Scratching, past and future: cataloguing the scholarship on turntablism and controllerism, and an introduction to their emerging affiliated practices and communities

Moriaty, Manoli (2024) Scratching, past and future: cataloguing the scholarship on turntablism and controllerism, and an introduction to their emerging affiliated practices and communities. In: Collaboration, Engagement and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music: NoiseFloor Perspectives. Focal Press Books, London. ISBN 9781032553740

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Abstract

Since its inception in the 1970s, turntablism, a vital element of hip hop culture, has experienced fluctuations in popularity both within mainstream audiences and academic circles. Following an initial struggle towards being recognised as both a legitimate music practice and a topic of scholarly exploration, recent academic contributions on turntablism have been relatively sparse. As a result, the community of music researchers inadvertently overlooked the contemporary offshoots of turntablism, namely controllerism, portablism, syntablism, datablism, and artablism, an area of practice that demonstrates not only important technological advancements in music performance, but also a strong global community of practice.
This chapter serves a dual purpose: firstly, to compile and present an extensive (if not comprehensive) collection of existing research on turntablism, providing a timeline of academic interest; and secondly, to shed light on the contemporary facets of turntablism and some of the individuals that are moving their development forward. By delving into these emerging practices, the chapter aims to reignite scholarly engagement. Bridging historical perspectives with contemporary developments, it seeks to invigorate academic interest and inspire further exploration into this dynamic field of musical expression.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	turntablism, research, literature, technology
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Creative and Performing Arts
Depositing User:	Manoli Moriaty
Date Deposited:	29 May 2024 10:51
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2024 16:17
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4257

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