On May 31st, 1986, Steve Schaer was officially initiated into the group that later became known as Herd Of The Ether Space. This was Schaer’s first session at Taped Rugs Studio since the breakup of –ING in late 1984. He brought his friend Tina Karel to join in the sonic fun with Goff, Sands, and Silverman that day. Schaer’s ARP Odyssey synthesizer is prominent in this presentation of the only surviving piece from the session: “Alternate Beginning.” As is the case with most of Taped Rugs productions during the 1980's, Alternate Beginning was recorded through the Taped Rugs Frippertronics-style tape loop system.

Sadly, Schaer took his own life in 1998. His work with –ING was documented in a previous TAPED RUGS PRESENTS podcast series. His work with Temporarily KY and a couple of his solo endeavors have also been presented by Taped Rugs in previous podcasts. He will always be remembered as a hero among Taped Rugs sonic explorers. The next podcast will feature more of his work with Herd Of The Ether Space.

Karel (now Christina de Souza) does not appear again on any Taped Rugs productions. She sings jazz now and still resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As for “Alternate Beginning,” it was the opening piece on the Taped Rugs cassette “Flexing The Musical Muscles” (see Excerpt Eleven of this podcast series). Flexing The Musical Muscles was co-released by the English branch of Kentucky Fried Royalty. KFR was a short-lived world-wide cassette distribution network, heavily promoted by the likes of home recording giants Lord Litter (Germany) and Don Campau (USA).

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/HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol4