kaylasdad99:
I just can’t get my head around the notion that anyone would deliberately scratch an LP. That’s like a mortal sin where I come from.
Scratching noises from LPs are strictly humorous sound effects that denote an unpleasant back-to-reality crash from a pleasant daydream. Even then, the disrespect that is being shown toward the vinyl makes me cringe.
Did you post this from 1977?
pulykamell:
It’s actually pretty damned amazing what a turntable in the hands of a skilled DJ/scratcher/whateveritistheycallthem can do. I went to one rock show to see a band that plays “real musical instruments”–and lots of them–only to be just absolutely floored by the opening act, Kid Koala . I’m purposely linking to a video with a little bit of opening banter to kind of give you a sense of his personality and some anecdotes on dj-ing, but get to the 2:10-ish part of the video if you want to see turntables really being played like an instrument.
Or here’s something directly from the soundboard with good quality. Guy fucking floored me.
ETA: Actually, I’m an idiot: Drunk trumpet would probably be the best example of him using the turntable as a more traditional melodic instrument.
Or check out the documentary Scratch . They are talented musicians.
Thanks. I’ll have to look into it. I love this kind of stuff. I still remember watching Kid Koala and thinking to myself, “Whoa, WTF? How can you do that on a turntable”? Just incredible stuff. Be curious to see the history of it.