Taped Rugs Productions

About

Taped Rugs Productions emerged from the depths of Kansas, a sonic laboratory operating under the guise of a cassette label from 1987 to 1999. A realm of abstract soundscapes and lo-fi curiosities unfurled, where Charles Rice Goff III, the principal navigator, sculpted auditory landscapes with a fractal touch. His prolific output, including tapes like "Awe" and "Desert Foxtrot," carved pathways through the liminal terrain of experimental music, each cassette an immersive experience in itself. The label was a crucible for collaboration, with projects like Herd Of The Ether Space and Turkey Makes Me Sleepy weaving interdisciplinary tapestries of sound. "Aberrations of Collaboration," a 1998 release, stands as a testament to the collaborative ethos, each tape a dialogic process-driven artifact. Not to be overshadowed, "Sings Songs for Dyling Dongs" offered a unique aesthetic, its non-traditional song structures challenging the listener to invert their expectations. Forty-six releases, all on the warm, tactile medium of cassette, form a diverse archive of lo-fi recordings and experimental inquiries. The preference for this format underscored the label's commitment to an immersive, physical listening experience, where each tape was an intimate artifact of sound and sculptural intent. Taped Rugs Productions didn't seek commercial success; it sought to explore the boundaries of sound and collaboration, leaving behind an indelible mark on the experimental scene.