Audio Alchemy Digest #4
This archival reissue of Audio Alchemy Digest #4 originally issued in 1987 by Cassette Mythos has been authorized by the producer of the cassette Robin James of Cassette Mythos The Audio Alchemy Digest was an irregularly published cassette of samples from audio artists around the world, combining music and sounds from the tapes with the voices of the artists themselves, talking about what they do/did and about cassettes in general. It was an ongoing project generated by Cassette Mythos, an information gathering operation whose goal was to publish a now famous book about home-recording and networking.
Side "HOWDY!"
"push the record button..."
Rich and Jonathan Jensen at the carnival with Minóy and Deaf Lions The Joke Project - child singing Brian Ladd - "People used to think cassettes were..." Fat Belly Studios - "bbbthhhhllll.." Sue Ann Harkey - The Greenhouse Effect "Hurry, it's almost over..." Joel Haertling, Architects Office audio logo mixed with some of the Joke Project tape House of Dogs - blip from Gargoyle Mechanique cassette Floating World - "Is he going to have a book..." Rich Jensen "hi" John Wiggins - bits of Particle Music One of the things that Cassette Mythos does... Duncan Campbell - Yaaahoo! These are the legends of Audio Alchemy... AM radio talk show excerpt Sub-Genius Foundation - "Wise up!" from the Media Barrage tape back to the radio Simon Butcher - Cretin Productions - "From the mind boggling regions of the 21st century.." 1984 Op Conference: A Produce, Rich Jensen, Calvin Johnson discuss cassette recording quality "See the light, feel the heat..." Ronald Reagan Speaks for Himself Alain Neffe - tape duplication quality Architects Office (continued) "Home at the Dome" Willem de Ridder - "Why you should not you get involved in a radio play..." Op conference - Calvin Johnson (K) talking about cassettes at community radio stations The Jensen Brothers at the carnival. continued Jeff Greinke - Through Fog (just a moment of the ending) Jonathan Kline and CT in Mexico Bump Tiddly Bump Tiddly, Holiday Recipies (excerpts from two cassettes) Silent But Deadly Snapshot - "A strange dream of Kathy Mulhiem and Audrey Marrs" Lakefair Parade in Olympia (1984) CT and JK in Mexico, continued Cuts abruptly into Steve Peters talking about a utopian cassette listing catalog, which came to Cassettera in 1985 Hello collage by Robin James "Cassette Mythos is going to be a book about a tape recorder and a mailbox" Whistling postal workers in Africa, contributed by Ron Sakolsky
Side "Tuba"
THESE ARE THE LEGENDS OF AUDIO ALCHEMY FROM THE FAR SIDE OF THE RECORD BUTTON...
One electronic drum beat by Harlan Mark Vale - Kramtones Klaus Groh - AEA - includes Tuba-Piano Talking excerpt Insane Music Contact blip Postal workers bitten by dogs - contributed by Jeffrey Bartone an audio business card by a band called Chuck - Upheaval Records Leslie Singer Evan Cantor reminisces about the Walls of Genius project Architects Office - continued from other side tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE - Widemouth tape contribution Eugene Chadbourne sequence - interview from an appearance in 1985 Los Angeles and live excerpts from "People Want Everything" in Olympia, improvised orchestra version with Connie Bunyer reciting the aria. Special recording made with a dying tape recorder. Hal McGee - Dog as Master - excerpt (Cause and Effect) Dennis Carlton - song about getting out of here (Green Light Records) Sound Theater - excerpt from a sampler in the "Feast of Hearing" series Mike Jackson - Excursion Tapes (spelled kurXzen) contribution, excerpted, the actual interview will be included in future Audio Alchemy Digests
liner notes transcribed by Robin James
May 11, 2018 from the giant poster that came with his Cassette Mythos mailings at the time of Audio Alchemy Digest #4 Cassette Mythos logo by Suzanne Dycus-Gendreau Screaming Reptilian Hominoid by Barb Warr The digital audio transcriptions were taken directly from Hal McGee’s personal copy of the cassette. Send an email to Hal to request a free download code
3 Comments
Frank
5/12/2018 03:33:31
Right before I listened to this album, I was listening to Mr.Burroughs' his cut-ups.
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Rafael González
5/12/2018 04:07:22
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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