During August we filmed a lot of scratching and drinking and messing around. Loads in fact. As this year’s video is taking a bit longer than previous installments, here’s a short trailer to wet your appetite a bit. By the way the music on this trailer is called “No shame” and is available on Jimmy Penguin’s excellent “Scrataar” EP which you can download for free here…   http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/62809

Well, thats it – its all over for another year. The community Skratch Tour 2010 ended in Brighton this saturday, at what was one of the best events we’ve ever been to – the Community Skratch BBQ. Yet again the Gladstone garden was at capacity as everyone climbed onto the tables to catch a glimpse of the action.

Every year the atmosphere is incredible at this event having seen brilliant shows from Clockwork, Foly, Blak Randy , Jimmy Penguin and Deviant, Unemployed Superheroes, Grandeurs Of Delusion’s sizzling new line-up and the amazing Oslo Flow alongside Keita.

Unfortunately after a heavy night in Bristol, we lost Mikey Fingers and Tweek along the way. Although we understand that they both enjoyed themselves.

This year’s BBQ was hosted by Enlish who was on fire all afternoon despite not having been to bed for 2 days. One of the great things about these events is that people come from all over to get involved. As well as performers from Ireland, Canada, Norway, UK and even Japan(!), people travelled for hours to be a part of the crowd.

We spoke to people from Ireland (Gem), Leeds (Mike-L), Guernsey, Norfolk, Germany, and London at the BBQ – and everyone left knowing the journey had been worth their while.

The highlight of the BBQ show for me was Blam and Plato. With a venue full of people sporting Oslo Flow shirts, their infectious natural funk was the perfect soundtrack as the sun went down. What they do is so unique and brilliant, everyone in the venue could feel they were witnessing something incredible.

The past month of shows has been amazing. We have all met some brilliant and achingly generous people from across the world. At times it was very hard work. A lot of travelling with very little sleep (to be fair that was our own fault) and a lot of intoxicants at times took its toll.

But the most incredible thing about these shows is that the standard of talent, musicianship and people make it all worth while. As Blam (@daggaless) said himself “There was some serious business going on in Brighton that day – something is changing” – and I can’t wait to be involved in whats coming next.

Keep checking the site for the forthcoming video..

After a strange decision to stay up all night to ensure they were in a right state for the flights to Berlin, Grandeurs Of Delusion (pictured) made their way over to the magnificent city of Berlin. Jimmy Penguin and Deviant were already there and Johnny Doobs arrived the next day.

Beautiful weather meant that the days were spent drinking by the river and in Berlin’s parks. The show itself did not take place until much later than advertised online. But the hardcore Berliners stuck it out and stayed there until the last show at 2:30am.

The venue was great – a converted car garage off the beaten track – so big thanks to Jan and Simon for sorting it all out. Great shows from Melodica Deathship, Jimmy Penguin and Deviant and G.O.D and a DJ set of electronic funk from Johnny Doobs.

G.O.D had to leave almost straight after the show to the airport leaving the Irish lads in Berlin before heading straight to the UK on Thursday. You can check some photos at:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?id=100001390400773&aid=5684

So the Irish leg of the tour is completed. Great atmosphere at every show and amazing performances from Jimmy Penguin and Deviant, Mikey Fingers and Tweek, G.O.D and the Neil Bucannon. We have amassed over 60Gb of audio and video recordings which we’ll put together with the upcoming footage from Germany and the UK.

The proceedings opened up in Cork with Jimmy Penguin and Deviant showing why they are (in my opinion) the best in the world at what they do. An unbelievable scratch/folk set like nothing I’d heard before. To boot their solo scratches are amazing – there is nothing that these boys can’t do!

Mikey fingers and Tweek next with an MPC/ Loop Pedal/ Turntable show with brand new material alongside hypnotizing rendition of tracks from last years Tuphat Paddys EP (See the Downloads section).

G.O.D were up next  with their battering electro and some blistering new songs to boot.

The in-store in Dublin was a proper Community Skratch Vibe, with people from all walks of life pouring into CRU and sharing a beer. At one stage there was even a trumpet player turned up to play Happy Birthday ( and inexplicably ring of Fire) to Birthday Boy Moschops.

Nearly all of the scratch DJ’s in Ireland were out and later everyone met up for drinks in Dublin where we had a lock-in until the early hours. Great to see the likes of Tuki and Savwar there..

Another long journey and we were in Galway, the home of the Community Skratch Games, for a club show and a scratinee(!). Some of the best musicians from Galway got together to improvise together as part of the Galway Big Jam. Including Sebi C (pictured, right) , Vince Mack Mahon. Jimmy Hatetank (pictured, left) even got involved too.

We arrived to Cuba to a display of banging techno throughout which Noid the Droid read  his book quietly in the corner. This was not our usual crowd but they loved it. All of the sets were well received and we got the CSG atmosphere going in full swing. Finishing up with G.O.D on a loud system where the punishing electro rhythms came into their own.

Next stop is Berlin, watch this space…

Thanks to Sebi C, Jimmy P and Sarah, and Moschops for your hospitality. Much appreciated as always.

The remaining tour dates can be seen in the Calendar on the right so come down and get involved with the Community Skratch Movement.

After months of organising we are proud to announce the dates/ venues and line-ups for the Community Skratch Tour 2010!

This years event will take in Ireland, UK, and Germany as we step things up for the third year in a row. The tour includes new music performances from your favourite CSG artists such as Jimmy Penguin, Deviant, & G.O.D… but also featuring performances from the one and only LORN all the way from the U.S for the Community Skratch BBQ, UK…. and exclusive album performances from Oslo Flow (Blam and Plato).

This year there will be Community Skratch BBQ’s in Berlin on Saturday 21st August and the usual finale in Brighton on August 28th.

Posters for all events will be online shortly, so please spread the word. Lets make it another amazing year!

[Originally posted 17/03/2010]

“As she came up the stairs she noticed the smell. Intoxicating. Like the rotting flesh of a unicorn. The midgets ran at her, playing their tiny instruments with fury as they circled her on the landing. Fall she did. Down, down, down she went. He cried aloud when he discovered the body and swore vengeance. But vengeance on whom? He kissed she on her now cold forehead, washed and dried the dishes and sipped a cup of tea.”

[click here to download Deviant & Naive Ted - Shatter A Shame EP]

[Originally posted 19/02/2010]
Those denizens of dementia are back., this time with a mix for the lovely folk at Monday Jazz, in preparation for the forthcoming “Shatter A Shame” EP on Alkalinear Recordings….

Deviant & Naive Ted – Puroresu – A Monday Jazz Mix – Click To Download

Tracklist for those that care about such things…..

01/ Ikebe Shakedown – The Prisoner
02/ Man – Prelude
03/ Yes – South Side Of The Sky
04/ Zygote – N/A
05/ Linton Kwesi Johnson – New Craas Massakah
06/ Pharoah Sanders – Japan
07/ Brian Eno – Over Fire Island
08/ Dimlite – Quiz Tears
09/ Moondog – Oboe Round
10/ Laurie Anderson – Sharkey’s Night
11/ Egil “Bop” Johansen – Palevise
12/ Zappa/Beefheart – Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
13/ Deviant & Naive Ted – Beauty
14/ Telegraph Avenue – Sungaligali
15/ Bert Jansch – Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning (Excerpt)
16/ Vince Mack Mahon – The Amazing World Of Tweek, Ted & Keith

[Originally posted 28/11/2009]

Well, if you can show me anyone with a better balance of Mad-As-Owt and Musical Genius I will eat my arse. Deviant & Naive Ted releases a blinder on Alphabetset, but don’t take my word for it.

Read this review from  EIGHTBALL.IE

“Plug-ins, VSTs, MIDI-controllers, laptops.  All lovely little toys that make

 modern music-making a whole heap easier and cleaner, but it ain’t worth squat
 unless the person making the music has something important to say in the first
 place. Thus, it’s refreshing to see someone take the bumpier road towards composition
 these days, not content to let a computer do all the hard work.  Enter Deviant/Naive Ted,
 one of this soil’s truest veterans of all things turntable and scratch related, 
who drops his debut 7” this November on Dublin’s mighty Alphabet Set label. 
 Relying on a stack of obscure prog and jazz records, some battered turntables and 
a good ol’ fashioned warped imagination, Deviant may just have churned out the most 
interesting leftfield hiphop record this year. And that’s not restricted to Ireland.
 While current trends in the field have producers whacking off to their J-Dilla shrines 
and then banging out anonymous off-time beats, this release has intense dedication and 
individual eccentricity slapped all over it. A bit like the old tales told by the wandering 
blues-man, only strapped with a Vestax deck instead of a trusty ol’ six string. 
 There’s a definite message being put across, it’s just that its delivered through the 
cut-up samples and words of his heroes from yesterday and beyond.  This 200 word-limit
 review isn’t going to do it enough justice, but copping the wax and actually listening to it will.  
The bridge says it all.

“Look at the stillness…look at the quiet…look at the discipline…look at the BEAUTY.“

or see for yourself. Below is the video for Deviant -- “Shoes Not Not” taken from this 7″

Back in August, 14 of the Community Skratch collective hit the roads of England over 6 days to perform at 5 venues across the length of the country.
As you can see from the video above the whole tour was an incredible success.

The Community Skratch Games Video is now available online in full thanks to the wonderful Skratchworx.