*THIS IS BRÜTAL NAP* is a split album of microcassette audio art by Dylan Houser and by Hal McGee.
Dylan Houser — Yi Yi
Recorded August 18th - 22nd, 2021 on a Lanier P-160 microcassette recorder (purchased the previous summer from Julie Cloney).
Items used: turntable, records, prepared acoustic guitar, Little Musician toy piano, crackle box, effects pedals (looper, equalizer, reverb, delay), circuit-bent toys, Sound Bites 2.0, metallic lantern, tile floor. Special guest appearance by Spot the cat.
Hal McGee — microcassette assemblage for Dylan Houser
Recorded August 19th through 31st, 2021 with three Sony microcassette recorders. Spoken words and dream diaries, sounds from Hal's daily life, his dog Stanley, neighbors, co-workers, family members, and grocery store employees, plus shortwave radio, circuit bent Casio SK-1, KQ Unotone iPhone synth, and two string pink dumpster guitar.
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another great album from Dylan Houser--soundtrack to an alternate reality or maybe a better version of our reality, or the reality that belongs with this soundtrack is better, anyway. Charles Kramer
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