about GAJOOB.org

this about page is a work in progress

I began publishing GAJOOB as a local print zine. I worked in a print shop and got an old Mac 512 being retired for $50, along with Pagemaker on two disks. It was 1986.

I interviewed local bands at shows and practice spaces and interviewed hometapers in cassette culture around the world mostly by mail; and reviewed thousands of tapes, CDr’s, zines and all kinds of stuff. I still do that here so feel free to send me a link or send me something in the mail.

General Topics

Music

Lots of things sprang out of GAJOOB activities. Lots of websites including homemademusic.com, tapegerm.com, discoversounds.com and many others. You’ll find more information about them through the links in the sidebar.

GAJOOB is published by Briyan Frederick (aka Bryan Baker) since 1985, in print and online. You’ll find archival and new stuff here. Send me yours. Join a project and create something new. DiY.

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The prospect of actually remixing a real song was quite exiting, and revived the feeling I had when I would finish one of those early songs and realise I actually created something new, even if it sounded terrible.Polish Rhino

briyan’s newest crafts & designs

zines, music and absurdities from my print & craft studio