HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol7 Herd Of The Ether Space audio opensource_audio Tape Loop Improvisations: Volume Seven, March 12th, 1988 by Herd Of The Ether Space Throughout the 1980's, members of the Taped Rugs Productions family gathered in various groupings many times to create and record improvised avant garde music on a Frippertronics-style tape loop system. The recordings were saved; sometimes copies were made for the participants or for individual listeners, but no copies were made available to the general public until early 1989. That's when Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, and Robert Silverman actually came up with the name: HERD OF THE ETHER SPACE to refer to this loose-knit band of sonic explorers. This archive series presents unaltered Herd Of The Ether Space tape loop improvisations from the 1980's in the chronological order in which they were created. Volume VII Recorded March 12th, 1988 in Oakland, California Participants: Charles Rice Goff III Robert Silverman 1) Twentieth Century Bankhead This recording was released by Taped Rugs Productions on the cassette: "The Chaos Of Bobby & Chuck" in 1989. A jpeg image of the cassette cover art is included in this archive. Most of this piece showcases Silverman’s electronic guitar skills, although Robert does display his digital keyboard chops near the end of the recording too. Goff, for a change, plays no guitar at all on this piece. He is heard thumping a bass, twiddling a toy piano, squeezing sounds from a modified Casio keyboard, tapping rhythms on a bunch of plastic bottles affixed to a man-sized piece of plywood, and working a phonograph needle through the grooves of a few carefully chosen record albums. One of those albums features the powerful acting talents of Tallulah Bankhead, who delivers a bit of dialog that can make a listener’s ears stand straight up. copyright 1988, 1989 by Taped Rugs Productions www.geocities.com/padukem . Taped Rugs Productions; Charles Rice Goff III; Robert Silverman; Herd Of The Ether Space; tape loops; tape; loops; improv; improvisation; electronic guitar; noise; Frippertronics; Oakland; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Berkeley; space music; avant garde; experimental; for fans of Robert Fripp; for fans of John Cage; for fans of Fred Frith; for fans of Harry Partch; fluxus; cassette culture; for fans of Disism; for fans of –ING; psychedelic; dada; dadaism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ 2009-04-07 20:08:08 2009-04-07 20:05:19 schmitaly@sbcglobal.net Taped Rugs Productions 2009-04-07 20:11:48 Taped Rugs Productions