Re: love Christian Marclay - Records, want more like it

[dieter scheyhing <scheyhing@xxxxxxxx>]

> sorry for the crosspost, but please see subject.  not really ambient or
> miscrosound, i know, but i figured somebody would be in the know.
> 
> I know the man has a TON of material, so i guess i'm looking for specifics.
> the whole cut-up/screwed scratchy rhythms/pop pisstake thing is what i'm
> after :)

there is a lot of stuff indeed, but actually not TOO many solo/duo works,
and i think you won't go wrong with any of these - but then again i love all
of marclay's work so far, and so in the end maybe i'm not the right person
to give you specifics...
anyway i guess you will like "record without a cover", which is an early
example of his cut up style, and a wonderful artifact too (worth to track
down both versions :-)  and "more encores", where he works with material
from a single artist for each track.
a very good emample of his life turntable work is the half hour long duo
piece with louis sclavis on "october meeting 87", a cd published by bimhuis
in the netherlands. also recommended (and probably easier to find) his duo
cd of live improvisations with guenter mueller on for 4 ears.
there are some other works of a more conceptual character, which is probably
not what you are looking for: "footsteps" combines a recording of - yes -
footsteps with real footsteps on the records, which had been glued onto the
floor as part of an exhibition. and there is "record without a groove" - for
me this precious silent "vinyl as fetish" object makes a perfect pair with
the throwaway gesture of "record without a cover", of which is said that
marclay was looking through the ny record stores, making sure that the
record was stored without protection cover.
i haven't heard the new collaboration cd with otomo yoshihide on ashodel,
but i'm pretty sure this will be a goodie too; there was a nice split 7" on
gentle giant already.

you can find an extensive discography at:
http://www.wnur.org/jazz/artists/marclay.christian/discog.html
and an interview at:
http://www.furious.com/perfect/christianmarclay.html

btw: marclay's piece at the sonic boom show was one of the (few) highlights
imho.

> I think the original quote is "Good artists borrow, great ones steal".
> I think it was by Picasso. Or is it Stravinsky?
stravinsky i think.

and now back to coffee and cakes :-)

happy holidays!

- dieter