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 below the names DVA, Scratcha DVA and DVA [Hi:Emotions] all through his lengthy and storied profession. Coming to prominence by a legendary stint on Rinse FM’s breakfast slot, Scratchclart’s eager ear and love for brand spanking new and rising sounds has stored him on the forefront of UK dance music for 20 years, by 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 the direction of his personal potent tackle UK membership music that pulls inspiration from South African digital types comparable to gqom and amapiano, each solo by his current DRMTRK sequence and in collaboration with North London MC Woman Lykez. Scratchclart’s Reality Combine (revealed over 13 years after he first delivered a combination for Reality as Scratcha DVA – quantity 64, no much less) is a succinct snapshot of the place he’s at now, that includes loads of current solo materials and collaborations with Woman 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 Woman Lykez as a part of The Hydra and Hessle Audio’s large 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 can be found.
Comply with 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:
Woman Lykez x Trim – ‘Shapez’
Logan Olm – ‘Crash Dem Down’
Mez – ‘Large Seed’
Doller – ‘Vybz & Vitality’
Toya Delazy – ‘Water’
Ikonika x Scratchclart – ‘Crash Riddim’ (Worst Behaviour Remix)
Scratchclart – ‘Marixylo’
Woman Lykez x Lioness – ‘Muhammad Ali (Remix)’
Scratchclart x Citizen Boy – ‘Ammo VIP’
Sonia Calico – ‘Mukbang Curler’ (Scratchclart’s Afrotek Remix)
Whistle Dub
Woman Lykez x Scratchclart – ‘Killa Bee’
Scratchclart x Mxshi Mo – ‘Afrotek’ (9’s Combine)
Trim x Scratchclart – ‘Yardman’
Scratchclart – ‘Queen’
Woman 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’
Woman Lykez x Toya Delazy x Scratchclart – ‘Woza’
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