AMOEBA x ACADEMY MUSEUM 12" SLIPMAT

AMOEBA MUSIC x ACADEMY MUSEUM 12" SLIPMAT

Designed by Sam Grinberg
16 Oz Glazed
Glow in the Dark
Material: 100% polyester felt

 

If you’re wondering “what is a slipmat?” or “do I need a slipmat for my turntable”, you may not realize how a mat improves your vinyl experience!

Most audiophiles don’t realize how much debt they owe to DJ-ing and hip-hop culture for the recent interest in turntables, and vinyl records.

A slipmat is a circular piece of cloth or synthetic materials disk jockeys place on the turntable platter instead of the traditional rubber mat.

Unlike the rubber mat which is made to hold the record firmly in sync with the rotating platter, slipmats are designed to slip on the platter, allowing the DJ to manipulate a record on a turntable while the platter continues to rotate underneath. This is useful for holding a record still for slip-cueing, making minute adjustments during beatmatching and mixing and pulling the record back and forth for scratching. They are also very commonly used simply as decoration for when a record isn't on the turntable.

 

Amoeba Music is an American independent music store chain with locations in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1990 in Berkeley, California.  Amoeba Music was founded by former employees of nearby Rasputin Records, and opened on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley in 1990. Cofounders include but are not limited to Marc Weinstein, Dave Prinz, Yvonne Prinz, and Kent Randolph.  The iconic Amoeba logo was designed by comic book artist Shepherd Hendrix.