‘Cuts of Culture 2 – The Podcasts’: Week 4b

For week 4 of the Cuts of Culture 2 Podcasts we bring you more exclusive video and audio, this time from France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Grazzhoppa’s DJ Big Band provides the video, with a promo of their live shows, while Netik provides the audio, with an exclusive track recorded specially for the Cuts of Culture 2 compilation.

Netik – Synthesis
France has been responsible for steadily producing some of the most interesting turntablists since the mid 90s, most notably in the early 00s when a trio of French youngsters took the world of battles by storm bringing with them new flows, techniques and sounds which would be crucial in shaping the direction of battles for the years to follow (whether or not that’s a bad thing in your opinion). Netik was one of those youngsters (Kodh and Troubl being the other two, who were featured on the first volume of Cuts of Culture), and while he left the world of DJ battles behind in 2002, he kept busy involving himself in various projects, live shows and concentrating on production. He however made a comeback in 2006, taking the DMC world crown, a first for a French DJ, with a set that left people firmly divided – agressive, overbearing and in your face, but undeniably skillful and energetic. Much like the three of them did in the early 00s, this win has now left people divided over whether or not the victory was right and much additional online commentating about this and that, which is quite frankly beyond the point.
Whether or not you like his style, one thing is undeniable about Netik – the man is seriously talented on the cut, as examplified by the many freestyles we’ve aired and showcased on here and other sites, and what’s more he’s also pretty deft in the studio. In 2005 he sent me a CD full of unreleased productions and remixes, which was more than we needed to convince us that we had to get him on the project. While many have chosen to a follow path inspired by and trodden by others before them, Netik has taken inspiration from his hip hop roots, but also from electronica, and has been cooking up some dark and twisted beats, as well as uptempo, funky numbers – crucially, none of his productions sound like anyone or anything else, as it should be.
For Cuts of Culture 2 he set about producing a track exclusively for the project, the result of which is ‘Synthesiz’, a pretty inspiring piece of uptempo electronica, heavy hitting but still soulful. We’re incredibly happy with the result and we hope you’ll be too.
For more info on Netik, his history, tour info and audio/video treats head over to his myspace page. You can also find some freestyle videos alongside 2tall and Tigerstyle in Spinscience’s download archive.
The file is 11mb, .mp3 format, 320kbps.

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