tape loops of varied length - Vol.01
by muqdisho
by muqdisho
Tape Loops of Varied Length Vol.01 is more than an album; it’s a learning process. I believe that the only way you can master a technique, it’s by doing it over and over again. For this to work, I decided to release an album every 135 days. Having a public deadline like this makes it hard for me to ignore my goals, and I can continue producing music consistently.
Every track on this album was produced with 4 walkmans playing loops of different lengths, mostly between 4 and 10 seconds. There was also a Tascam 4 track playing longer loops, from 10 to 120 seconds. And to add a little more depth to it, there are some songs where a Micro Granny was used for samples and a Korg Caos Pad for some effects.
Something new will come in 135 days.
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Above you can see the album cover for Spotify and other online music sources and, below, you can see the design for Bandcamp.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c94f7fb-9df9-489f-b4d3-43bf81f36ea9/0faa9462-04c3-4725-82ff-28d68ebcd69a_rw_3840.jpg?h=ea60296703f773b482f76bcc0aaa4181)
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Visually speaking, the concept here was heavily influenced by David Carson. After watching him speak at a conference in Barcelona in 2019, I got back home inspired to try some of the ideas and concepts that he talked so passionately about.
This is why I decided to break up with readability rules and explore a less orthodox way of presenting text. I feel like this was also a reflection of the sounds in this album since they were composed in unusual ways as well.
Below you can see some of the cassette tape covers I designed as well.
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Tape Loops of Varied Length Vol.01 was released May 15, 2019. You can check it out at https://muqdisho.bandcamp.com/album/tape-loops-of-varied-length-vol-01