{"id":146945,"date":"2020-10-19T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=146945"},"modified":"2020-12-28T20:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T19:41:10","slug":"first-ex-yu-electro-hip-hop-album-being-reissued-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/first-ex-yu-electro-hip-hop-album-being-reissued-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ex-Yu Electro Hip-Hop Album Being Reissued (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Master Scratch Band <\/strong>was the first break-dance \/ hip-hop \/ electro funk band in Yugoslavia released and signed by a major label in 1984. The band members were Zoran Vra\u010devi\u0107, Zoran Jevti\u0107 and Milutin Stoisiljevi\u0107, previously known as Data (Goran Marinkovi\u0107, Zoran Jevti\u0107, Zoran Vra\u010devi\u0107) and \u0160izike (Goran Marinkovi\u0107, Jasmina Brankovi\u0107, Jasna Dimitrijevi\u0107, Ljiljana Dimitrijevi\u0107, Milutin Stoisiljevi\u0107, Zoran Jevti\u0107, Zoran Vra\u010devi\u0107). Jugoton, the biggest label in Yugoslavia, published Data 7” and MSB’s D\u00e9gout<\/em> 12” with a limited edition cassette containing two bonus tracks. Impossible to find on the collectors market, Fox & His Friends team in collaboration with Jugoton \/ Croatia Records is releasing a full, complete version of the rare The Breakwar<\/em> tape, with tracks “Tonight” and “Pocket” never pressed on vinyl. All tracks are sourced from original studio tapes. With the kind help of Zoran Vra\u010devi\u0107 on credit list and liner notes, this is now the ultimate Master Scratch Band<\/strong> album, released originally in a year when break-dance was in the peak of its popularity in Yugoslavia. While Data was synthpop, \u0160izike mellow synth-disco recorded in a private studio, this release is pure breaks and hip-hop electro, done old-school way in one of the best studios in Yugoslavia, Enco Lesic’s Druga maca in Belgrade. MSB used impressive electronic gear and were helped by huge list of famous musicians and guests: Duca Markovic from hit-show ‘Hit meseca’ (Yugoslavian Top Of The Pops); Japanac on bass, Max Vincent on synths, Dudu Vudu from Du-Du-A, Goranka Matic as photographer and many more. MSB sampling technique and choices are unique: from obscure industrial records to freestyle; from found-sounds to cut-up breaks and even real prank-calls. This is a document of time that still sounds fresh and needs to find it’s new, young audience of hip-hop history researchers, break-dancers, b-boys, b-girls and DJ’s. When you know that it’s produced in 1984 Yugoslavia, far away, but actually, so close to its USA brothers and sisters, it’s even more mind-boggling. Thanks to Fox & His Friends and Jugoton CR collaboration, this gem is waiting for your freezes, footwork and electric boogie moves.<\/p>\n

TRACKLIST:
\nBreak War
\nJailbreak
\nM.S.B.
\nTonight
\nComputer Break
\nPocket
\nDo What You Wanna Do<\/p>\n

Pre-order @ foxandhisfriends.bigcartel.com<\/a>. Estimated release date November 15th, 2020.<\/p>\n