“I first fell in love with vinyl in high school when I started producing beats.”
“I bought a really cheap turntable and was recording samples into an early version of Acid. I eventually saved up and bought a MPC 2000xl and a Technics 1200. I would go to local stores around Cleveland and pick through all the old vinyl looking for certain time periods or producers and anything weird/cool looking.
My favorite stuff at that time were soul producers like Gamble & Huff with the big horn and string arrangements, so if I saw their name and a date of ’69–’72 for example, I knew I had to have it. I developed a really close relationship with vinyl as a hip hop producer and constant crate digging. It was my favorite pastime.
After a while I started buying all the music I wanted to own in general on vinyl and pressing my own music up.
I’m so excited to be starting a new label with my friend Rich Nardo of 24west to bring awesome music to people and their turntables and provide that one of a kind feeling when you put a needle on a record and hear the crackle just before the song kicks in. There’s nothing better.”
—Alex Fitts
The Kickdrums’ new EP, “Breathe Again” is in stores now via 24west Records. Its lead single, “Breathe Again” is available on limited edition blue 7″ vinyl.
