Jagshemash, whaaaazup my comrads??? Hope life is treating you well… This article i’m writing was an incident occured to me when i was in Stolkholm, Sweden.

It was mid July 2007 & I was offered to join The Serious Party team by DJ Nasty Nate in a gig in Kulterhuset & it was a battle party where you have 2 teams & each DJ of each team spins 30 mins & then the next DJ spins. The team who could attract more crowds to dance basically wins. So the crew for The Serious Party were DJ Nasty Nate, his partner with a Freddie Mercury’s moustache, a hip-hop dj, a kid with a sampler & of course ELECTROFUX vs the Team Skidoo (sorry i’m bad with remembering names).

2 days before the show, DJ Nasty Nate hooked up with me at Copacabana Cafe somewhere near Bergsungatan to discuss about the battle. While i was there we were talking about music influences, genre’s & other stuff til i was asked some typical dj question like, “So how long you’ve been djing?”, “Vinyl or CDs” & i answered “Well i’m not a real DJ, more to a Remixer, just recently i started, almost 2 years now & i only use CD’s cause all the songs are remixed by me”. With a sarcastic tone DJ Nasty Nate said “Well i’ve been spinning for more than 15 years now & i only use records cause it has better feel…..” so i said to him, “Errrrr good for you then….”

So the ‘D-day’ has arrived,i was asked to come to Kulterhuset at 5pm for the soundcheck & must not be late. I was there by 4.30pm cause every gig no matter where it was,i’m always early. After a cigarette, i went up for the soundcheck & as i was there nobody was around except the soundman & he was just about to install the equipment with his partner. The soundman asked why i was early cause the soundcheck starts at 6pm & i said i was to be here by 5. The soundman said but it’s 4.50pm then he chuckles & said if only all djs were like me cause mostly djs comes late for the soundcheck & if the equipment are not up to the standard for the djs,they’ll blame the soundman. Thank god i’m not a real dj, i’m a musician. Now 6 o’clock had past & not a soul around but at least i’ve already set my trusty Theodora (KORG Electribe MX-1) & the soundman let me use the Pioneer CDJs & Pioneer mixer.

Past 6.30pm DJ Nasty Nate & The Serious Party crew arrived & i was told that i can’t use the Pioneers cause Team Skidoo wants to use it. So i gave in & i have to reesemble my set,change the mixer,reorganized everything, the soundman reluctantly let me use the Denon CDJ cause that was the only equipment available left & the last time i use that kind of Denon CDJ was in 95. DJ Nasty Nate did the 1st soundcheck & i was stoked when he spin cause he can’t mixed a single record (15 years & can’t mix?!? What have you been smoking, home boy?!? My mate David who is a Ju-jit-su instructor spins better than you) & no wonder DJ Nasty Nate uses the sampler kid so that he could cover up all the mistakes & i thought that the sampler kid was going to play along with the set not in between. Maybe he has the latest vinyl but if you’re a dj & you can’t mix then never use the initial ‘DJ’ unless if you’re a radio dj. But the rest of the crew was ok, especially the hip-hop dj cause he can mix & scratch well. Then my turn for the soundcheck, i mixed 6 songs without a flaw & play along with Theodora (KORG Electribe MX-1), i think i did well cause the soundman & his partner gave me a thumbs up but when i look at DJ Nasty Nate, he doesn’t look happy…. . Next team to do the soundcheck was The Skidoo. They brought a bass player, a keyboardist & a vocalist & i must say that they were good & it seems that they were having fun, well aren’t parties are suppose to be fun???

And so the battle begins at 10ish, it was raining & i doubt people might come but i was wrong cause eventhough it rains that doesn’t stop the Swedish people from partying & also it was summer. Serious Party did the opening, Freddie Mercury’s moustache were spinning & i play along with Theodora to his set. I get alot of good remarks from the crowd & even from the rival team Skidoo. They even come up to me & asked what equipment i’m using,so i explain to them what KORG Electribe MX-1 could do & told them they should get 1 cause it could be use live for DJ sets…. . Later that night Krister Linder a good friend of mine & a powerful vocalist for a metal band call ‘Enter The Hunt’ came & DJ Nasty Nate went up to him & asked “Which team are you supporting, Krister?” & Krister replied politely “Well both teams are lovely but i came to watch ELECTROFUX play actually…..” .(If you were there you could see DJ Nasty Nate’s expressions of displeased). As time goes by people kept on coming up to me asking what time is my set so i asked DJ Nasty Nate what time is my set but he was reluctant to reply & asked me to ask his partner but his partner asked me to ask DJ Nasty Nate & by now i felt like a ping pong ball.

DJ Nasty Nate was pissed cause the crowd were enjoying the Skidoo’s set. And if i was the crowd, i will enjoy Skidoo’s set too cause they make the party vibes alive & everytime DJ Nasty Nate was on the decks, the crowd either go to the loo or order drinks or have a group chat. 30mins more to go before the end of the battle, DJ Nasty Nate was still on the decks so i went up to the stage & asked him again when can i spin & finally he said,”Yeah you can play now but ONLY 2 songs?”. I was shocked & if i wear a G-Shock watch it probably stop too. “Why ONLY 2 songs?!?!? I thought you said that everyone gets a 30mins set!!!” he pretended not to hear what i said & kept on spinning. I was furious,humiliated & decided to packed up & leave. After packing up i went to the main mixer console & said thank you to the soundman before leaving & the soundman even asked me why didn’t i play. I told him that my team wouldn’t let me spin. He just gave a puzzle look, shooked his head. I felt sad cause my own team would not let me do what i can do & so as i was about to leave that place suddenly there’s this chick came up to me & asked Why didn’t i spin? Where am i goin? I told her that i want to go home & watch TV. Then she said “Do you want to go clubbing with me,i can show you around town if you want to?”…..and i said to her “Take me anywhere you want baby,i’m yours!!!!” she just giggle & hold my hand. We left & she really showed me around town & around her alright……… .Aaaand the rest of the story is a bit to intimate to tell,i just let you imagine yourself…

So the battle continued, i don’t know til what time it ends & i couldn’t care less much after my own team wouldn’t let me show what i could do & to me i think they don’t want to look stupid if i play cause they knew that i could ’smoke’ them & i did during the soundcheck with an old school Denon CDJ,a beat up dusty mixer plus with the solo grooves by Theodora(KORG Electribe MX-1). Sooooo every battle has a winner & a loser & definitely Team Skidoo won on that day no doubt about it & Team Serious Party took it too seriously so that’s why they lost & in order for them to win in any battle i guess it might take DJ Nasty Nate another 15 years more if not they’ll be infantries for the rest of their lives. For me on that day, i didn’t win nor i lose, i just walked out from the battlefield with a hot chick….

PS:

I don’t like to dissed people or say shit things about them in my articles but this is what happens to me. And if this article might trigger hatred towards me i don’t give a flying FUCK cause What if this happens to you? How do you feel? What will you do?

So a big respect & a massive shouts to Team Skidoo, you guys ROCK!!!

And if The Serious Party wants a battle with me, hey by all means, DJ Nasty Nate & The Serious Party (excluding sampler kid & the hip-hop dj cause they’re cool to me) VS ELECTROFUX.COM & his equipments, if you want a handicap match, i just bring Theodora…….so bring it on, SUCKERS!!!