Electronic Cottage

Cover page of Electronic Cottage #6, 1991 featuring Minóy

Electronic Cottage was a printed magazine that championed and examined DIY cassette culture phenomenon, including reviewers of sound collage, noise music, electronic music and other forms of experimental music. There were six issue produced between the years 1989 to 1991. Hal McGee was the magazine's editor and publisher.

Policy on community

Electronic Cottage was the only magazine devoted entirely to the home-taper scene. It emphasized its community communication aspect, with mailing addresses included in the magazine, as well as ample information to introduce its readers to new sound artists with the goal of facilitating further creative interaction between home tapers.[1]

Cassette compilations

Three cassette compilations were produced by Hal McGee in association with his Electronic Cottage magazine. They included quirky spoken-word pieces, dark noise music, incidental music, ambient music, sound collage, psychedelia, synthesizer music, folksy, pop, and weird rock music.[2]

Contributing writers

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hal McGee's manifesto in Electronic Cottage issue 1 number 1, pp. 5-7
  2. ↑ Polansky, Larry (1991). "Publications Reviews: News of Music: Access to Discussion and Information / Electronic Cottage: International Magazine". Leonardo Music Journal 1 (1). pp. 115–116. ISSN 0961-1215.

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See also

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