During 2002/03 I collected magnetic tape from streets and trees – eventually amassing an archive 50+ individual pieces.  I began painstakingly re-assembling these – putting the old magnetic tape into new cassettes.  These were never shown / performed or shared since I could not think of a satisfactory way to play these again….

Simply putting the tapes into a tape player risks potential damage.

and yet…

A digital ‘press-button’ archive is boring and unsuitable – and the sanitisied digital files seperation the end user from the original concept and labour involved in re-assembling tapes.

At the time I had the feeling that what was needed was:

• New ‘device’ – instrument – TANGIBILITY
• sound has been detached – needs hands-on care to make audible again
• facility for random access – database? – mixin and new interpretation ov these samples…