Ethereal Tape

Peter Black with Tom Maston, Frank Hauser and Jeff Barton (1965)

Under the chaotic influence of 'Pataphysics, Alfred Jarry, and John Cage, these pieces were created at the original Agenda Studio on York St. up in the Bernal Heights of San Francisco. These early experimental tapes were performed as part of a Fluxus collection which was toured throughout Eastern Europe (Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland, Chekesovakia) in 1966 by Jeff Berner as a prime example of the new edge in taped avant garde music from the US of A . Yoko Ono's "Fanny" movie was also a part of this early traveling multimedia event.This tape was also presented through Alan Williams at Columbia University the same year where it was exampled at the composers symposium.. Was also a feature of The Seminar of Experience at San Francisco State University and at other various sites and schools. This tape was also used for a dance performance piece by the Ann Halprin Dancers at The Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco where the numerous nude performers licked sweet jelly from the body of a sportscar. Heavy stuff.

Tweeter, whistles, steeldrums, detuned guitars and zithers, rattles, bangers and chimes manipulated and echoed through reel to reel tape-recorders. (47mins)

$15.00 with copious notes, amendas and additional taped comments by the creator. Extremely rare.

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