STATIC CHAPEL — THE TAPE

NOW PLAYING · A HAUNTED C-90 FROM EAST VANCOUVER

BE KIND. REWIND. REPENT.

STATIC CHAPEL — “DEMO C-90” · SIDE A · do not tape over (again)

drown the antenna2:58
patron saint of dead malls3:41
hymn for a blown speaker4:12
left on read2:47
rewind. repent.5:09

dubbed over uncle Gary’s wedding. sorry Gary.

STATIC CHAPEL is four people from East Vancouver who found a camcorder in a free pile and didn’t like what was already on the tape. Loud hymns for dead formats. Fuzz you can kneel in.

The tape keeps recording. It was recording before the band started. Nobody has pressed stop, because nobody can find the button, because there is no button.

ZAP ↑/↓ OR USE THE REMOTE. THE TAPE DOES NOT SCROLL.

a dusty black videocassette with a blank, peeling paper label — THE TAPE ITSELF. LABEL BLANK. IT KNOWS WHAT IT IS.

TV GUIDE · TONIGHT ON THE DEAD CHANNEL

ALL LISTINGS PACIFIC TAPE TIME. BRING EARPLUGS TO CONFESSION.

DATE / SIGNAL 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

FRI 07.24.26GREEN AUTO DOORS + TAPE HISS WET DRYWALL STATIC CHAPEL DEAD AIR

SAT 08.08.26RED GATE DOORS + TAPE HISS MOTH ORBIT PEWS STATIC CHAPEL

FRI 08.21.26THE COBALT DOORS + TAPE HISS STATIC CHAPEL CIVIC HOLIDAY DEAD AIR

SAT 09.05.26GREY LAB DOORS + TAPE HISS MOTH ORBIT STATIC CHAPEL DEAD AIR

HIGHLIGHTED BLOCK = US. NO TICKET LINKS ON A DEAD CHANNEL — PAY CASH AT THE DOOR LIKE IT’S 1994.

FOUND FOOTAGE · PAUSED FRAMES

ARCHIVAL SIGNAL SHOT BY SPENCER NAKAMURA. STATIC CHAPEL IS THE DEMO CONGREGATION — THE ROOMS AND BANDS BELOW ARE REAL.

Guitarist dissolving into long-exposure blur under amber light — shot: KAMA SUTRA MURDER — Grey Lab, 2025

Dark grainy crowd facing a guitarist under a dragon stage prop — shot: KAMA SUTRA MURDER — Grey Lab, 2025

Bassist lit deep blue, head bowed over the strings — shot: AUTONOMOUS APES — Red Gate, 2025

Singer with white guitar in blue and violet stage light — shot: AUTONOMOUS APES — Red Gate, 2025

PAUSE ⏸ JAN 22 2026 · 23:58

shot: QUEENPIN — Green Auto, 2026

Guitarist smeared in blood-red long exposure blur — shot: QUEENPIN — Green Auto, 2026

Full stage under red velvet curtain, drummer mid-hit — shot: KAMA SUTRA MURDER — Green Auto, 2026

Singer screaming into a hand-held mic, washed-out and grim — shot: SULTRY IS A BAND — Grey Lab, 2025

HOVER A FRAME — THE TRACKING NEVER HOLDS FOR LONG.

TRACKING ADJUSTMENT

SIGNAL WEAK. SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE STATIC.

ADJUST TRACKING UNTIL THE VOICES STOP. IF THE VOICES DO NOT STOP, THAT’S THE BAND.