A Cornered Season is the debut solo album from the well oiled Melbourne MC, Deece (of B Wiv Deece fame). While B Wiv still has a strong presence on A Cornered Season producing six of the sixteen tracks, this album sees Deece team up with some of the best MC’s & producers this country has to offer. The result?
A beautifully sculpted dynamic soundscape that complements Deece’s ever evolving sound. On the producer front Plutonic Lab has lent a hand between relentless Hilltop Hoods duties, WIK has jumped on board fresh from handling production on Maundz’s latest album Zero, Alter Ego handles four gems, J Squared contributes a spin tingler, Dave V drops a banger off the back of entirely producing Lazy Grey’s last album The Soundtrack & Mat Raffle from WA delivers the perfect vibe for the title track.
On the MC tip A Cornered Season is brutalised by the return of the Boss; Mass MC, the one and only Bigfoot, Fatty Phew, Maundz, Maggot Mouf, Swarmy, Geko, Force, & the lovely Alyson Murray with some haunting additional vocals on What I’ve Seen.
Pre-Order Deece – A Cornered Season now through JB Hi-Fi or Soulclap Records and receive a deluxe bundle with a heap of goodies. Once you’ve done that head over to Goonbag Radio, and enter the exclusive Deece comp, where you can pick up an amazing prize pack. Deece – A Cornered Season is available Friday 23, November.
One fifth of the Down For The Count collective, Sinks has been named by some of the most respected local hip hop artists and heads as an upcoming rapper to look out for (DJ Sherriff Rosco) and a beast on the mic (Fatty Phew). So after much anticipation, Sinks finally releases his debut 5 track EP, Prolifix…
As a young rapper and producer hailing from Melbourne’s inner south, Sinks’ passion for the craft of hip hop is second to none. As a newer MC in the scene he has been able to form a niche sound for himself, bypassing the sound of the majority of modern monotonous raps which get regular mainstream radio rotation.
Unapologetically blending boom bap production with the odd classic dub to form a sound not often heard in the local scene, Sinks’ work as a beat maker combined with his energetic and thought provoking rhymes ensures Prolifix is a release that both new and old heads can both respect and enjoy.
Almost entirely self produced but also featuring production from Biko of Fat Mommas Project and guest verses from Sparts, MolOne, Force and Dazed, Prolifix will be available on a limited physical CD release, as well as digital format from http://www.dftc.com.au November 28, 2012.
A Cornered Season is the debut solo album from the well oiled Melbourne MC, Deece (of B Wiv Deece fame). While B Wiv still has a strong presence on ‘A Cornered Season’ producing six of the sixteen tracks, this album sees Deece team up with some of the best MC’s & producers this country has to offer. The result?
A beautifully sculpted dynamic soundscape that complements Deece’s ever evolving sound. On the producer front Plutonic Lab has lent a hand between relentless Hilltop Hoods duties, WIK has jumped on board fresh from handling production on Maundz’s latest album Zero, Alter Ego handles four gems, J Squared contributes a spin tingler, Dave V drops a banger off the back of entirely producing Lazy Grey’s last album The Soundtrack & Mat Raffle from WA delivers the perfect vibe for the title track.
On the MC tip A Cornered Season is brutalised by the return of the Boss; Mass MC, the one and only Bigfoot, Fatty Phew, Maundz, Maggot Mouf, Swarmy, Geko, Force, & the lovely Alyson Murray with some haunting additional vocals on What I’ve Seen.
Fair to say this is a line up not for the squeamish. To add to the stellar line up of producers A Cornered Season has been mixed at Three Phase studio’s by Joel Taylor & Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering to be one of the most bad arse sounding hip hop album’s you’re likely to hear from this country. Pre Order A Cornered Season today & receive a signed copy, along with a signed A3 poster, a limited edition UV vinyl sticker of the album cover & a limited edition Deece (bearded hearts you) fridge magnet. These are all sure to become collectors items so don’t miss this opportunity.
Track Listing D double E C E (prod by Alter Ego) We’re over it (prod by Dave V) Originals ft. Geko & Maundz (prod by WIK ) Sleeping Giants ft. Mass MC (prod by B Wiv) Back up ft.Bigfoot & Fatty Phew (prod by WIK) What ya ready for? (prod by B Wiv) Hells frozen winter (prod by J Squared) Sad Saga (prod by B Wiv) Ain’t it ft. Fatty Phew & Force (prod by B Wiv) Just let me (prod by Alter Ego) Who Want What? ft. Maundz (prod by Plutonic Lab) Planet of the Apes (prod by Alter Ego) Mend a Saga ft. Maggot Mouf & Swarmy (prod by B Wiv) What I’ve seen ft. Alyson Murray (prod by B Wiv) Drawing Board (prod by Alter Ego) A Cornered Season (prod by Mat Raffle)
Deece – A Cornered Season is available November 23, 2012.
Maundz, the outspoken rascal of Melbourne’s rap-scene; has a heart of gold, a potty mouth, and an acid tongue. His second LP Zero, is the first release of 2012 from irrefutable hip hop collective Crate Cartel. Zero is a fast approaching sun on the horizon after what has been a long winter for Maundz fans.
Featuring collaborative efforts from New York’s number one man of the moment Action Bronson, ARIA award winning Drapht, Golden Era’s Vents and Sesta, Melbourne kings Brad Strut and Bias B, and of course Crate Cartel. Revered by the likes of Hilltop Hoods and Drapht as the “next big thing”, Maundz has become highly respected by his underground and commercially established cohorts alike.
The lead single Take It Back featuring the legendary Bias B is full of nostalgic imagery and vintage beats and cuts, the track revisits cultural icons of the 80’s and 90’s. Its accompanying cameo-rich music video gained an extensive amount of exposure within weeks of its release.
Take It Back is characterized by its early 90’s inspired production –courtesy of Wik, catchy call and response chorus (prevalent of the era), and of course the nostalgic references. Throughout the tongue-in-cheek homage collage Maundz and Bias B divulge their own era-reflective stories. Take It Back proves that no matter when you grew up, the cultural impressions of your youth shape you.
“Bias B, Wik and I wanted to make a track that would take people on a little time-machine trip back to the good old days. We get on a bridging the gap type of feel with this one.” – Maundz
Maundz – Zero is available through Crate Cartel on 25th May 2012.
Crate Cartel presents The Take It Back Mixtape, which marks the lead up to Maundz’s upcoming album Zero set for release on May 25th. Take a step back in time and listen to all the classic Maundz tracks including live radio show goodness, rare tracks, and the collaborative efforts from some of the scenes finest.
Take It Back has 22 monster tracks including the recently released track Take It Back feat. Bias B. The mixtape also features Fluent Form, Geko, Rave, Aetcix, Dialectrix, Fatty Phew Deece, Rigby, Force and Awbs. Take It Back also features production from Wik, Geko, Discource, Plutonic Lab, Alter Ego and Doc Savage.
Tracklist: 01. Blue Collar Scholar 02. Wild Wild West feat. Deece 03. Comin To Getcha feat. Fluent Form, Dialectrix & Rigby 04. Pink Shirts (Alter Ego Remix) 05. Melbourne (Live On 102.7 RRR Top Billin’) 06. Cake 07. Human Heads feat. Aetcix, Raven, Geko & Fatty Phew 08. Blue Murder feat. Geko 09. Locomotive feat. Fluent Form & Fatty Phew 10. Set Sounds 11. Cypher (Live On 102.7 RRR Top Billin’) 12. Drama 13. Anti Pop feat. Awbs 14. 50 Thumbs Up 15. Agent 99 (Doc Savage Remix) 16. CC Camora feat. Goatmob 17. Take It Back feat. Bias B 18. Duck Down feat. G Force & Deece 19. Spring Rolls 20. Rap Life feat. Bias B 21. Lazy Sunday feat. Fatty Phew & Deece 22. No Concern
The Maundz – Take It Back Mixtape was released through ozhiphop.com as a free download. You can grab it here.
Tape Death is a beats collective making tunes in the style of Hip-Hop, Dub-Step, Glitch-Hop, Wonky and more. DFTC Records are a Melbourne based Hip-Hop label consisting of Force, Sparts, Dazed, Sinks and Mol One, taking it back to how things should be done.
With the combination of the two collectives comes a new remix album DFTC x Tape Death. Featuring 14 banging tracks the album will be dropping April 29 through dftc.com.au. The release will be available in both digital and hard copy format.
Tracklist: 1. 1, 2, 3 (MD Remix) 2. We Go Back (Ilz Remix) 3. No One’s Dancing (Megatroid + MD Remix) 4. Planet Of The Apes (Hyphae Remix) 5. Clarity (MD Remix) 6. Have A Feed (Zarkov Remix) 7. Merry-Go-Round (Ilz Remix) 8. King Killaz Pt. 2 (Hyphae Remix) 9. Ordinary (Megatroid Remix) 10. Social Dynamics (Zarkov + Ilz Remix) 11. The Darker Consciousness (Hyphae Remix) 12. Taken For Granted (Hyphae Remix) 13. King Killaz Pt. 2 (MD Remix) 14. Transactions (Megatroid Remix) (Bonus track)
Continuing on from 2011′s successful DFTC Records releases, Sparts delivers the first offering from the crew for 2012 in the form of the free Jackabeat mixtape.
The release contains a varied collection of consistently dope, new and old beats which provide Sparts with a canvas to lace his acerbic verses over. Jaded by the world and what rap has become, Sparts shows there’s still room for meaningful, hard hitting rhymes, as long there’s fire in the belly.
Featuring 17 tracks including, Drive and Left For Dead, guest verses from DFTC crew members Force, Dazed, Mol One and Sinks, and mixed by Dazed through cassette and into digital format, Jackabeat is straight up rap, no gimmicks.
Released 28 February 2012 Lyrics by Sparts || Mixed by Dazed Recorded, mixed and mastered by Dazed @ Spare Room Studios
This year saw the first full year for the new Melbourne based outfit Down For The Count Records consisting of Force, Sparts, Mol One, Sinks and Dazed. Forming late in 2010 with the goal of releasing product in 2011, they certainly lived up to this plan with multiple drops throughout the year.
2011 saw the release of a 7″ Vinyl Rest in Syn from Dazed featuring Sydney emcees Rinse and Grand Arkiteks crew. This release was received well by fans and there are only a couple of copies of the limited edition wax left. DFTC also released Down For The Count, a full length label album featuring a range of crew and solo tracks over production from Dazed, B Wiv, Shroomz, Chris Labs, Flash Forrest, Alabamma, Bipola, Rotten Produce and Double Digits. This 16 track limited edition hard copy album has sold out and positioned DFTC as a label to be on the look out for in the future.
The physical copies of this album quickly sold out but digital is still available. Shortly after we saw a free release from Syn Synik aka Sinks with his Sinxtape: Volume 1. 14 tracks over jacked classic production highlighting Sinks skills as an emcee, this free download has hit over 1000 downloads and again highlighted a growing support base for the Down For The Count Records camp.
Dazed has had a very productive year with the release of Rest In Syn 7″ Vinyl which has almost sold out. Also featured heavily in both production and on the mic for the Down For The Count album. Dazed is currently working on his debut solo release and also beats for multiple artists such as Rezadent, Grand Arkitekts and of course the DFTC heads. He has just bought some new studio gear so expect a bigger sound in 2012 from Dazed.
Sparts smashed every one of his verses on the Down For The Count album as is continuing to grow as an insane lyricist and emcee. He has almost finished recording all his verses for his debut solo EP, which will be a free release around February. Just waiting on a couple of guest verses. This release will definately impress and raise a few eyebrows. He is already planning his next release which will be fully produced by Dazed.
Mol One is currently working on his full length debut with producer Flash Forrest, who did Mol’s solo track Taken For Granted on the Down For The Count album. This duo has amazing chemistry and Mols laid back flow and honesty will bring a refreshing and different approach to his release.
Syn Synik is currently deep into his next EP. A self-produced release that will be done by May will give Sinks another chance to display not only his lyrical prowess but also his production side. With help from Biko of Fat Mommas Project this release will once again show people the beast that is Sinks.
After featuring heavily on the Down For The Count album plus multiple guest spots throughout the year Force is knuckling down on his solo album for 2012. Featuring production from Dazed, Doc Savage, B Wiv, Wik, Alter Ego, Def Men Walking, Royalz & Xcise and guest spots from DFTC, Maundz, Fatty Phew, Fluent Form & some more surprises it is shaping up to be massive.
The 1935 image taken from the infamous Max Baer vs Joe Louis personifies the first full length release from Down For The Count Records. A surprise attack from the newly formed crew consisting of Dazed, Mol1, Sinks, Sparts and Force, Down For The Count is overflowing with a passion, drive and respect for the genre that lately seems to have gone to the wayside.
Sixteen tracks deep and featuring in house production from Dazed combined with heaters from B Wiv, Chris Labs, Double Digits, Shroomz, Alabama, Bipola, Rotten Produce, Flash Forest and Chris Labs has allowed each emcee to craft a variety of styles and topics throughout the album. With this combination of artists the album is varied yet still maintains a very concise and complete approach with a common but simple goal in mind, to make something that people want to listen to. So get ready, because this is just the beginning.
Track List 1. Eddie Holman – DFTC – Produced by B Wiv 2. Back To Raw – Force & Sparts – Produced by Rotten Produce 3. King Killaz Pt 2 (Remix)- DFTC – Produced by Dazed 4. Planet Of The Apes – Sinks, Force, Sparts & Dazed – Produced by Dazed 5. No Ones Dancing – Sinks, Dazed & Sparts – Produced by Chris Labs 6. The Darker Consciousness – Sinks – Produced by Dazed 7. Ordinary – Sparts & Mol1 – Produced by B Wiv 8. The Ones – Force – Produced by Shroomz 9. Merry-Go-Round – Mol1 – Produced by Dazed 10. Social Narcotics – Dazed – Produced by Double Digits 11. Have A Feed – Force – Produced by Dazed 12. 1,2,3 – Sparts, Force & Dazed – Produced by Alabama 13. Synikal Force – Force & Sinks – Produced by Bipola 14. Clarity – Force, Dazed & Sparts – Produced by Dazed 15. Taken For Granted – Mol1 – Produced by Flash Forrest 16. Lovely Way – Force, Mol1 & Sinks – Produced by B Wiv
$5 – Digital Release - $10 – Physical copies plus bonus digital (shipping from the 3rd October) - Stores to be announced
“Those who witnessed the fight in effect watched the torch being passed from the old style puncher to the emerging modern warrior. Louis’ defense was liquid smooth, his punches rattlesnake quick.” - Max Baer Autobiography – The Man
Relative new comer to the scene Sparts, joins G-Force, following his successful debut release Clouded, to bring you a free offering of straight spitting madness to go with your summer beverages.
Featuring guests Mol One, Haunts, Maundz and Thorts plus a mix of exclusive beats from WIK, Blazin Marty and Xcise, plus a few jacked favs, ensures Powerlines bangs from start to finish.
Fresh for the download, you can follow the link here to grab your copy.
You can grab the back cover below + track listing and production credits.
Visit the guys webpage here.
