Tayone & Excess – Live in Salerno videos

We got some fresh new videos from DJ Tayone (ex-member of Alien Army) and DJ Excess doing a showcase in Salerno, Italy in November of last year.
There are 4 videos and you can stream them below – these will be available for download at www.spinscience.org.uk in the coming week(s).
Thanks to Crs at www.t-turn.com for the footage and check www.djtayone.com and www.styluswars.com for more info.
Both Tayone and Excess will be available for tour bookings in Europe this summer from June 22 until July 8, so if you’re interested or know a promoter who might be interested in booking them for a show then please contact Crs by email, t-turn AT channelweb . it, or phone +39 051 4690174.

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Turntable Radio podcast: March 06 – Japan special

Finally our next podcast is here – slightly delayed following our change of servers and website.
This time round we take a change to our usual format by bringing you a special edition of the show dedicated to Japan and featuring our first guest mix of the year.

Why Japan? Well because we feel that there is, and has been, a lot of good stuff happening over there in the last 5 years which has largely gone unnoticed by most people outside of the country – the cultural and linguistic gaps between Japan and the Western world also mean you’re less likely to hear about artists out there. While people like Kentaro have made a name for themselves worldwide, there’s a ton of talent in Japan which hasn’t really been heard from and so we decided to try and shine a light on this talent and hopefully turn you all onto some interesting and different artists. This show follows on from a series of articles I did last year on Spin Science following the discovery of a documentary called ‘Kaikoo’, interviews with DJ Kentaro, meeting a London based collective called Studio Rarekwai and meeting a Japanese DJ and producer living in London called Tatsuki.
Hopefully this show will help give you all a better idea of what’s been happening out there – however this is by no means a definite look at Japanese DJs, tablists and producers – just a snapshot really, so if you like what you hear then be sure to check the links below and go and find out more about the artists and DJs out there, including those we weren’t able to feature (such as Izoh, Miyajima, Ske, Martin, Ken One, Jifrock and more).

As for the format of the show it’s pretty simple – there’s one mix from ourselves, featuring a wide range of tracks from the last 5+ years and covering various artists and styles. After that we’ve got an exclusive mix from Tatsuki, a Japanese DJ and producer who lives in London and works solo as well as with a Danish band called Blue Foundation. Tatsuki has put together a very special mix for this show featuring tracks from his forthcoming solo LP, remixes and collaboration work with a Danish producer called Bichi. In between these two mixes, we’ve got an interview with Tatsuki conducted last month – this covers info on the man and his work (which includes the live turntable band ‘Whakhakha’ with Baku and Klock – a rarely heard of project which is not disimilar to the likes of Ned Hoddings, BNN or the Bastrd Language Tour), his forthcoming solo LP, the Japanese scene, DJ Krush and more.

Thanks must go to the following people for helping make this podcast possible: Sparky T, Hiroki @ Pop Group, Tatsuki, SRK, Kentaro & Kotaro and Laura @ Ninja Tune.

I hope you’ll enjoy this as much as we did putting it together!

Direct download link (right click and save as)

Tracklist for Japan special podcast:
2tall – TTR Intro
DJ Krush – Kemuri – Sony Japan
Laurent – Looking Eastwards mix
DJ Klock – Ensemble for the weak – Sublime
DJ Baku vs Bleeder – Rendom Access Sample – DNA Kalacta
Tatsuki – Haruka Phader – Exclusive
Tatuski – Ricochet Re-edit – Exclusive
DJ Krush ft Tatsuki – Decks-a-Thron – Sony Japan
DJ Krush ft DJ Disk – Duck Chase – Sony Japan
Hifana ft DJ Kentaro – Hitaro – Warners Japan
Hifana – Gakulang – Warners Japan
Hifana – Wamono – 3D
Goth Trad – Back To Chill – Pop Group Recordings
Coldcut – Everything is Under Control (DJ Kentaro remix) – Ninja Tune
DJ Baku ft Tav aka Taboone – Vandalism (DJ Baku remix) – DisDefenceDisc
Laurent – Looking Eastwards mix ends
Tatsuki interview – Conducted in London, Jan 2006
Tatsuki – Saint Seiya mix
Tatsuki – Mode 1200
Tatsuki – Silent Assassin
Tatsuki – Hatchwell
Dale Berning – The Waltz remixed by Tatsuki
Bichi ft Tatsuki – Clouds Are Parcelled Out Across My Vision
Bichi – Coarse And Wild As The Cement Of Your Broken City Crumbles
Tatsuki – Saint Seiya mix ends

You can stream the podcast on this page by clicking on the little player icon at the bottom of this post.
To subscribe you can use the podcatching links on the top right hand side of the site with your own podcatching program, look for us in the iTunes podcast directory or check the feedburner link where you can download the show directly to your computer/portable player.

For more information please check the following sites and links:
DJ Klock – Clockwise Records
DJ Baku
Dis Defence Disc
Pop Group
Kaikoo Documentary
Hifana
Tatsuki’s blog
Blue Foundation
Bichi
Kentaro
Ninja Tune
Goth Trad
DJ Krush
Studio Rarekwai
Eastern Decknology article ft Baku, Tatsuki, Kentaro and more
DJ Baku interview Nov 2005
DJ Kentaro interview Nov 2005
Downloads section at Spin Science where you can find tracks from Tatsuki and Bichi

Woody releases new mix + a brand new video

Woody returns in 2006 with a first release on his newly minted Woodwurk label – a mix CD with long time friend and vinyl partner Sean Vinylment, entitled ‘A Country Practice’.
Regular listeners might remember this, as we aired an exclusive 15mins sample of the mix back in the summer of 2005 for our One Self special (and if you missed it then click on the archive and look for the September 05 show).

The mix will be released late this month, early April and will be the first in a series which Woody and Sean hope to release annualy. The mix itself is damn nice, following a simple and easy concept: Sean Vinylment digs into his crates for some rare, unheard and classic gems from across the musical spectrum, and then Woody takes care of putting the whole thing together and adding his own touches. However this isn’t some scratch happy, manic mix, it’s really quite subtle and is all about the music. Woody’s touches are mainly instrumental, scratching a flute or guitar, adding to the music playing without taking over it. Which makes the mix a definite must for fans of good music and deft mixing. We’ll probably be airing the sampler on the next podcast but in the meantime check the archive for a taster and be sure to get your hands on it when it drops, as it’s definitely one of the nicest mixes we’ve heard so far this year – ok it’s only March but you know what I mean.

For more info on where to get your hands on it just head over to Woody’s site and keep checking the news section. You can expect distribution to reach all the usual outlets in the UK and Europe. If you can’t find it near you than just hit the man up.

But it’s not at all. We’ve also got a nice, brand new video of Woody in action, taken at last year’s DJs for Life event. See the You Tube link below – this video, along with others from DJ Quest, D-Styles and Tigerstyle are gonna be available for download at Spin Science in the coming week. Starting with Woody and Quest. So if you like what you see than go and peep the site and grab the vids for yourself.

C2C Documentary

Monk-A hit me up an email last night with a link to this – a French documentary on C2C including live footage. Enjoy!

Turntable Radio: new site, we be bloggin’

Welcome to the new Turntable Radio site! Things were getting a bit out of step with our previous website, especially with regards to our shows which are now podcast-only (or freely available to download as MP3s, in plain english). So, this new site will incorporate our news, the archive of the 83 streaming audio shows we did from 2003-2006, the podcast feed and much, much more. Cosmetically its not quite there yet, but frankly we wanted to move to the new site before uploading our new Japanese Special podcast, which will be online in the next 2 or 3 days.

Features of the new site include:

better integration with our podcast

email notification when a new podcast show is online

integrated audio player for all MP3 links (incl. podcast shows), which will mean easy streaming with no proprietary formats like realaudio etc.

integrated video footage in conjunction with YouTube

better comments facilities for users to discuss posts

clearer site navigation including a better search engine

Enjoy the new site, enjoy the new show and enjoy looking around. And, if you’re a DJ, a label head, a PR person or anyone else for that matter, be sure to keep us up to date with what you’re doing. Over 6000 people check out this site each week, making it a great tool to get word out on what you’re doing. So, hit us up!

peace!

Mr Trick

p.s. you can post comments by registering for the site – scroll down to the “Meta” section and you’ll see the link there.

2tall: 2004 live footage

I thought I’d post this up as a few people may have missed it first time around. Filmed at Skratch UK (RIP!) in 2004, this is 2tall live on 2 decks, loopstation and delay unit… Enjoy!

DJ Void drops first vinyl 12″ on All Skratch Recs

DJ Void follows up from the release of his first EP last year, with the first vinyl single taken from said EP featuring the track Getto Bass and a new one from DJ Sidetrack, entitled ‘Distress Signal’.

In addition to each track, the vinyl features instrumentals and scratch sentences containing various elements from the compositions.

From the press release:
“The first time you hear ‘Geto Bass’ you might not realize that it is a skratch remix and tribute to 2 Live Crew’s classic. Geto bass is the ultimate mix of skratched old school electro with screw’d Miami bass. This track encompasses Void’s vision for turntable music through distorted 808s layered with all-skratched solos and hooks.
The B-side features “Distress Signal’’ by Sidetrak. Making a political statement through artistic expression may seem a bit cliché by today’s standards, but Distress Signal goes beyond shaking a finger at the President. “Distress Signal” is a musical evolution with a combination of skratching, keyboards, drum programming, as well as unique array of sampling that includes a guest appearance by Mr. Dubya himself.”

You can check samples from each track below:
http://www.allskratch.net/twelveinch/djVoid-GetoBass.mp3
http://www.allskratch.net/twelveinch/djSidetrak-DistressSignal.mp3

To get your order on hit up www.allskratch.net and http://www.superhappywax.com/show_product.php?item_num=shw0001949.

Regular listeners will remember Getto Bass from last year’s shows, as well as other Void tracks from the EP. It’s nice to see him step it up a notch with a vinyl release so if you like what you hear then definitely get a copy and support the grassroots scene.

‘Distress Signal’ will be aired on the next show as well.

Related Links:
Email: allskratch@gmail.com
Web: Allskratch.net

B-Ju releases ‘Analogue Demo Music’

Finally after a few years of gracing us with some of the nicest unreleased tracks and remixes (and after dropping a scratch beats CD last year), B-Ju is releasing a collection of his work on CD, entitled ‘Analogue Demo Music’.

The collection of tracks were recorded between 2004 and 2005. They include 14 scratch-based tracks (including 2 instrumentals and 1 Scratchbeat to cut to). There’s also some guests on the CD including Red Jacket from France (Coupe Ca Frais 2 Winner), Unkut from Germany (ITF World Vice Champion 2005, DMC World 4th 2005), Mr. Heist (Ground-Zero crew , Coupe Ca Frais 2 runner up), Teddy, Wax Wizard and Optimus Prime from the DJ Big Band.

You can check some snippets right here to give you an idea of what to expect

More here too…

The CD costs 10 Euros (incl. shipping). For US buyers it’s only 11Euros. You can order using credit card/bank or paypal. The email for the paypal account is: b-ju@beepahhfresh.com. If you order through paypal dont forget to leave your adress.

And finally watch out for upcoming releases this year as well as tracks from the CD featured on forthcoming shows. We can only recommend you get your hands on this CD, as B-Ju is one of the nicest producers we’ve heard in a long time.

Related Links:
www.myspace.com/djbju

DJ Battle.net – now 9 episodes deep!

The guys over at djbattle.net are fast proving that Internet TV can actually be done, and done well.

While a lot of previous attempts at similar shows ended up fairly quickly, the Swedish resource have managed to deliver 9 regular shows so far, averaging one a month, and increasing the quality of the service since its debut.

The latest episode is now online, featuring Static and Nat Ill. Previous shows include interviews and showcases with Jim Dunloop and Mark Hype, Atrak, DJ Maseo, Noize, Sarah Love and Blood One, Tigerstyle and Rafik, Jazzy Jay and Kid Sid.

All the episodes are still available for download and where the guys have excelled themselves is in the delivery of the content with desktop and PSP versions of the show available through straight downloads (in avi divx format), bit torrent links and now video podcast links too! The video podcast links are accessible through either iTunes or DJ Battle’s own RSS feed.

Massive props to the guys for the work and dedication they’ve put in. So now you can rock the Turntable Radio podcasts and the DJ Battle TV episodes on the regular wherever you are.

So get downloading and find out more with the following links:
http://www.djbattle.net – Homepage
http://www.djbattle.net/tv.php – TV Homepage (download details at the bottom and previous shows linked on the right)

C2C announce UK tour dates

C2C (Pfel, 20Syl, Atom & Greem), the only crew to have won 3 DMC Team world Championship titles back to back, are finally landing in the UK for a fairly extensive tour next month.

Following a few appearances last year, the French quartet are landing in the UK next month. Below are the confirmed dates as they stand, with more TBA.
While their credentials in battling are more than already proven, the boys are also pretty damn nice in the studio, so don’t expect this to be your average battle DJ showcase. Between the track that they dropped last year on their labelmate Hocus Pocus’ album (and which was featured on the Cuts of Culture compilation) and their various solo work, these guys need to be seen live.
You can expect live remixes, compositions, freestyles and more from drum n bass to hip hop, electro to funk, with a set up that includes turntables, MPCs, effect units and a microphone, as 20Syl, the producer for Hocus Pocus, also doubles as a pretty damn nice MC.
If you remember the extracts from their mix which we aired in the 2004 end of year special, then you’ll get a good idea of what’s in store.

We’ll hopefully have some tickets, and other goodies, to give away closer to the time, so keep checking the site and your emails if you’re signed to the newsletter. We’ll also have some new music and a mix to air, to be announced shortly. But in the meantime check the dates and get your diaries out.

Confirmed Dates:
FRI 17 Feb – Cambridge University
SAT 18 Feb – Chibuku @ Masque, Liverpool
TUE 21 Feb – Tuesday Club @ Foundry, Sheffield
THURS 23 Feb – Cookie Puss @ Buffalo, Cardiff
FRI 24 Feb – Derby University
SAT 25 Feb – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Carnival Arts Centre, Glasgow
SAT 26 Feb – Essex University