tapework

noun

tapework

noun

Etymology From tape + -work.

1

The use of tapes to produce audio effects.

Rock precedents for pure studio tapework come from Frank Zappa, with his decidedly Varese-esque concrete pieces on the albums Absolutely Free, Lumpy Gravy and Only In It For The Money, all made in 1967.2016, Simon Emmerson, Music, Electronic Media and Culture, page 99:

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