i collect... i reject.... memorabilia...
Clint Anderson
Systems Engineer
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 3:12 AM, Radio Web MACBA <rwm2008@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 52 lines MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH... Eric Isaacson. Part I
> MEMORABILIA. COLLECTING SOUNDS WITH... Eric Isaacson. Part I
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> Produced by Rosanna Arbon
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> Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research/memorabilia-eric-isaacson/capsula
> PDF:
> http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/20140313/Memorabilia_Eric_Isaacson_eng.pdf
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> Collecting music began as a private pursuit for Eric Isaacson, from the age
> of five he was recording songs off the radio and making his own mix tapes.
> His biggest undertaking was reconstructing the Beatles back catalogue,
> track by track, album by album entirely off the radio which took him four
> years to complete. That kind of behaviour might lead you to believe the
> young Isaacson would grow to be one of the breed of sound collectors that
> William Bennett refers to as the completists, but Isaacson is far from it.
> Around 300 records make it into his personal collection at one time, it
> seems a small amount for someone who runs a record label but Isaacson's
> collection is constantly on the move - he gets hold of records as quickly
> as he gets rid of them because ultimately what matters most is the
> contemporary relationship he is having with each record in his collection.
> 'I'd go insane otherwise,' he says, 'my interests go in such different
> directions, I would have to have 50,000 records to represent what I'm into
> and that's impossible.' In lieu of a physical collection, Isaacson's
> notebooks which are filled with lists of songs that either have or might
> make their way on to a Mississippi release are a testament to the extensive
> amount of records that have been a part of his life over the past ten
> years.
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> Isaacson's unique design sensibility adorns the covers
> of Mississippi releases, early influences include Daniel Johnston and punk
> rock zines, whilst more recent influences include the cover art of Folkways
> Records and Indian Tantra art, but as with Isaacson's sound collection, his
> artistic influence is vast. Isaacson says his style was created by his
> limitations: 'I had to find a unique voice because I couldn't use tricks or
> skills, flashing lights or dazzling techniques'. Isaacson's cover art is
> bold, colourful and raw, the imagery is almost cryptic at times and as
> such Mississippi releases can't help but stand out on any shelf.
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> You can find the complete MEMORABILIA. Colllecting sound with... podcast
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> http://rwm.macba.cat/en/memorabilia_tag/
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> Enjoy!
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