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Axel Mundi
Homesick Subterranean Sub Sandwich Blues 04:56/128k
Snips from each P-41 track; some altered, some not. No other sources. Credits: Project-41; Axel Mundi. Genre: Mood Music. Created: 23 May 2013 05:50 PM. Plays: 7
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David Fuglewicz
Drago Goes To Brasil 09:38/192k
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Made for Michael A Cosma's Project-43, chronicling our old friend, Drago's visit to Brasil. Full credits: I used source files from the project, Michael Cosma's open loops from April, 2013 and a few tracks by me using the Adonis VST. Credits: Project-43, Michael A Cosma Sources. Genre: Interdimensional. Created: 14 Apr 2013 08:34 PM. Plays: 19
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David Fuglewicz
Revolving Windows 07:46/192k
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Looking out my revolving windows, whole lot of sights to see. Full credits: made solely with Omnitechnomatrix's loops;2008 08 FTP, 2010 09, 2010 11 FTP and 2010 12 FTP. Credits: Omnitechnomatrix Open Loops. Genre: Interdimensional. Created: 31 Mar 2013 08:16 PM. Plays: 26
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Tripod Sardine
Evil Hotel 05:43/176k
Credits: Project-42, Michael A Cosma, Tripod Sardine. Genre: Abstract. Created: 20 Mar 2013 02:00 PM. Plays: 32
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Michael A Cosma
Zero B Clear Point 08:14/192k
Recorded with Audacity in Puppy Linux Slacko on a Friday night between 8 and 11 PM Eastern Standard Time. Location: OH Credits: Michael A. Cosma, Blind Mime, Project-37, Hannah Galli, Grunt, Dave Fuglex, Loopy Spiderz. Genre: Abstract Ambient. Created: 15 Mar 2013 09:17 PM. Plays: 25
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Michael A Cosma
Star Trippin 03:19/192k
Take you on a voyage star trippin Credits: Michael A. Cosma, Hannah Galli, Dave Fuglex, Blind Mime. Genre: Mystical Music. Created: 15 Mar 2013 12:17 AM. Plays: 26
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Michael A Cosma
Imagined Balls of Energy 04:47/192k
Recorded one guitar track with a reverb and wah effect. Then took two tapegerm loops: Dave Fuglex Electric Show Polisher, and Hannah Galli Amazing Carress. Manipulated the two loops by slowing them way down plus a few other effect manipulations of them in Audacity. The outcome is quite interesting as you will hear. Credits: Michael A. Cosma, Dave Fuglex, Hannah Galli. Genre: Avant Garde. Created: 14 Mar 2013 11:20 PM. Plays: 23
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Anti-Gravity Workshop
Reignbow 06:59/320k
Credits: Loops By Chaos Is Your Destiny Tribute And Anti - Gravity Workshop - : Mix By Corypheus. Genre: Interdimensional. Created: 09 Mar 2013 04:14 PM. Plays: 26
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Michael A Cosma
Muruvian Bridges 04:51/192k
Open up your mind and let me swim in there a little while can't believe you saw me floating in a sphere beyond the image gallery.You better have an astral plan. Credits: Project-41, Michael A. Cosma, Tripod Sardine, Blind Mime. Genre: Interdimensional. Created: 07 Mar 2013 12:08 AM. Plays: 32
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Omnitechnomatrix
Sophistikation 06:02/320k
Credits: Loops By Decaying Machine Guest Artist And OTM -: Mix By Corypheus. Genre: Intelligent Dance Music. Created: 03 Mar 2013 04:53 PM. Plays: 23
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Michael A Cosma
The Outer Void 09:13/256k
This is another mix/creation for project-43. I took the core beat from "Out of Void Came Sound" in LMMS and made 2 other variations of it. I then took the new ones and added some guitar parts to each making 2 more. At this point I grabbed some loops from my Looperman collection from alen9r and djbirdie adding these into the mix. Credits: Project-43, Blind Mime Ensemble, Loopy Spiderz, SoLaRiS, OTM, alen9r, djbirdie. Genre: Interdimensional. Created: 03 Mar 2013 01:59 AM. Plays: 29
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Michael A Cosma
Out of Void Came Sound 05:48/256k
Decided to do another take on project-43 but with percussion added.This was also a type of loop experiment using a SoLaRiS drum loop "industrial beat" I manipulated this single loop multiple ways even cutting each drum sample out and making new beats in LMMS. As usual, used Audacity and LMMS in Puppy Linux.It still needed an added dimension so that is where Dave Fuglewicz came into the mix and then Loopy Spiderz provides the end and the song title. Blind Mime Ensemble provides the piano, some Hal McGee Vocals, and an OTM Bassline. I think that covers everyone. Credits: Project-43, OTM, SoLaRiS, Blind Mime Ensemble, Hal McGee, Dave Fuglewicz, Loopy Spiderz. Genre: MASTERMIND MATRIX. Created: 02 Mar 2013 12:36 AM. Plays: 29
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Omnitechnomatrix
SAGA 07:25/320k
You might have notice some strange mixes coming out of my music? Ableton Live 9 enables us to convert audio to midi! I changed all the audio loops in "Project-43" to midi and ran them thru 8 IL Harmor VSTi trax. This is a great step in making remixes and producing... I hope ya all enjoy the music to come. Credits: Loops By Project-43 And Corypheus - : Mix By Corypheus. Genre: Contemporary. Created: 01 Mar 2013 02:36 AM. Plays: 29
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Michael A Cosma
Royal Tubulion 04:09/256k
Used all samples (loops) from Project-43. Manipulated with LMMS and Audacity. Credits: Project-43. Genre: Ambient. Created: 01 Mar 2013 01:40 AM. Plays: 28
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Omnitechnomatrix
Arcadia 07:16/320k
Credits: Loops By Special When Lit Deconstruction - Kokeka Time Stretched Violin Bowing - Axel Mundi Guest Artist And Corypheus - Mix By Corypheus. Genre: Ambient. Created: 27 Feb 2013 10:49 PM. Plays: 21
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Omnitechnomatrix
Juice 09:16/320k
Credits: Loops By Ed Drury Guest Artist - Project-27 And Corypheus - Mix By Corypheus. Genre: A Pupil @ The Univericity Of USO. Created: 24 Feb 2013 11:19 PM. Plays: 26
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Michael A Cosma
FIGS 05:19/256k
When loops are categorized and organized sound structures can be brought forth from this infinite abyss. Creation using LMMS and Audacity within Puppy Linux. Credits: Michael A. Cosma, Fayz, Contagion, Cystem, Yuroun, Loopy Spiderz. Genre: MASTERMIND MATRIX. Created: 24 Feb 2013 10:26 PM. Plays: 33
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Michael A Cosma
A Chance To Swim Feathers 1913 05:35/192k
A Cross Time Channel Sequence Link to a point from 2013 to 1913. You're Welcome. Credits: Michael A. Cosma, Jeremy Gluck, Project-38, Hannah Galli, Blind Mime, Loopy Spiderz, Solaris, Resonan, Buzzsaw, Dave Fuglewicz. Genre: MUSTY MADDNESS. Created: 23 Feb 2013 11:44 PM. Plays: 31
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Anti-Gravity Workshop
Retrograde 05:31/320k
Credits: Loops By Mental Anguish - Jeremy Gluck And Corypheus - Mix By Corypheus. Genre: Metal. Created: 23 Feb 2013 12:28 AM. Plays: 23
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Blind Mime Ensemble
The Word From Brasil 09:05/256k
Bryan Baker: piano, phase synth; Hal McGee: microcassette journal; Chris Phinney: metallic synth. Recorded live during +1 Hangout, 18 February 2013. Credits: music by bf baker. Genre: Abstract. Created: 19 Feb 2013 01:32 AM. Plays: 28
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Omnitechnomatrix
Flu 08:26/320k
Credits: Loops By Blind Mime - Project-42 - Looppack 16 - : Mix By Corypheus. Genre: Phantazmik Cick Trik. Created: 11 Feb 2013 07:16 PM. Plays: 33
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Michael A Cosma
Dark Star Auditory Oblivion 05:38/256k
Experimental Cozartian sound structure transmitting alien audio via Tosen Blender speakers (high-end, of course). Embedded DNA storage permitted (must include artwork).The mind is infinite there are no rules in this creative process. Credits: Michael A. Cosma, Carpet Glue Unlimited, CountDuTen, Dave Fuglewicz, Grunt, Hannah Galli, Loopy Spiderz. Genre: Alien Audio. Created: 10 Feb 2013 10:43 PM. Plays: 30
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David Fuglewicz
A Fog Of Ashes 04:59/256k
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Made for Michael Cosma's Project-42, used the source file and added some VST synth's. Look out for that fog of ashes. Credits: Project-42. Genre: Interdimensional. Created: 09 Feb 2013 05:42 PM. Plays: 35
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Anti-Gravity Workshop
Synth Cells 06:56/320k
Credits: Loops By Special When Lit Deconstruction Project And Anti - Gravity Workshop - : Mix By DJ Corypheus. Genre: Awesome Audio. Created: 07 Feb 2013 09:33 PM. Plays: 32
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britva
herder 09:00/192k
Credits: Blind Mime, Grunt, Hal McGee, Heuristics Inc.. Genre: Folk Experimental. Created: 02 Feb 2013 02:44 PM. Plays: 30
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Public Disservice
And the screen continues to blast untoward terrors. --
McWomann and Rate Agency
Click The Pic Below To Get The Bird Food, Exactly As You Expect It To Be Served.
This One's Definitely Not For Your Common Blues Fan. Perhaps one definition of electro-acoustic? Or maybe a brief treatise on how to explore the boundaries of sonic possibility? Click the pic, Brave Travelers, and find your own answer...
And keep those germs coming, Comrades!
Hello Tapegerm Artist new and old, glad to be back..looking forward to working together!
Brother Mike
Suckling Infants Network
Join me this Monday 18 February @ 9pm EST for a Google+ hangout. I'll be in the studio creating something new and you can watch or even join in if you want. Send me some sounds to use or if you're in your studio making something, I'll be happy to make something on the spot for you.
If you can't make it Monday, join me on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday as well. 9pm EST.
Circle me HERE
My album Elementary Penguins has been released on the swiss website official.fm (thanks for the referral, Dave!).
All of the proceeds from the sale of this record will go toward funding Tapegerm, which will be needing another round of funding soon (we run out in September, so it's probably time think about feeding the beast again).
The goal is roughly $1700 to keep the server going. If we need help with IT or anything else we may need more. I might sell one or two CDs so we've got a way to go, but I figure we start (very) small and go from there. We might think about offering a Tapegerm CD and any of you who want to offer a CD or something to help fund this project, please feel free.
Just Posted, featuring...
Fiver's Stereo, Freaks With People Behind Them, Activity Universal, Hal McGee, Luxurious Dagger, M. Ferguson, Otolathe, Aaron Zarzutzki/Joshua Manchester,Tea Man With Tea Gum, Michael J. Bowman, Kei Yokota, Flutwacht, Nova-Sak, Rat Face, More...
Dare to dig in...Click The Pic Below And Go
Here's the first installment of a new video show I'm doing for UtahLocal.tv. We'll see how it goes. I'm definitely fumbling with the ropes, but I'm nothing if not curious.
If you'd like to help me kill the cat, I encourage you to post a response video on youtube where you use one of the sounds I talk about in this week's show. The toy xylophone and toy sax and both available as source files in the Free Loop Pack 16 project listed in the left sidebar.
Thanks
Acren Wacren Waney Vo?
The music supplies the mystery.
The author's notes supply the revelation.
Click the pic to receive the experience.
(WARNING: This post contains melodies, choral harmonies, and ideas which could cause damage to a listener's equilibrium.)
Yes, the final release from the new DISISM trilogy. This is the electronic one, but once again, it's not what you think.
Take a puff if you dare, click the pic...
And for you lovers of scrapes, bangs, shakes, rattles, and rolls, the second new Disism album is under this pictorial curtain:
I have lost the ability to stream on my linux pc with the new changes to the html5. Due to this development I have created an alternate streaming site of my best Tapegerm material. Please visit this link if you are unable to stream my material and would like to.
Mudball Tapegerm Stream
We've programmed HTML5 Audio into your song pages, so you can access the audio from most devices now. This audio is not currently supported in the system Tapegerm uses to count plays. Let us know if you see any bugginess in the output.
As it is, we will probably eventually move everything toward HTML5 and figure out a different way to track trending songs. We're not concerned much with charts and rankings, obviously, but it's useful to know what is being explored by our strange group of artists at any given time.
Hello Germs! I just uploaded 10 short one-shots to Project-37 Free Loop Pack 16. These are the first loops that I have uploaded to the Tapegerm site in several years. On October 5, 2012 I recorded a 20 minute free form improvisation for four Korg Monotron analog synthesizers - two Monotrons, one Monotron Duo, one Monotron Delay. I then chopped it up into 245 one-shots. I have uploaded these 10 for your mixing and remixing pleasure. If you like these, I can create a separate Tapegerm project and upload all 245 one-shots and the entire 20 minute track for you to use. The 20 minute track is available in WAV file format at my Soundcloud page right now.
These Artists Featured:
Andrew Szava-Kovats, Jorg Thomasius, Comando Bruno, Hideg Roncs,Mental Anguish, Hal McGee & Dave Prescott, Alien Planetscapes, Etat Des Stocks, M. Nomized
Like to listen? Click The Pic Below And Go
We are considering putting together a regular podcast of Tapegerm music and discussion. You can help by sending a link to an mp3 of you talking about making a composition or something about Tapegerm collaboration in general -- or really whatever you might want to spout off about. Send the links to the Contact form at the top of Tapegerm.com.
Please do contribute!
It is now possible to access past projects via the Projects button at the top of the site.
There are some very old calendar events which are currently showing as well. That should be fixed at some point.
For now, old project source files are still accessible. Feel free to continue using them for new compositions. Just be aware that old projects may already be archived as albums on archive.org and elsewhere.
It's been a while since we've had a big Free Loop Pack to play with, so let's put one together and everyone's welcome to join.
We'll put them all together and make the pack live on October 1, so you have until then to create your loops. As many as you want, but let's say 10 loops minimum.
A loop is any kind of audio source. It doesn't have to actually loop or be musical. It can be a spoken phrase, an industrial clang, ambient noise, a strummed guitar, a violin melody, a cat's meow, etc.
Once you have your gaggle of loops, put them somewhere we can access (don't email them) and let us know via the Contact link at the top of this page.
If you have any questions, ask them here -- and happy looping!
The first all-new Disism album in 10 years: Slight Return. C. Goff III and Killr "Mark" Kaswan serve you four non-genre acoustic guitar experiments in lovely monophonic splendor. It's not what you think...
Click the pic and go if you dare.
more Disism to come soon, stay tooned.
Lo Finest Broadcast #27 Now Online
LO FINEST #27: ANOTHER COMPILATION OF COMPILATIONS
Featuring 31 Home Recording Artists
And 6 Compilation Cassettes
Includes Among Other Things:
Big City Orchestra, If, Bwana, Bene Gesserit, Siegmar Fricke, Architect's
Office, Minoy, Tom Furgas, No Unauthorized, Costes...
Like to listen? Click The Pic Below And Go
Axel Mundi
Homesick Subterranean Sub Sandwich Blues
"Nice , a sonic trip - very strange - love it " -- Michael A Cosma Sources (on 05/23/13 22:35:24)
David Fuglewicz
Drago Goes To Brasil
"I feel like it's time to light up my votive candles and kneel down to speak with those on the other side -- likely from the touch of the organ chords on my meditative synapse triggers. I hear the calls of unfamiliar animals, telling me to free their reflected images from my mind's mirror. I answer with a simple nod, and they are released to travel their own dimensional paths. Awaoelo Yumpathosa!" -- C. Goff III (on 04/15/13 10:21:00)
David Fuglewicz
Drago Goes To Brasil
"Woah! Brasil must be located someplace through deep space because this is an interstellar journey. Nice!" -- Michael A Cosma Sources (on 04/14/13 23:12:41)
Omnitechnomatrix
Sophistikation
"My feet are smiling as I grok this Omni, to the fullest. It has kind of of an Arabic music feel to it, really nice. Toe iz tappin, body iz shakin'. Well done." -- David Fuglewicz (on 04/06/13 16:15:04)
Michael A Cosma
Zero B Clear Point
"Michael, I'm a bit behind in my Comments for your last five or six uploads, you did so many in such a relatively short period of time and I've been a bit busy. However, I have listened and do listen to them, have downloaded them all too. Rather than comment on "Zero B Clear Point", consider this a comment for your last six. It seems like your compositions just keep getting better and better. Your guitar playing, production, everything gets a vast and weighty well done." -- David Fuglewicz (on 04/06/13 16:12:31)
David Fuglewicz
Revolving Windows
"Nice swelling sounds mixed in with a kwel ambient background... more digital wind... and all along the tribal style beat carries me home... the outro is great... what an ending.
THX 4 using my loops,
I really enjoyed it!!" -- Omnitechnomatrix (on 04/01/13 12:23:43)
David Fuglewicz
Revolving Windows
"I would have called this "sitting on the precipice on the edge of tomorrow with my tom-tom" , but that's just me. Well done, great use of the Omnitechnomatrix material I love the build-up at first just sitting there drumming like 23 million years in the future and then eventually those brooding bass tones enter in and then eventual chaos ensues - awesome sonic brilliance." -- Michael A Cosma Sources (on 03/31/13 22:12:07)
Michael A Cosma
Muruvian Bridges
"Great stuff, Michael. I especially like the quiet, playful ending. Thanks for using my sounds so creatively, as always." -- Tripod Sardine (on 03/24/13 04:27:25)
Tripod Sardine
Evil Hotel
"Yes!! This sounds great - my loops sound even darker and scarier with the twists you have put on them - plus all the added voices and sounds - really creepy stuff - good work - also btw this is M. Cosma - my login is the morphx thing so it can be a bit confusing in these comments but it is me. " -- Michael A Cosma Sources (on 03/20/13 20:50:46)
Tripod Sardine
Evil Hotel
"Scary monsters abide in the Evil Hotel. It is an incredible composition Jim, very well done." -- David Fuglewicz (on 03/20/13 19:39:27)
Omnitechnomatrix
SAGA
"I really like the intro, how it builds into the main theme and then moves back up front and so on. Yes indeed, quite the masterpiece Corey." -- David Fuglewicz (on 03/15/13 18:58:16)
Michael A Cosma
Royal Tubulion
"This could be considered something of a change of pace for you but that would imply you stay within a narrow genre. But we all know that's not true, your creativity is very versatile. "Royal Tubulion" reminds me of "Number Nine" by The Beatles, but only reminds me of it. RT is a nice slice of mixery, well produced and flows like liquid silver. As it was ending i found myself wishing it would just go on. Well done Mike!" -- David Fuglewicz (on 03/14/13 18:18:04)
Omnitechnomatrix
Arcadia
"Two weeks down with a crashed computer, I'm catching up on the soundz at TG and my first encounter is a killer piece by the Omnitechnomatrix. Love the atmosphere's on this one. Sends chills down my back." -- David Fuglewicz (on 03/13/13 19:20:43)
Michael A Cosma
Out of Void Came Sound
"Nice! I really like the twisted sound formations gliding back and fourth threw the mix... this is totally sick!! All those sounds wrapped up into one mix... AWESOME work Mr. Cosma,
Later,
Corypheus" -- Omnitechnomatrix (on 03/02/13 00:10:04)
Omnitechnomatrix
Juice
"Each of the different movements vibrates to a different energy, The elements are tied together superbly. This crunches along, then stops for a breath of synchro-matrixes of cosmic serenity, then hops back on the humpback of the jet-stream for further adventures in crunch land. It seems to go on forever yet is too short. Ear goggles recommended. Well done." -- David Fuglewicz (on 02/25/13 19:19:39)
Michael A Cosma
FIGS
"Your production skills really shine on this Mike. I'm lovin' every minute of it." -- David Fuglewicz (on 02/25/13 19:04:00)
Omnitechnomatrix
Flu
"Listen at Tapegerm and you will get the "Flu". I'm infected Corey, another home run from the uber-mind of the Omnitechnomatrix." -- David Fuglewicz (on 02/19/13 20:23:06)
Blind Mime Ensemble
The Word From Brasil
""The Word From Brasil" is a very intriguing composition Bryan. I like the slow, meditative piano playing, the way it mixes with Hal's spoken word and the other sounds. Well done." -- David Fuglewicz (on 02/19/13 20:19:43)
Michael A Cosma
Disappearing From Our World
"Fantasik Shreddage Riffs!! I really like all the intervalz your using with the speedball drumz in the distance. Kwel feedback noizez too. I really enjoyed it!!
THX,
Corypheus" -- Omnitechnomatrix (on 02/16/13 14:29:38)
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Duke Bokks [aII]
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Tumbling Landlords and Schoepenhauer's Blow
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SharxFlex
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Black Mood
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6- Buzzsaw & The Shavings
Flagrantly Feeding Fallaciously Famished Footwear
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Beat Frequency
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Dusty Frozen Sea
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No Comment
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10- International Garbageman
Action #367
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Darlington Pair
I am Wavley M Groves III an Advanced Receiver Development Technical Specialist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, indie rock musician, experimental artist, and recording engineer.
I have been recording lofi, drone, loop based, and electronic experimental music for 20 years and for the last 12 also concentrating on expanding my horizons both experimentally and as a Space Rock musician. I have also been building a studio and concentrating on recording in a more HiFi format (but... Website: http://eccohollow.bandcamp.com
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Handmade hydrophones and contact mics by JrF
You can purchase these hydrophones and contact mics directly from JrF in Great Britain at reasonable prices. Lots of sound samples throughout the website, Along with an album of material on...
