Christian Marclay - More Encores

More Encores is a great starting point for Mr. Marclay's works, with him limiting his selections to one specific artist for each track, although that doesn't really limit someone like Mr. Marclay as what he does with the source material makes it into something brand new.

More Encores was initially released in 1989 on German label No Man's Land as a 10" record. It was reissued in 1997 on ReR Megacorp on CD and again on 10" vinyl. The liner notes are presented below.

Each piece is composed entirely of records by the artist after whom it is titled. John Cage is a recording of a collage made by cutting slices from several records and gluing them back into a single disc. In all other pieces the records were mixed and manipulated on multiple turntables and recorded analog with the use of overdubbing. A hand-crank gramophone was used in Louis Armstrong.

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Tracks A5, B2, B3, B5 recorded at Harmonic Ranch, May 1988.
Tracks A2, A6, B1, B4 recorded at Horvitz Studio, January 1987.
Tracks A1 and A3 recorded at King St. Studio, July 1987.
Track A4 recorded at Noise NY, August 1987.

Mixed at Harmonic Ranch, NYC.

Special thanks to everyone who made this record possible, to the composers and performers who's records were abused, and to Sokhi Wagner, Anne Garland, Jim Hinchee, Robin Holcomb, Mark Derry, Susan Tallman.

Direct Metal Mastered

As this isn't a review, I'm not going to bore you with hyperbole about my feelings for each track, but the Zorn and Strauss tracks are easy favorites and the Cage track is incredible! If you enjoyed the Record Without A Cover or are simply interested in his works, this is one to grab. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!


Christian Marclay - More Encores
NOTE: I've re-uploaded this as track four doesn't want to decompress from the original archive I posted. Please let me know if anyone has any problems with this new file.

01 Johann Strauss
02 John Zorn
03 Martin Denny
04 Frederic Chopin
05 Fred Firth
06 Louis Armstrong
07 Arthur Ferrante & Louis Teicher
08 John Cage
09 Maria Callas
10 Jimi Hendrix
11 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
12 Christian Marclay

Christian Marclay - Record Without A Cover

Christian Marclay is to turntablism as John Oswald is to sampling, a pioneer whose works can easily be placed next to other releases in those genres but do not reflect the standard rules and mores displayed by publicly revered artists. Mr. Marclay uses multiple turntables to manipulate pre-existing recordings, sometimes making blends of several works while creating something entirely it's own. In other cases, he has taken several records, cut them into pieces, and then assemble new ones from the various records, making for a truly jarring experience.

I don't have the time to do Mr. Marclay justice in this space, so if you'd like to read more about him I suggest you visit his Wikipedia reference. It's quite fascinating information and anyone interested should visit immediately! Next week I will be posting his amazing More Encores for your listening pleasure, but today I'm featuring his 1985 release, Record Without A Cover. It's a hard record to describe, and if you're expecting hip-hop or cut-ups you will most likely disappointed, but if you're interested in textures, new assemblies from disparate sources and rhythm from so-called noise, you will find it jaw-dropping!


Christian Marclay - Record Without A Cover