For Tape Piece/ Birmingham Record Company

28 October 2020

“From music jammed with notes, we pass to Tape Piece: music that is note-free, if it is music at all. The sounds heard derive from Maya Verlaak and Andy Ingamells wrapping their intertwined bodies with rolls of household tape (cue squeaky rips), pausing a moment (audible panting), then struggling to break free (crackle, pops, further squeaks).

I especially enjoyed the bass-register tones of Poundland gaffer tape, applied in track nine. YouTube videos usefully document the couple’s live act, but sonic purists and all who live with their ears wide open may relish this 17-minute compilation, available as a download or, appropriately, on an old-fashioned cassette tape.”