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Take a Random Tapegerm Challenge
I’ve loaded a bunch of tapegerms (source audio files, loops, etc.) and made them accessible under the Participate menu by selecting Random Tapegerm. You’ll get a random piece of audio to make something out of. Here’s one I did this morning Go ahead and give this one a shot and share your track with GAJOOB.…
Discussions Vol. 1: The Silly Pillows – I Smile at Women
[J. Caws-Elwitt] Strangest Songs (ASCAP) (c) & (P) 2006 This track was released as part of a mini-album entitled Again with the Silly Pillows, wherein Jonathan and Hilary Caws-Elwitt reprised the “home-recorded duo” approach that had characterized the group’s earliest recordings. The organ track on this Brazilian-jazz-tinged pop tune was inspired by the work of…
#tonguepocket.15 – buzzsaw in the glovebox
Red lights blink in amber hazeWrist says “Enter Password” in the morning dazeFiretruck bumper, chevron glareRiding silence with static airOutlets cracked like fossil teethUnderneath the table, griefSomething plugged in long agoBut power’s fickle—let it goBuzzsaw in the glovebox, mannequin grinOld guitar aching with a song withinKeys and clips in quiet revoltThe bat still swings, but…
Cassette Culture Node.Linz!
Wolfgang Dorninger (base, Josef K. Noyce, fadi) has a large online archive of material related to the cassette culture underground 1980-present. https://www.base.at/ccnl
The Les Paul Recording Studio: Honoring a Sonic Pioneer in Hollywood
In a tribute to the legendary guitarist and innovator Les Paul, a new recording studio has been established in Hollywood, celebrating his groundbreaking contributions to music technology. Located within United Recording on Sunset Boulevard, the Les Paul Recording Studio serves both as a functional recording space and a living museum, preserving the legacy of a…
Ken Clinger – State of Flux (Recording Discussion, 2010)
Lyrics by Craig Conley, music and performance by Ken Clinger. The inspiration for the piece was Craig Conley’s lyrics, which were originally part of Captive Audience’s “Esperantoland” project, from the late 1990s. The recording process was entirely with Apple’s GarageBand software, based on the opening guitar arpeggio measure. Between it and the lyrics, everything else…
Copy This Cassette – #3 (Zine, 2025)
GAJOOB Review by Bryan Baker, : There’s something undeniably comforting — and exciting — about holding a zine that’s this tuned into the pulse of cassette culture in 2025. Copy This Cassette #3 is the third installment of Blake’s cassette-focused zine, and it might be the most robust yet. Clocking in at 64 digest-sized, black-and-white,…
