Various Artists - I.E.M.A Collective Group Tape #2 (1981)

The I.E.M.A. collective tapes are a series of 8 compilation albums of electronic music released through the International Electronic Music Association, an independent label created in 1979 by James E. Finch. The last 2 tapes in the series were lost in an apartment accident.

Progressive Electronic / Ambient / Drone / so on, and so forth.

Below is a summary of this label and all its workings, taken from the Bandcamp page for this album:

"In the 1980s, Ken Moore took over the assemblage and distribution of the Group Tape project for the International Electronic Music Association, which was headed up by General Jim Finch, who by this time, was residing in New York state. Jim had put together the songs used for Collective Tape #1, and Ken took over the mailing for orders received. After that, the job of gathering the music for tapes #2 through #6 were up to Moore, and by 1984, when Ken decided to quit the project, Finch had released two more cassettes, for which the master recording has been lost, but can be found listed on Discogs.

So here we have the second in a series of electronic music tapes that were produced by the artists named here, solicited by the IEMA, and personally chosen by the music director, Ken Moore, to represent the ideals and goals of the Association. This, being basically, to promote independent music in general, and specifically, to show that synthesizers were a key instrument in the development the music for the future. The idea was to share musical styles, and encourage each other to create something better than what was available on the commercial market.

The goal was to reach people who were looking for a new form of musical entertainment, and the project was met with overwhelming enthusiasm. Not only were contribution tapes coming in rapidly, but the sales of the assembled cassette tapes were very promising. People all over the globe were looking for this kind of creativity! This early part of the decade went by so fast, that exact numbers are not available, but suffice to say, many people were connected because of the IEMA, and it was all done before the internet became the current mode of communication."

If anyone who is associated with this recording wishes for me to take it down, just let me know and I will gladly do so. Thank you :]

Trying to get back into the "uploading music" thing. It's crazy how easy it is to fall off the hobby train. (if this can even be called that)

William Ashley Cooper - Scorpio Rising - Down Tides 0:00
Joe Deihl - For My Elephants And For My Monkey 10:37
Cerberus - The Dreaming City 15:14
Cerberus - Interlewd-Aquaerotica 19:37
Cerberus - Coldsleep 22:09
Cerberus - Subterranean 27:10
Cerberus - T.S.D. (Total Sensory Deprivation) 31:06
Cerberus - Untitled 33:56
John Krocker & Victor Shkawrytko - Dance Music 37:32
John Krocker - Running Water 41:04
John Krocker - Roller 42:39
John Krocker - Sub 44:37
John Krocker - Walking With My Girl 46:53
Victor Shkawrytko - Planettour 50:40
William Ashley Cooper - Sagittarian Dance - For Persistence 55:25