Tape Music

Tape music, an avant-garde genre, thrives on the manipulation of audiotapes to create auditory experiences that defy conventional musical boundaries. Artists in this domain manipulate tapes through cutting, looping, slowing down, or speed manipulation, to craft sounds that merge nostalgia with experimental edge. The genre's roots in mid-20th century innovations have evolved, influenced by artists like Aaron Dilloway and William Basinski, into a form that explores the textures and decays of sound, emphasizing the materiality and imperfections of tape as a medium. It incorporates elements of ambient, noise, and minimalism, weaving together soundscapes that are as hauntingly beautiful as they are sonically rich. The attention to the physicality of sound production and decay invites listeners into a deeply immersive auditory space, highlighting the ephemeral nature of sound and memory.

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Where Soft And Balmy Breezes Blow
Single - Released November 15, 2024

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Aaron Dilloway
Akira Rabelais
Federico Durand
Fumitake Tamura
Halim El-Dabh
K. Leimer
Lilien Rosarian
MEITEI
Marcus Fischer
Mark Vernon
Morton Subotnick
Moss Harvest
Nuno Canavarro
Pauline Oliveros
Richard Maxfield
Romance
T. R. Jordan
Taylor Deupree
Vladimir Ussachevsky
William Basinski
William Basinski
MEITEI
Taylor Deupree
K. Leimer
Federico Durand
Pauline Oliveros
T. R. Jordan
Romance
Nuno Canavarro
Fumitake Tamura
Akira Rabelais
Marcus Fischer
Aaron Dilloway
Halim El-Dabh
Vladimir Ussachevsky
Morton Subotnick
Lilien Rosarian
Richard Maxfield
Moss Harvest
Mark Vernon