13 Crew - Scratch Bunker (Thai Dust Black)

German turntablism label Thai Dust Black reaches across the border into Tri-City, Poland, for a release from 13 Crew. Since the collective was formed in 2002, the crew has shifted around with the current make-up consisting of O2ld, Lolo, and Wojak. Years in the making, Scratch Bunker marks their debut album and is full of scratch-heavy, turtnablist-crafted productions with features from Lower Entrance, Dr Nico, Slyther, and Owca. Dig in because each cut is an onslaught of samples, repurposing bits from emcees of the past and pieces pulled from stranger, not easily identifiable sources. These skillful DJs highlight their handiwork across beats ranging from funk and soul to hip-hop and downtempo. Bombs away!

DJ Moneyshot (Solid Steel Radio / NinjaTune) - “Cosmic cuts and killer beats. You can’t get fresher than this!”
J Kid Stretch - “Awesome skills!”
DJ Chicken George - “Ah Yeah! Cuts are on point!”
DJ Yoda - “Nice stuff.”
Basement Freaks - “The dopest!”
Trotter (Royal Soul) - “‘Rock The Party’ is the one … big up!”
Stereo 77 (Plimsoll Records) - “Dope EP. It reminds me so much of classic Ninja Tune, Switchstance, and Cup of Tea Records.”
Doc Proof (Funkanomics) - “Dope scratches … I love it!”
Double-D (Funky Fresh Radio Show) - “Yeah … some real hip hop right here. Very skillful and super fresh!”
Aja Allsop (Ketch A Vibe Radio Show) - “Beats-a-plenty … this seriously kicks!”
Benge (Sex Fly Radio Show) - “It’s nice to hear turntable stuff with flavor. It’s been a long time.”
SimonG (Deep South Audio) - “Smoking! Summer BBQ session ahead … some serious decknology in action.”

Available now from Beatport.

Dogher-Man - Certainly (Thai Dust Black)

German turntablism label Thai Dust Black journeys deep into Finland for its latest discovery, the scratch addicted beat wrangler known as Dogher-Man. Based in the faraway town of Kokemäki (population 7,923) a young Dogher-Man entertained himself by incessantly scratching on his mother’s unwitting record player. All grown up and funneling his obsession into years of ‘intense turntablism study,’ Dogher-Man has revealed his Certainly debut mini-album through Thai Dust. Heavy tracks of hip hop beats and high-speed scratch deployment of clever and in-your-face sample drops make for a charged rhythmic stew that aims to ‘get this party started!’ F-F-F-fressshhh ….

DJ Moneyshot (Ninja Tune / Solid Steel) - “All that scratching is making me itch! Word up, son. Skills for days.”
Double-D (Funky Fresh, Germany) - “Mad beats, crazy scratching … awesome.”
Aja Allsop (Ketch-A-Vibe Radio Show, UK) - “The beats are addictive!”
Genetic druGs (Cyberjam Show, Germany) - “High-end turntablism and fantastic voice samples … a futuristic style.”
Mojo Rising (Cold Busted) - “Nice skills and cool grooves. I’m digging it. Refreshing to hear real turntable skills these days.”
Tim Aldous (Strictly Business Radio Show, UK) - “Awesome stuff. Really impressive skills.”
Shantisan (Salted Soul, Vienna) - “One for the scratch heads!”
Monkeyboxing (music blog) - “This man’s quite a good turntablist … and when I say ‘quite good’ I mean ‘excellent,’ as evinced by this debut EP.”

Available now from Beatport.