For me, the essence of musical instrumentation isn’t the strum of a guitar or the beat of a drum — it’s the syncopated sound of needle scratching vinyl.

So I really dig these warmup sessions by Scratchadix, in preparation for the DMC World DJ Championships. Cuttin’ and scratchin’ in the oldschool way.

The Scratchadix boys better keep practicing, because I hear DJ Darth Vader is going to be dropping some Dark Side breakbeats this year.