DJ Swamp Levitates Record!

[robscomputer]

Showmanship is one thing, bending your record in half is another. Sorry, I don't get it. I get everything else you just said, but bending a record in half seems silly to me. A master chef doesn't shoot ketchup all over the kitchen to put on a show.

The DMC battles are kinda of weird years ago. To get an idea over the record bending you should watch these videos.

http://youtu.be/tK01cy3nvKU

http://youtu.be/39BEkgkCX-c

[Deejaesnafu]

yep its just a record, a battle record, which im sure he has a way of cutting his own plates or whatever, since hes been destroying (literally) everything for 20 years, and im sure he could care less, because when its rock and roll, you need to rock and roll and smash the amp with your guitar and be anti conformist and shit right?

hes just puttin on his show, and you can tell the people feel like theyre getting their monies worth.

i also liked how he just kept throwing records aside without missing a beat, and the levitation was cool too, it beats some kid in pink raybans staring at his laptop imo. it takes alot of practice and confidence to do all the outlandish shit while trying to DJ.

[Deejaesnafu]

that dj david vid is epic post, epic.

[SpeshulEd]

Though mixologists (bartenders) will unnecessarily throw bottles through the air just to poor a drink.

Do me a favor... go learn to do a scribble or chirp. Then after you've learned it, try doing it while bending the record the same way swamp does. Then after that, report back to this thread and post about how silly you were being, and how now you understand what I was saying.

Point taken.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to offend anyone in this thread, I was just curious. I had never seen it done before...and to be honest, if anyone did that to my vinyl, I'd be pissed. Just saying.

I am still curious, what exactly does it do sonically? I'm not a scratcher, I've tried a few times and the results have been piss poor at best. Also, googling "bending record while scratching" or any variance of that doesn't really pull up any information.

Whoops, nevermind, thanks for the links...I will check them out.

[sobi]

You haven't offended me. I'm just being rough on you because you seem wet behind the ears, and being mean to others helps me feel better about myself while combatting my own low self esteem... so fuck off, noob.
In all seriousness, it does nothing in the auditory sense. Think of it as nothing more than my bartender analogy... or like an NBA star doing a 360 dunk in a game. It's risky and silly seeing how the same points could be made without showboating or being risky, but it makes the crowd go "ooooooooohhhhhhhh!!!!!!". That is what turntablism is all about. Doing outlandish things that you've never seen before and still having it sound good.
One of the god fathers of turntablism, Roc Raida, is a perfect example... he has a routine where he spins around unnecessarily. It's showmanship, and contributes to the "feel" and "hype".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxbzelWA6HY