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{{Short description|UK musical group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Scratch Perverts
| name = Scratch Perverts
| image = The Scratch Perverts 2008.JPG
| image = The Scratch Perverts 2008.JPG
| caption = Prime Cuts, Plus One and Tony Vegas at BUSC, April 2008
| caption = Prime Cuts, Plus One and Tony Vegas at BUSC in April 2008
| image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
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| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| origin = London
| origin = London
| genre = [[Electronica]]<br/>[[Drum & Bass]]<br />[[Hip Hop]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronica]]|[[drum and bass]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| occupation =
| occupation =
| years_active = 1996&ndash;present
| years_active = 1996&ndash;present
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| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website =
| website =
| current_members = Tony Vegas<br />Prime Cuts<br />Plus One
| current_members = * Prime Cuts
* Tony Vegas
| past_members = [[Mr Thing]]<br />[[Harry Love (record producer)|Harry Love]]<br />[[Killa Kela]]<br />Renegade<br />First Rate
| past_members = * Plus One
* [[Mr Thing]]
* Harry Love
* [[Killa Kela]]
* Renegade
* First Rate
}}
}}


The '''Scratch Perverts''' are a collective of [[Turntablism|turntablist]] [[DJ]]s from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.
The '''Scratch Perverts''' are a collective of [[Turntablism|turntablist]] [[DJ]]s from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.


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World DMC team champions in both 1999 and 2001. Additionally Prime Cuts won 2 consecutive ITF World Scratching titles, first beating [[A-Trak]] in Hawaii in 1999 and then defending the title in Los Angeles the following year. Plus One won the Vestax battle in 2000, then the World DMC title in 2001. Their technical contributions include the 'feedback' technique, inspired by [[Jimi Hendrix]].
==Biography==
{{Advert|date=December 2007}}


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They have now retired from competition and gone on to regular live DJing, touring and holding a residency at [[Fabric (club)|Fabric]] in [[London]]. They have also gone on to produce their own music.
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The Scratch Perverts have garnered widespread acclaim. The team won the first DMC Team championships in 1999, claiming it again in the 'Perverted Allies' alias (a fusion of the Perverts and the Allies DJ crews). Additionally Prime Cuts claimed 2 consecutive ITF World Scratching titles, first beating A-Trak in Hawaii in 1999 and then defending the title in Los Angeles the following year. Plus One won the Vestax battle in 2000, not begetting his returning the DMC World crown to the UK after a hiatus of 10 years. Their technical contributions include the 'feedback' technique and the Euro scratch amongst others.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}


==Harry Love==
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They have now retired indefinitely from competition and gone on to regular live DJing, touring around the world & holding a residency at [[Fabric (club)|Fabric]] in [[London]]. They have also gone on to producing their own music, describing hip hop as being "a celebration of all kinds of music just by its very nature".
Harry Love is an English [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[record producer]] and DJ from Laylow, Ladbroke Grove, London.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} He has produced beats for artists such as [[Jehst]], [[Verb T]], and [[Klashnekoff]].<ref>

{{cite web
Scratch Perverts play the 'Good Shit'
|url=http://www.dancenova.com/news/stealth-presents/1269.html

|title=Stealth Presents…. » DJ Dance Music News Dance Music Reviews Dance Music Charts
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==DJ Hero & DJ Hero 2==
|website=Dancenova.com
|accessdate=2008-08-15
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</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/top-15-low-life-records-hip-hop.html |title=The Essential... Low Life |accessdate=2015-07-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716105756/http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/top-15-low-life-records-hip-hop.html |archivedate=16 July 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broken-culture.co.uk/ikea-presents-harrys-records/|title=Ikea Presents- Harry's Records|website=Broken-culture.co.uk|accessdate=2020-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Hip-hop Connection|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJ2fAAAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Popular Publications|page=92}}</ref> He was a member of the Scratch Perverts in the 1990s.<ref name="Smith2013">{{cite book|author=Ms Sophy Smith|title=Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YD9gW5F-LY0C&pg=PT64|date=28 April 2013|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-1-4094-7205-6|pages=64–65}}</ref>


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==''DJ Hero'' and ''DJ Hero 2''==
The Scratch Perverts are also featured as a contributing artist in the new Activision music game, [[DJ Hero]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dj-hero-adds-scratch-perverts-yoda |title=DJ Hero features Scratch Perverts, Yoda News |first=Robert |last=Purchase |publisher =[[Eurogamer]] |date=12 August 2009 |accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref> in which they have what is considered by fans as the hardest DJ setlist in the game which includes 5 tracks, then they returned for the sequel which included 2 mixes from the trio.
The group were contributing artists in the [[Activision]] music game, ''[[DJ Hero]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dj-hero-adds-scratch-perverts-yoda |title=DJ Hero features Scratch Perverts, Yoda News |first=Robert |last=Purchase |publisher =[[Eurogamer]] |date=12 August 2009 |accessdate=12 August 2009}}</ref> contributing a DJ setlist in the game which includes five tracks, and for the game's sequel which included two mixes from the group.


==Discography==
==Discography==

===Mix CDs===
===Mix CDs===
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*''B Boys Revenge - History In The Makin'' - X:treme Records (1998)

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*''[[Badmeaningood Vol.4]]'' - Ultimate Dilemma (2003)
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*''B Boys Revenge - History In The Makin'' - [[X:treme Records]] (1998)
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*''[[Badmeaningood Vol.4]]'' - [[Ultimate Dilemma]] (2003)
*''[[FabricLive.22]]'' - [[Fabric (club)|Fabric]] (2005)
*''[[FabricLive.22]]'' - [[Fabric (club)|Fabric]] (2005)
*''Fabric Big Issue CD'' (free with the [[Big Issue]] September 24, 2005)
*''Fabric Big Issue CD'' (free with the [[Big Issue]] 24 September 2005)
*''Watch The Ride'' - [[Harmless Records]] (2007)
*''Watch The Ride'' - Harmless Records (2007)
*''Beatdown'' - [[Fabric Records]] (2009)
*''Beatdown'' - [[Fabric (club)|Fabric Records]] (2009)


===Singles===
===Singles===
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*"Come Get It" with 'Time', Scratch Perverts Records (Limited edition Promotional copy) (25 October 2004)

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*"Stand By", Supercharged Records (2007)
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*''Come Get It'' with ''Time'' Scratch Perverts Records (Limited edition Promotional copy) (25 October 2004)
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*''Stand By'' Supercharged Records (2007)


===Featured in===
===Featured in===
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*''[[UNKLE]] vs. Scratch Perverts'' - [[The Breezeblock]] on [[BBC Radio 1]], 2 January 1999

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*''[[UNKLE]] vs. Scratch Perverts'' - [[The Breezeblock]] on [[BBC Radio 1]], January 2, 1999
*''[[DJ Hero]]''
*''[[DJ Hero]]''
*[[Ed Rush]] & Optical - The Original Doctor Shade - Get Ill (feat. ''Scratch Perverts'' & MC Ryme Tyme), Mix-Cd, 2003
*[[Ed Rush]] & Optical - The Original Doctor Shade - Get Ill (feat. ''Scratch Perverts'' & MC Ryme Tyme), Mix-Cd, 2003
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===Mixes For DJ Hero===
===Mixes For DJ Hero===
*[[Paper Planes]] By [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] / [[Eric B. Is President]] By [[Eric B. & Rakim]]
*[[Paper Planes (M.I.A. song)|Paper Planes]] By [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] / [[Eric B. Is President]] By [[Eric B. & Rakim]]
*Beats and Pieces By Scratch Perverts
*Beats and Pieces By Scratch Perverts
*[[Universal Mind Control|Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)]] By [[Common (rapper)]] / Jeep Ass Gutter [[Aaron LaCrate|(Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX)]] By [[Masta Ace]]
*[[Universal Mind Control|Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.)]] By [[Common (rapper)]] / Jeep Ass Gutter [[Aaron LaCrate|(Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX)]] By [[Masta Ace]]
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===Mixes For DJ Hero 2===
===Mixes For DJ Hero 2===
* [[Omen (song)|Omen]] By [[The Prodigy]] / [[The Box (Orbital song)|The Box]] By [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]]
* [[Omen (The Prodigy song)|Omen]] By [[The Prodigy]] / [[The Box (Orbital song)|The Box]] By [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]]
* [[Galvanize (song)|Galvanize]] (Beat Juggle) By [[The Chemical Brothers]] Ft. [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]]
* [[Galvanize (song)|Galvanize]] (Beat Juggle) By [[The Chemical Brothers]] Ft. [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{MySpace|scratchperverts|Scratch Perverts}}
*{{discogs artist}}
*{{discogs artist}}

{{Scratch Perverts}}
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[[Category:British electronic music groups]]
[[Category:British electronic music groups]]
[[Category:Hip hop DJs]]
[[Category:British hip-hop DJs]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Musical groups from London]]
[[Category:Electronic music groups from London]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1996]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1996]]

Latest revision as of 11:36, 13 December 2024

Scratch Perverts
Prime Cuts, Plus One and Tony Vegas at BUSC in April 2008
Prime Cuts, Plus One and Tony Vegas at BUSC in April 2008
Background information
OriginLondon
Genres
Years active1996–present
Members
  • Prime Cuts
  • Tony Vegas
Past members

The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.

World DMC team champions in both 1999 and 2001. Additionally Prime Cuts won 2 consecutive ITF World Scratching titles, first beating A-Trak in Hawaii in 1999 and then defending the title in Los Angeles the following year. Plus One won the Vestax battle in 2000, then the World DMC title in 2001. Their technical contributions include the 'feedback' technique, inspired by Jimi Hendrix.

They have now retired from competition and gone on to regular live DJing, touring and holding a residency at Fabric in London. They have also gone on to produce their own music.

Harry Love

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Harry Love is an English hip hop record producer and DJ from Laylow, Ladbroke Grove, London.[citation needed] He has produced beats for artists such as Jehst, Verb T, and Klashnekoff.[1][2][3][4] He was a member of the Scratch Perverts in the 1990s.[5]

DJ Hero and DJ Hero 2

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The group were contributing artists in the Activision music game, DJ Hero,[6] contributing a DJ setlist in the game which includes five tracks, and for the game's sequel which included two mixes from the group.

Discography

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Mix CDs

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Singles

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  • "Come Get It" with 'Time', Scratch Perverts Records (Limited edition Promotional copy) (25 October 2004)
  • "Stand By", Supercharged Records (2007)
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Mixes For DJ Hero

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Mixes For DJ Hero 2

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References

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  1. ^ "Stealth Presents…. » DJ Dance Music News Dance Music Reviews Dance Music Charts". Dancenova.com. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  2. ^ "The Essential... Low Life". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ikea Presents- Harry's Records". Broken-culture.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ Hip-hop Connection. Popular Publications. 2008. p. 92.
  5. ^ Ms Sophy Smith (28 April 2013). Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-1-4094-7205-6.
  6. ^ Purchase, Robert (12 August 2009). "DJ Hero features Scratch Perverts, Yoda News". Eurogamer. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
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