Pros and cons of genres
This article is bound to divide opinion and before I dive into my experiences and opinions, they are just that...opinions. There is no definitive right or wrong here. Let's focus on dance music as that is where the opinions are [...]
Keeping Records
When you buy that first record you aren't just saying 'yes' to record collecting, you are also saying 'no' to drugs. You'll never afford both! They should definitely introduce addicts into the wonderful world of record collecting. Growing up in [...]
The Bozak Rotary Mixers
For those that know me, you'll know that I've been very fortunate over the last 3 or 4 years to have owned or played on most of the rotary mixers available on the market. I started my journey from very [...]
Chip Hop – The new genre
Jazzy Downtempo Chilled Trip Hop Hip Hop Instrumental lo-fi... Yes, we struggle as well. Sub-genres sitting under the umbrella of other main genres such as house music, for example, are difficult enough to decipher but trying to find a common [...]
Is DVS DJing with vinyl?
As you know waxwrx™ is a vinyl specific website (it’s in the name) and recently I was approached on Facebook by a user aspiring to become a waxwrx™ crew member. His initial question was “can I join the crew if […]
Still playing vinyl, are you mad?
The title of this article requires looking at things from several angles and standpoints. Let’s take a look from a Dj’s perspective, in particular, mine. I’ve been Djing and mixing (this is a very important distinction and the subject of […]
Records or Vinyl?
I’m from the old school, my Dad was a fanatical collector and subsequently, I am now bordering on the obsessive. I grew up with records, yes, records, not vinyl. From a young age, I was force-fed more music than the […]
Crate Digger Evolution
For those that don’t know, going from record shop to record shop hunting down the right tracks that will eventually find their way into your prized record collection is to many, known as crate digging! Originally the phrase was coined back […]
How long can we ride this wave?
For some of us, we have never stopped riding the wave and the thought of hanging up our surfboards fills us with dread. I think being born in the 70s if you were hit by music and the vinyl bug […]
Go Beyond House Music
The more DJs and vinyl junkies I meet, the more common my own story seems to be. I feel I was born at just the right time in the mid-seventies. Growing up with the ultimate vinyl junky and all round […]
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