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 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.
 Label: Infernale Machine - Year: 2005 http://www.thegrooveofsatyre.com
We're all more than familiar with the usual formula for battle wax - a selection of beats, sentences and skipless loops. But there's a new wave of scratch tools more suited to the creative scratch musician. Dialogue and Random Phase 1 breaks from the usual formula and creates 2 sides of gorgeous soundscapes - made with real instruments and put together in a far more traditional manner than most of today's digital creations.
Instead, TGOS use instruments such as Fender guitars and Yamaha organs to craft 2 sides of music that a creative scratch musician can take and make into something that moves beyond the usual established formulas.
I'd have to say that this isn't a battle tool. You might well be able to weave some of the sounds into a set but you'd be better off learning to use this is a much more artistic manner. If you're expecting the usual selection of battle ready aaaahs, freshes and dissesm then look elsewhere. If however you're looking for something that opens up a few more creative avenues in your repertoire, then seek out Dialogue and Random.
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