From Sound Recording to Two-Deck Culture Vinyl is more than just a way of playing music. It is one of the most important formats in the history of recorded sound, and for many collectors, DJs and music lovers, it remains the most physical and emotional way to experience a record. Before streaming, downloads, CDs and even cassettes, vinyl records helped shape how people discovered music, bought music and shared music. The format also gave birth to one of the most important fig

Music has always been a huge part of my life. I first got into DJing when I was around 15 years old, back when most of my time was spent skateboarding and listening to hip hop and grime. Like a lot of people from that era, music and skating went hand in hand — mixtapes, pirate radio, late-night sets, and discovering tracks that felt completely different from anything else around at the time. Everything changed when I went to Ibiza at 18. That trip completely pulled me into ho