Re: (idm) Help: Scratched CD's...

From Jon Drukman
Sent Fri, Jun 12th 1998, 17:43

Higton, Steve (IT Brk.) wrote:
> >a bit.. why would you want to know how to make a cd skip??
> >
> I dunno, but i can take a guess: Oval.

this technique predates Oval by, oh, a decade or so.  my buddy mark t.
gunderson of the evolution control committee was posting to nm-list
about it back in the late 80's.

some people like the sound of a cd skipping.  i think it is pretty cool
but not on its own.

mike kandel of tranquility bass had an installation back when he was at
calarts.  he took a bunch of records, smashed them up, glued fragments
from mismatched records together in approximately the right shape, put
them on a bunch of cheapo yard-sale phonographs and stood back and mixed
his masterpiece.  sounded cool as hell.  particularly the record that
was 1/2 abbey road and 1/2 101 strings.  "come togeth...
*wheeeeeennnnnn*  come togeth... *wheeeeeeeennn*"

> They use some sort of CD scratching
> or painting methods to loop and create their
> music. I wish i knew more about exactly what they do, actually...anyone wise
> to this?

get a magic marker and a CD you don't like.  write your name all over
the data side of the CD with the magic marker.  insert in CD player. 
stand back.  instant oval.


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