Disco Scratch

The Disco Scratch Forum has stated to attract some new members, one of which is a guy named BULLI.

He posted in the mixtape section about a mix he did, a tribute to Steinski.

If you are not familiar with Steinski, I suggest you check him out ( http://steinski.com ). He’s responsible, along with Double Dee, for the Lessons mixes. Originators of cut & paste and massively inspirational in the sampling and cut up worlds within Hip Hop. Artists like Art of Noise, Latin Rascals, Cold Cut & Mantronik all owe them credibility. In the Lesson Zed thread in the forum I have put a link to the Solid Steel Podcast which featured a lengthy interview with Double Dee & Steinski, breaking down their experiences when making the Lessons mixes and make for very interesting reading. The thread is here

So onto Bulli’s mix, it was really refreshing to hear someone putting this much effort in to a mix, especially as they are from Blighty. I’m sure you’ll agree the mix is Stupid Fresh, check it out and get in the forum to discuss it! Bulli makes a lot of music and you can check him out here. Big up to Bulli for the mix and I look forward to putting some more up soon.

ENJOY…

 

 Bulli - Lesson Zed [7:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (299)

I went to Battle Of The Year in Germany in 1996 with Big Jim & Panoramix from the OPM crew, meeting along the way some old faces like Aroe & Born To Rock, plus some new ones, like Disorda & Trix (well, new old ones!)

Me and Jim did a mixtape which we took to battle of the year to sell.  It was called “So Much Class” and had a megamix on the A side of old hip hop and the flip had all new cuts.  I used a 4 track recorder and my Amiga to knock it up.. it was pretty dope actually… Jim supplied all the vinyl for the tape and I knocked the mix up.

Here’s the cover:

Well.. the problem is… I don’t have the tape anymore, and neither does Jim.  In fact the only person I know who definitely has a copy is Kilo from the SIN Cru, who bought one and used the mix on a graf Video he was doing at the time.  SO you ask… what’s the point of this post?  Well, I’m asking if anyone that comes on DS has either got a copy of this tape, or knows someone that does, cos I’d like to rip it to MP3 and share it.

If you can help, either add a comment to this post or drop me an e-mail, thediscoscratch@gmail.com

Thanks all, and here’s a beat I made back in the day (around ’98) just for the hell of it, from an EP I did for my own label, WaxWorx Records, the Symbiosis EP… this cut’s called Anything IS Possible (Instrumental).  5 thou!

 

 Waxer - Anything Is Possible (Inst) Symbiosis EP 1998 [4:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5)

This is the second mix in a series of 4 CDs that I am uploading here.  You can cop the first one, an alternative mix of Electro UK HERE.  It is the first part of a 2 part mix.  As it is such a great mix, I wanted to get the full fat, and so it is ripped at 320kbps/16 bit/44.1khz/stereo MP3.

Greg did this mix for Samurai FM back in 2005.  There is a page on his site dedicated to this mix so I won’t go into too much depth here, but please go to the mix on his site, Electro Funk Roots .  There is also a page on Samurai FM, which you can find HERE.

Here is a single paragraph quote from Electro Funk Roots, which sums up the mix:

“It’s difficult to believe that this show, a retrospective of the influential tracks from 1982/83, pre-dated the acid house explosion by half a decade yet the sounds still sound so fresh more than 20 years later and in them you can easily identify the origins of the genres that continue to push the scene forward to this day. Equally as impressive is that a mix such as this is possible given the complexities of the remixing and editing of tracks involved in this mix with the technology available at the time. Today production and DJ technology may have developed light years compared to what they were then but the ideas they were based on are still mainly used to this day.”

Here’s the tracklist, trust me it really is a dope mix!  Download at the bottom….  Once again, many thanks to Greg himself.

MALCOLM X / KEITH LeBLANC — No Sell Out
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE — The Message
DIMPLES D — Sucker DJs (I Will Survive)
B BOYS — Two, Three, Break
RUSSELL BROTHERS — The Party Scene
THE PACMAN — I’m The Pacman (Eat Everything I Can)
DJ DIVINE — Get Into The Mix
MALCOLM McLAREN / WORLD’S FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM — Buffalo Gals
NEWCLEUS — Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song)
TIME ZONE — The Wildstyle
PUMPKIN — King Of The Beat
ART OF NOISE — Beat Box
B BOYS — Cuttin’ Herbie
HERBIE HANCOCK — Rockit
NEWTRAMENT — London Bridge Is Falling Down
WHODINI — Magic’s Wand
EXTRA T’S — E.T Boogie
THE WEBBOES — Under The Wear
Q — The Voice Of Q
ARKADE FUNK — Search And Destroy
G.L.O.B.E & WHIZ KID — Play That Beat Mr DJ
WARP 9 — Nunk
PROJECT FUTURE — Ray-Gun-Omics
TWO SISTERS — High Noon
C.O.D — In The Bottle
GRANDMASTER & MELLE MEL — White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
TOM BROWNE — Rockin’ Radio
NAIROBI — Soul Makossa
MAN PARRISH — Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop)
WARP 9 — Light Years Away’
FREEEZ — I-O-U
TYRONE BRUNSON — The Smurf
NEW ORDER — Confusion
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE — Looking For The Perfect Beat
MIDNIGHT STAR — Freak-A-Zoid
CAPTAIN ROCK — The Return Of Captain Rock
RUN-DMC — It’s Like That
ROCKERS REVENGE — Walking On Sunshine
HASHIM — Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
KLIEN & MBO — Dirty Talk
SHANNON — Let The Music Play
XENA — On The Upside
JONZUN CREW — Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC)
MELLE MEL & DUKE BOOTEE — Message II (Survival)
REGGIE GRIFFIN & TECHNOFUNK — Mirda Rock
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE — Scorpio
JONZUN CREW — Space Is The Place
KLIEN & MBO — Wonderful
MAN PARRISH — Techno Trax
CYBOTRON — Clear
PLANET PATROL — Cheap Thrills
ORBIT — And The Beat Goes On
JONZUN CREW — We Are The Jonzun Crew
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO — Riot In Lagos
TWILIGHT 22 — Electric Kingdom
PLANET PATROL — Play At Your Own Risk
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE — Planet Rock
ALSO REFERENCED:
Aretha Franklin — Jump To It
Atlantis Keep — On Movin’ And Groovin’
Aurra — Such A Feeling
B Beat Girls — For The Same Man
Beat Boys — B Bop Rock
Bohannon — Let’s Start The Dance III
Booker Newbury III — Love Town
Brass Construction — walking the line
BT (Brenda Taylor) — You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
C Bank — One More Shot
Candela — Love You Madly
Candido — Jingo Breakdown
Charades — Give Up The Funk
Chocloate Milk — Who’s Getting It Now
Class Action — Weekend
D Train — Music
David Joseph — You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me)
Dolby’s Cube — Get Out Of My Mix
Electra — Feels Good
Electrik Funk — On A Journey (I Sing The Funk Electric)
Evelyn King — Love Come Down
Ex tras — Haven’t Been Funked Enough
Fatback — Is This The Future
Fearless Four — Rockin’ It
Forrrce — Keep On Dubbin’
Fresh Face — Huevo Dancing
G Force — Feel The Force
Gary’s Gang — Makin’ Music
George Clinton — Atomic Dog
Gunchback Boogie Band — Funn
Hot Streak — Body Work
Howard Johnson — So Fine
Indeep — Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Johnny Chingas — Phone Home
Kashif — I Just Gotta Have You
Ladies Choice — Girls’ Night Out
Linda Taylor — You And Me Just Started
Madonna — Everybody
Marvin Gaye — Sexual Healing
Michelle Wallace — Tee’s Right
Micronauts — Letzmurph Acrossdasurf
Mike & Brenda Sutton — Don’t Let Go Of Me (Grip My Hips And Move Me)
Mtume — Juicy Fruit
Peech Boys — Don’t Make Me Wait
Pressure Drop — Rock The House
Prince Charles & The City Beat Band — The Jungle Stomp
Pure Energy — Spaced Out
Raw Silk — Do It To The Music
Rod — Just Keep On Walkin’
Salsoul Orchestra — Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)
Sandy Kerr — Thug Rock
Sharon Redd — Beat The Street
Sharon Redd — Love How You Feel
Shock — Electrophonic Phunk
Sinnamon — I Need You Now
Sinnamon — Thanks To You
Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame — Way Out
Stone — Girl I Like The Way You Move
The System — It’s Passion
Toney Lee — Love So Deep
Toney Lee — Reach Up
Touchdown — Ease Your Mind (US remix)
Two Sisters — B Boys Beware
Unique — What I Got Is What You Need
Verycheri 69 — Cancer Sign
Visual — The Music Got Me
Was (Not Was) — Tell Me That I’m Dreaming
Weeks & Co — If You’re Looking For Fun
West Street Mob — Break Dancin’ – Electric Boogie
Wreckin’ Crew — Chance To Dance
Wuf Ticket — The Key
X Ray Connection — Replay
Xavier — Work That Sucker To Death

 

 Greg Wilson - No Sell Out Mix [43:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (889)

A couple of years ago I was contacted by Greg Wilson.  For those that might not know this guy, he was a very influential DJ in the fledgling Electro Scene in the UK and responsible for breaking a lot of records in the early 80s.

I won’t go too deep into his history as you can get it all from his main website, Electro Funk Roots

Greg replied to a post that I had made in a forum about the Street Sounds Electro series and my complete love for those LPs.  He told me about his involvement in the early days and much to my surprise made the effort of sending me 4 CDs and some printed information about himself, his history and his career.  This was a fantastic piece of history to receive and I am very greatful to him for contacting me.

This post is the first in a series of Greg Wilson related posts, giving you audio from these CDs.  Anyone with an ounce of interest in the UK Electro scene from the early 80s should thoroughly enjoy these CDs.

This first slice of history is an alternative Mix that Greg did of the Electro UK Streetsounds compilation.  If you want to check that out, but do not already have it, you can cop that from the Electro Vault site, he sells the complete collection on a DVD, I got mine yo!

I strongly recommend you check his site out and really have a good poke around at the history, this guy has really pushed this music we love so give him his props!

Anyway, here’s the audio, please leave a comment, let me know if you like it!  It’s just over half an hour long and I ripped it at 320kbps/16 bit/44.1khz/stereo so it’s top notch quality.  I’ll be upping the other tracks from this CD and the others over the coming weeks.  Peace out!

 

 Electro UK Greg Wilson Alternative Mix 1984 [34:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (410)

Tracklisting:
1     Zer-O     Real Time (Retrospective Dub)
Producer – Bellini
2     Syncbeat     Music
Producer – Pete Ramon
Remix – Greg Wilson
3     Broken Glass     Style Of The Street
Producer – Justin ’84
Remix – Greg Wilson
4     Forevereaction     U People
Producer – Eric Freeman
5     Zer-O     Real Time
Producer – Bellini
6     Rapologists     Hip Hop Beat (Street Mix)
Producer – Mastermind
Scratches – Whiz Kid
7     Forevereaction     B.E.D. ’34
Producer – Eric Freeman

K Wook is an old school head outta Swansea Wales and by crikey does he love his old beats.  He’s part of the T.F.P. crew with DJ Demo and a couple other lads.

This mix has loads of dope UK tunes on it, trust me, the cuts and blends are marvelous my Disco Scratching bredren!

The mix is called Memories of mayhem.  It’s the 2nd mix on this CD.  The first one is also a def mix, concentrating on the mid to late 80s US stuff, like Rakim, BDP. Ultras, all mixed to devestating effect.  If there is demand for it I’ll up it in another post.  Actually the mix is on Demo’s myspace page, it’s called “Scratch My Itch Up”.

This mix is 1m 32s long and it’s ripped at high quality.

I hadn’t spoken to these cats before but had a brief chat on Myspace, talking of which, their myspace pages are:

http://www.myspace.com/modemodemo (DJ Demo)

http://www.myspace.com/lordwook (K Wook)

They are part of the TFP crew, so get on their pages and let ‘em know how stupid fresh the mix is, courtesy DS.

Enjoy, SWAYZE!!!

 

 Memories Of Mayhem [14:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (433)

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