D-Styles
Appearance
D-Styles | |
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Birth name | Dave Cuasito[1] |
Born | [2] Philippines[2] | July 6, 1972
Origin | California, U.S.[3] |
Genres | Turntablism |
Occupation(s) | |
Instrument | Turntable[4] |
Years active | 1992–present |
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Dave Cuasito better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz,[5] Beat Junkies,[6] and Third Sight.[7] He has also been a resident DJ of Low End Theory.[8] D-styles is an instructor at the Beat Junkies Institute of Sound.
In 2002, D-Styles released his solo studio album, Phantazmagorea, on Beat Junkie Sound.[9] It was described by Fact as, "The perfect evolution of hip hop's sample addiction: an album made entirely of samples manipulated by the human hand and overseen by a human brain."[9]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Phantazmagorea (2002)
- The 13th Floor (D-Styles, Qbert & Shortkut/ Invisibl Skratch Piklz) (2016)
- Noises in The Right Order (2019)
- 545 [1] (d-styles,excess,Mike boo,Pryvet peepsho) (2019)
- 545 Khrung Phrung (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho)
- Creme De La Creme (D-Styles & Nowaah The Flood) (2021)
- 545 808 (D-Styles, Excess, Mike Boo & Pryvet Peepsho) (2022)
- Pacific Standard Time (XP the Marxman, Rhettmatic & D-Styles) (2022)
- Fair Warning (D-Styles & WidowMaker) (2022)
- He Who Laughs Last (D-Styles & Substance810) (2023)
- The Periodic Tables of Excellence (D-Styles & J Scienide) (2022)
- Invincibl Rap Mislz (D-Styles & Napoleon Da Legend) (2023)
EPs
[edit]- Sound Advice (2003) (with Daddy Kev and The Grouch)
- 545 (2019) (with Excess, Mike Boo, and Pryvet Peepsho)
Mixtapes
[edit]Singles
[edit]- "Return to Planetary Deterioration" b/w "Clifford's Mustache" (2001)
- "Felonius Funk" (2002)
- "John Wayne on Acid" (2003)
- "Beautiful Fog" b/w "Millions of Locusts Swarming" (2007)
Guest appearances
[edit]- Rob Swift - "Salsa Scratch" from Sound Event (2002)
- DJ Greyboy -“Son Ray” (with Ricci Rucker) from Soul Mosaic (2000)
- Awol One & Daddy Kev- “Souldoubt LP” (2001)
- Busdriver - Temporary Forever (2002)
- Busdriver - Cosmic Cleavage (2004)
- Buck 65 - "Rough House Blues", "Surrender to Strangeness", "The Floor", and "Blanc-Bec" from Secret House Against the World (2005)
- Birdy Nam Nam - "Il y a un cauchemar dans mon placard" from Birdy Nam Nam (2005)
- Edit - "Crunk de Gaulle" from Certified Air Raid Material (2007)
- Buck 65 - Dirtbike (2008)
- Themselves - "The Mark" from Crowns Down (2009)
- Nocando - "DSD2" from Jimmy the Lock (2010)
- DJ Kentaro - "Crossfader" from Contrast (2012)
- The Gaslamp Killer- “Impulse” from Breakthrough (2012)
- Jonwayne - "You Can Love Me When I'm Dead" from Rap Album One (2013)
- Bambu - "Last Year" from Sun of a Gun (2013)
- Jesse Medina - "In the Moment" from Meet Jesse Medina (2014)
- Kraddy - "The Prestige" from Be a Light (2014)
- Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal (The Kleenrz)- “Season 2 LP”
- Jonwayne - "TED Talk" from Rap Album Two (2017)
- BeatBombers - “BeatBombers LP” (2017)
- Conway the Machine & Big Ghost Ltd- “If it bleeds it can be killed Album” (2021)
- Ransom & Big Ghost Ltd -“Heavy is the Head LP” (2021)
- Jae SKeese & Big Ghost Ltd -“Authenticity Check LP” (2022)
- Conway the Machine & Big Ghost Ltd- “What has been blessed cannot be cursed LP” (2022)
- Che Noir & Big Ghost Ltd -“Noir or Never LP” (2023)
- Oppenheimer, Rome Streets & Jay Royale- “Laurels” (2023)
- Nosaj Thing -“Look both ways” from Continua (2023)
- Substance810 & Hobgoblin -“Death waits in the dark LP” (2023)
- RhymeStyleTroop & Dead Poetz Society- “Heart of the city LP” (2023)
- SonnyJim & Lee Scott- “Ortolan & Armagnac LP” (2023)
Productions
[edit]- DJ Qbert - "Razorblade Alcohol Slide" from Wave Twisters (1998)
- Roc Raida - "The Murder Faktory" from Champion Sounds (2003)
- Busdriver - "Avantcore (D-Styles Remix)" from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
- Bambu - "Last Year" from Sun of a Gun (2013)
- Self Jupiter ft. Blu & Volume 10- “Caked Up” (2019)
- Scuba Chicken - "Alyssa Milano" and "Pumpin' Gas" from Ode to Malyssa Ilano (2021)
- Pro Dillinger & Nowaah the Flood- “Know Better remix” (2022)
- Nowaah the Flood & Mach Hommy- “Akbar Pray Day remix” (2023)
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Wave Twisters (2001)
References
[edit]- ^ Aurelius, Marcus (May 2, 2014). "The Vinyl Word". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 201.
- ^ Katz, Mark (2012). Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ. Oxford University Press. pp. 192–194.
- ^ Pehling, Dave (January 22, 2003). "D-Styles". SF Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Cooper, Sean. "Invisibl Skratch Piklz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "The Beat Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Symbionese Liberation Album - Third Sight". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Weiss, Jeff (November 3, 2011). "Low End Theory Anniversary". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Fintoni, Laurent (March 7, 2014). "Forgotten Classics: D-Styles' Phantazmagoria & Ricci Rucker & Mike Boo's Scetchbook". Fact. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
External links
[edit]- D-Styles at IMDb
- Dj D-Styles Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2020)