I’ve recently been kinda getting into Turntablism. Do any of you know any good artists?
Just discuss Turntablism.
DUDE! THATS SOME CRAZY STUFF! IT BLEW MY MIND!
Calling a “turntablist” a musician is like calling someone who knows how to use a photocopier a painter.
It just ain’t art. It’s close, but it’s not the same.
What do you call this then?:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OPv1e7HmBxg
I think you are crazy.
Edit: go like 25 seconds in.
DUDE! once again, YOU BLEW MY MIND! OH MY GOD!! THHHHHHHHHHHHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
yes. Sadly this genre isn’t all that popular, so it is very hard to find stuff like this/buy the music.
its CRAZY!!!
I think it’s more allegory to calling a “photoshopper” a painter.
They take sound that is already there and alter it artistically, not just copy it.
I’d consider it art, but to each his own.
Personally, I like turntablism with A LOT of scratches. It really sounds absolutely nothing like the original version.
I call it an exhibition of percussive noises with a complete lack of dynamics.
I call it a waste of a perfectly good record.
I call it a poor choice of instrument for a would-be musician.
I think you’re making an unsubstantiated link between my judgement of value and my sanity.
I also think you are impolite.
Take that last comment back or I’ll never talk to you again.
Haha I remember “scratching” when I was a club DJ from about '80-91. Oh, and that’s the 1980’s-90’s lol! not the 1800’s in case you were thinking that haha! But a little went-goes-a long way! Variety is the spice and plus it ruins the records pretty quick. In addition to playing dance music, I had to run and operate the then state of the art lightshow system, play music videos, make numerous announcements, run drink specials, MC contests…like the Wet T-shirt yeah! (My gf at the time wasn’t too happy about that lol!)
It was a full-time job with benefits and I made about $180 per night, and that was more than 20 years ago now! Hot on the charts at the time: Billy Idol, The Cure, INXS, B-52s, Oingo Boingo…etc.
Controllerism is neater than turntablism. It’s more craft than art, but it still can be fun.
Heehee
My new favorite quote:
Substitute “musician” for “artist”.
If you have true artistic talent you should apply it to something eternal. If you have no artistic talent then you can follow the herd and make pop and whatever is in fashion at the time.
Not to say that there is no creativity in turntablism, but as art it is truly transitory.
I know lots of turntable artists who are amazing musicians. Most people don’t just “pick up” the turntables. Also, if you’re doing what you love, go for it.
It’s all music. It’s all good. Everything is music.
That’s a great quote. Turntable artists, however, can make something that will last as long as Bach. Lots of it is pop, but there is some great stuff they do. It’s a new genre. You can hardly call it transitory at this stage.
Also, think about this, Bach was unknown and unrespected in his day. A few hundred years later people realized that he’s the shit.
It may fit very loosely as a music genre, but I think it’s quite lame. It seems to be more of a performance art than a musical art, again quite lame. In my opinion it doesn’t sound good at all. Rather let the vinyl spin and play the music it is supposed to play.
You kidding right ?.. not ? … uummmm… ok…?? I think not. Something that is on the outer fringes of music does not make a Bach, as much as Scat can be compared with Bach… wiki…wiki…wiki
Im surprised Kid Koala hasnt been mentioned.
a DJ having a seizure?
My snarky remark is directed at turntablism being just pop style. It is a performance art meant to entertain in the here and now. People at a club want to be entertained now. They don’t care whether the performance they are listening to has lasting value. They just care that it entertains them now and has a certain social style now.
As music, turntablism is all style and little substance (much like rap).
If you have true musical talent, please don’t waste your youth years exploring and getting immersed in transitory things like turntablism. You’ll regret those wasted years later on.
Turntablism is mostly about rhythm. If you find the rhythm aspect of music to be your thing then you would be better off to study and explore drumming and/or bass rhythms. You can be far more expressive with drumming than you can with turntablism. For exploration and creativity you can explore electronic drumming. There is much that you can do with electronic processing and sounds in drumming. Get creative. There is much to explore and be innovative in rhythm and drumming and contribute to music that will have lasting musical qualities.
This makes me sick. You can’t say something is on the outer fringes of music. It’s effing music. You obviously don’t like this kind of music. Seriously, I don’t think most of it will last a decade but a turntable artist is just as likely to be a genious as anybody else.
It’s not up to YOU wether it’s deep or not.
Louis Armstorng played for dance people and he didn’t care if his music had lasting value. Say no more.
You would. I probably wouldn’t. I’d still play my other instruments though.
If you have musical talent, do what you love.
And if people say it’s not music, you’re probably doing something right.