The creative work featured and archived on this website is organized around profiles which you’ll find listed below. Eventually there will be thousands of them. Right now, we are just getting started. They are listed alphabetically on this index page (by first name in the case of people).

  • Angela Sandberg

    P08842 Angela makes comics and zines and music as Putty with husband, Eric, among other things featuring characters spun from all this creativity.

  • Aural Films (Poison Plant)

    Aural Films is a music label run by Jack Hertz of cassette network era label Poison Plant. Aural Films releases soundtracks for movies that do not exist, covering a wide…

  • Bangaway Productions

    #20 Bangaway Productions is a cassette label out of Atlanta, Georgia. I’m not sure if it’s still active, however, there is a YouTube user for Bangaway Productions with the Lowlife…

  • Chris Ballew

    GAJOOB Profile 00373 Chris Ballew first came to GAJOOB #5 (spring 1990) with the band project EGG, an artist collective from Somerville, MA, USA. They were included on the first…

  • Dan Susnara – Mumble Mumble Music Profile

    Profile #505 Dan Susnara was a prolific home recording artist residing in Chicago. His music was rooted in progressive rock, but like many of us, he was very into exploring…

  • Daniel Prendiville

    Daniel Prendiville’s bandcamp page describes him as a, “Purveyor of fine pop, electronic, ambient, dub and experimental music since before the dawn of time (pretty much)” 

  • Dave Fuglewicz

    P00151 Dave Fuglewicz was a creator of electronic music since the early 80’s and active in independent music circles since 1990. As a longtime Tapegerm collaborator, he explored a wide range of styles…

  • Dino DiMuro

    #593 Dino DiMuro was one of my earliest hometaper discoveries and his quirky prog rock pop songs were full of quick changes and slices of life. Dino was first interviewed…

  • Ecto Tapes

    GAJOOB lists Ed Canfield as the person behind Ecto Tapes (Discogs lists  Gianni Santillie ?), an Oklahoma City based cassette label. Artists include Teen Lesbians & Animals and Eel O. as well as…

  • Evolution Control Committee

    Profile 102 The Evolution Control Committee was created in 1986 by Columbus, Ohio’s Mark Gunderson. The project was an early pioneer of “Plagiarhythm” a self-coined term for music which heavily…

  • Gabe Miller

    Profile #8749 Gabe Miller is an electronic music producer and Youtuber from California, working in lots of genres, with special emphasis on progressive and electro house. His music is well…

  • Grimm Goat Records

    The Grimm Goat netlabel was created in 2014 by Bode and is reborn in 2022 to join The Church of Noisy Goat bringing unconventional music that takes place around the…

  • Hainbach

    #8852 Hainbach is a musician based in Berlin. His popular YouTube channel demonstrates his unique take on creating sounds from both new and old equipment which are not necessarily intended…

  • Harsh Reality Music/Mental Anguish/Chris Phinney

    Profile #662 Harsh Reality is one of the seminal tape labels from the 80’s and into the present, featuring the music of label head Chris Phinney and his long running…

  • ITN (International Terrorist Network)

    Jeff “Central” Chenault co-founded the International Terrorist Network, an industrial label. He is perhaps best known as a member of 10-Speed Guillotine with Andrew Isold (Alois) and was also in…

  • Jim Of Seattle

    Profile #8847 I first encountered Jim Owen through Songfight.org which is an informal songwriting non-competition. Jim’s recordings were varied and always stellar. Fast-forward fifteen years or more and I run…

  • Jim Shelley – Book of Kills – Ain’t Records

    Profile #699 Jim Shelley’s music combines driving garage rock, folk and britpunk angst. I have a feeling the songs spill out of Jim but it’s an unquenchable fire. He sent…

  • Michael Chocholak

    Profile #1 In my mind, Michael Chocholak’s music was that of a true sound artist. It isn’t so much guitar , synth or electronic-based as it is based on whatever…

  • Minóy

    P00014 Minóy was a noise artist based in Torrance, California. His cassettes from the early 90’s were filled with washes of sound, often handcrafted with functional custom shells with elements…

  • Mystery Arts

    Profile 02521 Craig Conley (Prof. Oddfellow) appeared in GAJOOB via his Captive Audience recording project around 1998, with collaborator Michael Warwick. They were part of Tapegerm’s early activities around this…

  • Pillow Image Ltd.

    P02208 Pillow Image Ltd. is the tape label run by Jonathan Caws-Elwitt, releasing tapes by The Silly Pillows, solo releases and collaborations with notables like Dan Fioretti, Ken Clinger and…

  • Rotcod Zzaj | Dick Metcalf | Zzaj Productions

    Dick Metcalf is one of a handful of tireless supporters of underground musicians whose advocacy for artists has been ongoing for 30+ years. Along with reviewing thousands of independently produced…

  • Susan D.

    Profile 8851 Susan D. is Dutch creative, living in Amsterdam, lover of nature and art (specialising in landscapes and architecture). I came across her work while looking for creative vlogs…

  • That Cow Inc.

    P00693 That Cow Inc. was a a label located in Pittsburgh, PA. Bands/projects on the label include Trailer Court Flambé, Herr Brine, Telecorps, Sinister Dexter, X Transpose X and Coptik…

  • The Tapegerm Collective

    P05368 Tapegerm started in 1999 as an idea for paying creative tribute to the albums in GAJOOB’s cassette library. The plan was to create pages where artists could download audio…

  • Tom Furgas

    Profile #00474 Tom Furgas was the first hometaper interviewed in GAJOOB’s first issue from 1987. His tape, Courtesy Patrol’s Razor Clocks with collaborator Bill Lehman was an early spark in…

  • YU/Home Productions

    YU is C.U.Squirm, Rod Miles and Bentley Shaft. Three real men doing what real men do. GAJOOB received their cassette album, Illusion of Control, from Home Productions, Austin, Texas.   http://livingarchive.doncampau.com/early_experiences/dwain-woodruff This…