Young & Dumb feat. Bertie Blackman

15 10 2012

Chance Waters is set to burst back onto the Australian music scene with his sophomore record Infinity, due out November 2, 2012 (Permanent Records/Shock). His debut album Inkstains saw him crowned a triple j unearthed featured artist and touring the country regularly, both as a headline act and in support of Australian mainstays such as Bliss N Eso, Illy, Drapht, Pez & 360, and international heavy-weights including Method Man & Redman, DJ Premier and The Beatnuts.

On the back of an enormously successful lead single Maybe Tomorrow which saw high rotation on triple j, an international theme song sync on National Geographic’s ‘Doomsday Preppers’ and a video clip which scored Indie Of The Week on rage, Chance returns with Young & Dumb. Young & Dumb is the second single to be taken from Infinity and features enchanting Australian songstress Bertie Blackman. The song was produced by recent hit machine One Above (Illy, Hilltop Hoods/Sia) and has just been added to playlist on triple j.

On the collaboration with Bertie Blackman: Chance Waters has always been a big fan of Bertie Blackman’s work, and in a strange coincidence, her new single went to radio on exactly the same day as Maybe Tomorrow, the first single lifted from Infinity. With the song concept in mind, Chance needed the right female vocalist to complete the track. He felt Bertie and himself were moving in parallel directions with their production, sound and unusual pop aesthetic. After numerous Skype conversations and emails, a friendship was forged, and the rest is history.

Bertie Blackman and Chance Waters are currently working on an ambitious crowd sourced Young & Dumb video concept. In celebration of the already successful release of Young & Dumb, Chance Waters is happy to announce he will be hitting the road in October and November, kicking things off in dusty Darwin on October 19. Full dates below, with supports to be announced soon! If you’d like to be in the film clip for Young & Dumb, check out all the details here. 

Chance Waters - The Young & Dumb Tour
Friday October 19 / Happ Yess // Darwin
Friday November 2 / Port Macquarie Hotel // Port Macquarie
Saturday November 3 / Beetle Bar // Brisbane
Friday November 9 / Goodgod // Sydney
Saturday November 10 / Great Northern // Newcastle
Wednesday November 14 / Republic Bar // Hobart
Thursday November 15 / Saloon Bar // Traralgon
Friday November 16 / Workers Club // Melbourne
Saturday November 17 / Plus One @ Ed Castle // Adelaide

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Wu-Tang Clan Australian tour

6 06 2011

Emerging in the mid 90s, New York City’s Wu-Tang Clan proved to be one of the decade’s most intense, popular and revolutionary rap groups selling millions of albums worldwide. The nine-MC Clan is considered one of the most critically and commercially successful hip-hop groups of all time, and rose to fame with their uncompromising brand of music. Not only was the group extremely successful as a collective, many individuals within the Clan went on to become solo stars in their own right.

Within the inner sanctum of the Wu, dwell the core members of the clan consisting of Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Rza, U-God, Masta Killa, Gza and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. For the very first time, Australian fans will get to see the ENTIRE CLAN on stage together, minus RZA who is unavailable to tour. Plus, local promoters OPP are excited to announce that standing in for the late Ol Dirty Bastard is the charismatic rapper’s son Boy Jones aka Young Dirty, who has honed his own skills to be stage-ready to perform with the legendary act. This same line-up recently toured the US and saw the Wu perform tracks off their seminal debut, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), plus tracks off various other solo and collective albums. The three-city tour kicks off in Sydney on the 5th August, with shows also scheduled in Melbourne and Perth.

Joining Wu on their tour in Melbourne and Sydney is Phaze One. International collaborations are rare enough, but rarely does the world get a chance to admire the creative output of two such overbearing characters as Aria Award winning M-Phazes (Australia) and Emilio Rojas (US). Together they are Phaze One. Both have enjoyed considerable solo success with M-Phazes’s debut album Good Gracious having recently powered through the Australian Charts, and Emilio Rojas being described by DJ Green Lantern as one of America’s most anticipated up and coming artists. His successful string of mixtapes have seen him collaborate with artists such as Yelawolf, B.o.B, Styles P and a whole stable of other influential musicians. Their self-titled album Phaze One is due for release June 25th.

Local support in Perth is Golden Era Records artist Vents hailing from Adelaide. In 2007 he released his critically acclaimed debut album Hard To Kill. In 2011 he returns with an album four years in the making. Having toured the country extensively playing festivals such as Big Day Out, Homebake, Summadayze and Groove in the Park, his hard hitting lyrical content combined with some of Australia’s finest production has earned him a place as one of Australia’s most respected MC’s. Marked For Death is available now and features Trials and Funkoars handling production duties, plus label mates Sesta and Hilltop Hoods adding guest vocals. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza, U-God, Masta Killa, DJ Allah Mathematics, DJ Street Life and Young Dirty altogether on one stage.

Friday 5th August – Sydney, Enmore Theatre Tickets from Ticketek
Saturday 6th August – Melbourne, Festival Hall Tickets from Ticketmaster
Sunday 7th August – Perth, Metro City Tickets from Moshtix 

TICKETS ON SALE 9TH JUNE


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Vents + Phaze One (M-Phazes & Emilio) to support Wu-Tang’s Australian Tour

2 06 2011

It took a few months of wrangling but acclaimed rap crew Wu-Tang Clan have finally confirmed their Australia tour details. Ghostface Killah called into triple j to reassure sceptical fans that the tour is still going ahead.

“We coming over there to mash out and we’re going to be over there definitely”, the emcee said. “We got love for Australia and Australia has love for us. We wish we could come over there more often but we just need the right promoters to call us and stuff like that.”

At the time Ghostface wasn’t exactly sure who had signed off to head on tour but we can now confirm that the entourage will include Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza, U-God, Masta Killa, DJ Allah Mathematics, DJ Street Life and the son of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Young Dirty. RZA, last heard working on a Kung Fu movie with Russell Crowe, is “unavailable”.

Here is where you can catch them all live:
Fri 5 Aug | Sydney, Enmore Theatre, NSW*
Sat 6 Aug | Melbourne, Festival Hall, VIC*
Sun 7 Aug | Perth, Metro City, WA#

* With Phaze One (a collaboration between Melbourne’s M-Phazes and American producer Emilio Rojas. Their self-titled album Phaze One is due for release June 25.)
# With Vents

**Official tour information dropping tomorrow – Stay tuned for more info.

Wu-Tang Tour Australia  ||  On Point Promotions  || 


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allaussie spotlight on: DJ Wasabi

3 10 2010

To Australian hip-hop, dnb and dubstep heads, DJ Wasabi needs no introduction.

The 25-year old turntablist, DJ, producer and youth mentor has amassed quite a reputation and following throughout his 13 years behind the decks.
Long considered one of the pioneers of the Melbourne urban scene, Wasabi holds down three separate weekly club residencies, national tours, youth mentor programs and is the head engineer at Tetris Sound Studios in Brunswick.

Wasabi’s much sought after DJ skills have landed him gigs djing for Kool Kieth earlier this year and supports for Redman & Method Man, Jean Grae, Talib Kwali, Scribe, DJ Craze, Mixmaster Mike, EPMD and Arrested Development to name a few of the many over the years. He is also the official DJ for well known Australian hip-hop acts Mantra (Obese Records), Combat Wombat (Elefant Traks), Bad Boys Batacuda and Jamima Jonez.

Wasabi has won an ARIA award, 2 x ABC awards, Cheap Thrills DJ Of The Year and has featured on over a dozen releases over the years. He has also developed and mentored many community based workshops for disadvantaged youth. Currently an endorsed artist and product specialist for Akai Professional and Numark; Wasabi is one DJ who’s star is still on the rise.

Releases
• Combat Wombat – Elephant Traks & Inertia
• Double Vinyl LP and Battle Tools, Combat Wombat “Unsound System”
• JJJ International Hip Hop compilation -MGM
• Illzilla – Obese records
• FFA Crew – Obese records
• Tarkine International World Music compilation – Inertia
• Third World, Dub plate, 7” – Chant Down Sound
• Dia Frix – Illusive
• Elf Tranzporter, Ethieral Lotus Fleet – Shock records
• Mantra – Obese Records


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Win a free copy of The Sounds Of Wings EP

18 03 2010


Coptic Soldier is preparing for his debut EP release teaming up with Sydney singer Miriam Waks for eight top tracks on The Sound of Wings EP. The guys over at Rhythm & Poetry are giving you the chance to win a copy of The Sound of Wings EP, but you have to be quick.
Here’s how you do it.

1. Start by Logging into Twitter (if you don’t have an account, go get one)
2. follow my man Coptic Soldier (@copticsoldier)
3. Tweet the below phrase, in it’s entirety, unedited

Exclusive leak of @copticsoldier & Miriam Waks-Burn Churches feat. @mac_lethal plus your chance to win the EP at http://bit.ly/aQADra #RandP

The rules are simple, tweet the above phrase in it’s entirety, unedited on twitter before 11:59pm on the 19th of March 2010 (AWST, +8 GMT) while following the twitter user copticsoldier and you’re in with a chance to win. If your tweets aren’t public or Coptic Soldier can’t see them because you have him blocked or you’re not following Coptic Soldier when at competition closing time, you’re not entered, it’s really that simple.
Full post, including exclusive leak of the track Burn Churches at RandP here.

The Sound Of Wings is the debut collaborative EP from Sydney emcee Coptic Soldier and Sydney soul vocalist Miriam Waks; it drops nationally on April 1st. The Sound Of Wings blends textures and influences from across the board into the type of homogeny that promises to bridge the genre gap, and offers a sound that will be embraced by indie, soul, hip hop and pop lovers alike.

Coptic Soldier has come off the back of four years of nonstop touring, traveling and performing alongside rising Australian hip-hop emcee Phatchance in support of the likes of Bliss n Eso, The Potbelleez, Horrorshow, The Herd, Drapht, Pez, The Funkoars, Pegz, Muph n Plutonic and Phrase as well as international heavy weights Method Man and Redman, De La Soul and Planet Asia, just to name a few.

After receiving nominations for 2008 MO Awards (Johnny O’Keefe Encouragement Award), and the 2007 ACE Awards (Best New Talent), and also appearing on Spit Syndicate’s 2008 ARIA nominated album (Best Urban Release), Miriam Waks returned to Australia from internationally touring her music through India to headline back to back sold out “Songs of the Romance Languages” events in both Sydney and Melbourne.

The Sound Of Wings is packed full of production from some of the best beat smiths in the country, including K21 (2008 Hilltop Hoods Initiative winner), Ash Pope and Germany’s Allrounda.

The Sounds Of Wings boasts verses from Phatchance (Crowned a Triple J Unearthed Featured Artist in 2009), Sydney’s underground heavy weights Mind Over Matter as well as Kansas City’s former Scribble Jam champ Mac Lethal (of Rhymesayers Enternainment). Through working alongside live guitarist Jonnathan Riechardt and bassist Kieran Owens The Sound Of Wings possesses an energy that grants listeners a sense of passion and depth from start to finish.


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Pokerbeats – Top 10 hottest tracks for 2009

13 01 2010

Producer Pokerbeats (profile here), responsible for the killer beat on the Hilltop Hoods, State Of The Art track, She’s So Ugly has sent us the above pic of him receiving a nice little thank you in the post (something we’d love to have rock up in our mail box).

Pokerbeats top 10 of 2009′s hottest tracks.

1. The Clipse – Kinda Like a Big Deal (feat. Kanye West)
2. Tyga – Cali Love
3. Jay – Z – DOA
4. Hilltop Hoods – Chase That Feeling
5. Royce da 5’9 – Gangsta
6. Slaughter House – One
7. Wale – Chillin (feat. Lady Gaga)
8. D-Block – Get That Paper
9. Raekwon – New Wu (feat. Method Man and Ghostface)
10. Mims – Move

You can vote for any of the above tracks, or pick your own in Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 2009. By doing so you could win a golden ticket to see every Triple J sponsored gig for the year. You can enter your votes here. Make sure you throw in a few hip hop tracks!


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