untitled ( tape loop piece ) is an evolving sound sculpture comprised of four 5 second cassette tape loops. Each loop contains ¼ of a consonant harmonic relationship.

The four loops are played discretely; at low volumes a distance away from each other, but close enough so that are all audible at any given time within the sounding space.

Due to small inconsistencies in the construction of each loop the end points are milliseconds apart from each other resulting in a pattern that is unfixed and evolving. The failures in construction and also failures within the antiquated tape machines resulted in playback sticking, stuttering, speeding and slowing down further aiding in experience’s indeterminate nature.

 

 

 

untitled (tape loop piece) cassette players (x4), sound  (∞ or there abouts), 2014  (composite of all loops to represent shifiting soundscape)

 

By establishing a recognizable musical relationship the piece instigates an expectant mode of listening; a mode where one listens with an aesthetically primed ear and assumes the anticipation / fulfillment model of a standard musical appreciation. And because the piece cannot be pinned down – it’s built around a loop which is, presumably, static but is actually constantly in motion – the listener cannot do more than just, but in the present moment, listen.