Christian Marclay
The Sounds of Christmas (Lp)
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The Sounds of Christmas is an annual installation project by Christian Marclay, pioneer of the experimental turntable movement and leading artist operating at the intersections of art and music. Reinventing this work-in- progress for London, the artist presented his collection of over 1,200 Christmas records as a publicly accessible archive, alongside projections of the record covers and footage of previous performances.
During the two-week installation, co-produced by Electra and Tate Modern, noted DJs created live remixes of their own selection from Marclay's Christmas records. These recorded performances created a soundtrack for the space. Combining blatant sentimentality with vanguard experimentation, Marclay suggests that the categories distinguishing 'serious' music from its opposite are both arbitrary and arcane.
Format
Embossed snowflake cover.
B-side contains locked grooves.
Edition of 500.
Release notes
Excerpts from performances by turntablists spinning a collection of over 1,200 Christmas LP's amassed by Christian Marclay for his seasonal project "The Sounds of Christmas". Recorded live under a tent at Tate Modern, London, during cold winter nights in December 2004. Mastered at NoiseMedia, Brooklyn. Embossed snowflake cover. B-side contains locked grooves. Edition of 500 "The Sounds of Christmas" presentation was co-produced by Tate and Electra.
| A | Chopped Up And Remixed By Christian Marclay | ||
| B | Broken Beats And Pieces |
- Christian Marclay
- Adapted By, DJ Mix
- Laurent Benner
- Design [Sleeve And Labels]
- Quentin Chiappetta
- Mastered By
- Flo Kaufmann
- Mastered By [Vinyl]
- Ergo Phizmiz
- Turntables
- Janek Schaefer
- Turntables
- Matt Black aka Coldcut
- Turntables
- Matt Wand
- Turntables
- Paul Hood
- Turntables
- People Like Us
- Turntables
- Strictly Kev aka DJ Food
- Turntables
- The Bohman Brothers
- Turntables
