Customer Reviews
It can't be beat - By: C. Verspeak, 07 Dec 2005 
THIS is hip-hop. Never mind your Puff-Daddy, Eminem, 50-pence or any of those other lazy rappers who think its creative to talk nonsense over comuter programmed beats & pro-tools melodies.
Q-bert et al have made something unique with Wave-Twisters. It may not be apparent from the CD, but this is the soundtrack to an under-exposed classic animated mini-movie of the same name. Wavetwisters the movie is really hard to get hold of (but it can be done!) & thats a shame cos I've never seen anything like it. Its a stunning mix of animation styles, all soundtracked (including the dialogue!) by Q-bert & the rest of the invizibl skratch piklz. A daft story that manages to include intergalactiv travel, good versus evil, the four elements of hip-hop, & dental hygiene. Make every effort to dind it!
Meanwhile, check out this audio. Its a masterclassin how to cut, paste, rip, scratch, mix, flare, juggle, everything you could wish to do with two turntables & some wax.
Super Scratch. - By: SimonSD, 12 Jan 2004 
This is a collection of amazing studio performances from the best scratch manin the world. It displays raw talent, whichin turn could be used for progressionin hip hop.
Each song is interesting, different sounds, techniques, beats & samplesin each one, everyone sets a scene & plods through it. The production is also perfect, & makes the listen enjoyable.
If you're interestedin DJ techniques, scratching or interesting music, then this is worth a listen, you'll be blown away by the raw talent that is Q-Bert. But, if you want a good album, then this isn't it, this simply doesn't cut it as an album. It's merely a collection of studio performances, no songs lay here, & it's not the subversion of normal conventionsin hip hop that puts me off, it's just not listen able as an album, it's more of a study.
Don't let this put you off, if you like the piklz stuff, then get this, it's really interesting, & it's good to have different types of listensin your collection, & could give you some great ideas on how to expand the use of your decks, but if you want a better flowing album, or better ALBUMin general, then look else where.
Don't even read this review, just get the album - By: , 07 Jun 2000 Okay, read it if you want. All I can say is that if you are even mildly interestedin the idea of turntablism, buy this record now. There, now that is out of the way, I'll attempt to explain a little bit about why this album is such a blinder.
Q Bert has long been regarded as one of finest purveyors of turntable based music. Bert, along with his chumsin the Invisible Skratch Piklz, which include Mixmaster Mike (who appeared on the Beastie Boys' "Hello Nasty" as well as on Q Bert's album itself), Yoga Frog & D Styles, have been wowing the crowdsin & around the Los Angeles Bay Area for years now, & have also been responsible for some of the most successful DJ breaks records released, including the seminal "Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik". But enough of that. Suffice to say that Q Bert & his ilk are highly regarded & for some very good reasons. Most of these reasons are amply demonstrated on "Wave Twisters".
You can tell from the records he uses to make his art, that Q Bert is a man with a broad outlook on music. He has obviously spent the vast majority of his waking hours sifting through & listening to many different recordings of many different musical styles. It has been time well spent. The wide spectrum of varied & different genres that are showcased on this album is quite impressive.
We have acid funk, as performed by the mysterious Buckethead (who enjoys a collaborative relationship with the master of funk, Bootsy Collins), splashes of jazz, ladles full of the phattest hip hop beats, which the man transforms into completely different monsters with the help of the crossfader & millions & millions of obscure samples, from sci fi sound effects to what is probably an old fifties toothpaste commercial (although it is hard to tell, as Q Bert, as with everything he uses, manages to put a completely different & altogether slightly more sinister spin on it).
As the record is a concept album about a tiny universe containedin the diamond of a turntable needle, inhabited by a race of aliens that can only communicate through the sounds of skratching, the tone of the recording is somewhat playful. You will find yourself laughing at the madness that Q Bert's twisted sense of reality has imbuedin "Wave Twisters", as much as you'll find yourself marvelling at the immense skill that is demonstrated. "Aphrodisiskratch" is a good example. It invariably finds itself onto any compilation tape I am making at home. It makes even Jazz fans smile.....
Allin all, after all my rambling, what you must realise is that "Wave Twisters" is packed full of variety & flavour....Buy it.
