Vinyl Revenge: The Return of the Record Store to San Francisco
This Saturday, July 18th from 11 am – 9 pm will be the opening mixer for Red Sky Records, a new shop specializing in Techno and Dubstep vinyl. I’ll be playing from 11 am – 2 pm, ironically, on CDJs. I might have to wipe the dust off some of my classic techno records, though. I recently played some vinyl records and I do have to say, I miss the tactility of the medium. Being able to see the grooves, moving the tone arm with unrestricted quickness – that being said, I don’t miss dirty needles deteriorating the analogue quality of the signal.
It’s exciting to see that vinyl will still live on in the city. Dubstep music as a genre is difficult to obtain in any other format other than vinyl, so it will be good to finally have direct access to the music. I’m actually shifting away from CDJs though and moving towards a streamlined digital format – a computer, music software and a big hard drive. The reason: vinyl is both heavy and expensive, and CDs, they scratch and are a pain to keep organized. Perhaps it’s time to get Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Pro. The best of all worlds…
