Claus van Bebber - Akustische Werksübersicht 1977-1995

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Here's something in the cards I've kept to my chest for awhile. Once again, I had been graciously provided a rip of a long awaited object by a certain online friend. Like a needle reaching the run-out groove, the time since this exchange has allowed me the chance to share with all of you.

Bebber is a very interesting in the Improv scene, a turntablist of sorts like the experimental likes of Marclay and Tétreault. Although I would say he is more in line with the latter than the former, but comparisons are comparisons. Surprisingly jazzy in the trifle and noisy, too! Originally encased in a wooden tomb for collectors of limited editions. I guess that is why it costs up to 100 euros to even hear it. Until today!

Looking back on this a bit, I've become very interested in hearing the rest of this boutique's catalog. Some names I never heard of with some delectable style tags.

Ripped by Scramoutcha
Format : CD
Year : 1996
Country : Germany
Label : Edition Vicchi Ravaglia Goch

Club Moral - Instruments Of Attraction (I. Cerebrale Pathologie)

Label : Kapellmeister Grammofon - KG 03

Country : Belgium

Year : 2003

Format : 10 inch

I'll leave this short. The first rip I'll post here working with new equipment. The turntable stays the same (Pro-ject Debut III) but with a different cartridge (AT95e) at the edge of the tonearm. Also snatched a used acrylic platter off of Amazon for the novelty of it all, I suppose. To tie things together I am using a Scarlett 2i2 to do the ripping. It's a very nice piece, certainly better than the line-in to an old laptop from the headphone jack method I had perfected.

Motor hum still present, an inevitability of Pro-ject systems. At least, from what I've read. Like the music I post, experimentation is key. And speaking of the music I post, I gather it is not too much of an issue that my rips be imperfect. But I'll try!

Anyhow, this is a record I've had for a while now. Can't really recall why I never posted it, other than the fact I didn't care all that much of it. A likely answer was that a rip was already floating around, a perfect excuse. I'll go with that, though the former still stands.

Very "installation" sounding exp. musik, like I'm missing half the picture. Certainly interesting, but nondescript within the realm of my own tastes. The booklet fleshes the whole thing out more, and I have it all scanned (with some words cut off due to the creasing spine of the paperbook making it hard) that I could host if requested. It's just that posting images outside of a vertical line downwards is a nightmare on this site.

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