Maximum Turntablism, Part 1

Episode 18

 

Maximum Turntablism, Part 1

Playlist:

1. Ottorino Respighi, “The Pines of Rome” (1924) recorded by The Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cav. Lorenzo Molajoli in November 1928.
2. Paul Hindemith, Trickaufnahmen (1930). Recording made available by Mark Katz, author of Capturing Sound: How Technology has Changed Music (2004).
3. John Cage, Imaginary Landscape No. 1 (1939) from The 25-Year Retrospective Concert Of The Music Of John Cage (private, 1959).
4. Pierre Schaeffer, “Study For Piano” (1948) from Panorama Of Musique Concrète (1956).
5. Pierre Schaeffer, “Study for Whirligigs” (1948) from Panorama of Musique Concrète (1956).
6. Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry, Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul (1949-50) from Panorama of Musique Concrète No. 2 (1956).
7. John Cage, Imaginary Landscape No. 5 (1952), from Imaginary Landscapes, by Anthony Braxton and the Maelström Percussion Ensemble Conducted by Jan Williams. Braxton selected the records.
8. Milan Knížák, “Composition No. 1’ from Broken Music (1979).
9. Milan Knížák, “Composition No. 3” from Broken Music (1979).
10. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Adventures on the Wheels of Steel (1981) from the 12” single The Message/ Adventures on the Wheels of Steel (1990).
11. Marina Rosenfeld, “theseatheforestthegarden” (1999), from theforestthegardenthesea (1999, charhizma).

 

The Archive Mix in which I play two additional tracks at the same time to see what happens. Here are two more tracks of turntablism:

1. DJ Shorty Blitz, a mix created for the collection Hip Hop: The Golden Era 1979-1999 (2018).
2. Otomo Yoshihide, Turntable solo from TV Show "Doremi."

 

For more information about the history of turntablism, read my book: Electronic and Experimental Music (sixth edition), by Thom Holmes (Routledge 2020).

 

You might also be interested in the following article by Karin Weissenbrunner about turntablism: Experimental Turntablism--Historical overview of experiments with record players/records or scratches from second-hand technology.

 

Also check-out the book by Mark Katz, Capturing Sound: How Technology has Changed Music (2004).