Don't Get Caught in the Matrix
December 12, 2023 #TapeLabTuesday
We're like 10 weeks into #TapeLabTuesday, and the reader response has been overwhelming, to say the least—keep your comments coming! On deck this week...2 New Releases, a Double Relux Rewinded Release, Announcing the Down Below the Surface album, plus an exclusive early look at a work in progress.
New This Week: 12/12/23
New MIDI configurations have begat new results. Don't get caught in the Matrix...Some hard hitters in this 10-minute mix. What are you thoughts? Let us know and drop a comment on SoundCloud!
This one is a truck thumper, absolutely jam this in your car with the bass turned up. Squiggly, wiggly beat.
RELUX REWINDED
A double-pressed #ReluxRewind, calling back to creating the original two albums - recorded live on tape during the same session.
King Ringo • Jersey Flore • Ya-ma-ha-me-ha • Reversetape • The Slow and the Serious • Cowboys 3 Men
From the start, a powerfully simple beat announces its eponymous title - RINGO BEAT BIG TIME. This was a fun jam session back in Graham, NC early in the time of the Tape. Back in the Twisted Tea days. This first jam has a calm, 90’s instructional video or corporate training vibe.
Sliding into a dance beat. You can almost feel the laughter while we made this driving techno track. Like lots of our older music, we just let it ride. Record everything and then trim it down. Nice flow to the tracks - a great example of that classic Tape Lab sound!
Thos Beans • Nitecaps • Mushroom for Improvement (Single) • Shroomoutro
Part two, extension from Deep Ringo. The Jam gets deeper as the mushrooms bloom. Spacier, more expanded than the A-side.
Down Below the Surface Coming Jan 1.
Long awaited Tape Lab album compiles one of our most creative and streamlined periods. Spanning beats made between 2021-2022, this album will likely have one of your favorite Tape Lab beats. Make sure you are following Tape Lab on Spotify or Apple Music to hear it when it drops.
Or, for real ones, you can listen to the album early on Bandcamp!
"That sounds great...but can you bounce it to Tape?"
SNEAK PEAK
Get your Batu glasses on and scrub your memories in the meta-matrix.
Moog Sub37 + Kaosillator + Yamaha RM1X
