Just me on me lonesome most of the time, but occasionally featuring the likes of Jer Levitsky, Greg the Hornablist, Beardyman, Dizraeli and Charlie Lewis.....
Influences
Everything I see, hear and do influences me in some way or another. Among those that inspire me most are my friends and musical colleagues- Dizraeli, Jer & Tom, Boxtree Collective, MekaSonic, The Scrub, Titan System, Dialectics, Beardyman and loads of others.
People you're more likely to have heard of include London Elektricity, Logistics, Nu-Tone, High Contrast, Visionary, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius,
Portishead, Amon Tobin, Fingathing and about a zillion other creators of wicked music...
Scifax (or 'Alex' as his mum calls him...) is a 24 year old producer, DJ, and musician living on the sunny (yeah whatever...) South coast of England. Raised in Bristol on a diet of hip-hop and heavy metal, I started playing the Bass guitar aged 10, after dabbling with a green clarinet and struggling to get any sound out of a saxophone! Not long after, I started learning the guitar, but then realised that everyone and their mum is a guitarist, so its better to stick to bass. Everyone and their mum is a DJ too though, but after I got into d'n'b in about '98 I decided to get some decks anyway, just for the hell of it. Then I learnt to mix, then scratch. I now also play tenor sax, a bit of keys, and spend hours gazing at a computer screen making tunes.
My background as a musician means that I tend to focus on the musical aspects of my production, and even the harder tunes I produce tend to have musical structures with a lot of focus on chords and melodies, rather than just trying to make the filthiest, most ear wrenching sounds possible. Not that there's anything wrong with filthy, ear-wrenching sounds. They have their place....
I also like to use real instruments where I can, so I play a lot of the parts on my tracks, or enlist the help of my musical compadres- Jer Levitsky features on the guitar on 'Eyes Forward', and the sax on 'Binary Soul' was supplied by an excellent French sax player called Greg. Both these tunes will soon have their sythetic sounding string parts replaced by real violin and cello (thanks to Charlie Lewis).
I am also working on a project, tentatively called 'Wiretribe', with Ali RTF, which seems to be leaning towards the heavier end of the spectrum at the moment. We will be putting some tracks online soon. Also look out for collaborations between myself and machine-gun-tongued beatboxer Beardyman (if we can stop telling crap jokes and giggling like little girls for long enough to actually finish the tune we're working on).
Finally, I'd like to do a little plug for my band. We play hip-hop with a dubby, jazzy funky edge and I like to think we're fairly good! Please check out www.myspace.com/badscience and see if you agree!
Incidentally, I don't really listen to heavy metal any more.
Limited £10 advance tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop, Union St, Bristol otherwise tickets are £12 from Rooted Records Gloucester Rd Bristol Prime Cuts Gloucester Rd Bristol Cooshti, Park St Bristol Drop Records, Broad St Bath http://www.skiddle.com/events/11288923 http://www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
[to ensure entry early ticket purchase is obviously advised]
Check out my new video for the single 'Slow Me Down', it's pretty different from your usual 'rap vid', as I try not to take myself too seriously! Hope you enjoy the mutiple costumes, this vid was a bag a fun to make!
If the vid doesn't appear on your page just click this link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=117clUAxrd0
For one day only, this magical space is open for all to enjoy. With acoustic folk roots swing ska delights, local ales and refreshments, all housed within the spectacular full circle geodome, so it'll be dry come rain or shine. It's only £5 for a truely magical day with a wicked line up in a very special space. It's a totally one off warm up for the Full Circle Stage and Cafe's summer festival season.
Please come early to enjoy as much of it as possible. There's going to be a deliciously wholesome cooked dinner as well as cakes and other refreshments on offer. Kids are very welcome, under 14s get in free.
For one day only, this magical space is open for all to enjoy. With acoustic folk roots swing ska delights, local ales and refreshments, all housed within the spectacular full circle geodome, so it'll be dry come rain or shine. It's only £5 for a truely magical day with a wicked line up in a very special space. It's a totally one off warm up for the Full Circle Stage and Cafe's summer festival season. Playing will be :
Cocos Lovers - Foot stomping folk roots magicians Manouchska - Entrepreneurs of burlesque swing ska Chicken Shed Zeppelin - Local bluecrass heroes King Porter Stomp - Jump up ska hop juggernaut Bunty - Experimental loop based space-pop Lee Westwood - Classical folk guitar legend Fleassy - Poetic didge dulcimer guitar beatbox
Please come early to enjoy as much of it as possible. There's going to be a deliciously wholesome cooked dinner as well as cakes and other refreshments on offer. Kids are very welcome, under 14s get in free.
We're back on home turf, dropping some new tunes and warming up for our summer festival tour. With support from those cheeky cavaliers of leisure, 'The Gentlemens Club' fronted by YouTubes' finest tea connoisseur Elemental, it's going to be a festive delight and a wicked way to kick off the long weekend. Not to mention a total bargain for a fiver! We're going to pull out all the stops for this one to create a very entertaining a memorable evening indeed.
It's pretty intimate at the brunswick so you might want to get some tickets in advance with no booking fee,
Last day to support MAD @ Breakspoll Awards 2009, please help us and vote for your favorite frenchies by following the indications below. Thanxxxxx
Petite piqure de rappel, c’est le dernier jour (cloture vendredi 13 fevrier minuit) pour soutenir les MAD et la "French Scene" aux Breakspoll Awards 2009. Alors si vous avez 5 minutes, on a massivement besoin de vos VOTES en suivant les indications ci dessous !!! Merci d'avance =P
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Soundlocker Studios new recording facility is now open. One of the best looking and best equipped studios in the South. Full days from as little as £200. Call 01903 767345.
Clockwork & Blue Mountain combine for what is set to be one of the country’s biggest New Years Eve parties… With a combined capacity of over 2000 there’s room for everybody at this mixed up night of musical mayhem, be there or be left behind!
We've done it and finished our blistering debut album 'POISON THE BEAT'! To celebrate we're having a launch night this saturday 18th Oct at the Sallis Benney Theatre, behind the brighton uni gallery on Grand Parade.
For one show only we're expanding our usual 8 piece line up to include extra musicians and will be playing the album as a 13 PIECE BAND!
If you like funk-reggae-ska-dub-latin-hiphop and good times then you really shouldn't miss this extra special show. With support from the mighty RESONATORS, it's gonna be unforgettable. Hope to see your beautiful face there.
Doors open at 7. 30 and it's only £5/6
Tickets available from Rounder Records, Resident Records, the Dome box office and online at brightonticketshop. com
DEBUT ALBUM 'POISON THE BEAT' AVAILABLE NOW. Click on the album cover to get hold of your copy. £10 .. .. type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> .. type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="222408"> .. type="image" src="http://img371. imageshack. us/img371/8483/finalcoversmallpg1. jpg" border="0" name="submit" alt=""> ..
ROCK BRIGHTON presents FEEDBACK XIII
Friday 5th September at The Brighton Coalition
(Formerly The Beach), Kings Rd Arches
Doors open at 7:00pm
Over 18s Only
A Night of Acoustic, Jazz, Soul, Lounge, Chillout!!!
As May's Feedback was such a success we are bringing the Jazz Lounge vibe back for another round. Feedback XIII is the perfect way to a summer's night relaxing with Brighton's best Jazz, Soul and Lounge Acts.
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