Thursday, 29 October 2009
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Back To Tha Future (Psykhomantus 3 Part Adventure)
This a mixtape that i started in the year 2000 but for some reason, it just got left. Don't know why but moving from city to city can stop a man from doing anything. Anyway, I find my mini disc and started to redo what i started. The whole idea was to take you on a Hip-Hop ride from 85 to 89, 90 to 94 and 95 to 99. Think where you was at that time and what was you doing. What year was best for you for Rap music and what was the bad time. All in all it's a 3 part trip, choice one but remember to enjoy.
Part 1 (1985-1989)
Back To Tha Future 1 Of 3 by Psykhomantus
Part 2 (1990-1994)
Back To Tha Future 2 Of 3 by Psykhomantus
Part 3 (1995-1999)
Back To Tha Future 3 Of 3 by Psykhomantus
Part 1 (1985-1989)
Back To Tha Future 1 Of 3 by Psykhomantus
Part 2 (1990-1994)
Back To Tha Future 2 Of 3 by Psykhomantus
Part 3 (1995-1999)
Back To Tha Future 3 Of 3 by Psykhomantus
20th Battle Of The Year
Who said Hip-Hop is dead? I heard rappers talking about Hip-Hop ain't what it use to be, well i can tell you them mutha fuckers are wrong. rap is dead, look at the bullshit that comes out nowadays. Respect to the real Hip-Hop DJ's, Breakers and graff heads as we are the true art as rappers just talk shit.
Battle Of The Year had it's 20th Anniversary in Braunschweig, Germany and let me tell you something, shit was hot. I felt at home. if only you could see what i can see and you'll see that Hip-Hop has come along way and is still fresh. Peace! to the Korea's B-Boys Gamblerz who won this year.
Battle Of The Year had it's 20th Anniversary in Braunschweig, Germany and let me tell you something, shit was hot. I felt at home. if only you could see what i can see and you'll see that Hip-Hop has come along way and is still fresh. Peace! to the Korea's B-Boys Gamblerz who won this year.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Oxjam Takeover 2009/Hip-Hop & Soul Line Up
Oxjam Takeover - Leicester
25th October - 25th October, 2009
OXJAM TAKEOVER
Oxjam is a UK wide music festival in aid of Oxfam, taking place in over 20 regions across the UK in October. The aim of this years events is to raise awareness of climate change and help build momentum for serious political action at Decembers crucial UN climate change summit in Copenhagen.Oxfam provide simple effective solutions to the poverty and suffering climate change is already causing millions of poor people worldwide. Climate change costs lives. You have the power to do something Here and Now.
Oxjam Leicester - Local voices global message.
10 Venues / 1 Wristband / All day sunday
FACTORYFLY@ SUPERFLY DRUM&BASS/ DUBSTEP, HOUSE AND IBIZA SOUNDS@ SUPERFLY BAR, UV RAVE PARTY@ R BAR FIDEGT/ ELECTRO/ HOUSE SESSIONS FROM LEICESTERS BEST DJS!, WOW STAGE @THE QUATER BY MAINSTREAM PARTNERSHIPS , STREET PROCESSION, DEMON COVERING WHOLE EVENT, AFRO DISCO @MIDAS 70s &80s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO, HIPPY VIBES @THE MUSICIAN, INDIE BANDS AND ROCK STAGE @FIREBUG, BERLESQUE DANCERS AND JAZZ @LONGBAR, TURNTABLISM, SOUL AND HIP HOP @TURKEY CAFE*, SPOKEN WORD & ASIAN POETRY @LE1 PROGRAMMED BY 2FUNKY ARTS! LEICESTER BEST BANDS @ THE INDEPENDANT ARTS CENTRE PROGRAMMED BY THE DUSK TIL DAWN BOYS
Sunday 25th October 2009
£5 in advance, £6 on the door
Tickets on sale 14th September 2009
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM WE GOT TICKETS
@ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/59502
Ticket sellers: Rockaboom | Turkey café | Musician | LCB depot +other outlets to be announced
All venues all day and street procession
Watch this space for more details................
Find out for yourself
Facebook: Oxjam Leicester
Twitter: http://twitter.com/OXJAMLESTA
Website: www.oxjam-leicester09.org.uk
* TURKEY CAFE'S LINE UP
Host: Psykhomantus (DMC Battle For UK Supremacy Champion)
House DJs: Looby & Ajmi
4pm- Fate N KL G (Hip-Hop/Rap)
4.20pm- Offbeat Reprobates (Hip-Hop/Rap/Soul)
4.40pm- Dirty Joe (Hip-Hop/Rap)
5pm Break Pt 1
5.20pm- Presto (Hip-Hop/Rap)
5.40pm- Wreh-Asha (Neo-Soul)
6.pm- Decisive (Pedestrian) (Turntablist)
6.20pm- Justice (Hip-Hop/Rap)
6.40pm- Miss C Brown (Hip-Hop's Most Wanted) (Hip-Hop/Turntablist)
7pm- Break Pt 2
7.20pm- HWD (Rap/Soul Duo)
7.40pm- DJ Angelo (National DJ Champion) (Fusion/Turntablist)
8pm-Sure Shot (Slam Champion) (Hip-Hop/Jazz Spoken Word)
8.20pm- Psykhomantus (DMC Battle For UK Supremacy Champion) (Hip-Hop/Turntablist)
8.40pm- Mad Flow (Hip-Hop/Human Beat-Box MC)
9pm-Break Pt 3
9.20pm- Furious P (DMC World Team & DMC Champion) (Hip-Hop/Turntablist)
9.40pm- Mr Hunter aka War & Naji (Itwemek) (Hip-Hop/Soul)
10pm- DJ Switch (2x DMC Battle For World Supremacy Champion) (Eletronica/Hip-Hop/Turntablist)
10.20pm-11pm- Freestyle (Open Mic/Open Decks)
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Dedicated to the late DJ Grand Master Roc Raida
Dedicated to the late DJ Grand Master Roc Raida. This is a mixtape i did a few months back. I had to put it up again as the Turntable world has lost a great DJ.
Why The X-Men {aka The X-Ecutiners)?
This turntablist crew is one of the baddest things that has happen for this DJ art form, culture, Hip-Hop, ect, ect. We all know our history on Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Master Flash, Theodore and DXT, but most people forget about Steve Dee. Without Steve Dee where would these (beat) juggle monsters have come from. Steve Dee took this artform to a higher level that I dear say had the whole world in his hands (I said it, Ha!).
Well I’m not here to give you a history lesson; you can go check that out for yourself on the Internet. I’ve been a DJ for almost 20 years but still a fan on the DJ/Turntablist culture. There’s nothing better than hearing how DJ’s restructure a record by scratching or beat juggling into something new. Hip-Hop DJ’s helped shape and form some of the equipment that we use today (you better ask somebody) and continuing still. As a teen I watched my Father bring in his turntables, set up his big wooded speakers in the living room and pull out his dub plates, so it was no question that I wanted to be like my Daddy. Now a full time job I still look back on what my hero’s did. I look back on what DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Cash Money has done in the late 80’s, loved what DJ Scratch and DJ Premier did on wax, enjoyed hearing my UK peers like DJ Pogo, Cut Master Swift and HiJack’s DJ Undercover & DJ Supreme to seeing The Invisibl Skratch Piklz and The X-Men take it to another level. I still go back to them Videos, Albums and DVD’s as I still learn something from it. But what amaze me the most is watching Mista Sinista, Roc Raida, Rob Swift & Total Eclipse. Weather group or solo they had the world shook. They have style, flava and soul, there the real deal from their routine set to their studio recording albums (Yep! Even Rob Swift’s Ill Insanity got next). I didn’t put any of there solo stuff or featured Rappers because there work as a group is still outer this world. Remember, Rappers may be the most paid artists in the Hip-Hop culture but DJ’s make the world go round. Without us, them muthafuckaz wouldn’t be Shit.
Well! Enjoy it and get a real feel of Hip-Hop’s truest form and feel free to leave a comment on myspace.com/psykhomantus
Peace!
X-Outtakes
Intro feat Tirple Treat (Apollo, Vinroc & Shortkut)
One Man Band
X-Ecution Scratch
Word Play
Old School Throwdown
Premier X-Ecution feat DJ Premier
5 Fingers Of Death (Ill Insanity) feat DJ Q-Bert
What Is A Scratch (Interlude)
Mad Flava
X-Ecutioners (Theme) Song feat Dan The Automator
The Countdown Pt 2
Space Invader
Scratch Live (Ill Insanity) feat Roc Raida
A Journey Into Sound feat Kenny Muhammed
Ill Bill
Break Ill
3 Boroughs
Choppin N***** Up
The Turntable Anthem
Feel The Bass
X-Ecution Of A Bum Rush feat Beat Junkies (Babu & J-Rocc)
Click On Photo (Below) To Get Free Download Mixtape Of "X-Ecution Of A Bum Rush"
Why The X-Men {aka The X-Ecutiners)?
This turntablist crew is one of the baddest things that has happen for this DJ art form, culture, Hip-Hop, ect, ect. We all know our history on Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Master Flash, Theodore and DXT, but most people forget about Steve Dee. Without Steve Dee where would these (beat) juggle monsters have come from. Steve Dee took this artform to a higher level that I dear say had the whole world in his hands (I said it, Ha!).
Well I’m not here to give you a history lesson; you can go check that out for yourself on the Internet. I’ve been a DJ for almost 20 years but still a fan on the DJ/Turntablist culture. There’s nothing better than hearing how DJ’s restructure a record by scratching or beat juggling into something new. Hip-Hop DJ’s helped shape and form some of the equipment that we use today (you better ask somebody) and continuing still. As a teen I watched my Father bring in his turntables, set up his big wooded speakers in the living room and pull out his dub plates, so it was no question that I wanted to be like my Daddy. Now a full time job I still look back on what my hero’s did. I look back on what DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Cash Money has done in the late 80’s, loved what DJ Scratch and DJ Premier did on wax, enjoyed hearing my UK peers like DJ Pogo, Cut Master Swift and HiJack’s DJ Undercover & DJ Supreme to seeing The Invisibl Skratch Piklz and The X-Men take it to another level. I still go back to them Videos, Albums and DVD’s as I still learn something from it. But what amaze me the most is watching Mista Sinista, Roc Raida, Rob Swift & Total Eclipse. Weather group or solo they had the world shook. They have style, flava and soul, there the real deal from their routine set to their studio recording albums (Yep! Even Rob Swift’s Ill Insanity got next). I didn’t put any of there solo stuff or featured Rappers because there work as a group is still outer this world. Remember, Rappers may be the most paid artists in the Hip-Hop culture but DJ’s make the world go round. Without us, them muthafuckaz wouldn’t be Shit.
Well! Enjoy it and get a real feel of Hip-Hop’s truest form and feel free to leave a comment on myspace.com/psykhomantus
Peace!
X-Outtakes
Intro feat Tirple Treat (Apollo, Vinroc & Shortkut)
One Man Band
X-Ecution Scratch
Word Play
Old School Throwdown
Premier X-Ecution feat DJ Premier
5 Fingers Of Death (Ill Insanity) feat DJ Q-Bert
What Is A Scratch (Interlude)
Mad Flava
X-Ecutioners (Theme) Song feat Dan The Automator
The Countdown Pt 2
Space Invader
Scratch Live (Ill Insanity) feat Roc Raida
A Journey Into Sound feat Kenny Muhammed
Ill Bill
Break Ill
3 Boroughs
Choppin N***** Up
The Turntable Anthem
Feel The Bass
X-Ecution Of A Bum Rush feat Beat Junkies (Babu & J-Rocc)
Click On Photo (Below) To Get Free Download Mixtape Of "X-Ecution Of A Bum Rush"
X-Ecution Of A Bum Rush (Dedicated to GM Roc Radia) by Psykhomantus
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Roc Raida R.I.P
New York DJ, Roc Raida had passed away this weekend at age 37, the DJ real name is Anthony Williams was a member of a group called The X-Ecutioners.
In 1995 he won the DMC World DJ Championship, He died on September 19, 2009, Is last solo album was released in 2007 and is called, Beats, Cuts and Skits.
His DJ group The X-Ecutioners Formed as a DJ crew in the early nineties and originally including 11 members, under the name X-Men, which was chosen partly because of their rivalry between Super DJ Clark Kent’s crew of DJs, known as the Supermen, and partly after the Marvel Comics characters, but had to change their name due to trademark infringement.
After the groups name changed, the crew was later reduced to members Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista (named after the Marvel Comics’ Mister Sinister) before releasing their debut album X-Pressions. Sinista later left the group shortly after the release of Built from Scratch, and Rob Swift left the group for personal and artistic reasons in 2005.
In the wake of Swift’s departure, The X-Ecutioners have been scarcely heard of; however, the latest word is that the group has two new members, DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Precision.
The X-Ecutioners have worked with many famous artists on their albums Built From Scratch and Revolutions and are highly respected in hip hop for their turntable skills, being infamous for the technique known as beat juggling. They have been known to do numerous collaborations, ranging from Kool G Rap to Cypress Hill, Mike Shinoda and co-released an album with Mike Patton called General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners. The X-Ecutioners contributed to a remix of Run-DMC’s “King of Rock” on the Harmonix game Amplitude, and the DJ group’s song “Like This” was featured in the video game SSX 3.
As of 2007, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision have formed a new group called Ill Insanity. Their latest release, “Ground Xero” contains 14 tracks featuring the likes of DJ QBert, DJ Excess, and Grand Master Roc Raida.
Ill Insanity has posted a blog on their Myspace regarding a reunion tour in Australia in October, 2008. The group commented in their blog
“Undeniably one of the greatest turntablist crews of all time, New Yorks legends The X-Ecutioners are reuniting exclusively to tour Australia for the very first time. The supremely talented turntablists, Grand Master Roc Raida, Rob Swift, Boogie Blind, Total Eclipse and Precision have exclusively come together for this tour and across 10 turntables will leave you speechless with their unbelievable turntable skills of cutting, mixing, scratching and beat juggling.”
The group has already announced the tour dates on both the X-Ecutioners’ and Ill Insanity’s Myspace Reunion Tour Blog.
In 1995 he won the DMC World DJ Championship, He died on September 19, 2009, Is last solo album was released in 2007 and is called, Beats, Cuts and Skits.
His DJ group The X-Ecutioners Formed as a DJ crew in the early nineties and originally including 11 members, under the name X-Men, which was chosen partly because of their rivalry between Super DJ Clark Kent’s crew of DJs, known as the Supermen, and partly after the Marvel Comics characters, but had to change their name due to trademark infringement.
After the groups name changed, the crew was later reduced to members Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista (named after the Marvel Comics’ Mister Sinister) before releasing their debut album X-Pressions. Sinista later left the group shortly after the release of Built from Scratch, and Rob Swift left the group for personal and artistic reasons in 2005.
In the wake of Swift’s departure, The X-Ecutioners have been scarcely heard of; however, the latest word is that the group has two new members, DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Precision.
The X-Ecutioners have worked with many famous artists on their albums Built From Scratch and Revolutions and are highly respected in hip hop for their turntable skills, being infamous for the technique known as beat juggling. They have been known to do numerous collaborations, ranging from Kool G Rap to Cypress Hill, Mike Shinoda and co-released an album with Mike Patton called General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners. The X-Ecutioners contributed to a remix of Run-DMC’s “King of Rock” on the Harmonix game Amplitude, and the DJ group’s song “Like This” was featured in the video game SSX 3.
As of 2007, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision have formed a new group called Ill Insanity. Their latest release, “Ground Xero” contains 14 tracks featuring the likes of DJ QBert, DJ Excess, and Grand Master Roc Raida.
Ill Insanity has posted a blog on their Myspace regarding a reunion tour in Australia in October, 2008. The group commented in their blog
“Undeniably one of the greatest turntablist crews of all time, New Yorks legends The X-Ecutioners are reuniting exclusively to tour Australia for the very first time. The supremely talented turntablists, Grand Master Roc Raida, Rob Swift, Boogie Blind, Total Eclipse and Precision have exclusively come together for this tour and across 10 turntables will leave you speechless with their unbelievable turntable skills of cutting, mixing, scratching and beat juggling.”
The group has already announced the tour dates on both the X-Ecutioners’ and Ill Insanity’s Myspace Reunion Tour Blog.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Helen Pokrouskaia performing at the Surgery with DJ Psykhomantus
Here's a little freestyle set that me and Helen Pokrouskaia did at Jonzi D's The Surgery.
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