Ensemble Pamplemousse & MocRep at the Bop Stop

While Andy Ingamells’ and Maya Verlaak’s Tape Piece suggested a fully-developed electronic work for magnetic tape, Kohl and Maryhew approached each other armed with rolls of Scotch tape. The two proceeded to wrap each other into what looked like a very uncomfortable hug until each roll had been depleted. Then they began to snap the tape as they unraveled themselves. Then — Kohl and Maryhew repeated the process, first with masking tape, then with duct tape. While sonically similar, the different strengths of the adhesives provided a gratifying result — and wads of used tape on the Bop Stop floor.

November 2016

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