turntablism - Profile (original) (raw)

on 13 October 2002 (#738804)

Community intended for use by turntable athletes, scratch musicians and anyone who's feelin' this vibe

turntablist (turn'-ta'b'l-ist)
1a) one who has the ability to improvise on a phonograph turntable
1b) "one who uses the turntable in the spirit of a musical instrument"
1c) a musician; a hip-hop disc jockey who in a live/spontaeneous situation can manipulate or restructure an existing phonograph recording (in combination with an audio mixer) to produce or express a new composition that is unrecognizable from its original ingredients.
1d) one who uses the phonographic turntable with a mixer and records, as a component to play, mix, create and orchestrate new and original musical compositions. Using his/her hand(s) to move the record back and forth to rhythmically manipulate the sound in any creative, musical way, the turntablist acts as a Guitarist, Violinist, or a Pianist. Hence the “turntablist”

Bookmarks:

[turntableradio.com]
Europe's first licensed radio show dedicated entirely to turntablism

[skratchworx.com]
Nothing but facts for scratch dj's

[asisphonics.net]
Scratch Music Culture

[undergroundhiphop.com]
Major retailer of quality Hip Hop music

[styluswars.com]
SW Turntablist Lounge

[fatbeats.com]
Fat Beats Distribution

[djqbert.com]
Q's place

[sandboxautomatic.com]
Online Hip Hop mail-order veteran

[allstarbeatdown.com]
The Allstar Beatdown Competition

[turnament.com]
Infamous DJ competition The TURNament

[turntablelab.com]
Online store for turntablist weaponry

[battlesounds.com]
Hip-Hop Djay Documentary

[turntabletoystore.com]
Selling some exclusive stuff from Thud Rumble

[dmcworld.com]
Technics DMC World DJ Championships

IRC: #turntablism @ EFnet

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