Review: Dialectrix – The Cold Light Of Day

24 05 2013

The ever masterful Dialectrix drops his exhilarating third LP today, titled The Cold Light Of Day. No, this has nothing to do with the recent Bruce Willis movie of the same name, but it does want to make us yell out ‘Yipee ki yay mother fucker‘, as loud as possible.

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Teaming up with one of Australia’s most talented producers and live drummers in Plutonic Lab, whilst enlisting the help of platter assassin DJ 2Buck, The Cold Light Of Day is Dialectrix’s most accomplished work to date.

Fresh off the back from releasing his highly successful Satellite EP, The Cold Light Of Day is the combination of many years of hard work. Written in combination with Plutonic Lab, this is one of the year’s most technically cohesive and polished albums to hit the shelves.

Dialectrix had this to say about the album and we couldn’t have put it better ourselves: “Sonically The Cold Light of Day sits alone as being musically diverse, while being rigorously grounded in the settings of traditional Hip Hop.”

Dialectrix hasn’t held anything back this time around. In comparison to his last LP, The Cold Light Of Day could be described as worlds apart. The album should be seen, especially in the eyes of critics, as a major step forward for hip hop in this country. The Cold Light Of Day is an exciting departure from a formula that has seen many of his contemporaries follow.

The precision at which Dialectrix and Plutonic Lab combine is nothing short of perfection, tracks such as New Generation, Black & Gold, Go, Take Flight and The Greatest Trick present this in unique fashion. Vocal guests on the album include the legendary Def Wish Cast, P-Smurf (Big Village), Chip Fu, Momo (Diafrix), and a verse from 2Buck.

“I keep working with Pluto because we make music like a band. There’s a synergy and chemistry we get that you just can’t buy or fabricate and I’d consider him one of my best friends.“ – Dialectrix

The Cold Light Of Day is out now and can be picked up from all the usual outlets and online now. 

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Crysis 3 – Review

1 04 2013

In 2020 Major Lawrence Barnes, was equipped with a revolutionary combat system from Hargreave Rasch Biochemical: The nano suit. Now known as Prophet (your character), a killing machine holding onto the last threads of it’s barely remembered humanity.

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Prophet, a relentless alien hunter secretly plagued by unearthly visions and the pull of it’s own Ceph nature. Prophet is a deadly weapon system made from alien upgrades and knotted nano-musclepacks wrapped around a stolen corpse, dreaming it was once a man named Laurence Barnes.

Your partner through the game’s opening sequences is a British citizen, Micael Sykes (later nano suit unit designation: Psycho) was seconded to the delta force program on the basis of shared Anglo American research agreement.

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You are now balls deep in EA Games brand new title Crysis 3. The popular Crysis series is back with a brand new, epic adventure that takes you through Prophet and Psycho’s mission to on take the alien aggressors. If you are not familiar with the Crysis brand, never fear. There is a brilliant tutorial at the beginning of the game that will quickly bring you up to speed on all the powers of your nano suit.

As you finish the tutorial you quickly find yourself in the action. A fine balance of stealth, power and heavy armour is what keeps you alive. You will instantly notice the in game menus are brilliantly designed, with the gamer in mind. Weapon statistics and the viability of these weapons in your current environment, are all available at the touch of a button. No need to halt play to kit out your suit and pick the perfect weapon.

The moment you walk in to the dilapidated New York city landscape, you feel a moment of awe. The grand scale of the environments found throughout Crysis 3 are stunning. These environments are not just large, the vertical scaling to each adds another element to an already beautiful game. We played our version on the Playstation 3 console and found the graphics to be some of the best we’ve seen.

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Enemy AI is excellent and so is your partner’s, that is when you aren’t alone stalking your prey. Psycho will constantly trash talk enemies and also point out you poor aiming efforts. The collection of various data types throughout your travels reinforce the solid story line, while displaying the time and care spent in weaving a truly interactive story experience.

Cut scenes are beautifully integrated in to game play, they don’t feel forceful or lock you out from participation. Crossing the lines between stealth mode, heavy armour mode or using a combination of both to defeat an onslaught of carefully positioned enemies, is the highlight of the game.

There aren’t too many downfalls to this game, the soundtrack is impressive and visuals stunning. Gameplay is free flowing whilst still delivering on a solid story line. We give Crysis 3 a heavy hitting 8/10. Oh yeah, did we mention Crossbows? 

What are you prepared to sacrifice?

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I Want My Name Back – “The Sugarhill Gang” Documentary Review

4 10 2012

I Want My Name Back is Roger Paradiso’s documentary about hip hop pioneers The Sugarhill Gang. Introducing the world to hip hop over 30 years ago, I Want My Name Back delves into the meteoric rise of The Sugarhill Gang. Through its chance beginnings in New Jersey to the subsequent struggles that crew members, Wonder Mike (Michael Wright) and Master Gee (Gary O’Brien) faced as they battled their own label and the legal system which stripped them of their identities and their rightful legacies.

I Want My Name Back is more than a ‘behind the music’/'where are they now?’ look at The Sugarhill Gangs original members. The mishmash of stylings is reinforced by the fact that their struggles are still ongoing. The story is quite phenomenal; take an upcoming hip hop group from New Jersey, add mafia figures a hip hop label that nurtured some of histories finest artists and watch as The Sugarhill Gang introduces the world to hip hop.

But, the story of the rise of this legendary hip hop group and how they changed the face of hip hop only makes up a small fraction of this documentary. By intersecting modern-day interviews spliced with classic footage of The Sugarhill Gang performing, Paradiso’s I Want My Name Back takes aim at the record company that stole the identities of Wonder Mike and Master Gee, effectively ending their careers and placing its members under financial difficulty.

We also see interviews from other pioneering artists including Treach (Naughty By Nature), Grandmaster Caz as they further reinforce Wonder Mike and Master Gee’s story. I Want My Name Back is a great flick, a must see for any music fan and any aspiring artists alike. We rate Roger Paradiso’s – I Want My Name Back a massive 4.5/5. You can catch the official screening of I Want My Name Back tonight in Melbourne at the Brown Class Cinema, and in a few weeks in Sydney. 

 Rapper’s Delight is still, to this day, the number one selling single in Hip Hop History.

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Illy – Heard It All Review

22 06 2012

Following the success of his sophomore LP The Chase, fans have already begun counting down the days towards the next Illy album. With the drop of Illy’s newest single Heard It All, we all know that it can’t be far off. Heard It All, having been released a fortnight ago, is already in popular demand amongst staunch Illy fans and new comers alike.

Illy uses Heard It All as an opportunity to investigate his inner convictions, while questioning the whole notion of creative originality. The track excels with Illy’s personable delivery and strength of conviction. Illy seems to be a man who has his feet planted firmly on the ground, using the track to acknowledge his fans continued support. Heard It All is perfectly paced lyrically and production wise, where the artistry continues.

South Australia’s One Above (the man behind Hilltop Hoods‘ hit single I Love It feat. Sia) delivers another uplifting backdrop. His concoction of strings will sure to get all watering at the mouth. One Above’s cinematic stylings laid underneath sincere vocals and a hook that all will savor seals the deal for another Illy win. Illy – Heard It All is available digitally now through Obese Records. Grab it from the link below.

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After Hours – Darker Days (Album Review)

21 07 2011

After Hours are back (after a long break) with their third release, an EP titled Darker Days. Available now on iTunes here, Darker Days is a departure from their earlier work – with a nastier, more evil sound. 11 tracks deep, packed with some serious heat – this is a release not to be slept on.

Darker Days features the talents of Pohetikut (Pagen Elypsis) as well as production from Trials (Funkoars), Newsense (Hospice Crew) and Debate (Train of Thought). As members of the illustrious Certified Wise crew DJ Jugular, Edits, Headlock & Integer1 are back with their third release Darker Days, a departure from their previous works. It’s been awhile between drinks, but the guys are back at the bar, so line em up! The lead single and title track from the album, Darker Days serves up come classic headnod shit by way of the After Hours camp. It may have been a few years since we last heard the sweet sounds of  South Australian hip hop from these lads, but it seems time has not wearied them. The track Nightmares, haunts whack emcees in their sleep and features some tight verses from all involved. It’s quite obvious that some serious time and effort went into crafting the rhymes for this album.

“Well it’s razor-sharp, I break your phrase apart like quotation marks
blazing grass, I play the cards I wait till inspiration sparks
make it last learn from my mistakes in the past
no fucking joke it’s cut throat leave your trachea scared”

The track Razor Sharp highlights that fact perfectly. Four and a half minutes of rap fire then a full minute of DJ Juglar scratching it up, rounding out this radio destroying track. A true hip hop fans will savour every moment . Twenty Star Jumps opens up with a murderous Headlock, setting the tone for the rest of the track with a great remix to feature later on in the album. Consume Or Perish takes a nice stab at consumer culture, questioning its effect on society and our daily lives. Falling Down swings along on a drum filled beat overlayed with some serious keys work The track All There Is and a couple of remixes tie out this great album. Overall the guys have gone a little nastier on this one but still use that classic After Hours formula, great samples, killer verses, hypnotizing beats and devastating cuts from the every impressive DJ Jugular. If you grew up loving the sounds of After Hours crew then this album will not disappoint. It’s classic After Hours.

Darker Days now available on CD at Clinic 116 (SA), Cold Krush (SA), Da Klinic (SA), 567King (NSW), Obese Records (VIC) and Taste-Y (FNQ) CD & Digital Album Online here via bandcamp.

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Purpose – If The City Had A Voice Pt. 2

30 05 2011

Adelaide emcee/producer and Pagen Elypsis member, Purpose has recently released a cracking mixtape tilted If The City Had A Voice Pt. 2. A lot of things have happened in the Purpose camp since the release of his first mixtape release If The City Had A Voice a few years ago.

Leading up to If The City Had a Voice Pt. 2Purpose has put out 5 releases both as solo artist and as an integral part of group efforts, toured the country and continued to grow both in and out of the studio as he honed his skills. This mixtape serves as a pre-cursor to his debut solo album Where It Starts dropping late 2012.

Released both as a free digital download and also as a sweet packaged hardcopy release (design by April77), If The City Had A Voice Pt. 2 has all the hallmarks of full LP release, shunning that sometimes ugly mixtape/free release stigma. The album with its 15 tracks, captures a point in hip hop that some still dreamed of living. In part a collaborative effort with DJ Hacksaw (Pagen Elypsis, Battlehoggs, Train of Thought), If The City Had A Voice Pt 2 is made up of a handful of original music with some beat-jacks thrown in for good measure.

The opening track If The City Had A.. sets the stage in its sharp delivery and hard-hitting verses. While The Whole World Sleeps chills back for a minute, Purpose seems at his best when his flow is relaxed and controlled. Purps also dons the producing hat throughout the album with some impressive results. Where I’m Comin From, 6 In The Mornin’ and All Over The World feat. Kilenm & Arkaic really highlight the dynamic skills of this dedicated and hard-working artist.

There’s some great features throughout the whole album, fellow Pagen Elypsis member Prime shows up on the track Remember and US artists Kilenm & Arkaic feature on All Over The World. The previously mentioned track 6 In The Mornin’ plus Faded and Every Rose (produced by Eslev) are some of the albums highlights. Aforementioned and PE member Motive chips in for killer verse on the track 10.59PM. We also see a few remixes tie out If The City A Voice Pt 2 including the Pagen Elypsis track One Hit Away (Zarkov Remix) and an amazing remix of the Hilltop Hoods track Still Standing.

Purpose has set out to make 2011 a year to remember, with all that hard work set to pay off. If The City Had A Voice Pt. 2 is a taste of whats to come, then we’re all ready to eat. Purpose’ relaxed and controlled delivery is one of his strongest assets, combined with his production skills Purpose is set to bring a release packed with quality and style when his Where It Starts LP drops at the end of the year. Stay fixed!

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Theory Of Face – Demz Sqidz EP Review

29 03 2011

At some point during 2010 the words Theory Of Face rippled throughout the community, it wasn’t long before those few words became associated with mentions of a master DJ, teaming up with a powerhouse of rhyme and production…..Cunts got scared and rightfully so.

It wasn’t until the guys over at Ironlak released their brand new Reload Cans, late last year, that the public truly became aware of the dangerousness they were facing. With the cover artwork produced by gaff artist Sofles, you could be confused into thinking that this release has something to do with graff…..don’t be fooled. Having shelved the alcohol for this release, Demz Sqidz is the pot smoking love child to Adfu’s (Adroit Effusive), and Trials (Funkoars) brand new exploration in the world of hip hop infused psycadellica, born from their  common love of stoner rock and spontaneity. The track that lead this wave of  banging drums and hip hop drenched in dirty guitar riffs was Cambodian Rock, one of the 6 murderous tracks you’ll find on this exceptional EP.

“We’re still pretty much just stumbling our way through learning our instruments at the moment so everything you hear under that banner is the bastard child produced at each session, start to finish, wrap up in a day and hopefully capture the moisty magic type shit”. – Trials

Don’t go into this album expecting slouch-ish production, cliche cuts or rhymes that sound like they were written by your average mid-day rapping stoner. The production here is first class. Adfu destroys the wax with devastating cuts and Trials hits the mic like a mad man sex addict, fapping off to Kate Miller-Heidke.  The guys really have brought things to a whole new playing field with the Demz Sqidz release, its undeniably tasty music. Demz Sqidz sounds evil, full of feedback, panic, mania and we are completely sure what type of music you’d call it, but people are going crazy for it!! Be prepared to be annihilated with you first hit, sit down roll up a fatty and start Facing the fuck out!!!

Theory Of Face serves up 8 out of 8 Sqidz legz for this one.

 

You can purchase a Theory Of Face – Demz Sqidz right here.

Tracklist:
De Piyp
More Dangerous (Sqidz)
Hello Darkness (My Old Friend)
Frankie (Goes To Bollywood)
Face Is Back (To Kill)
Cambodian Rock (Reload)

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2010 Look-Back Series #1: “Koolta – The Deportation EP”

8 02 2011

Koolta is a 21 year old mc and producer hailing from the Adelaide Hills. In the last few years Koolta has contributed production and vocals on various local releases, such as K21’s – The Greenhouse compilation. In 2008 and 2009, Koolta shared the stage with K21 and DJ PT for a stack of shows around the country supporting the likes of the Funkoars, Drapht, Pegz, Vents, Terra Firma and C Rayz Walz.

2010 saw Koolta release his debut effort The Deportation EP. This 8 track EP written and produced entirely by Koolta is an impressive debut from this upcoming all-rounder.
The opening track Babysitting is set of by some banging drums and hums along a solid jazz filled inspired beat. It’s clear from the onset that Koolta is as diverse as his production, this seems none more evident than on the lead track The Deportation. With its eastern inspired beat, Koolta has no trouble breathing hip hop life into any avenue of his production stylings. The Journey To Nowhere takes a step back to the 1920′s with Koolta delivering some of the strongest verses we’ve heard from an emcee in 2010.

Koolta’s approach to his production is unexpected and provides the listener with an intricate journey of the The Deportation soundscapes. DJ PT handels the cuts throughout the album and sets off Kooltas production and rhymes in symbiotic fashion.  The Good and The Bad plus 480 Mintues rounds out this truly impressive EP in serious style. The Deportation endeavours to showcase honest music with substance and does so without the ego. Koolta has delivered a tight package here. Wrapped in creativity, sense of self and a range of diverse production, this release seems to tick all the boxes.
We rate Koolta’s – The Deportation EP a large 3.95 out of 5.

Tracklisting
1. Babysitting
2. The Deportation
3. The Journey To Nowhere
4. Python
5. Wash Them Hands
6. Thicker Than Water
7. The Good And The Bad
8. 480 Minutes

All tracks written, produced, mixed and recorded by Koolta
Cuts by DJ PT
Artwork by Sam Trezise

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Briggs – The Blacklist (Interview)

21 10 2010

Since exploding onto the national scene a little over a year ago, the incomparable force that is Briggs immediately established himself as a formidable new presence in the local Hip Hop scene. From the moment Briggs dropped his self-released debut EP, the brilliant and groundbreaking Homemade Bombs (2009), it was obvious to everyone that this marked the arrival on the scene, of an emcee with a melodic rapid-fire approach, and a powerful and unique voice.

aahh: You talk about your hometown of Shepparton in a few of your tracks. What was the hip hop life like back in Shepp in the earlier days?
Briggs: I still live in Shepp. Shepp life, shouts to the swiggaz wit attitude. I did a few years stint in melb, but I moved back to Bedrock a year or so ago now. I wrote the album here pretty much. But to answer the question of hip hop in shepparton, it was pretty much non-existent. Everyone played in punk/metal bands, all my mates, and my uncles played guitar too so I picked that up for a couple of years when I was a kid. I was always into hiphop though, i just never knew how to make it. I would rap but that’s as far as it would go, then when I got a computer and shepparton stepped out of the dark ages and we all got electricity and the internet from then on, the research was on!

aahh: Do you feel your indigenous roots have influenced your chosen art form of rhyme and in a sense story telling?
Briggs: I guess it influences everything I do because it’s who I am, its me and I wear it proudly (on my forearms). I think I have a different perspective from a few others because I’ve seen and dealt with things that they will never have to, but that’s a whole other can of worms.

aahh: It’s been a massive last year and a half for yourself. Firstly lets talk about your self released debut EP Homemade Bombs. We hear a lot of emcees talking about how much knowledge they gained from their first drop, do you feel the same?
Briggs: I learned a great deal, I dealt with everything for that release, I was the marketing-managing-artist-autobot-all-round-good-guy. I made all the calls, put them in all the stores. At shows I had troops selling them for me, but in the beginning i did all the work. I mean it was natural for me to hustle my product, because in reality, if I didn’t I couldn’t eat at the next show. And I believed what I had was a dope release. But I think I learned a lot more with The Blacklist though, just being on that next level. And I’m sure I’ll learn even more off the next release, basically if you’re not learning your either not paying attention or you’re an idiot.

aahh: You had an amazing chance to tour with the Hilltop Hoods in Europe, what was that like?
Briggs: That was probably the best thing I’ve done, ever. Going over seas with your mates and being given an opportunity not everyone will have, playing sellout international shows, is probably the highlight of my career so far. I had never been over seas before and pretty much hadn’t left Victoria, so it was a big jump in the deep end.

aahh: A few weeks ago you dropped your first LP on GE Records, The Blacklist. How did the build up compare to your EP?
Briggs: Well it was just larger scale, everything was amped up 1000%. I didn’t have to stress about getting it in street press or ringing editors/writers to review it. The big difference was just the convenience in how things work now, GE have all the connects and things are ready to roll, interviews, reviews and so on.

aahh: The Blacklist staunched in at #14 on the ARIA charts and has had people raving, did you expect such a massive response?
Briggs: I didn’t expect that at all. And for 4 days it sat at number #3 on the iTunes hiphop charts, which I didn’t expect either, Ice Cube knocked me off. It was a great feeling, because all in all, I made the record I wanted to make. There’s nothing on there that isn’t me. I chose the beats I wrote the rhymes I put it together. Of course with the extensive help of my GE fam, but that goes without saying. But at the end of the day its my name and my idea, so it was dope that people were feeling it.

aahh: On an album full of highlights do you have any personal favorites from The Blacklist?
Briggs: It’s hard to choose because I haven’t got to kick them all live yet but lately ‘The Checklist’ and ‘Gargantuan’ have been getting a work out. ‘Game On’ is up there and I like my collabs with Trials and the Hoods too.

aahh: The Blacklist was the final name of the album,  did you have any others in mind?
Briggs: I had ‘The Gospel According to Briggs’ on my EP, that’s just because I needed to put something there for people to look out for. It never really had another name, or working title, it was just in a folder called ‘NEW RECORD’ then I changed that folders name and the rest is history.
It sounded cool… And I often found myself banned from certain places. There’s not a whole lot of depth to the name.

aahh: The lead track from the album ‘The Wrong Brother’ is an absolute banger, accompanied by a brilliant film clip. Are there any plans for another clip for a track off the album?
Briggs: I certainly hope so. Trials and I have a great idea for ‘So Dangerous’. But nothing is confirmed so far.

aahh: Soon Australia will see Ice Cube tour and you’ve been named as the support, are you looking forward to this?
Briggs: Ice Cube has been my favourite rapper since I was a kid, so im definitely excited for the opportunity to gain some more fans and share the same bill with a legend of that calibre.

aahh: Aside from hip hop, we hear you’re a bit of a Lakers fan?
Briggs: Love the Lakers. Phil and Kobe are taking us to the 3 peat. Fuck Miami and fuck Boston. Also a massive Bombers fan, the messiah Hird has returned to windy hill, his hair is still golden and we’ll reign down sulfur on the infidels, so fuck the pies and fuck Carlton.

aahh: Final thoughts and comments, album launch?
Briggs: Thank you to everyone who picked up the record and if you haven’t picked it up, go have a listen. I’ll be out and about with Jaytee and Eloquor on the Ice Cube tour and ill be around again with Drapht in December.

The Wrong Brother Single – Out Now grab it here.
Briggs debut album The Blacklist – Out Now grab it here.

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Pagen Elypsis – One Way Ticket Review/Album Launch

30 09 2010

As we board flight PE 2010, and prepare ourselves for the journey of lifetime, the voices of our captains are heard loud over the speakers. “You are now strapped in for flight PE 2010″.

Captaining our flight is none other than the South Australian Hip Hop crew Pagen Elypsis.
The PE crew composed of Kadowg, Prime, Purpose, Motive and Pohetikut, are no strangers to the grimy streets of hip hop. Pagen Elypsis have been working tirelessly for the last few years to make 2010 a year that symbolises something big for the group and it seems to be going perfectly to plan.

The mixtape appropriately titled 2010 which dropped earlier this year offered a great taste of what was to come for the One Way Ticket LP. As we are given our safety instructions, a moment is taken to admire the great cover art, done once again by the king of covers, April77. We should also mention the top shots of the crew taken by Chances Photography.

Pagen Elypsis – One Way Ticket
is marked Don001 and represents the first release for the new label, Double Or Nothing Records. Other release’s coming soon include Afore Mentioned – The 11th Hour and Prime’s – Good Morning, the mixtape. Back to our flight. Throughout our trip operated by none other than Don Airlines, we prepare ourselves for 15 or so massive tracks and a little humor along the way.
As we double-check that our seats are in the upright position, our journey begins. One Hit Away dives in to the minds of each of the PE emcees, as they discuss the sometimes fickle nature of the music industry. The beat warms and peaks with a grungy rock guitar riff that set’s the backdrop perfectly. Keep It All Moving does exactly that as the head nod shit continues with a Cam Bluff produced banger.

One Way Ticket the title track from the album gives us an inside look at the major hip hop influences for PagenElypsis , we hear mentions of Biggie, Tupac, Boogie Down Prod, Eminem the list continues. This track really represents a period in time where everything in hip hop was new and exciting.
It’s evident from early in the piece that the PE emcees are no slouches behind the mic. With many of the guys born and breed in the battle scene, we’d imagine these guys sleep with their mics.  Lyrical structure,  topic, content, style, mic presence…it’s all first class (yes that was a subtle pun).

All We Wanna Know features a great sample from the man Biggie Smalls, clearly one of PE’s all time fav rappers. We should also mention that all the cuts (where applicable) were handled by none other than QLD’s monster, DJ Buthcer.Carrot Stones is sure to get you on your feet with Purpose and Boombaty holding nothing back on the beat. Butcher once again tears up this track with his devastating cuts.
It’ll Be Ok
, a solo track from emcee Prime changes the pace with a nice introspective joint that has Prime positioned on point for his Good Morning release later this year/early 2011.

“I never won the lottery therefore I didn’t break free, it takes more than $900 to stimulate me.  But I happily accept and do with it whats expected”.

The beat selection, composition, lyrical dynamite and execution throughout the whole album never missed a..errr…beat. Boombaty, Kela, Cam Bluff, Purpose and Answer all produce tracks with a rich full sound, no tinny shit here. PE have outdone themselves with this release. Aerobiks one of the albums standout highlights is an absolute banger. DJ Butcher tears the shit out of this one. This track….this track…..killer opening, banging beat an instant classic. Each verse here is as murderous as the previous.

“Kill the track I’m peeling back your thinking cap, this is that silver back gorilla rap, Elypsis has the city and we won’t give it back..”

Who’s Foolin’ Who opens with one of the funniest skits we have heard in a longtime, these guys have a great sense of humor and the skit actually ties in with something, not just thrown in to add depth to the track list. Who’s Foolin’ Who is right up on that funk tip. A track that sets the groove for the second half of the album. The Kadowg written No Forgiveness a raw and brutal tale of drama and strife puts a little turbulence into our flight and. As we prepare for landing Necessary Evil and Peace round out our trip.

Flight PE 2010 was a smooth one. Don Airlines have hooked us up with the first class tickets and the Pagen Elpysis have catptained the trip perfectly. One Way Ticket doesn’t lack in any conviction, an album that will never become a coaster or dust collector. Pagen Elypsis have sealed 2010 as their own, have your boarding passes ready.
We rate Pagen Elypsis – One Way Ticket a high-flying 4.2 out of 5.

We were lucky enough to catch Pagen Elypsis perform some of their tracks from the One Way Ticket album on the M-Phazes – Good Gracious Tour. If you missed out, Pagen Elypsis will be launching their debut album One Way Ticket on October 9th in Adelaide at Fowlers Live, North Terrace (opposite the skate park). Special guests Crate Creeps and Dialect & Despair will be performing on the night…bam…plus an underage emcee comp. (This is an all ages show!)

Line up:
Pagen Elypsis
Crate Creeps (QLD)
Dialect and Despair

Hosted by Simplex of Terra Firma
Tickets $20 Licensed ALL AGES. Pre-sale tickets are now available from selected stores. Tickets available from Clinic116, Da Klinic, Cold Krush and through DON. Email donstudios@gmail.com.
Doors open at 7.30pm
Visit Pagen Elypsis on Facebook to check out the T-Shirt & Hoody designs. Available on the night T-Shirts $29, Hoodies $49.

Underage MC Comp details:
Double or Nothing
is putting on a emcee Comp for any underage emcee’s out there and offering them a chance to perform at the biggest album launch this year!
To enter submit your best 1 minute recorded freestyle or track to donstudios@gmail.com. The best 5 entries (announced October 1st) will receive a ticket to the show for them and 1 friend, a copy of Pagen Elypsis debut Album One Way Ticket and a poster signed by the group!

On the night each of the 5 contestants will get to perform there song live and the final winner (judged by the crowd) will receive $100 & prizes! Beats will be provided by Purpose.
How to enter:

Submit a 1 minute recorded freestyle or track to go in the draw to be one of 5 that get to perform their song live on stage (recording quality does not have to be the best)
Submit your entries to DON RECORDS @ donstudios@gmail.com
Criteria:

You must be under 18 to enter
You must have your entries in by TODAY OCT 1.








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