geistig by CITY OF WORMS
geistig is City of Worms’ fourth release.
For these sessions, the methods employed on our first 3 releases were continued. That is, improvisation using Casio SK-1s and cassette tapes manipulated in realtime using handheld tape recorders, through cheap mixers and guitar effects, into guitar amps. Audio materials were sourced individually without prior agreement and were revealed during the course of the improvisation. When not free improvising, our improvisations were to/against backing tracks, that were individually created and revealed/asserted during the course of the session. Sometimes they would take hold, other times not so much.
This recording is released as three sides, as this reflects the session tape for the 3/6 session and the 3/13 session.
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Tracklist
| 1. | A (3/6/87) | 23:44 |
| 2. | B (3/6/87) | 24:46 |
| 3. | C (3/13/87) | 10:40 |
Credits
materials sourced and performed by:
Jeph Jerman
Steve Beckner
George Ericson
session recorded:
March 6th & 13th, 1987
The House of Decay
918 East Monument
COS, CO
cover design:
Jeph Jerman
Big Body Parts
BBP-08
Cassette
License
CC BY-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
City Of Worms formed in late Fall of 1986. The founding members were Jeph Jerman, Steve Beckner and George Ericson. Methods were improvised regurgitations of our environment (both mediated and IRL)... press record, review, repeat. Tools included SK-1 samplers, handheld cassette decks, pedal effects, guitar amps and minimal technical expertise. Forward 3 years and over 20 releases.