Groove: hand-cut

Hand-cut vinyl grooves on the outer rim of audio cds
by Absolute Value of Noise, © 2004

Groove is a limited edition of 60 audio CDs. Vinyl-style record grooves are cut onto the outer rim of each disc and patterned with cutting tools and files. The sound of these grooves - buzzes, low rumbles, clicks and odd vibrations - form a collage: burnt as digital audio onto the inner rings of the CD. The listener can choose to play the unique locked groove on a turntable, or listen to the collage on their CD player.

(Released in October 2004)

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Groove CD - on-line version.

WEB-CASTS AND PERFORMANCES

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Live on-air in Vienna on Kunstradio ORF, September 4, 2005.
[13.9 MB at 128kbps mpeg-3]

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Tunnel Sounding at Send + Receive in Winnipeg, October 24, 2004.

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Custom turntable action streaming to Kunstradio's Long Radio Night, September 3, 2004 during Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.

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"Groove" loops streamed to PETROLEO/MEXICO by Roberto Paci Dalò, May 20, 2004
(6.1 MB image animation with sound)