Avant-Garde  •  Modern Composition

Tape Music

Tape Music consists of the fragments, loops, and samples and speed manipulation of pre-recorded sounds, their alteration, and use in modern composition. Tape music is an integral part of musique concrète.

Tape Music Album Highlights

A Rainbow in Curved Air
Terry Riley A Rainbow in Curved Air
Steve Reich: Early Works
Steve Reich Steve Reich: Early Works
Steve Reich: Four Organs; Phase Patterns
Philip Glass / Steve Reich Steve Reich: Four Organs; Phase Patterns
Modern Jester
Aaron Dilloway Modern Jester
Steve Reich: Triple Quartet
Kronos Quartet Steve Reich: Triple Quartet
Lumpy Gravy
Frank Zappa Lumpy Gravy
Lucy & Aaron
Lucrecia Dalt / Aaron Dilloway Lucy & Aaron
Terry Riley: Reed Streams
Terry Riley Terry Riley: Reed Streams
Reverberations: Tape & Electronic Music 1961-1970
Pauline Oliveros Reverberations: Tape & Electronic Music 1961-1970
Alvin Lucier: I Am Sitting in a Room
Alvin Lucier Alvin Lucier: I Am Sitting in a Room
Evolution: The Music from Dr. Who
BBC Radiophonic Workshop Evolution: The Music from Dr. Who
Aerial #1
Tod Dockstader Aerial #1
Aerial #2
Tod Dockstader Aerial #2
This Same Temple
Paul Dresher This Same Temple
A Turn of Breath
Ian William Craig A Turn of Breath
The Gag File
Aaron Dilloway The Gag File
The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski The Disintegration Loops
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Centres
Ian William Craig Centres
The Disintegration Loops III
William Basinski The Disintegration Loops III
The Disintegration Loops II
William Basinski The Disintegration Loops II
An Evolutionary Music: Original Recordings 1972-1979
Ariel Kalma An Evolutionary Music: Original Recordings 1972-1979
Halve Maen
Double Leopards Halve Maen
Tape Play: 10 Works For Electronic Tape
Kenneth Gaburo Tape Play: 10 Works For Electronic Tape
La Stazione 1987/1990
Herbert Distel La Stazione 1987/1990
Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music, 1948-1980
Various Artists Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music, 1948-1980
The Complete Tape Music of Dick Raaijmakers
Dick Raaijmakers The Complete Tape Music of Dick Raaijmakers
Open Resolve
Sean McCann Open Resolve
Variations for Piano & Tape
William Basinski Variations for Piano & Tape
Durbē
Ian William Craig Durbē
Red Sun Through Smoke
Ian William Craig Red Sun Through Smoke
Lamentations
William Basinski Lamentations
In a Word
Ian William Craig / Daniel Lentz In a Word
Sooner or Later (Tarde O Temprano)
Bob Ostertag Sooner or Later (Tarde O Temprano)
American Winter
Brian Harnetty American Winter
Spellewauerynsherde
Akira Rabelais Spellewauerynsherde
N30: Live at the World Trade Organization Protest November 30, 1999
Christopher DeLaurenti N30: Live at the World Trade Organization Protest November 30, 1999
Punk Authority
Pete Swanson Punk Authority
Words and Silences
Brian Harnetty Words and Silences
Senderos de luz y sombras
Beatriz Ferreyra Senderos de luz y sombras
Ten Impressions for Piano & Strings
Sean McCann Ten Impressions for Piano & Strings
Tera de Marez Oyens
Tera de Marez Oyens Tera de Marez Oyens
Worldfood
Ramon Sender Worldfood
The Conscience: Narrative Chamber Pieces
Tibor Szemző The Conscience: Narrative Chamber Pieces
Music from the Once Festival 1961-1966
Various Artists Music from the Once Festival 1961-1966
His Master's Noise: The Institute of Sonology
Institute of Sonology His Master's Noise: The Institute of Sonology
All Ears: A Compilation
Various Artists All Ears: A Compilation
Verbatim, Flesh and Blood
Bob Ostertag Verbatim, Flesh and Blood
Parr(A)cousmatique
Arturo Parra Parr(A)cousmatique
Savage Songs: Early Brazilian Electronic Music
Jorge Antunes Savage Songs: Early Brazilian Electronic Music
An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music, Vol. 2
Various Artists An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music, Vol. 2