Pandiculate
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Pretty sure these guys are associated with Novelist, it's a good freestyle. Now if they could all just pile on a radio show!
he's very good, it is a wank name though really
here is another video with novelist in it this time, same producer as the christmas freestyle above me too
feels pretty old school, not all just interchangeable flows. and some actual hype too. Would love to hear how they would handle a set. that Syder guy is HYPE. anyone got a clue how old they are?
Amazing mix from Spooky on FACT. Good write up as well.
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Let’s face it, a lot of DJs are full of shit – particularly when it comes to their work rate.
So next time you see a DJ on your Twitter feed giving it the early bird act because they woke up before 9am, claiming they’re some sort of marathon man for playing an hour and a half set, or acting like two international bookings in a weekend is a slog rather than a privilege, remind them about Spooky.
With more and more acts getting a year’s worth of bookings on the strength of one single, Spooky increasingly feels like a throwback for several reasons. A resident on long-running London radio station Deja Vu, it’s not uncommon for Spooky to hit radio four times a week, or even twice a night, doing his usual Grimy Mondays slot and then sticking around to cover a later show. He’s metronome-tight, and he’ll show up your favourite DJ on CDs or vinyl. And perhaps most importantly, he’s put in a shitload of work, DJing regularly for Slew Dem crew at the height of grime pirate radio, and providing instrumental grime and garage masterclasses on various London radio stations over the years. Spooky’s also no slouch as a producer: 2010′s ‘Spartan’ was that year’s biggest grime instrumental, the older ‘Joyride’ is a classic to those who know, and the last two years have seen him release scorching singles through Oil Gang (most recently this year’s ‘Coolie Joyride’) and his own Ghost House label.
As for Spooky’s rapid-fire FACT mix, packed with exclusives and bootlegs… Call it a tour de force, call it what you want – those familiar with Spooky won’t be surprised in the slightest. FACT mix 377 is, quite simply, someone who’s earned his spot as one of the best around in full control.
http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/08/fact-mix-377-spooky/
Pretty sure these guys are associated with Novelist, it's a good freestyle. Now if they could all just pile on a radio show!
ELFKID, not a very "grime" name. Sick though.
what is the obsession with youtube freestyles right now? Thats why I dont know any young mc's bar novelist. Because they just do youtube and expect people to notice. I don't know how difficult it is to actually reach radio right now though, surely spooky's monday night show is pretty easy to show up on? Always filled with MC's
FACT always have stuff about Grime on their site and as far as I know they've wanted a mix from Spooky for quite a while. Its good timing for Spooky that he's doing one now anyway as he's just got a booking agent and it can't hurt that in coincides with Grime getting more popular. It's a great mix anyway.
yeah. so why has it taken them this long to get a mix off him? typical bullshit. they don't care until grime's got some social cachet again.
i've worked there since 2008, and you're talking absolute fucking bollocks.
the second ever fact mix was by dj magic, and spooky's been covered in there for years - as has grime in general. so many past features on it, way more than you'd ever get from ra or xlr8r or fader or whatever.