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PhotoStatic Magazine Nº37 P R O D U C T I O N ,
room noise, and amplified voice uttering a syllable
here and there, radio music from the early 70s, wails
and drones. —ld
Crawling with Tarts/ASP, 1803 Mission St
#316, Santa Cruz CA 95060 — These unlabeled
transparent cassettes feature unusual fine-art
paper folding sleeves with quality letterpress printing
on them. They also have very good quality sound reproduction.
Candy Tooth Ceylon. C90–15 tracks–$5. — Similar
to The Tudor Tapes, many of these works are beguiling
and almost cute; at the same time they move
from moods ranging from the regal to the intimate to
raw punk anger.
The Tudor Tapes. C30–8 tracks–$5. — These songs
(that’s what I’d call them) offer spritely and wafting
melodies rendered in organ, bell, guitar and female
voice. They have a similar feel to Penguin Cafe Orchestra
in their electronic and acoustic rhythms and
timbres. Almost classical sounding. —ld
Dad’s New Slacks. Radio broadcast of WMPG
Gorham ME. Write: Dad, 1468 Washington Ave,
Portland ME 04103 — Radio mixing fun of sundry
sound sources in much the same vein as Ivan Stang’s
“Hour of Slack” or even Post-Void Radio Theater’s “Little
City in Space”. Funny talk, bits of bizarre music, found
audio from tv, etc., with emphasis on humor or social
content. The airwaves need more of this kind of stuff;
it’d be great to hear by accident in the middle of a
long drive. —ld
Doorway of the Deep by Usward. C60–14 tracks.
J. Niswander, P.O. Box 401, Anderson IN 46015 —
Song titles suggest mystical philosophical content in
the music, mythical stories; “Stone Solace,” “River of
Peace,” “Soul Tree.” Heavy organ strains dominate,
low throated voice tells the story of “Barrier to the
Deep.” Guitar and recorders are used on “The Three
Bares” affecting a medieval courtly quality. Sounds
push their way into wandering guitar lines or
bright organ riffs which seems to emulate the subconscious.
Catalogue of Uswander music and cartoons
available. —jh
Duets (the First 12 Days of 1989) by Fredrick
Lonberg-Holm. C60–12 selections–4 discrete sound
tracks. Collision Cassettes, 811 W 8th St, Wilmington
DE 19801 — This cassette has the unusual feature of
having four separate “sides” so to speak. In order to
listen to it as intended one must listen to only one
stereo channel at a time, the other channel containing
a separate line up of work. Lonberg-Holm’s cello is
pitted against a variety of instruments and performers,
offering a cohesive collection of experimental
musical ideas. —ld
Folk Songs of Middle America by various. C60–
25 tracks. $4 from SNM Productions, P.O. Box
472084, Tulsa OK 74147 — Hard core, speed, rock,
punk, folk, performed texts offer an insider’s look at
the region. Most tracks are live recordings. —jh
Momentumless Identity by John Hudak. C60. $4
from SSS, 5881 Darlington, Pittsburgh PA 15217.
Contact: John Hudak, P.O. Box 7784, Philadelphia
1402 A U G U S T