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The Invisibl Skratch Piklz are an American group of turntablists .

The members of the group were originally hip-hop DJs , who were among the pioneers of the turntablism movement in the 1990s; turntablists create musical pieces by mixing samples from records, and by using multiple turntables as instruments. The group started in 1989 as Shadow of the Prophet , with DJ Qbert , Mix Master Mike , and DJ Apollo, who left the group in 1993. ^[1] The group later added DJ Disk , Shortkut, DJ Flare , Yogafrog, D-Styles ,The Tomkat and A-Trak to their lineup. ^[1] They released numerous mix projects and albums and were featured in documentaries such as Battle Sounds and Scratch . The Invisibl Skratch Piklz performed their last show on July 1, 2000 at the Skratchcon 2000 conference in San Francisco, California .

They were asked by the Disco Mix Club (DMC), an international DJ association, to stop competing since they were discouraging other DJs from entering. ^[1]

The Piklz produced most of their work around 1995?2000. ^[1] During that period, they also gave numerous performances and seminars around the world, helped in the design of various DJ products for Vestax and Ortofon , and developed the "break record", a tool used by most present-day turntablists. ^[1] One of their most notable performances was an International Turntablist Federation (ITF) battle between themselves and the X-Men (now the X-Ecutioners ) of New York . Their group routine for this battle, shown on bootleg videos, was later recorded in a studio and released as The Invisibl Skratch Piklz Vs. Da Klams Uv Deth . ^{[ citation needed ]} All previous members of the group have gone on to solo careers, most notably DJ Qbert & Mix Master Mike. Qbert, Mix Master Mike, Shortkut, and DJ Disk are featured in a live performance on the Praxis album Transmutation Live , recorded in 1997. They performed altogether under the name Invisibl Scratch Piklz at Soundset Festival 2017. On September 21, 2019 the original trio was on hand and performed a set at the Fool's Gold Day Off event at Midway SF.

Discography [ edit ]

• Mongoose Shuttle (1997) (unreleased)
• Vs. Da Klams Uv Deth (1997) (Asphodel)
• The Shiggar Fraggar Show, Volume 5 (1998) (Hip Hop Slam)
• The Shiggar Fraggar Show, Volume 4 (1999) (Hip Hop Slam)
• The Shiggar Fraggar Show, Volume 3 (1999) (Hip Hop Slam)
• The Shiggar Fraggar Show, Volume 2 (1999) (Hip Hop Slam)
• The Shiggar Fraggar Show, Volume 1 (2000) (Hip Hop Slam)
• Shiggar Fraggar 2000 (2000) (Hip Hop Slam)
• The 13th Floor (2016) (Alpha Pup)

See also [ edit ]

• Alternative hip hop
• Filipino hip hop
• Turntablism

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official site