Some welcome news from Nozl.co.uk, Vince Mack Mahon has an album coming out on June 1st.  That's Jimmy The Hideous Penguin, Mikey Fingers, Tweek & Deviant.  This is now available for pre order from the Nozl Shop.  If your not familiar, check the Albums sector on tablist.net, Jimmy has several free ones, also check the Community Scratch BBQ video.  See the info from the press release and links below.  NOZ004/ NAUSE003 VINCE MACK MAHON – “VINCE MACK MAHON” 8 TRACK VINYL ALBUM 4 Twisted individuals from Galway contort their unique and unparalleled scratch sounds onto vinyl. Founders of The Community Skratch Games, their live shows are the stuff of legend (in particular last year's 24-Hour Skratch). Check Out The Tracks "The Amazing World Of Tweek, Ted & Keith" and "Why Is It So Damn Relevant?" on our myspace page.. www.myspace.com/nozlrecordings

Vince Mack Mahon by Vince Mack Mahon

http://www.nozl.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=23
http://www.myspace.com/nozlrecordings

Grandeurs Of Delusion has got a follow up to their release A Stale Breath Of Fresh Ahhh.  Night Of The Flavigator is a 6 track vinyl ep.  It is available for pre-order from Nozl Shop.  It will be released June 1st, so get your pre-order on and it will be mailed 'at least a week before' June 1st.  See some info below from the press release and the related links.

NOZ005/ NAUSE004
GRANDEURS OF DELUSION – “NIGHT OF THE FLAVIGATOR”
6 TRACK VINYL EP
Who’s
down with G.O.D? Sit back while the three Electro Cretins slice their
way through the Hip-Hop junkpile with inhuman precision.
G.O.D
deliver the electro-scratch record we’ve all been waiting for. Old and
devastatingly new styles collide over punishing and funky electronic
rhythms. Live shows have left crowds dancing all over their own lips,
as G.O.D demolish venue after venue with their jaw dropping and
explosive style.

http://www.myspace.com/djmanipulate
http://www.nozl.co.uk/index.php?act=viewNews&newsId=11

ProF, of iNSiDEaMiND, has a new ep coming out this summer. The first single from The Superorganism will be available for download starting tomorrow, March 17th on ProF's myspace page.  The track is A Life Force, sounds pretty chill, with some head nod mixed in, look out for the single & more details as I get them.  Check the video clip below & some info from the press release. 

As a member of renowned turntablist act iNSiDEaMiND, ProF (born Cheldon Paterson a.k.a dj Vision) is definitely no stranger to bending minds. With a well rooted background in vinyl manipulation, he brings a new flavour to the scratch. One part tactician, one part time traveler, this guy twists and turns up beats to unexpected depths with his melancholic samples and off-time tricks. This can be heard and felt in the production on his forth coming EP "Superorganism"...... Out this Summer with a special limited edition release on 5&1/4 records.

http://Insideamind.net/

http://myspace.com/professorfingers

So its been more than a minute since I've paid any attention to a battle of any kind. There are some pretty good videos circulating on youtube & myspace and so on. Here is a dvd that might be worth getting. I've ordered mine. Its from the Wizard of Ahh Freestyle Scratch Battle 2008. It is 100 minutes of dj's getting down. Check the trailer below. You can order from hhv. Here is some info from the press release:

This DVD will give you a full impression of a freestyle scratch battle,
the way its supposed to be.
17 Competitors form France , Belgium and
Germany battled for the Freestyle Crown.
The competitors had to
improvise each round on random beats , to show how well they can flip
the ahh..s and fresh..s!

If you..re a Skratch Nerd , Skratch Dj or just interested in this
Artform , this Dvd will blow you away to the very core , bringin you
europes finest scratchers on one single DVD!

There..s also a big bonus section on this DVd , featuring exclusive
Videos by Exodus ( DMC TEAM CHAMPS), Interplay ( European DJ CHAMPS) ,
Dj Clear (German DMC CHAMP), R-ash ( Scratch Science) , Deska ( WOA
Champ 2008) and many more!Related Links:order from hhv

So I've added a few more free albums to the media sector.  These are albums that are available for free download.  They are either creative commons or just released for free download.  There are more on the way, and you'll be able to stream them soon.  Right now they are just downloads.  Related Links:albums