"The Memoirs of Elias" and "Kurtain Call"
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The Ultimate (DJ Buddy Holly Mashup)
I read my journal sometimes and think to myself, this is just a story about a the ultimate gun show.
The Origins of Turntablism (a historical article written by David Charles Kramer aka DJ Buddy Holly)
The Origins of Turntablism Written by David Charles Kramer aka DJ Buddy Holly I. THE INTRODUCTION OF TURNTABLISM Defining Turntablist A Turntablist means one who has the ability to improvise on a phonograph turntable. One who uses the turntable in the spirit of a musical instrument. The Early Turntablists The origins of Turntablism go as far back as 1922 when Darius Milhaud was tampering with phonograph speeds. At this same point in time, Paul Hindemith and Ernst Toch superimposed phonograph recordings, employed variations in speed, pitch, height, and acoustic timbre, which was not possible in a real performance. One could also argue that Ottorino Respighi and George Antheil contributed to the art form as well by including the use of phonographs as an added instrument in their compositions. Their use of manipulating the recorded music was very minimal, if at all existent, which makes one question whether or not they could be justified as Turntablists. Edgard Varèse experimented w...