his other work is perhaps more coherent as art - his video quartet is one of the most moving works of art i have ever experienced. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/05/52031
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Jeff Richards <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >
