Opposed Thumbs

by Charles Rice Goff III

1 Victims Of Prime Real Estate
2 Complexibles From Inflexibles
3 In It
4 The Burroughs Virus
5 Psalm

Process:

Goff produced the five recordings presented in “Opposed Thumbs” from unrehearsed improvisations recorded on the following dates:

“In It” – January 17, 2025
“Victims Of Prime Real Estate” – January 18, 2025
“The Burroughs Virus” – January 18, 2025
“Psalm” – January 18, 2025
“Complexibles From Inflexibles” – January 19, 2025

Goff edited out portions of each improvised recording and arranged them into the pieces offered here. All tracks were mixed with computer software except “In It,” which was mixed from a 4 -Track tape recording. No materials that did not originate from these five improvisations were added to the final mixes.

“Opposed Thumbs” is the first Taped Rugs Production to feature a Stylophone.

No artificial intelligence was employed in molding this presentation.

All performances, editing, production, cover art, etc. by Charles Rice Goff III.

Instrumentation:

Korg R3 Vocoder/Synthesizer
Micromoog Analog Synthesizer (original 1977)
Yamaha VSS-30 Sampler/Synthesizer
Stylophone
Aklot Electro-Acoustic Soprano Ukulele
Le Mega IR 1 Internet Radio
RukusFX Sound Generator
Merchsource Sound Generator
Diane The Mannequin Hand
Ibanez DM 1000 Digital Delay
Yamaha FX 500 Effects Unit
Boss RC 20X Loop Station Loop Duplicator
Tascam 424MKIII 4-Track Cassette Recorder

Software:

Cool Edit Pro II Multitrack Recorder
Audacity Multitrack Recorder
Several Plug-In Audio Sound Effects

The original version of Opposed Thumbs was released by Harsh Reality Music in February, 2025. The final two tracks presented here were mixed in April, 2025, and are added as bonus material. The Harsh Reality version is available at:

https://harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com