EC Microcassette Call Out

11/27/2018

Background: a friend very kindly sent me a damaged microcassette he found by the roadside in the suburbs of Agia Paraskevi (Greece). Just over three minutes of audio was discovered: beeps from an answering machine, messages, plenty of background noise and snippets of background music. Lots of great raw audio to work with!
For this call out I invite you to use the found audio from the microcassette and do anything you like to it! The more experimental and creative the better!!
If I receive enough submissions the plan is to release it on my label Quagga Curious Sounds, either as a CDr or audio cassette. All contributors would receive a complimentary copy or two if this happens.
If you have a SoundCloud account you can download it:
https://soundcloud.com/mridge/mcass-greece
Or request it via email: mike-ridge[AT]hotmail.co.uk with the subject line MCASS CALL OUT, I’ll send it to you via WeTransfer.

Useful Info:

Maximum track duration per contributor: 5 minutes please!
Deadline: 31 January 2019 (this can be extended if need be)
Track Format: WAV
Any questions etc. do ask on here or send an email.

13 Comments

Michael Ridge

As an artist I create works in various formats, but most often it involves sound and found objects.

Some things I like to explore (in no particular order):
self-referential, functionality,
self-destruction, deterioration, unwanted, time, play, unplayable, infinity, materiality, nonsense, anti, nothing, everything, dada, rules, contrasting, ephemerality, dirt, obsolete, loop, history, collage, hidden, nostalgia, Lo-fi, DIY, analogue and collaboration.

Since 2006 I’ve recorded and very occasionally performed Experimental Noise and other sonic adventures under the name Zebra Mu.
Norfolk Trotter is my current HNW side-project (I also recorded under Acerbitas from 2010 – 2014).

Quagga Curious Sounds
is my ultra-DIY Noise/Experimental/Weird/Art music label which I’ve ran since 2008.
I’m also one half of the Multimedia Drawing, Sonic Art and Zine collaboration Ridge & Scrase.

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Shatter Wax

11/27/2018 10:33:04

neat!

11/27/2018 11:46:08

Thanks! Hope you'll get involved!

Rafael González

11/27/2018 12:51:05

Great project, Michael!

11/28/2018 15:28:05

Thanks Rafael!

11/28/2018 16:18:09

No, no, no...Thanks to you!

12/8/2018 15:30:49

Señor, I sent you a track and some images. I've done the track using your recording plus delay and distortion pedals. I hope you like it!

gen ken

11/27/2018 17:20:03

OK, I love answering machines messaging

11/28/2018 15:29:07

Same here!

Frank

11/27/2018 18:47:05

I'll give it a shot!

11/28/2018 15:28:46

Great stuff! Look forward to hearing what you do.

Lumen K

11/28/2018 17:02:09

I love this concept and I’m eager to work with these sounds!

Mike Nobody link

11/30/2018 23:58:38

I will email my submission soon.
Would you like any artwork?

12/1/2018 09:33:08

Excellent looking forward to hearing it! Thank you for the kind artwork offer, I'm only after audio tracks for this project.

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