Turntable Solos contains exactly that, 18 solos by 16 avant-garde turntablists. This international project was produced by Otomo Yoshihide and includes contributions by such pillars of this genre as himself, Christian Marclay, Martin Tétreault and Merzbow, but also revealed the talents of France's Erik M and Austria's Dieb 13, here performing under the name Takeshi Fumimoto. Since Amoebic is a Japanese record label, Japanese artists are well represented, but contributions also came from the USA, Quebec, England, Germany, Italy, and Australia. These are not DJ sets -- you won't find a beat lasting over two seconds. The menu comprises strange sound source overlapping and humorous cross-referencing, controlled needle skidding, abundant use of prepared and mutilated records, electronics, and noise -- lots of noise. Marclay and Tétreault deliver funny collages (the latter's vari-speed use of an accordion record is hilarious), George Budd deconstructs lectures on "Political Science." Merzbow fished out an excerpt from his 1986 LP Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets, but surprisingly Yoshihide beats him as the most aggressive, headache-inducing artist on this album. These are the highlights; a handful of other tracks leave the listener only half-convinced, but in general Turntable Solos provides a very representative overview of the art of the turntable from an avant-garde music standpoint. Except for the Merzbow piece, all material is exclusive to this collection.

Various - Turntable Solos
	
Label:	Amoebic
Catalog#:	AMO VA 01
Format:	CD
Country:	Japan
Released:	1999
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Experimental
Notes:	Mastered by Nagata Kazunao at Transonic studio, Tokyo, Feb. 1999. Produced by Otomo Yoshihide. 
Total duration 68:25

Tracklisting:
1 	Christian Marclay 	Don't Stop Now (2:15)
2 	Crawling With Tarts 	Trecher Track (4:12)
3 	Erik M. 	No Accident (3:53)
4 	Extasis (2) 	Neurosis (5:29)
5 	Frank Schulte 	Das Geht Doch Nicht (3:59)
6 	George Budd 	Political Science (4:05)
7 	L?K?O 	Slow Breathin (3:59)
8 	Martin Tétreault 	Kind Of F.J.F. (4:08)
9 	Massimo Simonini 	SCI....... Several "Moments" (1:38)
10 	Massimo Simonini 	Mama, Brucia (0:58)
11 	Merzbow 	Batztoutai - The Night Ngale's Song (Short Version) (8:59)
12 	Mood Man 	Zzz... (2:47)
13 	Otomo Yoshihide 	Turntable With Guitar Amp (5:39)
14 	PNF 	Nothing (2:12)
15 	Rik Rue 	Teresa Teng (1:15)
16 	Rik Rue 	Music For Non Thinkers (3:46)
17 	Takeshi Fumimoto 	No C In A Circle (4:53)
18 	Tsumoda Tsuguto 	Air Pocket (2:46)