Scratch
Encyclopedia
Scratch may refer to:
It may also refer to:
- A mark or indentation on a surface: Abrasion (mechanical)Abrasion (mechanical)Abrasion is the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using an abrasive...
It may also refer to:
Recordings
- Scratch (album)Scratch (album)Scratch is the third album by Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura, released on February 7, 2007. It reached number one on the Japanese Oricon albums chart.-Track listing:...
, by Kaela Kimura - Scratch (soundtrack)Scratch (soundtrack)Scratch is the soundtrack to the 2001 documentary Scratch directed by Doug Pray. Scratch examines cultural and historical perspectives on the birth and evolution of hip-hop disc jockeys , scratching and turntablism and includes interviews with some of hip-hop's most famous and respected DJs.-Track...
, the soundtrack to the 2001 documentary ScratchScratch (film)Scratch is a documentary film, directed and edited by Doug Pray. The film explores the world of the hip-hop DJ. From the birth of hip-hop, when pioneering DJ's began extending breaks on their party records , to the invention of scratching and beat-juggling vinyl, to its more recent explosion as a... - Peter Gabriel (1978 album), a self-titled album also referred to as Scratch
- "Scratch," a song by Morphine on the album YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
Artists
- Scratch (musician)Scratch (musician)Kyle Jones , better known as Scratch, is an American hip hop artist. He is a MC who specializes in beatboxing or vocal percussion...
, American hip-hop artist - Scratch OrchestraScratch OrchestraThe Scratch Orchestra was an experimental musical ensemble founded in the spring of 1969 by Cornelius Cardew, Michael Parsons and Howard Skempton....
, an experimental musical ensemble - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae and dub artist
- Scratch band, a band that plays fungi music
- Scratch TrackScratch TrackScratch Track is best described as an Acoustic Hip-Hop Soul band that formed in Tennessee in 2000. The group is composed of Vocalist/Beatboxer DJ Lee and Guitarist Jason Hamlin. Scratch Track is currently based out of Kansas City, MO...
, an American band
Techniques
- ScratchingScratchingScratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used...
, moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable - Scratch (guitar technique), the technique of playing dampenedDamping (music)Damping is a technique in music for altering the sound of a musical instrument. Damping methods are used for a number of instruments.-Guitar:...
guitar strings - Scratching, a technique/variation of graffitiGraffitiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
Other media and entertainment
- Scratch (magazine)Scratch (magazine)Scratch was a magazine about the art of creating hip-hop. It featured articles regarding producers, musicians and DJs that make beats for rap records, and details the secret methods, stories, partnerships, philosophies and equipment behind the music...
, a hip-hop magazine - Scratch RadioScratch RadioScratch Radio is a community and student radio station based in Birmingham, UK. They are the only student and community radio station in the city, broadcasting online via their website...
, a community radio station in Birmingham, England - Scratches (video game), a horror adventure game released in 2006
Films
- Scratch (film)Scratch (film)Scratch is a documentary film, directed and edited by Doug Pray. The film explores the world of the hip-hop DJ. From the birth of hip-hop, when pioneering DJ's began extending breaks on their party records , to the invention of scratching and beat-juggling vinyl, to its more recent explosion as a...
, a documentary about disc jockeys and hip-hop culture - Scratch (2010 film)Scratch (2010 film)-Plot:Scratch follows Lena, an art student who is living in London. She searches for inspiration for her art project, and finds it in Sol. He is a scruffy young man who drifts around, engaging in seemingly detached relationships with a variety of people. Lena begins to follow Sol, gaining a voyeurs...
, a short film produced by Breakthru Films
Fictional characters
- Scratch (robot), in the TV show The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Scratch (Gobots)
Computing
- Scratch (programming language)
- preliminary or tentative work, such as the *scratch* buffer in EmacsEmacsEmacs is a class of text editors, usually characterized by their extensibility. GNU Emacs has over 1,000 commands. It also allows the user to combine these commands into macros to automate work.Development began in the mid-1970s and continues actively...
and the directory /tmp ("scratch area")
Sports
- Scratch golfer, a golfer with a handicap of zero
- a term in cue sports, such as pool
- a term used in sporting events to describe the deviation of what was scheduled. Most often used in Horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
to describe horses who cannot run but were scheduled to - as a short form of scratch trackScratch trackScratch track may refer to* scratch race, also called scratch track race* scratch track, a sound recording used as a temporary placeholder during the recording and editing process* Scratch Track, an American band...
- In ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, a scratch is a player who does not dress for a game. Only 20 players (22 in international competition) are allowed to dress for a game, so players who are injured or otherwise not going to play (the latter being a "healthy scratch") are considered scratches. - Scratch race, a track cyclingTrack cyclingTrack cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
discipline
Biology
- "Scratches" is a synonym for mud feverMud feverMud fever is a group of diseases of horses causing irritation and dermatitis in the lower limbs of horses. Often caused by a mixture of bacteria, typically Dermatophilus congolensis, and Staphylococcus spp, mud fever can also be caused by fungal organisms...
, an infection found in horses - Scratch reflexScratch reflexThe scratch reflex is a response to activation of sensory neurons whose peripheral terminals are located on the surface of the body. Some sensory neurons can be activated by stimulation with an external object such as a parasite on the body surface. Alternately, some sensory neurons can respond to...
, a response to an itchItchItch is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has resisted many attempts to classify it as any one type of sensory experience. Modern science has shown that itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response...