Fresh Press
The Best Places to Buy Scratch Records
Over the past year, Battle Avenue director Antriks has explored some of the best places for turntablists to find vinyl. On this episode of DJcityTV’s Fresh Press, he shares some of his favorite record shops that cater to scratch DJs.
When shopping for scratch records, Antriks prefers to buy from independent global retailers, local shops, or directly from the record label. Listed below are some of his favorites.
Independent Global Retailers
Record Labels:
Local Shops:
Watch the episode above.
Related: Antriks Reviews DJ Woody’s Scratch Record, ‘Scratch Sounds No. 1’
Antriks Reviews DJ Woody’s Scratch Record, ‘Scratch Sounds No. 1’
Battle Avenue director Antriks is back with a new episode of DJcityTV’s Fresh Press. This time around, he reviews DJ Woody‘s vintage-style scratch record, Scratch Sounds No. 1.
Woody worked with a team of musicians to produce the scratch sentences on the record, which were recorded live. It was released through his label, Woodwurk Records, and is available on both 12-inch and seven-inch vinyl.
Watch Antriks’ review above.
Antriks Reviews Dusty Donuts’ Seven-Inch Vinyl
After a brief hiatus, Battle Avenue director Antriks is back with a new episode of DJcityTV’s Fresh Press. On this episode, he travels to Germany to dig through the back catalog of Berlin-based label, Dusty Donuts.
The label specializes in reworks of classic hip-hop and funk pressed on seven-inch vinyl. The analog purists at Dusty Donuts also run a booking agency focused on vinyl-only DJs.
Watch the review above and check out Dusty Donuts’ releases here.
Related: Antriks and DJ Excess Review Thud Rumble’s Digital Breaks
Antriks and DJ Excess Review Thud Rumble’s Digital Breaks
DJ QBert is one of the pioneers of break records, and lately, his Thud Rumble company has been releasing digital versions of some of his classics.
On this episode of Fresh Press, Battle Ave’s Antriks and DJ Excess connect at the DJ Expo in Atlantic City to put two of Thud Rumble’s latest releases to the test: QBert’s “All-Star Dirtstyle Battle Rebels” and DJ Happee’s “2nd Hand Smoke Breaks: Extended Edition.”
Watch above and check out all of Thud Rumble’s digital breaks here.
Related: Antriks Reviews DJ Packo’s Scratch Record, ‘Tax Breaks’
Antriks Reviews DJ Packo’s Scratch Record, ‘Tax Breaks’
Battle Avenue director Antriks is back with a new episode of DJcityTV’s Fresh Press. In this episode, Antriks meets up with the Battle Avenue Honolulu chapter to review DJ Packo‘s seven-inch scratch record, Tax Breaks.
Packo, who also works as an accountant, has compiled 15 money-themed skipless scratch sentences and one skipless drum break for the record. Tax Breaks is available now from Skratchmore.
Watch the review above.
Related: Antriks Reviews His and SlopFunkDust’s Scratch Record, ‘Fresh Press’d’
Antriks Reviews His and SlopFunkDust’s Scratch Record, ‘Fresh Press’d’
With the unpredictable travel schedules that come with DJing, some DJs use portable turntables for scratch sessions. Seven-inch scratch records are an essential part of their arsenal.
On this episode of DJcityTV’s Fresh Press, Battle Avenue director Antriks reviews his own seven-inch, Fresh Press’d. Released through At The Ave Records, Fresh Press’d features six skipless scratch sentences by Antriks and two beats by UK producer SlopFunkDust.
Watch above to see the review and learn how to win a copy of the record.
Related: Antriks Reviews Vekked and Fresh Kils’ Scratch Record, ‘Fresh Cuts’
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