Essential members of the Downtown NY scene since 1981, the collaborations of turntablist Christian Marclay and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp, here on 8 string guitarbass, bass clarinet & electronics, is distilled in this extremely creative electroacoustic/concrete duo, recorded live in convert at the Knitting Factory in December, 1997.
"Christian Marclay and Elliott Sharp have collaborated on a vast range of projects since first meeting in 1981. Marclay is a turntablist and conceptual artist and Sharp a composer, multi-instrumentalist and author. Their work together mixes noise, grooves, sonics, even humor, in a high-tension improvising environment.
This album captures, in full intensity, an action-packed concert they performed in December 1997 with Marclay using vintage turntables and electronics and Sharp using a custom 8-string guitarbass with trackpad controlling computer samples through Max/MSP and LiSa."-zOaR Records