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Stefan Beck, noise turntablism, scratching art

scratchbeck 2005



	Stage view

A turntable performance at "Raum für Kultur" of Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt, Wed. 19.1. 2005

With lecture "Sinn und Funktion des Plattenspielers in der zeitgenössischen (Club) Musik (on concept and function of the turntable in contemporary (club)music). Abstract:

The origin of turntablism in 70s rap in the New York Bronx. (With some reference to older examples like musique concrete)
The turntable as loop machine. The beginning of sampling.
Whom does the turntable belong to? Is it one's own instrument (das eigene Instrument)
What does "own" mean in relation to an instrument or a turntable?
Is the turntable really an instrument?
The turntable as a meta-machine to produce new things from already existing things. Bourriauds concept of "Post-Production".
The use of the turntable by conventional DJs and turntable artists.

Soundfile:

- start missing, but better quality scratch_beck_2005a

- the whole performance (42:46min, mp3, 64kbps) scratch_beck 2005b

Video:

- the first impression, a short MPG movie

Lecture:

- Introduction in German: Über den Plattenspieler