Anti-Theft Device [Vinyl]

Mix Master stepped up and showed the world how it was done with this opening album and was able to prove why he earned the title Mix Master Mike, winning countless scratch battles. I read at Yahoos bio for him that he was banned from competitions because no one else stood a chance. Whether or not that's true I have yet to prove either way, but listening to this you can see why. A fast and ingenious mixer, he came in with his best foot forward and left a real impression on the music world. A great album well worth the asking price.

Talented dj

Incredible, unique and hard hitting. This CD will throw you into outer space faster than a lunar launch. What are you waiting for? Stop wasting your time reading these pansy-waist reviews and buy this CD immediately!! Don't even try to find a Mix Master Mike CD that reviewers like better. This is a true one-of-a-kind. Nuff said...

I had to quite half way through. I love this genre and love Master Mike's work. Get Entroducing by DJ Shadow.

I was driving back from the airport after a long business trip when a local college radio station played about 30 minutes of "Anti-Theft Device". I was so impressed that I pulled off the interstate and started hitting the major retailers looking for it. Didn't find it so I went home and mail-ordered it. Got it just in time to take it with me out of town on my next trip. Spent two days snowbound in Ohio listening to this on headphones. Incredible! It's so packed with turntabley richness that you'll hear something new with each listening - check out the soundbytes for examples. It was so dense I had to balance it out with Volume 1 of the "Shiggar Fraggar Show" by the Invisibl Skratch Piklz just to change the pace. This is something everyone should be listening to.

When I first listened to this, for the first couple of tracks I was wondering, "Where is all the scratching...?" I had been listening to a few other prominent tablists like Qbert and Rob Swift where it seemed the most important thing was showcasing how GOOD of a tablist you are. This is not the case on this record. MMM has approached this record like he was making a soundtrack for a BADASS SPACE DYSTOPIA. With all of the many layers and elements happening simultaneously and MMM's scratching weaving in and out, you may find this has a LOT of replay value compared to other technical DJ records. This is one of the most moody records i've ever heard, up there with Radiohead's Hail to the Thief(sounds sophmoric/unrelated but I can't think of anything to match). Other more current "DJ's" have gloomy moods for sure and nice beats, but this albums scratch riffs put it in a totally different league, with more coolness and street cred and less snood.

I can say that Mixmaster Mike the first person who made me believe that turntablism is a viable and respectable genre of music. While most will see it as just basically a guy with two turntables and needle that scratches things up, there is still alot of respect to the talented elite who stand up in the DJ audience. Its just kinda sad that Mixmaster Mike's solo debut just doesn't hold up in the long run.There are some truly groovin' and brilliant moments still. He can cut, scratch, sample faster than most eyes can move(you have to see him in action). And despite all this, he still knows how to hit a groove. But where is next CD(Eye of The Cyclops) was tought and thematic, to me this album just feels lacking in comparison. And as a whole, this album seems to drag(clocking in at over an hour). Its just too long.Fans of the Mix Master already own this. Those who don't should still check it out but I would definitely take Cyclops over this record.

If you like DJing, this is your record. It had to be the strongest showing of musicality on turntables (mixed with dense, vast production values) that came out that year. A lot of records have tried to be epic, tried to tell a story, tried to be scary and show you inordinate amounts of skill on turntables - and many more will try as DJing finds its way back into the front of the audience mass-mind - but few will be this good. No rapping...a pure soundtrack of DJing by one of the best DJs around.

マイクの言語化不可能なスクラッチは非常に個性的で魅力がありスクラッチの良い勉強材料になります。しかしかなりマイクの傲慢さが全面に出ているのであまりターンテーブル音楽初心者の方にはむいてないように思います。初心者の方はx-ecutionersや映画スクラッチのサウンドトラックをおすすめします。