And when they're too close... sparklers scare the bejesus out of me (a bit like
needles on turntables... I have weird little phobias).
Despite the sheer terror that sparklers continue to instil in me (like
needles on turntables, I've always been too scared to touch them) I remain entranced by fireworks.
Not exact matches
Saturday mornings spent laying the vinyl
on the
turntable and nervously, carefully dropping the
needle onto the grooves, hearing the satisfying hush and crackle before its spare rhythm was gently subsumed by Paul Butterfield's harmonica or Nina Simone's lonesome, lovely voice.
You can still buy
turntables, for instance, but if you want to hear the scratches
on Billy Joel «s Glass Houses, you're paying a very high price for a new
needle to make that old pig spin.
Maria wrote her first book
on her unique approach to abstract turntablism in 2012 titled, OF TECHNIQUE: Chance Procedures
on Turntable (currently out of stock), a book of essays and illustrations that guide the novice turntablist to explore the world of
needles and vinly through the lens of deterioration, destruction and the unexpected.
He then began making sounds with records
on turntables, sampling various tracks and emphasizing the noises made by scratching a
needle on the record's surface.
1byone also looks to make its
turntable easy to use, with replaceable stylus
needles, playback controls
on the front panel, and forward - facing speakers.
We need a
needle for the
turntable and I think it needs a little electrical work
on it, too.