Scratch Perverts
Scratch Perverts | |
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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
This article contains promotional content. (December 2007) |
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 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, not begetting his returning the DMC World crown to the UK after a hiatus of 10 years. Their technical contributions include the 'feedback' technique, inspired by Jimi Hendrix.
They have now retired indefinitely from competition and gone on to regular live DJing, touring around the world & holding a residency at 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".
Scratch Perverts like to play the 'Good Shit'
DJ Hero & DJ Hero 2
The Scratch Perverts are also featured as a contributing artist in the new Activision music game, DJ Hero,[1] 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.
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
References
- ^ Purchase, Robert (12 August 2009). "DJ Hero features Scratch Perverts, Yoda News". Eurogamer. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
External links
- Template:MySpace
- Scratch Perverts discography at Discogs