CHECK IT…

THATS MY ESCAPE. I HOPE THIS DONT DISAPEER.

OTHERWISE, ITS SERATO FOR ME. I LIKE TO MIX FROM THE DROP OF THE TUNES SOMETIMES, AN WITH CD’s I FEEL THIS STYLE OF MIXING BECOMES COMPLICATED.

OH YEAH, FUCK THE CLUB ENGINEERS WHO LEAVE THE TURNTABLES TOO ROT. FUCK YOU!!!

BIG UP THE BLU MARTEN.

by the way, i just started djing about 2 months ago, after having played live electronics for more than a decade – and vinyl is, in my opinion, the ONLY way to dj!

(and you didn’t even mention that obvious one, that vinyl sounds amazing) : )

“All the people who say its un-economical to buy vinyl… realy? or is that just compared to rate at which you buy MP3′s? Because you want EVERY new tune, just because its new? if i spent on MP3′s what i spend on vinyl then i’d have a fucking huge library of tracks, i could play a completely different and fresh set every month or less. It might sound appealing but then you stop appreciating what it is your doing and your eventualy gonna end up with a shit load of tunes your never gonna play, and if u worked it out i can imagine the release that do stand the test of your attention span wouldn’t be near off costing the same as buying just them tunes on vinyl. When i buy vinyl now, i buy 2 new tracks i love, and 2 tracks that might be old or whatever that i’ve always wanted. Thats like 30 quid a month atm but i cherish what i buy and EVERYTHING gets played, i bought 30 mp3′s a month most of them would be forgotten about.

And for the thread, i play all and only vinyl, i enjoy carrying my vinyl bag, its become weightless.
I don’t plan a set but i still have to choose carefully what i take with me to play out. I have to respect my music because i don’t have a back-up i can just burn again, and most importantly of all to me, i know i’m making a contribution (and letting others know) to a scene i want to be a part of.”

The demise of vinyl is due to the corporations wanting to control the underground, CDs didn’t work as well as they hoped but Digital is a blessing to them. They have the money to run and build the big digital sites which is squeezing out the shops that have supported the dance scene since its inception in the early 80s.

Some people here have said how much they miss visiting record shops and shooting the breeze which has been part of my life for over 35 years. Every memory I have is pretty much attached to a piece of vinyl, a snapshot of history.

With digital its just not the same, its just a piece of fresh air.
The down side of the Digital revolution is there will be no record shops left within a couple of years. The only ones that will survive are the 2nd hand stores which is due to how cheap a download is and the massive illegal file sharing, many artists today are no longer able to earn a decent living from thier music.

With so many records now released as limited editions or Digital only, its only a matter of time before there are not enough new weekly releases to keep the stores going, sad times. The kids today think they are getting a better deal but those of us who have been around for many years know how great it was back in the day and its a shame thet cant be passed onto the new generation.

In Rock music the Digital revolution wiped out vinyl product however now the demand for vinyl copies has forced the record companies to start pressing again. Hopefully we will see the same thing happen to the dance scene and the stores will be around for years to come.

Would be a sad day if the music moves away from vinyl all together. Lets hope people catch the vinyl bug again.