{"product_id":"composing-with-tape-recorders","title":"Composing with Tape Recorders","description":"\u003cp\u003eTerence Dwyer’s iconic 1971 tutorial \u003cem\u003eComposing with Tape Recorders\u003c\/em\u003e (originally published by Oxford University Press), re-published by JOAN, includes new texts by Sarah Angliss, Irene Revell, John Hughes, and a visual afterword by Mandy Ure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDwyer’s message is clear: work with what you have, however basic; experiment, organise, educate your ear and ignore censure – especially from classical musicians who are unfamiliar with the tape music aesthetic. Feel liberated this isn’t conventional, pitch-based music – trust your instincts and use your imagination. Relish your mistakes – they can become part of your composition. An entirely new musical landscape is here for you to enjoy. You’re ready to explore it – and you can start by opening this book.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eSarah Angliss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn “only” child, I spent hundreds of weekend hours waiting for my parents to awaken, somehow immersed in time-based (home) media, VHS, cassette, early CDs, the devices perhaps stand-ins for the siblings I so longed to play with. For a time, I made my own tape recordings: one morning while the kitchen was still in half-light (too small to draw the curtains, 8 or 9 years old?) I recorded the whole process of making breakfast: beans-on-toast, tea. I recall the very physical challenge of this ambitious orchestration but I was also the narrator, imagining a hybrid format radiophonic cookery show.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Irene Revell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JOAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358066712916,"sku":"A8B-34174","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/Composing_20wit_20tape_20recorder.jpg?v=1790813937","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/composing-with-tape-recorders","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}