ARBOR 077; C30 CASSETTE GREGG KOWALSKY TAPE CHANTS: EARLY EXPERIMENTS Bay Area composer Gregg Kowalsky has spent the past few years experimenting with the cassette tape as an instrument; utilizing the placement of portable walkmen and the psychoacoustic effect of their natural interactions.  This, Gregg’s first cassette release, presents experiments from his recent Kranky record, Tape Chants.  On Early Experiments he uses cassettes as a way to transfer and manipulate environments.  Through mechanisms of the tape player he can adjust pitch and amplitude, while through mixing he combines various sources and field recordings creating new, recontexualized moments.  This simple though calculated approach harkens back to the earliest days of tape music and recorded sound; creation with what already exists, reorganizing natural occurrences.  In an edition of 125 copies with cardstock covers and labeled tapes. sample: (excerpt) SOLD OUT