A great deal of the newest music is found only on cassettes or computer discs that are freely exchanged through the mail or available through word-of-mouth contacts and small publications soliciting contributions. (One might be reminded of Frankie Mann's remark that some of the best music in the country is made by "12 year olds in their attics with cassettes.") This is a collection with some of the most inspired, sometimes gawd-awful, but always unique samplings of the cassette culture -- maybe more in the air than underground. There are 21 selections: Heather Perkins' "What You Think Will Happen Will," Ric E. Braden's "Columbus Ave. 10 PM," Jim Steele's "Splatter Experience of the Green Gods," Daniel Johnston's "Grievances," John Wiggins' "Timbre Melody," Yximalloo's "China-Pong," Qubais Ghazala's "The Delphian Oracle," Frederick Lonberg-Holm's "The Second Minuet," Costes' "Oh Fortuna," the Kitchen Table Ensemble's "Exploded Views," Solomonoff & Von Hoffmanstahl's "Banzai Noir," Vosch's "Tunnel at Dawn," Philip Perkins' "Remoting (Excerpt From Berkeley Remote)," Minyy's "Sspress," Triptic of a Pastel Fern's "Shiny Things," Gregory Whitehead's "It Makes Me Blush...," Mystery Laboratory's "Excerpt From V.T.," Bat Lenny's "Delphi," Collapse/Relapse's "Webs," Hope Organ's "Sneaky," and a piece for which no composer is given entitled "Tentatively, a Convenience Drying Clothes Made Entirely From Zippers (Partial Cycle)." ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide
Cassette Mythos Audio Alchemy CD/K7
01/01/1991
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Tim Perkis
- Synthesizer, Percussion
- Ian White
- Producer, Editing, Liner Notes
- Heather Perkins
- Saxophone, Casio
- Chris Thomas
- Engineer
- Triptic of a Pastel Fern
- Performer
- Sue Ann Harkey
- Guitar (12 String), Art Direction, Design
- Ben Lindgren
- Engineer
- David Milford
- Bass
- Naofumi Ishimaru
- Synthesizer, Voices
- Zero 7
- ?
- Robert Hinrix
- Guitar (Nylon String)
- Andrew Hollo
- Synthesizer, Effects, Treatments
- Hope Organ
- Group
- Dennis Janossich
- Synthesizer, Treatments, Effects
- Paul Janossich
- Guitar, Treatments, Strings
- Russ Jennings
- Producer
- Philip Perkins
- Synthesizer, Mixing, Sampling, Vocoder
- Gregory Whitehead
- Performer
- John Wiggins
- Performer
- Robin James
- Liner Notes
- Fred Lonberg-Holm
- Cello










