Direct mp4 download or play:  Isis Eating Loud

This is what happened when I connected an external microphone to my video camera. I made this late in 2004 or early 2005, and there is more of Isis the cat here.

Electret Condenser Microphone (Radio Shack Catalog Number 270-090 or similar)

Isis – May 2009

This is the record player I used to record all of the 78 rpm records I have presented up to this point, including “Dreamo Sleeping Pills.” Newcomb is the brand name of a record player schools had throughout the 1960s.

Direct mp3 download or play:  Distorted Guitar & Voice

Here is something really nutty. I’m trying to remember more about this recording. There was a time in the early 1970s that I became interested in Jimi Hendrix, but not for long. That’s probably why this tape is unmarked. Anything that I create that has some resemblance to music, I’m usually somewhat embarrassed to present.
First of all It’s probably an insult to Jimi Hendrix. Secondly, I don’t read music and I am not a musician. The sound quality is similar to “Bicycle Horn Under Water,” and I think an early version of The Booper, modified to amplify and produce heavy distortion is involved. Also a dynamic microphone was placed inside or on the strings of my grandfather’s acoustic guitar. The guitar strings were struck or plucked with my fingers and I made noises and said words with my mouth.
I am quite sure this was recorded using my Norelco 1530 monaural cassette recorder. In addition, I don’t recall presenting this to Negativland or playing it on Over The Edge, so if a certain individual who may be holding his head and laughing by the name of Mark, feel free to correct me.

The tape with this recording

Direct mp3 download or play:  Mother’s Day 1985 #3

Here is another section of tape from the recording I made on Mothers Day, 1985. It is actually from the beginning of the tape through to 15 minutes and 47 seconds. The tape recorder and microphone are the same as in “Mother’s Day 1985 #1.” My mother and grandmother are quite lively and they comment a lot on my beard.

Direct mp3 download or play: My Mother Playing Accordion – normal

Normal

Direct mp3 download or play: My Mother Playing Accordion – chorus and reverb

Chorus and Reverb

Here is my mother playing her accordion. It was recorded using the same setup as on “California Drinking Song” when my Aunt Louise was visiting at my house in Martinez, California.  However, I cannot recall the title of the song.