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    • The Nightcrawlers "Crystal Loops"

      14 July 2015

      The Nightcrawlers were an electronic music trio from the East Coast who released some tapes, LPs and CDs in the 80s and 90s. One of the principle members died and contact cannot be made with the surviving members unfortunately. Read about their music and hear their 1983 tape, “Crystal Loops”.

    • Stephen Parsons

      1 April 2013

      A true underground spirit Stephen Parsons lost to us on Christmas Eve 2012.

    • Minoy: The passing of a legend.

      27 March 2012

      Sound, visual and digital artist, Minoy is featured in a tribute to this late home recording icon.

    • Chip Handy

      21 February 2012

      The late improvising guitarist, Chip Handy, is profiled and remembered in this small feature. Hear two rare tapes by Chip Handy here too.

    • Charles Rick Kelly
    • Lost and Forgotten

      17 September 2011

      This page is about various artists that have come into view at some point and now are gone for one reason or another. If you have a name you’d like to bring up or information about a missing artist send any information you have. On this particular section there is info on Fred Frantic, Lawrence Salvatore, Kathy King, Nick, Jeff Olson, Larry Ruhl, Brad Bradberry, Charles Rick Kelly ( now found!), Jeremy Clarke, L’Edarps A Moth ( now found), Algebra Suicide ( Don Hedecker found), YU ( Dwain Woodruff found), Tom Burris, Experimental Rat, Steve Tetzloff, Gypznik, Ginger Leigh, Mystic Nick, Audio Sculpture, Bob Solberg and Scott Alexander.

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