Fragile Styles 04: Skool of Thought (UK)
support from Black Ink, ShortKutz, Seth Hamilton, Anubis and Nacoa
Friday 10th Oct @ Concrete Club
$10 before 12 more after
Skool of Thought (UK)
So, if you had to list the top 10 hottest DJ / producers in breaks over the past 12 months, Skool of Thought would be a dead cert for a podium finish. Hotter than an aerobics class held in a sauna with the central heating cranked up to the max, he has cemented a reputation for laying down insane tracks and killer DJ sets across the globe.
Skool Of Thought is the owner and label manager behind the award winning Against The Grain & SuperCharged Music record labels - home to the likes of the Freestylers, Krafty Kuts, Splitloop, Ed Solo and of course Skool Of Thought. He is the guy responsible for the enormous Groove Armada 'Superstylin' and Freestylers v Pendulum 'Painkiller' breaks remixes, and has been described as 'an underrated genius' (IDJ Mag) and recognized by DJ magazine as helping form the 'nu skool breaks' scene. Not content on running 2 of the most highly regarded breaks labels in the world, Skool has continued to push the boundaries of the breaks scene with the launch of his 3rd label called 'Cool & Deadly' with Tayo….Out of breathe yet?....
Well to top it off… Skool joins us to celebrate his debut artist album with Ed Solo entitled 'Random Acts Of Kindness'….
Random Acts Of Kindness' encompasses all of the sounds and styles that have influenced Skool Of Thought over the years; from soul, funk and reggae to drum n bass, hip-hop and breaks. Effervescent, opener 'Love Your Life' isn't just for the ska jump up crowd, it's great song based fare and an early indicator of how the album delivers to more than just the dancefloor. Next up is King Tubby sampling soundbwoy stylings of Babylon Breaks. Reggae influences rear their head again on slowburning skankers 'Life Gets Better' and 'Raspberry Dub', while the D&B Remix of 'Feel The Music' does exactly what it says on the tin. Dipping into the UK underground with a bassline to loosen your fillings on 'Sludge', the guys show they have an eye for the retro too with their reworking of Incognito's classic 'Always There'. Throw in piano-laced hip hop ('Sometimes') and beeps and bleeps aplenty ('Tug Nut') and you've got an album, which could never be described as samey.
"This is a scene and a sound quite like no other and SuperCharged's Skool Of Thought rules triumphant" 5/5 DJ magazine
"powerful, bass-heavy belters from most of the major players on the breaks scene. My advice, kids? Take a break from Skool." 8/10 DJ magazine
"Speaker busting, ball tingling, body rocking breakbeat" 5/5 Knowledge mag
"If youre in to filthy raw breakbeat then this is for you, tearing simply tearing." 5/5 IDJ
More Info on Skool of Thought at these places:
http://www.myspace.com/skoolofthought
http://www.superchargedmusic.com
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