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In the lates 1980's and early 1990's,
members of the usenet community put out a series of cassette tapes
(and finally a CD in 1992) with original compositions.
These tapes were put together primarily by
people frequenting the rec.music.synth and rec.music.makers newsgroups.
Some of the other newsgroups (e.g. rec.music.jazz) put together
their own tapes.
Everyone wanted to show their 'best stuff', presumably,
so the quality of the music and recordings is quite high,
and there are a wide variety of styles and techniques.
Here's what you'll find below:
| | | 1986 |
A Little Net.Music - The USENET cassette! | | 1 tape, 2 sides |
| | | 1988 |
NETwork - the 2nd USENET cassette | | 1 tape, 2 sides |
| | | 1990 |
Netnews Compilation | | 2 tapes, 4 sides |
| | | 1991 |
Usenet '91 | | 2 tapes, 4 sides |
| | | 1992 |
MUSENET 1992 | | 2 CDs |
I am grateful to Steven Parker and Craig Latta for providing the
final missing pieces of this collection.
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| All compositions are copyrighted, all rights reserved,
by the artists. |
Click on each composition's title or the M3U link to "stream"
the MP3 file, or click on the MP3 link to download the entire MP3 file.
To display the liner notes for all the compositions, click here.
1986 - A LITTLE NET.MUSIC - The USENET cassette! |
This was the first compilation tape from the usenet community. The tape had an insert with the following description: | | This cassette contains around 90 minutes of music/performance created and produced by USENET people from all over. For further information, contact ARTlevel Recordings 907 Jenifer St. #2, Madison, WI 53703 or astroatc@gtaylor via E-mail. (Greg Taylor's current email address is gtaylor@rtqe.net) All material is copyright (c) 1986 by the individual artists. |   | 1988 - NETwork - the 2nd USENET cassette |
This was the second compilation tape from the usenet community. The tape had an insert with the following description: | | Ninety-odd minutes of recent work by members of the USENET community. All Copyrights and Performance rights for these recordings revert to the original artists. Contact ARTlevel Recordings, 602 Russell St. Madison, WI 53704. |   | 1990 - Netnews Compilation |
This was the third cassette effort. This time it was two cassettes, a full four sides.
This was the fourth cassette effort. This time it was again two cassettes, a full four sides.
By 1992, it was practical to produce CDs. Craig Latta organized the creation of a 2-CD set. The notes on the CD were: | |
The music on this two-disc set was made by artists from the Internet, a worldwide electronic network of networks. Material of all kinds was welcomed, and the results were arranged for maximum contrast. We hope you like it. Edited and mastered by Tim Walters and Craig Latta at the Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College, Oakland, USA, 2 October to 6 December 1992. This compilation (c) and (p) 1993 by Craig Latta.
All works herein retain previous copyrights
Produced by Craig Latta. | |
To display the liner notes for all the compositions, click here. |
