10 duets for guitars and Yamaha A3000 sampler. Each track is approximately 2 minutes long and consists of a short guitar phrase variegated and extended by the sampler. Originally produced under the alias Cumulus as a 3" CD (~20 min) in 2002. Chops #2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9 feature acoustic guitar samples from Jody Blackwell.
A multi-instrumentalist composer, producer, and historian of sound, Tara started her career as a self-taught jazz pianist and has since made a wide range of techno and ambient music, and generative sound compositions in SuperCollider. From NPR Music: "Assertive work, bold in the precision and subtlety it takes to mix such signals with thrill and grace and restraint.โ