In the previous version of skratchworx, this section got little attention but that going to change.

Vinyl and CD are the things we buy the most and indeed are the things we spend the largest part of our hard earned cash on - i.e. gear - to play. In fact I'd argue that outside of the DJ, it's perhaps the most important thing in a DJ set up. Good sounds are still good sounds, even if played on a crappy belt drive setup.

Originally, the whole scene revolved around breaks - the section in the record where everything dropped away except the beats and basslines. In 70's New York, DJ Cool Herk realised that the crowd really got into the breaks sections on tracks. Grandmaster Flash expanded on this by getting 2 copies and expanding the beat into minutes rather than seconds. And finally when a young Grandwizard Theodore did the scratchy noise on his mum's record player, the whole culture of turntablism - break spinning, beat digging and scratching - was born.

I'll slowly be building a database of DJ vinyl. Initially this will be new releases but hopefully it'll develop into a library of older vinyl as well. And it won't be restricted to vinyl - the digital age is upon us so CD and DVD releases will also be covered here as well. Remember - if you want it listed, be sure to send us a copy.