2010 release ** "Jim Campbell (aka the preterite) is a turntapelist, for lack of a better term. Inspired by proponents of experimental work with vinyl, early tape and concrete music, Cagean chance practices and both cosmic and free music, the Berlin-based American artist built a one-of-a-kind instrument out of relics of the tape age, his “cassette scratch orchestra”, composed of cast-off phrase trainers, original effects, a re-purposed and prepared analog cassette multitracker and piles of found and mostly self-dubbed tapes of his own creation. Campbell works in a variety of contexts, most notably solo as “the preterite”, improvising freely, scratching abstract-emotive tone poems on the fly. He is also engaged in intuitive approaches to live sampling and processing of acoustic instruments and experiments with augmented reality that involve ad-hoc temporary installations in uncommon settings and on-site embedded field recording. In addition, Campbell is also a member of the duo Tape Measure Kid and the large improvising collective The Dorf with releases on Denovali and Leo Records among other labels. He has performed in a band context with a vast number of artists approaching improvisation from wildly diverse angles, including Caspar Brötzmann, DJ Elephant Power, Claus Van Bebber and traditional Hsain Wain ensemble players from Myanamar."