Christian Marclay | Groove / Locked Grooves

Christian Marclay

Groove / Locked Grooves

London, UK: The Vinyl Factory, 2013

12” vinyl, 45 rpm

Edition of 300, 100 of which are signed and numbered

“Groove“ was Christian Marclay‘s first solo recording in a professional studio. He made use of the available 8-track tape recorder available to build up this dense layering. Multiple copies of the same seven inch single were used. The loops were created by sticking little dots directly on the groove, which caused the needle to skip ans repeat. This composition was previously released on Tellus ‚ 8 The Audio Cassette Magazine in 1985 and the CD only compilation Records (Asphodel) in 1997. This is the first time it has been released on vinyl. Locked grooves were added to the B side as bonus loops for you to create your own mix or add to the main track.