The song title is derived from a real "news of the weird" event: A blind man, balancing a plate of fried chicken in one hand, and a handgun in the other, accidentally shot his wife in the head. "Blind Man Shoots Wife" was recorded on Saturday, July 22, 2006, at Hal McGee's apartment in Gainesville, Florida, USA, during a live improvisational recording session with Brandon Abell (Microwave Windows) and Andrew Chadwick (Ironing). On this song McGee mixed Tapegerm loops into the live mix as the music was being improvised. Live mixing of Tapegerm loops in streaming internet audio has been done before, such as in the Midsummer Night's Germination event, but this might perhaps be the first instance of live in-studio improvisational mixing of loops as other musicians play. Microwave Windows (Brandon Abell): Fender Stratocaster guitar, Roland MC-303, tapes, effects, live mix; Ironing (Andrew Chadwick): cassette, microcassette and reel-to-reel tape manipulations; Hal McGee: tapes, live loop mixing. Check song lyrics for contact info.
Genre: Improvisational Album: Hal McGee Tapegerm Collection Volume Four Label: HalTapes Credits: Hal McGee - loop mixing; D. Howse Open Loops, Insecta Sonic Open Loops, Anti-Gravity Workshop Open Loops, Mental Anguish Open Loops, Omnitechnomatrix Open Loops
Blind Man Shoots Wife
Microwave Windows info http://www.myspace.com/themicrowavewindows
Ironing info http://www.myspace.com/ironing
Don Campau said, "By constantly finding new techniques for Tape Germ looping Hal is carving out yet new territory for his creative juices. Who else is combining TG loops with live jamming? Taking it to the next level...again."
