Hand made cassettes made from recycled books on tape. 100 Minutes Long
Side 1: Industrial Heartland
Side 2: The Rust Belt
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Cassette Box
Cassette + Digital Album
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Includes: hand made cassette, hollowed out 8-track tape with a small booklet inside, railroad spike, some photos, other small items.
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Booklet with stories and historical accounts from the respected cities.
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Toledo, Ohio
"Although the canal would bring significant business to Toledo, the community still struggled in its early years. Many of its residents suffered from epidemics that spread rapidly in the region in 1838 and 1839. Finally, the canal was opened in 1845. The canal made the town a growing seaport along Lake Erie, and much commerce traveled through Toledo. In addition to the Wabash and Erie Canal, Toledo was connected to the city of Cincinnati by way of the Miami and Erie Canal.
When railroads began to emerge as a key form of transportation in Ohio in the second half of the nineteenth century, Toledo became a destination for a number of railroad lines. In addition, a number of industries began to emerge in the city, including furniture companies, carriage makers, breweries, railroad manufacturing companies, and glass companies, among others. The Libbey Glass Works was located in Toledo and helped to make the community known as the "City of Glass." By 1880, Toledo boasted a population of more than fifty thousand people, making it one of the largest cities in the state.
Many immigrants began to settle in Toledo by the late nineteenth century, attracted to the city because of the factory jobs available and the city's accessibility by rail and by water. Although Toledo offered many economic opportunities, it also illustrated many of the problems associated with urban life during this time. Toledo became the target of Progressive reformers in the late 1800s. Among them was the town's mayor, Samuel M. "Golden Rule" Jones, who was elected in 1897. During his time in office, Jones worked to improve conditions for the working class people of his community. The mayor opened free kindergartens, built parks, instituted an eight-hour day for city workers, and did much to reform the city government. Although Jones was not very popular among businessmen and the wealthier members of Toledo society, he was very popular with the average citizens and was reelected as mayor for three additional terms. Jones died in office in 1904, and his successor, Brand Whitlock, continued his reform efforts.
Toledo continued to grow, both in terms of population and industry, in the early twentieth century. Because of its dependence on manufacturing, the city suffered high unemployment rates during the Great Depression. As World War II began, however, Toledo's industries began to focus on wartime production, and unemployment concerns disappeared. Toledo made a unique contribution to the war effort. Home to the Willys-Overland Company, this firm began producing jeeps in 1941."
Minimal and emotionally evocative compositions for solo piano in the Ryuichi Sakamoto vein from Cincinnati's Tristan Eckerson. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 18, 2020
This pair of Endless Melancholy tracks are long, ponderous, atmospheric and magnificent! In these there is a touch of darkness or sorrow not found in other Endless Melancholy tracks. I'm finding this to be perfect writing music. Nicholas Trandahl