“Seems like everyone I know or have met in music grew up listening to vinyl records. Either their parents were listening to vinyl or their older siblings were doing it. I on the other hand had only a very little experience early in life with any sort of vinyl.”
“I had no idea what it was until I was about 10 years old. My brother and I were snooping around my grandma’s house and in the basement we found a cabinet/table that opened up into a radio and record player. I recognized the turntable contraption from some MTV rap video I had seen and started “scratching” an old record pretending to be a DJ.
My dad found us playing around with the thing and told us to stop. He then went into one of his stories…he told us about when he was in high school and his older brothers had started a DJ business for dances. They didn’t know what was “hip” at the time and so hired my dad to be the DJ. My dad loved it–flipping through records, getting each track ready, and choosing the next song that people would love and dance to. “It used to be an art,” he always tells me.
As I grew up I discovered a love for vinyl on my own. The first record I bought was Carole King’s Tapestry. I would listen to it all the time while I was in my room or cleaning. It was amazing. It is still my favorite record that I own. I can never get over that second track “So Far Away.” It’s beautiful.
Listening to vinyl taught me patience and to listen to whole records — the way the artist intended it in the first place.
You lost that when you had your disc man and CD booklet or eventually your Mp3 player. Not that I don’t use an Mp3 player – it’s just a different experience listening to a record. It takes preparation, thought, and a little bit of work. It’s not just pressing a button and that’s something I can really enjoy.”
—Kyle Henderson
Catch Desert Noises live to purchase the tour exclusive “I Won’t See You” 7″—the first release on the band’s very own Kid Canvas Records.
