Recommended for individuals suffering from chronic insomnia. WARNING. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PIECE WHILE DRIVING AN AUTOMOBILE OR WHILE OPERATING MACHINERY. Allowing human ears to chew this stick of numb gum has resulted in unconsciousness in ninety percent of cases studied. Credits: Goff plays Barbie Violin, Electric Bass, and Effects, incorporating variations of new open loops from Mental Anguish Open Loops and Dave Fuglewicz Open Loops. Special guest vocals from Kathleen Sebelius.

In preparation for my participation in the Hal McGee 50th Birthday Extravaganza, I have been working on sharpening up my presentation skills. The Tapegerm collective is a natural gymnasium for the building up of such musical muscles. Thus, this Stimulooper Loopustimer serves both as sonic sculpture and preview of performances to come. Goff plays Hello Kitty Stratocaster, volume/wah pedal, two distortion boxes, loop duplicator, and microcassette player loaded with recordings of odd old 33 RPM vinyls. Credits: Sharing the virtual Tapegerm stage are treatments of David Fuglewicz Open Loops, Loops From M.Nomized Guest Artist and Loops From Michael Thomas Jackson Guest Artist.

On a visit to Myspace, the annoying Site Pal Avatar forced itself upon me, claiming it would work for me 24/7 without pay or sleep. Naturally I employed it to carry out my dirty Dadaesque deeds. This one sounds best when played at high volume. Credits: Features cut-up arrangement of recordings samples by Dereck Higgins, Site Pal Avatar, Reflector Stratocaster from C. Goff III, loops from DJ Get Yo Fat On Open loops, Cystem Open loops, and International Garbageman Open loops.

Squeezed between a handkerchief and a sore throat lozenge, this piece attempts to capture in sound the essence of a NyQuil nightmare. Since my germie throat was incapable of howling over this recording, I leave that opportunity open for any interactive listeners. Credits: C. Goff III: midi tool, nnn from a Mikadams circuit-bent Speak & Spell, Lawrence, Kansas thunderstorm, loops from Contagion, Mental Anguish Open Loops, Hal McGee Open Loop, GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist, and The Majestic Twelve Guest Artist. Halloween Mix

The main melodies of this theme were brought to me by forces beyond my understanding in a dream. At the time I thought it all had a sort of Simon and Garfunkel Feelin Groovy thing going on. As I began to work with these sounds in the conscious world, however, they took on the guises of weird old sailors, so I dressed them up in the sounds and words presented here. Credits: C. Goff III guitars and voices embellished with Altered Open Loops from Dave Fuglewicz Open Loops, Blind Mime Open Loops, International Garbageman Open loops, and Ed Drury Guest Artist .

This 1887 folk ballad by E.S. Thilp reveals a few 19th Century conceptions of beauty, morality, health, and humor. C. Goff III has brought to the world a 21st Century interpretation of this song after it has been allowed to ferment for 120 years. Credits: Words And Basic Tune By E.S. Thilp (1887). This production features Goffs voice and twiddlings, blended together with altered bits of open loops from Contagion, GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist, and The Majestic Twelve Guest Artist.

Before the Union Vs. Confederate States Civil War, William Clarke Quantrill had served American society as a horse thief, slave stealer, murderer, and bible school teacher. During the war, he served as a terrorist guerrilla for the Confederacy in Missouri. In August, 1863, he led 450 Confederate raiders (including Frank and Jesse James) across the Missouri border into Kansas to spend the day murdering 150 men and boys in the city of Lawrence. Most of the buildings in Lawrence were burned to the ground during the attack on the town. The song recreated here is a tribute to Quantrill written by an admirer (name unknown) not long after the Lawrence raid. Credits: Featuring Mental Anguish Open Loops (which originated in a former Confederate state purely by coincidence) as well as guitar, ukulele, vocals, and production by C. Goff III.

This is a true story which took place September 4, 2006, a few blocks from my home in Lawrence, Kansas. The accompanying photo collage was made from the few pictures mentioned in the song. Credits: Featuring a few words from the late great hero himself, Blind Mime Open Loops, Hal McGee Open Loops, Arthur Loves Plastic Open Loops, Mellow Jeremy Guest Artist, & Michael Thomas Jackson Guest Artist. Composed, arranged, sung, & strummed by C. Goff III.

The pieces of this germ puzzle appropriately were assembled by one quite virally infected, over-medically deflected, catatonically selected, somnambulistically affected, unshaved, and unprotected. Credits: Featuring the hotter than fur recording duo "Carmelita & Penny". Germ loops provided by Buzzsaw & The Shavings Open Loops, 8th Day Rebellion Guest Artist, Hebephrenic Open Loops. Other noises shedded and shredded by C. Goff III.

Credits: Loopies from DJ Get Yo Fat On Open Loops, Fever Spoor Guest Artist, Yuroun Guest Artist

Featuring Ellen And The Academics Credits: free loop sample pack loops by Virus Factory.

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A dream or maybe not a dream, but like a candy bar stuffed in a horn, like a buffalo horn, the corn dried and ready to pop, then popping, then chewing, then digesting, then singing at the cocktail lounge with Sammy and Dean.

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Chantey Dance In Dada Pants
"I love the mix of acoustic instruments and crazy sounds. Great track!" -- cumulus (on 04/10/09 18:59:05)

Never Love Laughter
"Conversely, upon the morrow, the elevation of my hitherto enduring Goffesteem shall be triply hefted, and to such an extent and such an elevation that a raging eternal debate and dissension ensues where I still yet tarry in the ionosphere or have penetrated into the lower reaches of the exosphere. When resolved, I shall, of course resume me inexhaustible praise for Charles of the Goff." -- buzzsaw (on 10/27/08 12:39:25)

Never Love Laughter
"Yay!! Just listened to this great piece and now on the third listen on row! - and I just want to second Chris' comments. Top notch and addictive! Great mixture of really big contrasts in this piece and the song is superb! / Björn" -- internationalgarbage (on 10/17/08 08:19:21)

Never Love Laughter
"Wow a wonderful shaking of tg spices in this piece I think, a very mellow piece that I find myself playing over & over, never love laughter is a piece complete with great guitar work & vocal delivery. Top notch work sir Charles!" -- Mental Anguish (on 10/12/08 07:58:29)

Knockout Knotes
"Totally engaging , late night by-the-fire-with-the- lights-off sounds. Never in a hurry but unfolding as a breath takes it natural time to release, hypnotic and magical.Definitely a new move for Barbie." -- Don Campau (on 03/29/08 00:38:51)