Gunderphonic (Cassette, ECC)

Past Releases

Gunderphonic was one of The ECC's last cassette releases, and also one the most successful. It was also the first in a string of uniquely-packaged releases to follow. The cassette album was packaged within a hollowed-out 8-track tape, taped to hinge open like a cosmetic case. The cassette was located inside, with a custom sticker outside including liner notes.

This release was The ECC's first album of 100% sampled and collaged work. Released in 1994, this was well ahead of the digital editing revolution -- thus, 90%+ of the material was cut and pasted in analog. Gunderphonic (named as an homage to John Oswald's Plunderphonic) included both Whipped Cream Mixes, released later on Eerie Materials (1996) and much later (circa 2004) cited as the origins of the Mash-Up genre. Mash-Up's popularity has gone hand-in-hand with the availability of easy digital audio editing -- however, those original Whipped Cream Mixes were done in analog, with only a 4-track cassette deck (Tascam Porta-Two) and a linear-armed, non-DJ turntable... with no speed control.

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	Not Only In...
	Bush Speech (Corrected) (Part 2)
	"But I Don't Believe In Evolution!"
	Hurdy-Gurdy Men
	The Mighty Hamburger
	By The Time I Get To Arizona (Whipped Cream Mix)
	Industrial Poem
	Bush Speech (Corrected) (Part 1)
	The Acid Family
	Cry-Baby Duck
	How Low Can You Go?
	Cohan's Capers
	Whole Lotta Royalty Payments
	Rebel Without A Pause (Whipped Cream Mix)

The entire album is here for your listening pleasure.  You can also download it as one big .ZIP file.

:audio bibliography:: [1] Public Enemy, "The Rhythm, The Rebel", Prophets Of Rage EP. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, "Bittersweet Samba", Whipped Cream and Other Delights. [2] Led Zepplin, various, Led Zepplin (Box Set). [3] Unknown; thought to be flexi-disc advertisement for Reader’s Digest of Time-Life collection of early century music. [4] Unknown. [5] Magic Media, "Cry-Baby Duck", children’s cassette. [6] Focus on the Family, "Adventures in Odyssey: Our Best Vacation Ever", found cassette. [7] George Bush, "First State Of The Union Address", nationwide broadcast. [8] Poem unknown. United States Steel, various, The Sounds of Steelmaking. [9] Public Enemy, "Arizona Assassination Attempt Acca-Double Dub", Shut Em Down EP. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, "Whipped Cream", Whipped Cream and Other Delights. [10] Chet Huntley, various, radio segment demonstration record. [11] Donovan, "Hurdy-Gurdy Man", Donovan’s Greatest Hits. Butthole Surfers, "Hurdy-Gurdy Man", PIOUHGD. [12] Focus on the Family, "Adventures in Odyssey: Choices", Puns, Parables, and Perilous Predicaments. [13] See [7]. [14] U2, "Where The Streets Have No Name", The Joshua Tree. All samples used without permission. This recording was created by The Evolution Control Committee primarily on the $150 Teac W-450R dual cassette deck. Compact Disctructions were used in the creation of tracks 2 and 4. A sampler was used on track 2.