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The Path Of Least Resistance

by Skratchlords

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of SKRATCHLORDS - The Game, Simon Bar Sinister EP, LORDCORE 020 - ROCK WELL - SCORE MARKS: MUSIC TO CUT TO, Distintegration by Joey FDH, Zarecord 2, Zarecord 3, LORDCORE 019 - ELECTROFOOD_CH - АРХИВ, The Scratchblast Album Volume 3, and 50 more. , and , .

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  • 12" CNP015 "Path Of Least Resistance"
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The Skratchlords have been performing as crew for just over 2 years now. These DJ’s have a well earned reputation for pushing the boundaries of scratch music. Risk taking in their freestyle performances as a crew brings about an energy that cannot be rehearsed for... it is only made possible by their collective experience working together and individually.

    2017 saw the Scratchblast tour across the U.K. kick off with a hoard of talented turntable musicians. Jimmy The Hideous Penguin & Djackulate performed the “Janes Cumin Home Soon” EP which brought together a mix of electronic beats, chopped breaks and dirty cuts using snippets of audio from a huge pallet of sounds ranging from traditional Irish music to Comedy records bought in local record shops on the day of the performance. This journey laid the groundwork for the Path of Least Resistance tour and show vinyl. Deep Red vinyl repress

    Like any weapon you might forge for a battle, it’s crafted with the finest of materials. Symatic collaborated with The Vinyl Factory's etch-artist Leighton Harris to design a unique etching that surrounds the playable tracks on the record. One side is essentially a 10” record cut onto a 12” disk, with the etching filling out the dead-space. What's more – the design actually lines up with the sounds on the record. (See image below)

    Side A is ultrapitch ready, put together with 133 BPM loops. There are 9 deadly vocal laden scratch loops, followed by a section of scratchy goodies with hidden nuggets all over. A drum track and synth bass tone with a lock groove make this more than a battle weapon, but a musical tool as well.

    Side B has been edited at 166 BPM to work best at regular speed on a turntable. It kicks off with 5 scratch loops, followed by punchy drum loops taken from the “Janes Cumin Home Soon” EP. Next comes a section of samples to get creative with: guitars, horror-film screams, comical interludes, with no shortage of excellent scratch material.

    The end of this side has a collection of lock-groove tones to get down and dirty with. This record has been years in the making, with many international SKRATCHLORDS affilliates contributing sounds and ideas.

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  • CNP019
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    In classic Cut & Paste Records style, this 7” version of “Path Of Least Resistance” takes audio from the original 12” and rearranges it for use on Portable Turntables. Each side has the same layout of 7 skratch loops to give you a simple format that encourages free creative flow with minimal thinking required when looking for samples. There are 4 vocal acapella loops, a drum loop and a locked groove synth tone on each side. All loops are skip-proof and arranged at 83.33 BPM so you can get busy rocking cuts on a regular speed or ultra pitch turntable set up.

    With a shorter run time due to the Skratchlord circular etching appearing on both sides of this record, selecting the deadliest loops was a crucial step in the production process. Working with the Etchlord Leighton Harris at The Vinyl Factory allowed us to line the image up so that the letters match the audio location. An etched Skratchlord sample map and cue point marker all at once around the outer edge, with 10 samurai warriors positioned as cue points on the inner edge.

    Aggressive and raw is the undisputed vibe of The Skratchlords record. Keep your ears open for hidden samples to switch things up when makin’ mad noize with this record!

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The Skratchlords are Djackulate, Symatic, Jimmy P and DJ Manipulate and they are known across the universe for cold kickin’ ass on the decks. This is audio from their “Path Of Least Resistance” show vinyl, re-edited for digital format.

Side A is designed for use with turntables capable of -50% pitch adjustment, also known as Ultrapitch. This allows for more sounds per rotation, and also enhances control.

Side B is designed for regular pitch, and has more musical sounds for sampling and live composition.

Aggressive and raw is the undisputed vibe of The Skratchlords record. The sounds were collected and curated over many years by members and affiliates of the Skratchlords collective.

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released November 3, 2020

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