Filed under: Elefant Traks, hiphop | Tags: Adit, Atmosphere, Bliss N Eso, Elefant Traks, Horrorshow, Solo, Spit Syndicate
Adit and Solo form Horrorshow, Sydney based label Elefant Traks‘ first signing for quite some time
“What began with early experiments in beat making and writing lyrics steadily increased in confidence and by the age of 18, Solo was joining Spit Syndicate on stage (supporting the likes of Atmosphere and Bliss n Eso) and Adit had progressed far beyond those first few tentative steps. Horrorshow slowly began drafting and developing material before deciding in 2007 to start recording – resulting in a collection of songs entitled ‘The Grey Space’.
It was not until 2008 that these songs caught the ear of Elefant Traks on the strength of a growing buzz and strong recommendations. Not long after, the pair signed to the label and The Grey Space was given a release date of August 16th 2008.
The funny thing is, Elefant Traks were never planning to put out a release around that time as the schedule was completely full. Perhaps that’s the best way of introducing Horrorshow – a group that demands your attention with a heartfelt offering that showcases honest lyricism and rich production at a level that is unexpectedly mature. So keep an ear out, because in 2008 – grey is the new black…”
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Horrorshow/6424773286
serious niceness that needs to be supported!
Filed under: dubstep | Tags: DMZ, dubstep, Garage Pressue, Loefah, Mark Pritchard, Phoenix Bar, Void
Void been putting in work for some time now, ensuring Sydney has quite the dub night
guests stay fresh but Loefah?? of them DMZ?? you can’t beat that with a bat…
Friday night @ Phoenix Bar w/ the usual ever excellent Mark Pritchard and Garage Pressure in support
Filed under: Brownswood, good shit, jazz | Tags: Brownswood, death jazz, Soil and Pimp Sessions, storm
‘Storm’
couldn’t help but take note of all the death jazz talk on the Brownswood blog
there’s a seriously dope, in depth podcast on the stuff that can be downloaded from the above link
and of course, Brownswood Recordings have these Japanese guys signed called Soil and Pimp Sessions who have a thing for rabbits and out there, outrageously good sounds. Jazz badasses.
the video for ‘Storm’ above is just the tip of icebergs and causes me to feel like I’m having a brain freeze. But in a good way ya dig?
Filed under: Melting Pot Music, Underground/Head's Down radio, good shit | Tags: Badu, dakkord, Fleur Earth Experiment, Les Nubians, Melting Pot Music, Underground
‘Ausduck’
Melting Pot Music…. this is just holy schnitt!
signed to the Berlin melting pot the Fleur Earth Experiment, FEX, Das Fleur, whatever they may be, are fresh breaths that make me exclaim ‘Badu Les Nubians and noneoftheabove’
fresh indeed for Underground this week
time is short so I can’t explore the side groups or loves that these people share but more will be uncovered shortly JUST CHECK THE LINKS and go with the floh
http://dakkord.eu/fex - band info
Filed under: FM 99.3, Raw Fusion, Sonar Kollektiv, Tru Thoughts, Ubiquity, Underground/Head's Down radio, dubstep, funk, hiphop, inthemix, mixes | Tags: FM 99.3, Underground, Head's Down, Samiyam, Rustie, Dopeness Galore, All City, Raw Fusion, GAMM, 2000 Black, Melo, Tru Thoughts, Yellowtail, Ninja Tune, F.S. Green, Hayzee, Nalden, The Bug, Red Astaire, Hyperdub, Kid Sublime, Q-Tip, Various Production, Bugz in the Attic, BITA, Sonar Kollektiv, Christian Prommer's Drumlesson, Samon Kawamura, Zumen, Jua Kali, Innocent Sorcerors, Simbad, Restless Soul, Bennson, Simon Grey, Clyde, Kid Sundance, Dudley Perkins, Declaime, Mantis, DROP, Laidback, Lefto, Dyno, 40 Winks, Versatell, Infinitskills, Florre, Hint, JME, Flohdan, edIT, Glitch Mob, Mweslee, Gecko Turner, Owusu, Nomo, Ubiquity, Erjee
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)
sooooooo…. what’s in a name? ask the station. All good. We move on.
delved into the slowly and steadily reissued (at least online) Raw Fusion backcatalogue to snatch up some goodness, combining it with some recent releases for a short mix this week. It ain’t nowhere near complete until they put out the Red Astaire stuff though. The most thorough label doing it for mine. Click here for a featureon the man btw. Top dude, and he def rocked Sydney when he came through.
otherwise, we rocked that Drop mix (it’s criminal that no one over here’s playing that!) thrown up by nalden. There’s a link to the side, so you best get correct. One of my faves for the year no doubt – the Erjee track is crazy!
and how can I not post about that record above??? Japan’s Samon Kawamura remixes the remix something serious! Big toon! Huge! Otherwise, a welcome, welcome return from Nomo, more Ummah like stuff from Q-Tip, Mweslee and the All City crew got that good good, Hint damn near got the album of the year, and 2000 Black‘s new album gets more rub. Twas a dope show.
10PM
Nomo – ‘Brainwave’ – Ubiquity
Gecko Turner – ‘Monosabio Blues (Phillip Owusu remix)’ – Love Monk Spain
Q-Tip – ‘Hello’ – Bulldog Kid Records
Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson – ‘Around the World (Samon Kawamura remix)’ – Sonar Kollektiv
Samiyam – ‘Moon Boots’ – Hyperdub
Mweslee – ‘Jamas Jame Jamon’ – All City Dublin
Various Production – ‘In This (Rustie remix)’ – Various Production
edIT – ‘The Game Is Not Over’ – Glitch Mob Unlimited
The Bug ft. Flohdan – ‘Jah War’ – Ninja Tune
JME – ‘So Serious’ – http://www.myspace.com/boybetterknow
Hint – ‘Scrawny’s Beat’ – Tru Thoughts
beats from Lefto, Dyno, Ame, 40 Winks, Versatell, Hayzee, Infinitskills, FS Green, Florre, Drop Fourtet
‘RAW FUSION MIX’
Melo – ‘Off My Chest’
Bennson – ‘Whatever It Is (Simon Grey remix)’
Simbad ft. Melo – ‘After the Dance (BITA mix)’
Restless Soul – ‘Turn Me Out’
Yellowtail ft. Jua Kali – ‘Pressure Dem (original)’
Zumen – ‘Rolexx’
Innocent Sorcerors – ‘One Dollar Race’
END MIX 12:40
Clyde – ‘Roll of the Beast’ – Mantis
2000 Black – ‘A Little More’ – 2000 Black
Kid Sundance ft. Dudley Perkins – ‘Yes (Fault)’ – Fair Deal Records
Kid Sublime – ‘Pitylful Times (extended version)’ – Dopeness Galore
LATE
shouts to Jelias for the cameo and extended support. Like roaches baby. Easssy.
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)’
Filed under: Brainfeeder, FM 99.3, Tru Thoughts, Underground/Head's Down radio, dubstep, hiphop | Tags: 2562, a milli, Actress, AD Bourke, Andy H, Arch Typ, Bagpak, BITA, Blackpocket, Bonobo, Bugz in the Attic, Common, Connecticut, D'angelo, Defintive Jux, Dilla, Dopeness Galore, El-P, Erykah Badu, Fat City, First Word, Flying Lotus, Fool, Groovement, Hawthorne Headhunters, Hum & Haw, HVW8, Hyperdub, I.G. Culture, J Davey, Jahdann Blakkamoore, Kid Sublime, Koch, Lekan Babalola, Lewi White, Lil Wayne, Martyn, Moovmnt, Mr Bongo, Mr Scruff, Natural Self, Ninja Tune, Nosaj Thing, Oddisee, Oh No, Oneness of JuJu, Oxtopus, Phonte, Q-Tip, Raw Fusion, Red Bull Music Academy, robotussin, Russell Morgan, S.K. Radicals, Samiyam, Seiji, Selma I, Skillz, Stac, Steve Spacek, Stones Throw, Stussy, Talib Kweli, Treble O, Tru Thoughts, Turntable Lab, Various Productions, Wah Wah, Yellowtail
‘BROKE FUTURES’ – THURSDAY 10pm til late on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)
Following on from ‘the newness’ last week, we have a new name and a fresh outlook. Basically if things were going to keep moving forward, then we had make some changes. Plus I’m a Sagi, and we’re nuts for this shit (change that is).
So this isn’t really a return then. Well, not for the show. That was last week, and was massive quite frankly. But for Samiyam….. if you’re talking about him, well then it definitely is. In a big way. His new four track EP on Hyperdub is killing shit. This heater alongside that Flying Lotus/Lil Wayne mix that’s hurtin’ em, a rough NEW J Dilla joint, ANOTHER huge Yellowtail track, crazy heaviness from both Jahdann Blakkamoore and Lewi White, a bass stomper from Connecticut, new Q-Tip (w/ D’angelo!!) and a reflective beauty from Kid Sublime.
El-P - ‘Fuck the Law’ – Definitive Jux
Connecticut – ‘Charisma’ – Eklektik
J Dilla – ‘Oxtopus Boom Boom’ – moovmnt
Flying Lotus, Phonte, Oddisee, Tor – ‘The Perch’ – CD-R
Oh No – ‘Oneness of JuJu instrumental (27:10 mark)’ – Stones Throw
Skillz ft. Common and Talib Kweli – So Far So Good (remix) – Koch
Q-Tip ft. D’Angelo – ‘I Believe’ – Children of the Sun
Hawthorne Headhunters – ‘She Wanna’ – HVW8
J Davey – ‘Lil Big Heads’ – Illav8r
Nosaj Thing – ‘Bach’ – Stussy/Turntable LAB
Samiyam – ‘Trick Platform’ – Hyperdub
Flying Lotus/Lil Wayne – ‘Robotussin’ – moovmnt
A.D. Bourke – ‘SP’ – Treble O
Various Production – ‘Lost (Actress remix)’ – Various Production
Blackpocket – ‘Ur A Star (Martyn remix)’ – Fat City
2562 – ‘Redux’ – Tectonic
Lewi White – ‘Sideline’ – Z Audio
Jahdan Blakkamoore – ‘Nice Green’ – Dutty Artz UK
Fool – ‘Real Thing (Various Productions remix)’ – Hum & Haw
Lekan Babalola – ‘Asokere (I.G. Culture remix)’ – Mr Bongo
S.K. Radicals – ‘Troubled Times (BITA remix)’ – Groovement
Erykah Badu - ‘Honey (Seiji mix)’ – Sony
Yellowtail ft. Selma I – ‘Miss 17 (Arch-Typ’s Punk Funk mix)’ – Bagpak
Yellowtail ft. Russell Morgan – ‘Changes’ – Dancing Turtle
Mr Scruff - ‘Get Up to Give’ – Ninja Tune
Andy H – ‘Kick Kick’ – First Word
Stac – ‘Ball’s Bounce (Bonobo remix)’ – Wah Wah
Natural Self – ‘Alexandra and Gabriel’ – Tru Thoughts
Kid Sublime – ‘Pityful Times (extended version)’ – Dopeness Galore
LATE
next week we have an in depth look at one of our fave labels, Stockholm powerhouse Raw Fusion. Can’t wait!
‘BROKE FUTURES’ – THURSDAY 10pm til late on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)
Filed under: dubstep, funk, gettin live, hiphop, livin, mixes | Tags: monotape
monotape offer next level music. You’re such a person.
Filed under: FM 99.3, Underground/Head's Down radio, dubstep, gettin live, hiphop | Tags: FM 99.3, Underground, Head's Down, Flying Lotus, Jose James, Samiyam, Rustie, Kissey Asplund, I.G. Culture, Spoonface, Bagpak, Fulgeance, Warp, 2000 Black, Lee McDonald, Guilty Simpson, Tru Thoughts, Yellowtail, Arch Typ, OKMA, Eric Lau, Harmonic 313, Erykah Badu, Nas, Ty, Roots Manuva, Ninja Tune, Big Dada, F.S. Green, Sir OJ, Hayzee, Nalden, state magazine, beat tapes, Big Boi, Raekwon, Andre 3000, Zomby, TRG, Peverelist, The Bug, Flowdan, Starkey, Ghislain Poirier, Daedelus, Koen en Vuitton, i Sa, Wah Waah, the Wah Syndicate, Janet Kay, Faada, Platinum Pied Pipers, Tiombe Lockhart, Marc Mac, DJ Buzz, Fool, Skymark, Yann Kesz, Part Time Heroes, Wah Wah 45, Visions of Violet, Brownswood, Dela, Natural Self
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)
Well, well, well. My computer’s blown a gasket, so last week’s show wasn’t the inaugural Thursday jumpoff I had planned. We’re all set for this week however!
To my count Yellowtail has 8 releases out alone this year. You may have noticed them in our playlists going all crackheaded. EPs, remixes, 12″s. In a bout of craziness distributors gave us two of his tracks this week – the one featured above is a candidate for single of the year, the Arch-Typ remix in particular is unbelievable!
Scandanavia came strong this week – new stuff from Dutch beatmakers Sir OJ, HayZee, and F.S. Green (check their free beat tapes), Danish group Koen, NAS (!!!), Rustie, Zomby, Samiyam, Jose James, FlyLo, Kissey Asplund, Harmonic 313, plus the return of Roots Manuva. Now if that ain’t fucking rollcall, what is?
10PM
Erykah Badu – ‘Twinkle (interlude)’ – Motown
Nas ft. Eban Thomas – ‘You Can’t Stop Us Now’ – Def Jam
F.S. Green – ‘Bijlmer Bier Hall’ – his free beat tape
Big Boi ft. Raekwon, Andre 3000 – ‘Royal Flush’ – floatin’ around
Hayzee - ’Y3ah’ - one of his free beat tapes
Tay Zonday – ‘Chocolate Rain (F.S. Green remix)’ – the bootlegger man
Onur Engin – ‘Be Still My Soul (1000 Names mix)’ – StraightUp Recordings
Sir OJ – ‘Beat 16′ – his free beat tape
Daedelus – ‘Make It So (Samiyam remix)’ – Ninja Tune
Koen en Vuitton – ‘Exit’ – free and dope
i Sa ft. Kissey Asplund – ‘Tyged Moments’ – their Wah Waah demo
Platinum Pied Pipers ft. Tiombe Lockhart - ‘Stay With Me (Marc Mac Amsterdam remix)’ – Heineken Refrshing Sounds
DJ Buzz – ‘Don’t Fuck With Drums’ – Sunshine Enterprises
Flying Lotus – ‘Paper Crane Gang’ – Warp
Fool – ‘Drama (Rustie remix)’ – Hum Haw
Skymark – ‘Thanx Bob Part 1′ – BPSS
Roots Manuva – ‘Buff Nuff’ – Big Dada
Hayzee – ‘Mario vs Megaman’ – his other free beat tape
Guilty Simpson and Eric Lau – ‘4 the D (Harmonic 313 remix)’ – Fat City
Zomby – ‘Strange Fruit’ – Ramp
Peverelist – ‘Infinity is Now’ – Tectonic
Ghislain Poirier ft. Face T - ‘Blazin (Starkey remix)’ – Slit Jockey
TRG – ‘Move Dis’ – Soul Motive
The Bug ft. Flowdan – ‘Warning’ – Ninja Tune
Fulgeance – ‘Sweat Club’ – Musique Large
OKMA – ‘Boogle (Yellowtail rub)’ – Universal Vibes
Yellowtail ft. Selma I – ‘Miss 17 (Arch Typ’s Punk Funk mix)’ – Bagpak
Lee McDonald – ‘I’ll Do Anything for You (Yann Kesz remix)’ – Favorite
Spoonface and WAH Syndicate ft. Janet Kay – ‘So Good (Spoonface remix)‘ – Faada
Part Time Heroes – ‘Pressating’ – Wah Wah 45
2000 Black ft. Ty – ‘Hey There’ – 2000 Black
I.G. Culture – ‘B Free’ – Freedom School
Visions of Violet – ‘Visions of Violet’ – Brownswood
Natural Self – ‘Feet Keep Moving’ – Tru Thoughts
Dela – ‘Stakes is High’ – Goon Trax Japan
LATE
a spotlight is soon shone on some Oz acts. Long, long overdue, and some changes are afoot.
gets better and better errrr week…..
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)
check the MOOVMNT and YES,YES,Y’ALL - they’re freedom. they won’t fence you in.
