Born in 1952, Campau began recording in 1969 with the legendary Bay Area avant garde group, The Roots Of Madness. The Roots recorded an LP in 1971 and many open reel tapes as albums now being re-issued on CDR.
In 1976, he started 4 track recording with his friend, Greg Gray and later went on to form The Desmonds, a punk band, with Greg and Joe Menichetti
In 1981, he got his own 4 track and has been cranking out the home recordings ever since. Here you will find a list of available CDRs and cassettes.
Campau also hosts the long running home taper and independent radio program, NO PIGEONHOLES, on KKUP, 91.5FM throughout the SF and Monterey Bay Areas.
Don Campau Through The Black Forest 21:47/192k
Don Campau: wooden chimes, recorder, bowl, tape manipulation , piano, moog, bass, electric guitars, field recordings, drum machine
Credits: Jeremy Gluck Guest Artist, Cystem Open Loops, Zebra Mann Open Loops. Genre: Abstract. Created: 03 May 2010 03:17 PM. Plays: 186
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Don Campau Evidence Of Phase Transition 08:36/192k
Credits: Loops by C. Goff III Guest Artist, Decaying Machine Guest Artist,Don Campau: mixing, moog, bass, guitar, ocean drum, trumpet, percussion, wooden chimes . Genre: Abstract. Created: 11 Nov 2009 04:04 PM. Plays: 235
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Don Campau Cross Section Of Last Scattering 10:11/192k
Don Campau: moog, harmonica, tibetan bowl, rainstick, triangle, mixing Credits: Axel Mundi Guest Artist, Decaying Machine Guest Artist, Jeremy Gluck Guest Artist, Yuroun Guest Artist, GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist. Genre: Abstract Ambient. Created: 31 Mar 2009 05:31 PM. Plays: 1074
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Don Campau Bootstrap Theory 10:17/128k
Don Campau: electronics, recorder, moog, lap steel, guitar and bass. Credits: Loops by Cystem Open Loops, International Garbageman Open Loops, Hebephrenic Open Loops, Dave Fuglewicz Open Loops, DJ Get Yo Fat On Open Loops, Mental Anguish Open Loops, Anti- Gravity Workshop Open Loops. Thanks to all!. Genre: Abstract. Created: 17 Apr 2008 05:17 PM. Plays: 3008
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Don Campau Mantra Que Remueve 07:01/128k
Credits: Federico Barabino: electric guitar; Don Campau: electronics, Loops by Cystem open loops, International Garbageman Open Loops, GEMAfrie-welten guest artist, Yuroun guest artist, Mental Anguish open loops, Hal McGee open loops.. Genre: Avant Garde. Created: 13 Mar 2008 11:23 AM. Plays: 1989
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Don Campau Countervail 34:52/128k
Don Campau: guitar, bass, moog, percussion, CD and tape manipulation, voice, bells; Robin O'Brien: voice Credits: GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist,M.Nomized Guest Artist,Yuroun Guest Artist, Midsummer Nights Germination Cystem,Mental Anguish,international garbageman,pmonkey,shaud,heuristics inc.,Contagion,mellow jeremy guest artist,ed drury guest artist,hal mcgee,IGM. Genre: Abstract. Created: 21 Aug 2007 01:05 PM. Plays: 1229
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Don Campau Jungle Of Misunderstanding 12:45/128k
Credits: Don Campau: guitar, bass, moog, mixing; Cystem Open Loops, Ed Drury Guest Artist Loops, 8Th Day Rebellion Guest Artist Loops, M.Nomized Guest Artist Loops, Mental Anguish Open Loops, International Garbageman Open Loops, Insecta Sonic Open Loops. Genre: Abstract. Created: 22 Jan 2007 06:54 PM. Plays: 7566
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Don Campau De Sitter Expansion Interrupted For Lunch 10:30/128k
Credits: Don Campau: guitars, bass, perc, noise cookie, moog, manipulated sound sources. Loops by Cystem, International Garbageman, Mental Anguish, Giuseppe Bancomatti, Code Mango. Midsummer Nights Germination Loops. Insecta Sonic Open Loops. Thanks for the loops!. Genre: Abstract. Created: 15 Aug 2006 06:24 PM. Plays: 1343
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Don Campau Planck Era 02:00/128k
Credits: Don Campau: mixing Loops by Cystem, International Garbageman, Mental Anguish, Giuseppe Bancomatti, Code Mango, Midsummer Nights Germination Loops, Insecta Sonic Open Loops. Genre: Abstract. Created: 15 Aug 2006 06:09 PM. Plays: 1382
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Don Campau Kwashiorkor 09:13/128k
Don Campau: guitars, moog, field recordings, ocean drum, flywheel, feedback, voice, CD manipulation. Credits: Don Campau: Mix, Loops by Hal McGee Open Loops, Dave Fuglewicz Open Loops, Buzzsaw Open Loops, Heuristics Inc. Open loops, Mental Anguish Open loops, International Garbageman Open loops, Cystem Open Loops. Thank you!. Genre: Abstract. Created: 22 Mar 2006 09:57 PM. Plays: 2642
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Don Campau Panoply~ 23:11/128k
Credits: Don Campau: electric guitar, tape manipulation. Loops by Heuristics Inc, Hebephrenic, International Garbageman, Virus Factory from Free Loop Sample Pack.. Genre: Abstract. Created: 20 Feb 2006 08:27 PM. Plays: 1816
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Don Campau Merge Into !Goom 16:15/128k
Credits: Don Campau, moog synth, TapeGerm Free Loop Sample Pack. Genre: Abstract. Created: 28 Jan 2006 07:46 PM. Plays: 3308
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Through The Black Forest
"This was an incredible journey! I like how you started with the found sounds and then slowly built it up, lvel by level, until you added the more conventional instruments. This mix was exactly the perfect length. Very well done, I am totally amazed. " -- evelynzzeeb (on 05/06/10 00:08:57)
Through The Black Forest
"The yet greater verse that must have issued from the pen of Signore Alegheri had he encountered the shade of Virgil in this particular species of forest. Bravura composition and praises installed utterly in the plural ensue." -- buzzsaw (on 05/05/10 00:43:59)
Through The Black Forest
"The man from the Tapegerm, he say, "Yes!"" -- datawhore (on 05/04/10 02:00:46)
Through The Black Forest
"A excellent longplayer here! Very captivating thru out the whole industrial avant electro accoustic affair!" -- Mental Anguish (on 05/03/10 20:46:16)
SPOTLIGHT TRACK
Antananarivo Before Dawn
Credits: Don Campau: mixing, tape effects, Hal McGee Open Loops.
