RE: DJ Shadow/Fun with accidents

Jon Logan (jon@criticalpath.net)
Thu, 14 May 1998 14:10:47 -0700


Actually, I think Scanner wins this debate hands down. He has been doing
the 'eavesdropper/found sound' thing for years.... that's why he has the
name Scanner.

At 3:21 PM -0400 5/14/98, Michael Aregood wrote:
>i wouldn't call it a bite... they sound like two completely different
>things. One being live, spontaneous, the subjects didn't know they were
>being recorded, then the atmosphere of surprise that must have been
>created during the recycling of the conversations must have been truly
>great! The recorded conversations don't seem like they would be able to
>attain that dynamic... Correct me if i am wrong because i have not heard
>either of the happenings in question... dig both their stuff though...
>
>Anyone else know of other spontanious live accident based performances?
>I know that Psychic TV used to do something along this line with sound
>being sent from multiple sources in different locations far away from
>the performance space, which were merged randomly. I forget specifics
>though...
>
>peace,
>argo
>
>
>> ----------
>> From: flight
>> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 1998 1:06 PM
>> To: Scott Tennent
>> Cc: Erik Gaderlund; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>> Subject: Re: DJ Shadow
>>
>>
>> > I heard that at one show in New York,
>> > Scanner (the group/guy) walked around the club he was supposed to
>> play at
>> > and recorded all of these people talking about various things during
>> the
>>
>>
>> that may be correct, but i'd call it a bite off david holmes. on his
>> (marvelous) LP he uses samples of people he had conversations with in
>> NYC
>> as well. the album dropped about a year ago, so who knows who came up
>> with the idea first.
>>
>> flight
>>

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