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    Bumper Gap

    by Charles Rice Goff III & Gen Ken Montgomery

    INSTRUMENTS & SOUND TOOLS :

    CIII :

    Korg R3 Vocoder Synthesizer, Yamaha VSS-30 Sampler/Synthesizer, Voice

    Gen Ken :

    Roland SP-404 MKII  Sampler,  Molasses Industries CPL CrossTalk MK2, The Corporate Jargon Sound Machine, Voice,    Backseat Driving

    RECORDING TECHNOLOGY (wielded by CIII) :

    Cool Edit Pro II Multitrack Recorder, Audacity Multitrack Recorder, Windows Media Player,    Various Plug-In Audio Sound Effects

    THE PROCESS :

    August 12, 2025

    Gen Ken meets with CIII at Taped Rugs Studio in Kansas City, Kansas; preliminary ideas for recording are shared, discussed, debated.

    August 13, 2025

    The following recordings were produced at Taped Rugs Studio:

    1)    Raw Rhythms (instrumentals, jointly improvised)    26 minutes
    2)    Washes (instrumentals, individually improvised)    12 minutes
    3)    Gen Ken's "Sound Machine" samples    2 minutes
    4)    Gen Ken Vocal #1, (unaccompanied) 10 minutes
    5)    Gen Ken Vocal #2 (unaccompanied)    3 minutes
    6)    CIII Vocal (unaccompanied, keeping time with Gen Ken Vocal #2)    4.5 minutes
    7)    Preliminary Mix Of Some Above Elements (CIII & Gen Ken)    3.5 minutes

    A great deal of discussion/debate influenced the preliminary mix.    This rough edit was the starting point from which CIII later concocted an initial draft of the final result.

    August 15-16

    CIII edits together the initial draft, employing edits from all of the above recordings in some manner.    CIII modified some of these edits with plug-in sound effects.    Other edits were cut up and rearranged.    Only materials that were recorded on August 13 were included in the draft.    CIII forwards draft to Gen Ken for suggestions/tweaks.        ... more
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    Bumper Gap "cassette single" edition of 50 tapes. The flip side of this "cassette single" is the Goff/Montgomery recording: "From From From."

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Bumper Gap 03:07
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From From From 02:33
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Bumper Gap
by Charles Rice Goff III & Gen Ken Montgomery

INSTRUMENTS & SOUND TOOLS :

CIII : Korg R3 Vocoder Synthesizer, Yamaha VSS-30 Sampler/Synthesizer, Voice

Gen Ken : Roland SP-404 MKII  Sampler,  Molasses Industries CPL CrossTalk MK2, The Corporate Jargon Sound Machine, Voice, Backseat Driving

RECORDING TECHNOLOGY (wielded by CIII) :

Cool Edit Pro II Multitrack Recorder, Audacity Multitrack Recorder, Windows Media Player, Various Plug-In Audio Sound Effects

THE PROCESS :

August 12, 2025

Gen Ken meets with CIII at Taped Rugs Studio in Kansas City, Kansas; preliminary ideas for recording are shared, discussed, debated.

August 13, 2025

The following recordings were produced at Taped Rugs Studio:

1) Raw Rhythms (instrumentals, jointly improvised) 26 minutes
2) Washes (instrumentals, individually improvised) 12 minutes
3) Gen Ken's "Sound Machine" samples 2 minutes
4) Gen Ken Vocal #1, (unaccompanied) 10 minutes
5) Gen Ken Vocal #2 (unaccompanied) 3 minutes
6) CIII Vocal (unaccompanied, keeping time with Gen Ken Vocal #2) 4.5 minutes
7) Preliminary Mix Of Some Above Elements (CIII & Gen Ken) 3.5 minutes

A great deal of discussion/debate influenced the preliminary mix. This rough edit was the starting point from which CIII later concocted an initial draft of the final result.

August 15-16

CIII edits together the initial draft, employing edits from all of the above recordings in some manner. CIII modified some of these edits with plug-in sound effects. Other edits were cut up and rearranged. Only materials that were recorded on August 13 were included in the draft. CIII forwards draft to Gen Ken for suggestions/tweaks.

August 23

Gen Ken replies with specific suggestions for tweaks to CIII's initial draft.

August 28

CIII edits together draft #2, incorporating Gen Ken's suggestions as best as possible. CIII forwards draft #2 to Gen Ken for approval.

September 1

Gen Ken approves draft #2 as final edit.

Bumper Gap is dedicated to Lord Litter (RIP), who is responsible for introducing CIII to Gen Ken, and who left the world a considerable legacy as an artist and broadcaster.

copyright 2025
by Taped Rugs Productions (www.tapedrugs.com)
and by A.T.M.O.T.W.

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released November 13, 2025

Bumper Gap & From From From
by Charles Rice Goff III & Gen Ken Montgomery

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