Representing Plainfield, NJ, DJ Mysterio (aka The Boogie Man) opens the '97 DMC American Final at Club Vinyl in NYC, April 15th, with an uncanny display of turntable wizardry.
I was there for this too! It was a crazy battle! Definitely one of the most memorable of the DMC USA Championships. The raw talent,event, and the crowd was just plain rugged!! One of the best nights of my life AND two of my boys in it, Mysterio and Slyce!!
Ah man this brings back memories. Was one of the first DJ Battle Videotapes i bought and was one of the best ever! BoogieMan,RoliRho,Craze,TotalEclpise and of Course Slyce had such sick sets this night! 1997/98 golden Years of Turntablism!!!!
Oh my goodness! He was my first love for DMC DJ's in the competition. And yes,it's true what you said, Shum, that his set was indeed uncanny. Especially with his unique skills of playing the records in reverse. Speaking of that, this was long before Virtual DJ came on the scene. Nowadays, people including myself use it with a special DJ controller that allows the turntables to set any pitch range we choose. And if it happens to reach above 100%, it has the power to play music in reverse. Quite handy for turntable trick mixing.
@@syviov5761 I wanted to say he had custom vinyl but he did the “Warm It- Warm It- Warm It-“ and after he reversed the record it played perfectly normal. No way that was custom vinyl, but i can’t fathom how he could’ve done it
The original source is... Dougy Fresh - The Original Human Beat Box (1984 ) (Doug e fresh & many others were also using rock guitars in songs before the Rick Rubin & Run Dmc - Walk this way revisionism ) @Michael Shum. Re: The Warm it up Kane routine. Its not very clear on your upload but Dj Cash Money & Total eclipse are sitting in the background. Cash Money jumps up to get a closer look to figure out what is going on :)) The Bdk - Warm it up Kane audio sounds the same when played forward & in reverse which indicates that its an audio edit or pre - made battle record. I have so many highlights of Mysterio. He placed two records on a deck to function like a cog or a gear system. And I think his tap the record to create new beats routine in Dmc Usa 1998 was overlooked by dj's & producers etc as theirs so much potential in that trick. I think Mysterio should have been headlining events as some of his tricks , illusions & miming in Dmc & the Scratch documentary dvd were original & clever. But unsuitable for restrictive dj battles where authenticity is valued. Does anyone have any footage of the 1997 Dmc Usa regionals or semi finals as the standard was very high?
I was there for this too!
It was a crazy battle!
Definitely one of the most memorable of the DMC USA Championships.
The raw talent,event, and the crowd was just plain rugged!!
One of the best nights of my life AND two of my boys in it, Mysterio and Slyce!!
2 decades later. Have we figured out how he did these? Mysterio is still one of the greatest showmen ever!!
I saw another set from wash your trash video or some old VHS....his set was so fucking wild. Completely unique from all other DJs
@@mr.crispy6005That was wild AF!
Ah man this brings back memories. Was one of the first DJ Battle Videotapes i bought and was one of the best ever! BoogieMan,RoliRho,Craze,TotalEclpise and of Course Slyce had such sick sets this night! 1997/98 golden Years of Turntablism!!!!
LOL i love how at 2:02 everyone jumped up and looked like "WTF is going on here?!" i love 90's battles
Oh my goodness! He was my first love for DMC DJ's in the competition. And yes,it's true what you said, Shum, that his set was indeed uncanny. Especially with his unique skills of playing the records in reverse. Speaking of that, this was long before Virtual DJ came on the scene. Nowadays, people including myself use it with a special DJ controller that allows the turntables to set any pitch range we choose. And if it happens to reach above 100%, it has the power to play music in reverse. Quite handy for turntable trick mixing.
There are a bunch of turntables with a reverse button
Cheers Shum. We need more from this man.
My mother would have said "boy what you doing with my sewing thread"?!! Lol
WTF !!!! Serato before Serato LOL.
I remember seeing this live...that Warm it Up Kane routine was bananas
i'm still baffled how he pulled it off...
@@MichaelShum does it have anything to do with custom pressed vinyl ?
@@syviov5761 I wanted to say he had custom vinyl but he did the “Warm It- Warm It- Warm It-“ and after he reversed the record it played perfectly normal.
No way that was custom vinyl, but i can’t fathom how he could’ve done it
This dude had unmatched abilities in turntablism.
pleae! homeboy!.....this question floated around my brain for the last 20 years.....what the hell is he doing with the Kane record at 2minutes???
haha you found the answer yet ?
Satanic black magic shit
He needed the gadgets.
We used to do that upside down needle trick back in the early 90's, using a spray can lid and a straw.
bad man
Crazy show
Does anybody know the name of the song where the lyrics are “turn around everybody and everybody turn around, wipe up the floor” at 2:37 ? Thank you
The original source is... Dougy Fresh - The Original Human Beat Box (1984 )
(Doug e fresh & many others were also using rock guitars in songs before the Rick Rubin & Run Dmc - Walk this way revisionism )
@Michael Shum. Re: The Warm it up Kane routine.
Its not very clear on your upload but Dj Cash Money & Total eclipse are sitting in the background. Cash Money jumps up to get a closer look to figure out what is going on :))
The Bdk - Warm it up Kane audio sounds the same when played forward & in reverse which indicates that its an audio edit or pre - made battle record.
I have so many highlights of Mysterio. He placed two records on a deck to function like a cog or a gear system. And I think his tap the record to create new beats routine in Dmc Usa 1998 was overlooked by dj's & producers etc as theirs so much potential in that trick.
I think Mysterio should have been headlining events as some of his tricks , illusions & miming in Dmc & the Scratch documentary dvd were original & clever. But unsuitable for restrictive dj battles where authenticity is valued.
Does anyone have any footage of the 1997 Dmc Usa regionals or semi finals as the standard was very high?
thank you, Marcus! i didn't know this classic, i also misunderstood the lyrics, haha
Was the sound copy bad on ur vhs tape as well?
I'll be honest I wasn't impressed until he pulled out some crazy tricks, personally I prefer more technical djs but still good
whats the song at 4:06
Friends by Whodini
Very unique but he should tells his boys to SIT DOWN and stop hyping up the set!