Posted by DJ-ONE | August 28, 2010
Music lovers can now be immortalised when they die by having their ashes baked into vinyl records to leave behind for loved ones.
A UK company called And Vinyly is offering people the chance to press their ashes in a vinyl recording of their own voice, their favourite tunes or their last will and testament. Minimalist audiophiles might want to go for the simple option of having no tunes or voiceover, and simply pressing the ashes into the vinyl to result in pops and crackles.
The company was founded by Jason Leach, who co-founded the techno group and record label Subhead in the 1990s and has since founded a number of other labels, including House of Fix, Daftwerk and Death to Vinyl. Read more
Posted by DJ-ONE | June 15, 2010
Yet another mix recorded in the studio. A selection of classic & future classics house tracks to listen to while enjoying the summer time. I Can’t Kick This Feelin’ When It Hits
Detailled tracklist is written down below and the AIFF version can be downloaded from my soundcloud. Mastertape version available on request. Read more
Posted by DJ-ONE | March 14, 2010
With the near-complete erosion of support for vinyl playback at the retail level, audiophiles devoted to the analog disc have little recourse but to become adept at the finer points of cartridge setup. And while correctly setting up these delicate devices does require relatively vast amounts of both time and patience, the steps involved are well within the scope of the audio enthusiast with a steady hand and the right tools at his disposal.
The goal of vinyl playback is to extract, as faithfully as possible, the tiny signal carved into the surface of the record by the record cutting lathe. If the stylus replicates exactly (in three dimensions) the cutter’s path through the record groove, then the signal extracted should be an exact replica of the one deposited in the groove by the cutter. Of course there are many reasons why correct stylus geometry with respect to the groove is insufficient to guarantee perfect analog signal extraction, the electromagnetic properties of the cartridge’s internal wiring and magnet structure, and the shape of the stylus itself being but two. Even exercising the utmost care and patience during setup, the best we can hope for is a good approximation of the original signal, which, in practice, turns out to be more than sufficient for superb musical results.
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Posted by DJ-ONE | December 31, 2009
Fireworks just started here in Berlin, tonight’s gonna be a long night .. and the last party in 2009. the last party is also our last podcast this year, an 80 something minutes mix recorded a few hours ago. Many great vinyls were released in 2009 on labels like Delsin, Ostgut, & Rush Hour to name a few. Some of my favorite pieces are on the track list. The Last Party is also a great design from Cuypi, who remixed it for Vinyl Kills MP3. A great T-Shirt for the dancefloor available in our shop. Read more
Posted by jelka | September 22, 2009
You love vinyl? You don’t wanna mp3 to kill the beloved black disc? Then show it on your chest for everyone to know! Read more
