September 3, 2020
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The Vinyl Detective – Murder, Sex, Mayhem and Rare Record Collecting

Violent deaths, a nameless protagonist, creepy villains who favour matching outfits, millionaire Japanese benefactors, femme fatales, sex, drugs, rare jazz albums, and a pair of cats.
September 10, 2020
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Zen and the Art of Vinyl Maintenance

Like a paddle breaking through the glassy reflection of lake water alongside a canoe, the brush broke the surface tension of cleaning solution on the LP.
September 26, 2020
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Linn Krane: New Majik Tonearm

Turntable design evolution is a measured approach for Linn when it comes to the LP12, now approaching a half-century of production.
December 4, 2020
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Heavy Rotation: The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole

Dropping the needle and listening to the entirety of the guitar grinding, drug-fueled fever dream that is Dig Your Own Hole could lead one to consider that Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands – The Chemical Brothers – had recorded the greatest electronic album of the ’90s.