Ageing B-Boys Unite!: ABU! Takeover Show Podcast

The ABU & Disco Scratch Summer Madness!

Well, we've both talked about it, chewed the fat and given you hints but now both myself (Repo) and Waxer can finally give you the whole damn skinny on the event of the summer.

The date is Saturday June 22nd, the event is Summer Madness where you will find yourself maxing and relaxing in the company of other like-minded members of the whole Ageing B-Boys and Disco Scratch fraternity.
You need no reminding of how exactly it is that we roll. We put on no airs or graces and refuse to take the whole hip hop mindset as seriously as we may have once done as an angry young African Medallian-wearing teenager.
Just like the evening surely will be at Summer Madness, the mood is mellow now and all we want to do is kick back and chill with a cool bottle, can or glass of our favourite tipple, chinwag and listen to some great, classic hip hop and cot-damn funky breaks.
Whilst there you will be chatting to people that previously you may have only communicated with in the Disco Scratch chatroom but now you can see what they are like in person!
Pull up a chair, discuss the finer points of nodding your head on the up or downbeat with JimCee and Bit; discover just what goes into preparing the finest cookies with LG's Biscuit Roulette; ask Mrs Waxer in person if it is actually a diploma or a degree? The sky really is the limit, folks.

We have purposefully decided NOT to call this event a jam because we are not booking any acts to perform. However due to the spontaneity of this culture we love (not live, c'mon unless you're Westwood) then if anyone feels like dropping some lyrical outpourings on the mic then, just like Aviva Insurance, we got your back.
We have plans for you all to get interactive up in here should you wish to. Two activities that are designed to keep you steppin', brother man, are Rap Karaoke and Scratch-aoke. Get on the microphone as the liquid refreshment is the key to unlock that patter you've kept locked in your dome for 20 years and unleash it over a familiar beat.
Drop that famous scratch you've practiced so many times over your favourite tune. Scratch like Eric B and win a prize!

Summer Madness will also bring to you something that Waxer and myself feel is almost unheard of, especially around hip hop circles.
This is an effort to get family together. The Disco Scratch Thursday Night Wives are cordially invited, nay, begged to attend this gathering. And not only that but if you have kids then WE WANT THE SHORTIES!
Yes, we are proud to give you a special event that will give your kids the opportunity to shine and be a part of the day. For two hours the music selection will be provided by the dj's of tomorrow. Your cherished offspring can play 4 or 5 tunes each and get a taste of what being behind the wheels of steel with a booming system is like. Don't have vinyl? We have Traktor. We got your tunes. We taking care of bidness, yo.

The sun will shine. And what else do we need to keep the funk flowing? This party needs a Hip Hop Pub Quiz, you say? Way ahead of you, tough guy. Like the J-Beez, we got it like that. Teams of 4 are needed here - however Whirlwind D is in a team of one, possibly bound and gagged to let everyone else in with a chance. Drop the knowledge and prove to your missus that all those years of reading vinyl run-out grooves have certainly not been in vain.

With the sun beating down on your baseball hat, we're sure the need for grub will be most anticipated along with your bring-your-own-beer. A BBQ with the sweetest meat this side of The Real Roxanne will be handled by a team of hip hop honeys to provide you with a mouth-watering selection of chicken, burgers, sausages and ribs.

And of course a Bouncy Castle and Water Slide for the little 'uns and a Hot Tub for the mums and dads.

The whole thing kicks off at 2pm with the booming system toned down to a chilled-level at midnight where we can carry on until the small hours.
The venue is in a large, spacious house with ample parking in a quiet lane situated in the South-East of England.

This is not only a family affair but a modest one, too. We are keeping the numbers down to 40 adults.
Tickets are £10 each and a Family Ticket is available at £30. A one adult/one child option is also available at £15.

(The above Paypal button has cut-off the information on the Single Ticket option. It should read: Single Ticket (One Adult or One Child).
The last date to purchase, should there still be tickets available, will be Friday May 31st. Don't sleep on this.

This is a non-profit event and should any profit be made it will go straight back into the kitty to buy booze! How you like them apples?

Friday, 29 July 2011

ABU! Takeover Show Podcast - DSR56

Wow. What a blast last night was in the Disco Scratch chatroom.
Seriously, it was nothing but good times throughout the 2.5 hours with Norman graciously taking his summer holiday.

If you were listening in live right to the end then you will have heard the bonus Easter Eggs such as the classic Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Finch and Straight Outta Tipton, as well as some early Waxer productions AND an exclusive first-play of the unreleased studio mix of a track featuring Whirlwind D, '32 And Tea'.

Boomshanka!
Wow, again. '...Kangaroo' is a classic with it's ingenious use of a particular Simon Harris voiceover over Rolf Harris but '..Tipton', well, that's another story. I've heard this a number of times and yet I still fall about giggling with tears in my eyes EVERY TIME. Whoever made this is truly a master of this craft.

Again, this extra content is only available to the live listeners after the 2-hour show is over.

Anyway, as to the show itself - the last ABU! Takeover Show of the summer - it's now available for download below.

Thanks to everyone who tuned in last night. If you missed it then grab it now.

July 2011 Tracklisting:

01 Davy D - Keep Your Distance (aka Davy DMX from Davy's Ride 1987)
02 Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face In My Sink
03 Blade - The Comin' Is Near
04 Big Daddy Kane - The Wrath Of Kane
05 The 45 King - 900 Number
06 Ron B & The Step 2 Crew - Stitch By Stitch (dopeness from 1990)
07 David St George - Love Stimulation (Instrumental)
08 Jazzy Jay - Son Of Beat Street
09 Tuff Crew - Old School Jackin' (taken from DJ Too Tuff's Lost Archives album)
10 De La Soul - Attack Of The Stet (from a Nike mini EP)
11 Doug E Fresh - All The Way To Heaven
12 Cosby Rap - (found on a Mr T soundboard!)
13 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's The DJ & I'm The Rapper

Comedy Spot
14 Kevin & Perry - Manchester

15 Run DMC / Beastie Boys Show Promo
16 3rd Bass - Gladiator (Easy Mo Bee Remix)
17 Chris The Glove Taylor - Itchiban Scratch
18 PM Dawn - Ode To A Forgetful Mind (It's A Shame)

Roots Of The Roots
19 Captain Sensible - Wot (12" Mix)

20 Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest
21 MC Lyte - Stop Look Listen (taken from Eyes On This 1989)
22 Mantronix - Bassline

The Funk Trunk
23 The Meters - Sophisticated Cissy (Taken from The Meters 1969)
24 BDP - Essays On BDP-ism

Going Back To The Old School - Respect Your History
25 The Treacherous 3 - Feel The Heartbeat

26 Afrika Bambaataa - Renegades Of Funk (Zulu Funk Edit) Mix by DJ Wildthing
27 Eric & Rakim - Juice (Know The Ledge)

Download July's Disco Scratch Takeover Show Now

Remember, we're not on the air again 'til 29th September.
Make sure you're locked into the Disco Scratch chatroom at 9pm!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: looking fwd to hearing this, that track list got me.
deathhop; 29 July 2011 12:36
ramses said...: Superb as ever Ben, particularly enjoyed that Stitch by Stitch track & some nice tinkering on Rainforest. Even Captain Sensible was strangely enjoyable. Extra points for the Run DMC/Beasties skit and the They Live sample! What documentary was that "I kill you man!" snippet from? I used to work in a record shop and the guy that I worked with brought in that documentary one day and for the next month that was the phrase of the moment; "Get me a cup of tea or I KILL YOU MAN", "file that CD under easy listening or I KILL YOU MAN". You get the gist. Thanks for the reminder!; 3 August 2011 18:47
REPO136 said...: Cheers Mark.
That Stitch by Stitch track was a very late addition to the show - in fact I took out another track to accommodate it - thanks to our mutual friends at OSHH. I hadn't heard that for years and just had to include it.

Yep, that's the only Capt Sensible track that ever gets play around my house ;-)

And of course I KNEW you'd recognise this month's cult movie snippet ...!

But Mark.....after reading your comment about the I KILL YOU MAN dialogue in the show I thought you were joking. Then realised that you weren't!
I'll give you a clue as to the name of the documentary. It's a cult classic usually spoken about in the same sentence as one might speak about Wild Style.....? Yes?
Mostly about graffiti writers?
Features SEEN, CAP, SKEME, ZEPHYR, MIN, DURO, MARE.......?; 3 August 2011 21:40
ramses said...: Ah, I sense we're talking about Style Wars here. Well how about that - I have seen Style Wars after all. Thanks for not laughing too hard at my schoolboy error!; 4 August 2011 17:05