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HALzine Issue #4, July 1997
Scans of the 24 pages plus cover. Seven 8.5-inch by 14-inch (legal size) sheets folded in half and stapled. This issue documented my visit to the New York City area April 29 through May 4, 1997 and covers recording and live sessions and hanging out with L.G. Mair Jr., Doug Walker of Alien Planetscapes, Straphangers’ Art Ensemble, Keith Nicolay, Al Margolis (If, Bwana), Carl Howard (NOMUZIC), John Hajeski (Busyditch), and Post Prandials. Please assume that none of the postal or email addresses listed are current in 2025. 
Inside front cover — HalTapes label catalogue list of releases available at that time. Continued on the Inside Back Cover.
above: Page 1 — an advertisement for my collaboration with Big City Orchestra — When We Wake Up… Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream and download it here --
below: Page 2 — an advertisement for my collaboration with Dave Wright of Not Breathing — Liquid Kumquat Generator. Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream and download it here --
Page 3 — New (at that time) HalTapes label releases.
Page 4 — Beginning of my documentation of my trip to New York City. L.G. Mair playing the Electro Comp EML 100 analog synth and me playing the Moog Sonic Six.
Page 5 — My trip via Amtrak to New York City, April 28, 1997, and a recording session the next morning with L.G. Mair that became our album titled 6J.
Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream it and download it here — 
above: Page 6 — my time hanging out with Doug Walker of Alien Planetscapes, plus I attended an Alien Planetscapes gig! I remember almost nothing of the events that I described on this page, probably because of the copious amounts of herb we smoked. On May 1st Doug and I drove to Ed Rollin’s studio in Rego Park for a recording session of the Straphangers’ Art Ensemble.
Doug Walker in Alien Planetscapes Headquarters, St. Albans, plus with his son Evan!
Page 8 — More about the Straphangers’ Art Ensemble recording session on May 1, 1997, plus my visit with Keith Nicolay of Post Prandials.
above: Page 9 — Collage page for the album titled Straphangers’ Ball by Straphangers’ Ensemble. Now available on Bandcamp for the first time! Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream and download it here --
Bandcamp cover of Sounds From Micro Lounge — a composite of two original color photographs
Page 10 — More about my recording session with Keith Nicolay in Brooklyn, May 1-2, 1997, which became our album titled Sounds From Micro Lounge.
above: HALzine Issue #4 — Page 11 — Artwork panel for my collaborative album with Keith Nicolay titled Sounds From Micro Lounge. Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream and download it here --
Page 12 — Essay about improvisation. See the end of Page 11 for the beginning of the essay.
above: Page 13 — On May 2, 1997 I took the subway to visit Al Margolis and we recorded material which became our Bwana Dog album titled Receding Hairlines In Brooklyn — includes information on the rare Vako Orchestron electronic instrument. Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream and download the album here --
Page 14 — Photos of Al Margolis with Deb, me with Al, plus Dan and Detta Andreana.
Bandcamp album cover of Bwana Dog: Receding Hairlines In Brooklyn, based on the original color photograph.
Page 15 — On May 3, 1997 Carl Howard came to Al’s house and we recorded some material which ended up on the Goonz 2 album. Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. Stream and download it here —
above: Page 16 — More about recording at Al Margolis’ house, and on May 4, 1997 I traveled to Jersey City to hang out and record with Carl Howard (NOMUZIC).
Page 17 — John Hajeski (Busyditch) and Reggie Taylor
Page 18 — More about the recording session with Carl Howard and John Hajeski.
Personal edition home-brewed CD-R available for purchase and trade. 
Page 19 — On May 5, 1997 I sat in with Post Prandials at their performance at the Knitting Factory.
HALzine Issue #4 (1997) — Page 20 — Talk about theremins and CDs
Page 21 — More talk about CDs
HALzine Issue #4 (1997) — Page 22 — Brief listings of items I had received in the postal mail, artist and label news, radio shows, zines, etc. You can assume that none of the addresses are current.
Page 23 — More artist and label news, radio shows, zines, etc. You can assume that none of the addresses are current.
HALzine #4 (1997) — Page 24 — a third page of artist and label news, radio shows, etc — plus a pasted-in color clipping from the Shands Hospital newsletter!
HALzine #4 (1997) — Inside back cover - HalTapes label catalogue list of releases available at that time, continued from Inside Front Cover. Email and postal addresses on the page are not current!
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