Frank Niehusmann mixes samples, cuts, fragments and passages from his prepared stereo-tapes into the circular course of the 8-track loop, thereby creating a dense, rhythmic network of sound-cuts and noise-combinations. The original sound of underground mining machines stands equally to roaring tones of trains, synthetic frequency-modulation, dogs, birds, drum beats, rain, fireworks, and much more.
The instruments of the INKAN-performance are two tape recorders: a conventional analogue open-reel stereo-machine with prepared sounds, tones and noises on conventional analogue open-reel stereo-tapes, - and an analogue open-reel 8-track recorder, on which a tape-loop is spinning round.
The method of composing and performing this music:
1) digital preparation of the recorded sounds with audio-software and computer;
2) organizing a set of selected sounds into one line on an analogue stereo tape;
3) playing these sounds - live - from the analogue two-track-tape into selected tracks of a rotating 8-track tape-loop.