DJ Flare is a scratch DJ with many vinyl releases. Flare was a member of the turntablist group the Invisibl Skratch Piklz

Invisibl Skratch Piklz

The Invisibl Skratch Piklz were a group of Americans of Filipino Ancestry 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, by using multiple...

, appearing in many of their Turntable TV videos. He releases battle records under the pseduonym "Butchwax" on the Thud Rumble and Dirtstyle Records labels. He also created the "Flare Scratch", a scratching

Scratching

Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...

 technique in which a sound is split in two parts. He released a scratch DVD called "Magnifying Glass".

Discography

• DJ Flare and D-Styles - Pharaohs of Funk (2000 Slit Wrist Recordings)

All of these releases are Battle records

Battle records

Battle records are vinyl records made up of brief samples from songs, film dialogue, sound effects, and drum loops for use by a DJ. The samples and drum loops are used for scratching and performances by turntablists....

• Butt Crack Breaks
• Butt Ugly Breaks
• Gag Seal Breaks
• Headshrinker
• Hee Haw Breaks
• HillBilly Breaks
• Horny Martian Breaks
• Stoney Breaks

External links

• Cargo Records - List of releases and a photo on Cargo Records, a UK vinyl store