JAMES FEI  For 2 Contrabass Clarinets
[MUSIC ON TAPE VOLUMES 1 and 2 ]

performed by James Fei and Drew Ceccato

MUSIC ON TAPE is a series of recordings released on 1/4" analog tape (also available for download). All performances are unedited takes recorded on a Nagra IV-S. Each copy will be a first generation analog copy of the master tape. Standrd tapes will be with NAB eq, without noise reduction, 1/4" 2-track, 15ips, with reference fluxivity of 355nW/m, on 7" reels.

Volumes 1 and 2 (available seperately) are two different versions of For 2 Contrabass Clarinets. While the version on Volume 2 consists solely of the sustained section of harmonics from two fingerings, the version on Volume 1 is in two parts, with bell-like low tones in the second section. Both recordings are approximately 15 minutes.

Recorded using a pair of Sennheiser MKH-40's in ORTF to Nagra IV-S on 30 VII 2011 at Mills College, Oakland, California.

Available at: organizedsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com

Thanks to Dan Dugan for Nagra maintenance and advice.