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Back To The Beat (Rob Swift Album)
''Back to the Beat'' is the ninth album by the turntablist Rob Swift Rob Swift (born Robert Aguilar; May 14, 1972), is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. He was an original member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners until 2004. He has also released numerous solo albums and collaborated with various art .... It was released on February 13, 2003, by On the Strength Records and was produced by Rob Swift. Track listing #"Going Postal" #"Can't Stop" #"This Is How It Should Be Done" #"This Is How It Was Done" #"Take a Sec" #"Take a Second Look" #"Had to Gatcha" #"Swift James" #"Heads Up" #"Never Dug Disco" #"Don't Blink" #"Soul Vibration" #"Remix Mad Kick" #"Back to the Beat" #"Pink Cookies" #"Next Up" #"Yo I Believe That's Me" #"Stick Up Kids" #"Beat Down and Out" References Rob Swift albums 2006 albums {{2006-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Swift
Rob Swift (born Robert Aguilar; May 14, 1972), is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. He was an original member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners until 2004. He has also released numerous solo albums and collaborated with various artists, including Mike Patton, Patton's project Peeping Tom, Dan the Automator and Handsome Boy Modeling School, Lords of Acid, Portugal. The Man, and Herbie Hancock. From January 2010 through May 2015, Swift hosted the online hip-hop radio show ''Dope on Plastic'' on Scion A/V Streaming Radio 17. In August 2012, Swift became the resident DJ for a new late night college sports TV talk show on ESPNU called UNITE. In September 2014, Swift became a Professor at the New School for Liberal Arts in New York City. He is currently teaching the DJ Skills & Styles course and his research includes Hip Hop History and culture as well as Musical Composition via turntable techniques. Early life Born and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, by Colombian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA system (for live events) and/or broadcasting equipment (if the DJ is performing on radio, TV or Internet radio) so that a wider audience can hear the turntablist's music. Turntablists atypically manipulate records on a turntable by moving the record with their hand to cue the stylus to exact points on a record, and by touching or moving the platter or record to stop, slow down, speed up or, spin the record backwards, or moving the turntable platter back and forth (the popular rhythmic "scratching" effect which is a key part of hip hop music), all while using a DJ mixer's crossfader control and the mixer's gain and equalization controls to adjust the sound and level of each turntable. Turntablists typically use two or more turntables and headphon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Games (Rob Swift Album)
''War Games'' (sometimes stylized as ''Wargames'') is a 2005 studio album by American turntablist Rob Swift. It was released on Coup De Grace. Reception Marisa Brown of AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ... gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "an ominous soundtrack to the DJ's perspective on the state of the contemporary world". She said, "It's complex, intelligent, and provocative, and it's certainly worth listening to." Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2005 albums Rob Swift albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Swift Albums
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