MAEROR TRI-Venenum-(audiofile Tapes-Usa-c60-1992)

Maeror Tri was an ambient, noise and drone music band from Germany founded in the 1980s which consisted of Stefan "Baraka H" Knappe, Martin "GLIT[s]CH" Gitschel and Helge Siehl.

They used only live instruments to produce music with enormous amount of effects applied. They disbanded in the late 1990s after releasing a number of limited-edition records. They released music on labels such as Old Europa Cafe, Ant-Zen, Staalplaat, and Soleilmoon.

Stefan and Martin continued under the name of Troum, while Helge is recording as Tausendschoen. Stefan Knappe is also the founder and owner of Drone Records.(from wikipedia)

The legendary New York industrial/experimental/electronic label audifile Tapes was run by Carl Howard and active since the mid-1980s.

I  wrote about him quite few time now.Here an interview  to him on Autoreverse Indipendent Music Magazine and another one on Media Hyperrel.org.

This tape was re-printed as cd by the french UNE (R)ecords in 1999.

If I do not fail the original copies distributed by audiofile tapes had a different front colour cover each one.

This is a masterpiece of drone industrial ambient music.

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POSTAL SOUND SURGERY-Postal Sound Surgery-(audiofile Tapes-Usa-1992)

Postal Sound Surgery is a mail music project co-ordinated by: Mike Hovancsek of Pointless Orchestra 
and Pointless Music :veteran visual artist, writer and musician from US.(here his actual webpage with lots of info about all his artistic activities)-quite few artists took part to this amazing tape via mail:Ethan Lebovics:drummer for the Minnesota band Gneissmaker and creator of Ramco Records label
 Roger Skullback also involved in Prose In Cannes.
Alan Bishop:Co-founder of Sun City Girls, owner of Abduction, and co-owner of Sublime Frequencies.  Alan's younger brother is Rick Bishop,also present in this tape-work.Henry Kuntz artists from the 70s playing here assorted woods and bamboo xylophones.

 There are many more artists involved in this tape,you`ll find all the details in the cover-sleeve.

The label is the legendary audiofile Tapes:New York industrial/experimental/electronic label run by Carl Howard and active since the mid-1980s. Now defunct.

I already posted quite few tapes by this very good label.

Enjoy it,this is a great tape of absurd experiments with various instruments reminding me a lots of strange passages of the cassette culture scene of the 80s.

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SPHINX-Absolute Animal II-(c60-audiofile Tapes-USA-1992)

I passed this tape to Vita Ignes Corpus Lignum few years ago...it is not there anymore so I re-post it here,I am re-posting the good review by Crepusculum too,big thanx mate :)
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Some rather interesting esoteric elektronikx here from this South African projekt paying homage to thee recumbent lion with human head: thee Sphinx!! this cassette was released on thee label Audiofile Tapes which was run by Carl Howard who was also a member ov Body Without Organs!!

For thee first side ov thee cassette thee lineup tis listed as: Joe da Silva: guitar, keyboard/ Fynn 23: keyboard, Clem Mudie: organ and vocals, and Jay Scott: keyboard, electronics & mix.. Cannot even figure out how to use thee proper accent mark to search for info behind thee title for thee first track which consists ov an interesting organ progression, ethereal synth drones, psychedelic guitar work, and beatific operatic feminine vocals!! yet again perplexed how to properly utilise thee accent marks for seeking thee info behind thee second piece which consists ov interesting trancing synth work with additional strange elektronikx techniques and feminine vocal incantations!!"Kamarupa, also called Pragjyotisha, was the first historical kingdom in Assam that existed between the 4th to the 12th century CE. Ruled by three dynasties from their capitals in present-day Guwahati and Tezpur, it covered the entire Brahmaputra river valley and, at times, North Bengal and parts of Bangladesh.Though the historical kingdom disappeared by 12th century to be replaced by smaller political entities, the notion of Kamarupa persisted and ancient and medieval chroniclers continued to call this region by this name. Coins of Alauddin Hussain Shah, who invaded the Kamata Kingdom in the late 15th century, called the region Kamru or Kamrud. In the 16th century the Ahom kingdom came into prominence and assumed for itself the political and territorial legacy of the Kamarupa kingdom.The name of this kingdom survives in Kamrup, a present-day district in Assam."sonicly this track consists ov more unique trancing synthesizer workx which last for a duration ov over fifteen minutes!!absolute consists ov more unique analog synthesizer progression with some wierd reversed vocalisations occasionally interspersed throughout..for thee second side ov thee cassette thee lineup tis listed as: Joe da Silva: keyboard/ Paul Roussouw: keyboard, Alan Thwaites: Octopad percussion, and Jay Scott: keyboards, electronics & mix..this side tis one long session which tis semi-reminiscent ov both olde Tangerine Dream and Popul Vuh!! 

Track listing:

a01-vulewoo
a02-vegi-formasie
a03-kamarupa
a04-absolute
b01-detoxified brains II

(transferred by [[F@R@W@Y]] / review by crepusculum)

PIUME E SANGUE-Jingle Beo-(Audiofile tapes-Usa-c60-1994)

Piume e sangue is Gi Gasparin and Paolo Dal Balcon-quite an interesting tape here released by the  incredible American audiofile Tapes label back in 1994.I spoke already about this great label linking an interesting interview with its mastermind Carl Howard.
3 years ago I passed another  tape called "I corpi 68.28.38." by Piume E Sangue to Vita Ignes Corpus Lignum blog,that link is still Ok,get it here.
Enjoy it!!!
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