TONIGHT NOVEMBER 8TH 19:00 CET “GERMANY CALLING” SHOW ON RADIO SONETT77

DJane Fidelity and Jonty Skruff start their new radio show tonight 19:00 !

(the show will be aired again Monday 10th of November same time)

check it out in the on-demand section – finde the sonett77-player here:

click here to stream

She will also spin the Alec Empire “Landscape Izuma” Remix by Alec Empire….and a lot more great beats… make sure you check it out

WHO IS JONTY SKRUFFF ?

We have been getting messages asking who he is… so we thought it’s time to feature him.

Check out his latest DJ Mix! (Click line below)

Jonty Skruff DJ Mix OCTOBER 2008

We’ll have to point though that you have to experience him in a club situation. The way the bass frequencies work on your brain and stomach. MP3 format hardly gets across what it feels like in the clubs. But we trust your imagination…close your eyes…..and you’ll know….we are loving this mix….

This is how Jonty is described in his bio:

Jonty plays dirty rocking, bass-heavy electro-tech, mixing together electro, techno, hip hop and rock into a seamless stew of high-energy alternative, cutting edge dance music.

Check his myspace for remixes, upcoming dates and more:

http://www.myspace.com/djjontyskrufff

4 years after launching his DJ career at ultra-fashionable London club Golf Sale (aka Boombox) Jonty Skrufff has firmly established himself on the international alternative electro circuit, headlining underground clubs, festivals and superclubs in twenty-one countries so far.

Picking up prestige repeat bookings everywhere from Pacha Ibiza and Judgement Sunday (Ibiza), to Serbia’s Exit Festival and Czech Republic’s Summer Of Love festival, he’s also toured Brazil four times
(spinning regularly at D-Edge, Vegas and mad tranny institution A Loca) as well as enjoying a high profile tour of China last Christmas.

The 9 gig trip included performances in front of 2,000 revellers at both G Plus superclubs (in Shanghai and Hangzhou) plus an exclusive set before 6,000 Chinese people in Beijing on New Years Eve. The Coca
Cola backed party was Beijing’s first ever official (Western) New Year’s Eve outdoor event and Jonty was the only non-Chinese performer at the high profile event.

Elsewhere, he’s played Japan (Club Ageha), Lithuania, Bahrain, Israel, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Thailand, France, Spain, Holland, Norway, Dubai, Czech Republic and the Balkans (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia) though still plays most frequently in London and Berlin (where he now mainly bases himself when not travelling).

In Berlin, he’s a regular guest at acclaimed trash, rock-electro queercore party Neon Raiders and has also headlined Berlin’s mighty Tresor a number of times after being invited to DJ at the legendary club’s grand re-opening in May 2007.

Spinning alongside fellow Skrufff DJ Fidelity Kastrow, the duo played a joint seven-hour set in the club’s experimental room and made such an impression that Tresor invited them back immediately (to play the very next night)

“At the opening night parties back In May, Batterieraum fans didn’t know what hit them when the dirty rocking bass heavy electro-tech spins by UK’s Jonty Skrufff met the sex-soaked electro style of
Berlin’s Fidelity Kastrow,” said Tresor in their newsletter following the gigs, “These were sparks to remember.”

Back in London, he plays regularly at the capital’s coolest cutting edge clubs, with upcoming gigs include Gutter Slut, Calling All Tribes and Naked Zoo @ Egg (plus an imminent return to Pacha London).

As well as DJing, he also continues to produce and present the Skrufff Show on Ministry Of Sound Radio, as well as publishing his hugely acclaimed weekly sex-drugs-clubs & politics e-zine Skrufff-E
(available at http://www.skrufff.com http://www.skrufff.com).

He’s also now actively involved in making music, co-producing and remixing Fidelity Kastrow’s upcoming single 21st Century Girl and Trainwreck with Radio 1 star Judge Jules, with more productions and releases to follow imminently.

For DJ bookings and more information, please contact Jonty direct at jonty@skrufff.com or email Mark Reeder (mark@mfs-berlin.de ) or Nina Morgenstern @
nina.morgenstern@mindcreatesmatter.com
Promoter Endorsements:

“Thanks for playing at Judgement Sunday, Jonty, It’ll definitely be a repeat performance(s)- there’s been lots of good feedback about your set.”

Judge Jules, Judgement Sunday, Ibiza

“For your absolutely fuckin’ great performance at Exit I have to say only this: Jonty is a prophet from the future and he KNOWS where electro music goes! He takes us there! And now I’m a believer!”"

Predrag Nikolic, Exit Festival (Electrana Stage Organiser), Serbia

“Skrufff (that’s 3 F’s people) has been playing for me since my first ever gig at a small intimate bar in East London many moons ago and he has been a firm favourite ever since. From The Cross to The Key and
now Pacha and 4 years later he’s still destroying the dancefloor week in week out! Legend… although he could do with a haircut!”

James Clent, Pacha London

“Incredible, fantastic, amazing… I don’t know how to express the energy of Jonty Skrufff’s DJ set. His rocking electro-disco-tech simply rocks!!!! and makes people dance all night. They all did in Roxy and O2 club in Prague, Czech Republic. We want Jonty back soon!”

Michal Walterstein, Roxy Prague PR Director, Czech Republic,

“You did an awesome job at Volar. Thanks for putting your heart into it.”
Jaime Ho, Promoter, Club Volar, Hong Kong

“Thank you! It was a great party! We really enjoyed your dirty punking rocking electro set and we also received only positive feedback from the crowd! Let’s Go Punk’s absinthe party has now changed into a tour
where we take the concept forwards. We’re going to meet again soon!”

Gregor Zavcer, Supreme FM and Absinthe Supreme.

“You and Fidelity Kastrow were just great, everybody’s still talking about it. Your set moved even the stones in the fortress. Nothing’s gonna’ be the same again in this city.”

Neofest International Peace Festival, Banja Luka, Bosnia

“Jonty’s started a revolution in our town. People here never heard a set like the one he played- everybody’s jumping around, dancing, and his energy is spreading around and going up. We want more definitely.”

Marcella Zanki, Metropolis, Split, Croatia

“Just a quick note to say I love your mix CD for MOS radio. Could you send me a track listing?”

Chris Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, UK

Underground nightlife impresarios Larry Tee and Daniel Nardicio both
spoke enthusiastically about America?s current economic crisis this
week, and suggested it should prove positive for New York nightclub.

When the economy dips, the nightclubs heat up, club owners are willing
to take chances and a lot of the old club owner/predators get weeded
out,? Larry suggested.

?In times of economic hardship, artists flourish. It?s an undisputable
fact, just like the other undisputable fact: Sluts Heal Quicker,? ,?
Daniel agreed, ?One can already see a change: Cute little parties are
popping up everywhere, and people seem to want to go out more. It’s
like “If the USA is going to hell in a handbasket, lets f**king party!”

?Personally, I hope New York City goes bankrupt and one has to walk
over hedge fund operators bodies to get to a club. I think the drama
is very exciting,? he laughed.

Larry was similarly unconcerned about Wall Street clubbers, suggesting
they?re already retreating from their bottle service haunts.

?When (satirical TV show) Saturday Night Live does a comedy skit about
the strippers at Scores, a popular club here in New York City, closing
down the Champagne Room because the high rollers are gone, you get an
idea about how the nightclubs in Manhattan are going to be affected,?
said Larry,

?But that Wall Street money and those “I moved here because of “Sex In
the City” girls had just about killed New York Nightlife. For years
now, New York City has been plagued with these awful stereotypes and
the clubs responded to the waterfalls of cash by making dance floors
smaller and private bottle service areas bigger.

In West Chelsea where the most expensive bottle clubs are on every
corner, the weekends still look very healthy but the normally solid
weekdays are beginning to thin out,? he said.

Daniel was actively enthused about the plight of the City?s merchant
bankers and said he?s noticed few, if any, so far ditching the stock
market for sex clubs.

?Nah, they walk around pale and scared- it’s hilarious,? he chuckled.

?Gone are their smug, self satisfied faces. New York City has become
so focused on money and wealth that these people don?t know what to do
without dollars to flaunt. They never had to develop real
personalities, so now they?re trapped.?

?Having said that, I honestly don?t? have anything against any
particular group. I think it’s great to thrive and prosper,? he added,
?And lets face it, some of those frat boy hedge fund guys are HOT
pieces of ass and deserve man on man sex to calm them down. But
obscene wealth in the face of people losing their homes, and America’s
poverty just seems wrong to me,? he said

Larry pointed out that New York?s last economic recession of the early
90s spawned seminal clubs including Disco 2000, Sound Factory and The
Tunnel, recalling ?it also seemed as though the government had more on
their plate than looking into bathroom stalls to see if anyone was
doing drugs.?

?New York is NOT going to go back to THAT city, but there is no doubt
going to be some serious shake-ups in the nightlife hierarchy,? Larry
predicted, ?Viva La BUST!?

Daniel concluded with a cautionary note.

?I do wonder if all this drama and fear is created by the White House
to distract us from something else. I mean, what happened to Bird Flu?
Anthrax? And Y2K? The list is endless of ?Breaking News? stories that
are supposed to be catastrophic yet nothing seems to ever change in
reality,? he noted.

?The more I work in media the more I see how events, diseases, drama,
fear and crises are all created by the media to propel the idea that
we need media.
I mean, I keep hearing about this recession yet they?re building
condos left and right around me! HELP!?

More evidence of the depth of the crisis, however, emerged in Florida,
this week, where a local cyclist complained to cops after being held
up and robbed by a pack of women on the street.

Olmer Morales said a heavyset woman initially blocked his way and
seized his handlebars while four topless women surrounded him and
stole $100 from his back pocket.

The 18 year old described the suspects as ?thin with blonde hair?
wearing ?overalls and no shirts or bras underneath? according to
police reports (The Smoking Gun).

http://www.dlist.com (Daniel?s gay social networking site. Free
membership)

http://www.michaelmoore.com (Michael Moore: How to fix the Wall Street
mess: ?The richest 400 Americans — that’s right, just four hundred
people — own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. 400
rich Americans have got more stashed away than half the entire
country! Their combined net worth is $1.6 trillion. During the eight
years of the Bush Administration, their wealth has increased by nearly
$700 billion — the same amount that they are now demanding we give to
them for the “bailout.” . . .?)

Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)

Brand new 3D sound system manufacturers IOSONO are introducing their
256 channel/ 700 speaker audio system at Tresor next Thursday (October
7) with a Grand Opening Gala featuring performances from Jewgeni
Birkhoff, Hauko Leix, Stewart Walker, Fidelity Kastrow and Jonty
Skrufff.

The Gala evening takes place in the middle of Berlin?s Popkomm Music
conference when tens of thousands of industry people and clubbers
congregate at parties throughout the city and kicks off at Tresor at
10pm with presentations and demonstrations from the |OSONO creatives
(doors open 9pm) followed by DJ sets from 10.30pm.

Skrufff mainman Jonty said he?s excited about trying out the new rig
at Tresor.

?Fidelity Kastrow and I had a practise on the IOSONO system at their
headquarters in Erfurt last week and were both blown away by the
system?s potential,? he said.

?You?re able to physically direct and control sound effects and
acapellas and deliver them to specific spots on the dance-floor, at
will, which offers amazing possibilities for better interaction with
the audience as well as immersing clubbers genuinely inside the music.?

?I?m also particularly looking forward to having a go on the system
now it?s installed at Tresor as the club?s Batterieraum is such a
great space to play in already, having been purpose built by people
who clearly understand perfectly the dynamics of a dancefloor.?

?Another hugely exciting aspect about IOSONO is the possibilities it
opens up for production. We?re currently locked up in the studio
deconstructing the new tracks we?ve made for Popkomm to make them as
IOSONO friendly as possible,? he added.

?Hopefully we?ll be able to provide a genuinely new listening
experience for Tresor clubbers on Thursday.?

IOSONO?s Grand Opening Gala is on Thursday October 9 at Tresor: doors
open at 9pm: admission is free (for guest list speedy admission,
please email jonty@skrufff.com)

http://www.iosono-sound.com

http://www.tresorberlin.com

Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)