Golden Era Turntablism by dj madbeats (Filthy Mitts) published on 2020-11-10T22:52:43Z Turntablism: The art of manipulating the sounds on records to create new music. In the early 90s Hip Hop DJs often found themselves taking a back seat while rappers had the spotlight, but behind the scenes they continued to push the boundaries. By the mid-90s scratching and beat juggling had been taken to a whole new level, enabling turntablist DJs to take centre stage - because what they were doing was completely mind blowing! The world DMC and ITF championships helped to give turntablism a global platform, so for any up and coming DJ learning to scratch, it was an inspirational time. During that period you could argue turntablism redefined the element of DJing as the corner stone of Hip Hop culture. Around 2002 digital DJ equipment like Traktor and Serato became very popular, and nowadays you rarely see turntablists rocking DJ battle sets on a pair of decks with real records. Thats not to say they can’t tear shit up, it’s just the equipment is different. In terms of the golden era of turntablism though, this mix represents where it’s at. Hope you enjoy. Peace. TRACKLIST: The Herbaliser / Ollie Teeba - Scratchy Noise. (1995) Album: Flexistentialism DJ Revolution - Untitled. (1999) Album: Scratch Masters VA compilation DJ Z-Trip - Rythmic Metaphor. (1997) 12” Single: Side A Jazzy Jeff - A Touch of Jazz. (1987) 12” Single: Side A / Extended Retouch A-Trak - All Hail to My Hands. (2000) Album: The Allies / D-Day Dr Octagon - Bear Witness. Feat. DJ Q-Bert. (1996) Album: Dr Octagonecologyst Peanut Butter Wolf - They Don’t Fall Down. Feat. Beat Junkies DJ Babu & J Rocc (1997) DJ Craze - Freedom of Speech (2000) Album: The Allies / D-Day X-ecutioners - The Countdown. (1997) Album: X-pressions DJ Craze - Nothing. (2000) Album: The Nexxsound D-Styles - John Wayne on Acid. (2002) Album: Phantazmagorea X-ecutioners - Poetry in Motion. (1997) Album: Xpressions Mr Dibbs - Live at Ultimate Beats & Breaks 2. (2000) Album: Primitive Tracks DJ Q-Bert - Cosmic Assassins. (1998) Album: Wavetwisters The Herbaliser / Ollie Teeba - Wall Crawling Insect Breaks. (1998) Album: Very Mercenary Cut Chemist - Lesson 6, The Lecture. (1998) Album: Jurassic 5 Scratch Perverts - Daily Intake. (2000) Album: Unsung Heroes / Unleashed Genre Hip-Hop Comment by frxmdaxthasyde dopeee 2022-01-11T10:42:00Z Comment by S-Kure It was a beautiful time !! 2021-06-08T07:40:13Z Comment by S-Kure Scratch, Scratch, Scratch & Scratch ! 2021-06-07T13:01:44Z Comment by KrakkdSkullz this track refills my soul 2021-05-10T14:39:26Z Comment by DJ Broccoli love love love this, there aren't enough broccoli emojis 2021-04-24T12:50:19Z Comment by Selectabwoy Kicking myself I didnt think of doing a mix like this haha. So many faves here... D-Day, In 12s We Trust and the Deep Concentration comps are long standing faves. This A-Trak tune is the nuts. 2021-04-23T13:55:38Z Comment by Selectabwoy DJ Revolution: such a gawd-damn genius 2021-04-23T13:48:42Z Comment by Selectabwoy Right... I clearly need to work through your entire catalogue at the earliest opportunity 2021-04-23T13:09:24Z Comment by Goblin Nice work!download link? :) 2021-01-09T13:01:08Z Comment by Mark Eccles Seriously one of the best hip hop mixes ever! Clearly a labour of love ❤️ 2020-12-24T21:30:09Z Comment by Santiago Lap yeah man!! 2020-12-20T17:19:51Z Comment by tomtombeatnik Excellent mix!!!!! 2020-12-17T14:42:31Z Comment by IchigoShadow Awesome!! dm me 2020-11-23T20:47:26Z Comment by Dr Chris Cooper yeah 2020-11-15T03:55:27Z Comment by KrakkdSkullz Yeahhhh, I was hoping for a fresh new mix 2020-11-13T11:41:18Z Comment by Mix Masta Mullet (Filthy Mitts) Liking the flava in this bit mate! 2020-11-13T05:27:10Z Comment by SHWBZ Kicks off with a classic! 2020-11-12T20:32:44Z Comment by Soap Face Banging mix 2020-11-12T18:56:26Z