I think you have to look back to look forward, and surely the job of a good dj is to mix the best of the old , with the most cutting edge of the new stuff.. I can understand your reservations with the scratching, but you gotta admit, the bit with the accapella over the primate record is really cool...

I recon it's essencial to mash up old stuff with new when you dj... if you want totally new stuff then check out live stuff, I recon it's only with Live stuff you really stand a chance to totally hear stuff you havn't heard before....