We have just finished the first stage of compiling some of the many videos available online from the Community Skratch crew. Click the “Videos” link above to head to our brand new library and check out what you may have been missing.
Videos from nozlrecordingsuk, communityskratch, blam1982, jazzism and many more all together for the first time for your convenience!!
Very exciting news on the way about this years summer shows, but for now check out what we’ve done so for….
Head straight to the videos
We’ve been waiting for this. Debut solo release from Mikey Fingers. Dusty psychedelic excursions in boom bappery. A load of records. Turntable. Loopstation. Hands. Feet. Computer jiggery pokery. And some fucking hard work. Only the beginning…..
Click the image to be taken to Jamendo.
To celebrate the 4th annual Community Skratch Games, we’ve got 3 new releases from the CSM stable…
DJ Blood1 serves up a heavy dose of his works, both old and new, from slo-mo boom bap beats to digital slices of heavy electronics, all topped off with his signature razor sharp cuts.
Right-click and save as to download…[CSM012] DjBlood1 [New Motor Control] mp3 [320kbps]
The legend that is Uncle Lew finally drops his long awaited “The Change Of Plan EP”, an evocative collection of modern electronic hiphop excursions. This is merely a taster of what is to come from this producer and wax molester extraordinaire.
Right-click and save as to download…
[CSM013] Uncle Lew [The Change of Plan EP] mp3 [320kbps]
And last, but very much not least, is the second installment of Community Skratch Music, co-ordinated and compiled by Jimmy Penguin. Featuring tracks from Disscuss, Neil Buchanan, Merrylegs, Tweek, Mikey Fingers, MyNameIsJohn, Clockwork, Deviant & Naive Ted, Eoin Smith, DJ Lenar, Connah Jay, Fidel Cutstro and of course the Penguin himself, the compilation examines the current state of turntable based music creation with a broad overview encompassing many styles and many parts of the globe. Essential listening if ya fancy that sort of thing……
Right-click and save as to download…[CSM014] Various [community skratch music Volume 2] mp3 [320kbps]
In one of the strangest line-ups we’ve ever heard, Grandeurs of Delusion will be supporting Stig Of The Dump, Dr.Syntax, The Boxettes, and Jarvis Cocker tonight at Cargo in London. The advance tickets have sold out already, but there are 50 tickets available on the door. We can’t wait for this, it promises to be a belta. If you’re in London be sure to get there early!!!
As we mentioned before, Billy Jam was at the Community Skratch Games this year and here’s what he had to say about it all..
a short excerpt for you…
“Now in its fourth year, the aptly named Community Skratch Games (CSG), which features several DJ based showcases and a scratch DJ battle over the long weekend, is truly all about community with a genuine emphasis on fun & camaraderie rather than on competition & seriousness. In fact, the prize for the winner of the CSG’s annual DJ battle is not a trophy (a la the famed DMC or ITF battles) but a big bag of Irish breakfast meats (rashers, sausages, black pudding etc., all supplied by the local butcher) that the winning DJ traditionally shares with the other participants in a big breakfast cookout on “Skratch Monday” after all events are over.”
click the link above to read the rest… Big thanks to Billy for making the trip to Galway!
The final night of the Community Skratch Games took place last night to another full venue at the Bierhaus. Lots of great music all night. Difficult to pick the highlights, but for me they were the Noid The Droid DJ set, T-Wok, Manus Goan and the brand new set from Rubble Digits which was incredbile. I wasn’t able to stream it as it was too dark in the venue, but I am confident that Rubble Digits (pictured) is one to watch in 2010 and beyond. The crowd were assaulted by glitched up beats and hardcore Gabba (especially Jimmy Penguin who has a bad neck as a result of it today).
It was great to catch the Neil Buchanan show. These guys have real skill and smashed it yesterday.. they would do DEADLY business in a huge venue.
So today, we are at Jimmy Penguins house for a skratch session with Moschops, DJakulate, Jimmy Penguin, Blak Randy, Maroon, and Deviant. Dinner is on the cards thanks to Sarah Face!!
Yet again the skratch games has highlighted what a berserk place Galway is, and how much skratch and music talent there is out there. Thanks again to the Vince Mack Mahon boys for putting this together. Everyone is keen to make sure our summer tour shows are even bigger and better than last year, so make sure you check NozL Recordings.com for the details!!
Well. I have finally recovered enough to get a net connection to write a short account of last night.
Showcases were great, but played a little more low-key part than usual last night with early performances from Blak Randy, Tuphat Paddy’s, Maroon, Jimmy Penguin, Johnny Doobs and Stroller. The real highlight of the night was the new “Royal Rumble” format of the competition. All 10 entrants had to go 16 bars each before the cymbals clashed, with one competitor exiting each round. The standard was excellent and the venue was rammed. Billy Jam was there watching the events unfold, and will no doubt be glad he made the journey.
In the final was Deviant and Blak Randy and as usual the atmosphere was amazing. [Edit: Forgot to mention that Deviant won the title and the MEAT!!]. I managed to get into an incredible state, drinking all sorts of horrible nonsense.
We have just been sat in the Crane. an amazing proper Irish pub where we were treated to some great community traditional Irish music before being read the Irish Act of Independence and sung songs about the “British with their guns”.
Next up tonight is the producers showcase featuring Paddy and the Heartbreak Kid (pictured above) and Fidel Cutstro. I think I’m going to do some more scratches today for somebody I’ve just met so will keep you posted. More streams to come later…
I am pleased to say that we will be on the way to the Community Skratch Games in Ireland from about 4am tomorrow morning. To make the journey all the more comfortable we have decided to travel with Ryanair (!). These now seem like strange decisions, but it will leave more money for stout over the weekend. To celebrate all of this.
Welcome to the new-look website! As you will see we have added a Skratchstream preview box on the front page. Throughout the Skratchgames we will be broadcasting live, so if there is a Play button in that box, we are broadcasting live!
I will archive videos throughout the weekend, so you can check what the Community Skratch boys and girls have been up to since we last saw them back in August.
[Originally posted 24/03/2010]
Jimmy Hatetank and Maroon (AKA Grandeurs Of Delusion) are hitting the road this week and will be playing along side Stig and Dr syntax in Cardiff (Tues 23rd March) and Plymouth (Sat 27th March).
To keep you all up to date we will be U-streaming and blogging in some form live from the events.
[EDIT: Well I have totally failed on the blogging front so far. We didnt arrive in Cardiff until around 10pm and so had to get straight on with the setup and sound check. I’m going to look into some sort of lighting so we can stream from inside venues. Was too dark to see anything on camera.
Was great to meet people who came out specifically for the G.O.D show and who’d seen the videos online. Stig and Synners smashed it as always. A really great Hip-Hop show that gets really rowdy. One guy had blood on his shoulder from the mosh-pit.. and the whole thing ended in a drunken mess again…
And so on to Plymouth on Saturday. If you’re a cornish type, get yourself down and come get messy with us.
If I was a room in a house right now I’d be a destroyed Kitchen. Ben would be a newly refurbished en-suite bathroom.
Feel free to spread these around, get the wuuuuurd out………
