Jason Carter, better known by the stage name Mad Doctor X (also known as DJ Jason, Jazzy Jason, Jay Rock, London Funk Allstars, DJ Toolz and Clusterfunk) is a British DJ.

Biography

Carter ran the Blapps! Records label, which released several records from 1988–1992 that were club hits in the

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area, as well as in the British rave scene. "Don't Hold Back", "Too Much Energy", and "Let the Freak" were sampled and played heavily by DJs and producers in the

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scene. The label had two sublabels: Pure Bhoomie and Ruff Lick Records. Carter also released a mini album on d-zone records under the pseudonym "Turntable Symphony" after striking up a friendship with the owner of d-zone, andré jacobs and regularly appearing on his radio show on Pulse FM. Carter and Aston Harvey of

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formed Blapps Posse, a production team active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their music combined

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vocals and beats.

Discography

Mad Doctor X/Blapps production

*Dynamic Guvnors - Rock The Discothèques (Blapps! Records 1988) *

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- Set Yourself Free (Desire Records 1989) *Blapps Posse - Don't Hold Back (Blapps! Records 1989) *Blapps Posse - Don't Hold Back Remix (Blapps! Records 1990) *Blapps Posse - Don't Hold Back '91 (TRIBAL BASS 1991) *Turntable Symphony - Instructions Of Life (d-zone 1991) *Turntable Symphony - It'll Make You Go (Ooh) (d-zone 1991) *Turntable Symphony - Can't Stop (d-zone 1991) *Turntable Symphony - Techno Love (d-zone 1991) *Epitome Of Hype - Let The Freak (Big Life 1991) *DJ Toolz - DJ Toolz Vol I (BLAPPS 1992) *Clusterfunk - The Real Deal (mini LP) (Funkasaurus Records 1993) *DJ Toolz - Breaks, Beats N Grooves Vol I (

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1993) *DJ Toolz - Breaks, Beats N Grooves Vol II (

1993) *Clusterfunk - Do Me Right (Funkasaurus Records 1993) *DJ Toolz - Breaks, Beats N Grooves Vol III (

1993) *William George - What's All The Fighting For (Funkasaurus Records 1994) *Clusterfunk - Do Me Right ( Cooltempo 1994) *Clusterfunk - Inside (12') (

/ Funkasaurus Records 1995) *London Funk Allstars - Can Ya Understand (12') (

1995) *London Funk Allstars - London Funk Vol I (LP) (

1995) *London Funk Allstars - Sureshot (12') (

1995) *DJ Toolz - Breaks, Beats N Grooves Vol IV (LP) (

1995) *London Funk Allstars - Knee Deep In The Beats (12') (

1996) *Mad Doctor X - Mad Doctor X's Hip Hop Experiments Escape From The Lab And Go On The Rampage Vol I (LP) (

1996) *London Funk Allstars - Flesh Eating Disco Zombies Vs The Bionic Hookers From Mars (LP) (

1996) *Mad Doctor X - Real Heavy Science (10') (Freskanova 1997) *Monty Props - Battle Beats Vol I (LP) (Freskanova 1997) *Mad Doctor X - Picnic With The Greys (LP) (Freskanova 1997) *Mad Doctor X - Hot Shit (Ill Remixes Vol II) (bootleg 1997) *

- Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme) (Freskanova 1998) *Quakes - Capital Visions (12' track) (Son Records 1998) *William George - Sunshine (BLAPPS 1998) *Mad Doctor X - The Picnic Revisited (EP) (Freskanova 1998) *Mad Doctor X - Project X (EP) (Son Records 1998) *Mad Doctor X - Project X Part II (EP) (Son Records 2000) *Mad Doctor X - Chillonometry (LP) (Marble Bar (Japan) 2001) *Mad Doctor X - 7even (Azzurro remix) (12' track) (Son Records (Japan) 2001) *Mad Doctor X - Presents: Xtramentals Prescription 1 (Blapps! Records, Limited Edition LP) *Kenny Dope & Mad Doctor X - Daily Troble EP (Marble Bar (Japan) 2006)

Remixes

* Bam Bam - Animal Attraction (Desire Records 1989) *

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1992) *on-dré - work it out (d-zone 1993) *

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- I Have Peace (Fresh Music 1997) * Sol Brothers - That Elvis Track (Fresh Music 1997) *

- Warning (Freskanova 1998) *

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- Parachute (KI/OON 1998) *

- B-Boy Stance (Freskanova 1999) *Quakes - Histoire De Q (Son Records 1999) *

- Here We Go (Freskanova 1999) *Angel Lee - What's Your Name (WEA 2000) *SBK - Finally (

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2000) * J Soul Brothers - Chaos (

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- Hardgroove 2001 (HYDRAFUNK/

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2001) *Lagoon - Blue Lagoon (UMU 2001)

Featured turntablist

- B-Boy Stance (Freskanova, 1998) *Various - FSUK Vol II (

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, 1998) *

- Ruffneck (Freskanova, 1998) *Various - Rough Technique (Freskanova, 1999) *

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- Can't Find My Way Home (

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, 1999) *Various - Urban Theory Presents Electro Science ( Urban Theory, 2000) *

- Adventures In Freestyle (Against The Grain/Cortex, 2006)

Exclusive tracks

*"Jus Clap" on "Resin Dogs - Grinnin' (We Got Wot U Need)" (Hydrofunk Records, 1998) *"Swimmer Girls" (Featuring Jo Morgan) on "Various - Hydrofunk Records Catalogue Mixer" (Ministry (Magazine) Australia, 2004)

References

Reviews

Chillonometry Review at ukhh.com

External links

Son Records web-site

Mad Doctor X at Freskanova resource site
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