We all know that vinyl records are vulnerable, and need to be treated with respect. Keeping to this rule I’ve always been mindful of the way that I handle all records that I come across. Now it’s time to see what happens when I don’t follow the rules. Below you will find recordings that serve as a document of degradation. Every week (or so) since October I have been using this page to post an audio recording of a 12" record that has been intentionally abused.
As with all blogs the posts work backwards with the most recent post at the top and the original track at the bottom. Click to hear the original track.
Alternatively, you can click here to be presented with just the audio posts.
I cite Turntablism as a large influential factor on my work with Vinyl Drag. It’s the fundamental idea of using a medium, such as vinyl, in a new way that I’m interested in the most. And over on the more musical side of things there’s this Canadian Turntablist Kid Koala who is extremely inventive with his records and uses them to create interesting narratives. This video does its best to explain what he does.
