Smiles Again – How ‘Bout You Stop Being So Funny & Say Something Serious

10 12 2012

After two mixtapes and two critically acclaimed albums with Mind Over Matter the debut solo offering from Smiles Again has landed in the form of his new EP How About You Stop Being So Funny & Say Something Serious.

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One half of Sydney based hip hop duo Mind Over Matter, Smiles, 23, has played shows alongside Willow for the past 5 years. Together the boys have sold out shows nationally and toured extensively as both a headline and major support for artists such as Bliss n Eso, Method Man & Redman, Drapht just to name a few. Solo, Smiles expresses a very different side of himself lyrically. The Serious EP is the sister to its 2011 predecessor How Bout You Stop Being So Serious & Say Something Funny - a 9 track effort which showcased Smiles Again’s more comedic and imaginative side.

How Bout You Stop Being So Funny & Say Something Serious definitely lives up to its name. Smiles touches on personally revealing topics ranging from his year out of high school, his experiences working in a youth refuge, to witnessing his best friend lose himself to drugs to finally having his own problems dwarfed by a close friends brain tumour diagnosis. The release is an emotional journey featuring some of the countries most promising artists including repeat collaborator Jon Reichardt, William Singe and Johnny Utah. Musically the EP features contributions from Rahjconkas, Konfuzion and more.

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Itchy Beats December

12 11 2012

The next Itchy Beats will be headlined by DeathStarrs. With the help of their two latest singles Immortal and Take It Or Leave receiving national airplay on triple j, the Gold Coast duo went to Brisbane to appear at the Sprung Hip Hop Festival 2012, alongside Hilltop Hoods, Seth Sentry, Illy and more.

DeathStarrs will be appearing alongside Johnny Utah, Deadbeat and Hazy and Sammy G. Johnny Utah is a part of the artist collective I Forget, Sorry! with Mind Over Matter, Chance Waters and Coptic Solider. He has been actively playing live shows and touring for close to three years, and in such a small time have supported acts such as Urthboy, Funkoars, Seth Sentry, Thundamentals and more, as well as multiple national tours with IFS and playing 2010′s Groovin’ The Moo Festival.

Deatbeat And Hazy are a mad pair, hell bent on taking Hip Hop to the next level as they pave their way into Sydney’s live music scene. Between them, determination is rife and the list of venues hosting the pair is growing fast.

Sammy G’s latest single Do You Like It currently sitting at over 80,000 views, and was placed straight in to high rotation on Sydney station, The Edge 96.1. She was also given a New Australian artist feature on Channel Eleven’s music show, The Loop.

Itchy Beats - Brighton Up Bar
1/77 Oxford Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Saturday 8th December 2012

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Drakezilla – Red Head Redemption

19 03 2012

Drakezilla is a prehistoric creature that mutated due to atomic radiation and rose from the depths of the sea to make hot jams with his Atomic Breath… and stomp cities. He has just released a free new banging album titled Red Head Redemption, which is available for free download. 

Red Head Redemption features production from Trials (Funkoars), Sammsonite (The Optimen), Engineer, Mdusu, Mules + more. Guests include Smiles Again (Mind Over Matter), Syntax and Johnny Utah.


Filmed by Geordie Tarren - Directed & Edited by Drakezilla 

Tracklisting:
01 Introview (produced by Drakezilla)

02 Redhead Redemption (produced by Mules)
03 All The Time (produced by Ash Pope)
04 Beware The Man (produced by Drakezilla)
05 Tour ft. Johnny Utah & Syntax (produced by Sammsonite)
06 Watch Out [Interlude] (produced by Drakezilla)
07 Stomp Cities (produced by Mac Lethal)
08 Here We Go (produced by Vince Vega)
09 Secret Agent (produced by Drakezilla)
10 Ode To Cowbell (produced by Trials)
11 What They Want (produced by Drakezilla)
12 Out Of My Head [Interlude] (produced by Drakezilla)
13 Chasing A Dream ft. Smiles Again (produced by Mdusu)
14 I Look Down (produced by Trials)
15 Beautiful Day ft. The Tongue, Mdusu & Ernst Carter Jnr (produced by Mdusu)
16 All The Time [Remix] (produced by Ash Pope)

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Drakezilla – Introview

24 02 2012

Introview marks the beginning of Drakezilla’s new album, Redhead Redemption, which will be released online for free in the coming weeks with limited hard copies to follow. It’s mostly comprised of a collection of tracks made over the past two years which were either lost due to hard drive failure or made for no other reason than to make a jam.

This little number is 16 tracks deep with production from Drakezilla himself, Trials, Mac Lethal, Mdusu and Sammsonite along with features from The Tongue, Syntax, Mdusu, Smiles Again and Johnny Utah. 

It will be available for free download in the coming weeks; Tell him he sent you, he’ll give you a discount.

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I Forget, Sorry! Mixtape 2011

3 01 2012

Started as a means for friends to cross promote each other, IFS has now grown into a label, record distributor and an artist management hub that is run entirely by the artists, for the artists. When most labels would decide to spread their releases out over a larger period of time the question must be raised is there method in I Forget, Sorry!’s madness?

Time will fucking tell. A limited hard copy press of the mixtapes spread across a double disc is available for order through the http://www.iforgetsorry.com store now!

The generous offering from the IFS crew includes;
1. Coptic Soldier – Their Sound, Our Wings
2. Johnny Utah – Be Us
3. Mind Over Matter – Image Isn’t Everything
4. Phatchance – Approaching Infinity
5. Smiles Again – Fuck I’m Lonely

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Drakezilla’s – Redhead Redemption

5 10 2011

Drakezilla is a prehistoric creature that mutated due to atomic radiation and rose from the depths of the sea to make hot jams with his Atomic Breath… and stomp cities. Drakezilla is currently finishing up a new album titled Redhead Redemption which features production from Trials, Sammsonite, Engineer, Mdusu, Mules and more. 

Guests include Smiles Again (Mind Over Matter), Syntax and Johnny Utah. Drakezilla has now dropped the official video for the track I Look Down which was produced by Trials, additional drums by Drakezilla and bass & keys by Mdusu. The whole video was animated by Elle Reid. You can check out the video clip below and also grab the track for free download over at Drakezilla’s – Triple J Unearthed page here. 

We recommened you go check out the video for Drakezilla – Take A Walk.

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Phatchance – Rappertag #34

2 05 2011

Phatchance – Rapper Tag number thirty four. Shot on location at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney. Edited and directed by Alex Watts. Special thanks to Jon Reichardt, Alex Watts, Rob Di Marzo, Johnny Utah & Oxford Art Factory.

Lyrics
I heard somebody say rapper tag was dead;
I heard them say they should tag someone else instead,
Well I’m here to pay the morgue a visit,
Plus Fubex spat some real raw lyrics for a dude whose autistic,

So you should pay him due respect,
You act like animals, he’s a true vet you should wish the dude best,
So thanks for the tag man, I’ll catch you when I’m in Melbourne,
Come on band let me tell ‘em,

When I next hear my name in some accapella battle,
By two guys I don’t care about, who probably could stare me down,
I still won’t give a shit, ’cause honestly their music;
Just aint as good as mine, no wonder why they’d look to fight,

Alot of forum monkey’s talked about my face paint,
But that puts me and brave heart in the same vein,
And if I wasn’t different, it wouldn’t be a game change,
Surfs up bitches, I was put here to make waves,

All I see’s the bulk of Ozhiphop,
Pretending like they forgot, just how good I really was,
On the sea’s another boat which I rocked,
They’re only getting pissed off cause they know I won’t be stopped,

Besides that; I am not the enemy,
I’m still independent, I’ve still got a message;
Have a look around, I don’t sell a million records,
Maybe you should point your guns at someone with defenses,

Make no mistake, don’t be sympathetic,
I’m just saying that we’ve got a lot in common if you get it,
I’m sorry if you don’t, but success is where I’m headed,
And that’s whether you’re with me, or against me

But forget that shit I’m about to go on tour,
So you should look me up since you’re by your computer,
“Hey, where’s your DJ?”, that’s what it’s been named;
I’m one click away check me out on your googlez

Or you might hate me cause I did this acoustic,
Might even tell your friends that I am a total loser,
Or you may be fan and insist that I’m the future,
I’m not really fussed either way cause the truth is,

That I’ve been down since I could be,
And put a whole lot of heart in it, respect those who started it,
So if you’ve got beef I don’t want a fucking part of it;
Just leave me be you’re only making me a martyr here,

I think I’ll tag one of the best of the lot,
You kids might even know him from the festival song,
So let’s get this whole thing back on track,
I said welcome to the renaissance of rapper tag.

Phatchance & Coptic Soldier ‘Hey where’s your DJ?’
It’s Finally Starting! Solo artists Phatchance & Coptic Soldier are excited to announce they’re taking their new acoustic EP’s across the east coast in the first ever acoustic Australian hip-hop tour. The tour’s been dubbed ‘Hey where’s your DJ?’ and will be hitting Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland. Get your tickets here.





Mind Over Matter with DJ Ilz – Just Like Fireworks Album Tour with Coptic Soldier & Johnny Utah

7 03 2011

Launching their sophomore album Just Like Fireworks, Sydney’s Mind Over Matter announce their national Just Like Fireworks album tour through April/May. Following a massive single tour at the end of 2010, Mind Over Matter will be returning to the stage with a whole new live set and special guests including Coptic Soldier and Johnny Utah.

Set for release on March 18th, Just Like Fireworks will be released through new label partners Other Tongues. With almost two albums worth of tracks on the one seventeen track long player, Just Like Fireworks is a generous offering from local Sydney duo MCs Willow & Smiles, featuring an array of special guests including Pigeon John, Vida-Sunshyne, Ernst Carter Jnr and Drakezilla & Saving Grace just to name a few.

To give their fans a unique preview into some of the highlights form the forthcoming release, Mind Over Matter have launched their own online TV channel, airing a brand new behind the scenes video every week between now and the albums release. Each episode previews a new track from the album, along with exclusive footage and interviews from the guys. This weeks video features I Been Told.

With a reputation for giving it their all at every show, Mind Over Matter tear up the stage demanding even more from their fans. See what all the fuss is about on their Just Like Fireworks Tour…
Thu April 7th: ANU BAR, Canberra, ACT
Fri April 8th: First Floor, Melbourne, VIC
Sat April 16th: The Floor @ Northern Sound System, Adelaide, SA
Thu April 21st: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Fri April 22nd: The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart, TAS
Fri April 29th: The Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor, NSW
Sat April 30th: Gearins Hotel, Katoomba, NSW
Fri May 6th: The Bewery, Byron Bay, NSW
Sat May 7th: The Beetle Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Sat May 14th: Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour, NSW
Fri May 20th: Beaches, Merewether, NSW
Sat May 21st: Sussesx Inlet Tavern, NSW

WEST AUSTRALIA DATES – TO BE ANNOUNCED –
Tickets available from http://www.mindovermattercrew.com





Grafffiti At The Wall 2010

24 10 2010


Graffiti at the Wall 2010
is an independently run all aged festival, which promises to be an epic night of hip-hop music, freestyle battles and street art. Solo artists Phatchance & Coptic Soldier will be co-headlining the festival with support from fellow I, Forget Sorry member Johnny Utah.

There will also be support from Sydney’s best-kept secret, Daily Meds. Electric Elements Crew will be blasting their melodic mix of funk, blues and hip hop. Dseeva and DJ Skae will be teaming up on stage to produce an amazing set.

Opening the festival will be lyrical smart-arse Billy B playing songs from his up coming mixtape The Warning.There will be Street Art! There will be a Freestyle Battle! Get ready for an epic night.
Tickets are on sale now for $20 through Go Book Em or on the door for $25.

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Phatchance – Inkstains (Official Video Clip)

21 10 2010


Each year Triple J Unearthed in conjunction with NIDA select five of the most promising new artists from across the country to have a professional video clip directed for one of their tracks. This year Phatchance’s song Inkstains – a jam which has already proven popular on Triple J and community radio networks across the country – was one of those tracks chosen.

The video clip is directed by Stephen Nicolazzo and features cameos from Coptic Soldier, Johnny Utah and Smiles Again (Mind Over Matter). Quite frankly it’s messy, colourful and weird (probably in a good way). Phatchance is currently on the road with fellow I Forget, Sorry! members Coptic Soldier & Johnny Utah as part of the I Forget, Sorry! 2010 National Tour.

As luck would have it the release of the new video clip (currently doing the rounds on RAGE) coincides with the beginning of the tour, which will take the artists on more than 15 dates across the country, beginning in QLD and ending in WA in early December.

Tour dates and ticket information here.
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