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5 Fingers of Death Battle Breaks (limited 7" vinyl)
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Limited edition, 7" vinyl version of Paul's successful DJ battle break series.
Side A features more proper sounds, stabs & juicy FX than any scratch DJ will ever need, while Side B features an extended edit of Paul's now classic "Fists of the White Lotus" beat - which has become a scratch standard the world over, thanks to DJ's like Q-Bert, Rob Swift, etc.
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From the liner notes...

“I released the original 12” volume of Five Fingers Of Death Battle Breaks way back in 1998, while I was living in Oakland and then San Francisco during a time of incredible movement and creativity within the suddenly exploding Scratch DJ scene.

The term “turntablist”, coined by DJ Disk, had yet to really catch on outside of the Bay Area scratch fraternity. Having recently moved to California from New York, Paul’s turntable aesthetics were strictly 80’s East Coast and was more concerned with “catching doubles” (beat juggling) and overall party rocking. In other words, the science of scratching was not something I was even contemplating. Needless to say, I was completely amazed and overwhelmed with what DJs like QBert, Shortcut, Apollo and Mixmaster Mike were doing.

It was also around this time that I had discovered that these guys were giving a lot of play to an independently pressed beat record I had made before leaving NY.“Fists of the White Lotus” was originally on an instrumental EP I did with my mentor Joey T on his Empire Records label (Beats Anonymous Vol.1). I remember when QBert found out I had made that record. His immediate response was, “Holy shit! I love that record!” I said back to him: “Can I quote you on that?”

I pressed up the first couple of hundred copies of Five Fingers Of Death Battle Breaks complete with a sticker on the shrinkwrap containing Q’s quote. Those first couple of hundred quickly turned into a thousand. Then 3 thousand. Then before you know it, Volume 2. And 3. And so on.

This record now is a nostalgic return to these days for me. A little reminder of what made that time in history special for so many.”

- Paul Nice

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	1.	Vol.1 / Ripple Breaks 01:57
	2.	Vol.1 / Belvue Breaks 02:32
	3.	Vol.1 / Some Channel 5 Shit 00:58
	4.	Vol.1 / Fists of the White Lotus 01:53
	5.	Vol.1 / Lactating Mammaires 01:52
	6.	Vol.1 / Bustin Loose Breaks 01:43
	7.	Vol.1 / Samples, Sounds, Scratches 01:27
	8.	Vol.1 / Two Tone Lees 00:58
	9.	Vol.1 / Gas Breaks 02:21
	10.	Vol.1 / Great High Breaks 01:36
	11.	Vol.1 / Fish Flakes 00:52
	12.	Vol.1 / Retarded Breaks 01:21
	13.	Vol.1 / To The Moon 02:47
	14.	Vol.1 / Break It Down 02:13
	15.	Vol.1 / A Few Last Sounds 01:09
	16.	Vol.2 / Puma Breaks 03:02
	17.	Vol.2 / Queen Breaks 01:49
	18.	Vol.2 / Funky Breaks 03:00
	19.	Vol.2 / Fire Breaks 02:08
	20.	Vol.2 / Here a Scratch... 01:18
	21.	Vol.2 / Bazooka Breaks 02:37
	22.	Vol.2 / Popcorn Breaks 02:04
	23.	Vol.2 / Emergency Breaks 02:30
	24.	Vol.2 / Poisonous Breaks 02:11
	25.	Vol.2 / Bite Me Bonus Breaks 01:50
	26.	Vol.3 / Power Kingdom Breaks 02:31
	27.	Vol.3 / Academy Street Breaks 02:06
	28.	Vol.3 / Tubman Breaks 02:06
	29.	Vol.3 / The "Rip" Breaks 02:11
	30.	Vol.3 / Southside Breaks 02:00
	31.	Vol.3 / Sounds, Skratches n' Shit 01:44
	32.	Vol.3 / Main and White Breaks 02:21
	33.	Vol.3 / Thornwood Breaks 02:10
	34.	Vol.3 / Winikie Breaks 01:57
	35.	Vol.3 / C.O.A. Breaks 02:57
	36.	Vol.3 / The "Bricks" Breaks 02:03
	37.	Vol.3 / More Sounds, Skratches n' Shit 03:10
	38.	Vol.4 / Win The Crowd / Man Your Battle Stations 02:38
	39.	Vol.4 / Juggle Bliss 02:14
	40.	Vol.4 / Criminal Breaks 02:27
	41.	Vol.4 / Catch It and Skratch It 02:32
	42.	Vol.4 / Finger The Record (Part 1) 03:30
	43.	Vol.4 / How To Be a DJ / Brazilian Breaks 03:05
	44.	Vol.4 / Itch and Skratch 02:12
	45.	Vol.4 / Beatbox Lesson 01:56
	46.	Vol.4 / Drums of Death 02:12
	47.	Vol.4 / Finger The Record (Part 2) 01:41

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All four volumes of the best selling DJ battle break series are here in one collection. Utilized by the best turntablist crews in the business and personally endorsed by Q-Bert, Babu, Rob Swift & Mix Master Mike. Includes FISTS OF THE WHITE LOTUS, the all-time ultimate practice beat!

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released November 26, 2017

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Paul Nice New York, New York

DJ. Producer. Beat Digger. Kung Fu Movie Aficionado. Worked with everyone from the Beastie Boys, Biz Markie, Mark Ronson & Ol' Dirty Bastard. Played the haughtiest of soirées to the dankest of dives everywhere from NY to LA, London to Dublin, Moscow to Paris, Tokyo to Sydney and back again. Repertoire: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, Brazilian, Dub, Dancehall, Soundtracks and other cool stuff. ... more

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