A glimpse at the turntable as musical instrument and its influential role sparking creative innovation in music from the streets of the Bronx to the ateliers of the avant garde. Selected and compiled by David Weinstein for Art Basel Miami Beach 2007.

Tracks commissioned by Alanna Heiss for her 1993 Venice Biennale John Cage show feature homages and wild re-dos of the work of Cage by Jello Biafra, Joey Ramone, John Zorn, Lou Reed, Elliott Sharp, Shelley Hirsch, John Cale, Cage reading, more...

Artist Jon Kessler plays with band Dirty Mirrors at the Grey Area opening on April 28 and Barbara Sukowa sings Elliott Sharp music in Toni Dove's Spectropia at Roulette on May 5, 2012. The X-Patsys trio is completed by Robert Longo. Neo-fabulous.

A survey of Gulf Coast music assembled in the week following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 including artists Amédé Ardoin, Napolian Strickland, Dixie Cups, Dennis McGee, Professor Longhair, Allen Toussaint, Louis Armstrong Hot Five, and many more.

Vocal explorer, improviser, raconteur, chanteuse and so much more, Brooklyn born Shelley Hirsch has been a central figure in New York's downtown music scene since the mid 1970s. This show samples from her CD sampler produced by John Zorn.

Venice Love Boat Venice is a faux radio show assembled by composer Massimo Simonini. It features a wide variety of music effectively interspersed with "displaced announcers" - voices cut and pasted out of context. With Sun Ra, Stockhausen, Zappa...

This playlist, curated and compiled specifically for Art Basel Miami Beach 2006 by David Weinstein, was designed for visitors to the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens to listen to with wireless headphones while roaming freely through the flora and fauna.