Another sad day.

A while back I posted, with a heavy heart, about news of Melbourne’s Hear Now records closing.

Within the space of a few months, it seems Vinyl Warning has befallen a similar fate.

This is sad news indeed. I may have now wholeheartedly adopted digital djing and enjoy the benefits of perfect beatmatching, seamless effects and one-touch looping but, like many others, I started on wax and I still view it as the only true way.

I realise that’s a pretty backward view – what would djs be today if they didn’t have Ableton or Serato? Glorified iTunes shuffle really. But vinyl was the persona and mystery which made it attractive. Doing things by ear, searching (really hard) for just one track, hauling a collection around to only use a few discs.

Anyway. I’ll never let my 1200mkIIs go and my vinyl collection (small as it is will always be a prized possession.

New K.I.M 12″?

A while ago I stumbled across the Japan-only release of KIM’s (myspace) System Breakdown EP, which contained a bunch of familiar tracks like BTTTTRY, System Breakdown and Wet’n'Wild. However, it also featured some tracks I’ve never heard of, ie. ‘Fistogram’ and ‘Be Home Soon’. Then Fistogram turns up on Disco Delicious and I discover that it’s probably the most awesome track I’ve heard in a long time. With the same signature KIM beats n such, it has a killer breakdown which is truly trance-inspired.

Well it turns out that ‘Fistogram’ may be seeing a 12″ release, at least in Europe and Japan. Amazon Germany is listing the release date as 28/1/08, on Modular. As yet there’s no official word from Modular or KIM’s myspace, but here’s to hoping this awesome track sees an Australian release.

Track: K.I.M – Fistogram (listen).

Presets: old news, new wax.

The Presets (myspace) have finally committed ‘My People’ (itunes) to wax, and it comes not a moment too soon as remixes are flooding the internets, making us vinyl-spinners anxious before we miss the boat.

First, there’s the DIM remix which is a more electro/less banger affair, yet somehow equally climactic and likely to fit very smoothly into any set. Then there’s the Kris Menace oh-so-squeaky-clean-house remix, which retains the thumping bass-line but works over the melody somewhat. Finally, a ‘Damage Edit’ has turned up (don’t look for it on the 12″) which chops up the track a little and gives it ‘that sound’ which the kids seem to love these days.

Track: The Presets – My People (DIM Remix) (listen).

Track: The Presets – My People (Damage Edit) (listen).