We all know that vinyl records are vulnerable, and need to be treated with respect. Keeping to this rule I’ve always been mindful of the way that I handle all records that I come across. Now it’s time to see what happens when I don’t follow the rules. Below you will find recordings that serve as a document of degradation. Every week (or so) since October I have been using this page to post an audio recording of a 12" record that has been intentionally abused.
As with all blogs the posts work backwards with the most recent post at the top and the original track at the bottom. Click to hear the original track.
Alternatively, you can click here to be presented with just the audio posts.
One artists that I refer to a great deal in relation to influence is the work of Janek Schaefer, a sound artists based in London. His work often incorporates the use of innovative use of vinyl records and often uses manipulated ‘found’ records in his performances. The idea that I draw inspiration from is the same idea that is adopted in turntablism, by this I mean that it’s the creative re-using of something in a way that is out of context.
