“I was an ’80s kid who was raised in a small insular Christian cult. My parents’ vinyl collection and the radio was one of my only portals into discovering what was really out there.”
“I spent a lot of time with about twelve records. Carol King’s Tapestry, the West Side Story soundtrack, Man of La Mancha, a Bill Cosby comedy album (I know), James Taylor, Debussy, Mozart, and Billy Joel. I loved them. I loved the way they felt and smelled and even more so that they were mine.
When I started making records it was really important that I always had vinyl available. I say that I don’t have a vinyl collection because I’m always pouring the money I have right back into the next record, but it’s probably because my mom threw away all my records when I went to summer camp and I just never got over it. I did just receive a killer Erykah Badu record from a very special person, so 2018 could be the year!
I loved having our album Domestic on vinyl, but it wasn’t until our latest release Salt that I truly thought vinyl was the preferred medium.
We used a lot of binaural microphones for this record and I played saxophone through a Boss harmonizer which can be pretty harsh sometimes, but I love how warm and balanced it sounds on vinyl. This pressing made me a true believer.”
—Ruby Rose Fox
Ruby Rose Fox’s full-length release Salt is in stores now—on vinyl.
