Vinyl Forever

  • Record Sales (mostly new vinyl) in 2023

    by Lizelle van Rhyn

    In 2022 the World Economic Forum published a piece claiming a large contributing factor of the 50% growth in vinyl sales could be attributed to streaming services. It makes sense given the expense and often the difficulty in finding the vinyl record you’re hunting for that you would make use of a Spotify et al to enjoy the music in the meantime.

  • How to Simplify Your Search for New Music on Vinyl

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    Tools like Rekkid Hunter can simplify the search for vinyl records, linking directly with Spotify and Discogs to provide real-time information about vinyl availability. Discover more about this tool and join the Beta testing at Rekkid Hunter to enhance your music collection journey.
    Posted in Review

  • ONE10BPM 2023 in review. Stay True Sounds

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    I'm fortunate enough to have all the Vinyl pressed Stay True Cutz in my crate at ONE10BPM gigs and trust me, it's just pure unadulterated joy on the dance floor.
    Posted in music, music collector, records, Review, vinyl

  • ONE10BPM 2023 in review. Introducing: Kerala Dust

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    I first fell in love with their sound when I heard the single, 'Closer' rickety blues guitars and softly spoken vocals pinned down by a rolling, organic groove. Released February 2019, this Minimal, Tech House tune is a dance floor MUST!
    Posted in music, music collector, records, Review

  • ONE10BPM 2023 in review. Introducing, Viken Arman

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    In the sometimes noisy landscape of electronic music, Viken Arman stands as a luminary, a maestro sculpting immersive sonic landscapes merging East with West.
    Posted in music, music collector, records, Review, vinyl

  • Bongeziwe Mabandla - IIMINI

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    The story telling on iimini, 'the days' even though in his native Xhosa tongue is a universal story of love. His vocal has been likened to Bon Iver in the past and the melancholic tones of songs like Zange (never) that really carries.

  • Get stuck in Traffic

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason formed Traffic in 1967, the same year as Pink Floyd as it happens. As often the case, the guys met at a Birmingham club where they used to jam on weekends, The Elbow Room.

  • Darkside - Psychic

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    REKKID OF THE MONTH Darkside - Psychic Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington Mind blown. I have no idea how this album evaded my collection for this l...
    Posted in Review

  • Delicious jam

    by Gareth Searle
    I found myself singing along with the chorus’s after my second listen. If nothing else the hits on this album are catchy but by no means lame.
    Posted in electronica, music, music collector, records, vinyl, Vinyl Collection

  • Our House

    by Sierd van der Bij
    Waking up with such good music on a Sunday morning is a privilege that not everyone has. Because my dad almost cut his hair, we were lucky enough to have the foundation for a good taste in music.
    Posted in vinyl, Vinyl Collection, Vinyl collector, vinyl records

  • REKKID of the Week

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    Burial is the self titled debut album by William Bevan and was released in 2006 on the lesser known Kode9 Hyperdub label. Dubstep was a new (ish) genre and Burial landed like a defining pin on the map marking London as the epicenter of this evolution. 
    Posted in drum and bass, dubstep, electronica

  • REKKID of the Week

    by Lizelle van Rhyn
    Erykah Badu: Baduizm. To try and put Baduizm in a single category is hard, very hard. Originally released in 1997 the production on this album sounds as crisp as the day it was released. 
    Posted in Erykah Badu, music, music collector, records, rekkids, vinyl, Vinyl Collection, Vinyl collector, vinyl records