Spotted this old chestnut whilst spending a penny in the Hootenanny toilets last Friday and thought it deserved a wider audience.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m always game for a bit of piss-taking but personally I’d have checked to see if there actually was a “proper turntable” or even “some records” in the photo before writing my witty take-down. Not only are there in fact two of each on display but ironically if I wasn’t playing records, there probably wouldn’t have been half as many skipping tracks on Friday night. A wicked session despite the hiccups, in fact almost as good as the detail on that arrow going through my head – bravo.
You may have noticed I like to confuse people with a smörgåsbord of pseudonyms, myspace pages and “career” moves so here comes another.
Having recently set up a soundcloud page I thought I’d give mixcloud a blast, obviously you can access these mixes from my dj page here already but now you can leave comments, make me look popular and press that little heart button to let the world know how much you love each mix, or not if you think they suck. So far I’ve only put up my Mystery Mix from last year but there will be more going up each week and I’ll try and track down some which are missing from here.
There’s a new mix in the pipeline too, with a Jersey theme in honour of (and to be handed out at) my gig in St Hellier with The Fuzzbox boys next month.
By the way what are you doing this weekend? Nothing? Well in that case get your sorry arses down to Brixton on Friday night for a FREE reggae session at the Hootenanny with Pama Intl playing live and I’ll be manning the decks into the small hours. Like I said it’s free, so no excuses.
I may have been a little hasty when I said Premier was playing tonight, looking at the lineup it’s just Dj Marky headlining but I think it’d be hard to dispute that Marky, MC Wrec, Dj Yoda, Scratch Perverts and of course me, all packed into room 1 at Fabric is a pretty tasty lineup. As ever I’ll be on 10 til 12 warming up the system for the early doors brigade with some bass heavy bangers.
I’ll be taking my first overseas trip of the year next month (does the channel count as overseas?) with a trip to Jersey on the 27th. Playing alongside the Fuzzbox crew at Urban Aristocracy in St Hellier.
On the recording front I’m on the case with another remix for Jimmy screech who rocked Skylarkin the other night, and there’s a been a few whispers of a collaboration in the coming months. I’ve also just finished a new dub for Pama Intl which will hopefully wind up on the flip of their next 7″ due to drop in a month or so, a sneaky peek follows…
I meant to write this update days ago but quite frankly i’ve been tired and ill and moan moan moan…
A bit last minute I know but I’ll be doing the early set at the Shatter The Hotel album launch party in Ladbroke grove tomorrow. In keeping with the Strummer tribute theme I’m taking a bag of scratchy reggae cuts made by punks and new wavers, oh and if you haven’t grabbed the album already, don’t be tight, it’s for charity. I’m on at 8pm on the dot so get there late and you’ll miss out, because…
Following that I’m hot footing it up to Oxford for the midnight session at Skylarkin Soundsystem @ The Cellar after Jimmy Screech and his crew have gone bananas for the evening.
On Monday I’ll be dusting off my charity hat again this time in aid of The British Tinnitus Association when I pick out one record for One Tune: One Cause @ Cargo where I’ll be rubbing shoulders with fellow tinnitus sufferers like Adam F, Lottie and of course Eddy TM.
Think I’m name dropping? Well brace yourself cos on the 19th I’m opening for Dj Premier. Yes, as in Gangstarr’s Premier and Brazilian D’n'B legend Dj Marky @ Fabric. Following that it’s back to the grass roots for a skanking session with my old pals Pama Intl @ Hootenannay in Brixton on the 26th.
My much mentioned Old Ghosts LP of unreleased and unheard tracks is finally out today and you wont have to reach for the Ouija Board to get hold of it. Instead just click the following link to the amazing Myuzyk who have kindly offered it up for FREE, yes, no charge at all, in either MP3 or FLAC formats. And of course there’s further info about each track to be found here.
Still not convinced? Well here’s a few nice comments about it…
“Want a free album of discarded bits-n-bobs by the genius behind Cassetiquette? of course you do.” I Really Love Music
“A good insight into the many styles of music that has influenced Tom as a DJ and an artist and very much worth your time grabbing – made even easier as it’s free.” Interesting Blends
You may have noticed I like to confuse people with a smörgåsbord of pseudonyms, myspace pages and “career” moves so here comes another.
I may have been a little hasty when I said Premier was playing tonight, looking at the lineup it’s just 
I meant to write this update days ago but quite frankly i’ve been tired and ill and moan moan moan…
My much mentioned Old Ghosts LP of unreleased and unheard tracks is finally out today and you wont have to reach for the Ouija Board to get hold of it. Instead just click the following link to the amazing