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PXTN Design

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PXTN is a local artist that helped pioneer graffiti art during the early 1990s in and around his hometown of Buckingham located on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. Throughout the 1990s PXTN worked under several aliases to create a combination of local murals, flyers, posters, cassette covers and items of clothing that were all inspired by Hip Hop’s element of graffiti art. PXTN also experimented with other elements of Hip Hop culture including scratch DJing and Emceeing.

“PXTN logo” – PXTN, 2020.

PXTN discovered Hip Hop music and culture during the 1980s as a child and by 1990 at around age 14 began to create his first pieces of artwork using spray paint. Although PXTN created several murals previous to the “Risk” image shown below this photograph taken in 1990 is the first evidence we have of PXTN’s early work. The below “Risk” piece was painted along the old railway line in Buckingham when PXTN was using the alias Risk One.

“Risk” by Risk One – Buckingham, 1990. Continue reading →

Death Before Dishonour (DBD)

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Death Before Dishonour (DBD) were a Hip Hop crew that consisted of rappers The Atom, The Omen, Paraffin MC, The Hi-way Man, and Jack The Ripper (JTR). The crew formed in 1991 after performing at an open mic event with DJ Roughcut held in the point, Milton Keynes. Shortly after formation DJ Roughcut helped formulate the groups first demo recordings. During the early 1990s DBD regularly performed in and around Milton Keynes.

Death Before Dishonour “Drop the bass” – Demo recording, Early 1990s.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s DJ Roughcut worked as a lighting engineer and as a resident DJ at the point club which is how he became involved with several of the cities Hip Hop artists. In the early part of the 1990s DJ Roughcut helped formulate early recordings for Milton Keynes based Hip Hop crews W.I.Z.E, Death Before Dishonour,  Klass Dismissed, and rapper Danny Cooly. In a previous Break to the beat interview DJ Roughcut recalls:

“Judge Wizely (Samuel Welbeck) the lead rapper and his mates used to go to The Club at The Point where I started my DJ career as lighting operator and warm-up DJ from 1989 to the closure of the club in 2004. This is where I met all of the groups that I produced, DBD, Klass Dismissed and Wize”.

(DJ Roughcut Interview, Break to the beat, 2012).

DJ Rougcut (Right) – Early 1990s. Continue reading →

Chaos 2

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Chaos 2 was one of the areas pioneering graffiti writers that established himself during the 1980s in Buckingham and eventually progressed to become one of a handful of artists to piece the Milton Keynes train line during 1990. Chaos 2 formed part of Hip Hop crew The Criminal Minds (TCM) and helped establish the collective’s street presence during their early years of activity.

“Chaos” by Chaos 2 – Milton Keynes, 1990.

The above mural entitled “Chaos” was created in 1990 along the Milton Keynes trainline and formed part of several murals painted during the era by various members of The Criminal Minds (TCM).  Several other TCM tags are visible in the image which was taken in 1994. The below mural entitled “TCM” was created during the early 1990s in Buckingham. Continue reading →