SCRATCHED IN BEAT | Stefan Mildenberger

2011
56 scans, C-prints on vinyl, Ø 31 cm
Performance video, 2 min 15 sec
(Holder,record covers, turntable, DIN A3 flatbed scanner, mp3)

The series SCRATCHED IN BEAT presents works created through the simultaneous scratching and scanning of record covers. Instead of vinyl records, the album covers themselves are placed on the turntable and scratched in rhythm with the hits featured on the albums.
A large DIN A3 flatbed scanner positioned above the turntable captures the cover during the scratching process. In this way, the rhythm of the music becomes directly inscribed into the scanned image of the cover, merging the visual surface of the album with the movement and dynamics of the sound.
This method produces abstract, rhythmically infused image compositions in which sound, motion, and visual data intertwine to form a new audiovisual expression. Familiar album covers are deconstructed—their form, color, and typography are altered and recontextualized—revealing the interplay between music, physical gesture, and digital image manipulation.
SCRATCHED IN BEAT explores the relationship between tactile action, musical timing, and visual materiality, offering a new perspective on the perception of sound and image in the digital age.

SCRATCHED IN BEAT
2011
56 Scans, C-Prints auf Vinyl, Ø 31 cm
Performancevideo, 2 mIn 15 sec
(Halterung, Plattencover, Plattenspieler, DIN A3 Flachbettscanner, Mp3)

Die Serie SCRATCHED IN BEAT präsentiert Arbeiten, die aus dem gleichzeitigen Scratching und Scannen von Albumcovern entstehen. Anstelle der Schallplatten werden die jeweiligen Albumcover auf den Plattenteller gelegt und im Takt der darauf enthaltenen Hits gescratcht.
Ein DIN A3 großer Flachbettscanner, der über dem Plattenteller positioniert ist, erfasst das Cover während des Scratchvorgangs. So wird der Rhythmus der Musik direkt in das gescannte Bild des Covers übertragen, wodurch die visuelle Oberfläche des Albums mit der Bewegung und Dynamik der Klangspur verschmilzt.
Durch diese Methode entstehen abstrakte, rhythmisch durchdrungene Bildkompositionen, in denen Klang, Bewegung und Bildinformation zu einem neuen audiovisuellen Ausdruck verschränkt werden. Bekannte Albumcover werden dekonstruiert, ihre Form, Farbe und Typografie moduliert und in einen neuen Kontext gesetzt, der die Verbindung zwischen Musik, Körperbewegung und digitaler Bildmanipulation sichtbar macht.
SCRATCHED IN BEAT untersucht das Zusammenspiel von haptischer Aktion, musikalischem Timing und visueller Materialität und eröffnet eine neue Perspektive auf die Wahrnehmung von Musik und Bild im digitalen Zeitalter.

SCRATCHED IN BEAT
2013, Automated scans, Digital chromogenic print on vinyl, Ø 31 cm,
Installation view Kunstverein Jesteburg e.V.

SCRATCHED IN BEAT
2014, Performancevideo, 2 MIn., Camera / editing: Marissa Kimmel

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #44 (The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground), 2011
digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #21 (Annie Lennox – Diva), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT#22 (Beatles – Rubber Soul), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #23 (Björk – Debut), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #24 (Blondie – Paralell Lines), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #25 (David Bowie – Alladin Sane), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #26 (Elivis – The Sun Collection), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #27 (The Jackson Five – ABC), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #28 (Kraftwerk – Man Maschine), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #29 (Nico – Chelsea Girls), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #30 (Nirvana – Nevermind), 2012, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #31 (Patti Smith – Horses), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #32 (Pet Shop Boys – Actually), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #33 (Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #34 (Prince – Lovesexy), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #35 (Queen – Queen II), 2012, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #36 (Ramones – Ramones), 2012, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #37 (Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers), 2011, digital c-print,
dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #38 (Roxy Music – Country Life), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #39 (Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bullocks), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #40 (Sonic Youth – Goo), 2013, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #41 (The B52 – The B52), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #42 (Jimmy Hendrix – Electric Ladyland), 2011, digital c-print,
dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #43 (The Slits – Cut), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #45 (The Wailers – Catch a Fire), 2013, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #46 (Amy Winehouse – Back to Black), 2013, digital c-print,
dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #47 (Beatles – Abbey Road), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #48 (Grace Jones – Island Life), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #49 (Guns`n Roses – Appetite for Destruction), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #50 (Kiss – Destroyer), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #51 (Madonna – True Blue), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #52 (Michael Jackson – Thriller), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #53 (Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells), 2011, digital c-print,
dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #54 (Supertramp – Breakfast in America), 2011, digital c-print,
dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #55 (The Doors – The Best Of), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #56 (Grace Jones – Living my Life), 2011, digital c-print, dimensions variable

SCRATCHED IN BEAT #1 (ABBA – Arrival),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #2 (The Cars – Candy),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #3 (Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #4 (Liza Minelli – Gently),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #5 (Marvin Gaye – What`s Going On),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #6 (Santana – Greatest Hits),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #7 (Harry Belafonte – An Evening with Belafonte),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #8 (Take That – Everything Changes),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #9 (Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #10 (Deee-Lite – World Clique),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #11 (LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #12 (Marilyn Manson – Mechanical Animals),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #13 (Brian Eno – Here Come The Warm Jets),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #14 (Miles Davis – In a Silent Way),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #15 (Frank Sinatra – No One Cares),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #16 (Shakespears Sister – Hormonally Yours),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #17 (Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #18 (Sinéad O‘Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven‘t Got ),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #19 (Beck – Loser),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #20 (Salt-N-Pepa – Black‘s Magic),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #21 (Annie Lennox – Diva),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #22 (Beatles – Rubber Soul),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #23 (Björk – Debut),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #24 (Blondie – Paralell Lines),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #25 (David Bowie – Alladin Sane),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #26 (Elvis – The Sun Collection),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #27 (Jackson Five – ABC),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #28 (Kraftwek – Man Maschine),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #29 (Nico – Chelsea Girls),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #30 (Nirvana – Nevermind),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #31 (Patti Smith – Horses),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #32 (Pet Shop Boys – Actually),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #33 (Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #34 (Prince – Lovesexy),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #35 (Queen – Queen II),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #36 (Ramones – Ramones),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #37 (Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #38 (Roxy Music – Country Life),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #39 (Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bullocks),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #40 (Sonic Youth – Goo),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #41 (The B52 – The B52),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #42 (Jimmy Hendrix – Electric Ladyland),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #43 (The Slits – Cut),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #44 (The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #45 (The Wailers – Catch a Fire),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #46 (Amy Winehouse – Back to Black),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #47 (Beatles – Abbey Road),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #48 (Grace Jones – Island Life),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #49 (Guns`n Roses – Appetite for Destruction),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #50 (Kiss – Destroyer),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #51 (Madonna – True Blue),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #52 (Michael Jackson – Thriller),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #53 (Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #54 (Supertramp – Breakfast in America),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #55 (The Doors – The Best Of),
SCRATCHED IN BEAT #56 (Grace Jones – Living my Life),
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