Dj Sniff
Turntable Solos
After the conceptual depth of Parallel Traces of the Jewel Voice (2021), dj sniff returns to Discrepant with a more direct and visceral document: Turntable Solos. Composed from live recordings made during the latter half of 2024, Turntable Solos captures dj sniff's improvised performances in their rawest form. At the core of his setup is Cut 'n' Play, a software sampler he originally built in Max/MSP in 2007. Since then, he has continued developing custom tools and instruments that extend what Derek Bailey called the "instrumental impulse" the tactile, responsive relationship between musician and machine that defines improvisation. Following a summer 2024 tour of Japan with Gonçalo Cardoso, sniff was encouraged to document and release a selection of his live sets. Not long after, a performance at 20_ (Alpha) in Hong Kong would become the emotional and conceptual anchor for the project.