Invisibl Skratch Piklz and guests

Amoeba Records, San Francisco, CA

2000-01-21

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Invisibl Skratch Piklz and guests
Amoeba Records, San Fran
Friday, January 21

The Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the world-renowned DJ crew who have brought the art of scratching to the forefront of musical expression and exposed countless heads to their practice, graced their home territory with a rare free show. The show was in promotion of their website (www.skratchpiklz.com), which was webcasting the show live for the rest of the world who weren't fortunate enough to be there in person. The venue was Amoeba Records on Haight Street, one of the biggest and in my opinion, dopest places to do some crate digging. For those of you who haven't been there, the place is huge, but that didn't stop hordes of fans from packing every aisle hours before the show began. The Piklz can hold their own on the wheels, but they went all-out, enlisting the top-ranked talent of the world. U.S. D.M.C. champ P-Trix, U.S. Vestax champ Badrok, U.S. I.T.F champ Relm and 1998 Vestax world champ Swiftrock all graced the stage with five- to ten-minute battle style routines. Relm hit the stage first with a set that had the crowd pumped with his quick scratching. Badrok rocked the crowd next. There must have been some ugly kids in the room because when Mr. Rok spun a break that yelled "All ugly people be quiet," only a few people made some noise. During a brief interlude, the gracious Piklz threw out a bunch of promotional posters and other goodies. It was at this time that the announcement came out that a new turntable crew was going to put on a performance. With the Dr. Who theme music behind them, Blood Cotex came out on stage with gimp-balls, leather masks and handcuffs to boot. All of them held up records with a satanic 666 and went into an evil scratch-fest which almost matched DJ Goodburger's hardcore juggle at the Wack DJ Mixoff last year. After Bloody Cotex left the stage, Swiftrock got up and busted some dope juggling and was followed by P-Trix who showed that his tricks aren't for kids. There was another brief interlude, and then the moment everyone had waited for was there. Q-Bert took the stage with D-Styles behind him and the crowd went crazy. Trading off on the same beat (and in some cases the same samples), the two matched each other perfectly, blending into each other's scratching. The set lasted less than 15 minutes, but that's all it took to amaze the crowd that had gathered. The Piklz stuck around to sign autographs for all the fans who didn't immediately start digging through the vast music supply. The show lasted well over an hour, and I doubt there were many disappointed people.

--Sheesha McGee

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This Nor Cal native is perhaps the best DJ you’ve probably never heard before. As a solo artist — as in, not the member of a any crew — Badrok has achieved some of the highest honors the turntablist world has to offer, including San Francisco Armageddon Battle Grand Champion, Vestax U.S. Battle champ and a world ranking that at one time was in the top five. Now a graphic artist in the Bay Area, Badrok can still be heard violently manipulating wax in inhumane ways…if you know where to listen. For a sample of his work, pick up the first Cue’s Hip-Hop Shop compilation, and check the tune “1-800-Coming Correct.”