While
this is the first tape I purchased from Tanner Garza, I have been listening to
his music for some time, as he often comes up on Band Camp if not under his own
name then under one of his monikers (Uncle Meat, Black Leather Jesus, Fallout Boy, etc.).
What’s
special about this tape- and what ultimately lead to my buying it- was that it
was an edition of two and the first one had already been bought. Thus, Band Camp was kind enough to inform me
that I could have the only other copy of a tape by someone whose music I was
already listening to, so my love of cassettes drove me to click the buy button.
(Please
Note: If you are in a band or a musician in general, do not take this as an
open invitation to start posting tapes up as limited numbers at ridiculous
prices knowing that I will buy them because I downloaded and liked your demo. I neither get paid for doing this nor do I
have an endless bank roll, though I do wish someone would become my financial
backer and I could start writing off buying music as a business expense)
This
tape says that it samples loops and all of that, but I’ve never quite
understood what that was all about. The
only way that I understood looping was when someone looped their vocals live
once and I thought it was kind of neat.
But being able to distinguish someone looping, say, a guitar part versus
just playing the note is not a distinction I can make.
Perhaps
one day Mr. Garza will be willing to walk me through what looping is and then I
can share the results with you, better helping us all, but for now you need
only know these two things:
Firstly,
this music is atmospheric. It’s what
people commonly refer to as noise on some level, but it also just makes you
feel things, sense things in ways that don’t just include your ears and
listening.
Secondly,
this tape is an edition of two, and I own the second of the pair, so basically
you cannot have one. I’m supposed to do
these reviews as pitches like, “This is good, so go buy it!” but the simple
fact is that you cannot buy this tape.
All you can do is patiently watch Tanner Garza’s Band Camp page to see
if maybe next time you can get to the tape before it says “Sold Out”.
Yes,
Tanner Garza has much other music for sale that I think you will enjoy, but as
for this specific tape, just rest assured in knowing that I have it and you do
not.
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