I think sometimes people forget, with all the computer-enhanced equipment, equalizers, tuners, Auto-correctors, and Auto-loopers, that the art of DJ'ing was not about being perfectly on beat or having the loudest, cleanest tracks. It was about expression through the use of sampling from other artists and splicing them together in a way that had never been done before. It would be the equivalent of using stencils for spraypaint art, which is now highly regarded as a legitimate form of artwork. Sure, he's not the best. Sure he looks a little goofy. But can we take a moment and recognize that this man did something that most of us never even conceived possible and made it work!? Respect your Elders.
Man, You couldn't be more wrong. I love all that stuff you mention but the 'ART of Djing is only about 1 thing Playing what YOU want to listen to not the !SHt you were told was cool or great.. The reason we are sound professionals and perfectionists is because that is the only path to respect. No one could trash talk your selection if your technique was impeccable and your sound was pristine. After that how much noise you made how hype the party was and how great your MC did were the only things people cared about As a DJ you are the back bone if you slack you are wack..dig?
@@discowolf25 Synch fonction ......you push that button , the computer synchronise and YEAH you're a great DJ ............i'm from 1977 , electrician at work but also DJ , started like this man with tape band and cassette tape ,turntable (never with CD deck pffffff bullshit absolutely crap ! ) today with pioneer consol and traktor but never use the "synch" fonction ! if you use this , let the computer make the work !
@@Crispy_Bacons thank you sir :-). This was at the 1991 DMC World Championship in London. I was the German DMC champ that year. I lost in the eliminations already, I was only 17 and nervous as sh*t. Amazing experience though. I met Q-Bert there and later connected with them when I moved to San Francisco and ended up running ITF for 7 years. So this event here kind of started all that. Blessed 🙏
For those younger that me, a 80s person, I want to say that DJ-ing on tapes is the most difficult of all. I played with audio cassettes back in the days and I tried some tricks, but mixing on reel to reel is the hardest. For 5 minutes and 2 seconds, I was there. Outstanding and original performance!
cheap cdjs are basically tape. pioneer cdj 100 for example. really fast tape. ^this set sounds like shit btw. no idea why anyone would want to sound like this.
@@canadiancapybara36 do you ever believe anything anyone says? If not, you're just afraid of looking stupid, not at all being smart. Won't take you anywhere interesting. It's the safest lane though.
I'm sitting here with my jaw on the floor but also somehow smiling in awe. It's hard enough DJing with turntables, mixer and headphone but what this guy achieved with tapes is CRAZY!!! I wish I could shake his hand. Incredible stuff
Purest form of a true DJ....Hands Down. This man is DJ'ing with Tape.........Bruh I dont think people understand how hard and complex it is to DJ using old school TAPE REELS
Aye this man had some skills,that shits impossibly hard to do,imagine how frail those old tapes where,id get em snapped up often just rewinding!!! Lol,godbless.
You can watch the entire 91 worlds eliminations on you tube, it’s been on there for like a year or so. I’ve been waiting for years for someone to post it :-)
The fact that he memorized the sections of the reel is just amazing by itself. Let alone the rest of the set being done without the digital era's help.
He prepared the tapes and practiced his set like any musician leading up to a show. Most non-musicians don’t realize how much effort and repetitive practice goes into preparing for a performance.
eso si es un verdadero arte , este joven Dj se merece un reconocimiento , en estos tiempos es facil con la tecnologia que existe, quien mas lo esta viendo en Nov 2022
As a child/teenager, I had two Technics tape decks, and I installed a speed controller on each tape deck to adjust the speed. I used the reel (tape) to record, alternately (on the tape decks) I wound very quickly forwards or backwards (depending on which track I wanted to have next), and I adjusted the speed on the self-made speed controllers. Those were my first DJ attempts. When I had the money I bought 2 Technics 1210 mk2. :) (Sorry for my English)
this... this is incredible. even though he went off beat at a couple points, this is absolutely ridiculous, the timing, the work, the patience, the innovation, the creativity, the passion, this is incredible
I think this is the Original DJ, because they put a lot improvisation at all time so they didn't stuck at the same beat. Although, they didn't have the auto-sync technology so everything are full manual here.
Been dj'ing since 1990 and i've never seen this before. Crazy and impressive. This is incredibly hard to do, no headphones and since it's not vinyl, you can't mark a spot to cue.
I think you could use a marker on the tape without messing up the magnetism or place a dot on the edge. Switching reels would be pretty difficult so you would pre-record the reel for the set, losing the possibility to improvise on selections. Also takes a lot of time to seek to a position. Still very cool.
Back in the 70's ... many people don't know but DJing with Reels was very common. I used two Pioneer 707 reel to reel, and a Bozak DJ Mixer on my DJ setup with the Bose 901 speakers and I DJ'ed in just about every high school dance in Miami. It was so much fun.
@@andrewlee88 Yes I had two setups. One had the two Pioneer 707s plus a Bozak DJ mixer while the other had two Pioneer 909s and a GLI DJ mixer. For power I was using the Pioneer Spec 2 Linear Amp powering my Bose 901 speakers. Later I added Gerrard turntables which were the equivalent of the Technics 1200 turntables before they came out. Companies like Numark were not even born yet. The DJ choice of equipment was Pioneer 707s or 909s for Reels, Garrard DD450 or Technics 1800 turntables, Bozak or GLI mixers, Crown, Carver, Marantz or Pioneer amps and finally for speakers, GLI, Bose 901, Altec Lansing or EV Sentry speakers. And we had lots of fun.
Holy SH-T that is hands down amazing the time and effort he put into that routine is mind boggling. Today with all the digital technology to see this just wow!
Микс на бобине, часть истории DJ культуры в СССР - DJ World Hip Hop Classic's - Mr. Tape 1991 (russkij skretchit na bobinah). Mr.Tape или Модрис Скайсткалн первый из советских диджеев, принявший участие в соревновании по диджеингу мирового уровня. Из-за того,что СССР долгое время был отделен от всего мира, а в том числе и от мировой музыки железным занавесом, советские DJ-и изначально сталкивались с очень важной проблемой - что играть.(Советские грампластинки с Аллой Пугачевой и другими звездами эстрады не слишком подходили для DJ-инга). Но русский человек изобретателен: Mister Tape (Мистер Кассета или Мистер Пленка) стал записывать зарубежные радио эфиры с интересной музыкой на пленку. А чтобы музыку можно было как-то сводить, ребята приспособили два бобинных магнитофона, чьи диски с магнитными лентами напоминали винилки, тем более, что бобины можно было крутить, подбирая скорость треков и даже скречить на них! Конечно, у такой системы были неудобства, но все же она позволяла миксовать треки. Mr. Tape не только достойно выступил на соревновании DJ-s мирового уровня, но также стал первым (но, к сожалению, и последним) чемпионом мира среди тейпджеев.
@@dmitrypetrov4710 Очевидно "Жокей на Плёнке", то бишь тот, кто диджеит на бобинах. А первый и последний он потому как - по не менее очевидному факту - ни до него ни после никто больше на чемпионаты бобины не притаскивал.
Craziest mixing I've ever seen! Thank you for posting this! Old school never dies! Still bumping public enemy in my iroc and still bumping 12s and 1000 watt Amp with pioneer deck! West side!
My first experiments in production involved isolating a few seconds of breaks or fx and combining them on an old 4-track reel-to-reel, with "scratching" done on a Fisher-Price record player. Great way to get a physical feel for sound manipulation. Sometimes the best tool is the one at hand, as we say in photography.
Watched this & remembered what the art form is about… feeling, experimenting, taking risks, having fun, spreading positive energy - practiced the entire day - so thanks for uploading this vid!!!
Охереть ,впервые вообще вижу , что в те годы так миксовали и делали скретчи на оборудовании 80-х годов , на бобинах . Это удивительно и было открытием для меня.
25 years of DJing and never heard of reel mixing! When I first started experimenting with a mixer I had a portable tape cassette and a portable CD player going into an ancient "Realistic" brand mixer. Not so good times, but good memories of finding tracks that could blend still!! Mr Tape is a whole other level! ♥️
People still do it. Kerri Chandler does whole sets on reel to reel, he's been doing it for years, uses 4 I think, some of his sets are on YT. And Greg Wilson has a reel to reel alongside his turntables that he uses to play samples and stuff off of.
@@adamoliver82 absolute madness! Thank you for the additional names as I hadn't heard of them before (obviously!). I'll be checking that sh*t out for sure, and leave a comment that @boa sent me! Thank you 🤗
I had a varispeed Walkman (well. It had a tiny hole in the back and one day I took it apart to find out what it was. Tured out there was a slot in a component on the circuit board to fine tune the speed). I used to speed up tracks on the tape player Walkman with a tiny screwdriver snd get the beats in time with my non varispeed record deck. This was when I was about 13. I'm 48 now and still mixing.
I remember my first turntables which were belt drives! I then upgraded to direct drive but found mixing so easy that I switched back to belts, just felt more fun and challenging to keep the mix going with belts
Absolutely incredible! Nowadays kids have the most phenomenal digital technology on the planet yet they still can't pull something off as amazing and captivating as this.
Mate. It sounds like shit lmao. I have heard way better mixes of today than this. It perhaps was impressive of it's time, but it's time for you to stop these nostalgic delusions, fine you can enjoy it, but it just doesn't compare to today's standards.
I’m a Music Prod/ Dj who uses sync and all this “digital technology” I can assure you that technology gives me LOTS of time to do more important fun things besides Beatmatching, and you can not call me less skilled than old school dj’s who beatmatch. I focus on extremely intense buildups, bass swaps, voice swaps, and I barely if ever let the track play alone. 95% of my mixing is live mashups, and that is an art in itself. Look up James Hype. Yeah we might sync, but this allows us to pretty much produce new songs, never heard before, live before our audience. It’s a completely different thing. I highly respect the video and I would like for the hate against modern tech house dj’s to stop because we focus on different things. Amazing and Captivating are subjective matters. As a Tech House dj I care about how hard can I make the next song drop. It’s all about target audience. And don’t start me on “oh you use sync you’re not talented” cause I play classical Piano and got my Music High school Diploma (Abitur in Germany) age 13 playing the original Rhapsody in Blue by Gerschwin. But god damn I do enjoy myself a hard, nasty Techno drop.
@@regulatedfreestylevideos nah, just had enough of y'all hatin' on modern dj's. I guess let's agree to disagree and leave it to that. I couldn't enjoy that kind of music, and you couldn't enjoy mine. Peace
Это наивысший пилотаж ди джеинга.Кстати известный в своё время трек Мистера Малого "Буду погибать молодым " был со скрэтчами с бобинников.Точно не помню,но по-моему и весь аранжир на бобинниках построили.
At that time there was no Record shops in Latvia (former soviet union) where you could buy vinyls with fresh dance music. Music was "imported" and copied "illegally" tru various sorces. Only way to for western dance/club music to spred was by copying it from reel to reel. Guys modified their equipment, added variable speed option to be able to beatmach tracks and so on. Those guys was true pioneers of "modern" djing at that time and place where they builded their own sound systems, orginize parties, and bringed "western" club club culture behind "iron curtain"... Yung generation never will understand these because everything are already "done" for them where "dj´ing" in nowdays became like another consumer form of "expression" where ready products and services are sold for "wannabee" generation...
I certainly don’t take for granted what we have these days. As easy as it may be to buy DJ equipment , it’s just as easy to suck at it, no matter what piece of gear you buy.
My deepest respect goes out to all the ppl who spend their time in making djing the thing it is now, who took it to another level! Then and now! I was never blessed with the necessary skills and i never will be. But its always nice to see where it all started and where its going to be. And this evolution is just fascinating!
Amazing, how a dude made it to the top with this original mixing method. Back in the 1991, in hard, complicated times for Latvia. Respect to Mr Tape, shout-out to Latvia. Peace✌️
This is effing GOLD! Where has this recording been hidden. This is pure treasure. WE NEED TO SHARE THIS WITH THE WORLD SO THAT THE HIP HOP WORLD CAN SEE ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT BRANCHES THAT THEY EVOLVED FROM!!!! Is this genius still alive. OMG i bet some modern day DJ's would like to sit and chat with this guy. His skill level, how did he remember where all the tracks and samples were on the reel so as to be used at tye flick of a switch or the rotation of a wheel ALL in rhythm and at the correct beat/8count. . . Do you guys have any idea!!! Only a real DJ could even start to appreciate this guys skill level. Never mind the fact that his equipment had to be known inside and out. Experimented on and adapted and improved and fine tuned. GOSH. Thank you for sharing this, i never knew it was possible, let alone that it actually existed. I would not have believed you had i not seen it. TGC Blessings:)
I went to school for audio engineering and I remember when my professor showed us tape..... I swear I lost it and realized how much difficult the music process was back then. I promise you I would have ripped my hair out LMAOOO. This performance was amazing.
I remember seeing this showcase back in the day. Improvising could be considered the mother of invention. Not all of us had access to turntables and vinyl so you use what you got. Something hes also doing which would really become popular til very recent. He was able to layout and structure his set without having to change records. we would really see this type of thing til DVS was introduced. Kudos to you Mr Tape.
Я в шоке!)) Это просто невероятное видео!)) Миксовать, скрейчить и всё такое, и это на катушках!!!)) Кстати мне это видео объяснило музыкальные спецэффекты группы Мальчишник 90-х годов)))
that’s amazing , this is crazy i’ve been a turntablist for years and never knew this was thing , i literally touched the reel to reels of a love supreme by john coltrane a week ago and nina simone’s i put a spell on you , this is too perfect timing
I used to chop up cassettes to make loops and mix cassettes together by slowing down the spindles before I could afford decks. Gotta use what you got, and the effort and creativity he's using ( 40 odd years ago remember) would leave these button pushers for dead.
Когда-то Диджеями были уникальные люди творящие искусство. Сейчас они превратились непонятно во что. Недавно был на выступлении DJ Groove в Орске. Ему можно было просто включить музыку и уйти. И ничего бы не поменялось.
@@Stentigo , ну у него есть замечательная композиция "счастье есть". Пару лет назад вышел edit на эту тему на лэйбле CCCP, зацени, думаю тебя вшторит) название: Ne mojet bit [CCCP-2]
He actually had to remember where to cue up on a piece of tape that looks like the rest of the tape!!! Insanity, I've been djing on vinyl since 2001 but shit, I can look at the cuts in the vinyl and know what's up, how do you look at tape and know? Freaking crazy, respect!!!!
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No sync, no attached tempo , no mixer, no headphone just the skill : RESPECT
Song out of time? Give the tape a smack!
what skill? this is shit xD i see dj are people without any skills.
Tem leite com pera falando merda!
Dizamnnnnn!!!! ❤️🔥🔥🔥
They reel players have variable tempo
I think sometimes people forget, with all the computer-enhanced equipment, equalizers, tuners, Auto-correctors, and Auto-loopers, that the art of DJ'ing was not about being perfectly on beat or having the loudest, cleanest tracks. It was about expression through the use of sampling from other artists and splicing them together in a way that had never been done before. It would be the equivalent of using stencils for spraypaint art, which is now highly regarded as a legitimate form of artwork. Sure, he's not the best. Sure he looks a little goofy. But can we take a moment and recognize that this man did something that most of us never even conceived possible and made it work!? Respect your Elders.
Little Goofy, that's right, lol
Vanilla Ice stole his drip and hair cut
Man, You couldn't be more wrong. I love all that stuff you mention but the 'ART of Djing is only about 1 thing Playing what YOU want to listen to not the !SHt you were told was cool or great.. The reason we are sound professionals and perfectionists is because that is the only path to respect. No one could trash talk your selection if your technique was impeccable and your sound was pristine. After that how much noise you made how hype the party was and how great your MC did were the only things people cared about As a DJ you are the back bone if you slack you are wack..dig?
Respect
no its about self expression. You can do whatever you want, I can do whatever I want. The art is whatever you make it, everyone is different.
Imagine if this became the mainstream way to DJ and we had digital reels
So very sick. I don't think people realise how hard this would be using tape. Amazing talent
I THINK BUY LOOK OF IT HE RIPPED THE APART TO DO IT IV NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING .. SICK THO
I REEL eyes
To most kids born 2000+ this type of stuff is like sticks and stones. ;p
Oh very hard. Just to think of that..
Well said vinyl is hard enough lol
This is mixing on another level.
Till today I don’t know that this kind of DJing exists.
Much respect.
Yes it does… think I proved that one homie 🤣
@@discowolf25 Sets that sound like crap still exist to this day I assure you.
@@discowolf25 Synch fonction ......you push that button , the computer synchronise and YEAH you're a great DJ ............i'm from 1977 , electrician at work but also DJ , started like this man with tape band and cassette tape ,turntable (never with CD deck pffffff bullshit absolutely crap ! ) today with pioneer consol and traktor but never use the "synch" fonction ! if you use this , let the computer make the work !
@Soggy Android Agree ^^
Grettings from Belgium :)
@@discowolf25 where?
djやってるけどこういう人たちが居たから今の機材があると思ってるし、本当に尊敬する。
Musically you guys are most terrifying skills.
I competed at this championship and watched this showcase live, so dope...brings back crazy memories, thank you for sharing!!
Where/what competition was this? So cool, bro.
@@Crispy_Bacons thank you sir :-). This was at the 1991 DMC World Championship in London. I was the German DMC champ that year. I lost in the eliminations already, I was only 17 and nervous as sh*t. Amazing experience though. I met Q-Bert there and later connected with them when I moved to San Francisco and ended up running ITF for 7 years. So this event here kind of started all that. Blessed 🙏
God Bless You My brother , God is Good all theeeee time 💯!!!!!
do you have a recording of your performance??
That's awesome!
For those younger that me, a 80s person, I want to say that DJ-ing on tapes is the most difficult of all. I played with audio cassettes back in the days and I tried some tricks, but mixing on reel to reel is the hardest. For 5 minutes and 2 seconds, I was there. Outstanding and original performance!
okay buddy
Me also i mixin like this , recording 2 exactly tape and playin "the message" (grand master flash )
1991 год ussa
cheap cdjs are basically tape. pioneer cdj 100 for example. really fast tape.
^this set sounds like shit btw. no idea why anyone would want to sound like this.
@@canadiancapybara36 do you ever believe anything anyone says? If not, you're just afraid of looking stupid, not at all being smart. Won't take you anywhere interesting. It's the safest lane though.
I'm sitting here with my jaw on the floor but also somehow smiling in awe. It's hard enough DJing with turntables, mixer and headphone but what this guy achieved with tapes is CRAZY!!!
I wish I could shake his hand. Incredible stuff
Purest form of a true DJ....Hands Down.
This man is DJ'ing with Tape.........Bruh I dont think people understand how hard and complex it is to DJ using old school TAPE REELS
я даже не представлял, что на катушечных магнитофонах было такое возможно.)))
It is
Aye this man had some skills,that shits impossibly hard to do,imagine how frail those old tapes where,id get em snapped up often just rewinding!!! Lol,godbless.
DJ means Disc Jockey.
Reels ain't discs.
@@sepg5084 True....ok then... Reel Jockey 😆
This is a part of the hiphop history, respect to this guy ✊
Footages like this one are pure gems
Techno also
Esquece tudo o que você já ouviu falar sobre DJ. Esse rapaz vai além disso... simplesmente magnífico e mágico
This is mind blowing for real. Just imagine how much time he spent perfecting this single set.
Mind blowing four reels
Never even knew this footage existed, this is superb DMC history. Only true artists appreciate what your watching here. Outstanding and very clever.
Have you seen the dudes using cassette tapes.
that's wild! A true artist to his craft!
You can watch the entire 91 worlds eliminations on you tube, it’s been on there for like a year or so. I’ve been waiting for years for someone to post it :-)
@@robertburnam5433 yes, and this is just as hard, maybe harder.
What does dmc mean? Devil may cry?
Bet you he never thought this performance would be seen by millions of people ☺️
I hope he survives the 90s it was a very hard time for young men in the ex Soviet Eastern Europe
Винил... Компакт-диски??? Пф-ф-ф-ф!!!! Миксовать на катушках - это вам не шубу в трусы запихивать! 👏👏👏👏👏
😳
Хахахаааа!😆😆👍
Я опять узнал что то новое. Я не про шубу в трусы, это я легко..
@@Shustrik1 🤣
Додумались же на бобинах миксовать ... это примерно как натянуть сову на глобус. получилось же....
The fact that he memorized the sections of the reel is just amazing by itself. Let alone the rest of the set being done without the digital era's help.
Could have marked the outside (non play surface of the tape) with grease pencil.
He prepared the tapes and practiced his set like any musician leading up to a show. Most non-musicians don’t realize how much effort and repetitive practice goes into preparing for a performance.
@@sandwich-breath For real. Skills that kill!
Seriously! I'm like where the fuq did Santana come from🤣🍻
Where can I find your emoji
eso si es un verdadero arte , este joven Dj se merece un reconocimiento , en estos tiempos es facil con la tecnologia que existe, quien mas lo esta viendo en Nov 2022
As a child/teenager, I had two Technics tape decks, and I installed a speed controller on each tape deck to adjust the speed. I used the reel (tape) to record, alternately (on the tape decks) I wound very quickly forwards or backwards (depending on which track I wanted to have next), and I adjusted the speed on the self-made speed controllers. Those were my first DJ attempts. When I had the money I bought 2 Technics 1210 mk2. :) (Sorry for my English)
How did you make the speed controller?
this... this is incredible. even though he went off beat at a couple points, this is absolutely ridiculous, the timing, the work, the patience, the innovation, the creativity, the passion, this is incredible
@Yang Mojo it's bruh if you gonna try to keep up and I bet I could beat you in a battle on vinyl.....
Don’t Overdrive,
No headphones & no vinyl cues… he did an amazing job
I think this is the Original DJ, because they put a lot improvisation at all time so they didn't stuck at the same beat. Although, they didn't have the auto-sync technology so everything are full manual here.
@@AngelD68 You aint a DJ without vinyls.
I remember seeing this on the DMC world eliminations VHS tape in '91..I'm still blown away by this
Been dj'ing since 1990 and i've never seen this before. Crazy and impressive. This is incredibly hard to do, no headphones and since it's not vinyl, you can't mark a spot to cue.
Nuts aint it. Been around a similar time by the sounds and never imagined this.
There is a house dj that from I think NJ that dj with 4 of these
I think you could use a marker on the tape without messing up the magnetism or place a dot on the edge. Switching reels would be pretty difficult so you would pre-record the reel for the set, losing the possibility to improvise on selections. Also takes a lot of time to seek to a position. Still very cool.
the tape players have a counter that correlates how much tape has moved over the play head
@@djdeznyc Keri Chandler, right? I think I stumbled upon one of his vids video not too long ago
Back in the 70's ... many people don't know but DJing with Reels was very common. I used two Pioneer 707 reel to reel, and a Bozak DJ Mixer on my DJ setup with the Bose 901 speakers and I DJ'ed in just about every high school dance in Miami. It was so much fun.
Two 707s in the same room today would be a sight to behold.
did not know that...grew up in the 80s...thanks for the 411.
@@sachxc yah 707s are the sl1200 of the r2r world, and big money at that.
@@andrewlee88 Yes I had two setups. One had the two Pioneer 707s plus a Bozak DJ mixer while the other had two Pioneer 909s and a GLI DJ mixer. For power I was using the Pioneer Spec 2 Linear Amp powering my Bose 901 speakers. Later I added Gerrard turntables which were the equivalent of the Technics 1200 turntables before they came out. Companies like Numark were not even born yet. The DJ choice of equipment was Pioneer 707s or 909s for Reels, Garrard DD450 or Technics 1800 turntables, Bozak or GLI mixers, Crown, Carver, Marantz or Pioneer amps and finally for speakers, GLI, Bose 901, Altec Lansing or EV Sentry speakers. And we had lots of fun.
EpMd say you can get the bozack. Now I get it
Holy SH-T that is hands down amazing the time and effort he put into that routine is mind boggling. Today with all the digital technology to see this just wow!
I've been using reel to reels for over 40 yrs for editing all my mixed and I gotta say this is pure old skool. Love it
Микс на бобине, часть истории DJ культуры в СССР - DJ World Hip Hop Classic's - Mr. Tape 1991 (russkij skretchit na bobinah). Mr.Tape или Модрис Скайсткалн первый из советских диджеев, принявший участие в соревновании по диджеингу мирового уровня. Из-за того,что СССР долгое время был отделен от всего мира, а в том числе и от мировой музыки железным занавесом, советские DJ-и изначально сталкивались с очень важной проблемой - что играть.(Советские грампластинки с Аллой Пугачевой и другими звездами эстрады не слишком подходили для DJ-инга). Но русский человек изобретателен: Mister Tape (Мистер Кассета или Мистер Пленка) стал записывать зарубежные радио эфиры с интересной музыкой на пленку. А чтобы музыку можно было как-то сводить, ребята приспособили два бобинных магнитофона, чьи диски с магнитными лентами напоминали винилки, тем более, что бобины можно было крутить, подбирая скорость треков и даже скречить на них! Конечно, у такой системы были неудобства, но все же она позволяла миксовать треки. Mr. Tape не только достойно выступил на соревновании DJ-s мирового уровня, но также стал первым (но, к сожалению, и последним) чемпионом мира среди тейпджеев.
Спасибо за инфу
Что значит "тейпджеей"?
👍 спасибо!
@@dmitrypetrov4710 Очевидно "Жокей на Плёнке", то бишь тот, кто диджеит на бобинах. А первый и последний он потому как - по не менее очевидному факту - ни до него ни после никто больше на чемпионаты бобины не притаскивал.
@@SimpleImprovement понял, спасибо!
Oh man.... My brothers and I use to DJ back in the mid-80s.... And this by all means..... Is skill, period. Much respect ✌
Craziest mixing I've ever seen! Thank you for posting this! Old school never dies! Still bumping public enemy in my iroc and still bumping 12s and 1000 watt Amp with pioneer deck! West side!
My first experiments in production involved isolating a few seconds of breaks or fx and combining them on an old 4-track reel-to-reel, with "scratching" done on a Fisher-Price record player. Great way to get a physical feel for sound manipulation. Sometimes the best tool is the one at hand, as we say in photography.
Yep, same here.. Fisher-price in the house🤙
Огонь, на катушках намного тяжелее, чем на виниле. Красота и восхищение!🕺
Dude went GOD mode on tape macines. Imagine trying to memorize where the cues are with these!!!!
аж олдскулы свело помню сводил на кассетах )) чтоб можно было регулировать скорость вывел резистор регулировки лентопротяжки на удобную крутилку
I had heard about this in a documentary. Respect for ingenuity and making it fun. I always love seeing an artist enjoy their craft.
This guy is a legend period
This is probably 5 times harder to life mix than from vinyls! Never seen anyone doing that. Impressive!!
Simply OUTRAGEOUS!!!
Watched this & remembered what the art form is about… feeling, experimenting, taking risks, having fun, spreading positive energy - practiced the entire day - so thanks for uploading this vid!!!
Мать приводит сына в музыкальную школу.
Преподаватель: Серëжа, на каком инструменте ты бы хотел научиться играть?
Мальчик: на магнитофоне.
Отличный друг Привет из Мексики
Лучший коммент 😂👍
На бабиннике
absolutely love it. real and raw. creative, without all the fancy knobs and dials
Охереть ,впервые вообще вижу , что в те годы так миксовали и делали скретчи на оборудовании 80-х годов , на бобинах . Это удивительно и было открытием для меня.
ага еще это чел из советского союза
Он один из единственных
Больше так никто не делал
Уровень БОГ
80-тый уровень перед ним залипает.
он перегнал своё время
@@vovacricunov6424 *он латыш, а Латвия это тебе астрахань, какая-нибудь
25 years of DJing and never heard of reel mixing!
When I first started experimenting with a mixer I had a portable tape cassette and a portable CD player going into an ancient "Realistic" brand mixer.
Not so good times, but good memories of finding tracks that could blend still!!
Mr Tape is a whole other level! ♥️
People still do it. Kerri Chandler does whole sets on reel to reel, he's been doing it for years, uses 4 I think, some of his sets are on YT. And Greg Wilson has a reel to reel alongside his turntables that he uses to play samples and stuff off of.
@@adamoliver82 absolute madness!
Thank you for the additional names as I hadn't heard of them before (obviously!). I'll be checking that sh*t out for sure, and leave a comment that @boa sent me!
Thank you 🤗
because youre a rookie!
te falta barrio
I also started out with a Realistic Mixer 🙌🏻❤️
I had a varispeed Walkman (well. It had a tiny hole in the back and one day I took it apart to find out what it was. Tured out there was a slot in a component on the circuit board to fine tune the speed). I used to speed up tracks on the tape player Walkman with a tiny screwdriver snd get the beats in time with my non varispeed record deck. This was when I was about 13. I'm 48 now and still mixing.
Советский Диджей рулит, рушит, рвёт . Гордость берёт за наш олдскул...
🐜👍👍👍
А кто это?
@@MzXDreams Модрис Скайсткалн ( уроженец латвийского ССР)
Да, как же это мощно!
Впервые вижу такое мастерство!
@@ПетровВасечкин-ч3б они там все тогда охренели, чтоб диджейть на бобинах, такого еще не было
This is unbelievable the dedication the talent it takes to do this is just incredible!
I remember my first turntables which were belt drives! I then upgraded to direct drive but found mixing so easy that I switched back to belts, just felt more fun and challenging to keep the mix going with belts
While Ivan Drago was fighting Sly, his younger brother was tearing up the club. Legendary!
I was reading through the comments to see if anyone was going to say something about Drago lol
@Hunnid P foreal! Haha
Nice Old School 👍
This is the James Hype of the 90s ..... Real creativity
Reel creativity 👍
Uģis Polis
@@Stw_ Nē! Tas ir Modris Skaistkalns ar skatuves vārdu Mr. Tape.
Bro... There is no way this is the 90s. People had real DJ equipment by then
Absolutely incredible! Nowadays kids have the most phenomenal digital technology on the planet yet they still can't pull something off as amazing and captivating as this.
Mate. It sounds like shit lmao. I have heard way better mixes of today than this. It perhaps was impressive of it's time, but it's time for you to stop these nostalgic delusions, fine you can enjoy it, but it just doesn't compare to today's standards.
I’m a Music Prod/ Dj who uses sync and all this “digital technology” I can assure you that technology gives me LOTS of time to do more important fun things besides Beatmatching, and you can not call me less skilled than old school dj’s who beatmatch. I focus on extremely intense buildups, bass swaps, voice swaps, and I barely if ever let the track play alone. 95% of my mixing is live mashups, and that is an art in itself. Look up James Hype. Yeah we might sync, but this allows us to pretty much produce new songs, never heard before, live before our audience. It’s a completely different thing. I highly respect the video and I would like for the hate against modern tech house dj’s to stop because we focus on different things. Amazing and Captivating are subjective matters. As a Tech House dj I care about how hard can I make the next song drop. It’s all about target audience. And don’t start me on “oh you use sync you’re not talented” cause I play classical Piano and got my Music High school Diploma (Abitur in Germany) age 13 playing the original Rhapsody in Blue by Gerschwin. But god damn I do enjoy myself a hard, nasty Techno drop.
@@NEO_MusicProductions honestly award winning overreaction, someone out there deserves this reply but it's not this guy
@@regulatedfreestylevideos Amen! 🤣
@@regulatedfreestylevideos nah, just had enough of y'all hatin' on modern dj's. I guess let's agree to disagree and leave it to that. I couldn't enjoy that kind of music, and you couldn't enjoy mine. Peace
If I don't see this performance I can't belive it.
It's just WOOOOOOW!
The reels and the guy in the totaly harmony!
Это наивысший пилотаж ди джеинга.Кстати известный в своё время трек Мистера Малого "Буду погибать молодым " был со скрэтчами с бобинников.Точно не помню,но по-моему и весь аранжир на бобинниках построили.
Мистер Малой это круто конечно, но за него все делала другая популярная группа. Забыл кто, старею )
@@ReSha.m пьянству бойс
At that time there was no Record shops in Latvia (former soviet union) where you could buy vinyls with fresh dance music.
Music was "imported" and copied "illegally" tru various sorces.
Only way to for western dance/club music to spred was by copying it from reel to reel. Guys modified their equipment, added variable speed option to be able to beatmach tracks and so on. Those guys was true pioneers of "modern" djing at that time and place where they builded their own sound systems, orginize parties, and bringed "western" club club culture behind "iron curtain"...
Yung generation never will understand these because everything are already "done" for them where "dj´ing" in nowdays became like another consumer form of "expression" where ready products and services are sold for "wannabee" generation...
I certainly don’t take for granted what we have these days. As easy as it may be to buy DJ equipment , it’s just as easy to suck at it, no matter what piece of gear you buy.
There's talent in every generation, and with every generation, there's a generation forgotten. It's just the cycle.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
When computer get shut down this will be a thing again ......
Кто хотел - через моряков привозил. В Латвии можно было ракету чорта лысого купить при желании.
Primeira vez que vejo isso ! Sensacional !! O cara elevou o scratch a outro nível!
My deepest respect goes out to all the ppl who spend their time in making djing the thing it is now, who took it to another level! Then and now! I was never blessed with the necessary skills and i never will be. But its always nice to see where it all started and where its going to be. And this evolution is just fascinating!
I forget exactly how the quote goes but talent doesn't exist, talent is just thousands of hours of practice
Dude. You can do whatever you want. If you love the music eventually it will love you back
I'm a 80's DJ but this is learning something new every day. Never seen it before.
It's retro.
Amazing, how a dude made it to the top with this original mixing method. Back in the 1991, in hard, complicated times for Latvia. Respect to Mr Tape, shout-out to Latvia. Peace✌️
This is effing GOLD!
Where has this recording been hidden. This is pure treasure.
WE NEED TO SHARE THIS WITH THE WORLD SO THAT THE HIP HOP WORLD CAN SEE ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT BRANCHES THAT THEY EVOLVED FROM!!!!
Is this genius still alive. OMG i bet some modern day DJ's would like to sit and chat with this guy.
His skill level, how did he remember where all the tracks and samples were on the reel so as to be used at tye flick of a switch or the rotation of a wheel ALL in rhythm and at the correct beat/8count. . .
Do you guys have any idea!!! Only a real DJ could even start to appreciate this guys skill level.
Never mind the fact that his equipment had to be known inside and out. Experimented on and adapted and improved and fine tuned.
GOSH.
Thank you for sharing this, i never knew it was possible, let alone that it actually existed. I would not have believed you had i not seen it.
TGC
Blessings:)
Это реально уровень у пацана, монстр своего времени, не только своего!👏👏👏
Согласен это уровень👌
@@OleG17 это СССР
@@MSWEET ne CCCP a Latvia
@@Latvijasfans СССР
@@MSWEET learn the history. You even don't know his name, but I know this guy personally 😂
This man just blew my mind out the god damn frame Peace
damn, this was some real OG stuff we just witnessed.
That is insane. I worked with tapes and this is some extreme talent.
Wow, this is something I couldn't even imagine being possible. Something out of this world. That's what I call *Think outside the box*
You're right, this is insanely creative and that in a time when there was no internet 💪🙌
I appreciate his creativity for keeping this genre alive at its essence.... I appreciation to you from a old school hip hop old head 💯😎🔥
Amazing. Simply amazing.
I went to school for audio engineering and I remember when my professor showed us tape..... I swear I lost it and realized how much difficult the music process was back then. I promise you I would have ripped my hair out LMAOOO. This performance was amazing.
Как говорится, смотрите пока не удалили, уверен 90% и не догадываются, что в те годы можно было услышать такой бит, ещё и от русского!
Вообще то парень Mr Tape прибалт
@@МишаНехорошев-х6ж Латвия
от советского
Превосходно!!! Старая школа рулит ⚡
Me gustaría ver a los dj de ahora, haciendo esas maravillas esto es el auténtico amor por la música.
I remember seeing this showcase back in the day. Improvising could be considered the mother of invention. Not all of us had access to turntables and vinyl so you use what you got. Something hes also doing which would really become popular til very recent. He was able to layout and structure his set without having to change records. we would really see this type of thing til DVS was introduced. Kudos to you Mr Tape.
I learned the craft on a reel to reel and a cassette deck. In two years I bought a pair of 1210s. Still have them forty years later
Охренеть можно,впервые вижу что бы на ленточных магнитофонах играли....
Чувак, он миксует. Прикинь!
Чекай "open reel ensemble".
Тоже на магнитофонах, только современнее и именно что "играют"
@@TDBMINDUSTRIES респект за дату. Тока не чекай а луркай )
@@Kraewed Яж не на лурк отсылаю, они здесь, на ютубе есть
@@TDBMINDUSTRIES луркай то же что гугли, неважно где
Я в шоке!)) Это просто невероятное видео!)) Миксовать, скрейчить и всё такое, и это на катушках!!!))
Кстати мне это видео объяснило музыкальные спецэффекты группы Мальчишник 90-х годов)))
Во во
Мне бы батя руки оторвал😁
Тоже Мальчишник вспомнил 😂
А я вот мальчишник не вспомнил. Но соглашусь, что это прямо оно
Точно))
So glad you found this.. Now we can stop making a big deal about Goa Trance DJs playing off tapes in the 90s.
Скрэтчивать на бабине это как ходить по воде 🙌 воистину мощь 🥇
авхахахахахахах
Да-уж..., без Божьей помощи тут не обошлось)
Во имя отца, и сына, и скретча на бобинах объявляю вас винилом и иглой...
amazing surff
@@vladbond6685 заканчивай с хейтом. Ты не по адресу.
Esto es un DJ , no la basura que hacen ahora , todo grabado , y un solo botón ✋
There is no war with music. Music brings us together.
What bring us to war is lunatic humans leaders..
Peace
Its a simple request--> No its art! This guy is so badass! Love this so much!🤙
Truly a Dj pioneer, this is such an eye opener…. Just absolutely amazing 👌🏽
I started out on cassette.
Pure analog, all synthesizers.
Akai S950 was my first sampler.
I loved that workflow.
ok boomer
@@scottycranmer8548 : ) OK
Emax SE here :) and did not have a multitrack, so I bounced tracks into stereo tracks on regular casettetapes with some good noise to follow
Wow I was a DJ for about 17 years still have the vinyl and cassettes LOL never ever saw it done with reel-to-reel word up
that’s amazing , this is crazy i’ve been a turntablist for years and never knew this was thing , i literally touched the reel to reels of a love supreme by john coltrane a week ago and nina simone’s i put a spell on you , this is too perfect timing
Probably one of my most favorite moments in the DMC World Championships
I used to chop up cassettes to make loops and mix cassettes together by slowing down the spindles before I could afford decks. Gotta use what you got, and the effort and creativity he's using ( 40 odd years ago remember) would leave these button pushers for dead.
People don't know, that's real hip hop, that's bee bop, don't stop.
Since there's no headphones or cueing it's so raw and inside his mind making the beats, truly a unique experience.
The pioneers of DJing were people who really thought outside the box
That's anywhere
Increíble!
Una verdadera joya!
Cuando hay verdadero talento
This is some of the funkiest mixing i have ever seen tape wise never seen this live from the day before awesome stuff
So impressive! Old school dj!!
Bons tempos que a galera tinha imaginação e criações espetaculares
Verdadera historia del DJ.... Respeto total 🧠💯👍🇪🇨🥇
with computer anyone can be a DJ... this guy is a real true professional DJ for me... just pure instinct for mixing music.... perfect..
As a rookie dj, I have nothing but respect for these classics. All manual, all skill.
Когда-то Диджеями были уникальные люди творящие искусство. Сейчас они превратились непонятно во что. Недавно был на выступлении DJ Groove в Орске. Ему можно было просто включить музыку и уйти. И ничего бы не поменялось.
Грув уже лет 25 не актуален)
по секрету, они так и делают, можно свободно синхрон брать якобы выступления и записи из инета, ну или я ошибаюсь))
Он устал
@@vinylonly751 да он и не был особо 😅
@@Stentigo , ну у него есть замечательная композиция "счастье есть". Пару лет назад вышел edit на эту тему на лэйбле CCCP, зацени, думаю тебя вшторит) название: Ne mojet bit [CCCP-2]
Even those music alone are hard to collect those days for sure. 😍😍😍
Помню это видео, лет 10 назад его первый раз увидел и восхитился этим диск жокеем, играет на бабинном магнитофоне!! Вот это талант!!! Красава!
бедная баба))))) на ее магнитофоне играют))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Как же люди мучались...
Mr.Tape USSR 🚩👏. В начале ролика
В то время у них выбора небыло на чём играть))) только бабинники Только хардкор
Mr Tape - Latvia
Que locura esos tiempos compa, esos SI SON LOS VERDADEROS DJ'S , los de ahora se les quedan cortos 😂.
Saludos y respetos desde Panamá!!
dj's nowadays: *grabs phone, plays a playlist on repeat, pretends he's doing something and goes home*
The dude would have been king of his day.
- When you live in Soviet Russia in the 80’s and you insist on bringin the party!
He actually had to remember where to cue up on a piece of tape that looks like the rest of the tape!!! Insanity, I've been djing on vinyl since 2001 but shit, I can look at the cuts in the vinyl and know what's up, how do you look at tape and know? Freaking crazy, respect!!!!
The quality of the music must be top notch!!!! So sick this was in a DMC much respect to the DJ!!!!