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Christian Marclay, Yasunao Tone, Christian Wolff

Event

Label: Asphodel

Format: CD

Genre: Experimental

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How's this for a threesome; in the red corner we have Christian Marclay with a box of records and his trusty turntables, in the blue corner it's twinkle-toes Yasunao Tone and his prepared CD's and players, whilst in the, erm, green corner stands Christian Wolff and his one man band of bass, percussive stuff, radio-cassette recorder and melodica. FIGHT! Recorded live way-back-when in 1998 as improvised accompaniment to a Merce Cunningham Dance Company performance, 'Event' is a single 50 minute piece which sees the performers involved in an aural tug-of-war in which we are the ultimate winner. At times suffocatingly intense, before breaking free with glowing strings and carpel-tunnel scratching, 'Event' is an intriguing recording that twists and turns in a manner that guarantees it will infuriate as many as it will delight.

Details
Cat. number: ASP 2032
Year: 2005
Notes:
Music performed for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company on January 29, 1998, at the Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont. The original performance lasted 75 minutes. It was edited down to 50 minutes to fit the CD format. Special thanks to Merce Cunningham and his dancers, Takehisa Kosugi, Nat Humon, Quentin Chiappetta. Packaged in a gatefold card sleeve.