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  Today we're looking at a 12" single from Kerry Chandler and Diva with the song Heal my heart. The vocals are in style of soul over classic house music. This particular single is also appealing as pop since the special dynamic of the singer voice. It isn't a 1-take recording but a well mixed and a clear chorus sung by the singer on multiple recording channels. Kerry Chandler is known for his soul inspired productions. Perhaps one of the greatest in that genre. As a single the 12" has 4 tracks. 3 versions of the heal my heart and one drum dub that has the same drum beat but different melodies than the main song. The single is released in 1999. The sound is timeless and the quality of the music is high. It is commercially appealing since of the smooth and polished vocal production. I do recommend picking up this single if you see it in the record shop. Kerry Chandlers productions are great and there are lots of different releases from him around to explore. Highly reco

Does the tooth pick trick work when a record is scratched and the records skips? One of my favorite records started skipping. The Disco elements vol 2, on a track called progresso disco time, just after the intro. So how could I fix it from skipping? On Youtube there are a quite a few tutorials on how to repair a record if the vinyl gets scratched. The needle jumps out of its position and continues into a wrong place of the song. I found a tutorial called the toothpick trick and how you can re groove a vinyl with a toothpick by gently rubbing it along the groove. But in the same direction as the groove moves. The toothpick didn't do the trick. I had difficulties finding the right scratch since there were more scratches on the record (most are just superficial and didn't affect the playback). When replaying the song I guess it re grooved the record just by playing the record many times. The record probably had lots of dust and made the record skip because of that. Next time a re

Some records are intresting for a collector because of their uniqueness. There are still alot of cratediggers out there, seeing how many recordshops with 2nd hand records there are. I used to dig in the crates for records for about 20 years. Read my article on restarting  my record collection made me a better dj. Found a box full of records that I forgot about there were sitting in storage. These were odd records, Lp's that Ive collected beacause they had vocals and effects on them. Because of their uniqueness Lets look closer: Sci-Fi - soundeffects . A record filled with EFX blips and space-ish sounds. Released on BBC records in 1981. Not your avarage synthrecord, but for the scifi nerd. It says on the back that its intended for radio and tv use. Could perhaps be for use for a dj so the level of  uniqueness is 4/5. The age of television . This is something more listenable. It contains narration of the story of television. And recordings of historic tv broadcast such as the moonla

Picked up the EP, Rick Wade Harmonie Park Revisited 2. 4 tracks of detroit house. Featuring songs."Harsh thoughts" "Fade Away", "Prime Time" and "Forgotten Track".  It doesnt say from what year its from. This made me wondering if it were a  90's LP since of the classic sound of the record. But from looking on discogs  I found from what year, 2008. Definitly a classic sounding record. And since of the name revisited, The tracks are re-released tracks on the the label Harmonie Park records. The arrangement is minimalistic, Square waveform basses and steady drumrhythms. All in all a good spectra of sound to fill a dancefloor. My favorite track is Fade Away. If this is the second part, I want to hear the first part aswell. So up on the wishlist.  hear more of the artist

This is the july vinyl playlist with aprox. 25 minutes mix. The featured records and songs are Disco Elements vol 2 - I need it more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q-BwAIUaqg Orazio Del Core - dubplatevinyl with discus volante https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BugCFkQO8tn4e7nytaG9s?si=vDlEKTWqQCydkGo53XuFSQ Third generation feat Chavelle -  you dont live here anymore (Dennis F's Eviction Mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNB3jEczNwY Dr Gary Henry - Faith (Dennis F's silent prayer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRk2OrAtZg Restless Soul feat. Nathan Haines After Ours - (Dennis F's purgatory mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBp468IjBgQ A more soul-inspired house mix in this volume. with tracks  from 1992 to 2020. These all blend very well together even if they are made in completely different decades. The sounds are perhaps more timeless. more classic in their qualities. I also featured a track Im releasing on spotify soon called Discus volante. I have 1 copy on dub

Recently when I finished recording a mixtape, all the records were completely covered in grease from fingers and dust. The records didnt sound perticulary good anymore, the cracles from the dust seemed to have taken over and were as high in volume as the music. I didnt have any special cleaning at home. So I first tried to just wipe off the grease with a cleaningcloth. This perhaps made the vinyl look clean, but most of the dust were still in the grooves. So I started to use a  moistered cloth and when that didnt do, I eventually progressed to clean the records with water. First with soap, but that didnt do much of a difference. So insteasd just water. This had some drawbacks however. The paperlabel on the records are made out of paper so when pooring water over the label can ruin it. Mine didnt get so much water on the label so I manage to dry it and the water stains isnt visable. Then its important to not poor to hot water over the record, because it can warp the record. Try using lu

Disco Elements -EP Vol 1 - (Azuli Records) 1992 Today we're looking at a vinyl release from 92. The first of the volumes for Disco Elements. This one has 5 tracks. Listening to the record, the production is very timeless. A classic sound on the production. Not the usual sounds that you hear in many records from 92. Its definitly more house than disco. Many of the qualities are inherented from the disco in the looped samples. This is heard in the electric basses in a walking style. Also vocal disco samples here and there. And what wouldent be a disco record if there werent any high pitched strings to complete the production. 2 of the 5 tracks really are the main songs that makes record. The rest is still great productions. But has a more typical 92 sound. Perhaps a little way from grabbing your attention like the 2 mentioned tracks that makes the record. Those are Running and what the papers said dub .  There are also soloing on the production and the sounds are often changed in t

Deejay Dictionary 33 & 1/3 Rpms The speed of a 12" record 45 Rpms The speed of a 7" vinyl record. Aux Auxilary channel, often accepts rca connections and are unbalanced audio signals on a device Break Section of a song, often just drums Bpm Beats per minute The tempo of a track Crossfader The horizontal placed slidepotentiometer used to control the intensity between tracks.  Cue The listeningchannel where the signal only is outputted for the discjockey and this is where the testlistening is made before the record is finaly mixed. Dubplate Vinyl record often produced as a single copy direct engraved by a dubplatemastering engineer. Drop The break in a song, or often a bridge inbetween a chorus and the verse. Eleven This is an expression for the highest gain on a potentiometer. Full volume or intensity. On max. Fader The Slide potentiometer that controls the volume of a channel or the crossfade between tracks Filter Low pass filter that filters out the high frequency. High

Sony MDR v150, Audio Technica ATH-M20X and AKG K518DJ Looking for budget headphones? then go ahead and read this article. Ive compared 3 models. Sony MDR v150, Audio Technica ATH-M20X and AKG K518DJ  All ranging from 19Euros to 50 euros. The article looks at, sound, buildquality,  design price. First we have the Sony MDR v150 headphones. Those are priced at 19Euros. Ive seen them on the marcet since the 90s. They are superlight. adjustable headband and a approx 2 meters of cable. They are very midrangy in the sound. The bass response is low. They reminds of studio monitor where there is equal respone across the whole frequency. But I wouldnt use them as studio monitor headphone. If you are on a supertight budget and need a pair of headphones, then Ive rather get these as a pair then a generic or noname brand. soundquality 16 - 22 000 hz The midrangefrequency is dominant, there is presence from the bass, but also the upper frequences. The sound also has a boost in the upper frequencies.

Lets look at some good storage for your vinyl. I found a couple of different options.  1. The ikea kallax bookshelf . This one is budget friendly. Its price is the lowest in the guide. at 499 kr or (49euro) Almost every(bigger) town has a Ikea. easy to assemble, minimal design. available in 7 colors. The dimensions are 77x147cm with 8 sections. They also show on their webpage the bookshelf horizontaly, with LP records stored in it with an recordplayer ontop. So the dimension will have room for the size of a LP record. The material is a blend of different papermaterials. Even if the weight is low it looks sturdy. 2. Zomo VS-box space Ive chosen this one, not strictly competeing with the ikea bookshelf. Instead a complete different variant.  Its tilted. Made out of MDF material. comes in different colors. It looks like it can hold about 50 LP records. The pricetag is 89 euros. So you get a variant that holds less records in expense of the special design. 3. Glorious - Turntable lowboard

About 25 minute long playlist with various artists. The genre is house from the 90's and 2020. With 5 artists. Underground music. Some of the records are included in a previous post, DJ rasoul ( https://oraziodelcore.blogspot.com/2020/06/dj-rasoul-1999-large.html ) and xosar.(  https://oraziodelcore.blogspot.com/2020/06/3-house-records-taurus-xosar.html ). HK is on a swedish record label called västkransen. These are cool records, and have a unique sound. I also included my record called fresstyle on vinyldubplate. I hope i dont give the impression of being an ego for including my song. The tempo was right when beatmatching with the other songs. Mixing music on analog vinyl is difficult, you can only use your ears, no software to help you sync the music.   Orazio Del Core - Freestyle (dubvinyl) HK - Angry Birds Blue 6 - Do you like it? DJ Rasoul - Slingshot Xosar - Tropical Cruise

DJ Rasoul 1998 (Large) Super record from the later end of the 90's. This EP has 3 songs, Let the music, Slingshot and Francisco Nights. Side A with "Let the music" has a dark bassline and acoustic piano, togheter with strings and the classic house rythm. Dub echos and analogue synth sounds. The song isnt just a 4-bar loop. It has lots of variations. In the middle of the song a soul vocal is heard. Also percussive elements. The later end of the song seams happier,  like the minor chords are swapped with major scale instead. What I dont like about this song is the tb303 "like"-sounds towards the end. It gives the impression of a comedy sound. On side B on "Slingshot" the quality is high on the production. With groovy basslines and arpeggio-like elements. The rythm is more disco on this song. 1/3-into the song the loopy groove evolves with a acoustic piano. Then 2/3- the song goes back to the loopy status again. I like this song, its groovy and has catchy

DJ-Mixers often has a mic input. You can use that input as an extra channel, for a keyboard etc that has a line signal. But you'll need a line box that converts line signal level to a mic signal. If a keybard is connected to a mixers mic channel directly the sound will be distorted. So a line box or a di box converts the signal to the right level. The input accepts phono jacks and the output XLR. If your mixers dont have an XLR input, you can use a xlr to phono cable. DI Boxes comes in many sizes and priceclasses. The audio quality depends on what linebox you choose, The higher the pricetag the better the quality. But a low cost Di box will work too. They go from 20 Euros and up. Just choose one that converts a phono line signal to a xlr mic signal. A passive line box will do. So now that you have a keyboard/sampler/drummachine on the mic channel lets look on how you can overdub the existing mix with it. If you for example use a sampler. The sampler will overdub the other channels

We are checking out these 3 deep house records, Check out the 12" in the links below plus some  thoughts why I think they are worth getting. Taurus Togheter 12" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfLzvY55-Co Production from late 90s 1999 to be exact. Mellow sounds, but with a swinging groove. not the typical 4 to the floor housebeat more experimental. The other elements are in the typical hpouse sound. Different versions of the same song. Worth checking out! Aribald/Salary boy 12" https://open.spotify.com/album/2TfTsjMe77rf2qE3Nm4i39?si=NKsXQHmQRweNjwANj0Bgwg Swedish label(I think) With split 12" with AriBald/Salary boy From 2019. Super clean productions. Deep house sounds with a node to classic house styles Xosar 12" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYBu6dwX2mw This one is a great record, Xosar 12" from 2013. Production by Sheela Rahman. 3 strong songs on this one ! The records probably wont be available in small recordshops, check ebay.com/ The records are a

Most of us wants to have a giant record collection, but when a gig is coming then you have to carry all the records to the show. This article is about using minimum amount of records in a dj mix. Lets say you play a 2 hour dj show. that means you need +- 50 records in a crate. If you only have 10 records, would you make it thru a dj mix then? If a housesong is aprox 6 min long and you want to make a 60 minute dj mix. then you'll need 10 records for the dj set. 10 records is not much for a mix. What you can do is mix in the b sides too, but then the same artist will appear again in the  playlist. You can also play certain songs to the 3 minute point, then mix in another record and then a few song in the set you can reuse the previous song from the 3 minute point again, from a break of the song. Or play the best song first and last to extend it. Playing both the b-sides and reuse the same song as earlier will stretch the length of your mix. Buying an EP costs about the same as a 12&q

Last blogpost was in febuary, so now when back into djing again the world is completely different due to the coronavirus. Hardly noone goes to clubs dancing anymore. But for you whos still working on your djing there is streaming and podcasting. Live streaming podcasts facebook/instagram live  and promotion But before I start I would like to say I hope you are well. Also lets give thougts to the people whos working at hospitals and helping peolple during this pandemia. Live streaming on facebook or youtube and broadcasting your dj set. You'll need  camera tripod lights your dj equiptment computer internet connection The camera needs support for livestremaing, A gopro, a dslr or camera with a good quality sensor that works for streaming indoors.  A tripod is good but if you dont have one then a bookshelf can work instead. then lights... there are lights specially for filming, but theese are expensive. There are special light bulbs for photography that you can use with standard lampf

Deep house playlist february Its time to update the song selection for this month and Ive chosen these songs in the spotify playlist. Some of the tracks are available on vinyl. Go check it out https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YeUcuo8i81YjYxPsD5oMi?si=JsLZgOJkQPaKg22cICYZlQ

The Reloop OM Black cartidges offers alot for a low price. They have good tracking ability with clear sound. The OM Black pickups are also included with most Reloop turntables. The frequency range is 20hz to 22khz. The pickups are handassembled in denmark by Ortofon. Acording to the manufacturers specifications the cartidge good tracking also lends itself to scratching. In recent years Reloop have gain alot djs from the turntableist/scratch community with Products like spin and the RP7000 turntable, and not to forget their latest scratchmixer, the Elite controller/mixer. included in the box: After assembeling the pickup to the headshell, a quick adjustment to the weight of the tonearm, and antiskating the needle is up and running. Checking the tracking when backcueing, readjusting just slightly more weight to the tonearm and the pickup is tracking even when scribble scratching. The soundquality  is clear. These are quality cartidges with good tracking.  Reloops line

The Roland tr909. The classic drumcomputer that gave housemusic its sound. The distinct kick, cymbals and snares are heard on the majority of records in housemusic. From classic, to the latest future house releases. The tr909. A updated version of the tr808 analog drummer from 81. But this had a hybrid soundengine that also featured samples in the cymbalsection. They weren't soldout in the stores, instead they were often found below their standard price elsewhere. Dj's and producers started buying them for cheap, and with more records it was heard on the more popular it became. Electronic drumcomputers were common in the 80's, almost every genre had synthetic drums. The 808 was marketed as the future drummachine, the computer controlled sequencer with analog sound synthesis. So when the 909 came along the musicians quickly adopted it in their future sound palette. Its accent function boosts certain sounds in the steps from the sequencer wile the unaccented steps rema