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Installment 3 of our ongoing search for classic graf album covers.
Schoolly D – self titled / Schoolly D Records / Philly
Various Artists – Alte Schule / Artist: Mode2
DJ Vadim USSR – The Art of Listening / Artist: Darco
Psychedelic Skratch Bastards (DJ Twirlz, Darth Fader, Zodiak Tweaker) – ‘Battle Breaks‘ / Artist: Rich One
Classic Graffiti Album Covers I and Classic Graffiti Album Covers II
Random DJ Nerd Drop: The DJM in Pioneer’s DJM line of pro hardware stands for Dwight’s Journal of Music. #Fact.
Maximum large up to Atlanta’s maverick pioneer DJ Rob Wonder for hooking us up with this post. Nah… it’s not the 2012 Death Star Battlestation, but it definitely is too big too fail. What you’re looking at is the battleship of the Pioneer Corps now legendary DJM Series. Like its predecessors the DJM909, 500 and 700, the DJM2000 adds to the existing positives of the series. Well, in this case call it multiplication as the 2000 blazes into the future in terms of advancement.
The most significant and relevant advancement is that of connectivity with other brands and technologies. The DJM-2000 &Â Traktor PRO form together like Voltron for a forward thinking rock solid dj experience, plug and play right out of the box. No hacking or headaches. “None of the other hardware technologies have the ability to communicate like the 2000. This mixer let’s you know that Pioneer is winning” ~ DJ Rob Wonder / Full rundown courtesy of Pioneer pro after the jump. [Read more...]
Dj or Audiohile, once you find a pair of headphones that fit, that’s it. That’s your pair. When they die, chances are you’ll jet to the nearest Sam Ash or login to Turntable Lab and purchase the same exact pair. For the mean time in between time when you’re not blowing your eardrums out, let those phones lamp in style on a Sieveking Sound Omega Headphone Stand. Quality crafted in the shape of human head, the audiophile boutique provides a primo selection of  plywoods including cherry, maple, zebrano and walnut. Your headphones take care of you right? So return the damn favor and look fresh while you’re at it. $180.00 Domestic @ Elusive Disc. EZ.
Hot off the 4th Ward Blocks, part one of a 3 part documentary centered around ATL mic shredder Grip Plyaz. The aptly titled “Purp, Wind & Fire” project which has been in the works for a while, was kicking up a buzz earlier this year. Commanding the camera is none other than hermano Chilly-O, most likely in between stints on bmx terrain. The highly anticipated video features some of the Generals in ATL’s current hip hip landscape as well as the Grip Don himself in various locales. Maximums to everyone involved the project.Primo work. Catch the full runnings at TheSmokingSection.com.
