ProF, of iNSiDEaMiND, has a new ep coming out this summer. The first single from The Superorganism will be available for download starting tomorrow, March 17th on ProF's myspace page.  The track is A Life Force, sounds pretty chill, with some head nod mixed in, look out for the single & more details as I get them.  Check the video clip below & some info from the press release. 

As a member of renowned turntablist act iNSiDEaMiND, ProF (born Cheldon Paterson a.k.a dj Vision) is definitely no stranger to bending minds. With a well rooted background in vinyl manipulation, he brings a new flavour to the scratch. One part tactician, one part time traveler, this guy twists and turns up beats to unexpected depths with his melancholic samples and off-time tricks. This can be heard and felt in the production on his forth coming EP "Superorganism"...... Out this Summer with a special limited edition release on 5&1/4 records.

http://Insideamind.net/

http://myspace.com/professorfingers

So its been more than a minute since I've paid any attention to a battle of any kind. There are some pretty good videos circulating on youtube & myspace and so on. Here is a dvd that might be worth getting. I've ordered mine. Its from the Wizard of Ahh Freestyle Scratch Battle 2008. It is 100 minutes of dj's getting down. Check the trailer below. You can order from hhv. Here is some info from the press release:

This DVD will give you a full impression of a freestyle scratch battle,
the way its supposed to be.
17 Competitors form France , Belgium and
Germany battled for the Freestyle Crown.
The competitors had to
improvise each round on random beats , to show how well they can flip
the ahh..s and fresh..s!

If you..re a Skratch Nerd , Skratch Dj or just interested in this
Artform , this Dvd will blow you away to the very core , bringin you
europes finest scratchers on one single DVD!

There..s also a big bonus section on this DVd , featuring exclusive
Videos by Exodus ( DMC TEAM CHAMPS), Interplay ( European DJ CHAMPS) ,
Dj Clear (German DMC CHAMP), R-ash ( Scratch Science) , Deska ( WOA
Champ 2008) and many more!Related Links:order from hhv

So I've added a few more free albums to the media sector.  These are albums that are available for free download.  They are either creative commons or just released for free download.  There are more on the way, and you'll be able to stream them soon.  Right now they are just downloads.  Related Links:albums

This is a solid album all the way through. It's one of the dopest scratch albums I've heard in a while. Its all constructed from turntables and samples. I've added a couple of videos from the album to the video sector. There are tracks featuring Gavin & Mar1, check the tracklist, snippet & video below. Please note that Dashah is talking on the preview but is not on the actual album.

Track List:
1 intro (escape from the incubator)
2 i'm a song
3 petty thinkin' minds
4 nothing to say
5 osnabrück wüste
6 skratch music (mit gavin sense)
7 skit
8 are you sorry?
9 mind (djembe: ulli schubert)
10 the natural ability
11 nevele
12 once again (mit gavin sense + mar 1)
13 whatever
14 you should understand me
15 gone
16 the great adventure (mit gavin sense)
17 skit (bass: lars rempe)
18 game
19 cannibalistic behaviour
20 underestimate
21 change

Chinch 33 - Are You Sorry? from raging semeion on Vimeo.