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DICTAPHONIA FEST VIDEOS
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Live recordings from the Dictaphonia Fest of November 7, 2009 at The Laboratory in Gainesville, Florida! 

18 artists, 130 minutes of live performance sound recordings made on microcassette, released on microcassette. Recordings of live microcassette audio art, experimental music and noise, including audience reactions and Hal McGee's introductions and spoken interludes from the show. Dynamic live recordings with surprising clarity, subtleties and details. 

These recordings were originally released in a 3-microcassette tape set!

Text of original announcement bulletin: 

Hal McGee presents: 
Dictaphonia Fest 
Saturday, November 7, 2009 
7:00 PM 
The Laboratory 
818 W. University Ave., Suite C 
Gainesville, Florida 
$5.00 admission 

A showcase of microcassette experimental audio art 
featuring performances by participants in the Dictaphonia Microcassette Compilation Project. 

Performers must use microcassette in some way in their performance and it must be a prominent part of the sound. 

There will be a 9-minute time limit on performances and performers will only be allowed to use minimal gear, 
with a plug and play aesthetic and quick gear setups and breakdowns. 

Performers will play through a small mixer and two 10-watt guitar amplifiers provided by me. 

Keywords: lo-fi, lo-tech, minimalism, conceptual audio art, DIY, homemade experimental music

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Recordings by Hal McGee on a Panasonic RR-930 microcassette transcriber with the built-in condenser microphone, except for Capstan Drive, which was recorded on a Sony M-100MC handheld microcassette recorder. 

Poster by Christopher Miller. 

Live sound lo-tech support by K Paul Boyev. 

Lyrics of "Hal McGee Has Stipulations" by Danny McGuire (Waterdigger).
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TAPE ONE 

SIDE A 

introduction by Hal McGee 

Su Sous Toulouse En Rouge 
Saint Petersburg, Florida 

interlude #1 

Mark McGee 
Gainesville, Florida 

Vagina Teeth/Jesus Teeth 
Clemmons, North Carolina 

interlude #2 

Waterdigger performing "Hal McGee Has Stipulations" 
Polk City, Florida 

SIDE B 

Krysten Davis 
Tallahassee, Florida 

minimum of none 
Gainesville, Florida 

Black Beast Of Arrrghhh 
Saint Petersburg, Florida 
TAPE TWO 

SIDE A 

S.O.S. 
Jacksonville, Florida 

interlude #3 

Jamison Williams (soprano sax) 
with Jay Peele (microcassette) 
Jacksonville, Florida 

Richard Orlando 
Bayside, New York 


SIDE B 

M.Stactor 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

interlude #4 

interlude #5 

William Wesley & The Tiny Sockets 
Paint Lick, Virginia 

Mannequin Hollowcaust 
Kingsport, Tennessee 
TAPE THREE 

SIDE A 

Projexorcism 
Hickory, North Carolina 

Capstan Drive 
Gainesville, Florida 


SIDE B 

Lindsey Leepe 
Jacksonville, Florida 

Otolathe 
Tampa, Florida 

Hal McGee 
Gainesville, Florida
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Facsimile of original lyric sheet of "Hal McGee Has Stipulations" that was passed out to the audience for them to sing along during Waterdigger's performance. Words by Danny McGuire.
homemade audio folk art by Hal McGee and friends 1981-2022
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