#cassette loop

BR26354 is the title of the tapeloop that leads the album Loop Cinema, which was released on August 1st, 2024.

You can listen to the full release on Bandcamp and it is also available for download_

Back in February, I was given the space and opportunity to create a sound art installation for Variform gallery here in Portland. The piece I made, Parallels, consists of two identical tape players, playing back an extended tape loop between the two players, each panned left and right accordingly within the space. As the composed tape loop plays, you can hear it being delayed from one tape head to another, swirling endlessly within the space and stereo field. 

So I recently bought a new (old) camera, a Canon EOS M to be exact, and brought it along for a coastal hike a few weeks ago. I of course also brought along a tape loop to record and capture some sounds with. I ended up filming the tape loop and other random footage on the hike and was floored by how everything came out once I got home and reviewed it. I was immediately inspired and wrote a little piece around the tape loop and cut this short film together.

I have never really loved the sounds (or programming) of the microkorg, but decided to dust mine off and see if I couldn't give it another try. I had some fun and absurdly routed an extra long tape loop around the knobs to physically integrate the loop with the music. The result was amazing...until the walkman ate my tape loop, which I ultimately decided was the best (and last take).  Enjoy!