In early 1990, Goff melded the recordings from two very different 1980’s sessions to create the piece: “Claws Longer Than Your Middle Finger.”

One component of this melding is a Frippertronics-style tape loop recording from February 27, 1988, which showcases the talents of Stuart Sands, Kevin Pittman, and Goff himself. This is the only recording in the Taped Rugs catalog on which Pittman appears. Electronic bass and guitars dominate this session, but there are some other elements present, particularly some up-front, off-center phonograph records.

The other component of this melding is a non-tape loop session from December 2nd, 1989, featuring George Gibson, Will Tait, and Goff. This one is a no-holds-barred cornucopia of madness. Hand drums, kalimbas, off-center records, modified keyboards, a biofeedback machine, and a wildly blown saxophone light some of the sparks for this fiery jam. All three participants also read aloud bits of news reports and advertisements from various 1950s magazines.

Goff once again took full advantage of the controls of the four track recorder when mixing these two recordings together. The forty-five minute result: “Claws Longer Than Your Middle Finger,” was released by Taped Rugs in early 1990 on a cassette entitled: “Other Than Random Modulation.” The full recording is presented here.

THE AUDIO COMPONENT OF THIS PODCAST HAS BEEN REMOVED TO ALLOW MORE EPISODES IN THIS SERIES TO BE POSTED. IT IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE LINK BELOW:
http://www.archive.org/details/OtherThanRandomModulation