The original record board played at this time was called the "dub plate". In this sound crash, creating an analog record of its own, sounding the sound source, and a style that has spread to give a difference to rivals, it can be said the beginning of dubplate culture. The sound system is the property of each sound crew, and the "sound battle" is a sound crash, in which each crew utters music with loud noise. In the culture of reggae origin, there is a sound system that brings out multiple speakers outdoors and sounds loud. The origin of the dubplate goes back to the 60's reggae scene. On the other hand, commercially available analog records are mass-produced industrially by "Record Press", which is a production process in large lots. Dubplate culture and its originĪ dub plate is originally one of the types of analog records, and refers to an acetate-made record board with a sound source recorded by a craftsman by "direct cutting", in which grooves are cut directly on the surface of the record one by one. Here, I would like to explain the dubplate to solve such a question. The word "dub plate" itself is not very familiar, and some people may say, "What's different from commercial analog records?" In CUT & REC, there is a place that dare to use this word from the thought that I want the dubplate culture to take root even a little. Please use a desktop web browser (the work is optimized for Firefox and Chrome).The dub plate (DUB PLATE) that forms the basis of the CUT & REC service. Please note: Mobile browsers are not supported. Please find the real-time web version of I am sitting in a machine here: I am sitting in a machine (Web Version) More information here: Flipping the Coin Records Real-Time Web Version
Sounds, beats, songs and melodies are cut into a carrier material and then played, thereby emitting the musical content back into the ether. The dubplate label Flipping the Coin Records produces collector’s editions of auditory material created by visual artists. Flipping the Coin Recordsįlipping the Coin tosses the coin three times: Once for records, a second time for books and a third time for films. You will receive a reply with all needed information to place an order. The vinyl version is strictly limited to 30 units. If you are interested in purchasing either the dubplate record or the web page application itself, please get in touch here: shop martinbackes dot com. The vinyl distribution is handled through Flipping the Coin Records. The piece will be exhibited as both, record version (left) and web version (right). Record Label: Flipping the Coin Records Exhibition View In both renderings, there are 32 tracks selected from 3000 successive iterations of the 128 kbps 44.1 kHz MP3 encoding.įor machine voice and computer (Limited Edition of 30) The second is a web page application distributed via the Internet. The first part is a limited edition, 30 unit dubplate vinyl. The work is a hommage to composer Alvin Lucier’s 1969 piece I Am Sitting in a Room. With each iteration of the loop, one may hear the artefacts of the encoding process reinforcing themselves and gradually distorting the artificial human voice by revealing its data format. I am sitting in a machine is an algorithmic work that begins with a recording of an artificial human voice reciting a text which is then run through an MP3 encoder over and over again.
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