Magnetic Landscape

Ever wonder what magnetic cards sound like?

I cut up bus passes, hotel key cards, arcade cards, vhs tape and the like, and played them through my reel-to-reel. Recorded the sounds onto the computer, then recorded them back to the tape machine onto loops of tape. Covered the erase head of the tape machine, and plugged the output into the input. Because the recording head is slightly behind the playback head, it caused a delay. Swapping the channels on the input caused a ping-pong delay. Recorded it back onto the computer and made a montage of sorts. The computer was only used for timeline edits, no digital effects were used.

Recorded: March 2007

Dead Ahead

Born out of a fascination with A minor and E major. Grew with a fascination for this style of picking.

Key: Am
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Intermission

I was getting frustrated with the mistakes I was making while recording another piece, then I remembered this one. A one-take deal.

Key: C
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Chance Meeting

This tune practically wrote itself. I pretty well played it this way the first time I played it.

Key: Gm
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009

Up and Down

Not sure where this one came from. Reminds me of friends and the country.

Key: D
Tuning: Standard
Recorded: May 2009