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

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DJ'ING AT SCRATCH. WHY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK!

On February 28th 2009, after having 2 brilliant years in Ghana, I played my first set at Scratch for almost a year and a half and to be honest I wasn't sure what to expect!

But one of the comforting things was that I had the DJ crew (Matt, Lyley and Tomski) there enjoying themselves and playing some great tunes and there was also a packed room at the Big Chill House with a friendly crowd full of weekend music lovers having a few beers and enjoying the good Hip Hop music.

I must have played for a couple of hours but I must admit, I absolutely loved every minute of it!

One of the reasons it worked was because I had my old MC partner by my side. Tukka is so good with the crowd, he is a great 'hype man' he makes the audience feel good and he makes me feel very relaxed when I DJ, it really showed.

Another reason why it was a good night was I had some of my great music buddies there, who I first met all the way over in Accra, Ghana. M3NSA and Kwesi turned up with friends and kindly took some pics that you can see below. We also had saw some of the old school Herts posse down there too... big up Sam, Junior, Debs and Amy !

I managed to play a nice variety of tunes from Funk, to Hip Hop Classics, to contemporary Hip Hop to even a bit of Old School Drum and Bass, which went down a storm!

So all in all February's edition of Scratch @ The Big Chill House definitely made me feel that it was good to be back !!!!

Richy Pitch