This time we have the one and only Scratcha. He’s had a career in radio since 2001 on stations such as De Ja Vu, Rinse and currently NTS. He’s worked extensively with Kode9’s Hyperdub and is now setting trends with his undeniably UK take on Amapiano. We talk about his history on Pirate Radio and how it differs from his current show on NTS. He recounts many funny stories and anecdotes but we also talk about his love for radio and how he still has it on all the time, literally all the time. He somehow manages to make music with the radio on in the background. 


0860 is an album, mixtape, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.

PREORDER album bit.ly/APHA0860

Including: 

2x12” 8 track vinyl
Cassette mixtape including bonus tracks and skits
Iconic Pirate stations art print by @utile.studio
T-shirts

Over the coming weeks, 0860.fm will broadcast interviews with Bryan Gee, Eastman, DJ Flight, Scratcha, Dextrous, Uncle Dugs, Mantra, Missing, Eddie Peake, Om Unit & Laurent Fintoni, Naina & Sherelle, Stamina MC + more TBC, lost recordings of original 90s & 00s London pirate station broadcasts and more.

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0860.fm INTERVIEW #3 - SCRATCHA

DJ / Producer
Rome // London // wherever
playing an eclectic mix of UK Garage, breaks, DnB, jungle, house & jammy remixes that will make you go "wait is that the Sugababes?"

0121 
GENESIS COLLECTIVE 
@jamesstammerss

AudioGalactic + Joints & Jams
Foundation Exploration + Sqwerkin In The Park

souldefunk is a DJ based in Orlando, FL, with nearly 20 years of experience. He started DJing in 2006, but his love for electronic music goes back to the late '90s, when local radio was packed with dance tracks, and file-sharing sites opened up new music discoveries. What began with hunting for songs online turned into collecting mix CDs, vinyl records, and learning how to DJ with turntables.

These days, souldefunk’s sets show his lasting love for electronic music and its culture. He mixes genres like jungle, 2step, UK garage, breakbeat, deep house, funky house, soulful house, downtempo, and trip-hop, always keeping the energy upbeat and fun. Whether he’s blending different styles or sticking to one for hours, his goal is to keep the vibes flowing, bring friends together on the dance floor, and make the music the focus of the moment.

Gentleman Junglist
Drum n Bass DJ based in Durban, South Africa

Astrophonica

EU / World tom@esp-agency.com 
North America s@icartists.net
MGMT: mark@sequenc.es

As a producer, DJ and label owner Charlie Fieber continues to be an important figure in the development and innovation of UK electronic music genres with a career spanning over two decades. As Fracture, Fieber’s output is prolific and never stands still. From the hyper sped up Techno sound of Turbo to the genre blending Footwork Jungle collaborations with Teklife regulars DJ Earl, DJ Spinn and DJ Taso. He is constantly experimenting and flipping the script and 2022 saw the release of the world building Ambient Electro album Omura with Sam Binga. Releases and affiliations have come from some of the UK’s legendary hardcore continuum labels such as Goldie’s Metalheadz, dBridge’s Exit records, where in 2016 Fieber was part of the mysterious Richie Brains supergroup with fellow experimenters Alix Perez, Chimpo, Fixate, Om Unit, Sam Binga and Stray, and more recently with Alix Perez’s 1985 which saw the curveball collaboration with Kenyan artist Nah Eeto. Fieber’s latest work is his most ambitious to date; '0860’ is an album, radio station and interview series that explores the history and legacy of Pirate Radio and its importance in the development of UK underground music.
As a DJ his sound has travelled with appearances on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Boiler Room, Fact Mag, Rinse FM, Keep Hush and multiple US, EU, UK and Asia tours. 
In 2009 the label, Astrophonica, was set up as an output for his own music with Neptune and has since become a home for other like minded and experimental artists such as Sully, Client_03 and Moresounds. Fieber’s impeccable A&R has led to a flawless and in demand back catalogue championed from Annie Mac to Sherelle and with multiple nominations in DJ Mag’s Best Of British awards.