B-SIDE: OM UNIT @ Notting Hill Arts Club, Friday 19th April

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Another month, another B-Side session and this ones set to be a belter. Om Unit graces us with his, quite frankly, immense ‘Ulysses VIP mix’ on exclusive gold foil print white flexi disk. 

The London based Om Unit is the alias of Jim Coles. Producing since his early teens starting with Jungle, via the world of turntablism under the ’2tall’ moniker he repped the UK in the DMC world DJ championships, appeared on the John Peel show, collaborated with Dabrye, Foreign Beggars, Kashmere, Jesht & produced 3 albums including “Beautiful Mindz” a collaborative project with U.S duo Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw), & “The Softer Diagram” on L.A-based Content Records, Jim retired 2tall in 2008 and reset.

Now as Om Unit he has quickly become one of electronic music’s most pioneering & unique front-runners. One of the most exciting artists to emerge in recent times, his output, packed with unique combinations of style & diverse demonstrations of his adaptability he has consistently helped to shape music’s electronic landscape.
The passed year alone has seen releases on Planet Mu, All City, Metalheadz and continuing work with his very own Cosmic Bridge imprint looks ever brighter.

B-Side DJ's:

Toby One (dropping in from Portugal!!)
Tomski
Matt Smooth
Lyley
Richy Pitch
Laurel.Canyon
Host MC TUKKA

Sponsored by WeSC

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www.soundcloud.com/omunit

B-SIDE:POMRAD LIVE @ NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB - FRI 15th MARCH

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March’s B-Side basement session see’s the UK’s first LIVE appearance from Belgium’s hottest young producer POMRAD (Ernest Endeavours) alongside Dj's Richy Pitch (Gorrillaz Soundsystem), Laurel. Canyon, Matt Smooth, Tomski, Lyley & MC host Manners.

With the release of his "Vlotjes" EP, Pomrad took Belgium by surprise. Following “Hot Rain” being featured on the Brownswood Electric 3 compilation Pomrad tracks started surfacing in mixes from Kutmah Alex Nut and Gilles Peterson.

His electric stage show is a funky and raw mixture of keyboards, samplers, keytar and talkbox. Inspired by Herbie Hancock to Zappa and Lefto. His forthcoming release on Earnest Endeavours, set for April comes highly anticipated and continues his collaboration with the amazing visual artist Victor Robyn.

Accolades include Red Bull Elektropedia Awards 2012 Nominated for Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Artist, Best Live Act and Best Album

This month Pomrad's 'ROMBAUTZ' continues the free flexi disk action courtesy of DC. Get your advance ticket to guarantee your super limited editon vinyl.

Check Pomrad shredding the Keytar for a taster of what to expect on the night - http://youtu.be/cXmHnVF_VWg


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Venue: www.nottinghillartsclub.com
Pomrad: http://pomrad.com/
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ARP 101 LIVE @ NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB - FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY

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This month we’re excited to announce someone we’ve been looking to book since we kicked off back in August 2012 & thanks to DC we're ON!… ARP 101 (Eglo Records)

ARP 101 is the astro-funk alias of Alix Depauw, otherwise known as London-based D&B producer Alix Perez. As with many producers, Alix splits different sides of his sound over two monikers, with ARP 101 being ‘an alias for freedom’ for the innovative beat maker – ‘it’s where I can experiment and produce anything I feel, and it’s the same with the performance side of things when I’m DJing and playing live.’

Since releasing his critically-acclaimed debut on Alex Nut and Floating Point’s Eglo imprint, ARP 101 has had a string of releases and remixes which have come out on Bonobo, Ninja Tune, Starkey, Civil Music, Slugabed and others. Forthcoming EPs will be released on Eglo Records, Om Unit’s Cosmic Bridge Records and Donky Pitch. Props have come across the board from Dam Funk, Benji B, Mary Anne Hobbs, One Man and many more.

We continue with our exclusive B-Side flexi disk is in the form of Arp 101's, quite frankly huge, Mystery Man. Only available at B-Side

Line up:

Arp 101 (Live)
Laurel Canyon
Tomski
Matt Smooth
Richy Pitch
Lyley
Hosted by MC Tukka

FREE B4 8pm, £6 B4 11pm, £8 after

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Future B-SIDE dates:

Friday March 15th - Pomrad (Live - Ernest Endeavors)

B-SIDE : KIDKANEVIL LIVE @ NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB FRI 18TH JANUARY

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We're excited about our first session of 2013 back in West London's loudest basement, with KidKanevil playing one of his genre defying live sets. DJ/Producer Kidkanevil first came to prominence with the release of his critically acclaimed debut album ‘Problems & Solutions’ back in 2007, and has since gone from strength to strength. Described by Bonobo as “like the best moments of RJD2 and Timbaland combined…incredible!” and “a sonic visionary” by iDJ, the kid has earnt the praise and respect of numerous peers and journalists, counting the likes of DJ Shadow and Wire Magazine amongst his fans, and progressives Tokimonsta, Blue Daisy and Illum Sphere amongst his contemporaries. Having 3 solo albums under his belt the Kid's latest offering see's him team up with Japan's Daisuke Tanabe to release 'Kidsuke'. Both a headphone experience and dance floor dynamite, it’s an intelligent journey into the creative mind of a truly innovative and experimental producer. Fresh off 2012's Red Bull Music Academy and ready to unleash a barrage of new music and collaborations on the world, this is just the beginning. Blurring the lines between hip-hop, future beats, jazz, jungle, dubstep and worldwide sounds, Kid Kanevils DJ/Live sets are a force to be reckoned with. This month also see's the return of our free flexi disk. Kid Kanevil has blessed B-Side with the unreleased extended DJ edit of his '10 second' reflip from the 'freebeatsnbleeps' beat tape. Check out the short version here:- http://kidkanevil.bandcamp.com/track/10-seconds-kidkanevil-reflip ) and see you on the 18th if you want the 4 minute version on exclusive flexi disk. Line Up: Kidkanevil http://www.kidkanevil.com/ https://soundcloud.com/kidkanevil + Scratch DJ's and host MC Tukka FREE B4 8pm, £6 B4 11pm, £8 after Future B-SIDE dates: Friday Feb 15th - Arp 101 (Live - Eglo Records) Friday March 15th - Pomrad (Live - Ernest Endevours)

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16th @ NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB - SCRATCH PRESENTS: B-SIDE ft JEHST FULL LIVE BAND + FREE FLEXI DISKS !!

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B-SIDE has been jam packed with opened minded up for it party people for the last 3 months and our next live session is set to not disappoint.

An iconic name synonomous with multi-layered lyricism, liquid flows and blunted beats, Jehst is one of the few seminal figures credited with spearheading a movement of artists who would kick open the doors for homegrown Hip Hop to become as vibrant & healthy as it is today

Far from just a local hero, Jehst is a name known globally with an influence reaching far an

d wide from America's underground to Australia and back again. NME have named him a "cult hero", Mike Skinner (The Streets) described him as "fantastic" in his recent autobiography and even 'rapper's rapper' Pharoahe Monch has praised Jehst's abilities, telling The Cut "Dope, dope. I like his pocket... where his rhymes fall at."

With a captivating stage presence to match his studio persona, Jehst 's reputation on the live circuit has seen him billed alongside some truly iconic artists. This Autumn alone sees him sharing stages with DOOM, Public Enemy and Lord Finesse! So it's safe to say that the B-Side audience are in for a treat when he hits the stage with his live band to showcase new material as well bringing a live twist to some of his well known underground classics.

With Micall Parknsun (YNR) on the mic and the MPC, Jazz T (Boot Records / ITF champ) on turntables, Louis Slipperz (Task Force / Owiny Segoma Band) on bass, the sultry Fae Simon on backing vocals & time-changing magician Kwake (Speakers Corner Quartet) on drums, Jehst's live band are a force to be reckoned with.

And don't forget the JEHST B-SIDE flexi-disc FREE give away to the first 100 people through the door. Get down early to pick up November's super exclusive edition #fresh fruit

Hosted by MC TUKKA and the SCRATCH & FUNK ROYALE FAMILY...this month features Scratch / Gorillaz Sound System's Richy Pitch, Funk Royales Ben Bailey & Matt Smooth...TURN ON THE FRESH SOUNDS OF NOW!!

'Royalty' Live @ Scratch the B-Side 21.09.2012

Royalty absolutely smashed the second instalment of B-SIDE in September and this month we have an extra special treat for you. The mind bogglingly talented Bobby C Sound TV all the way from Canada showcasing his unbelievable AV skills for one of the first times in the UK.

In early 2009 Bobby started messing around with video’s in his DJ set creating new mashups and remixes of well known tunes and videos and thus, "Bobby C Sound TV" was born. His love of cinema combine

d with his 10 years of DJ experience helped him to create a pastiche of pop-culture that is visually mind blowing and infectiously danceable at the same time. His live mash up DJ approach creates crowd rocking routines with some of the most memorable music videos, movie scenes and just about everything in between.

Not just one of the worlds best AV DJ’s, the past few years have seen Bobby busier than ever on the production front with remixes and releases on 11 different labels worldwide and jumping on multiple top 10 lists for Juno Download and Beatport.

He recently made the soundcloud weekly top 10 as their hottest tracks list for his track, Neon Night Light and his Ray Charles remix made it to #4 on The Hype Machine's most popular list which was the third time he made their top 20 list.

Bobby has rocked festivals far and wide sharing the stage with a number of heavy-hitters including George Clinton, Z-Trip (18 times!), Q-Bert, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Rakim, Madlib, DJ Yoda (2 times), Guru, DJ Spinna, Kid Koala, Cheb-I-Sabbah, Digital Underground, Naughty By Nature, Rudy Ray Moore a.k.a Dolomite, Maceo Parker, Kool Keith, Mike Relm,

Hosted by MC Tukka and Scratch DJ's Lyley, Matt Smooth, Tomski and Richy Pitch (GSS) alongside Funk Royale's Mr Chex, Ben Bailey...and TOBYONE confirmed to be flying in for the night *****

Don't forget as always at B-SIDE first 100 through the door receive a super exclusive, mad limited flexi vinyl... DAMN

B-SIDE FRIDAY 19th OCTOBER at Notting Hill Arts Club, 8pm - 2pm
BOBBY C SOUND TV live on stage at 10pm

*****FREE PARTY***** SCRATCH presents: DJ Woody's 'Big Phat 90's' AV show + The Four Owls (with Dj Madnice) LIVE. *****FREE PARTY*****

Back in 96 we started out at The Cross Bar which is now known as The Big Chill House. On the 29th September we return for what's sure to be another jammin' night of true school hip hop

DJ Woody's 'Big Phat 90's' AV show is a nostalgic chronological musical ride through some of the decades dopest moments, taking in the likes of De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, Fugees, Dr Dre, SnoopDoggy Dogg and much more.

DJ Woody reworks the classics with his unique blend of custom graphics, video sound bites and renowned turntable technique to rock the 'slamminest' 90's house party since Kid n Play raised the roof.

Live on stage we have the UK's most exciting live outfit for some time, The Four Owls (with DJ Madnice)

Led by the merciless BIG OWL (FLIPTRIX), guided by the teachings of BIRD T (VERB T), entertained by the do-or-die spirit of RUSTY TAKE-OFF (BVA MC) & inspired by the inventions of DEFORMED WING (LEAF DOG). Expect nothing less than that raw boom bap


Hosted by MC TUKKA and SCRATCH DJ's Matt Smooth, Tomski, Lyley and Richy Pitch (Gorillaz Sound System)

Hip Hop don't stop

29th SEPTEMBER

BIG CHILL HOUSE KINGS X

FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE

9pm - 4am

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Dj Woody: http://djwoody.tv/
The Four Owls 'Not Like Before' http://youtu.be/tA16i47I1HM
Bigchill house: http://www.bigchill.net/house 

SCRATCH PRESENT: YARAH BRAVO (LIVE) & TOR CESAY - OCTOBER 14TH 2011 -FREE ENTRANCE ALL NIGHT!!

Scratch are proud to present special guests Yarah Bravo (Live) and Tor Cesay @ The Big Chill House, Kings Cross.

Yarah has been part of the Hip Hop scene for over a decade. As well as being the front woman for The Soundcatcher Soundsystem, the founder of the One Self movement, she is a one woman powerhouse owning her own record label, running her own clothing label, and music studio.

More recently she has released her own music such as 2008's 'Good Girls Rarely Make History' and she continues to collaborate with DJ Vadim, featuring on the Electric's 2011 single 'Beautiful'.

Mutitalented and multilingual Yarah is not just an MC, but singer and spoken word artist too, particularly known for her fresh, vibrant live shows, she continues to tour the World extensively. Look out for her on stage at Scratch @ The Big Chill with live drummer and DJ!

Homegrown UK talent, Tor Cesay is currently flipping the rap game on its head with her melodic flow and fiery feminine ways.

Tor has already recorded a live set at Maida Vale for Radio 1 which saw her take a solid spot on the BBC homepage as "The rising star".

Tor has featured alongside chart topping Estelle on Blak Twang’s ‘Nu Nuh’ and she featured with Phonte and Flying Lotus on the Oddisee song 'The Perch' for Beatz International.

She is currently working with producers such as Rashad Smith (Lauren Hill, Biggie, Erykah Badu, Nas), and UK super producer, DJ Mentat (FAQ’s, Roots Manuva, Skinnyman).

Her debut LP is due to drop in 2011 so it’s time to catch Tor while you can @ Scratch!


PLUS RESIDENT MC TUKKA !!!

AND RESIDENT DJ's Matt Smooth, Richy Pitch, Lyley and Tomski.

FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT !!

Pics from Scratch with DJ Prime Cuts and the Hackney Colliery Band!!!!!

Wicked night, thanks to everyone who came down, click the pic to view some pics from the night

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SCRATCH PRESENT : DJ PRIMECUTS (SCRATCH PERVERTS) & HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND, APRIL 30TH @ THE BIG CHILL HOUSE!! FREE ENTRANCE !!

SCRATCH IS BACK !! COMPLETE WITH A GREAT LINE UP FOR APRIL 30TH @ THE BIG CHILL HOUSE!!FREE ENTRANCE!!(CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF HIP HOP)

DJ PRIMECUTS

(Scratch Perverts)
HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND

(Wah Wah 45's)
Host MC TUKKA
Plus Scratch Resident DJ's

Matt Smooth, Richy Pitch, Lyley and Tomski
Saturday 30^th April 2011, 9pm – 4am, FREE

The Big Chill House, Kings Cross www.bigchillhouse.net/house

On Saturday 30th April Amstel and The Big Chill Present 'Scratch' who this year celebrate ‘15 Years Of Hip Hop’ as one of the capital’s leading Hip Hop parties. For this monumental occasion we are truly blessed with a rare individual performance from DJ Primecuts, one the UK's most well known and respected turntablist DJ's.

DJ Primecuts first played at Scratch back in 98' and it was clear even in the early days that this DJ had special skills on the 'Wheels of Steel'. One year later and he and the other Scratch Perverts, (Tony Vegas, Mr Thing and First Rate) went on to win the world-renowned 99' World DMC Team title, in NYC.



Since then the Perverts with Primecuts, Tony Vegas and Plus One at the helm have gone from strength to strength, not just touring the world showcasing their world class turntable skills, but also releasing and producing quality music and remixes.



Our second guests should really create quite a stir when they perform live at Scratch on 30th April. The Hackney Colliery Band (releasing music on the excellent Wah Wah 45's record label) are a brass band with a difference, not your typical horn blowers, but brass musicians inspired by the sound of funk and Hip Hop. Expect to hear plenty of Hip Hop covers that should have the whole Scratch crowd singing and chanting from start to finish.



Not forgetting our host for the evening Tukka, the ever reliable resident DJ's Matt Smooth, Richy Pitch, Lyley and Tomski and the usual crews of B-boys and B-Girls

This event is proudly sponsored by AMSTEL

SCRATCH PRESENT: DJ FORMAT & BULLION + BONES 2 THE STONES B-BOY AFTER PARTY

Scratch are proud to announce their next special guests as DJ Format and Bullion plus host MC Tukka!!

DJ Format has been on the Hip Hop scene for the last decade and is well known for both his production and Dj'ing skills.

In 2003 he released his critically acclaimed 'Music For The Mature B-Boy' on Genuine which featured the mic skills of long time cohort Abdominal.Since then he has released numerous successful singles, LP's and compilations.

Format is well known for his DJ sets mixing up classic Hip Hop with fat Latin and Funk breaks. Expect to hear songs to get the party and the B-boys and B-girls dancing!

http://www.myspace.com/djformatmyspace

Bullion blew up on the music scene in 2008 when he released his "Young Heartache' EP and his 'Get Familiar' single. Since then he has remixed for the likes of the Tru Thoughts label and featured on Gilles Peterson's 'Brownswood Bubblers' compilations. Again expect to hear a nice eclectic mix of Hip Hop related beats.

http://www.myspace.com/bullionness

Scratch will also be making the most of the night by hosting the after party for all the B-Boys and B-Girls at the 'Bones to the Stones' event taking place in Brixton, so expect to see plenty of cool dance floor action.

For more info check their event here:-

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112700168748448&ref=mf

Not forgetting of course our most trusted host MC, Tukka who always adds his superb energy to the night with his confident mic skills.

Plus we have Scratch residents Matt Smooth, Richy Pitch, Tomski and Lyley to keep you entertained inbetween and there may even be a few surprises visually !!

FREE BEFORE 10PM !!!!!! And only £5 AFTER

The Big Chill House
257-259 Pentonville Road
King’s Cross
London
N1 9NL
Tel: 020 7427 2540

FOR FREEBIES, AUDIO, NEWS, DOWNLOADS & PICTURES BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE FRESH NEW SCRATCH BLOG...

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ROY AYERS @ THE JAZZ CAFE (29TH & 30TH JAN 2009)

Matt Smooth and myself were lucky enough to play at the Roy Ayers gig on the 29th and 30th of December (2009)

We really enjoyed this night, Roy Ayers played a number of classics, from 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' to 'Running Away' and I got my 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' LP signed by him too.

It's amazing, he's now 69 and able to give shows like this, he looked like he was really enjoying it to, (he was quite funny at times) I particularly enjoyed the version of 'We Live in Brooklyn' with the lyrics changed to 'We Shop at Tesco's Baby'

A great way to end 2009.

"He's a superstar!" and a legend!

Richy Pitch

Pictures courtesy of Abraham. (Ekow Eghan)

WHEN EMINEM CAME TO LONDON & SCRATCH (1999) By Mike Lewis, taken from Hip Hop Connection.

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Q - TIP- LIVE IN LONDON @ THE ROUNDHOUSE 14.3.09 (A SCRATCH NIGHT OUT!)

To be honest, there was a lot standing on Q Tip's show and many of us had high expectations. Aside from the fact that we grew up on Tribe, this was Tip's first UK show in over 10 years (since '94??) with a full live band at the historic 3'000 capacity Roundhouse and with his track history of classic beats and rhymes, expectations were definitely riding high.

Upon entering the arena Little Dragon (from Gothenbourg City, home to our very own Scratch in Sweden) and Dj Semtex warmed the crowd to a bubbling hysteria, playing vintage hip hop before point of arrival...

Then Q Tip jumps on stage full of energy, shaking his rump and bouncing around much to the delight of adoring fans.

I have to admit at this point I had mild reservations, would he be just going through the motions, or would we be getting down to the nitty gritty? Fortunately for us it was the latter !

Tip started off with a few new tracks from his recent Renaissance LP which went down a treat, before delving into his vast back catalog, doing all the big Tribe tunes we all wanted to hear, as well as a few less likely numbers, which added a nice touch.

As the night went on Tip brought everyone under his groove, the band did a great job adding nice touches, like the voice vocoder at the end of 'Find Away', sweeet! 'Award Tour', 'Buggin Out', 'Jazz',' Sucka Nigga', 'Bonita Applebum', 'Electric Relaxation', 'Check The Rhyme' were just some of the highlight tracks he played.

But before you know it, the gig was over. Time certainly flies when your having loads of fun!

An hour later and we're standing at the back end of the afterparty queue waiting our turn as good honest club goers do - not like some cats I could mention, who were, as it happens, successful in jumping the queue, oh no sir I'm not bitter at all, 'ha!'

Once in the club, the atmosphere was perfect like an old school warehouse party in a great one off venue, hosting a decent sound system and (most importantly) Q Tip on the one's and two's playing a dope selection of disco, boogie grooves and some sweet hip hop!!

Do things get any better? No not really!

Lyley

Scratch Crew at The Roundhouse ! (From Left to Right)
Lyley, Swedish Gangster,Richy Pitch, Matt Smooth and Tomski





Check the Youtube video of Q-tip at the Roundhouse and the Afterparty !



And to download J Period's excellent Q-Tip mix click on the picture below.