Mr. Tape: USSR DJ who Scratches Reel to Reel Tape

A awesome video of a DJ from the USSR who does scratch with reel to reel tape instead of using records

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[THEBVRNSMUSIC]

Folks don't grasp how difficult this was back then :

No crossfade.
No bpm detection.
No key detection.
On top of that, it's reel-to-reel tape.

80s and early 90s DJing is an art.

[christophertarsitano]

I love how he keeps lifting the decks up as if to day “ I don’t think you fucking understand the dope shit I am doing”

[metacsum]

Mr. Modris Skaistkalns, the first (and probably the last) tapejay.

[freedomwv]

Damn! That is something you don`t see everyday.

[nathanieltovar]

This man is why USA hated the USSR 😂 not communism

[SflOcenEng]

No government can stop man from being creative.

[imissmypencils]

So much could have gone wrong and I’m sure something may have yet dude was so proficient and confident that every second sounded on cue and great. Amazing!

[t]

The tape recorders shown in the video are called Elfa 201. Made in Lithuania)) Of course, quite seriously modified to perform such tricks))

[dimethyltryptamin]

14 negative feedbacks? How can somebody not like this?! It's friggin' amazing 8)

[embeddedgirl]

thatd be a reel bitch to do. vinyl is difficult enough but I can't imagine trying to get the tape to cooperate

[evanrandall]

One of the most unique things I've seen I'm not even sure what to call it he's technically doing turntablism with them. A musical mind is going to work with what they've got even if it's pots and pans

[nikiremec]

Thank you for sharing this man

Mr. Tape... You are legend

[AM-sdiz]

Sick. Haven't seen someone do this in a long memories.

[kennyrayC]

Unbelievable! I've never seen anyone do that.

[procrast]

analog is the real deal
you can put your finger on it - yeah - literally and change the outcome on the fly, no need to "process" anything
digital will always be a half baked solution, can't have it all, right?

[SJDSH]

Not my kind of music but I appreciate the skill that it must take to do that.Cool video

[brunohebert]

What you have to realize is that in addition of 1. modding the deck and 2. the skills required to do this, this, I assume, the painstaking task of recording the tapes in the first place. Those 2 tapes have been recorded specifically for this set, which also means he must be on cue every single time. That implies hours of rehearsal as well.
Nonetheless, and already owning 5 reel-to-reel deck, I'd love to get my hands on one of these (a modified one with pitch control)

[TheBudgie]

I saw a Film of them In a Club and they were Cutting the Tapes and Making Loops Live. It was amazing This Guy Is doing a Straight forward Mix Wish He was aloud the Cut up tape so You would see how they do It for real.

[blur]

in mother Russia you dont scratch tapes, tapes scratch you

[HBCTVStudios]

I'm an audiophile, yet i love his reel-to-reel DJing skills!