Itch-E and Scratch-E are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1991 by Paul Mac (a.k.a. Itch-E, Mace) and Andy Rantzen (a.k.a. Scratch-E, Boo Boo), both playing keyboards and samples. The duo recorded as Boo Boo & Mace! during the late 1990s. At times they have included a third member, Sheriff Lindo (a.k.a. Nutcase), recording under the name Boo-Boo, Mace 'n' Nutcase. In 2001 they disbanded as Mac pursued his solo career. In 2010 the duo reunited as Itch-E and Scratch-E to release new material.

History

In 1991 Itch-E and Scratch-E were formed in Sydney by Paul Mac (as Itch-E) on keyboards and samples (ex-Smash Mac Mac, The Lab) and Andy Rantzen (as Scratch-E) also on keyboards and samples (ex-Pelican Daughters).

In 2015, "Sweetness and Light" was listed at number 1 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time' with Nick Jarvis saying "Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen's greatest track symbolises the turning point when the previously underground rave scene suddenly stepped into the mainstream consciousness."

Discography

Studio albums

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! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Album details

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! scope="row"| Irritable

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  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: Second Nature/Volition Records (VoltCD47)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette

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! scope="row"| Itch-E Kitch-E Koo

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  • Released: October 1993
  • Label: Second Nature/Volition Records (VoltCD76)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette

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! scope="row"| Itch-E and Scratch-E... and Friends

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  • Released: 16 January 1995
  • Label: Second Nature/Volition Records (VoltCD96)
  • Formats: CD

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|colspan=2|Credited as Boo Boo & Mace!

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! scope="row"| Sublimely Pointless

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  • Released: July 1998
  • Label: Prozaac Recordings (dista-31062.2)
  • Formats: CD

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|colspan=2|Credited as Itch-E and Scratch-E

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! scope="row"| It Is What It Isn't

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  • Released: May 2001
  • Label: Creative Vibes (CVCD029)
  • Formats: CD

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! scope="row"| Hooray for Everything

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  • Released: August 2010
  • Label: Hussy Recordings/Ministry of Sound (HUSSYCD052)
  • Formats: CD, Digital download

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Singles

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS<br>

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! scope="row"| "Sweetness and Light"

| 1994

| 65

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! scope="row"| "Bouncing Chamber"

| 1995

| -

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! scope="row"| "Howling Dog"

| 1996

| -

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|colspan=3|Credited as Boo Boo & Mace!

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! scope="row"| "Flowers in the Sky"

| rowspan="2"| 1997

| -

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! scope="row"| "Gotta Move On"

| -

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! scope="row"| "Seven Days" <small>(featuring Jo Maskell)</small>

| rowspan="2"| 1998

| -

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! scope="row"| "Heartstrings"

| -

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|colspan=3|Credited as Itch-E and Scratch-E

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! scope="row"| "Other Planets" <small>(featuring MDNA)</small>

| rowspan="4"| 2010

| -

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! scope="row"| "r.E.f.r.E.s.h" <small>(featuring Scribe)</small>

| -

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! scope="row"| "Electric" <small>(featuring Kiss Reid of the Scare)</small>

| -

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! scope="row"| "Back 2 the Jack"

| -

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! scope="row"| "Imperial Rockets"

| 2011

| -

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Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Itch-E and Scratch-E have won one award from three nominations.

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| 1995 || "Sweetness and Light" || Best Dance Release ||

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| 1996 || "Howling Dog" || Best Dance Release ||

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| 1997 || "Flowers in the Sky" || Best Dance Release ||

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References

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