Filed under: FM 99.3, Underground/Head's Down radio, interviews | Tags: ambient, Commander Keen, DJ Meatbrick, Enya, FM99.3, K.D Lang, Seekae, Seekae interview, Underground, Will and Toby's

Sydney ghetto ambient group Seekae (pronounced ‘C’ ‘K’ in homage to platform pioneer Commander Keen) are the new Enya. Our taxi driver told us this, and although his argument for such a ridiculous assertion was Richie-thin, we believe he has a strong point.
We won’t get into that. Of more interest is how you can claim you’re ‘ghetto’ and then mention that you incorporate the glockenspiel into your routine. That ain’t fly.
They popped into Underground (every THURSDAY 10pm-12am FM99.3) because they’re on the cusp, the verge, and the edge of whatever follows being on the cusp, the verge, and the edge of something. Audio of the entire interview to be posted REAL SOON. Highlights included:
*admission that they’ve recently scored the theme to groundbreaking film ‘The Willpower’
*Alex regularly has his hair permed at The Salon for Hair – Turramurra (proud sponsors of North Shore FM99.3)
* they actually don’t know when or who will be releasing their forthcoming debut album
* they’re pretty sure that have a show scheduled at Will and Toby’s Supper Club, September 4
* George spent a night in with K.D. Lang during her recent Australian tour
* they’re the new Enya
* their plans to split and then reform for 2010
* the addition of DJ Meatbrick to their live act
some of the above is truer than other parts but importantly, new music was played, we dug into their live performance, some of their inspirations, and all up a good time was had.
2nd HALF OF INTERVIEW AND PODCAST OF ENTIRE SHOW TO BE POSTED MAD SOON
Filed under: Brownswood, FM 99.3, Ghostly International, Madlib, Raw Fusion, Tru Thoughts, Underground/Head's Down radio, broken, dubstep, funk, hiphop, jazz | Tags: Madlib, FM 99.3, I.G. Culture, Spoonface, Madvillian, Stones Throw, Daz-I-Kue, Warp, Mux Mool, Raw Fusion, J Davey, Tru Thoughts, Moovmnt, Brownswood, Underground/Head's Down radio, Mr Bongo, 40 Winks, Hint, Soil and Pimp Sessions, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Fat Beats, Stacey Epps, Duke Dumont, Kid Cudi, Wale, Big Quarters, Kinny, Daru, Reggie B, Jessica Tonder, Proton, exactly, Esthero, Afta-1, Seekae, Moodgadget, Warez, Caural, Mush, Haircut, incubator, Linn, Hearin Aid, Freedom School, Blue Note, Durlin Lurt, Kanye West, Cool Kids, Zed Bias, Quantum Soul, F-One, DJ Mujava, Mitchell and Dewbury, Russ Dewbury, Loretta Haywood, Buff 1, J8 Months, Kay, DJ Cozmos, D. Rose, rappersiknow, Pac Div, Damu the Fudgemunk, Insight, Natural Resources, Jean Grae, Brownswood Bubblers, Trishes, wonka beats
Brownswood keep delivering – Bubblers 3, number three in the Brownswood Bubblers series is hittin places. Fucking hell. That Trishes song is a folk heater….
dusted off some recent and very recent mixtapes this week to find all manner of bananas just growing inside all of them. Plus, Madvillian remixed, more Hint quality, Buff 1 headlines some underground hiphop choices, new Hova and a small mention to Sydney band SEEKAE who should be GUESTS on the program next week. Cannot fucking wait.
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)’
Duke Dumont – ‘Prelude’ – Dubsided
Kid Cudi ft. Wale – ‘Is There Any Love’ – mixtapin
Mux Mool & Big Quarters - ‘Dealbreaker’ – all here
40 Winks – ‘Lucid Effect beats’ – Project Mooncircle
Hint ft. Kinny – ‘Afro Love Forest’ – Tru Thoughts
Daru & Reggie B. – ‘Juni’s Revenge instrumental’ – 4Lux Recordings
Jessica Tonder ft. Proton – ‘The Bee remix’ - exactly
Stacey Epps – ‘Floatin’ – Brownswood
Esthero – Superheroes (Afta-1remix) – moovmnt
Seekae – ‘Longtime Fishpie’ – myspace
Warez – ‘Soul Pop’ – Moodgadget
Caural – ‘I Won’t Race You’ – Mush
J Davey – ‘Mr Mister’ – Interdependent
Haircut – ‘A Thousand Paper Cranes’ – incubator
Linn – ‘Available (Hearin Aid remix)’ – Raw Fusion
Madvillian – ‘Cold One’ – Stones Throw
I.G. Culture – ‘Ra Bops in Blackness’ – Freedom School
Soil and Pimp Sessions – ‘Fantastic Planet’ – Brownswood
Madlib – ‘Funky Blue Note’ – Blue Note
Durlin Lurt – ‘Glasscutter’ - beats
Jay-Z – ‘Jockin Jay-Z’ – boots
Busta Rhymes – ‘Got Bass’ – leek
Cool Kids – ‘What It Iz’ - exactly
Spoonface – ‘Circus World (Zed Bias remix)’ – Playectra
Quantum Soul – ‘Rising Sun (F-One remix)’ – Dub Ting
DJ Mujava – ‘Township Funk’ – Warp
Mitchell & Dewbury Band – ‘Beyond the Rains’ - Mr Bongo
Loretta Haywood – ‘Dis Boy Dat Girl (Daz-I-Kue remix) – white
Buff 1 – ‘Electrifying Music Maker’ – Fat Beats
J8 Months ft. Kay, D. Rose, DJ Cozmos – ‘Magic’ – rappersiknow
Pac Div – ‘Taste’ – nets
Damu the Fudgemunk & Insight – ‘How Many of Us (vocal version)’ – wonkabeats
Natural Resources – ‘Negro League Baseball’ – fuggin classic
Filed under: FM 99.3, Kindred Spirits, Madlib, Stones Throw, Tru Thoughts, Underground/Head's Down radio, broken, dubstep, hiphop, mixtapes | Tags: 2000 Black, 2562, A Made Up Sound, AC Lewis, Andre 3000, Applepips, Bangbang, Blu, Busta Rhymes, Clyde, Common, D-Power, Dandelion, Daz-I-Kue, Devon, Domu, Elzhi, Eska, F.S. Green, Fat Beats, FM 99.3, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ghostface, Guilty Simpson, Hint, Hollyweerd, Homegrown, Hyperdub, Ice Kid, J Rose, JME, John Legend, Kindred Spirits, Knowledge, Laura Vane, Little Dragon, LV, Madlib, Mantis, Martyn, Morgan Zarate, Mwelsee, Ndidi, Nod Navigators, Origami, Owusu and Hannibal, Peacefrog, Pharell, Red Astaire, Royce, Rustie, Shingo Suzuki, Skream, Sound in Color, Stacey Epps, Stones Throw, Tayo, Tectonic, TiRon, Toddla T, TRG, Tru Thoughts, Ubiquity, Underground/Head's Down radio, Up Hygh, Wiley
Hint? WTF? not only has ‘At The Dance’ been a huge tune all year but now he comes out like this??!! Driven from Distraction is frankly huge quite frankly. It gets played this week, the show gets doper because of it. All good really.
and of course, much muchness from the dubstep side of things – that TRG remix blows the socks and pants off, Shingo Suzuki and Blu collab well, Busta Rhymes like what??!!the??!!fuck??!! and more…
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)’
Devon – ‘Alphabetsoup’ – beet tape
Guilty Simpson – ‘Footwork (original Madlib 12″ mix) – Stones Throw
Mweslee - ‘Raw War’ – Nod Navigators/Kindred Spirits
Owusu and Hannibal – ‘Delirium (Up Hygh mix)’ – Ubqiuity
A Made Up Sound/2562 - ‘699′ – Subsolo
Skream – ‘Precression’ – Tectonic
Rustie – ‘Response’ – Stuff
JME – ‘Ghetto Superstar’ – mixtape
Little Dragon – ‘Recommendation (Toddla T remix)’ – Peacefrog
Tayo – ‘March of the Soundbwoy (TRG remix)’ – CAD
D-Power ft. Wiley, Ice Kid – ‘Out of the Game’ – mixtape
Common ft. Pharell – ‘Announcement’ – Universal
Hint ft. Laura Vane – ‘Keep Your Shirt On’ – Tru Thoughts
Hint – ‘The Mist Lifts’ – Tru Thoughts
Bangbang – ‘Too Tight (FS Green remix) – nets
LV ft. Dandelion – ‘CCTV’ – Hyperdub
Clyde – ‘Neva That (Clyde remix)’ – Mantis
Busta Rhymes – ‘Packin Them Things’
Morgan Zarate ft. Ghostface, Eska – ‘Sticks and Stones’ – around abouts
Knowledge - ‘Family Matters’ – spacemy
Elzhi ft. Royce – ‘Motown 25′ – Fat Beats
Georgia Anne Muldrow – ‘Olesi instrumental’ – Stones Throw
Stacey Epps – ‘Addicted’ – Japanubia Music
J Rose – ‘Redde Holt’ – CDR
Shingo Suzuki ft. Blu - ‘Hi(gh) Music’ – Origami
Blu ft. TiRon – ‘All the Kings’ – dopeboyz
Daz-I-Kue – ‘Move Pt.1′ – Sound in Color
2000 Black – ‘If You Got 3 Wishes’ – 2000 Black
Red Astaire – ‘Change Your Way Fools’ – Homegrown
AC Lewis ft. Ndidi Cascade - ‘Tickles (Domu dub)’ – Suntzu Sound
Hollyweerd – ‘Pinball’ – mixtape
Martyn – ‘All I Have is Memories’ – Applepips
John Legend ft. Andre 3000 – ‘Green Light’ – bootboot
Filed under: Brownswood, Elefant Traks, FM 99.3, Fat City, GAMM, Raw Fusion, Sonar Kollektiv, Tru Thoughts, Underground/Head's Down radio, Warp, broken, dubstep, funk, hiphop, jazz | Tags: Bling 47, Brownswood, Christian Prommer, Christian Prommer's Drumlesson, Clyde, Colonel Red, Connecticut, Cool and Deadly, dakkord, Defintive Jux, Del Palo, Discoconductor, DJ Skoob, DMC, Eklektik, El-P, Faada, Fat City, Fatima, Fleur Earth, FM 99.3, GAMM, Gringo Starr, Head's Down, Hi Perspective, Hint, Jahtari, Jay Dee, Jay-Z, Karen P, Kissey Asplund, Loefah, Lopez, Mantis, Moka Only, Origami Japan, radio, Samon Kawamura, Seiji, Shingo Suzuki, Simbad, Skream, Soil and Pimp Sessions, Sonar Kollektiv, Spoonface, Spoonface and WAH Syndicate, Tempa, TettoryBad, The Tongue, Trackheadz, Tremendo & Quiroga, TRG, Tru Thoughts, Underground, Waajeed, Yann Kesz, Zaki, Zuco 103
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)’
Tremendo & Quiroga – ‘Himno HH’ – Del Palo
Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson – ‘Around the World (Samon Kawamura remix)’ – Sonar Kollektiv
TettoryBad ft. Fatima – ‘Unite (One)’ – Sonar Kollektiv
Jay-Z – ‘99 Problems (EL-P remix)’ – Definitive Jux
Shingo Suzuki ft. Moka Only – ‘Flyable’ – Origami Japan
Hi Perspective ft. Kissey Asplund – ‘Faster (Yann Kesz remix)’ – The Pusher
Spoonface and WAH Syndicate ft. Colonel Red – ‘Move On Up (WAH Syndicate remix)’ – Faada
DJ Skoob – ‘interlude’
Jay Dee – ‘Get Down’ – Bling 47.com
Waajeed – ‘The Dragon’ – Fat City
Connecticut – ‘Charisma’ – Eklektik
Lopez – ‘Barrio’ – Keep Up!
Samiyam – ‘Moon Boots’ – Warp
Hint – ‘The Tremmuh’ – Tru Thoughts
TRG – ‘Everything We Stand For’ – Cool and Deadly
Skream – ‘Monsoon (Loefah remix)’ – Tempa
Clyde – ‘Roll of the Beast’ – Mantis
Trackheadz ft. Zaki - ‘Feel’ – DNH
Discoconductor – ‘Something Betta’ – GAMM
Soil and Pimp Sessions – ‘Go Next!’ – Brownswood
Zuco 103 – ???????? (Seiji remix) – out there
Gringo Starr/Fleur Earth – ‘Brennen Euch Aub’ – D’akkord
LATE
Filed under: FM 99.3, Underground/Head's Down radio, broken | Tags: Colonel Red, Elroy Powell, Faada, FM99.3, Michael Gosling, Philip Craig, Spoonface, Underground, WAH Syndicate, Whole Heap ah WAH
Spoonface and WAH Syndicate need some shine – dub, broken styles that are some of the best I’ve heard all year!
“WAH Syndicate are Elroy ‘Spoonface’ Powell’, Philip ‘Floor Fillah’ Craig and guesting artist Michael ‘Kaspa’ Gosling, all in it to flip it’ and make the music they make for fun frolics and pure sonic fornication.All from comparatively varied musical backgrounds they collaborate to create a truly eclectic combination of reggae-tinged-Jazz-matazz-hop-dance-movery. If there is such a genre.
their label, Faada, has a poor Myspace site and the rest, but still??!!!
purchase and samples here
Filed under: FM 99.3, Raw Fusion, Sonar Kollektiv, Tru Thoughts, Ubiquity, Underground/Head's Down radio, dubstep, funk, hiphop, inthemix, mixes | Tags: 2000 Black, 40 Winks, All City, Bennson, BITA, Bugz in the Attic, Christian Prommer's Drumlesson, Clyde, Declaime, Dopeness Galore, DROP, Dudley Perkins, Dyno, edIT, Erjee, F.S. Green, Flohdan, Florre, FM 99.3, GAMM, Gecko Turner, Glitch Mob, Hayzee, Head's Down, Hint, Hyperdub, Infinitskills, Innocent Sorcerors, JME, Jua Kali, Kid Sublime, Kid Sundance, Laidback, Lefto, Mantis, Melo, Mweslee, Nalden, Ninja Tune, Nomo, Owusu, Q-Tip, Raw Fusion, Red Astaire, Restless Soul, Rustie, Samiyam, Samon Kawamura, Simbad, Simon Grey, Sonar Kollektiv, The Bug, Tru Thoughts, Ubiquity, Underground, Various Production, Versatell, Yellowtail, Zumen
‘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: FM 99.3, Raw Fusion, Tru Thoughts, Underground/Head's Down radio, dubstep, funk, hiphop | Tags: 2000 Black, Aklimatize, Altered Natives, Atjazz, D-Frost Beats, Del, DJ Mitsu the Beats, Doin James, Ernesto, Flowering Inferno, FM99.3, GAMM, Guilty Simpson, I.G. Culture, J Davey, Jamie Lidell, Jazzy Sport, Lee McDonald, Les Gammas, Melo, Mono/Poly, Muhsinah, Opio, Presto, Quantic, Raw Fusion, Rustie, Sa-Ra, Sonar Circle, Spoonface, Steve Spacek, Sygaire, Tru Thoughts, Underground, Up Hygh, Warp, Wayna

‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)
I just took a peek over at the Raw Fusion website, in particular their roster of artists. They’ve worked with practically all upcoming and big names in the scene over the last few years – what a label…
so of course we get into some of their stuff: Sygaire’s ‘Barracuda’ killed it! plus huge remix of Lee McDonald, new Quantic, more J Davey, exciting stuff from 2000 Black (congrats on 10 years), a new Spoonface remix, Atjazz have a great new LP, and some goodness from the Raw Fusion Allstars. Doin James, of course
‘UNDERGROUND’ HAS MOVED TO THURSDAY 10PM-12AM – a better time of the week and the evening, plus more resources at our disposal. I’m with that… thanks to those who have tuned in, emailed, and called up on Mondays these last months. Over time this will get bigger and bigger!
11PM
Sygaire - ‘The Barracuda’ – Raw Fusion
Sonar Circle – ‘Gettin Through’ – Twisted Funk
Altered Natives – ‘Tomorrow is the New Today (instrumental)’ – Eye 4 Eye Recordings
I.G. Culture – ‘B Free’ – Freedom School
Atjazz ft. Ernesto and Cee Rock – ‘Underlined’ – Mantis
2000 Black – ‘So Right’ – 2000 Black
Lee McDonald – ‘I’ll Do Anything For You’ (Yann Kesz remix)’ – Favorite
Spoonface - ’Yang Style (Danny Native remix version)’ – Faada
Jamie Lidell – ‘Another Day (Rustie remix)’ – Warp
D-Frost Beats – ‘King James Version’ – GAMM
Mono/Poly – ‘Beat Snippets’ – innernet
J Davey – ‘Touch It’ – Independent Media/Illav8r
Les Gammas – ‘Servus Mr Bond’ – Compost Germany
Quantic as Flowering Inferno – ‘Cuidad del Swing’ – Tru Thoughts
Opio ft. Del and Guilty Simpson - ‘Superfly Shit (remix)’ – Hiero Imperium
Presto ft. Ark - ‘Street’ – Concrete Grooves
Aklimatize ft. Deviant - ‘What We Want’ – Future Element Recordings
Spoonface and the Wah Collective - ’Slow Your Roll’ – Faada
Wayna ft. Muhsinah – ‘Billie Club’ -
Muhsinah and Jake One – ‘You’ – innahnet
Up Hygh ft. Melo – ‘Get Out My Face’ – Raw Fusion/Jugglin
Steve Spacek – ‘Simply So (SA-RA remix)’ – Sound in Colour
DJ Mitsu the Beats – ‘Mine Lady’ – Jazzy Sport
LATE
hopefully get a podcast of this show up real soon
next week’s show THURSDAY 10PM-12AM and that’s where it’s living from now on!
‘UNDERGROUND/HEAD’S DOWN’ – THURSDAY 10pm til 12AM on FM 99.3 (Sydney EST)







