Krafty Kuts (real name Martin Reeves) is an English electronic music, dance music and breakbeat producer and DJ. His Debut album - Freakshow was released in 2006 on his Against The Grain label and contains guest artists Tim Deluxe and Ashley Slater from the UK band Freak Power. He had previously released Tricka Technology with fellow producer and DJ A Skillz. He recently started his own record label - Against the Grain.
Inspired by the hip-hop and electro sounds that surrounded him, Martin first stepped behind a pair of decks when he entered a DJ competition as a complete novice, surprisingly making it all the way to the finals. This early success prompted him to perfect his art and set about teaching himself turntable techniques such as cutting and scratching that was to become the core of his DJ sets.
Immersing himself in the music he loved, Martin went on to run a record store in Brighton throughout the 90's, where he built an encyclopaedic knowledge of dance music in all its forms. In 1996 he took the next logical step, transferring his dance-floor knowledge to the studio, creating his own tracks for use in his DJ sets.
His first big break came when a dubplate of Krafty Kuts’ ‘Gimme The Funk’ found its way to Norman Cook who immediately snapped it up for his Southern Fried label. Suitably impressed Ministry of Sound offshoot FSUK signed Krafty to release a string of singles; ‘Funky Elements’, ‘Wild In the Aisles’ (a tribute to Martin’s appearance on TV show Supermarket Sweep!) and ‘Return of the Elements’.
Inspired by the hip-hop and electro sounds that surrounded him, Martin first stepped behind a pair of decks when he entered a DJ competition as a complete novice, surprisingly making it all the way to the finals. This early success prompted him to perfect his art and set about teaching himself turntable techniques such as cutting and scratching that was to become the core of his DJ sets.
Immersing himself in the music he loved, Martin went on to run a record store in Brighton throughout the 90's, where he built an encyclopaedic knowledge of dance music in all its forms. In 1996 he took the next logical step, transferring his dance-floor knowledge to the studio, creating his own tracks for use in his DJ sets.
His first big break came when a dubplate of Krafty Kuts’ ‘Gimme The Funk’ found its way to Norman Cook who immediately snapped it up for his Southern Fried label. Suitably impressed Ministry of Sound offshoot FSUK signed Krafty to release a string of singles; ‘Funky Elements’, ‘Wild In the Aisles’ (a tribute to Martin’s appearance on TV show Supermarket Sweep!) and ‘Return of the Elements’.
62 tracks of funky freshness all in one hour. This mix took us 3 weeks to put together and has many of my favorite Hip Hop tunes in there. Hopefully myself & Adam will be doing another mix later this year watch this space.. Thanks to Bertie Dastard here is the track listing
01. A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts / Short Breath (A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts Tour Intro) 00:20
02. Stezo / Bring The Horns 00:04
03. Mad Skillz / The Nod Factor (A Cappella) 00:19
04. Nice & Smooth / Funky For You 00:09
05. Q-Tip / Breathe & Stop (A Cappella) 00:13
06. Cash Money & Marvelous / Real Mutha For Ya 00:28
07. Amerie / 1 Thing 00:08
08. Kayne West / All Falls Down (A Cappella) 01:07
09. A Tribe Called Quest / Electric Relaxation (Properly Relaxed Mix) 02:46
10. Eric B & Rakim / Paid In Full 01:21
11. Foreign Legion / Intangible MCs 01:35
12. En Vogue / Hold On 00:04
13. EPMD / Never Seen Before (A Cappella) 00:45
14. Mary J. Blige / Real Love (Hip Hop Club Mix) 00:46
15. Stimulated Dummies / Del Meets The Dummies 01:09
16. La Funk Mob / Ravers Suck Our Sound (Mystic Mix) 00:23
17. Schoolly D / PSK (Bonus Beat) 00:10
18. Das EFX / Real Hip-Hop 01:28
19. 50 Cent / Disco Inferno (A Cappella) 01:17
20. Tower Of Power / It Takes Two (To Make It Happen) 01:07
21. Kool & The Gang / Jungle Jazz 00:08
22. Wrecks-N-Effect / Rump Shaker (A Cappella) 00:53
23. Sly & Family Stone / Stand! 00:04
24. Three Times Dope / Once More You Hear The Dope Stuff (A Cappella) 01:08
25. Ultramagnetic MCs / Poppa Large (A Cappella) 01:01
26. Mr Bloe / Chicken Feed 00:56
27. KC & The Sunshine Band / Boogie Shoes 00:56
28. Stetsasonic / So Let The Fun Begin (A Cappella) 00:08
29. Friend & Lover / Reach Out Of The Darkness 00:43
30. Stetsasonic / The Hip Hop Band 01:03
31. Boxfresh Skit I 00:07
32. ACDC / Back In Black 00:08
33. Mobb Deep / Shook Ones Part II (A Cappella) 01:17
34. A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts / Tricka Technology (VIP Mix) 03:02
35. Michael Jackson / Rock With You (A Cappella) 00:25
36. Audio Bootys / Joe Cocker 02:43
37. The Fort Knox Five / The Brazilian Hipster 01:30
38. Uptown / Dope On Plastic (Plastipella) 01:03
39. Krafty Skillz / Superstar 00:19
40. Eric B & Rakim / Let The Rhythm Hit Em (A Cappella) 00:45
41. Black Eyed Peas / Joints & Jam 00:07
42. Run DMC / Is It Live (A Cappella) 00:53
43. Krafty Skillz / Insane Banger 00:38
44. A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts / Simple Things (feat. Real Elements) (A.Skillz Remix) 02:44
45. Krafty Skillz / Gang Flow Banger 01:04
46. Redman / Let’s Get Dirty (I Can’t Get In Da Club) (feat. DJ Kool) 01:04
47. Krafty Skillz / Music Sounds Fatter With U 01:19
48. Krafty Skillz / Another One Bites 03:01
49. A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts / Michael Jackson vs Mantronix (Wanna Be King Of The Beats) 01:19
50. A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts / Gimme The Breaks (feat. Kurtis Blow) 02:02
51. James Brown / Can’t Get Any Harder (feat. Leaders Of The New School) (The New School Mix) 02:43
52. Hot Streak / Bodywork 00:28
53. Hijack / The Badman Is Robbin’ (A Cappella) 01:15
54. Caveman / Positive Reaction 01:42
55. Visage / Pleasure Boys 00:23
56. Boxfresh Skit II / Keith Murray (Get Lifted [LP Instrumental]) 00:24
57. Pendulum / Masochist 00:04
58. Wrecks-N-Effect / Top Billin (A Cappella) 00:09
59. Roni Size / Out Of Breath (feat. Rahzel) 00:10
60. Fresh / When The Sun Goes Down (feat. Adam F) (Dillinja Remix) 00:04
61. Tha Alkaholiks / The Next Level (A Cappella) 00:14
62. A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts / Outro 00:12
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