quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
Kate, what would you say the ratio of vinyl to digital DJs is in the circles you run in and at the events you attend? I'm guessing it's easier to transport wax around the EU, especially since a lot of travel's done by rail or automobile...
| Hard to say really... some DJs like Rush and Steve Rachmad still seem to play mainly records and there are also many others like Murphy who continue to play a lot of vinyl but also typically some digital tracks during their sets as well (vinyl-only techno DJs are a dying breed). Others like Dave Clarke have basically abandoned playing vinyl altogether quite some time ago. Definitely at many clubs I went to though since moving here, especially in Germany (Tresor, U60311 etc) I didn't recall seeing CDJs in the booth, just turntables. Having said that, at least 3 or 4 record stores we used to check out on occasion here in Amsterdam have closed in the past year or so, I am not all that surprised.
A bit disheartening as well that a growing number of (formerly vinyl) labels have shifted to digital-only format now which kinda sucks... no wonder I had been missing out on a lot of H-Prod stuff in recent years (Cari's label).
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