#temporary tapes

Now, Beyond The Dream is the third album by Listening Center in the SX-70 CD-R series by Temporary Tapes. It represents the end of a phase of open ended exploration of modular and polysynth improvisations recorded around 2020. Elements of arabesque and isorhythm have again been widely employed to create a cyclical and disembodied feeling. In "New Riddles", a modular sequence is tape looped over and over itself, creating a pulsing, protozoan echo. No matter how much narrative or abstraction is projected onto the work after the fact, it always contains a diaristic element of some kind—it can often be a response to or processing of physical or mental events of the time. Again, the idea of "a dream of sound" (Southam). Sometimes it seems appropriate to use another approach. The well-trodden paths that have served us well now seem to lead nowhere. Less familiar paths can still lead home. Recorded NY, 2020 David Mason - Modular and Polyphonic Synthesizers, Tape Loops.

379 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11206 Maybe the Sweet Honey Pours is a collaboration borne of Paolo Javier and Listening Center (David Mason’s) love of the tape loop. It also marks their debut recording as the band Fel Santos, named in honor of the Pilipinx American sound poet who’s been their muse throughout much of their collaborative work the past decade. Wendy’s Subway will host the NYC launch for both the chapbook (NION Editions) and cassette (Temporary Tapes) of Maybe the Sweet Honey Pours on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 3pm. “‘Beginning An Expedition’ & ‘Timestream’ are essentially early Listening Center tracks transferred from a wavering four track cassette recorder; ‘From An Unknown Source’ is just that, it was found on a tape one day—I have no recollection of making it or where it originated.” —Listening Center on the B-Side tracks of Maybe the Sweet Honey Pours “The poem/libretto is made up of discrete short poems sequenced to resemble parts of a long poem composed during a single train ride from NYC to Toronto one midwinter day. I was moved to write it in early 2016, after hearing an unforgettable Listening Center tape loop that resonated with me emotionally, and the form of the poem/libretto evolved in-studio and during live performances over the next year and half.” —Paolo Javier Fel Santos/Listening Center will be joined by Bank of Forever, the instrumental, electronic project of Collin Ruffino who has recently released Music for Navigating with Temporary Tapes, and friends, the musician Howard Huang, and artists ray ferreira and Emmy Catedral. Temporary Tapes is a limited edition electronic music cassette label and home for all things analogue, doubtful and ferric. Founded in 2016 by Jane Gregory, Lyn Hejinian, and Claire Marie Stancek, Nion Editions publishes three titles per year, with special interest in chapbooks and uncategorizable forms. -- Image: Super 8 film still courtesy David Mason -- Accessibility Wendy's Subway strives to be accessible to all visitors . We are located on the ground floor at 379 Bushwick Avenue. At the entrance, there is a concrete ramp with some uneven surfaces and a raised threshold (measuring 2 1/4” in height). Our single, all-gender bathroom, is not currently ADA-accessible; however, there are several such bathrooms nearby that we would be happy to help direct to. This space is not scent-free, but we ask that attendees come fragrance-free. This event will be live-streamed and archived for future consultation. If you have specific questions about access, please write [email protected] at least three days before the event and we will make every effort to provide accommodations for you.