Mr. C says Vinyl is Art. Who says it isn't?

UK-based DJ and producer Mr. C recently posted one of those long and passionate 'vinyl vs. digital' rants on his MySpace blog, simply titled "Vinyl is Art!" Mr. C writes:

"It seems today that we move further & further into the digital domain as far as DJing is concerned & as our piers & contemporaries move into this domain there's an added pressure for all & sundry to follow suit. The whole world seems to be going digital & our beloved analog is slowly disappearing from our lives."

Well, yes. This process is called evolution, or is it adaptation?

"As an aging DJ who's been a professional in the art of spinning records for over 20 years there is always the temptation to switch to digital from vinyl. [...] I understand that the DJ does not want to carry heavy records anymore as I'm so there myself but the DJs are getting paid a hell of a lot of money for this small piece of labour. Too much to ask?"

You know, we're all for vinyl here, but to see other people criticizing things (in this case digital/MP3 DJing) without ever having really tried or used them is kinda embarassing.

"Even playing AIFF & WAV files on computers still doesn't sound as good as if you burned the file directly to CD because of the compression in the computer system."

Huh!?

"Also, the actual playing of vinyl, the looking through the record box for that tune you love, pulling it out of a well designed sleeve & throwing it onto the turntables is also an interactive thing with the crowd which the dancing public love to see."

Ahhhh, nostalgia.

VINYL IS ART! [Mr. C MySpace]