NMA magazine and tape index

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During 2006 the entire NMATAPES series 1 - 10 was progressively re-released on CD-R by Shame File Music, and made available for free download in mp3 format with included cover art. Thanks go to Clinton Green for arranging the new release.

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NMA 1 magazine (1982) editors Rainer Linz & Richard Vella. Vella, Richard. An interview with Jon Rose. p2 Riddell, Alistair. The computer-controlled piano: new instrument, new performer. p.6 Berland, Jodie. Schoenberg, Weill, and the musical cause: once more into the fray. A discussion of methods and ideals. p10 Burt, Warren. How to be a great composer... p17 (Forum) Tonality: is the tonic on the rocks? p21 Kagel, Mauricio. On the artist's self-understanding and tasks. p28 Cox, Ian. Essendon Airport. p30 Gerrard, Graeme. Report: SYNST - an interactive synthesis program for the development of timbre. p34 Parish, Brian. Computer music from graphics: a brief report on research in progress at La Trobe university. p35 Hirst, David. The Brahmin's Son: an analysis. p37 Herzstein, Peter. A financial composition (in $flat minor). p41 NMATAPES 1 Computer music, improvised work and computer controlled piano pieces. Burt, Warren. Studies nos. 1 - 4 from `Studies' Parish, Brian. Contours, clowns and shadows Hirst, David. Brahmin's son Gerrard, Graeme. Compost Jenkins, John. Two piano pieces Rose, Jon. Don't panic Riddell, Alistair. ONE 1, ONE 1A; TWO 1, TWO 1A Essendon Airport. Martial Art; What I like about disco

NMA 2 magazine (1983) editors Rainer Linz & Graeme Gerrard. Mann, Chris. Other. p3 Gerrard, Graeme. An interview with Ron Nagorcka. p4 Anti Music Pneumatic Drill no 52. p7 Knabb, Ken. from: Double reflection. p8 Althoff, Ernie. Music machines. p12 Chesworth, David. Music criticism: the discursive practice or `recreating the scene'. p13 Pollard, Mark C. Notturno: an analysis. p14 Gillies, John. TV scripts. p23 Linz, Rainer. Dysrhythmic etude/(dis)continuous music. p24 Gilbert, Les. The Genoa river, Wangarabel, a piece for the landscape. p26 Wishart, Trevor. Music/change, Red Bird/Anticredos. p30 Hopkins, Ted. Information killed John Lennon (insert). NMATAPES 2 Vocal, electronic, environmental and chamber music. Mann, Chris. Subjective beats metaphor Nagorcka, Ron. excerpt from `Atom Bomb' Anti Music. Heures Roses Pollard, Mark. Sweet exchanges Gilles, John. Soundtrack from `mountain man' Althoff, Ernie. Music machines Gilbert, Les. The Genoa river Wangarabel, a piece for the landscape Linz, Rainer. (Dis)continuous music

NMA 3 magazine (1984) editors Drew Cottle, John Gillies, Noel Sanders & Richard Vella. Potts, John. Dance mania: chaos or control? p2 Berland, Jody. Re/percussions: drumming in the age of electronic reproduction. P4 Cronly, Megan. From surf city to the entertainment centre. p12 Mordue, Mark. Fascist groove thang. p17 Cottle, Drew. Spaced out Sydney. p18 Baker, Lang. Pretext ("ding") - as prelude. p24 Cunneen, Chris. Music in the services of domination. p26 Perniola, Mario. The logic of seduction. p28 Mauries, Patrick. The kingdom of the tropics: a small mythology of disco. p32 Plum, Mark. Tres fache on entre OK on sort KO... to the dancehalls of Lagos. p36 Cottle, Drew. Dancing out the depression. p38 Vella, Richard. Lookin' for the beat. p 41 Lasica, Shelley. Opening to a discussion. p56 NMATAPES 3 Tape work, electronic and theatre music, commercials. Rose, Jon and Martin Wesley-Smith. Tango Vella, Richard. Lookin' for the beat Pearce, Trevor. excerpts form `Midday Moon' Rue, Rik. Dub for St Rita Oswald, John. Bird-funk-pause The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast. Out and in; Three heads Three Japanese Coke Ads The Australian Bicentennial Authority. There's a whole lot better to come

NMA 4 magazine (1985) editor Aline Scott-Maxwell Fowler, Jennifer. My own ears. p3 Hopkins, Sarah. Whirlies, whirliworks and singing stunters. p7 Sanders, Noel. Discussion with Gillian Whitehead. p10 Woof, Barbara. Three works 1983 - 1985. p13 Wilkins, Caroline. An exploration of process. p17 Oliveros, Pauline. The contribution of women composers. p18 Blakey, Sue. Editions number one see. p20 Erickson, Susan. Teaching about women's music in an American University. p21 Friedl, Jan. Lights, mirrors and miniatures? p24 Calcutt, Bronwyn. Music theatre in aboriginal communities. p27 Bandt, Ros. Space and resonance as determinants of musical style and sound art: a personal view. p30 Hinterding, Joyce. Tuned to physical presence. p34 Stevens, Lynne. Helen Gifford: an interview. p35 Lagzdina, Vineta. A living art - performance. p38 John, Cindy. Disarray. p39 Morton, Kay. Captions. p41 Schieve, Catherine. Notes on music graphics. p43 Jo Truman and Trevor Wishart talk in a noisy London cafe, mid July 1985. p53 Hiscocks, Wendy. Music and the exhibition `Peace and nuclear war in the Australian landscape'. p55 NMATAPES 4 Solo and chamber music, electronic and computer works, installations and improvised pieces. Schieve, Catherine. Web John, Cindy. Disarray Fowler, Jennifer. Blow flute: answer echoes in antique lands dying Bandt, Ros. excerpt from `Genesis' Hiscocks, Wendy. excerpt from `Peace and nuclear war in the Australian landscape' Hopkins, Sarah. Interweave Lockwood, Annea. Shadow Burn Woof, Barbara. Maldoror Morton, Kay. Grin and Gesture Wilkins, Caroline. Physarmonica Lagzdina, Vineta. The black snake

NMA 5 magazine (1987) editors Rainer Linz & Richard Vella Anson, Stan. Old whines in new battles, or 20th century music and 18th Century reviewers. p3 Wilkins, Caroline. An approach to 19th century sound. p7 Oliveros, Pauline. The noetics of music. p8 Stewart, Amanda. On criticism. p9 Gillies, John. Cutout. p10 Cabrera, Densil. Interview with John Parnell. p11 Slavov, Brenda. Role of the artist I. p12 Greene, Paul. Role of the artist II. p13 Wood, Steve. The use of humour in music. p14 Marinis, Marco de. Dramaturgy of the audience. p17 Dyson, Fran. Sound e/scapes. p23 Erdonmez, Denise. Music as therapy. p26 Althoff, Ernie. "47 - 64". p29 Gilliland, A.R and H.T Moore. The immediate and long-term effects of classical and popular phonograph selections. p30 Linz, Rainer. No consolation. p35 Clayton, Syd. How I wrote How to Write a Chinese Poem which led me to the Great World. p36 Kahans, Daniel and Naomi Crafti. The evaluation of `art':analyses of audience responses to a series of multimedia plays. p43 NMATAPES 5 Vocal, instrumental and electronic work. Mann, Chris. The rationales Linz, Rainer. Dysrhythmic etudes THRGHT, SWSW. Running Risks Clayton, Syd. Lucky number Stewart, Amanda. N.AIM Althoff, Ernie. Any questions? Kahans, Daniel. Role reversal Wilkins, Caroline. Piece for mechanical instruments Gilles, John and Greg Hooper. To hear is to know Cabrera, Densil. Interview with John Parnell

NMA 6 magazine (1988) editor Alistair Riddell Baker, Amanda. Computer music aesthetics: a composer's predicament. p3 Burt, Warren. Samples III for computer processed orchestra sounds. p7 Brophy, Philip. Sounding and sampling. p15 Riddell, Alistair. Towards a virtual piano action. p18 Mann, Chris. On not having read `Think! or perish! Towards a confident and productive Australia' by Donald Horne, Commission for the Future occasional paper. p24 Stelarc. Beyond the body. p27 Schiemer, Greg. Monophonic variations. p31 Rudolf, Mark. Notes on sociological and methodological stance with respect to music. p37 John, Cindy. Computers - performance of, and with. p39 Dick, C.H. A digital signal processor for the real-time processing of sound. p41 Gerrard, Graeme, R.P. Harris and David Hirst. Perspectives. p48 NMATAPES 6 Computer and computer-assisted music. Schiemer, Greg. Monophonic variations Hirst, David. Epilogue from `Namelessness' Riddell, Alistair. Black moon assails Burt, Warren. Samples III Rudolf, Mark. Beautiful but marred by the blemish of perpetual dissatisfaction John, Cindy. Blowout Baker, Amanda. `Dawn chorus' and `Dusk' from Birdsongs Gerrard, Graeme. Harping

NMA 7 magazine (1989) editor Rainer Linz Cross, Burnett. Collaborating with Percy Grainger. p3 Gifford, Helen. Subliminal co-ordinates... drawing threads. p5 Gallagher, Ernie. AZ music. p9 Lipinski, Igor. The Rosenberg interview. p15 Barnard, Geoffrey. AZ it was. p17 Whiteoak, John. Interview with Keith Humble. p21 de Haan, Simone. Flederman - a retrospective assessment. p27 Schiemer, Greg. Towards a living tradition. p30 Althoff, Ernie. The Clifton Hill Community Music Centre: 1976 - 1983. p39 Nagorcka, Ron. Without the land there is no music, or why I live where I live. p44 Wilkins, Caroline. Some observations on Australian experimental music in the 80s. p46 NMATAPES 7 Performance and radio pieces, environmental compositions, music theatre. Althoff, Ernie and Graeme Davis. excerpt from `The long and the short of it' Gallagher, Ernie. The Cambridge whistler Schiemer, Greg. Polyphonic variations Nagorcka, Ron. Liapatyenna Rose, Jon. excerpt from `Instrumentum diabolicum' Gallagher, Ernie. The Cambridge whistler (2) Gifford, Helen. excerpt from `Regarding Faustus' Humble, Keith. Arcade I Grainger, Percy. excerpt from `The warriors'

NMA 8 magazine (1990) editor Fran Dyson Kahn, Douglas. Acoustic sculpture, deboned voices. p2 Cabrera, Densil. Recording and music notation as `artofficial' memory and thought. p8 Dyson, Fran. Transmitter bodies: aurality, corporeality, cuts and signals. p14 Andrews, Ian. Music, desire and the social. p20 Scott, Ashley. Phenomenal culture. p24 Lewis, Ruark. Ambient domestic sound . p28 Brassil, Joan. Musica speculativa and sculpture . p29 DeLys, Sherre. Untitled. p30 Vella, Richard. Two lectures: Music/theatre as a theatre of ideas . p32 Music and Representation. p34 reviews p39 NMATAPE 8 Media and voice pieces, installation work. Andrews, Ian. Clean; Caller 100 Dyson, Fran. Voice mix no 2 Cabrera, Densil. Ersatz Vella, Richard. Let's funk Brassil, Joan. Randomly - now and then Scott, Ashley. Poem 10 Kahn, Douglas. Hotel DeLys, Sherre. Untitled

NMA 9 magazine (1991) editor Ross Bolleter Lamb, Alan. Metaphysics of wire music. p3 Vickery, Lindsay. Two pieces and an overview. p7 Bolleter, Ross. An interview with Rob Muir. p10 Crotty, Nathan. A little bit of piano. p13 Mustard, Jonathan. Chaos works. p14 Bolleter, Ross. An interview with Lynne Mitchell. p16 Davies-Slate, Stuart. Some thoughts...reflections...on musical material. p18 Benfall, Stephen. 33 1/3 (or thereabouts). p21 Laskewicz, Zac. Using music as an open creative resource. p26 Bolleter, Ross and Rowan Hammond. Improvising with synchronistic experiences. p31 NMATAPE 9 Improvised music, tape cut ups and collage, aeolian music. Bolleter, Ross and Ryszard Ratajczak. That time (simulplay II) Muir, Rob. With with it Lamb, Alan. excerpt from `Night Passage' Crotty, Nathan. A little bit of piano Vickery, Lindsay. Blackpool tower Davies-Slate, Stuart. Recitative and arias Mustard, Jonathan. Automaton 1 & 2 Benfall, Stephen. Saxophone quartet (3rd mov't) Hammond, Rowan. Minimbience

NMA 10 magazine (1992) editor Rainer Linz Wilkins, Caroline. Two works for solo accordion. p3 Mangin, Chris. On the occasion of 10 years of music publishing in Melbourne: a clarification of the Australia Council music publishing policy. p6 Duke, Jas H. Sounds, sound poetry, and sound/text compositions. p7 Greenwell, Andree. Notes on an opera. p12 Watson, Robert. A letter from Baal. p16 Lewis, Ruark. Th wa wi neve en. p17 Kouvaras, Linda. question time for the (post?) modern composer. p20 Linz, Rainer. An interview with Stelarc. p21 Mann, Chris. Changing the subject. Riddell, Alistair. The chords of eternity. p28 Johnson, Bruce. Orality and jazz education. p39 Sorenson, Marie. Music in therapy. p44 Reviews (etc)... p47 NMATAPE 10 Vocal, electronic and tape music, theatre works. Machine for Making Sense. excerpt from `Changing the subject' Wilkins, Caroline. Piece for accordion and screens Stelarc. excerpt from `Hollow body/video probe' Greenwell, Andree. excerpt from `Sweet Death' Duke, Jas H. The economist's song Rue, Rik. Tape manipulations Lewis, Ruark. Th wa wi neve en Riddell, Alistair. Incidents with accompaniment