Slow beats are a fine filtering mechanism. You can line up 200 people with technical skills, run them through fast and slow beats, and a VERY small pinch of artists hold up through the slow ones, let alone shine like this. It's been said many times before, the artistry or soul is in the record hand, not the fader. This whole thing still kills me.
FUCK. This is the nastiest scratch tape I've ever heard. I am literally making the ill face throughout the entire tape, some of these cuts are too much for me to comprehend.
This is what I call proper scratching more control over the vinyl .its pure finesse . And there's not that much kitting compared to most of all upcoming scratch djs who go mad just kutting as fast as they can and hope for best . There's big lesson to be learnt here for upcoming turntablists.
oh my god, just had this as my soundtrack to a salvia trip. It was amazing, i was seeing all the scratches draw themselves through the air. Definitely tripping music
I’m a proud owner of this, pharaohs of funk, articles of braille and bucktooth wizards and consider those and switchblade to be essential listening for anyone - and not just scratch nerds like myself! Toadstyle’s phrasing blows me away every time. Bring back the Toad.. and everyone else while your at it!
So dope. The newer styles are cool and nice to look. Maybe we gotta get rid of the cameras for a bit and pull out the multitrack? and I miss the days of asisphonics and snatchcon.
It's actually kinda sad to see how, 10 years later, nobody really topped those cats (Toad, D-styles, the Ruck, Mike Boo etcetera) technically OR musically. Like, nowhere near man. Face it and salute the peak of this art form.
/watch?v=hH_Og1wwg1g /watch?v=yVWTN5cZ9Jk /watch?v=OXwd6YjyOdQ /watch?v=9yGfjW1pC1o the list can go on an on! keep diggin theres plenty of talent out there
Levi Watts thanks for the reply brother. i checked 'em out and they're nice, but man... as i said... nowhere near. Still, plenty of talent out there.. i'm really feelin Ken One (japan), Deska (france), Scratchbusters (italy) among others.. but my point stays the same. 10 years difference my man, they still untouched.
+Jacopo Magrini The art of the DJ is closely following other music. The best guitar soloists were in the '70's and '80's. Some people can still bust out some awesome solos, but they don't need to anymore because that isn't what makes money. This is why so many rock groups nowadays have guitarists who stick to 2 or 3 chords and that's it...they in no way approach the technicality of the gods of the guitar because most people aren't really into that kind of stuff. Scratching will have to evolve to attract a wider audience or die out completely.
+Jacopo Magrini There's plenty out there doing it with fresh styles moving the artform forward... Deviant and Naive Ted, Slowpitch, Maed Meva, Jimmy Penguin are all innovating right now in terms of musicality. For straight skills, Chinmachine and Chile are right up there with the legends. Not exactly the golden age like it was but it's still out there!
haha internet is a small place. Was just talking to diggla on reddit, I heard you might have some mp3s for me.... good to hear you guys decided to bring it back though!
Rythm and Music, Rythm and Melody. I've scratched with my teeth, fingernails, on guitar and drumkit, the 3 EQ sliders on a $10 cassette deck (mad phases!) and of course the single belt driven at the Moms (slipmat cut from blanket). I could mimic vocal, play lead and get it singing. Freestyle. No beat ryhme or reason. The Sound of Music. Learn to dance play drums, sing and swing. The love this man has for his art is inspiring.
D-Styles, Toad and Excess are touring imminently, so make sure if you go to one of the gigs, you take a video camera and post it up on You Tube ;-) Scratch legends.
@beat4battle word. and props for putting this up....so there are 2 versions of this? I am kinda salty though cause I had Alias - Articles of Braille on my channel and I guess Ricci took offense to me alluding he was Alias and "someone" claimed copyright infringement. What happened to spreading the scratch? lol
"Attention all you hardcore scratch heads Toadstyle has put together "Switchblade Sermons ." This is a grimey cd-r of pure unadulterated scratching over beats from his upcoming record. If you want to satisfy your fix for hearing Toadstyle get busy on the cut, COP THIS CD as it will only be available through this site in limited quantity (only 100 are being made!) and at select performances. Cost is $10 + $5 shipping/handling, and if youre a scratch connoisseur it's well worth it !!! Peace .
its very obvious that AI is listening 24/7 many times now i have been bumping an old school mix tape from the ages and the computers here that and recommend videos with some of the sounds from the tapes and the like !!,, this video was RECOMMENDED ON ME RUclips after bumping a mix tape i got at a rave in the 505 from SWING KID !!,,
@blam1982 Yeah, I went toadstyle crazy and got one from him and then when sqratchattack did their version I got one of those too. There's a listing for both versions over at discogs. Anyone got any passes?
Tell me about it. Just said to Toad in a mail there "I think everyone's got desk-jobs now" Its a real shame. Anyway we tried to get it moving again with midicon.net peep it.
Yeah just the way it happened my friend. Responsibilities etc. We discussed it though and we're going to bring it back with the new design in the next couple of days. If you're on Twitter my handle is my @RexOrwell.
Serato, Midi Controller's, Mixman, Ableton Live, etc. -- all but eliminated the necessity for a dj to have skills. Market became saturated by scenster's and fakers. The masters could no longer support themselves from their art. Had to find other ways to make a living. The scratch game still exists but not in the public spot light as it once did. It takes place in basements where the public isn't welcome. And for good reason.
This tape changed everything. Pretty much Everyone changed their whole style up when they heard this. Legendary status
Slow beats are a fine filtering mechanism. You can line up 200 people with technical skills, run them through fast and slow beats, and a VERY small pinch of artists hold up through the slow ones, let alone shine like this. It's been said many times before, the artistry or soul is in the record hand, not the fader.
This whole thing still kills me.
Old comment but yeah slow is where the skills are its easier to cut fast but takes alot more control to cut slow beats
I always get goosebumps. it's insane
FUCK. This is the nastiest scratch tape I've ever heard. I am literally making the ill face throughout the entire tape, some of these cuts are too much for me to comprehend.
so sick i just contracted hearing aids..
I vote Dopez makes a scratch tape like this
This is what I call proper scratching more control over the vinyl .its pure finesse . And there's not that much kitting compared to most of all upcoming scratch djs who go mad just kutting as fast as they can and hope for best . There's big lesson to be learnt here for upcoming turntablists.
Agreed. Fast kuts and lots of clicks are cool (when used well and within reason) But record control is king and that's why Toadstyle is the man!
I like how his cuts are not always in “orbit”
A scratch masterpiece. Still untouchable.
FACTS!!
In my opinion, he's definitely a singer of scratch, he knows how to sing the scratch.
everytime i take the bus, train or subway gotta listen to this
oh my god, just had this as my soundtrack to a salvia trip. It was amazing, i was seeing all the scratches draw themselves through the air. Definitely tripping music
2018 and still the freshest
peace
Just beyond sick. Ten years one nobody can touch this. Really miss those asisphonics days when there was a real scratch community....
We out here
D-Styles’ messageboard was the shit back in the day. So much classic shit went down on that board.
@@kilo-watt it basically turned into a bbq forum. still think about weak_sauce.
Marcus Antonius I wish I still had the diss track that got dropped on weak_sauce.
I totally agree with you. This is more emotional compare with those mechanical skills show-off nowaday
Toadstyle is an animal the likes of which we will NEVER see again. Thumbs.
Sep 2021 and this shit is unbelievable. That marriage of flow and tech... Wow. Buttery and beautiful!
I’m a proud owner of this, pharaohs of funk, articles of braille and bucktooth wizards and consider those and switchblade to be essential listening for anyone - and not just scratch nerds like myself!
Toadstyle’s phrasing blows me away every time.
Bring back the Toad.. and everyone else while your at it!
So dope. The newer styles are cool and nice to look. Maybe we gotta get rid of the cameras for a bit and pull out the multitrack? and I miss the days of asisphonics and snatchcon.
such amazing control and thoughtful scratches
It's actually kinda sad to see how, 10 years later, nobody really topped those cats (Toad, D-styles, the Ruck, Mike Boo etcetera) technically OR musically. Like, nowhere near man. Face it and salute the peak of this art form.
/watch?v=hH_Og1wwg1g
/watch?v=yVWTN5cZ9Jk
/watch?v=OXwd6YjyOdQ
/watch?v=9yGfjW1pC1o
the list can go on an on! keep diggin theres plenty of talent out there
Levi Watts thanks for the reply brother. i checked 'em out and they're nice, but man... as i said... nowhere near. Still, plenty of talent out there.. i'm really feelin Ken One (japan), Deska (france), Scratchbusters (italy) among others.. but my point stays the same. 10 years difference my man, they still untouched.
Jacopo Magrini deska is now aociz ;)
+Jacopo Magrini The art of the DJ is closely following other music. The best guitar soloists were in the '70's and '80's. Some people can still bust out some awesome solos, but they don't need to anymore because that isn't what makes money. This is why so many rock groups nowadays have guitarists who stick to 2 or 3 chords and that's it...they in no way approach the technicality of the gods of the guitar because most people aren't really into that kind of stuff. Scratching will have to evolve to attract a wider audience or die out completely.
+Jacopo Magrini There's plenty out there doing it with fresh styles moving the artform forward... Deviant and Naive Ted, Slowpitch, Maed Meva, Jimmy Penguin are all innovating right now in terms of musicality. For straight skills, Chinmachine and Chile are right up there with the legends. Not exactly the golden age like it was but it's still out there!
been coming back to this for years, still dope AF
MASTERPIECE
Sicko sounds, mental cutting...still holds up strong years later.
What he does with that 'cut like a guillotine' sample is RIDICULOUS tech and mad funky. Toad's a beast.
I literally can not get enough of this!!! SO DAMN NASTY!!!
one of my alltime favourites like scratchnerds by craze and clever.. so sick!
haha internet is a small place. Was just talking to diggla on reddit, I heard you might have some mp3s for me.... good to hear you guys decided to bring it back though!
man he can decorate the slow tempo stuff with some funkyy phrasing. listening learn with this tape!
Toadstyle is the humble servant who is preparing the way by readying minds for the return of................
this album is everything I'd like to be.
Gangsta Cutz
Toadstyle is one of the best!!No doubt!!!
Rythm and Music, Rythm and Melody.
I've scratched with my teeth, fingernails, on guitar and drumkit, the 3 EQ sliders on a $10 cassette deck (mad phases!) and of course the single belt driven at the Moms (slipmat cut from blanket). I could mimic vocal, play lead and get it singing. Freestyle. No beat ryhme or reason. The Sound of Music. Learn to dance play drums, sing and swing.
The love this man has for his art is inspiring.
King shit. Words cant express how dope this is. So musical.
BEWARE of The Frozen Toad!!! HZA, wuz here. Like this comment if you're still bumping this in 2025! 💯
Amazing cuts
D-Styles, Toad and Excess are touring imminently, so make sure if you go to one of the gigs, you take a video camera and post it up on You Tube ;-)
Scratch legends.
G.O.A.T.
Still a favourite to listen to on my mp3 player at work doesnt get any better than this
A LEGEND IN THE GAME
damn dude has a voice through the scratches
thx for posting this!
incredible.
Fantastical...
For me, this is still a Grade-A, 100% official, classic banger
Thx for sharing! Never listened to this tape although I've heard a lot about it and the hype was not for nothing. Shit's fucking sick!!!
oh shit, this is fuckin crazy.. the combo scratches are too intense - all that scratching is making me itch
were can i get a copy of that opening beat to cut to?? hella dope !
Scratch meditation time =)
They say turntablism like this is dead but has it ever ever been alive outside of the community? Regardless... I'm getting to work
Man over the years one forgets how dope worn out vinyl can sound. I am rock hard rn #NH
Would love to hear a scratch tape like this from you man! You got some new styles that would sound dope laid down in this style
What is that beat at 3:38? Or where I can find this looper? Thanks!
15:07 best aaaahhh ever
@beat4battle word. and props for putting this up....so there are 2 versions of this?
I am kinda salty though cause I had Alias - Articles of Braille on my channel and I guess Ricci took offense to me alluding he was Alias and "someone" claimed copyright infringement. What happened to spreading the scratch? lol
Fucking legend for the heads up on the looper . Located it and lovin it ,Cheers bro :)
the illest EVER
Stank space dirt for the children
2 months later and that website is down already?
@MEKON17 Yes mate. Tonight in London. It'll have been on,
holy shit -- does anyone know what looper has the beat at 8:55?
i must scratch to it.
Ever figure out this beat?🤔
The dopest
back for the await of 2.....! not long noW!
"Attention all you hardcore scratch heads Toadstyle has put together "Switchblade Sermons ." This is a grimey cd-r of pure unadulterated scratching over beats from his upcoming record. If you want to satisfy your fix for hearing Toadstyle get busy on the cut, COP THIS CD as it will only be available through this site in limited quantity (only 100 are being made!) and at select performances. Cost is $10 + $5 shipping/handling, and if youre a scratch connoisseur it's well worth it !!! Peace .
🥇🔥🥇🔥🥇🔥🥇
@JamBurgler
By the way, that quote was from the ad back in 2003. I'm not selling em.
Crazy
Does anyone know what that first beat is?
Boom. Son.
He broke it down how you're supposed to use 12s as a REAL instrument.
Yesss
great
THX FOR THE UPLOAD dude.do you have the mp3 version?
Seems heavily inspired by Kid Koala. Def not taking anything away from TS. Fresh and timeless!
Fair observation. Static Waltz was a big influence!
wowww where can i get the beat at 8:55?
its very obvious that AI is listening 24/7 many times now i have been bumping an old school mix tape from the ages and the computers here that and recommend videos with some of the sounds from the tapes and the like !!,, this video was RECOMMENDED ON ME RUclips after bumping a mix tape i got at a rave in the 505 from SWING KID !!,,
@blam1982
Yeah, I went toadstyle crazy and got one from him and then when sqratchattack did their version I got one of those too. There's a listing for both versions over at discogs.
Anyone got any passes?
"Get 'Em" on wax, or the yourlooper site
Perfect backround music while you play FIFA on ps3!
haha @Jamburgler where do you have that from?
Do you have an original?
2:37 Mind=Blown
@nozlrecordingsuk in the uk ?
Same cool shit, i'm back again, and again, and again... ;]
to sick
Damn, I've been scratching since 99. My cut sounds like i just started scratching last week compare to this...
5:05-6:05 "WTF" Lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BIG
so damn nasty!!
Supposedly, Toad recorded a volume 2 and decided not to release it.
Tell me about it. Just said to Toad in a mail there "I think everyone's got desk-jobs now" Its a real shame. Anyway we tried to get it moving again with midicon.net peep it.
:53 was it!
tha fuckin LEGEND!!!
Yeah just the way it happened my friend. Responsibilities etc. We discussed it though and we're going to bring it back with the new design in the next couple of days. If you're on Twitter my handle is my @RexOrwell.
Fuck molecules, by the time you get to 11:00 he's working with atoms.
16:01😈
MICACAZZI!!!
dope shit there:)
@mechagodzirra
lol @ Rotten Apple!
killz....
Where's Toadstyle been? Dude is VICIOUS on the kut!!!
Jonathan Gomez NO WAY!LUCKY!
ruffcutt14 best teacher ever.
Phrasing? No one does it better. No one.
Serato, Midi Controller's, Mixman, Ableton Live, etc. -- all but eliminated the necessity for a dj to have skills. Market became saturated by scenster's and fakers. The masters could no longer support themselves from their art. Had to find other ways to make a living.
The scratch game still exists but not in the public spot light as it once did. It takes place in basements where the public isn't welcome. And for good reason.
Quit playin 3:14
Is there a skratch album today that can top this?... No.
The fuck is @1:40 ?! 👀👂