Columbus Expedition by Hal McGee

Hal McGee
Columbus Expedition
*featuring Chris Phinney, Jeff Chenault, and Jerry Kranitz

Columbus Expedition is a chance-derived assemblage of dictaphone recordings from Hal McGee’s trip to Columbus, Ohio, June 5-8, 2025.

Sound sources:
- Hal conversing with Chris, Jeff, and Jerry.
- The sounds of coffeehouses, restaurants, book and record stores, and the Columbus Arts Fair.
- Hal making electronic sounds with Chris and Jeff (Skull Vacuum) in Jeff’s home studio.
- Hal performing a combination of spoken words and playing the Stylophone CPM DS-2 Analog Synthesizer at the Frequency Fridays show on June 6th at the Old First Presbyterian Church.
- The voices of John M. Bennett, Catherine Mehrl Bennett, Brian Callahan, and Jonathan Hancock from June 6th.

Columbus Expedition is a celebration of friendship, life, existence, and sound.
Hal offers it to you with joy and love.

Hal gives special thanks to:
- Deb & Jeff Chenault for their hospitality,
- Alison Colman of The Fuse Factory,
- The production crew at the Frequency Fridays show,
- And my pal D. Blake Werts of COPY THIS!

1.	Side Olentangy	20:50

2.	Side Scioto	20:52