Phinney/McGee Usufruct
Dictaphonia Microcassette Compilation project
HalTapes label CDR reissue cover
Go to this page to listen to and download a separate mp3 of the track "Sunrise/Sunset On The Bay" on the Harsh Reality Music site.
Usufruct = "the right to use or enjoy something"
Usufruct was the first release of a long and fruitful collaborative partnership with Chris Phinney (Mental Anguish) that continues to this day. Recorded October 13-15, 1989 at Electronic Cottage Headquarters - Hal's apartment in Apollo Beach, Florida. Free form minimalist improvisation analog synthesizer explorations. Korg Poly 800, ARP Axxe, and Moog Rogue synthesizers. Originally released on cassette, C61, on Phinney's Harsh Reality Music label (HR 144), 1989. Photos by Tawnya Phinney.
Usufruct Side One of the tape 30:31
Sunrise/Sunset On The Bay // Ethiopian Cuisine
Usufruct Side Two of the tape 29:57
Licking The Seagull's Wounds Shut // Pelican Waltz