Wax Poetics
WAX POETICS Journal 2022 Issue 3

A Bible of BLEEP! Includes quotes drawn from hundreds of interviews with DJs, dancers, producers and record label owners, including Cabaret Voltaire, Nightmares On Wax, LFO, Altern8, A Guy Called Gerald, 808 State, Fabio & Grooverider, 4 Hero and many more.Since the dawn of the 1990s, British dance music has been in thrall to the seductive power of weighty sub-bass. It is a key ingredient in a string of British-pioneered genres, including hardcore, jungle, drum & bass, dubstep, UK garage and grime. In Join The Future, dance music journalist Matt Anniss traces the roots, origins, development and legacy of the sound that started it all: the first distinctively British form of electronic dance music, bleep techno.A mixture of social, cultural, musical and oral history, Join The Future reveals the untold stories of bleep’s Yorkshire pioneers and those that came in their wake, moving from electro all-dayers and dub soundsystem clashes of the mid-1980s to the birth of hardcore and jungle in London and the South East. Along the way, you’ll find first-hand accounts of key clubs and raves, biographies of forgotten and overlooked production pioneers, stories of bleep outposts in Canada and the United States, and the inside story of the early years of one of electronic music’s most iconic labels, Warp Records.

0.3 x 0.7 mil elliptical replacement stylus for the AT-VM95 series cartridge. Dual Moving Magnet Cartridge. Nude styli, shaped from whole diamonds, are more costly than bonded styli, with their diamond tips “bonded” to metal shanks before finishing. But because of their lower mass, nude styli track more accurately. Also, since our nude styli are grain-oriented, with their longest-wearing faces touching the record surface, they last longer.SPECIFICATIONSFrequency Response: 20 - 23,000 HzChannel Separation: 22 dB (1 kHz)Vertical Tracking Angle: 23°Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8 to 2.2g (2.0g standard)Stylus Construction: Nude Round Shank

The Concorde Scratch allows turntablist and scratching DJs to achieve new levels of performance with an unprecedented tracking ability and extra high output.• The SCRATCH is intended especially for scratching and back-cueing. The SCRATCH uses spherical styli, as they preserve more of the groove over backcueing and scratching. • For DJs that require increased tracking ability, the SCRATCH is up to the task. The Scratch has a supreme ability to trace the grooves of the records and it is tailored specifically for scratch. • Due to its very high output 10 mV, it is perfect for scratch of all music with deep bass frequences. With solid bass reproduction and extended highs, the SCRATCH is great for any style, providing energetic sound. Maximum scratch performance guaranteed!SPECIFICATIONSOutput voltage at 1000Hz, 5cm/sec. - 10 mVChannel balance at 1kHz - 1 dBChannel separation at 1kHz - 22 dBChannel separation at 15 kHz - 15 dBTracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force: 120 μmCompliance, dynamic lateral: 14 μm/m NStylus type: Spherical R 18 μmTracking force range: 3-5gTracking force recommended: 4gInternal impedance, DC resistance: 1200 OhmInternal inductance: 850 mHRecommended load resistance: 47 kOhmRecommended load capacitance: 200-400 pF

The Thakker Twin Brush helps to provide optimal playback experience by preventing the buildup of dust and dirt on your records. The centre part of the Thakker Twin Brush is made of ultra-fine pole high quality velvet. This velvet is flanked on both sides by a layer of very fine carbon fibers.The carbon fibers remove the static charge from the record, so that the dust lays loose and can be easily picked up by the velvet in the middle of the brush even from deep inside the record grooves. The brush can be stored in its own holder after use.Carbon fiber and a soft velvet cleaning pad.Carbon fibers remove static from the record.Prolongs the life of both disc and stylus.Remove the unwanted materials leaving the groove clean.

The AT-LP60XBT gives you all the great features of the redesigned AT-LP60X fully automatic belt-drive stereo turntable with the added convenience of Bluetooth® wireless connectivity. The turntable pairs with speakers, headphones or other wireless devices. With its CSR BT chipset, the turntable is even able to connect to devices that support the aptX codec, which offers much-improved sound quality over the standard SBC code.Of course, the AT-LP60XBT can also be operated just like a regular turntable with a traditional wired connection. Either way – wired or wireless – you get outstanding audio with the ease of automatic operation controlled by front-panel start, stop and tonearm lift buttons.Audio-Technica has been a leader in phono cartridge design for more than 50 years, and that expertise shows in the AT-LP60XBT’s Dual Magnet™ cartridge with replaceable stylus. The cartridge is integrated into the headshell for assured performance and ease of setup. The AT-LP60XBT plays both 33-1/3 and 45 RPM records and comes with a 45 RPM adapter, a detachable dual RCA output cable (for wired connection) and a removable hinged dust cover. The turntable is available in black (AT-LP60XBT-BK), white/black (AT-LP60XBT-WH), and red/black (AT-LP60XBT-RD). SPECIFICATIONS Turntable Type: Fully automaticMotor DC servo-controlled Drive Method: Belt-driveSpeeds: 33-1/3 RPM, 45 RPMTurntable Platter: AluminiumWow and Flutter: Less than 0.25% (WTD) @ 3 kHz (JIS)Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >50 dB (DIN-B)Output Level: Pre-amp “PHONO”: 2.5 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec Pre-amp “LINE”: 150 mV nominal at 1 kHz, 5 cm/secPhono Pre-Amp Gain: 36 dB nominal, RIAA equalizedPower Supply Requirements: 115/230V AC, 60/50 HzDimensions: 359.5 mm x 97.5 mm x 373.3 mmWeight: 2.6 kgAccessories: Included 3.5 mm (1/8") mini-plug (male) to dual RCA (male) output cable 45 RPM adapter Removable hinged dust cover

• Color-coded lead wires made of high-purity 6N-0FC wire for connecting a phono cartridge to a headshell• Titanium-compunded wire sheath to improve damping effect• Gold-plated crimped lead tips• 6N-OFCC 99.9999% high-purity oxygen-free copper; 0.12 mm x 29 core strand construction