Scratch Perverts

Scratch Perverts
Prime Cuts, Plus One and Tony Vegas at BUSC, April 2008
Background information
Origin	London
Genres	Electronica Drum & 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

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

Biography

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 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 in London. They have also gone on to producie their own music.

DJ Hero & DJ Hero 2

The group were contributing artists in the Activision music game, DJ Hero, 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)
• FabricLive.22 - Fabric (2005)
• Fabric Big Issue CD (free with the Big Issue September 24, 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, January 2, 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

External links

• Scratch Perverts discography at Discogs