From simonc Sent Wed, May 5th 1999, 12:51
From simonc Sent Wed, May 5th 1999, 12:51
hi all, since we're on the subject of turntablism, should mention i bought an Invisbl Scratch Piklz video, 2 hours worth of 'Turntable TV', when I was in New York a couple of weeks ago. There's some neat scratching, and they're technically brilliant - Q-Bert stands out and there's an especially good session in ISP HQ with him and the ridiculously young A-Trak scratching stupendously. Mixmaster Mike also makes an appearance and, yeah, the samples and methods he uses to scratch with are just that bit more interesting than the others - all that technique can get really boring to listen to. But actually, the best thing about the video are a number of really stoopid comedy sketches done by the ISP guys - there's an interview with 'Darth Fader' (ok, some guy in a cheap Darth Vader mask), and Q-Bert (I think) in a stupid outfit pretending to be Japanese and teaching you how to 'Sklatch'. Well, I laughed anyhow :) No doubt more details about all this stuff on http://www.skratchpiklz.com , if I spelt that right :) regards, h0l. ps - I guess this is still 'idm', heh.. oh, I was at the great new venue in London, the Scala cinema in Kings Cross, Friday, and saw Freddy Fresh DJ - highly recommended, very much breakbeat surfguitar rocknroll madness :) And Tom Middleton of Global Communication was DJ-ing house there as well.. atleast i _think_ it was him :) I find all their changes of musical direction a bit mystifying but I respect them for it..