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Unsound

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unsound track 1 05:48
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unsound track 2 10:16
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unsound track 3 08:04
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unsound track 4 02:15
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unsound track 5 03:07
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unsound track 6 01:42
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unsound track 7 04:51
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unsound track 8 12:59
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unsound track 9 01:32
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unsound track 10 07:36
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unsound track 11 00:40
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unsound track 12 02:12
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Inspired by Prof Jack McCaslin's descriptions of the record cutup experiments of Christian Marclay. Several 33s and 45s were chopped, glued together in new arrangements, and recorded. Track #2 is a sound collage of various found sounds.

The original self-released cassettes were packaged with one of 4 different cover designs. These were combined into one for CD-R release.


some reviews:

"A... great cas...ette tape ...containing... 60 minute...s of cut u...p sections... of bits o...f audio. I...magine pla...cing the n...eedle rand...omly on th...e record e...very 300 m...illisecond...s. Provied...s great ep...ilepsy sti...mulating r...aw nerve s...ensory ove...rdose. Som...e very good... sections ...of some fun... Sunday Sc...hool songs ...all cut in...to bits an...d glued to...gether ran...domly ever...y 300ms!..."

-Nathan J. Morris, VELVET EMPIRE


"this is a tape of cut-ups, which are little tiny samples from various music sources all spliced together to make a larger work. there is an underlying rhythmic beat to give it a sense of music. some of the sources are recognizable and they are quite varied. this something very different. not noise, really, something completely artistic."

-Scott Hatch, BURNT TOAST


"No track listing is offered with this cassette, but each piece is very similar in style, so that's OK. It sounds like they took some old records, scratched them up, then recorded the results of their handiwork. Sometimes a couple of these skipping sound experiments are layered over one another, sometimes they are augmented with an appropriate beat, and sometimes other audio oddities are thrown into the mix (one track has a bunch of old Atari game sounds). One would think that the result of all this would be mass chaos, but it's actually quite listenable. Some of the most interesting experimental music in the genre."

-Carson, GARLIC PRESS

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released December 25, 1996

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found sounds, field recordings, naive instrumental improvisations; assembled like collage. manipulated. sources gathered by microcassette, from damaged vinyl records, found cassette recordings. processed through electric guitar effects. cut and pasted by computer. analog four-track recorder. ... more

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