Seriously one of the best hip hop mixes ever! Clearly a labour of love ❤️

Right... I clearly need to work through your entire catalogue at the earliest opportunity

Kicking myself I didnt think of doing a mix like this haha. So many faves here... D-Day, In 12s We Trust and the Deep Concentration comps are long standing faves. This A-Trak tune is the nuts.

love love love this, there aren't enough broccoli emojis

Turntablism: The art of manipulating the sounds on records to create new music.

In the early 90s Hip Hop DJs often found themselves taking a back seat while rappers had the spotlight, but behind the scenes they continued to push the boundaries. By the mid-90s scratching and beat juggling had been taken to a whole new level, enabling turntablist DJs to take centre stage - because what they were doing was completely mind blowing! The world DMC and ITF championships helped to give turntablism a global platform, so for any up and coming DJ learning to scratch, it was an inspirational time. During that period you could argue turntablism redefined the element of DJing as the corner stone of Hip Hop culture. Around 2002 digital DJ equipment like Traktor and Serato became very popular, and nowadays you rarely see turntablists rocking DJ battle sets on a pair of decks with real records. Thats not to say they can’t tear shit up, it’s just the equipment is different. In terms of the golden era of turntablism though, this mix represents where it’s at. Hope you enjoy. Peace.

TRACKLIST:

The Herbaliser / Ollie Teeba - Scratchy Noise. (1995) Album: Flexistentialism
DJ Revolution - Untitled. (1999) Album: Scratch Masters VA compilation
DJ Z-Trip - Rythmic Metaphor. (1997) 12” Single: Side A
Jazzy Jeff - A Touch of Jazz. (1987) 12” Single: Side A / Extended Retouch
A-Trak - All Hail to My Hands. (2000) Album: The Allies / D-Day
Dr Octagon - Bear Witness. Feat. DJ Q-Bert. (1996) Album: Dr Octagonecologyst
Peanut Butter Wolf - They Don’t Fall Down. Feat. Beat Junkies DJ Babu & J Rocc (1997)
DJ Craze - Freedom of Speech (2000) Album: The Allies / D-Day
X-ecutioners - The Countdown. (1997) Album: X-pressions
DJ Craze - Nothing. (2000) Album: The Nexxsound
D-Styles - John Wayne on Acid. (2002) Album: Phantazmagorea
X-ecutioners - Poetry in Motion. (1997) Album: Xpressions
Mr Dibbs - Live at Ultimate Beats & Breaks 2. (2000) Album: Primitive Tracks
DJ Q-Bert - Cosmic Assassins. (1998) Album: Wavetwisters
The Herbaliser / Ollie Teeba - Wall Crawling Insect Breaks. (1998) Album: Very Mercenary
Cut Chemist - Lesson 6, The Lecture. (1998) Album: Jurassic 5
Scratch Perverts - Daily Intake. (2000) Album: Unsung Heroes / Unleashed

Golden Era Turntablism

Co-founding member of @filthy-mitts....Scratch technician based in the Southwest UK....Gig dates & more info on http://madbeats.wix.com/djmadbeats

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