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Turntablism is a subgenre of pop music which emerged from hip hop. One who engages in turntablism is a turntablist, a term probably coined by DJ Babu.
Turntablists are DJs who use vinyl disc records, and turntable techniques like scratching or beat juggling in the composition of original musical works. Turntablism is generally focused more on turntable technique and less on mixing, rapping or vocal delivery. Some turntablists seek to have themselves recognized as a legitimate musician capable of interacting and improvising with other performers.
Turntablists like Rob Swift, Q-Bert, A-Trak, and Kid Koala owe a distinct debt to old school DJs like Grand Wizard Theodore, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and DJ Kool Herc who originally developed many of the concepts and techniques that evolved into modern turntablism. There are also more experimental turntablists such as Christian Marclay, Otomo Yoshihide, Philip Jeck and Janek Schaefer. Notable modern turntablists are the cinematic DJ Shadow, the experimental DJ Spooky and the jazzy RJD2.
Turntables were actually first used as musical instruments in the 1940's and 1950's by musique concrète and other experimental composers, such as John Cage, who used them in a manner similar to digital sampling. Hip hop DJs developed independently of the earlier techniques.
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Bibliography
- Eshun, Kodwo More Brilliant than the Sun. Adventures in Sonic Fiction. London: Quartet Books 1998. ISBN 0-7043-8025-0
- Poschardt, Ulf: DJ Culture. London: Quartet Books 1998. ISBN 0-704-38098-6
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