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Scratchy’s illustrious career on the decks has taken him from Glastonbury to Sziget, from the Cross Club in Prague to L’Olympia in Paris and from London’s Dingwalls to NYC’s Palladium. Always seeking fresh outlets and audiences that are ready to party and be amazed, in 2008 Scratchy added to his long list of triumphs by shaking clubs from the Boulevard in Rimini to the Scala in London. He rattled festival tents and stages from Rock for People and Trutnov in the Czech Republic to the Wig-On Casino at the UK’s Endorse-It and he rolled ships from le Bateau Geneve in Switzerland to la Dame de Canton in Paris.
With many new adventures ahead, 2009 has already seen Scratchy captivate audiences at le Festival des Giboulees, the United Islands of Prague and the Gypsy Hotel special at the Hackney Empire. As the end of the first decade of the millenium approaches, The Bring On 2010 Tour has seen Scratchy debut in Athens and Zaragoza, return to Barcelona for the first time in his own right since playing there with Gogol and will premiere in Tirana, Albania and Cosenza, Italy. He will enter the new decade in the company of The Urban Voodoo Machine at the The Gypsy Hotel.
Scratchy has been described by one of his listeners as a Music Shaman. Whether on his weekly internet ‘Scratchy Sounds’ radio show, on wirelessfm, or in the flesh, Scratchy’s legendary and vibrant selections will delight, make you want to dance to some of the greatest music on the planet and take you places where others fear to tread.
SCRATCHY SOUNDS
Musical Shamanism:
The Rock and The Roll of The World,
Globalista Rhythms and The Universal Blues.
General Enquiries and Booking:
info[at]scratchysounds.co.uk
Booking in conjunction with The Gypsy Hotel or
The Urban Voodoo Machine through Gavin Carroll
Email: bookings[at]scratchysounds.co.uk
Booking in the Czech Republic through Jiri Smrcek at Colours
Email: booking[at]colours-music.eu
Phone: +420 603 437 856
skypename: coloursprague
Scratchy is renown for his constantly shifting and never predictable, Rockin’, Roma, Dubbed-Up, Mestizo mixes which take a voyage through the sound-scapes of “London to Louisiana, Kingston to Colombia, Bucharest to Bamako.”
Scratchy is also available for nights of Ska, Dub & Roots Reggae Nuggets, as well as sets that concentrate on 50s & 60s Rockin & Soulful Garage Rhythm & Blues or those that follow The Road of the Roma, all vital elements of The Rock and The Roll of The World.
Downloadable version of Scratchy’s demo mix 2009-10
Discography
Scratchy Sounds: Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets, double CD on Trojan
Piranha Jubilee Vol.7: Rockin’ the Barricades, available from all good download stores.
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