I guess it all depends on who the viewer is, I could go the whole rest of my life without ever hearing of this guy again. I dont get it either as music or art. The only way to make it harder for me to understand would be to have a poetry reading happening at the same time.
Jeff Sent from my Samsung Captivate(tm) on AT&T Rob Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >christian marclay is not a musician, he's an artist. there's nothing >to get about his 'music'. it's all about the processes > >On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:08 PM, AntonBanks.com <[email protected]> wrote: >> Really interesting topic! >> >> I don't mean to derail the conversation but this link got me thinking... >> >> I'd never heard of Christian Marclay before so I checked out the links. I >> don’t find myself saying this too often but I REALLY don't get his music. I >> thought this wass odd because I've come to really like ambient and >> soundscapes. I can tell that there is a definite purpose behind what he is >> doing. Wikipedia pegs him as the "unwitting inventor of turntablism" and I >> agree with that statement. You can certainly learn a few turntablism >> techniques by watching what he does. It's just that the overall performance >> is totally lost on me. >> >> -ant- >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 6:58 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: (313) Re: Research question about vinyl manipulation >> >> >> I don't know if anyone in the dance scene has done anything like this. This >> kind of stuff falls more into the noise scene. I can remember the Time >> Stereo guys drilling holes in records so that they would play off center and >> sound wobbly, but that is the only thing that comes to mind. >> >> This guy has made a career of that gimmick: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Marclay >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIFH4XHU228 >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVr-_lGxib4 >> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Denise Dalphond <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 18:08:48 -0400 >>> Subject: Research question about vinyl manipulation >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Has anyone ever done or heard of anyone doing the following IN >>> DETROIT: >>> >>> Physically manipulating a piece of vinyl by cutting it down the middle >>> exactly and then gluing it to another half of vinyl so that the >>> grooves match up and it can actually play? Or any other kind of >>> dramatic vinyl manipulation? I'm thinking of things beyond concentric >>> grooves, groove reversal (starting a record from the inside to play >>> outward), and looped grooves. >>> >>> Feel free to message me directly if you'd rather. Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> Denise Dalphond >>> Ph.D. Candidate >>> Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology >>> Indiana University >>> http://denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> This >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.864 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3235 - Release Date: 11/03/10 >> 04:36:00 >> >>
