Sometimes
finding a new artist is just a lucky coincidence. This was the case when I
discovered the song Aracades by the
group C2C, which just happened to be the first video to be displayed when I
opened video website Vimeo a couple of years ago.
C2C is a group formed by the four french DJs: Atom, pFeL, 20Syl and Greem, all proficient in the art of turntablism. As the name implies the art involves the use of turntables, though not in the usual way of 'just playing music'. In turntablism the DJ makes use of scratching, crossfading and looping to transform the turntable into a music instrument of its own. The resulting songs are however not as chaotic as you might think.
C2C is a group formed by the four french DJs: Atom, pFeL, 20Syl and Greem, all proficient in the art of turntablism. As the name implies the art involves the use of turntables, though not in the usual way of 'just playing music'. In turntablism the DJ makes use of scratching, crossfading and looping to transform the turntable into a music instrument of its own. The resulting songs are however not as chaotic as you might think.
Take for
instance the slightly Daft Punk sounding DownThe Road. In this song the harmonica part is heavily affected by the
scratching, but in my opinion this only enhances the part, making it more exciting
to listen to, while still sounding smooth.
So far
C2C has only released one album called Tetra, from which almost all songs are
equally impressive, including: Delta,
F·U·Y·A, Happy and The Beat.
The guys mainly focus on live performances, which is great of course for fans who want to see them perform, but less so for the fans (like me) who are eagerly awaiting new songs.
The guys mainly focus on live performances, which is great of course for fans who want to see them perform, but less so for the fans (like me) who are eagerly awaiting new songs.
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