Spaced Invaders

It’s the beginning of a new week and Kulture Klash 4 has come and passed. Kulture Klash this time around was a total blast. (Even if it did feel like a blur to me.) Our projections blew our minds away and more importantly blew the minds of all the people standing in line for beer and port-o-potties. I shouldn’t say it like that. In fact we had a huge number of people outside partying with us.

The numbers I really couldn’t say, but just taking a guess I’d say there was close to 800 at any given time. However, the best thing was everyone was getting down to the classics. Scruchyface Flatbroke took a commanding presence on the decks, and totally melted the crowds faces. It surprised me when he dropped William DeVaughn’s “Just Be Thankful For What You Got.” And the whole crowd was just grooving and grinding. Even though I was running video and fixing the technical stuff, (like plugging projectors back in after jerks unplugged them.) I got the crowd going with a side to side arm wave during Leon Haywood’s “I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You.” Which I think made both Scrunchyface Flatbroke and Birdflu get into the groove some more.

Speaking of that I forgot to mention Birdflu from the Bubbleguts Brothers was there with us cutting it up. If you ever get a chance you need to check him and his boy JectWon out. Strictly vinyl, crazy ass cutting, straight dope. It was great to have him up there to add his vinyl manipulation expertise. I’m sure you will see more of both crews preforming together in the near future.

I did not get a chance to check out much of the artwork. Okay, i didn’t get a chance to check out any of the artwork or see anything else that was going on besides what we were doing. But from what I have been reading and seeing, it looks like Kulture Klash 4 was a success.

Big thanks goes out to everyone who invited the Spaced Invaders out there, Gus, Scott, Ambergre, Suite Sole, (I heard we were getting paid in shoes this time around.) Big Hair and the rest of the Dub Island Crew, (Lord knows if it weren’t for you there would not have been any show at all.) To all the party goers that got down to the groove, especially to that kid who took a handful of stickers and said he’d put them up all over downtown.

All I can say is that it will take some work for the Spaced Invaders to out do themselves this time around. But hey we have already done that…just wait for the concert at the Customs House during Spoletto 09.

Happy Valentines Day everyone!!! Get your scrump on with some baby makin music by the most soulful white boy in the DJ world, DJ Scrunchyface Flatbroke. This special edition of the Stone Groove Podcast will get anyone into the baby makin mood. I know that the guys out there won’t last past the five minute mark, so take it slow and easy with your special lady and groove to this Valentine’s Day Stimulus Package.

 

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DJ Scrunchyface Flatbroke sent me this to post up on the site, for your listening pleasure Here’s Notorious BIG doing microphone fiend without all the DJs screaming and radio drops that my file had.

 

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I’m going to get kind of nostalgic with this post but it’s the New Year once again. Time for everyone to start their resolutions for the year only to forget them in about three weeks. Time for everyone to reflect on the last year and see how they can make themselves better in 2009. Well in retrospect, I’d say 2008 was a great year for the Spaced Invaders and me as a DJ.

First off 2008 had a lot of great shows for the Spaced Invaders. The College of Charleston Red Event (Which started it all), Kulture Klash 2, The Future Sound of Breaks World Tour Stop in Charleston, The Side Show Fashion Show, Dr. King’s Skinful Halloween and certainly last but not least, our Stone Groove events. All the shows that we did last year just totally blow my mind away. Already in the first year that the Spaced Invaders formed we have performed in front of thousands. I can’t be more thankful than that.

In addition to the shows we made a lot of good friends along the way and have met some really great people as well. People who are really helping us out and believe in what we do. Mad thanks to the folks at Camel and Redbull for hooking us up with shows and calling us back for more. Same thing to CofC Radio. Also, another thanks to Torch for letting me have a weekly gig at your place, and most of all letting me be free to play what I feel. There’s just so many people to thank that I’ll have to spend all day writing. So please don’t be upset that I don’t get to you in this. (After all this is just a blog post)

I also am going to market the Stone Groove podcast and live show very hard this year. Flatbroke and I moved the party to the Daily Dose on James Island and the party within two months have become a huge hit. Most of all, it became very Charlestonian in doing this. Somehow moving the party out of downtown into this very chill, vibey spot just seems right. Our friends are out there and each show we make new ones. It’s really just turned into this great time. I think this year the Stone Groove will be so huge in when the weather warms up and more people spread the word. Duffy, you have been great about helping us out in that way.

Lastly, this brings up the Stone Groove as a whole. I just can’t believe this. In November the podcast had over 8000 listens. Speaking of that, the Spaced Invaders are still the only DJs in Charleston with mixtapes on iTunes. (At least at the time of this posting. And that I know of.) The Stone Groove and the ideas behind it have really brought out a new aspect of DJing in me. I’m back to digging again. You know trying to find those tunes that are just great. I’m back to practicing on the decks. I’m back to producing music and beats once again. And I’m back to sticking to my guns and not selling out to the Top 40 BS. And I owe a great deal of this to Flatbroke, he just keeps upping his skills and just his keeps digging and digging and digging. Throughout day one he’s been a sort of mentor in all of this just sort of fine tuning the direction of the Stone Groove and making sure it never loses steam. I couldn’t ask for somebody better to work with on this Stone Groove funk mothership.

Anyway, I have to run and make it look like I do something for a living. I leave you with this parting shot from the last Stone Groove event. It is a picture of Duffy’s son Boogie Down (Yep that’s his real name) as our guest DJ at the Stone Groove.

Flatbroke drops all b-boy classics in this one. It’s worth at least ten repeats before you go to sleep tonight. It’s really that good. I’m actually on my fourth time listening to it. Make sure you leave some comments for this guy letting him know how much you like his dusty crate digging.

 

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Last minute party update…UFO w/ DJ Scrunchyface Flatbroke @ the Pour House tonight!!! Party starts at 9pm!!!

You can stream the feed here or listen to it on iTunes.

Be sure to check Flatbroke’s December 1st Payday podcast. Scrunchyface Flatbroke amps it up with b-boy style funk breaks dominating the cast and listen to the very first track. The heads will get that one.

Stream the December first cast here or listen to it on iTunes.

 

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