Scratchology (2003)

Product Summary Label: Caroline Distribution UPC: 00617465800726 Release Date: 4/8/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60595713 Item#: MYDFHG Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro-What Is A Scratch? ~ The X-Ecutioners 2. Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel, The - (with Grandmaster Flash) ~ The X-Ecutioners 3. Military Cut - (Scratch mix, with Grand Wizard Theadore) ~ The X-Ecutioners 4. Rockit - (with Herbie Hancock/Grandmixer DXT) ~ The X-Ecutioners 5. Like This (Full & Fresh) - (with Mix Master G & The Turntable Orchestra) ~ The X-Ecutioners 6. 2-3 Break - (with Rob Swift/DJ Klever/DJ Melo-D) ~ The X-Ecutioners 7. Ugly People Be Quiet - (with DJ Cash Money & Marvelous Marvin) ~ The X-Ecutioners 8. Product Of The Environment - (remix, with 3rd Bass) ~ The X-Ecutioners 9. One For The Treble - (with Davy DMX) ~ The X-Ecutioners 10. Shut Em Down - (Pete Rock remix, with Public Enemy) ~ The X-Ecutioners 11. DJ Premier In Deep Concentration - (with Gang Starr) ~ The X-Ecutioners 12. Interlude ~ The X-Ecutioners 13. Dilated Junkies - (with Dilated Peoples/The Beat Junkies) ~ The X-Ecutioners 14. Interlude ~ The X-Ecutioners 15. Felonius Funk - (with D-Styles/Melo-D/Babu/DJ Q-Bert) ~ The X-Ecutioners 16. Premier's X-Ecution ~ The X-Ecutioners 17. I'll Kick Ya A** - (with Roc Raida) ~ The X-Ecutioners 18. Razorblade Alcohol Slide - (with DJ Q-Bert/DJ Styles) ~ The X-Ecutioners   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by the X-Ecutioners. Personnel: The X-ecutioners (scratches); DJ Klever, DJ Premier, Rob Swift , Roc Raida (scratches). Audio Mixers: Eddie Sancho ; Anton Pukshansky; Rob Swift . Liner Note Author: Roc Raida. Recording information: Ablist Recordings; DND Studios; Soundproof. Photographer: Daniel Hastings. The X-Ecutioners' 2003 follow-up to their first taste of the mainstream (2002's Built from Scratch) is devoid of marketing ploys (i.e., no collaborations with Linkin Park, et al.) as DJs Roc Raida, Rob Swift, and Total Eclipse stay knee-deep in the mixing and deck wizardry that led them to the forefront of the early 21st century turntablist movement. Most of the cuts here are simply DJ mixes of the some of the trio's all-time favorites with occasional touchup work. The one true original track is "Premier's X-ecution" (featuring a tag-team effort with the one and only Premo). But while turntablist heads can appreciate the subtleties and inner workings of the X-Men's craftwork, the mass populace will find little to hold onto here musically. Tracks are chopped, diced, and pureed to the DJs' liking, leaving little room for even the most open-minded of musical aesthetes. While the effort is noble and the aim toward the preservation of hip-hop's time-honored turntable tradition is worthy, the X-Ecutioners (as with most DJs/turntablists) are likely at their best when they're in their natural element: rocking and shocking a live crowd. ~ M.F. DiBella Producer: The X-Ecutioners; Gary G Wiz; D-Styles; DJ Babu; DJ Premier; DJ Q-Bert; Evidence; Doctor Butcher; Joey Robinson, Jr.; Greg Royal; Herbie Hancock; Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk; M.C. Serch; Pete Nice; Roc Raida; Sam Sever; Stuart Robertz; JBL; The X-Ecu Engineer: Dilated Peoples; Eddie Sancho; Rob Swift   Compilation Appearances SOLID STEEL Wanna Buy A Monkey? Reanimation Def Jamaica (Explicit Version)   Associated Artists and Works General Patton Vs. The X-Ecutioners [Digipak] ~ General Patton   Technical Info Release Date : 04/08/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 8007 Label : Sequence Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00617465800726    Product Image