Community Skratch Tour 09 – The video
September 28, 2009 by Laurent
Filed under Podcasts (all), Video Podcasts
We return to this side of the pond with a brand new video from the Community Skratch collective, this time summing up their recent 09 tour which saw the crew, and friends, take to various pubs and live venues up and down England for some serious skratch action.
The tour rolled through the country in August, at the height of England’s summer (ie. it wasn’t raining), with the following skratchers packed into a van: Grandeurs of Delusion, Blam and Plato (from Norway), Blood One, Discuss, Clockwork, Lone Wolf, Vince Mack Mahon (from Ireland), Fluins and Crkrik (from Germany) and Fidel Cutstro. As you can imagine it was a rather messy affair, and they captured it all on tape and edited it down to 30 mins of madness, and music, for your enjoyment. So if you missed it this is the perfect chance to see what the fuss is all about, and if you were at any of the dates it’s the perfect way to remind yourself just how much fun you had.
2tall and myself went down to the last date, in Brighton for the BBQ event, and it was a blast to say the least. It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed myself at a skratch event like this, and this is most likely due to the fact that it wasn’t a ‘skratch’ event as such, which is where the guys have really hit it on the head for me. They’re there, doing what they love, for nothing more than the love of it, and that translates with the crowds. Others need to take notice.
As mentioned the video is a 30 min edit of what took place during those 6 days, with plenty of live footage, including the superb live show by Jimmy the Penguin, behind the scenes and crowd reactions (that dude talking about dj battles has a point).
You can download the video below and preview a small part of it above (the excellent ‘Chestpiece’ track by G.O.D). It comes in at 218mb, .m4v format optimised for iPod and iTunes viewing, but will work with all standard media players as long as you have the latest codecs.
Big big thanks to the Community Skratch crew for their love and support. Shouts to Rich and Kirky for the video/photo work. Remember you can buy the latest releases from G.O.D and Vince Mac Mahon over at the Nozl shop, and look out for audio from them and more in the next podcast. And thanks to Mark at Skratchworx for the photo!
Download the video here (right click and save as)
Beat4Battle TV:UK – Episode 4.1
July 29, 2009 by Laurent
Filed under Live Sessions, Podcasts (all), Video Podcasts
A new week and a new episode of Beat4Battle TV:UK. This time Yoshi stopped by in London for a little informal session with Maroon from NozL, Discuss and Manipulate who are all part of the Community Skratch Games collective. 2tall and myself popped over to catch up with everyone and 2tall was promptly ropped into a couple of sessions too.
As with episodes 2 and 3, this is part 1 and the remaining parts will be put on Vimeo shortly for you to stream.
As usual big thanks to Yoshi for his hard work, and big ups to Discuss and the boys for the hospitality and laughs. Roll on the Community Skratch Tour later in August.
This episode is 22 minutes long, and comes in at 266mb. As with all our video podcasts it’s optimised for iPod and iTunes (.m4v file) viewing but can be played with all standard media players as long as you have the latest codecs.
You can preview/stream it above and download it right below. To make sure you don’t miss an episode subscribe to our podcast feed on iTunes or in any feed reader/aggregator/podcatcher.
Download Beat4Battle TV:UK ep 4 part 1 (right click and save as)
Beat4Battle TV: UK – Episode 4 part 1
Featuring: Discuss, Maroon, Manipulate and 2tall.
Filmed and Edited by Yoshi at Discuss’ house.
Community Skratch Games 2009 part 2
May 27, 2009 by Laurent
Filed under Podcasts (all), Video Podcasts
We continue our series of video podcasts looking at the recent Community Skratch Games 09, held in Galway, Ireland in April this year.
Part 2 picks up where 1 left with more live footage from the events as well as footage of various practice sessions. Featured in this video are Lone Wolf, Clockwork, G.O.D, Blam and Plato and Vince Mack Mahon.
More videos are incoming as well as a special guest mix from our man Clockwork and other tba specials. For now though, sit back and enjoy.
For more info on the Community Skratch Games check their myspace. Be sure to also check the NozL shop where you can pre-order copies of the forthcoming Vince Mack Mahon and Grandeurs of Delusions releases.
Many thanks to Rich Nozl and all those involved for letting us air these videos and doing all the hard work.
As with all our video podcasts the file is optimised for iTunes/iPod and viewable on all platforms with standard players including WMV, Quicktime and VLC.
File type is .mp4, 71mb, 10 mins.
Download the video here (right click and save as)
Community Skratch Games 2009 part 1
May 17, 2009 by Laurent
Filed under Podcasts (all), Video Podcasts
As promised we continue our series of video podcasts courtesy of the Community Skratch collective with the first part of the 2009 Community Skratch Games, which were held in Galway, Ireland, in April this year.
The four day event saw showcases and workshops take place in various venues of the city with artists from Ireland, the UK and Sweden including Vince Mack Mahon, Nozl, Grandeurs of Delusion, Blam and Plato, Tuki, Gem and more.
The guys filmed the entire proceedings and very kindly put together some short edits of the weekend for us including a couple of exclusive bits just for the Turntable Radio viewers and listeners. This is part 1 of a three part series of video podcasts which will then be followed by some more special podcasts, details of which will be announced soon.
In the meantime enjoy ten minutes of skratch action from some of Europe’s finest at what looked like a very lively event.
For more info on the Community Skratch Games check their myspace. Be sure to also check the NozL shop where you can pre-order copies of the forthcoming Vince Mack Mahon and Grandeurs of Delusions releases.
Many thanks to Rich Nozl and all those involved for letting us air these videos and doing all the hard work.
As with all our video podcasts the file is optimised for iTunes/iPod and viewable on all platforms with standard players including WMV, Quicktime and VLC.
File type is .mp4, 68mb, 10 mins.
Download the video here (right click and save as)
EDIT: I’d mispelt GOD as Delusions of Grandeur not Grandeurs of Delusion. Note to self: working when tired results in stupid mistakes.
Community Skratch BBQ video
April 30, 2009 by Laurent
Filed under Podcasts (all), Video Podcasts
We start our very long overdue series of podcasts on the excellent Community Skratch collective with a video from their Community Skratch BBQ event, which was held in the summer of 2008 in Brighton.
I was first made aware of the Community Skratch collective by Jim Manipulate from Brighton, one third of Grandeurs of Delusion and a long time TTR favourite and friend.
The short history behind the collective goes like this:
The Community Skratch Games High Rollers Bonanza came into being Easter weekend 2007 in the Bierhaus,Galway. It’s purpose is to further the art of turntable manipulation and raise awareness of HipHop DJ culture,a riposte to the increasing commercialisation and creative cul-de-sac of modern DJ battles.The centrepiece of the weekend is the Games themselves, taking place amid a backdrop of workshops/seminars, skratch music showcases and a barrage of funk, hiphop, electro and sweaty dancing folk….
And this in so many words is exactly why the Community Skratch Games and collective is a great idea and one that has our full support here at TTR.
Due to my own move back from Japan to Europe, a hard drive failure and various other fun things we haven’t really had the time to sit down and arrange something properly with these guys, even though we’ve been trying to get some podcasts hooked up for about a year now. But I’m very happy to say we’re about to remedy this.
First up is this video from last year’s event, which has been available on the NozL site for a while. It’s a 30 minute run down of the BBQ with some of the best bits from the day’s showcases including G.O.D, Vince Mack Mahon, Blam & Plato, Blood One and more.
Up next we’ll have some videos from this year’s Community Skratch Games, held over the bank holiday weekend in April. And following this we’ll also be airing some exclusive audio podcasts with various members of the Community Skratch collective including G.O.D, Blam & Plato and more. This all leading nicely up to the release of the new G.O.D and Vince Mack Mahon EPs on NozL recordings in the summer. And by the way we’ll be airing tracks from these releases and other bits in an upcoming TTR podcast.
For more on the collective check their myspace. You can also visit the NozL website and shop to purchase music from many of the artists featured in the video.
Many thanks to Rich Maroon for his help in sorting this out as well as Lewis and Jim for alerting us to this in the first place and trying to arrange for various podcasts over the last year. We will get there somehow. If all goes to plan we’ll be attending the next event and bring some additional footage and audio too.
For now though, just sit back and relax.
As always with our video podcasts the file is optimised for iPod and iTunes, but will work fine on all standard players. If you have any issues check your codecs.
File type is .mp4, 197mb, 30 mins.
Download the video here (right click and save as)
Turntable Radio – December 06 podcast
December 18, 2006 by Laurent
Filed under Audio Podcasts, Podcasts (all)
Time has come for the last podcast of 2006. We’re continuing the same way we started by bringing you more exclusives and brand new tracks from around the world.
We’ve got new tracks from Tigerstyle, Astro, Birdy Nam Nam, Waxfactor, Insideamind and NozL as well as new tracks from recent releases by Lamont, C-Mon & Kypski, Danny Breaks and Nick Nack. And then we’ve got exclusives from Bungalow Zen, 2tall & Clockwork as well as a Ninja Tune special with new tracks from Yppah, Kid Koala and the excellent D-Styles remix of Busdriver.
So get stuck in as we’re bang in time for the festive season you can enjoy the podcast with a hangover and full stomach. Remember you can subscribe to the podcast with your podcatcher of choice, find us in iTunes as well as all the good podcast directories. If you’re having issues subscribing to the show then hit up the links on the right hand side for more info.
We’ll be back in the new year with a new location as mentioned before – Turntable Radio is relocating to Japan, Tokyo to be exact. And the show will be taking on a slightly different format, still brought to you in podcast. Look out for some more detailed news regarding this move and change to format real soon.
Until then though enjoy the podcast and a good festive season to all our listeners worldwide! The show wouldn’t exist without you guys. And a massive thanks once more to all the artists and labels who have supported Turntable Radio in the last year, sent us music and generally helped keep the high standard of the show.
Direct download link (right click and save as)
December 06 podcast playlist
2tall – TTR Intro
Waxfactor feat. 2tall – Blast On Call – Needlework Records, needleworkrecords.com
Insomniac feat. Ricci Rucker – Good Day – Soothsay Records, soothsayrecords.com
Lamont – Senses Overloaded – Real Tablist, taken from the ‘Senses Overloaded EP‘ out now, bleep.com/needlework
Danny Breaks – Hand Exercise pt1 – Alphabet Zoo
Astro – Correct Technique – Unreleased
Tigerstyle – Tables for Two – Unreleased, djtigerstyle.com
Yppah – Ending With You – Ninja Tune, taken from the debut album ‘You Are Beautiful At All Times’ out now, ninjatune.net
NozL feat. Mala (Parallel Forces) – Sharp Star Mumbles – NozL Recordings, taken from the debut EP, ‘The Man Who Brought Us Here Has Vanished’ out now, nozl.co.uk
Bungalow Zen – Do you Know? – TTR exclusive, taken from forthcoming debut album, myspace.com/bungalowzen1
Busdriver – Avantcore (D-Styles Remix) – Ninja Tune, ninjatune.net
Lamont – Amnesia Walls – Taken from ‘Truth About Pan’s Sons’ compilation, download at thegrooveofsatyre.com
C-Mon & Kypski – Chemical Mixture – Jammm, taken from the album ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ out now, c-monandkypski.nl
2tall & DJ Clockwork – Style Catalogue – TTR Exclusive
Kid Koala – Slew Test 1 – Ninja Tune, taken from the album ‘Your Mom’s Favourite DJ’ out now, ninjatune.net
Insideamind – Laughing life – Insideamind, taken from the debut EP out now, insideamind.net
Birdy Nam Nam feat. D-Styles and Mike Boo – Il y a Un Cauchemard Dans Mon Placard – Uwe, birdynamnam.com
Nick Nack – Beat Drop – Super Bro Records, taken from the ‘Beat Drop’ EP out now, crowdcontrolrecords.com
