Futuresonic 2006
Leverage, a new project proposed for Futuresonic 2006, centres around the creation of a copyleft licensed 12 inch vinyl record containing a range of samples, beats and extracts from the archive in a format referencing scratch tools, breaks compilations and battle records.
Battle records are explicitly designed as tools for DJs. Often the breaks, beats and samples collected on these records are created from tracks that are not officially licensed [1]. In contrast, Leverage will feature rare recordings and new remix tracks, short vocal snippets, percussive noises, sounds, samples, breaks and beats – all in the public domain or copyleft licensed and available via the Open Music Archive website.
It is intended that the vinyl tool will enable future production that exists outside of the usual commercial and bootleg economies. We aim to insert Leverage into this existing network of production to prise open new possibilities.
Discussion
Our ongoing discussion with Drew Hemment, curator of Futuresonic, is available here.
Downloads
As the record takes shape we'll be posting files along with their sources and some test recordings.
These recordings are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license.
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- Beat One
Tempo: 99bpm
Duration: 02:29
Source: Struggling - Johnny Dodds Trio (written by Jimmy Blythe 1901-1931) recorded 1929 [2]
Beat One.mp3 2.8MB (right-click/ctrl+click to download)
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- Beat Two
Tempo: 93bpm
Duration: 03:27
Source: One Dime Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson (written by Blind Lemon Jefferson 1893–1929) [3]
Beat Two.mp3 4MB (right-click/ctrl+click to download)
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- Beat Three
Tempo: 89bpm
Duration: 03:27
Source: Don't Go 'Way Nobody - George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers (written by Buddy Bolden 1868-1931) [4]
Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith (written by Clarence Smith 1904-1929) [5]
In The Dark/Flashes - Jess Stacy (Written by Bix Beiderbeck 1903-1931) [6]
Beat Three.mp3 4MB (right-click/ctrl+click to download)
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- Scratches One
Duration: 00:26
Sources: Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith (written by Clarence Smith 1904-1929) [7]
Struggling - Johnny Dodds Trio (written by Jimmy Blythe 1901-1931) recorded 1929 [8]
Scratches One.mp3 512KB (right-click/ctrl+click to download)
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- Beat One & Scratches One tested using Scratch Live
Duration: 02:32
Sources: Beat One [9] / Scratches One [10]
Beat_Scratches One (test with Scratch Live).mp3 2.9MB (right-click/ctrl+click to download)
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