Turntable Music by Stewart Walden

Does what it says on the tin.

1992 ish

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1. “Turntable Music” Upturned Plate (1) / Upturned Plate (2) /
Cassette Tape / Saucer / Glass Plate / Biscuit Tin Lid / Flan Dish / Turntable Mat / Bubble Packaging (parts 1-4) / Flan Dish (2) / Mannikin Hand / Slate / Wig / Handkerchief (1) / Handkerchief (2)
(recorded Sept 1993 at 57 Birrell Rd, Nottingham)
2. “Calypso in Limbo” (Oct 1983, Paignton)
3. “Music from my Ear” (1997, Bradford)
4. “Coin Music” (Jul 1995, Bristol)

Back cover image with tracklist appears on individual tracks and high resolution back and front cover art is included in the download version, as is a scan of the original tape inlay.

"Music From My Ear" is by Stewart Treize

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TD: "Ripping the Turntable Music etc tape while I work. It makes no sense, I think it's haunted. Seems to have different stuff on the b side from when I flipped it over before and has very long mysterious gaps"

SK: "As for the listing on Turntable Music, yes the grey writing is other tracks from other times, but they are in similar style (eg Coin Music is amplified coin spinning on a metal tray, and Music From My Ear is my squeaky ear with a tiny microphone in it. Scary and hilarious, and partly why I am partly deaf.)"

SK: "It's one of my favourite tapes
Although of course I remember trying to record the sound of (for example) a revolving wig, so I appreciate it might not be anybody else's favourite tape"

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SK: "Listening to Music From My Ear for the first time in years. In case it’s not clear, the sounds are made by my ear. No effects or owt.
I put the tiny mic in my ear to record the sound. I made the sound by holding my nose, closing my nose, and ‘blowing out’ - like you do if you want your ears to pop
Apparently it was audible from several feet away, I tested that around the same time"

TD: "amazing 😃
i'll add that to the description"

SK: "Perforated eardrum"

[DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME]

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Cover designs by Dr. Age with apologies to Ernie Bushmiller

Tapes from the archives of Stewart Keith (A Band, Stewart Bizarro, Smell & Quim + more)