Kids, try this at home: The Balkans pirate their own records

Atlanta’s the Balkans are raising the bar on DIY cred. They make their own records — practically from scratch.



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Atlanta’s the Balkans are raising the bar on DIY cred. They make their own records - practically from scratch.

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Balkans bassist/guitarist Woody Shortridge makes the mold by pouring liquid silicone over a record placed at the bottom of the box. Then, the record is made by pouring a liquid resin into the mold. The kind he uses dries in 15 minutes. He adds urethane dyes to create colorful swirling patterns. The whole process takes less than an hour to complete.

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Balkans bassist/guitarist Woody Shortridge learned about copying records this way from Adam Bruneau who originally posted about it on his blog. Together they perfected their technique and Cave Paint Records was born.

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