Mr Margaret Scratcher

Category: Turntablism

  • DJ Craze – New Slaves Routine

    In my opinion, far too many turntablists seem to be intent on pursuing technicality and speed at the expense of musicality these days. Good to see someone like Craze embracing the advancement in technology, whilst putting together a truly musical, tight routine like this.

  • Ill Boogs & Shelley Mack – Best Kept Secrets Mix (Parts 1 & 2)

    Ill Boogs & Shelley Mack – Best Kept Secrets Mix (Parts 1 & 2)

    https://soundcloud.com/illboogs/best-kept-secrets-mix-part-1

    https://soundcloud.com/illboogs/best-kept-secrets-mix-part-2

    Every break was somebodies Best Kept Secret at one time – This on-going mix (part 2 and 3 coming soon, 4 later etc) came about as a result of two ageing B-boys training in the lab and sharing beats…. not claiming anything – there’s classics (new and old), rarities and new music on here – big shout to the DJs who broke many of these beats onto the Hip Hop landscape first, these are our heroes…..we are just sharing in the fun of the dig and hopefully providing the soundtrack for a training session or two besides our own….big thanks to Timber, Dolby D, Kilo and Mouse for the drops….

     

  • Daptone Presents: The Poets of Rhythm feat. EDAN

    Directed by Chris George. ‘The Poets of Rhythm Anthology: 1992-2003’ on Daptone Records OUT NOW!! Place your order here: http://bit.ly/18vfE99

     

    A turntable routine *whilst* rapping over the top simultaneously?  That’ll be Edan then…

    PS The track in the video might well be familiar to anyone that heard my Christmas Mix last year… Almost time again… *shudder*…

  • Copycat – Pause Tape 1 [Mixtape]

    http://soundcloud.com/dj_copycat/copycat-pause-tape-1-mixtape

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    New Download Link: copycatbeats.bandcamp.com/

    It’s the ten year anniversary of the Pause Tape 1 [Mixtape]

    This mix was kinda done as a tribute to cut & paste dj tracks, mainly from people like Too Tuff from Philly’s Tuff Crew who was a major influence on a lot of people including me.

    It was also a throwback to the pause button edit mixtapes that most of us started our journey into sampling with.

    It’s a rough & gritty ride through battle breaks, dusty samples & heavy cutting.

    There are way too many tracks & samples to list. All I can remember is a hugh pile of records & a busted Vestax PMC 06 battle mixer at the end of doing this mix.

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  • Skratch Bastid & The Gaff – SOUL SISTERS, STAND UP!

    Part 1 – Stand Up!:

    http://soundcloud.com/skratchbastid/skratch-bastid-the-gaff-soul-sisters-stand-up-part-1

    Part 2 – Good Old Days

    And here’s a vid of Skratch Bastid & The Gaff cutting up 4 Freda Payne 45s to recreate JVC FORCE’s “Strong Island” beat. Taken from a practice session for their “Soul Sisters, Stand Up!” live show & recorded mix.

  • Grand Master Flash – How to do a Break Mix 1983

    Yeah!

  • Byone’s Speed Booster

    A handy little tool that automatically speeds up a deck in Serato, ideal for building up speed while learning / training scratches.

    Get It Here

  • Boca 45 & DJ Format-Golden Era Party

    https://soundcloud.com/djformat/boca-45-dj-format-golden-era

    Boca 45 & Format take turns playing 15 minutes each of old & new Hip Hop records with that ‘Golden Era’ sound. See one of their ‘vinyl only’ DJ sets at a club or party near you! ~For bookings in Europe, please contact frank@bureau45.com
    ~For bookings in the UK, please contact Format or Boca 45 directly via Soundcloud, Facebook or Twitter.

    Track Listing:
    1. Intro (using ‘Are You Ready’ by The Beatnuts)

    Boca 45:
    2. Swan Lake- Blackalicious
    3. Unified Rebelution- Jurassic 5
    4. Jimmy James- Beastie Boys
    5. Braggin’ Writes- J Live
    6. Blowin’ Up The Spot- Gangstarr
    7. Unbelievable- Notorious BIG
    8. Jazzy Sensation (Jazz Mix by Double Dee & Steinski)- Jazzy 5
    9. A Touch Of Jazz- DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince

    DJ Format:
    10. My Kung Fu- Urban Thermo Dynamics
    11. Leflah- The Fab 5
    12. Mad Izm (Buckwild Remix)- Channel Live ft. KRS One
    13. Daaam! (Buckwild Remix)- Tha Alkaholiks
    14. Everybody C’mon- Ugly Duckling
    15. Raising Bars- Danny Spice ft. Simple One & DJ Mr Thing
    16. Get It on (Daily Diggers Remix)- The Ko’ Rok Two feat. Oxygen

    Boca 45:
    17. 10 Break Commandments- DJ LBR
    18. Fly Like A Seagull- Si Spex
    19. The Meaning Of Live- Boca 45 feat. Emskee
    20. Calm Down- Most Wanted
    21. Moe Luv’s Theme- Ultramagnetic MC’s
    22. African Beat- Powercut Crew
    23. Jenifa Taught Me- De La Soul
    24. Don’t Scandalize Mine- Sugar Bear

    DJ Format:
    25. Mister Jason Has A Posse (DJ Format’s A-Z Of Classic Breaks Remix)- Frankensteez
    26. Holy Calamity- Handsome Boy Modeling School
    27. Live At The Place To Be- DJ Format ft. Sureshot La Rock & Phill Most Chill
    28. Rematch (Lord Finesse Vs Percee P 2003) Produced by Paul Nice
    29. The Phunky Feel one- Cypress Hill
    30. To The Right- Brand Nubian
    31. Spell It Wit A ‘J’- Kurious

  • Sclass-bruk faderz 1999 mixtape

    Old and gold mixtape from S Class, with an early appearance by Chris Groove on the intro. This takes me back to when I very first arrived in the ‘Bridge… Ahhh….

    http://www.rhymepad-radio.co.uk

  • Mr Margaret Scratcher’s “Rad Radio, Yo!” show – 28/07/12

    Pew pew pew! Here’s Saturday’s show, for your listening pleasure!

    No guest mix, but there is a joke about a lawnmower and an audio tour of Scratch Towers…

    [audio:http://www.margaretscratcher.co.uk/mixes/MrMargaretScratcherShow28-07-12.mp3]

    Download here:

    RAD RADIO, YO! – 28/07/12

    (Right click and ‘save as’)

    The show goes out at 7pm every other Saturday- if you’re in the Cambridge area tune into 105fm, or you can listen online  here: http://cambridge105.fm

    On the alternate Saturday, you can catch me from 9pm with Captain Stearne, Mr Frosty and various other guests for the QVC radio show..