Galen Herod is one of the pioneers of-american-cassette-culture synthesist-artists and During 1979 and 1982 he produced several outstanding and creative electronic Tape-Releases which he distributed either via Eurock or by himself in the Phoenix-Area. His very early Tape-Works are dominated by abstract, austere, experimental electronics in the vein of Conrad Schnitzler using tape loops and completely homemade synth-equipment: oscillators, filters and sequencers designed and built by his friend Gary Dukarich.

In late 1981 he meet Greg Horn and both formed the successful minimal-synth-Pop Band TONE SET. This 2Lp-Set includes selections from his first three official self-released Tapes from 1979 and 1980 called ‚Xom’ ‚Gulag’ ‚Limacon’.

 

A1: Limacon 1 15:10
A2: Limacon 2 5:10
A3: Two Years 9:38
Lp2B GALEN Limacon / Gulag
B1 Threetrails A: 2:05
B2 Threetrails B: 2:02
B3 Threetrails C: 2:36
B4 ( ) 7:10
B5 E2 (Gulag) 7:00
B6 NM2 (Gulag) 5:30

VOD 139.GH1/2 Bonus7inch
A1: Lowdown but maybe it should go on Tone-Set (you decide) 3:42
A2: full speed ahead trip of the rush to nothings 5:05
B1: ascending rehearsals (first 9:55 min)