A legend of UK membership music mixes grimey and funky tracks with heavy gqom and amapiano influences from South Africa.
Scratchclart is the newest moniker of a multifaceted UK artist who has additionally gone underneath the names DVA, Scratcha DVA and DVA [Hi:Emotions] all through his lengthy and storied profession. Coming to prominence by way of a legendary stint on Rinse FM’s breakfast slot, Scratchclart’s eager ear and love for brand spanking new and rising sounds has saved him on the forefront of UK dance music for 20 years, by way of releases on Hyperdub and his personal DVA Music and Allyallrecords labels.
As his profession has developed Scratchclart’s music has continued to innovate, transferring from grime and UK funky in direction of his personal potent tackle UK membership music that pulls inspiration from South African digital kinds reminiscent of gqom and amapiano, each solo by way of his latest DRMTRK collection and in collaboration with North London MC Girl Lykez. Scratchclart’s Truth Combine (printed over 13 years after he first delivered a combination for Truth as Scratcha DVA – number 64, no much less) is a succinct snapshot of the place he’s at now, that includes loads of latest solo materials and collaborations with Girl Lykez, Citizen Boy, Trim, Ikonika and Mxshi Mo alongside tracks from Bok Bok, Logan Olm and Toya Delazy.
You possibly can catch Scratchclart enjoying at London’s Printworks this Saturday, 29 October, the place he’s showing alongside Girl Lykez as a part of The Hydra and Hessle Audio’s massive double birthday rave celebrating 15 years of Ben UFO, Pearson Sound and Pangaea’s label and a decade of The Hydra occasions within the capital. The occasion is bought out however resale tickets are available.
Observe Scratchclart on Instagram and SoundCloud, and discover his music at Bandcamp. You may as well tune into his weekly Soup To Nuts present on NTS Radio each Friday at 11am.
Tracklist:
Girl Lykez x Trim – ‘Shapez’
Logan Olm – ‘Crash Dem Down’
Mez – ‘Massive Seed’
Doller – ‘Vybz & Power’
Toya Delazy – ‘Water’
Ikonika x Scratchclart – ‘Crash Riddim’ (Worst Behaviour Remix)
Scratchclart – ‘Marixylo’
Girl Lykez x Lioness – ‘Muhammad Ali (Remix)’
Scratchclart x Citizen Boy – ‘Ammo VIP’
Sonia Calico – ‘Mukbang Curler’ (Scratchclart’s Afrotek Remix)
Whistle Dub
Girl Lykez x Scratchclart – ‘Killa Bee’
Scratchclart x Mxshi Mo – ‘Afrotek’ (9’s Combine)
Trim x Scratchclart – ‘Yardman’
Scratchclart – ‘Queen’
Girl Lykez x Scratchclart – ‘Buzz Lightyear’
Scratchclart – ‘Gun Stroll’
Durrty Goodz x Scratchclart – ‘Ganja Time’
Bok Bok – ‘Ouais’
Mez x Scratchclart x Razzler Man – ‘Suppose About It’
Mak10 x Scratchclart – ‘Smoke Sign’
Girl Lykez x Toya Delazy x Scratchclart – ‘Woza’
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