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Skrufff Bites 1 & 2 + Skruff Top 5

Reported by Tristan Ingram on May 6, 2008

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Never Trust A . . .: Chip Off the Old Block: Full Moon Badness : Fighting Talk: Girl Power:

“They used to say don't trust anyone over 30 today I don't trust anyone under 30 – let's be blunt: today's young are spoilt motherfuckers.” (Guardian)

Ex Big Audio Dynamite/ punk legend Don Letts despairs at young generation’s general apathy.

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“I’ve been learning to DJ from Alex P who is absolutely brilliant. Hopefully, we’re going to perform together this summer in Ibiza in some huge clubs. But I’m a bit of a perfectionist and I need to be 150% sure I’m going to rock it before I do anything.” (News of the World)

Soccer legend Paul Gascoigne’s daughter Bianca, 21, confirms she’ll imminently be testing the hypothesis that absolutely anybody can become a superstar DJ,

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"It seems to be accepted common knowledge that Koh Phangan Island, some even call it the 'island of madness', has spiralled totally out of control and yet nothing appears to be done about it! What a disaster!" (press release)

Friends of missing Danny Hall step up their campaign for information after the 35 year old Brit vanished from the Back Yard Pub above Hadrin Beach, in the middle of February’s Full Moon Party.

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"Let it go. When negativity comes your way, let it go".

Rap legend KRS-1 practises what he preaches, advising a crowd to forgive a thug who threw a bottle at him breaking his hand, at a Stop The Violence' gig New Haven in Connecticut.

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"Our geographical designation has been usurped by ladies who have no connection with Lesbos.” (Guardian)

Citizens of Greek island Lesbos accuse lesbians of ‘insulting the identity’ of island residents, in a court case intended to force the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece to remove ‘Lesbian’ from their name.

Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)


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Orgasm Addict: Silent But Deadly: Mind Over Matter: La Grand Fromage:

“I never asked for the right to orgasm, only the right to enjoyment.” (Metro)

Ecuador Minister Maria Soledad Vela clarifies her call for women to have the constitutional right for sexual happiness, to prevent women being seen as just sex objects.

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"These entertainment technologies are marketed as social networking and online communities, but those are just words. You aren't really networking or building community. If you were, you might say hi to the person beside you." (The Vancouver Sun)

Rebecca Sullivan, a professor of popular culture at the University of Calgary, dismisses the greater cultural significance of ‘silent raves’.

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“When you try to tell the victims that their penises are still there, they tell you that it's become tiny or that they've become impotent. To that I tell them, "How do you know if you haven't gone home and tried it".

Kinshasa's police chief, Jean-Dieudonne Oleko, commenting after Congo police arrested 13 sorcerers accused of stealing men’s penises by witchcraft.

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"To block sweat not only stops the elimination of toxins but also a certain number of messages that are potentially very attractive to the opposite sex." (Daily Telegraph)

Dr Saldmann, author of new book Le Grand Menage urges Frenchmen to stop splashing on anti-perspirants.

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Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)

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Skrufff Top 5 (360):

1: Stuffa & Andy featuring Mapei: Pretty Girl
(TrunkFunk Records)

TrunkFunk boss Fredrik 'Dj Nibc' Nyb and studio partner Jonas Rathsman follow up the Touch’s excellent recent EP with another guaranteed winner: the instantly infectious unforgettable ‘Pretty Girls’. Featuring vocals from rising Swedish star Mapei, the track is polished successfully by Sinden though sent into the stratosphere by David Ekenback, whose stripped down tech track totally rocks.


2: Bobmo: 3000% Yes
(Institubes)

Institubes rising star Bobmo flexes his muscles, diving into decidedly techno territory on standout cut from this triple track EP ‘Get ‘Em Junior’. Melodic, haunting, atmospheric and energetic, with that X Factor something special sprinkled on top.


3: Perc: Serious Moonlight/ Cylinder Swing
(CLR)
James Holden protégé and Kompakt favourite Perc teams up with CLR and releases two tracks of stripped down pumping electro-tech action (the best of which is Serious Moonlight). Dark, moody and ominous.

4: Air: Moon Safari Anniversary Re-Issue
(Virgin)

Enigmatic, downtempo French band Air (presumably) accept their limitations and return to their finest moment, their breakthrough 1998 debut album Moon Safari.
Or then again their label do, but whoever’s responsible, the album remains one of the best electronic albums of the past 10 years.


5: Felix Da Housecat: Tweak
(Different)

Though compared to his earlier work, Felix Da Housecat’s latest album Virgo Blaktro & The Movie Disco can only be described as extremely disappointing, standout track Tweak remains a rocking electro-disco monster of substance and quality. First released on promo 18 months ago, the track also now comes out with an instrumental version which should broaden its appeal beyond his usual fanbase.