D-Styles

D-Styles
Born
Dave Cuasito

(1972-07-06) July 6, 1972 (age 54)
Philippines
OriginCalifornia, U.S.
Genre
Turntablism
Occupations
InstrumentTurntable
Years active1992–present
Labels
Funkshitup Records, Dirtstyle Records

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, Beat Junkies, and Third Sight. He has also been a resident DJ of Low End Theory. 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. 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."

Discography

Studio albums

  • Phantazmagorea (2002)
  • The 13th Floor (D-Styles, Qbert & Shortkut/ Invisibl Skratch Piklz) (2016)
  • Noises in The Right Order (2019)
  • 545 (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)
  • There’s Hooli & There’s everyone Else (Da Fly Hooligan & The Beat Junkies)2024
  • Beluga (Nowaah The Flood & D-Styles)2025
  • Three Mimes & An Elephant (LMNO & D-Styles) 2025

EPs

  • Sound Advice (2003) (with Daddy Kev and The Grouch)
  • 545 (2019) (with Excess, Mike Boo, and Pryvet Peepsho)

Mixtapes

  • Hot Sauce in the Dick Hole (1997) (with DJ Qbert)
  • Stylus Wars (1997) with A-Trak

Singles

  • "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

  • Rob Swift - "Salsa Scratch" from Sound Event (2002)
  • DJ Greyboy -"Son Ray" (with Ricci Rucker) from Soul Mosaic (2000)
  • Awol One & Daddy Kev- Souldoubt (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- If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed (2021)
  • Ransom & Big Ghost -"Heavy is the Head LP" (2021)
  • Jae Skeese & Big Ghost -"Authenticity Check LP" (2022)
  • Conway the Machine & Big Ghost- "What has been blessed cannot be cursed LP" (2022)
  • Che Noir & Big Ghost-Noir or Never (2023)
  • Oppenheimer, Rome Streetz & 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)
  • Gel Roc & Paris Zax (Loss Control) 2024
  • Chubs & Wino Willy (Suffolk County Zoo) 2024
  • Planet B (The Bouquet) 2024
  • KRS One, Zeebra & DJ Yutaka(Jump) 2024
  • Napoleon Da Legend & JR Swiftz (Raining Sledgehammers) 2024
  • Echo Finch (Hubris like this) 2025
  • Sonnyjim (Exotic Peng Collection lp) 2025

Productions

  • 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)
  • Megabusive & D-Styles- "Western Appliance" 2024
  • Spit Gemz & D-Styles- "Cold Blooded" 2025

Filmography

Film

References

  1. ↑ Aurelius, Marcus (May 2, 2014). "The Vinyl Word". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 201.
  3. ↑ Katz, Mark (2012). Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ. Oxford University Press. pp. 192–194.
  4. ↑ Pehling, Dave (January 22, 2003). "D-Styles". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Sean. "Invisibl Skratch Piklz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ Huey, Steve. "The Beat Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ DiGravina, Tim. "Symbionese Liberation Album - Third Sight". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (November 3, 2011). "Low End Theory Anniversary". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Fintoni, Laurent (March 7, 2014). "Forgotten Classics: D-Styles' Phantazmagoria & Ricci Rucker & Mike Boo's Scetchbook". Fact. Retrieved April 27, 2014.