TONWELLEN | Roland Etzin
Gruen 190 | MC + Digital > [order]

SIDE A „Hard-Bit-Rock“ (11/2017)

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Inspiration:
[…] The basic implementation were architecture-specific utility applications that executed calls of subroutines for text, audio and sound defined in the BASICODE language standard according to the abilities of the computer in question. These applications, called Bascoders, also enabled the sharing of data and programs across different computer platforms by defining a data format for the compact audio cassettes that were regularly used as storage media in the 1980s. A BASICODE program stored on cassette could be loaded and run on any computer supporting the language. BASICODE was often called „Esperanto for computers“ for that reason. […]
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SIDE B „TONWELLEN“ (01/2019)

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Inspiration:
Ein Mikrokassettenrekorder (SANYO/TRC 5411B) und eine bereits bereits bespielte Mikrokassette (SANYO/MC-60), bilden die Grundlage der Komposition. Die Aufnahmen der verschiedenen Vorbesitzer waren Ressource, die Mikrokassette neu zu bespielen. Die kleine Mikrokassette trägt durch das Weitergeben und neu Bespielen eine größer werdende Geschichte Ihrer Vorbesitzer in sich.

2 Tracks (40′38″)
MC + Digital (1 copie)
Artwork & Mastering: Milch & Co.

SOUND ART SERIES BY GRUENREKORDER
Germany / 2020 / Gruen 190 / LC 09488 / GEMA / EAN 194491150914