A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

[Miroslav]

Cool interview...

Talking about that time of my life makes me want to point out something: There's something about this new DJ era that I dearly miss: The record shops. I love the new digital formats and I find the new wares people are experimenting with for DJing to be very exciting... but there is an aspect that we have not devised a proper substitute for: The human interaction. For me, this is such an important aspect of the music community- going down to the shop and talking/learning about records once a week. There is nothing like "new record day." There is a tradition of movements throughout time—infectious dialogs that spread throughout regions and decades via arts communities and human interaction. People used to talk about Vienna hundreds of years ago the same way they discuss Detroit now or New Orleans a hundred years ago or so with guys like Scott Joplin. It's a visceral aspect to musicianship that is as crucial to good evolution as playing well. There is something new and different going on with weblogs and digital downloading and, while we defintely have a bright future, we can't just erase all our previous methodology. We need to mix them together for the best results. Damn! I sound like an old man and I'm only 33 ha ha ha. Anyway, vinyl is cool.

AMEN! Glad someone gets it.

But don't bother listening to the mix. Unfortunately, it's not that good.

[feather]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

But don't bother listening to the mix. Unfortunately, it's not that good.

That was exactly what I thought when I saw this thread title, I just deleted mine 5 mins ago

[DIDI]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

Well thanks for the warning. I remember the days when they used to put aside music they thought I would like at the local record store They were nearly always right !

[feather]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

Was talking to a colleague about listening to digital tracks ... pushing a slider around is just different from moving the needle on a vinyl to the bits you want to hear.

[DIDI]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

Actually that is something I don't miss

[nick007]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

Well thanks for the warning. I remember the days when they used to put aside music they thought I would like at the local record store They were nearly always right !

^ I still get called by the local music store guy when any renaissance/ buzzing fly cd hits the floor

[dusk]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

I firmly believe that vinyl will make a come back .. hopefully I'll still be on the dance floor when that happens lol

[DIDI]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

^^^ you will be if you want to be

[Funky Dredd]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

Ya, I miss those days of going to Vinyl Frontier, Underground Records etc...The thing I don't miss is the price! But I still keep to a rhythm of going to beatport etc on a certain day of the week and browsing the new stuff like I am going to a store.

[Dhar_2]

Re: A wise comment from this month's RA Mix: Levon Vincent

Vinyl