Blind Mime Ensemble is the home studio recording project of Bryan Baker. The BME studio's music ranges in style, from straightforward guitar rock to noisy experimental excursions. Visit the Blind Mime open loop directory here at tapegerm for some free loops from the studio. Enjoy the music.
Blind Mime Ensemble Station
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The music of Blind Mime Ensemble
Blind Mime Metamorphosis (watching from another room) 05:15/256k
I recorded opening and closing an iron cage in an old slaughterhouse in downtown Salt Lake City. It's where I store GAJOOB submission material (it's been climatized). I found an ARP2600 app for Android that is extremely unpredictable so it's very well-suited to my tastes. Zebra Mann's bass loops have been wrung through various effects. Sources: BF Baker: field recording (iron cage), theMouth, ARP2600 app for Android, effects; Zebra Mann: bass loop; Telltaleweekly.org: Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Credits: music by BF Baker, Project-18. Genre: Spoken Word. Created: 25 Dec 2011 08:30 AM. Plays: 13
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Blind Mime His Favourite Lego Bricks 03:58/192k
I started this one by working with 12 loops in a Tapegerm random sample pack challenge. Then I added a bunch more stuff. Credits: Music and lyric by Bryan Baker. Via the Tapegerm Collective -- Heuristics: synths; Resonan: digital error sounds; Diskhead: synth; Brandon K. Montoya: mason jar; Mental Anguish: insecticide synth; Mike McGary: synths; International Garbageman: clockwork l. Genre: Abstract. Created: 23 Feb 2011 06:51 AM. Plays: 63
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Blind Mime The Best Advice 06:01/192k
The best advice is usually banal. If you had the constitution to collect advice you'd find it full of catchphrases and bromides -- worthless pablum. Go team, go. Credits: Music and lyric by Bryan Baker. Guitar loop by CYSTEM in CYSTM Open Loops. Synthesizers, guitar, and vocoder by Bryan Baker. Lyrics collected from Twitter.. Genre: Electronic. Created: 20 Feb 2011 01:56 PM. Plays: 64
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Blind Mime Bob's Pulpit 08:14/192k
Spoken word samples from SubGenius.com, drum loop by Eric Hausmann, eBow and electric piano by Bryan Baker. Credits: music by Bryan Baker. Synthesizers by Mentally Anguished, random drums by Blind Mime Infection from the 10 Years Infection Project, synthesizers by Mental Anguish from the Free Loop 13 Project.. Genre: Abstract. Created: 11 Aug 2010 06:46 AM. Plays: 99
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Blind Mime Anabell Lee 05:56/192k
David's loops just fit beautifully somehow with Hannah's vocal and Don's guitar provides spurring counterpoint. Credits: words by Edgar Alan Poe, music by Hannah Galli, Bryan Baker. Hannah Galli: vocal; Bryan Baker: acoustic guitar; David Fuglewicz: synthesizers; Don Campau: classical guitar. 10 Years Infection project and Don Campau guest artist project.. Genre: Folk Experimental. Created: 01 Jul 2010 10:45 PM. Plays: 99
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Blind Mime The Infectious Sea 03:54/192k
The sea, the sea, washed away me. Credits: music by Bryan Baker. Hannah Galli: vocals; Solaris: electric guitar; Loopy Spiderz: field recording; Bryan Baker: lead guitars, synthesizer. 10 Years Infection project.. Genre: Abstract. Created: 01 Jul 2010 10:38 PM. Plays: 92
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Blind Mime Cordless Clown Car 02:11/192k
Roundly roundabout rounder rounds rounded round in a cordless clown car they traveled, honking. Credits: by bf baker. Greige Travail Guest Artist Project; 10 Years Infection Project loops by Heuristics Inc. 10 Years, Jesus Crash My Softsynth, Carpet Glue Unlimited, Dave Fuglewicz, Loopy Spiderz, Mentally Anguished, SoLaRiS., resonan, and Grunt. . Genre: A Fine How Do U Do. Created: 30 Apr 2010 07:05 AM. Plays: 94
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Blind Mime Homage 03:40/192k
The tide is at an ebb. Wait for it. Credits: by bf Baker. 10 Years Infection Project. Loops: guitar by Cystem, synthesizer by bf baker. Field recordings: "The Beach" open source audio via highfrequencymedia.com, "Nagasaki Homage Ritual" by yousunkmygunkanjima via archive.org.. Genre: Abstract Ambient. Created: 18 Apr 2010 11:54 PM. Plays: 128
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Blind Mime Cries From the Anthill 06:23/192k
I made a field recording recently of a visit to a local second hand store which you can hear in this piece which is based on the interplay between a spoken word poem found in the OurMedia Collection at archive.org and an electric piano figure from our GEMAfreie-welten cohorts. Guitars and synths are improvised against one another. The score remains unsettled. The grasshopper is mangled. The anthill is dispersed under children's feet. Tomorrow is another day. Credits: by bf baker. GEMAfreie-welten: electric piano loop; Cystem: guitar loops; OurMedia Collection @ archive.org: "Knucklehead"; bf baker: field recording, percussion loop, bass, guitars, synthesizers. Sources: Cystem Open Loops, GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist . Genre: Abstract. Created: 03 Apr 2010 06:42 AM. Plays: 113
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Blind Mime Order 05:18/192k
First I created a structure of electronics and voice using David Fuglewicz's open loop set and contributions from the Fluxus Fone folks. Then a synth progression was improvised and wrapped the static stream in its loving embrace. And guitars asked to come along for the ride. Credits: music by bf baker; electronics and samples by David Fuglewicz open loops with the Fluxus Fone Players (project-20) and bf baker Blind Mime Ensemble improvised synth and electric guitar.. Genre: Abstract. Created: 24 Feb 2010 08:59 AM. Plays: 166
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Blind Mime Impossible Signal Chatter 03:21/192k
I used a few focal points provided by Charles Rice Goff III. The anchor comes from Charlie's lead guitar melody which I mirror on upright piano and make simple variations into the piece; descending figures escort our fluxus consort. A sort of drone piano pattern enters with Charlie's fingered guitar segment midway, abruptly cut off by his ripped guitar anti-coda opening out to the original melody on piano as d'enouement. It was ritz crackers. Credits: music by bf baker and charles rice goff III; C. Goff III Guest Artist loops, live piano improv by bf baker - blind mime ensemble, with Fluxus Fone project-20 whimsy and whatnot. Genre: Avant Garde. Created: 23 Feb 2010 08:18 AM. Plays: 165
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Blind Mime Checkin' Out the Fluxus 02:10/192k
I took one of the first fluxus fone contributions and built some loops and live improvised bass round it. My first time working with SoundHack came up with an interesting loop merging a strummed acoustic guitar with a vocal which repeats offset with the flute melody throughout the song. I also used Dan Richert's bent Casio loops, taking a few percussion hits and building the percussion track piece by piece together with a classic loop from longtime supporting tapegerm artist Mike McGary. The bloopy synth bass sounding element is me playing live improvised bass guitar through a Bass Pod effects box. Check out the fluxus! Credits: music by bf baker; Fluxus Fone Project-20 voice, Don Campau Guest Artist lead guitar, Blind Mime open loops rhythm guitar & live improvised bass guitar, Dan Richert Circuit Bent Casio percussion project-19, and Mike McGary percussion.. Genre: Put Your Pants Back On. Created: 21 Feb 2010 06:12 PM. Plays: 212
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Blind Mime Lost Robot 02:42/192k
The Quartet robot instrument can be found at www.quartet.cc. It's an interface to an instrument housed at ARS Electronic, Linz, Austria. You key in a short melody and the instrument develops a composition based on that. Balls are catapulted into the air and land on large tuned bars like a marimba in a game of Mousetrap. Credits: by Bryan Baker. w/ loops by hebephrenic, electric guitar, synthesizer and Quartet robot instrument by Bryan Baker, Q. Genre: Electro Accoustic. Created: 03 Jan 2010 07:27 PM. Plays: 177
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Blind Mime his collapsing figures 03:16/192k
It's been a while since I've done a major loop composition. I did a quick sweep through the big FTP mother load and found some things I hadn't touched on before. Credits: composed by blind mime. Loops: cystem, keith hanlon/zapruder red, dave fuglewicz open loops, don campau guest artist loops, omnitechnomatrix, dj get yo fat on, virus factory, blind mime, buzzsaw & the shavings.. Genre: Progressive. Created: 25 Aug 2008 08:31 AM. Plays: 12900
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Blind Mime Nobody Notes 03:08/192k
I used Chris Phinney's percussion loops as the basis and built everything else up from there, playing the other parts live. Credits: mix by Blind Mime Ensemble. Percussion loops by Chris Phinney; guitar, bass, synthesizer by bf baker.. Genre: Game Soundtracks. Created: 30 Jul 2008 07:05 AM. Plays: 1896
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Blind Mime Another Invisible Man 03:26/192k
I've been wanting to work with Ken Clinger for many years and now that I've had the chance, let's hope there's many more opportunities for the same. I had a great time playing this stuff! Credits: words by bf baker, music by Ken Clinger, bf baker; percussion loop by Heuristics Inc. of tapegerm; synth bass and electric piano by Ken Clinger; organ, guitars, drums, synthesizer, vocals by bf baker. Ken Clinger Collaboration 1.. Genre: Rock. Created: 16 May 2006 10:06 PM. Plays: 9480
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Blind Mime Disconnect Notice 03:08/128k
A direction I'm wandering directionless around a kind of improv composition ethic. Credits: Mental Anguish Open Loops, CYSTEM Open Loops, Buzzsaw Open Loops, Hal McGee Open Loops, Blind Mime Open Loops, Groovemaker Teknostorm Loops, Steinberg Cold Fusion Loops.. Genre: Abstract. Created: 16 Oct 2005 08:30 AM. Plays: 11469
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Blind Mime Ignition 04:21/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime. G-Day loops by Mental Anguish, DJ Get Yo Fat On, Omnitechnomatrix, CYSTEM, Heuristics Inc., International Garbageman, Shaud, Blind Mime.. Genre: Experimental. Created: 02 Oct 2005 01:30 PM. Plays: 5068
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Blind Mime Anguish Wall 03:13/128k
Used Mental Anguish open loops to form the basis for this track. After composing the piece with these loops it was brought into Deck multitrack software where guitars, drums, bass, piano, and additional synth atmospheres were added. Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble; mental anguish open loops, blind mime open loops; Mental Anguish: organ, synthesizer, percussion; Blind Mime: drums, bass, guitar, piano, synthesizer. Genre: Progressive. Created: 25 Apr 2005 07:26 AM. Plays: 12156
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Blind Mime Ellis Island 04:04/128k
I combined the Blind Mime Ensemble open loops with Tapegerm's kidgerm project loops to form the basic track in Acid. Then I brought that into Deck multitrack and played a bunch of stuff over top and had some fun. Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Blind Mime Open Loops, Kidgerm Project; Blind Mime: drums, piano, bass, guitars, synthesizer, OB-1 solo, Roland Octopad, vocals; Mental Anguish: toy whistle, plastic percussion; Magical Cigarette: toy synth notes.. Genre: Alternative. Created: 23 Apr 2005 08:41 AM. Plays: 4114
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Blind Mime Mash Torpedo 05:05/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Blind Mime Ensemble.. Genre: Experimental Post Rock. Created: 16 Nov 2004 01:52 PM. Plays: 2566
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Blind Mime The Breakup 05:55/128k
Credits: by the Blind Mime Ensemble. Genre: Mood Music. Created: 16 Nov 2004 01:15 PM. Plays: 3071
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Blind Mime I'm Watching 05:45/128k
Credits: by the Blind Mime Ensemble. Vocal and sax loop by Gregg Allen.. Genre: Dance. Created: 16 Nov 2004 01:12 PM. Plays: 4252
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Blind Mime Backbreaker 02:58/128k
Credits: by the Blind Mime Ensemble. Genre: Experimental Post Rock. Created: 16 Nov 2004 01:09 PM. Plays: 2839
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Blind Mime Oswald Speaks 04:39/128k
Credits: y the Blind Mime Ensemble. Genre: Experimental Post Rock. Created: 16 Nov 2004 01:07 PM. Plays: 2644
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Blind Mime Herr Elsewhere 03:59/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Genre: Experimental Post Rock. Created: 16 Nov 2004 01:04 PM. Plays: 2707
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Blind Mime Skin Disguise Remix 04:38/128k
Original song by Blind Mime Ensemble. Source file loops were made available at remixfight.com. This is BME's remix. Credits: Loops by Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Jonas Stoltz, the Blind Mime. blind mime open loops.. Genre: Acid. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:57 PM. Plays: 2766
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Blind Mime Ache 04:51/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Blind Mime Ensemble.. Genre: Breakbeat. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:52 PM. Plays: 3518
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Blind Mime Dog 03:44/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Bev Stanton (vocal loop), Doug Michael (synth loop), Bryan Baker (Guitars and assorted sounds).. Genre: Progressive. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:49 PM. Plays: 20399
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Blind Mime Disorganization 03:47/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Baneemy, Blind Mime Ensemble.. Genre: Experimental. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:43 PM. Plays: 2613
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Blind Mime When the Joker Laughs 06:03/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Dan Gray, Chris Phinney, Bev Stanton, Scott Carr, JP Bergman, ESP, Bryan Baker.. Genre: Alternative. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:41 PM. Plays: 4553
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Blind Mime All Their Creeds 05:46/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Baneemy, Blind Mime Ensemble.. Genre: Experimental. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:38 PM. Plays: 3237
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Blind Mime Verbally Gerbil'd 03:58/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by PORT and Bryan Baker.. Genre: Experimental. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:34 PM. Plays: 2688
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Blind Mime Starshine On Me 03:29/128k
Credits: Port: Bass, main drums; Bryan Baker: Rhodes Piano, percussion; J Mundok: guitars, tin whistle; Bev Stanton: delta slide acoustic guitar, harmonica; Doug Michael: guitars.. Genre: Blues. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:28 PM. Plays: 2980
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Blind Mime Gabriel Deserted 02:36/128k
Credits: by Bllind Mime Ensemble. Loops and other things by: Bev Stanton, Doug Michael, Araden.. Genre: Experimental Post Rock. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:26 PM. Plays: 2666
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Blind Mime I Love My Machine 04:04/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Scott Carr - Tapehiss, Ghost of the Truthcircle, Kelli Wise - Ciyd, Bev Stanton, Bryan Baker.. Genre: Techno. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:16 PM. Plays: 2788
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Blind Mime Eleven 04:32/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Port, Doug Michael, Mark Cook, Bryan Baker.. Genre: Experimental Post Rock. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:13 PM. Plays: 3516
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Blind Mime Earth Spake 03:12/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Port: drum groove, sax; Bryan Baker: piano, guitars, bass; Chris Phinney: synth/vocal breaks; Al Margolis: violin.. Genre: Experimental. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:07 PM. Plays: 4790
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Blind Mime The Legendary Nerd Editors 05:12/128k
Credits: by Blind Mime Ensemble. Loops by Bryan Baker (guitar, synthesizer), Zapruder Red (flute), Bev Stanton (sax, harmonics), Kelli Wise - Ciyd (thunder, rain), Mike McGary (frame drum), Mark Cook (reverse guitar), Doug Michael (kalimba).. Genre: Spoken Word. Created: 16 Nov 2004 12:02 PM. Plays: 3180
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Metamorphosis (watching from another room)
"very nice piece, and the music accentuates the story telling perfectly. I've never read Metamorphosis by Kafka, but you can bet I will now. Thanks for using my sounds, even though I cannot figure which ones they were. :-)" -- evelynzzeeb (on 01/13/12 00:57:46)
Metamorphosis (watching from another room)
"This just wrapped a big smile on my face when I first listened to it (and for all subsequent listening. This is a wonderful tale Bryan, well written spoken and with perfect sonic accompaniment. Very cool indeed." -- davefuglewicz (on 01/03/12 19:28:31)
His Favourite Lego Bricks
"A stunning mix Bryan, truly outstanding." -- davefuglewicz (on 02/23/11 20:20:39)
His Favourite Lego Bricks
"Here we have a veritable cornucopia of sonic experiences, spun round into a weave that deserves repeated examination. My Pikachu cereal bowl is smiling below the milk." -- padukem (on 02/23/11 11:05:28)
The Best Advice
"I love the floating, drifting flow to this one and the vocoder voices are perfect. Now, lemme give you some advice..." -- davefuglewicz (on 02/22/11 21:07:35)
SPOTLIGHT TRACK
Order
First I created a structure of electronics and voice using David Fuglewicz's open loop set and contributions from the Fluxus Fone folks. Then a synth progression was improvised and wrapped the static stream in its loving embrace. And guitars asked to come along for the ride. Credits: music by bf baker; electronics and samples by David Fuglewicz open loops with the Fluxus Fone Players (project-20) and bf baker Blind Mime Ensemble improvised synth and electric guitar..
MESSAGES
The eagle suffers little birds to sing
posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:27 AM
I'll be recording an album at Tapegerm starting tomorrow. This morning I was thinking about that and thinking about a title. I wandered around a few title generators on the web and found myself following a generator which had me looking at quotes on wikipedia and I came across quotes from Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. There are lots of horrid visions in Titus, meat for many a cruel noise meal of titles; but I settle myself with this: The eagle suffers little birds to sing.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing, and is not careful what they mean thereby, Knowing that with the shadow of his wings He can at pleasure stint their melody: Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
Tomorrow begins.
photo by beatsplusmelody @ flickr
Collecting Sounds 110011
posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:18 PM
This is my collection of sounds, loops, noises, etc. for November 2011.
Includes: car warning signal, helicopter, metal cage door, slaughterhouse elevator, metal squeaks, synth pad, drums...
When uploading a piece to Tapegerm that uses any of these loops, please credit Blind Mime November 2011 Sounds so it appears in my feed and I get to hear what you've done. Do whatever you want.
Collection of Sounds - November 2011 by bfbaker
homemademusic.com
posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:21 AM
homemademusic.com is a place for recording artists to blog with other recording artists about the art and craft of home recording.
New loops -- Greige Travail "Mr. A Only Has A" Tapegerm K7 Tribute
posted: 24 Jul 2011 08:57 AM
We're starting a series of loop projects which will focus on homemade cassette albums of the 1980's-1990's. The first project is now open with 123 strange loops to utilize and brutalize:
Greige Travail -- Mr. A Only Has A
enjoy!
Video with Tapegerm music
posted: 07 May 2011 11:09 AM
I'm working on a video for an inhouse company competition and using some Tapegerm music. I'm using iMovie which is not very condusive in some ways (audio is tough) to this kind of thing.
Will you let me know if this works?
Thanks!
Using the song "Anguish Wall" from the Tapegerm Archive and another of mine called "The Icons of My Youth Fall Silent."
New Open Loops
posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:52 AM
There's a new batch of loops in my Open Loop Directory for one and all activated Tapegerm artists. I've been exploring new software synths the past little while and there should be new things (more loops) forthcoming from the blind mime studio in good time.
What, for you, is the notable thing about Tapegerm collaboration?
posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:42 AM
I'm putting together an article about collaboration for GAJOOB. It's an ongoing series, actually. I wonder if you can answer a few questions here? Starting with the one above...
Thanks!
GAJOOB Call For Entries
posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:28 AM
Greetings!
GAJOOB is returning to print with a new issue coming out this winter and we're looking for recording artists who want to participate.
A big part of the upcoming GAJOOB print edition will be an mp3 CD with ~100 recordings. To be considered, just send an mp3 (192k) along with details about making it (such as inspiration, anecdotes, recording process, interesting techniques, etc.). All genres. Recent recordings or vintage, but send us just one per artist. Keep the length under 5-6 minutes. Email it to gajoob@indieonestop.com. Please include artist name, song name, credits and a website for linking. I'm hoping this fills up quickly, so get your contribution in.
Please share this notice with your creative contacts -- I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you!
The website: http://gajoob.indieonestop.com
To follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gajoobmagazine
Bryan Baker
Infection vocal loops by Hannah Galli
posted: 07 May 2010 07:36 AM
We had a few requests for more vocal loops for the Infection project so I invited Hannah Galli over to record some vocals especially for the project. She's looking forward to hearing what the Tapegerm treatment is all about so download them now on the Infection project page.
Cries From the Anthill video
posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:03 AM
Here's a video of a recent Blind Mime Ensemble track. Credit: composed by bf baker. bf baker: field recording, percussion loop, bass, guitars, synths; Cystem: guitar/effects loops; GEMAfreie-welten: electric piano loop; OurMedia @ archive.org: spoken word. Footage from the Prelinger public domain archive.
Germination Five
posted: 21 Mar 2010 08:05 PM
The cover for Tapegerm's upcoming Germination Five has a surreal theme you may wish to incorporate into your creations.
Casio PT180 Circuit Bending -- New Guest Artist project loops by Dan Richert
posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:32 PM
Thanks to Dan Richert for letting us chop up the audio recorded from his Casio PT180 Circuit Bending project.
The loops are now available on the Loop Projects page (available in the top menu to activated Tapegerm artists only).
More information here:
http://www.tapegerm.com/jamroom/index.php?t=page_guest_danrichert
Guest Artists
posted: 03 Feb 2010 10:31 AM
We're always interested in considering people for creative Guest Artist projects. If you know of someone who may be interested in being subjected to a little Tapegerm whimsy. Have them visit:
http://bit.ly/afRGLU.
Thanks!
RPM Challenge
posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:14 PM
Is anyone participating in this year's RPM challenge: make an album this month? I'll be attempting a Tapegerm album, myself.
Go HERE for more RPM info.
New Open Loops
posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:52 AM
There are a dozen new loops in Blind Mime's open loop project directory. Log in to your fully activated account & go to the loop directory to get them. There is one that is really more of a backing track.
State Shirt is looking for loops
posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:06 AM
One of my favorite artists I've run across online is State Shirt. He's currently making an album where the music consists of loops provided from outside artists (he sings and remixes). So if you're looking for another outlet for your loops in a different setting, you'll like this. You can hear the first song he's done.
He's also open sourced his music and you can download tracks for remixing. He posts some of those as well.
GO HERE.
New DVD: Grindstone Redux (the story of the 1980s US underground music network)
posted: 28 Jun 2009 04:24 PM
Just got this in the mail the other day. It's a fantastic piece of work anyone with an interest in cassette culture will find fascinating -- and roughly half of the featured artists are Tapegerm folks!
Grindstone Redux -- The Documentary
The Story of the 1980s US Underground Music Network
Documentary Feature Film, Plus Bonus Features:
Live performance videos from the 1980s, discographies, biographies and a special tribute to Doug Walker (of "Alien Planetscapes" fame).
DVD $ 12 (includes shipping in USA) http://www.trueagemedia.com
Watch the Trailer on YouTube
Before there was an Internet or CDs or DVDs or even home computers, there was a revolution in the music industry against the standardization and monolithic grip of the major record labels in the 1980s by independent musicians and labels through the development of self-publishing.
This is that story, as told by the people who made it happen.
The revolution was fueled by technological developments in recording, reproduction and publishing. Artists took music publishing into their own hands. This phenomenon was unique to the 1980s.
Grindstone Redux includes interviews with recording artists & independent label owners.
It also includes rare vintage music videos from the 1980s, biographies and discographies.
How & Why did we create the network of the 1980s?
Where are these people now? And what are they doing?
Artists: Mikhail Bohonus (Static Effect, WarWorld, They), Don Campau (Lonely Whistle Music), Jeff Chenault (Line Level Media, Jeff Central, ITN), Christopher Elston (Curious Voltage), Charles Goff III (Taped Rugs Productions, -ing, Disism, Herd of the Ether Space), Randy Greif (Swinging Axe Productions, Static Effect, Screaming DukDuks, Max & Mel), Al Margolis (Sound of Pig, If Bwana, XTSW), Mark Lane (Editions Mark Lane), Chris Phinney (Harsh Reality Music, Cancerous Growth, mental Anguish, Skoptzies, Viktimized Karcass), Andrew Szava-Kovats (True Age Records, Ask, Data-Bank-A, Dominion, Parade of Sinners).
Blind Mime Open Loop Directory
posted: 26 Nov 2004 06:06 AM
The Blind Mime Open Loop Directory changes contents roughly once every month. So check in regularly for a fresh batch of free loopage from the Blind Mime Studio.
Blind Mime CALENDAR
Blind Mime Ensemble's 2012 Tapegerm RPM Challenge
Event Date: 02/29/2012 06:00 AM
Every year, a bunch of recording artists gather on the RPM Challenge website with a goal of recording an album within the month of February. This year, we (the Blind Mime Ensemble) will be recording an album with Tapegerm source audio and that's where you come in... you can either join us by recording your own album using the source audio provided for this project, or you can get busy providing us with source audio and we guarantee to use it.
To clarify -- this project has two parts. 1) Upload audio sources and we will use it on album we are creating during February 2012. We guarantee to use everything uploaded to the project. To qualify for the project, just put "Project-18" somewhere in the credits when uploading your audio. 2) Feel free to accept the challenge yourself and create an album using these audio sources as well. Our album will be compiled and made available as free netlabel album with artwork and extensive blog notes (we'll blogging on Tapegerm.com during the creation of the album). Let's make some noise!
Spring 2012 Found Sound Project
Event Date: 05/31/2012 12:00 AM
This project is for Found Sounds. Add your own source files to the project. Please no musical instruments. Add sounds from your own environments. Raw sounds are best. Then download all the contributed sources and create/upload some recordings.
Fluxus Fone Project
Event Date: 06/30/2012 11:00 PM
This project collects random phone messages. Click the widget, enter your name and a number and our machine will call you so you can leave a random message. It's instant -- don't think about it, just say anything. Really.
Tapegerm recording artists: download the messages and use them in a recording. When the project is complete we'll compile an album at archive.org.
Blind Mime
PAYPAL STORE
The following items are available directly from Blind Mime.
Blind Mime Ensemble Tapegerm Vol. 1
Item Number: tbme001
Cost: $7.00 (USD)
14 tracks from the Blind Mime Ensemble studio featuring loops by The Tapegerm Collective.
Skin, Disguised
Item Number: BME002
Cost: $5.00 (USD)
Remixes of Blind Mime Ensemble's "Skin Disguise" with over a dozen artists participating.
Blind Mime Ensemble -- Ruth Remixed by The Tapegerm Collective
Item Number:
Cost: $0 (USD)
01 Blind Mime Ensemble "Hey, Ruth"
The original track from which all this subsequent madness ensues.
02 Cystem "Wheelin"
Blind Mime Open Loops, Don Campau Guest Artist Mix, Omnitechnomatrix Open Loops , Q-Cut Guest Artist Mix and Cystem. Being inspired by Bryan and Don's guitar loops, I went out and got myself a Line6 PODxt and an Ebow. yeehaw.
03 Renedo "Please give my monkey eyeballs"
Blind Mime Open Loops, Heuristics Inc Open Loops, Halloween Mix, Kamakura for the name.
04 Hal McGee "Cobwebs"
Halloween, Mental Anguish Open Loops, Blind Mime Open Loops, Hal McGee Open Loops; Hal McGee: mix, voice, theremin. This is a remix of a 1996 spoken word piece from my VA-10 album.
05 Mental Anguish "Every Cat Needs Its Scratching Post"
Blind Mime Open Loops/extra vox Mental Anguish. Used only Blind Mime Open Loops. Added some vox..
06 International Garbageman "Sometimes (tracks wont upload)"
Loops: Blind Mime Open loops Mix: International Garbageman. Rainy summer days sitting inside making things more fun! But sometimes files neither upload or download.
07 C. Goff III "The Ballad Of William Burroughs Creek"
Featuring a few words from the late great hero himself, Blind Mime Open Loops, Hal McGee Open Loops, Arthur Loves Plastic Open Loops, Mellow Jeremy Guest Artist, & Michael Thomas Jackson Guest Artist. Composed, arranged, sung, & strummed by C. Goff III.. This is a true story which took place September 4, 2006, a few blocks from my home in Lawrence, Kansas. The accompanying photo collage was made from the few pictures mentioned in the song.
08 The Ghosts Lounge "Like Thomas Jefferson Loves HipHop I Love You Baby"
Tapegerm Resident Artist loops by DJ Get Yo Fat On Open loops and Blind Mime Open Loops, Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones, Picking Up Girls Made Easy from Hyde Park Records (1975). Thomas Jefferson seems to have been obsessed with innovation for its own sake, and I think he would have appreciated how well hip-hop represents the rhythms that result from modern innovations. There's innovation and originality in relationships too, and I've often thought that it's the small moments of private wit, like a passing, brilliantly-conceived bit of cute talk on the part of a girlfriend or wife, that should be counted among the most valuable things in life. As for the remaining texts and subtexts in the song, I leave that up to you. This is the second track from what I plan as my first all-Tapegerm album, and it's in keeping with the spirit of the first one I posted.
09 Buzzsaw The Shavings "Stealing Henriettas Gown for the Duc Philippe"
Blind Mime Open Loops Mix. Entirely excluded from the affairs of state and partaking of the conquests of the Rhine and beyond by order of discerning higher authority, the debauched Duc Philippe compensates by making a raid on wife Henrietta's bedroom in order to achieve the conquest of her favourite gown.
10 Insecta Sonic "A Fugue for 23 Freaks"
Mix Insecta Sonic: Dave Fuglewicz open loops, CYSTEM open loops, Buzzsaw open loops, Rootsy Records, Blind Mime open loops, Heuristics Inc. open loops, Mental Anguish free loop project 013, Omnitechnomatrix free loop project 013, B. Laswell, Analog Ind. A dark ambient ride through synthetic textures, frequencies and voices. Sticky, chewy, exotic and cerebral, fortified with 12 vitamins, minerals and performance enhancing compounds that won't show up when tested.
11 shaud "Hey Ruth scandinavian edit"
blind mime open loops. Some greats loops from blind mime that inspired me alot. Some of them were so great that i did not want to "destroy" them.
12 Eel Eye "Choking"
S.L.I.P. guest artist mix, Mental Anguish Open loops, Blind Mime Open Loops. A sudden inspiration drawing heavily from S.L.I.P.'s loops, and a very sliced & processed Mental Anguish sample.
13 DJ Get "That girl needs a Q Tip"
Mix by DJ Get Yo Fat On/ loops Scott Carr, Blind Mime, Q-Cut, Omnitechnomatrix, Acid Freak, Q-Cut Guest artist, Blind Mime Open loops, Omnitechnomatrix Open Loops. For my sister Bela :-)
14 Blind Mime Ensemble "Disconnect Notice"
Mental Anguish Open Loops, CYSTEM Open Loops, Buzzsaw Open Loops, Hal McGee Open Loops, Blind Mime Open Loops, Groovemaker Teknostorm Loops, Steinberg Cold Fusion Loops.. A direction I'm wandering directionless around a kind of improv composition ethic.
15 Slave Labour "Hey Ruth mmm sometimes"
Loops by Blind Mime Ensemble.
Studio Shot
The Blind Mime Studio.
photo by: Bryan Baker
studio shot
The Blind Mime Studio..
photo by: Bryan Baker
studio shot
the Blind Mime Studio..
photo by: Bryan Baker
Allye at Texas Street
My daughter Allye at the drums in the Texas Street Blind Mime studio..
photo by: Bryan Baker
Chicken
This is part of photo project Allye did..
photo by: Allye Baker
