Various Artists
Global Turntables
LABEL: Hip Hop Slam
CATALOG #: HHS-024
FORMAT: CD

Capturing the ever growing worldwide musical movement of turntablism this twenty track collection features DJs from ten skratch nations including new recordings from the X-ecutioners’ Rob Swift, reigning Canadian DMC/Vestax champ Dopey along with his crew the Turntable Monks, Italy’s leading DJ crew Alien Army, and Korea’s top turntablist DJ Wreckx. As well as these and all the other new tracks from DJs out of Ireland, Holland, England, New Zealand, Norway, and the USA are the two bonus tracks: an instrumental version of Rob Swift’s “Enter The Ablist” and Double Dee & Steinski’s long-out-of-print, 1985 classic “Lesson 3 (The History of Hip Hop)” which was digitally remastered for this release by Double Dee. Also included is Grand Wizard Theodore, creator of the scratch, who reminisces on his highly influential invention in the spoken-word opening track. The CD’s information packed liner notes (reprinted below) include bio & contact data on all the compilation’s artists.

TRACK LISTING
1) Grand Wizard Theodore “Birth of the Skratch” (spoken word Intro) (:50)
2) DJ Graft “Ya Know The Name….(Skratching)” (Norway) (2:50)
3) Rob Swift “Enter The Ablist” (2:40) (USA)
4) DJ Raw “NZ Connection” (2:37) (New Zealand)
5) Alien Army “Snuff Music, 4 Movements”” (Italy) (6:20)
6) DJ Yoda “Yoda’s Theme” (England) (:50)
7) DJ Knowledge & DJ Cold Crush “Do what you do best”(Holland) (3:28)
8) ‘89 Skratch Gangstaz “Extra Credit (Lesson 3 Remix)” (4:57) (USA)
9) DJ Wreckx “Honest DJ” (Korea) (3:14)
10) Turntable Monks (feat. Dopey) “Enter The Shaolin Monks” (Canada) (4:04)
11)Troubled Soul “In A World Of Trouble” (Ireland) (2:46)
12) DJ Bonez “A Different Drummer” (Australia) (3:40)
13) DJ Shortfuse “Chainsaw Masochist” (Canada)
14) DJ Sniper “Theme of the Rookie” (Netherlands) (3:56)
15) DJ Yoda “Yoda’s One Man Band” (UK) (:50)
16) DJ Marvel “Fastest DJ Pt. II” (England) (3:30)
17) “Power FM Dublin” Laz-E, Tu Ki, Davy Splyce (Ireland) (0:57)
18) Tino Corp vs. DJ Inesha “Fresh Mambo” (Cuba, USA & ITALY)
SPECIAL BONUS TRACKS
19) Double D & Steinski “Lesson 3 (The History of Hip Hop)” (Digitally Remastered) (4:57)
20) Rob Swift “Enter The Ablist” (Instrumental Mix) (2:40)