It's back. One of our all-time bestsellers in a new black colorway. Holds approximately 40-50 7 inch records. Sturdy construction. Padded. 8" x 7.5" x 4.5" -the mgmnt
300 of the most essential and rarest drum breaks of all time remastered from the original records and ready for sampling and chopping. An impressive selection of timeless breaks including multiple versions of "Get Out My Life Woman," and "Sing A...
expand review Simple Song," staples like "It's A New Day" and "Ashley's Roachclip" and over 290 more rare and classic breaks. All The Breaks has done the hard part for you and trimmed these songs down to just the essential parts where you can chop and sample the kicks, snares, high hats, cymbals, and fills with ease. Whether you are making hip-hop or r&b or grime, All The Breaks is an excellent resource for finding the right drums for your tracks. Like Egon said: "Damn, they've just made it TOO EASY." Highly recommended. -the mgmnt
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Man, there are some things I feel like I don't even have to write a review for. What could I tell you, loyal Turntable Lab customer, about A-Trak and The Rub boys that you don't already know? This has "no-brainer" written all...
expand review over it. A-Trak leads off the A-side with his blend(1) of Outkast's "Skew It On The Bar-B" with a modified instrumental from Kanye's "Touch The Sky," mining those tasty Curtis horns for all they're worth. Ayres & A-Trak team up for the useful "Mr. Collipark Breaks," and then Urrs takes it solo with Ying Yang and Pitbull's "Shake(2)" over the always recognizable Yaz sample. Cosmo Baker closes out the side with some more 'Kast(3), this time with "B.O.B." over the pounding drums from Bloc Party's "She's Hearing Voices." (Man, "Bombs" never gets old, or less timely.) On the other side, Trak lays Project Pat's recent Lab favorite "Good Googly Moogly" over 2 Live Crew(4), then laces "Tell Me When To Go" with Laid Back's "White Horse(5)." The final blend, with Lil Keke's "Chunk Up The Deuce" over Twilight 22(6), is uncredit – dunno why, it's pretty cool. Ayres closes the whole deal out with a quick Baltimore club edit of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses At Night," just in case you didn't get enough of it on the Roctakon EP from Money Lotion. (Psych – this Sunglasses EP has been in the works for a long, long time, so it's just a happy accident.) 8 tracks total. -Chris Lemon-Red
Highly recommended anti-static brush removes dust without the use of cleaners (not to be used with liquid cleaners). This dry brush is made of over one million special carbon fibers that remove dust particles as well as static charge without damaging your...
expand review records. Excellent for everyday use and dj gigs. This is an audiophile grade cleaner recommended by Stereophile magazine. Recommended. -the mgmnt
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Many people consider this their favorite battle record. Simplest, most effective layout. Includes "stop frontin' and use your head" beat. Two of the nicest skratch sentences that include "scratching... what is it; uh... raang.... it's fresh; break it down like this." Hours...
expand review of skratching enjoyment ( = less time beating off). Buy 2 copies. Classic. -the mgmnt
Stop wondering what the work spaces of your favorite producers look like. Behind The Beat provides an exclusive look into the home studios, collections and equipment of some of the top music creators in the game. Checkout Madlib's Loop Digga Hideaway and...
expand review record collection; Shadow's records, equipment and favorite arcade machine; Automator's vintage gear collection, Premier's personal D&D studio, Numark's log cabin, and much, much more. RECOMMENDED. -the mgmnt
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Before dropping the Grey Album and making every critic's year-end list, DJ Danger Mouse released three remix EPs that we carried for a little while. I say "little while" because whenever they were restocked, they immediately sold out like Pure Hot Fire....
expand review Much like that damn Amerie single (PHF of right now), people would constantly call or come in the store, pestering us for more Danger Mouse, and someone finally saw fit to respond to the overwhelming demand by releasing a kind of "Best Of" from those three EPs. While I'm currently of the "Mash Up Needs To Get Shot Out of a Canon" mentality, I must admit that the Nas/Portishead(1) and the Audio Two/Air(2) remixes are two of the finer moments the genre has offered so far, and still sound remarkably well put together four years after the fact. Pick it up now, late-comers. Other mashes include "Tom's Diner" over "In Da Club(3)," Outkast's "Whole World" over Funkadelic(4), and Xzibit over Radiohead's "Karma Police(5)." -the Woodman
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DJ Eli is the DJ's champ. Most every big name club DJ has some of his remixes in their arsenal. And for good reason: Eli's remixes are unparalleled. Sometimes he'll build a completely new song from a popular acapella, sometimes he'll use...
expand review just the right amount of editing and extra drums to give a classic track some extra punch in the club. The latest volume in our Money Lotion series (for the working DJ!) features six of Eli's most requested remixes: "Juicy(1)" (Eric B & Rakim's "Know The Ledge"), a massive edit of Cassie's "Me & U(2)," "Voices(3)" (The Police's "Voices Inside My Head"), a slow-burning new disco take on Feist's "One Evening(4)," "I Will Be With You Again(5)" (U2's "New Year's Day") and "If You Need A Friend(6)," an edit of the Lab best-seller "The Promise" by When In Rome. This is the first time any of Eli's "whitelabel" remixes have been pressed on wax, and Money Lotion volumes are known for selling out anyway, so get 'em while they're hot. Limited pressing, Recommended. -the mgmnt
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El Michels Affair with two more Wu Tang covers equals add to cart immediately. If you didn't pick up the first one, you probably don't shop with us much since we sold like 8 million of them (it's been on or near...
expand review the top of our bestseller list ever since it came out). So the backstory is that El Michels have embarked on a whole Wu Tang covers project with the blessing of the Wu, this being the second installment. Note that these are instrumental covers of the rap songs, not covers of the original sample sources, which makes it double interesting in the hands of a band like El Michels. This one features "Bring Da Ruckus(1)" and "Duel Of The Iron Mic(2)," both surprise picks, but they work exceedingly well in the live band format. -the mgmnt
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Damn, nice reissue. This is one of the few 12"s I've been able to justify dropping loot for (I paid $40 at a record show). First off, the original isn't easy to come by around here, even though it was a local...
expand review release (can't imagine this pops up elsewhere with more frequency). The only time I've come across a copy (not on a wall or at a show), was when the record store next door to us threw out a box of records on the street (they've since gone out of business). More importantly, all three tracks on here blaze in their unique character, kinda like being born in its own sauce (that's how a waiter sold me mole chicken once), and they're ideally suited for the 12"/45 rpm format. Everyone knows "Moody(1)" by now, but "Dance(2)" is equally stunning. "The Beat(3)" is less serious and kind of goofy in a punk rock way. Lastly, the cover and label bring it all together into the sleeper hold position. This is low budget graphics and sleeve design mastery at its finest (probably done by a real deal designer feigning intentional lo-fi-ness). The integration of song titles into the 12" title is simple genius, one of those really basic things that gets me way too excited. Definitely one of my favorite 12"s of all time. -the mgmnt
Flud Watches brings us a replica of the classic Technics 1200... in wrist watch form! You probably saw Qbert sporting something similar in the Wave Twisters promo video, and while this one's not functional like Q's (jk), it does feature a smooth...
expand review black leather strap. It even comes in a miniature flight case. -Larri Byrd
This is a true story: Back at Lab II, we had a undersized pit of an office. Uno day, we had a water leak in our ceiling. The crud-filled water soaked our vinyl gems. The water dried and left a thick film...
expand review of grime that stuck to the vinyl like shepard's pie. We sprayed a little somethin' somethin' of Groovy Cleaner, and no joke this shit made the records sound better than before. Even some noticeable cracks had disappeared. Electric Ladyland never sounded so sweet. Now we swear to this stuff. This bottle paid for itself when it miracle cleaned a bunch of 45s we picked up at the flea market. This bottle will last you a while and it comes with a free lint-free, static-free cloth. -the mgmnt
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When Donuts first rolled into the Lab, I gave it a cursory listen and (wanting to get home to the new episode of Lost as quickly as possible) tossed off a pithy little blurb for it. It wasn't until a few...
expand review days later, when we all heard of Dilla's passing, that I realized how much I really believed in the sentiments I'd written down. Here's the original. R.I.P., Mr. Yancey.
You really need to read this? Everyone -- from backpackers to big name producers -- agrees that Dilla is the god, and this new record is only here to confirm what we already knew. Featuring 31 tracks of freshly-minted beats from the master himself, Donuts is a collection of instrumentals that not only manage to sound substantive and complete (despite the fact that they're all under 2 minutes in length) but that also come together to form a cohesive whole. It's a kind of new mission statement for the old dog, and it couldn't have come at a better time. -Chris Lemon-Red
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• they're bunnies! • 16.5 x 22" • offset print on 80lb cover stock -the mgmnt
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There's only so much 99 Records stuff out there, and though it's always nice to find a Congo or Vivien Goldman record, you can't really beat Liquid Liquid. Thanks to comps from labels like Soul Jazz and Mo Wax, everybody knows every...
expand review song on this classic four-cut EP. The songs are exercises in instrumental space, utilizing rub-n-tug basslines, dominating roto toms, and multi-layered percussion (ed.note: is this a joke? Roto toms?). If you've never heard these tracks, shame on you, you're probably an MTV PA thinking "I really should give that new Green Day album a second chance." Oh wait, that's me. I've got a special connection to this record cause Kevin gave me his when the idiot from Stooz Records (crappy record store that used to be by the Lab store) threw away doubles(!) of it, as well as some ESG records. His ignorance, my gain. Kicking off proceedings is the "No, not 'Cavern'" track "Optimo." Backwards cowbell in the house! From its herky-jerky drum loping and the monosyllabic bassline we get one of the heaviest drum-dircle tracks in history. "Scraper" is also my shit, what with the guiro and xylophones and such. It's a pity Pete chose to put the "duh obviously" track "Cavern" on the audio instead of the EP closer "Out," cause the latter densely summarizes the sound on this record, except Sal Principato goes apeshit on the vocals. This is kind of one of the best records of all time. Recommended. -the Woodman
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This one gets the... hooooly chit! Look at that tracklist - it's like they custom built this 12" for the Lab. I'm gonna go out on a (short) limb and say this is the best M.I.A. single to date. In addition to...
expand review the already banging original version(1), we get Blaqstarr's remix(2) with Rye Rye, Diplo's remix(3) with Bun B and Rich Boy, Scottie B.'s ultra weird Bmore club styles(4) and the DFA(5) getting down like usual. Even Adrock from Beastie Boys(6) couldn't help but get in on it with a reggae-tinged mix of his own. There's a mix here for everyone (8 in total!) so drop it at your next gig and *boom boom boom boom* take the money. Also includes instrumental and acapella. Recommended. -Larri Byrd
OVERVIEW
Serato Scratch is a digital djing system that works in a very similar manner to Final Scratch. The combination of the Serato Scratch system and a computer will allow you to manipulate digital music files using the traditional turntable/CD turntable setup. Using...
expand review Serato's specially encoded control records (included), you can scratch and mix, just like you are using traditional records. Having been in the developmental stage for several years, Serato has partnered up Rane to release this product. With this partnership comes the Rane stamp of quality and excellent customer service, which automatically makes this a viable option to Final Scratch.
To use Serato Scratch, connect your turntables to the included hub which connects to your mixer and computer. Using the Serato software, you then locate your digital music files on your hard drive and load them into the Serato program. Now using the included control records, you can manipulate those files just as you would a traditional record. Serato's program also allows many additional digital features including beat extraction, real time tempo metering, waveform coloring based on spectral content, multiple cue points per track, and full iTunes library integration. -mgmnt
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