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

Sensible in the daytime. Serious in the nighttime.  Disciple of the Hardcore Continuum of Rave.

Gemineye startet his musical journey around 1990 when MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice and Technotronic conquered the world. He soon switched to some crazyer stuff like NWA, Public Enemy, Das EFX… So hip hop was his first love as you can say. But it did not take long for him to find out that “listening” is not enough.

With his buddy Dez48 he startet to to make his first beats and let him rap over them. That was around 1995. Well as you never heard something from them, it was not soooo tight ;) but as you know practice makes perfect… kind off… But back then they had the idea to start a label called “Das Cameleon”.

So 1999 another musical part came up. First turntable (omnitronic) and a gemini mixer…. yes gemini… that all was crap. A few months later the first Technics 1210 MKII and a Vestax 05 Pro entered the room. At that time 0711Club in Stuttgart was “tha shit”. So all he wanted was party and bullshit… and the Subculture Mixtape Contest offered a way to have a gig in that club. Well 2nd place was not good enough :)

So Hip Hop was very big and they rocked some little parties in Jugendhaus Süd (Sindelfingen), private parties, the first “release” of the infamous mixtape “spezialeinheit” (selling off the trunk…how ghetto!!!), etc.
 
 
In 2000 he started studying and so he had to reduce his musical time. Still producing some beats, dj, and…yes party and bullshit… but being more experimental as Hip hop was not enough. Some electro and experimental Hip Hop crossed his way.

After building some online connections he joined the r2s crew with Rockes and KFA. Well 2003 they had one Gig in Coburg at the GUP festival where he was the crew DJ with his cuts. Yeah Kool Savas and Eko fresh where the headliners…well ;)

In the following years he found his way to dubstep (Thanks to RKNS from cologne). Allways anoying people why there are no dubstep parties in Stuttgart he decided to start his own party series called “Basssucht” at Hype Club in january 2010.

Finding his way back to the music he also started the Mix and Mastering Studio 187 with his old colleague Dez48 who was still busy all the time producing hip hop and connecting with more and more people. 

Astrophonica

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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.