This song reminds me of falling asleep with the TV on and having strange dreams.

Special guest Gary Spring plays guitar, courtesy of some 20-year-old cassette tapes I had lying around running through a Peavey digital delay. I also recycled some SK-1 snippets from the same era.

A Big Briar Etherwave theremin running through an ART SGX-2000 processer brings some haunting sounds to this piece.

There are sounds of electronic baby dolls and real babies crying as well as my wife and son laughing and my dog barking.

I also used some audio from some public-domain films I dug up.

The films are "National Drinking Game", "Keep Off the Grass", "Medical Quackery", and some drive-in theater advertisements.

These can all be found at at http://www.archive.org/details/movies.
Credits: David Fuglewicz open loops

For this one I used my TR-808 and TR-606 drum machines, Big Briar Etherwave theremin, and Casio SK-1.

I used a Sony IC Digital Recorder to capture some trains in Germany, an elevator in Winter Park, Colorado, and some household sounds, including a malfunctioning toilet that sounded just like the Heuristics trumpet loop to me.

There is also some choppy audio with intermittent static from some public-domain porn posted on the internet. Credits: Hal McGee open loops, Heuristics Inc. open loops

This is the first song where the Tapegerm loops were the basis for the piece. I set up the loops first-running them through my Zoom 508 4 second delay.

I then layered TR-606, bass, Yamaha CS-50, Etherwave theremin, 1920's era RCA Victrola, and neghborhood Fourth of July sound effects. Credits: Anti-Gravity Workshop open loops, Arthur Loves Plastic open loops, Hebephrenic open loops

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Four Second Chances
"This is a really great mix in my opinion. Great use of the loops & excellent structure the whole way through, very eerie & mellow & ear goggle friendly." -- Mental Anguish (on 07/16/08 09:52:43)

Too Little is Known
"First, thanks for using my loops, I really, really like this mix, it has a nice flow to it. Keep them coming!" -- davefuglewicz (on 07/02/08 01:53:21)

Swirly Up (short version)
"Oooh, a nice combination of elements, and it had me rolling the computer chair back and forth rhythmically. I'd like to hear more!" -- theghostslounge (on 05/24/08 14:19:35)

Swirly Up (short version)
"Welcome to Tapegerm, I love this mix, nice production and use of different instruments." -- davefuglewicz (on 05/23/08 00:23:44)

Swirly Up (short version)
"Hi Chris, welcome to Tapegerm! "Swirly Up" is an enjoyable lo-bit lo-fi beat-y electro-romp. Thanks for helping Florida to represent at Tapegerm!" -- Hal McGee (on 05/22/08 13:37:15)