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Scratch Perverts
Scratch Perverts
	Prime Cuts, Plus One and Tony Vegas at BUSC in April 2008
Background information
Origin	London
Genres	Electronica; drum and bass; hip hop;
Years active	1996–present
Members	Prime Cuts; Tony Vegas;
Past members	Plus One; Mr Thing; Harry Love; Killa Kela; Renegade; First Rate;

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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

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

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

Mix CDs

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

Singles

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

Featured in

UNKLE vs. Scratch Perverts - The Breezeblock on BBC Radio 1, 2 January 1999
DJ Hero
Ed Rush & Optical - The Original Doctor Shade - Get Ill (feat. Scratch Perverts & MC Ryme Tyme), Mix-Cd, 2003
DJ Hero 2

Mixes For DJ Hero

Paper Planes By M.I.A. / Eric B. Is President By Eric B. & Rakim
Beats and Pieces By Scratch Perverts
Universal Mind Control (U.M.C.) By Common (rapper) / Jeep Ass Gutter (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX) By Masta Ace
Robot Rock By Daft Punk / Al Naafyish (The Soul) By Hashim
Groundhog (Beat Juggle) By Noisia

Mixes For DJ Hero 2

Omen By The Prodigy / The Box By Orbital
Galvanize (Beat Juggle) By The Chemical Brothers Ft. Q-Tip

References

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

External links

Scratch Perverts discography at Discogs

[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.

[Smith2013-5] 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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+| current_members     = * Prime Cuts
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+| past_members        = * Plus One
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+* Harry Love
+* [[Killa Kela]]
+* Renegade
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 The '''Scratch Perverts''' are a collective of [[Turntablism|turntablist]] [[DJ]]s 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]].
-==Biography==
-The team came 2nd (The Enforcers took 1st place) in the first DMC Team championships in 1999, before winning the World DMC Team championships in 2000 in the 'Perverted Allies' alias (a fusion of the Perverts and the Allies DJ crews). 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, after a hiatus of 10 years. 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 (club)|Fabric]] in [[London]]. They have also gone on to produce their own music.
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+|website=Dancenova.com
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-</ref><ref>http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/top-15-low-life-records-hip-hop.html</ref><ref>http://www.broken-culture.co.uk/ikea-presents-harrys-records/</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>
+</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>
-==DJ Hero & DJ Hero 2==
+==''DJ Hero'' and ''DJ Hero 2''==
+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.
-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 5 tracks, and for the game's sequel which included 2 mixes from the group.
 ==Discography==
 ===Mix CDs===
 *''B Boys Revenge - History In The Makin'' - X:treme Records (1998)
 *''[[Badmeaningood Vol.4]]'' - Ultimate Dilemma (2003)
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 ===Singles===
+*"Come Get It" with 'Time', Scratch Perverts Records (Limited edition Promotional copy) (25 October 2004)
+*"Stand By", Supercharged Records (2007)
-*''Come Get It'' with ''Time'' Scratch Perverts Records (Limited edition Promotional copy) (25 October 2004)
-*''Stand By'' Supercharged Records (2007)
 ===Featured in===
 *''[[UNKLE]] vs. Scratch Perverts'' - [[The Breezeblock]] on [[BBC Radio 1]], 2 January 1999
 *''[[DJ Hero]]''
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 ===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
 *[[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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 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:British electronic music groups]]
-[[Category:Hip hop DJs]]
+[[Category:British hip-hop DJs]]
 [[Category:1996 establishments in England]]
-[[Category:Musical groups from London]]
+[[Category:Electronic music groups from London]]
 [[Category:Musical groups established in 1996]]

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