman In producing Off Duty Beelzebub, Goff's objective was to put together a cassette album focused around controversial readings and interpretations of Biblical prophesies and Evang... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Herd Of The Ether Space; Charles Rice Goff III; C. Goff III; George Gibson; Killr Mark Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Stuart Sands; Biblical; Christian; Evangelical; Satanic; Anti Christ; Religion; Experimental; Fluxus; Sound Collage; Avant Garde; Improv; Improvisation; Noise; Cassette Culture; ECTO Tapes; Oakland; California; Oklahoma City; USA; Devil; Televangelism; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Frank Zappa; for fans of Negativland; for fans of Anton LaVey; for fans of William Burroughs; for fans of Laurie Anderson Downloads: 5 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Prenatal - Disism Prenatal by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan In 1988, Michael Wurzer of Nurnberg, Germany, was in the process of assembling a catalog of recordings for a home recording tape label called “Clockwork Tapes.” Having become aware of Disism through his Nurnberg associates at Empty Records and Prion Tapes, Wurzer wrote to Goff, and the two began trading recordings with one another... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Disism; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr 'Mark Kaswan; Frippertronics; tape loops; loops; sound collage; cello; electronic guitar; experimental; avant garde; fluxus; improvisation; improv; noise; sound collage; sound sculpture; music concrete; home recording; cassette culture; Germany; Clockwork Tapes; Michael Wurzer; Nurnberg; Germany; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; sampling; plunderphonics; Tallulah Bankhead; Oliver North; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of The Residents Downloads: 35 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Dolly & Jackie & Mr. Wren - Herd Of The Ether Space Dolly & Jackie & Mr. Wren by Herd Of The Ether Space Herd Of The Ether Space has a long and complex history, involving a large and ever-changing membership that has contributed to over forty hours of recordings released by Taped Rugs Productions over the course of many years. The three founders of the group: Charles Rice Goff III, Killr “Mark” Kaswan, and Robert Silverman were living in various places around the United States in June of 2001... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Herd Of The Ether Space; Disism; Charles Rice Goff III; Robert Silverman; Killr Kaswan; Improv; improvisation; experimental; avant garde; 21st Century; new music; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Captain Beefheart; for fans of Frank Zappa; dada; dadaism; absurd; space music Downloads: 22 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Kumquat Over Again - Herd Of The Ether Space Kumquat Over Again by Herd Of The Ether Space 1 Caused By A Germ Transmission 2 Kumquat Jelly 3 Jellied Quat Kum 4 Germinated From A Transmitted Cause The cassette album "Kumquat Over Again" was released by Taped Rugs Productions and Sound Of Pig Music in 1990. Tracks 1 and 4 were created from improvisations recorded by Herd Of The Ether Space (HOTES) members Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, and Robert Silverman on January 28th, 1990... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; C. Goff III; George Gibson; Killr âMark Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; Sound Of Pig; Noise; Experimental; Avant Garde; Cassette Culture; Al Margolis; Sound Collage; Fluxus; Oakland; California; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Sonic Youth; for fans of William Burroughs; for fans of Henry Kaiser; for fans of The Residents; Dada; Dadaism; Absurd Downloads: 4 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Hardware Murals - Herd Of The Ether Space Hardware Murals by Herd Of The Ether Space 1 Zoe Go To Sleep 2 Rainy Days And Mondays 3 The Onset Of Rickets 4 Lintball Sweater 5 Black Spot n Jupiter 6 All Of Shakespeare Twice Throughout most of the 1980’s, the Taped Rugs Frippertronic-style tape loop system provided a major source of context and continuity for all of the acts on the Taped Rugs label: -ING, Disism, Herd Of The Ether Space, and Charles Rice Goff III’s solo endeavors... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Herd Of The Ether Space; Charles Rice Goff III; Robert Silverman; Killr Mark Kaswan; Stuart Sands; George Gibson; improv; improvisation; electro acoustic; sound collage; sound sculpture; avant garde; experimental; fluxus; electronic music; space music; Oakland, California; San Francisco Bay Area; sampling; circuit bending; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Negativland; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Frank Zappa; ECTO Tapes; cassette culture; home recording; hometaping Downloads: 10 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | President Nixon Fights The Dope Scourge - Herd Of The Ether Space President Nixon Fights The Dope Scourge by Herd Of The Ether Space 1 Organ In My Car 2 Spiro Slugs Drugs 3 Triceratops In Reverse 4 Injecting The Donkey Skin 5 The Most Beautiful Orange 6 Organ In My Car (Alternative Version) 7 The Most Beautiful Orange (Radio Version) 8 Legs, Stomach, & Chest 9 Organ In My Car (Radio Version) During the 1980's and 1990's, radio producer John Gullak hosted a weekly program called "No Other Radio," which was broadcast statewide from Berkeley, California, via stat... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Robert Silverman; New Noise; Nihilistic Recordings; Peter Zincken; KPFA; Radio; Broadcast; Netherlands; Oakland; Berkeley; California; Canton; Ohio; Cassette Culture; Herd Of The Ether Space; Experimental; Live; Improv; Improvisation; avant garde; noise; fluxus; sound collage; psychedelic; for fans of Sonic Youth; for fans of Henry Kaiser; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Negativland; for fans of Evolution Control Committee; for fans of John Cage Downloads: 6 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Unearth - Disism Unearth by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan Many Disism compositions were created specifically for compilation cassette albums put out by various tape labels from all over the world. Released by Taped Rugs Productions in 1993, the Disism cassette album: "Unearth" compiled several of these stray compositions onto one tape. Unearth also brought to the public a number of out takes and previously unreleased Disism recordings... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Disism; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; experimental; Frippertronics; tape loops; cassette culture; home recording; hometaping; avant garde; Insane Music; Empty Records; Rat Lab Steamworks; Collision Cassettes; compilations; Sound Of Pig; Haltapes; fluxus; sound collage; sound sculpture; noise; EE Tapes Downloads: 29 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Six, July 4th, 1987 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Six, July 4th, 1987 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Stuart Sands; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; for fans of Snakefinger; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; Fourth Of July Downloads: 15 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Head Cold Fog - Disism Head Cold Fog by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan 1 Santa Lucia 2 Wayne Newton Gets High All The Way From Moscow 3 Eggs Essential 4 Jumpin With Joya 5 Sound Advice Released in 1990 by Taped Rugs Productions and by Harsh Reality Music of Memphis, Tennessee, Disism's cassette album: "Head Cold Fog," compiles five very different compositions into an eclectic avant garde brew... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Disism; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Harsh Reality Music; Chris Phinney; Mental Anguish; experimental; avant garde; improv; improvisation; Frippertronics; tape loops; cello; space music; electronic; sound collage; cassette culture; Memphis; Oakland; California; Tennesee; for fans of Evolution Control Committee; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Eno; for fans of Frank Zappa; for fans of John Cage; Elvis Presley; Basil Rathbone; Wayne Newton; plunderphonics; electro acoustic Downloads: 21 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Glue - Taped Rugs Productions Glue by Taped Rugs Productions 1 Putty In My Hands 2 Cut Number 45 3 Verse 53 4 Glossolalia 5 Bathroom Break 6 Surveying The Stream 7 Big Beautiful Dreamers 8 Sweet And Sour 9 Forward By Mail Encouraged by Brian Noring of Iowa's FDR Tapes, Charles Rice Goff III constructed the cassette album "Glue" in the year 2000. Goff put his 4 track cassette recorder through a considerable endurance test to collage together recordings from a wide variety of sources... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Brian Noring; FDR Tapes; EHI; 360 Sound; Turkey Makes Me Sleepy; Mikadams; Mike Adams; Eric Matchett; Gerbil Bliss; C. Goff III; Stream Angel; Other Seed; -ING; Steve Schaer; Hal McGee; Haltapes; American Tract Society; Anthony Washburn; John Dent; Wholeness Recordings; Disism; Killr Mark Kaswan; Karen Butler; Karen Goff; George Gibson; Herd Of The Ether Space; Eli Teitelman; Psychedelic; Experimental; Dada; Surreal; Surrealism; Sound Collage; Avant Garde; Expressionist; Noise; Electronic; cassette culture; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Negativland; for fans of Evolution Control Committee; for fans of Eno; for fans of Frank Zappa Downloads: 21 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Fourteen, December 5th, 1988 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Fourteen, December 5th, 1988 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Snakefinger; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; music concrete; sound sculpture; sound collage Downloads: 13 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Halloween Masks Look Almost Real ! - Herd Of The Ether Space Halloween Masks Look Almost Real! by Herd Of The Ether Space 1 Lacing The Candy 2 Witches To Char 3 Giant Bat Flies 4 Tongue Of Lizard Certain Death During the 1980’s, Herd Of The Ether Space produced spooky improvised recordings on the Halloweens of 1987, 1988, and 1989. Released by Taped Rugs Productions in 1990, the cassette album: “Halloween Masks Look Almost Real!” blends together recordings from October 31st, 1987, and October 31st, 1989, into a scary presentation that can liven up a... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Robert Silverman; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Herd Of The Ether Space; Halloween; Trick Or Treat; All Hallows Eve; Spooky; Noise; Experimental; Avant Garde; Frippertronics; Tape loops; Sound Collage; sound sculpture; scary; devil; cassette culture; for fans of Einsturzende Neubauten; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Negativland; for fans of Evolution Control Committee; electronic music; anti christ; Satan; Debra Kay Burger Downloads: 70 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Five, July 4th, 1986 - Herd Of The Ether Space Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Five, July 4th, 1986 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... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Stuart Sands; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; Statue Of Liberty; New York; Great Ships; Ronald Reagan; USA; United States; fourth of July; Independence Day; television; TV Downloads: 20 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | 60 Seconds Left - Disism 60 Seconds Left by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III & Killr "Mark" Kaswan During the summer of 1987, Disism directed its compositional techniques deep into the realms of improvisation. On August 9th, the duo engaged in an all-day improvisational recording marathon, putting their stalwart Frippertronic tape loop system through a substantial workout. Several sound samples from broadcasts of the Iran Contra hearings, which had been a daily staple during that summer, were injected into their so... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr Mark Kaswan; Disism; tape loops; tapeloops; improv; improvisation; Frippertronics; improv; improvisation; experimental; home recording; avant garde; noise; sound sculpture; sound collage; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of The Residents; for fans of Negativland; electronic; ambient; noise; atmospheric; reel to reel; Oliver North; Iran Contra Hearings; Ronald Reagan; Congressional; Arthur Liman; Senate; United States; Arms For Hostages; El Salvador; space music Downloads: 84 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Live At The Abject & Unusual Music Festival / No Stairs - Disism Live At The Abject & Unusual Music Festival / No Stairs by Disism Disism = Charles Rice Goff III and Killr “Mark” Kaswan On April 30th, 1988, Disism performed before a large audience outdoors on the grounds of the University Of California at Berkeley at the “Bay Area Abject And Unusual Music Festival.” Seven other experimental acts also took part of the festival, which had been primarily organized by John Ayres of Iao Core... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Disism; Frippertronics; Improv; Improvisation; Experimental; Sound Collage; Avant Garde; Cello; Electronic Guitar; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; Sound Of Pig Music; Al Margolis; EE Tapes; Iao Core; John Ayres; Abject And Unusual; Abject & Unusual; University Of California; Berkeley; UC Berkeley; Bay Area; San Francisco Bay Area; cassette; cassette culture; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Negativland; for fans of Henry Kaiser; for fans of William Burroughs; Dada; Dadaism Downloads: 33 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Early Sonic Experiments - Taped Rugs Productions Early Sonic Experiments by Taped Rugs Productions 1 Conventional Systems (Gordon Lyon and C. Goff III) 2 Toothpaste, Original Full Version (Robert Silverman and C. Goff III) 3 Improvisation With Toothpaste Frippertronic Tape Loops (Robert Silverman and C. Goff III) 4 Happy Birthday Dear Steven (C. Goff III) 5 Radial (C. Goff III and Tina Guiney) Taped Rugs Productions came into existence during the late 1970's and early 1980's... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; tape loops; experimental; Frippertronics; avant garde; sound sculpture; noise; improvisation; improv; reel to reel; recorder; cassette culture; home recording; homerecording; Berkeley; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; aqua ballet; -ING; Disism; Steve Schaer; Robert Silverman; Killr “Mark” Kaswan; Herd Of The Ether Space; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of Eno; for fans of Frank Zappa Downloads: 67 Average rating: (0 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Cleaning Up! - Taped Rugs Productions Cleaning Up! by Taped Rugs Productions Charles Rice Goff III conceived of this unique project as a way to begin the third millennium A.D. with a clean slate for humankind. The project began with the following announcement, promulgated throughout 1999 in a number of manners. Primarily the message was passed along on slips of paper stuffed into homerecording correspondences posted through the mail. It was also displayed in homerecording publications, announced on radio broadcasts, and transmitted ... Keywords: Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Cleaning; Clean; Millennium; 2000 A.D; 2000 AD; Turn Of The Century; 21st Century; Experimental; hometaper; home recording; cassette culture; sound collage; humor; avant garde; sound sculpture; plunderphonics; commercial; commercials; television commercial; radio commercial; cleaning products; environment; environmentalism; pollution; hygiene; personal products; cleansing; Brian Noring; Herd Of The Ether Space; Turkey Makes Me Sleepy; Disism; Lonely Whistle; No Pigeonholes; Das; FDR Recordings; The Implicit Order; Anthony Washburn; Bodycocktail; Zidsic; ZH27; Zan Hoffman; Mike Adams; Eric Matchett; Killr Mark Kaswan; Matt Frantz; Independent Opposition; Chi Records; Dada; Dadaism; cut-and-paste; collage; Dave Woycechowsky Downloads: 35 Average rating: (0 review) |
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