Tag: vinyl
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All U Writers
Released next week, every time I hear this house/disco track by !!! (Chk Chk Chk) I think ‘Hot Chip’ for some reason….probably because this is a complete departure from their usual sound (and the 2 Bears style vocals!). As they said in Thump it’s like they sampled themselves, and probably why I like it so…
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Print your own vinyl
Amazing 3D printing project from Amanda Ghassaei where she printed her own records – at the moment quite low res (11Khz! Feel the quality!) but I could imagine a new industry of people printing bespoke records, or DJ DIY at home creating their own vinyl masterpieces and literally ‘hacking’ the vinyl. Or even copying rare…
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Kleptonite – I Wanna Dance With Santa/Satan edition
Just to remind you kids*, freaks*, pop-pickers*, pill-poppers* and Living On Video VJ types that Kleptonite is on again at the Britannia in Hackney this Saturday and as I announced on the podcast I’m co-resident now! Expect more mashup silliness, some Xmess cheer, and Santastic goings on. Oh and maybe some Whitney evil tunage, although…
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How to clean a vinyl record with wood glue!
Seems crazy spreading wood glue on your record but apparently works. I don’t know if I’d try it on really valuable records, but basically the science is that wood glue won’t stick to vinyl but will still to the crap that ends up in the grooves…certainly for those digital rips probably essential…
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RC 204: Vinyl Fetish
Come back from Coachella with some Hot Easy Vinyl Action – not of the whipping feisty biker babes from hell sort, no the sort you put on a spinning platter – remember that? So this is an all-vinyl show, but having but one ‘deck’ (how that term is far too grand for my lowly USB…
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How much does music really earn?
Answer: Depends on where you buy it from BUT that’s not the question you should be asking… The infographic from Information is Beautiful to the left has been doing the rounds recently, and causing some debate (there’s also been mucho discussion previously over at GYBO about digital distribution models vs streaming and physical CDs which…