Groove music : the art and culture of the hip-hop DJ / Mark Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Mark, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turntablism.

Rap (Music)--History and criticism.

Rap (Music).

Turntablists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-hop: the DJ.Today hip-hop is a global phenomenon, and the sight and sound of DJs mixing and scratching is familiar in every corner of the world. But hip-hop was born in the streets of New York in the 1970s when a handful of teenagers started experimenting with spinning vinyl records on turntables in new ways. Although rapping has become the face of hip-hop, for nearly 40 years the DJ has proven the backbone of the culture. In Groove Music, Katz (an amateur

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Companion Website; Introduction; 1. The Breaks and the Bronx: 1973-1975; 2. Mix and Scratch-The Turntable Becomes a Musical Instrument: 1975-1978; 3. Out of the Bronx and into the Shadows: 1978-1983; 4. Expansions: 1983-1989; 5. Turntablism: 1989-1996; 6. The Art of War-The DJ Battle: 1991-1996; 7. Legitimacy: 1996-2002; 8. Falling Barriers: 2002-2011; Conclusion: Full Circle; Appendices; Appendix 1: The DJ's Instrument; Appendix 2: Raw Materials and Finished Products: Breaks, Tracks, and Albums; Appendix 3: Major Battle Winners, 1981-2011; Notes

DiscographyBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-991301-3

1-280-59442-X

9786613624253

0-19-971605-6

OCLC:

780445069