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Vinyl records - what was once old is new again to a generation

4/21/2013

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A new generation gets into the grooves.
By: Alex Templar - MSTv

Ask just about any young adult under the age of 20 what a vinyl record is and they'll probably say, "that's easy - its a CD!" 

Now if you're over 30, you'll probably sigh, or just shake your head in disbelief as another bastion of your youth is forgotten.

But, things are never that bad when the area of music is concerned.  A new revolution is gaining steam as the current generation is rediscovering the retro sound of the vinyl record.

Personally, I think its about time classic "sounding" music garnered its second coming. In a sense, its the same argument made for those who enjoy the look of older movies, with their jitters, static noise look and occasional skips. 

Younger music listeners missed out on the additional sounds of cracking, higher "highs" and a range of audio depth that could only be gained from increasing the bass or, made easier by just listening to a vinyl recording.

Don't know the difference between vinyl and digital music sounds?  Take our test with lil Stevie Wonder!!

In this corner, analog, or a vinyl record!  Get a feel for the crackling sound and comforting feel your mom and dad loved as kids!  Ya feeling it?   Mmmmm....
And in this corner, digital, or a CD!  Ok, we admit its quite a bit clearer to listen to.  But, don't you think that sound comes with a more sterile feel?  Hmmm...

Heard em both?  What do you think?  Which version sounds better? Make with the comments below!

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However, change is in the air, under 25-year-olds are the driving force behind the surge in sales for vinyl records over the past five years.

Research by ICM suggests 18 to 24-year-olds are buying more vinyl records than any other age group under fifty.

The surge also coincided with the Record Store day; a mass-music push held the world over on April 20th. The event is encouraged by hundreds of musicians who release one-off singles and albums (primarily vinyl) to encourage fans to buy music in their local record shop.

And it seems the younger generation are gaining a new appreciation for the medium on the whole.

At one shop in east London, 19 year old Alex is pricing up stock for Record Store Day, he explained why he buys vinyl: "The thing about playing a CD is you put it in, press the button and it plays. This sounds a bit corny but the artist has put so much effort in with vinyl you have to get it out of its sleeve, put the needle on and I think it's respectful."

And with this new respect come increased sales by many from the digital generation.  And although vinyl is more expensive, most feel its an experience of going to a local record shop.

"You go, search for the records, talk to the staff, they say, 'Why don't you get this as well?'."

The total sales figures are small compared to the combined sales of CDs and downloads which amounts to more then twenty million.

But sales of vinyl have increased steadily since 2004 and at the moment that shows no sign of changing.

With music on vinyl being more expensive than buying a CD or a download,  that can mean a significant cash injection for record labels.

Sales of digital music continues to increase but Spencer Hickman feels there is room for both: "For years you've heard people say, 'Digital's the way'. There is room for both to exist, I think vinyl offers something completely different to digital or CD."


With some classic sound examples above to enjoy, do you think vinyl still has something to offer the music world?
Drop us your comments below.
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Your booty will just wanna dance with Space Capone

4/10/2013

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Space Capone fuels the stage with the Funk
By: Alex Templar - MSTv

What, or who the hell is Space Capone? 

Is it disco?  No, not specifically. 
Is it funk?  Hmm, now you're getting warmer! 
Is it a classic seventies sound of dance/R&B, or the above two mixed?  Ok, I'd give that a big and resounding "yes!"

The truth be told, Space Capone is virtually a one-man show known as the Nashville-based Aaron Winters.  Yet his variable sized backup band can be quite big; sometimes comprised of as many as 10 pieces.

No matter where Space Capone plays, the band’s lineup features horns, those instruments that are a quintessential ingredient in the classic soul and R&B that inspires Winters.

“That’s the one piece that has to be there,” Winters said last week. “I write songs for horn arrangements. You either have those pieces or else you’re stuck with the blues.”  But above all things, Winters looks to bring back the strength of Soul to mainstream music.

What more "Soul" than singing bout the Booty?
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“But soul has always been around,” the 30-year-old Winters said. “It peeks out in different types of music. The alternative rock that happened in the ’90s, there was some soul in that.

“Moving into the 21st century, people are becoming more romanticized about the original soul sounds. I think that’s where it’s headed, traditional soul as opposed to soul being inside of a rock song or an urban R&B song. That’s exciting.”

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However, Winters "unique" sound for Soul came about more by necessity than choice.  As the lead, and often sole singer in Space Capone, Winters isn't very proud of his vocal ability.

“I write songs attuned to my voice,” he said of his limited vocal abilities. “Where I do well is more the staccato, choppy singing that Michael Jackson did a good job with. But I’ve never claimed to be a singer’s singer, someone you’d hear on American Idol.”

The Nashville living and based Winters, grew up Carthage, Ind.  But aftter dropping out of college, Winters found himself drawn to the feel and welcoming musical environment of Nashville.

“Everybody knows each other here,” he said. “There are a lot of young people doing creative stuff. It’s a really cool city to be in right non.  And people are always handing things to me, saying, ‘Listing to this. Listen to this.’ That’s songwriting fuel for me.”


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