Batz and Borac know each other since forever. And their most beloved project, RotoPerCutoR, is nothing more than their common passion for collecting and playing good music on wax. By good music we mean that special groove that transcends genres and labels, be it hip hop, funk, soul, house music or trip hop.
RotoPerCutoR were with Misbits Record Shop since the first day we opened (Batz & Borac were invited to play at our launching party) and they will be joining our 6th anniversary party on March the 14th, 2019, together with Chill D, Alex Puicea and Profet.
To get you right into the mood for an afternoon party, we challenged the guys to hint us with a handful of records so start taking notes for your next crate digging session.
First record you’ve bought from Misbits Record Shop (if you still remember it)
Batz: Chris Simmonds – Controlled Emotions
Borac: Dee Landez – Only You Will Know
The track / record that captures perfectly Misbits’ vibe
Batz: S. Moreira – That Was Just A Dream
Borac: The African Dream – All The Same Family
The record that never left your DJ bag
Batz: The Deep – Love Your Brother
Borac: Vil-N-X – Give Ya Luv Show Ya Luv (Deep Luv Mix)
The record you’d play on a nice March afternoon at a backyard party
To understand the whole beauty of house music you have to embrace its hip hop roots. Borac started exploring electronic music from its ones and zeros, mixing and scratching hip hop tunes since 2000. Grounded on his turntablism know-how, his love with house & techno developed 5 years later. The Rotopercutor project, born from his lifelong friendship with Batz, came to life around 2009. Both of them true vinyl evangelists, they started preaching about various form of electronic music under the AudioLab name.
A Bitch Named Johanna - Sex Is My Bass [Project X Records]
A not so hyped record, still cheap on the market, from the “cheap and super good” category, with an awesome bassline and voice. Its groove has the power of softening up the crowd. Got a few of these ammos in my DJ bag 😉
Florian Kupfer – Lifetrax [L.I.E.S.]
I’m an avid L.I.E.S. fan and this is definately one of my favourite records. The reason? Well, it’s dark & dirty, it grabs you without even noticing. Need another reason? I usually play it as one of the last tracks in my sets… I let you imagine the reason I do this 😉
Steaward – Steaward Vol. 1 [Steaward]
In love with the label sound and its owner, DJ Steaw, both as producer and sound engineer. In love also with the 707 drum machine, felt in all its glory on this EP. This side label redefines the tool releases standard with so much attention given to the sound, mix and mastering! I got all their releases and I love each and every one of them. This record is clearly a dancefloor weapon and a cool crowd lifter. The dirty mix worth a listen, too!
The Bermuda Triangle* – The Bermuda Triangle [Vibraphone Records]
This italian label from the 90’s came back to life last year with 2 represses selected from their most sought after EPs, with prices for the original press that went nuts on discogs. Good move, music wise, just imagine how this body melting ultra saturated percussion will sound on a proper soundsystem! I’ll tel you how: total eargasm!
Romansoff – Infinite Dreams [Mörk]
Tudor Gheorghe aka Romansoff, my neighbour and good friend, killer producer, with a distinctive sound, label owner, DJ, producer, promoter… Soon to release under Creme Organisation. Started up with his own record label, Raw Tools, with an excellent set of releases, built over years. Not to mention a whole bunch of good records released under some pretty respected labels. As a true fan of Lobster Theremin, this record is a must in this short list.
