Although Goff and Schaer never performed publicly again as –ING after the San Francisco Inter Dada Festival, they did record together as –ING one more time seven years later. Their old tape loop system had deteriorated considerably by 1991, however (partly due to its extensive usage by Taped Rugs’ other acts Disism and Herd Of The Ether Space), so Goff and Schaer recorded their final –ING session on a four track tape recorder instead. The tape now stands out as the only non-Frippertronic –ING recording.

In one long afternoon Goff and Schaer recorded 45 minutes of sonic experimentation and afterwards overdubbed another 45 minutes of improvised noises onto it. For the session, Goff and Schaer played the very same Fender Telecaster and ARP Odyssey which they had used so many times together in the early 1980’s, plus a few other instruments as well. Goff mixed the four tracks together and released them as one collaged 45 minute piece entitled “Adhesive Carpeting” on a Taped Rugs cassette called “On Tour/On Rugs” in 1993.

Here Taped Rugs presents a remnant from Adhesive Carpeting of about 20 minutes in length. In this section, bits of “The Banquet” can be heard. Written by Gordon Lyon for Temporarily KY in 1980, The Banquet was one of the earliest pieces that Goff and Schaer played together and was often included in –ING’s live performance sets in 1983.

Between 1986 and 1997, Schaer played several times with Goff and others in improvised sessions as a member of Herd Of The Ether Space. He also publicly performed once with Goff as a member of the Musical Muscles in 1986. He also made several recordings of his own and with others that Taped Rugs does not have access to at the present time. I will always remember him as a generous and creative friend and as a powerful force of human nature who altered my own life in many positive ways.

This concludes the History of –ING podcast series. A new Taped Rugs series will begin sometime in the coming weeks. Thanks to all those who have taken an interest in –ING.

NOTE: The photo attached to this podcast was taken at Fillmore West’s Elite Club on May 28th, 1983 by a photographer now unknown to Taped Rugs. If the photographer happens to see this post, please contact Taped Rugs Productions. Thanks!