The Bizarre
The Bizarre
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You Know You Have a Digging Problem When..........
Happens to me all the time. Which brings up another...You have a digging problem, when you find breakbeats you forgot about when you're just casually listening to records (versus making a beat).
+ when digging for records starts taking priority over the activity in your life that inspired you to start digging for records in the first place (i.e. Making beats, DJing, or simply listening to records).
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You Know You Have a Digging Problem When..........
When the 1st job you get after graduating from college is at a thrift store and your only reason for working there is to put yourself into a position where records are brought to you (and you have first crack at em), then 10 years later you're still working there and you realize that it's become your "career".
Also, the most exciting part of your day is reading every word of a 7 page long, 10 year old thread about other people's record problems and sharing your own sad story that probably no one will read.
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your best dollar bin find?
Like most folks on here, too many to count. But this one ranks up there pretty high! Bought at a Garage Sale for a buck and had no idea what it was at the time. It was actually a really early score for me when I knew practically nothing about records. I remember finding some funky shit on it, breaks, etc. It reminded me of a funkier, lower budget Steely Dan and I liked it but was just digging for a different sound at that time in my life (pun intended). Sampled it, filed it and forgot about it. Several years, 3 moves and many records later it was buried deep in a crate and I had completely forgotten about it. Started digging back through my own collection one rainy day, pulled this out and listened again - mind blown. I thought to myself, I wonder if this goes for some money? ha ha.
Favorite cut:
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Soulstrut R.I.P. (1999-2016)
Hi. I am brand spankin new to the Strut forum. Been into this record thing along with everything you can think of that comes with it for about 20 years now. Known about this site and have visited it from time to time but for whatever reason never became a member or commented on a post till recently. And I gotta say, I feel at home.
My activity here may have something to do with the fact that I recently decided to take a hiatus from all social media. No FB, Instagram, Twitter, etc. Stress in my life was at an all time high with multiple jobs, creative endeavors, personal issues etc and cutting that shit out of my life seemed like it might help me focus and regain some sanity. It's been two weeks now and I feel more human and in control than I have in a long time. There is something incrediblely empowering about choosing to disconnect from everyone else's bullshit and refocusing on what maters most to you. In my case I guess that's digging for records cause I ended up here. It's also probably a result of a deep seeded habit of grabbing the iPhone and scrolling, connecting to others quickly through a device.
So, despite that some might feel this is "lesser than" what it maybe used to be, I'm glad it's here and I look forward to participating more, digging through old posts for answers to questions someone else thought of before me, and helping to keep it alive.
Peace!
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I JUST WITNESSED THE ILLEST LIBRARY COMEUP EVAR!!!
This shit is legendary. Only thing I can compare this to personally is some dreams I've had about digging. Seriously, this is even better than most dreams I've had about digging, fictional dream-titles and all. Respect!
