Mister McGee's neighborhood

10/4/2018

Mister McGee's neighborhood

1. lovebugs and cowlicks
2. dead bodies cast shadows
3. I am well-traveled in my neighborhood
4. the future of assemblage starts with you

simultaneist dictaphone assemblages
everyday sounds and electronics
audio folk art
featuring Lumen K and Stanley

also available on CDR for $8 postage paid worldwide
by request

recorded September 2018
with four Sony ICD PX-470 stereo digital dictaphones
in Gainesville, Florida

Hal McGee
with Lumen K
on
Korg minilogue
Yamaha Reface CS
Novation Circuit Mono Station
synthesizers
with Moog Theremin

plus Hal on
Moog Filtatron
Moog Model D
Animoog
and Noisemusick
iPhone app synths
played through a JBL Clip 3
belt-clip Bluetooth speaker

Stanley
improvised performances on Babble Ball
and voice of course

album cover photo by my mom, JoAn McGee

14 Comments

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Hal McGee

I have been making my own homemade experimental music since 1981.

I was an active participant in the 1980s Cassette Culture scene, and I operated the Cause And Effect Cassette Distribution Service and label, and recorded solo as Dog As Master, and in a duo as Viscera.

From 1989 to 1991 I published six issues of the original Electronic Cottage print magazine.

In the last 40 years I have recorded, produced and released more than 300 solo audio works, collaborations and compilations.

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Penny

10/4/2018 01:34:14

Looks great!!!!

Lord Litter link

10/4/2018 07:47:37

... even though I'm listening right now...I can't believe it .. another one already??

I think the recent dictaphone assemblages are getting better and better because they get more structured and the segments are more *defined*. Also they have more depth and the use of various synthesizers sounds definitely add dimensions.

There's always something *in the spotlight* which sure keeps the tension!

Mister McGee

10/5/2018 09:30:54

Yes, another one already! This should come as no surprise because I carry a dictaphone with me in my pocket everywhere I go. These dictaphone assemblage albums are like diaries or documents of my life. This album consists of recordings that I made in the month of September. I am of course recording and accumulating new sounds during this month of October, with the intention of assembling them into new constructions and I will issue a new album in early November.

10/5/2018 09:49:01

Yes - I understand the structure - but you also have to select, combine and mix. All seems to happen in a very *organic* way .. would take me endless..but then I know that I'm often quite jammed when I work with own material.

Rafael González

10/4/2018 12:41:20

Enjoying right now!

Aimee Naworal link

10/4/2018 22:55:22

I enjoyed learning about lovebugs and hearing the soundscapes here! :D

Adam J Naworal

10/4/2018 23:52:32

Another excellent HalTapes production!

Dylan Houser

10/5/2018 03:35:06

I, too, thoroughly enjoyed the latest audio film art experience courtesy of Hal McGee. There are sounds on the last track that sound like they're straight out of Super Mario World!

Hal McGee

10/5/2018 08:05:37

Thanks to all of you for listening and commenting! It’s one of my favorite albums that I have created. It seems to have the right blend of quotidian sounds, spoken words and electronic sounds. Plus the sound quality and mix are pleasing.

Jeremiah Paddock

10/5/2018 14:51:14

Listened to this last night when I got off work and I have to say it is really fantastic. I love the "carried along" quality of your pieces. It's like I get to travel with you a little bit and see your life from an insider's point of view.

Per-Arne Hognert

10/5/2018 18:37:29

Just listened while working on a collage. Great brain fuel for such activities! My ears are pretty well-traveled in your neighborhood, too (and many others' ears as well!). Great stuff!

10/6/2018 19:16:28

Hello Per-Arne!

Frank

10/6/2018 20:16:37

Trademark Hal McGee! Loved it

Chris Phinney

10/8/2018 08:08:55

Hal, I love this release most excellent as usual!