Do Not Disturb Raw Tape [updated] -
This is not a demo. This is not an artifact. This is a door left slightly open in a house where no one lives anymore.
— Unlabeled. Undated. Untreated.
Side A — The Hiss
Play at low volume. Do not rewind. Do not disturb.
Record over nothing. Let the room play itself. A furnace kicking on. Fingers brushing a table. The far-off thud of a refrigerator magnet falling. do not disturb raw tape
Here’s a short, atmospheric piece written for a "Do Not Disturb (Raw Tape)" — imagine it as a text on the J-card, or liner notes for a lo-fi / ambient / cassette release.
Side B — Unspooled
This tape remembers everything you tried to forget. The ghost of a phone call two rooms away. A chair creaking at 3 a.m. The sound of your own breath, held too long.