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

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.

Feel free to spread these around, get the wuuuuurd out………

[Originally posted 21/02/2010]

Community Skratch Games 2010

April 1st – 4th, Galway, Eire.

The fourth annual Community Skratch Games, a festival celebrating the art of DJing, sampling and vinyl manipulation, returns to Galway for another bonanza of concerts, workshops and showcases.

CONCERTS

The festival kicks off Thursday, April 1st, with an evening entitled “Experiments in Turntable Manipulation”, showcasing the myriad applications of modern turntable composition and improvisation with live sets from Jimmy Penguin, Ventolyn & Becotyde and Fyodor plus special guests, venue and time TBC.

Good Friday gets promoted to flippin’ excellent Friday with the live WFMU broadcast at 8pm from Bell, Book & Candle, featuring the cream of Galway musicians and a special Community Skratch showcase featuring many of Europe’s finest turntable technicians and DJs.

The Games themselves begin at 3pm Saturday afternoon on Henry St. in the Bierhaus with an all day barrage of showcases and the revamped Community Skratch Battle Royale, where the mightiest skratchers from Eire and beyond try to wrest the crown of Freestyle Champion from reigning champion Blam One from Norway. Live and DJ sets from Moschops and Djackulate, Maroon, Itchi, TuPhat Paddys aka Tweek & Mikey Fingers, Jimmy Penguin, Rumbus Merrylegs, Fidel Cutstro, Disscuss, MyNameIsJohn, Deviant & Naive Ted, Invincible Armour and many more plus the annual funk bonanza that is Stroller and Jeremy Murphy after dark!

Sunday brings us back to Bierhaus for a night of producer showcases and DJ sets, from T-Woc, Manus Goan, Rubble Digits, Chiwawa Studios and Noid the Droid, Teknique & Donal Conway on the ones and twos.

WORKSHOPS

Community Skratch continue their efforts in educating the public (in association with Youth Work Ireland, Galway) to the possibilities of turntable manipulation with a one day workshop in basic and advanced DJ techniques. The 5 hour open day of workshops will be facilitated by longtime workshop leaders Deviant & Jimmy Penguin with guests Mikey Fingers, Tweek, Maroon and Fidel Cutstro plus producer workshop with Barry McNamara.

[Originally posted 14/11/2009]

News so hot off the press we don’t even have the updated artwork!

Vince Mack Mahon have announced that this years Community Skratch Games in Galway will take place between the 31st March and 4th April 2010.

The main events take place on the 3rd and 4th April at the Bierhaus. Here you can expect to continue to see some of the greatest skratch music performers in the world , against a background of stout and  insanity.

There will be events to celebrate this wonderful music the entire week all around Galway town.

The Community Skratch crew will be there as well as a special performance from Nonima

(also check out his label – Section 27)

with Jimmy Penguin and Ventolyn and Becotyde (who you will already be familiar with from the Skratchstream).

In the run up to the annual spectacular the VMM boys will be plotting several different fundraisers for the event including another 24-Hour Skratch and much more!

Keep checking nozlrecordings.com for the latest information about listings and events..