Tape me to the clouds above
I’ve been watching this video of DJ Ramsey scratching tapes daily since someone blogged it a couple weeks back. (Can anyone link the original post? I can’t find it.) He works the pause button and volume knobs with his fingers while manipulating the spindles with his thumbs.
Working with cassette tapes appeals to my affection for the durable little medium that wouldn’t die but this video of DJ Antonio scratching reel-to-reel tape is pretty wild, too.
Perhaps it is time to revive the BEIGE Cassette Jockey World Championship?
Is Beaker still battling?
Tags
battling, cassette, dj, hacking, media, scratching, tapes, technology
Tags: battling, cassette, dj, hacking, media, scratching, tapes, technology
April 2nd, 2008 at 15:31:31 (PDT -04:00)
not sure whether u saw it here furst (i found it via email from dj rndm), but it appeared in my linkthink a lil bit ago –
http://wayneandwax.com/?p=324
hard to remember sometimes w/ viral video
April 2nd, 2008 at 20:27:02 (PDT -04:00)
nope! clearly we exist in a digital enclave echo chamber. i remember watching it embedded in a default blogger site but just can’t track it down!
April 9th, 2008 at 02:21:08 (PDT -04:00)
I remember playing (I think) at a Toneburst party at ArtSpace in Gloucester, and there was someone who played tapedecks.. I think Jake was there.. I wish I could remember who it was. It was pretty cool, for sure.