If One HD could choose a house band then there is little doubt they’d look toAdelaide’s favourite sons the mighty, mighty Hilltop Hoods. No longer regarded as just trail blazing pioneers, the Hilltop Hoods now stand proudly as one of the top recording artists in the country. Along the way they haven’t just broken stereotypes, they’ve smashed them to pieces with their uniquely Australian and fiercely independent brand of Hip Hop.
The Hoods have provided soundtracks to two of ONE’s campaigns (NBA 2009 & Winter 2009 IDS) where they used Still Standing and Chase That Feeling from their 1# Aria award winning and double platinum selling album State of the Art. Now for the Commonwealth Games we turned to the Hoods back catalog to find Recapturing the Vibe Restrung and looked to Suffa to remix it and get it just right for us as the sound track to our games coverage.
Commenting on the project Hilltop Hoods manager D. Liddy said “…ONE HD continually looks for innovative and creative ways to present music with their programming. When they approached us with the offer to have the Hoods music as soundtrack to their Games campaign we jumped on it…the sporting event is a great fit.” The Hoods have a history of film clips with strong story lines and they’ve now decided to take that one step further with the release of Parade of the Dead a zombie film!!!!
“In 2010 a virus spread throughout the world’s population killing millions and turning many survivors into mindless zombies. Around the same time of these apocalyptic events the Hilltop Hoods were due to make a DVD for their Album State of the Art. As civilisation collapsed, people died in the streets, thousands starved the Hilltop Hoods were so self-involved they made their DVD anyway.” Parade Of The Dead is out now. The Hilltop Hoods now join AC/DC as the only Australian group to release on Blu Ray.
Hilltop Hoods have recently dropped what must be a frist for hip hop in Australia…a full length feature zombie flick. Filmed on location at the Old Adelaide Gaol, Parade Of The Dead isn’t just your ordinary zombie flick, in fact this isn’t even your ordinary movie. In 2010 a virus spread throughout the world’s population killing millions and turning many survivors into mindless zombies. Around the same time of these apocalyptic events the Hilltop Hoods were due to make a DVD for their album State of the Art. As civilization collapsed, people died in the streets, thousands starved… The Hoods were so self-involved they made their DVD anyway. Briggs, Funkoars, K21, Gunter The Professional Zombie, Scott Dooley and many more make up the cast to this outrageously epic DVD production. Jam packed with some of the best live performances we’ve seen period, Hilltop Hoods bring the carnage and blood lust straight to your living room floor for all to enjoy. allaussie hip hop catches up with the mic master MC Pressure for a quick chat about Parade Of The Dead, as the Hilltop Hoods wrap up 2010 and prepare for another big year in 2011.
aahh: Paraded Of The Dead has just dropped both on Blu-Ray and normal DVD. Give us a little background insight to the Parade Of The Dead project? Pressure: Well a large portion of the content on the DVD was filmed at the Old Adelaide Gaol, including the live performance footage. There’s also some zombie comedy and of course a bit of piss taking.We really didn’t want to do the same old live DVD thing. We’ve done the two live music DVD’s before, we wanted to do something large and a little different. Basically we wanted to do something with zombies, overall I think it was just a mad self-indulgent project. You really get rare opportunities to go and do something like this and we jumped at the chance. We approached Oasis and Kojo with the idea and they were like ‘fuck yeah we want to be involved in that’ and it started from there. When it came to acting in front of the camera we were all totally out of our comfort zone. We had worked with Oasis and Kojo on our previous DVD’s so we all knew each other pretty well, so that helped us a lot.
aahh: What was the Old Adelaide Gaol like as a venue both to hold a gig and also film a zombie movie? The Old Adelaide Gaol was an awesome venue. It had a great atmosphere, with this old crusty feel and all the original gaol cells. Gangs of people got hung there years ago and all are buried under the lawn where we were filming. Some people say you get a bit of paranormal activity there……if you believe in that shit. We also found out that it’s the only place in Australia that’s ever executed a women, so it had the perfect vibe for the whole theme.
aahh: What was the main highlight for yourself in the whole filming of Parade Of The Dead?
It was all a bit of fun. The filming process was so disjointed that I didn’t know what it was going to turn out like, so I think the first cut screening was the most enjoyable moment for myself. The film was 3/4 finished and director Richard Coburn held a screening on a big set up, invited us all down to check it out and have a few beers. It was really good to see how it all come together for the first time. The filming of the main body was done over three long 18 hour days, with the first two days being the Scott Dooley interview stuff and then on the 3rd day the live performance was filmed. Parts of the zombie stuff were shot on different days after that. Director Richard Coburn really gave up a lot for the whole project, he was super keen on the project from the start. There were so many late nights for him, away from his family and he did a lot of work afterhours in his own time. He was still working on the project 3 months after filming was complete. A big shout out to Rich.
Containing hilarious zombie related tom-foolery, mockumentary styled interviews with Scott Dooley and the most amazing ‘post apocalyptic’ live performance to date, Hilltop Hoods have yet again set the benchmark for hip hop in Australia. Hilltop Hoods – Parade Of The Dead is sure to get your blood pressure rising, your hungry for human flesh insatiable and that hip hop desire nourished. We dish Hilltop Hoods – Parade Of The Dead a PERFECT 5 out of 5.
COMPETITION: We have a copy of Hilltop Hoods – Parade Of Dead to give away on DVD. All you have to do to win is mention allaussie hip hop on your facebook status update along with Hilltop Hoods and we’ll pick the winner from that, you to could be zombing it up in no time. Winner announced next week.
This is the 28th installment of rappertag featuring Motion.
New LP Motion Picture coming soon.
So far it’s been: 18.) Class A MC 19.) The Tongue 20.) Tuka 21.) Drapht 22.)Sesta 23.) K21 24.) Vents 25.) Maundz 26.) Delta 27.) Simplex 28.) Motion
To Come: Dedlee
Adelaide hip hop crew Adroit Effusive are set to release their long awaited debut album – The Album.
‘Australian Hip Hop group to watch out for’ J-Mag, 2009.
The time has finally arrived for the quintessential dysfunctional hip hop family, Adroit Effusive. After toiling in the depths of underground hip hop, honing their skills, paying more than their share of dues, going through as many setbacks as one group could go through and making some of the illest music that nearly didn’t see the light of day, Adroit Effusive are ready. After years of being posed the question, ‘Where is the album?’ The Album is here. Adroit Effusive are set to deliver their opus.
Born out of the Australian hip hop melting pot of Adelaide, Adroit Effusivebring something rare to Australian hip hop in both their composition and their repertoire. The unique 8-man band, who are all capable of standing on their own feet as solo artists, crew-up to create a smorgasbord of production sounds and lyrical concepts to engage and get the head nodding to The Album.
It is an eclectic tapestry of boom-bap beats conducted by Adroit Effusive’s five beat makers, a thorough collection of 19 songs by all seven lyricists and razor-sharp relevant cuts by a master turntablist.
The soundscape on The Album is an amalgamation of layered psych rock, blues, hard rock, funk, Latin acoustic, jazz and classical sounds, all with a hard-hitting hip hop character. Lyrically however, is where Adroit Effusive really stray from the herd. This crew of big characters do not hold back on expressing their diversity on The Album. From the conceptual posse tracks Chump Change and Five Days of Work, to the role-playing lyrical feasts Espionage, War and Suspects, to the storytelling of Crossroads and A Beer and Big Talk, to the B-boy anthems Understood by Few and In the Street, to the retrospective No Aim and Yin Yang, Adroit Effusive come into their own. The songs on The Album are a testament to the depth, breadth and talent of Adroit Effusive.
After previously releasing two vinyl-only EP’s plus side projects by Conseps and Patti, Common Cause and Red Whine Presents…, Adroit Effusive are ready to go. After featuring on countless other albums and sharing stages with numerous international and Australian acts over the better part of a decade, the time has come. Adroit Effusive members Blockade, Conseps, Patti, Bornski, Motion, Devious Dev, Beats and DJ Ad-Fu have created something that justifies their long-time dedication to hip hop music in Australia. A solid nineteen tracks (115 minutes) in length, The Album is a celebration of the struggles of Adroit Effusive and the colourful characters that make up Australia’s most under represented crew. Under represented that is until now, as The Album sees the light of day.
The Album is distributed independently and will be available in independent record stores Australia-wide + iTunes.
The Album is the first single off the upcoming Adroit Effusive album of the same name; The Album, dropping in April 2010 Australia Wide. Cuts by DJ Ad-Fu. Lyrics by Beats, Conseps, Blockade, Bornski, Motion, Devious Dev and Patti. Produced by Ad-Fu.
This is the 27th installment of rappertag featuring Simplex
So far it’s been: 12.) Lotek 13.) 1/6 14.) Suffa 15.) Headlock 16.) Lazy Grey 17.) BVA 18.) Class A MC 19.) The Tongue 20.) Tuka 21.) Drapht 22.)Sesta 23.) K21 24.) Vents 25.) Maundz 26.) Delta
27.) Simplex
To Come: Motion
Emcee Simplex will drop his long-awaited solo joint on Obese early next year titled Audiobiography. One of this country’s most talented (and under-rated) hip hop talents to grace this country. Simplex’s solo album is slated for a mid-year 2010 release. The album is pretty much a collection of tracks that Simplex has been working on for a few years now, ideas he had wanted to get out from inside his head and inside his computer. Simplex also admits that he is using a bunch of beats that span around eight years of production styles. He is trying to keep the album as varied as possible.
Simplex will spit on pretty much every track on the release, plus a few guest emcees featuring. No word yet on who these guys are, but we’re sure there will be some big name amongst it. Simplex has recently signed a deal with Obese Records, and has reveled that it is a two-album contract. So expect to see a lot from Simplex over the next 12 months. Fans of Terra Firma, have been put on notice that the Simplex album is going to be ‘kinda different’, but shouldn’t stray too far away from the sound they have.
This is the 25th installment of rappertag featuring Maundz!
So far it’s been: 1). 360 2). Urthboy 3.) Brad Strut 4.) Fraksha 5.) Bias B 6.) Newsense 7.) Briggs 8.) Hunter 9.) The Master 10.) Hau 11.) Nay 12.) Lotek 13.) 1/6 14.) Suffa 15.) Headlock 16.) Lazy Grey 17.) BVA 18.) Class A MC 19.) The Tongue 20.) Tuka 21.) Drapht 22.)Sesta 23.) K21 24.) Vents 25.) Maundz
To Come: Delta
A 3 Camera Breakdown of the Maundz Rappertag (25). Filmed & Edited on 3 cameras simultaneously at the Crate Cartel Leisure Suite by Full Clip (Heata & Discourse) & Josh Davis.
MAUNDZ INTERVIEW FROM EARLIER IN THE YEAR
Melbourne emcee Maundz released his full length LP yesterday, titled Mr Nobody. Let us tell you, it’s one you want to get your hands on. Distributed by Obese, mixed and mastered by Deece at Omni Hieroglyphic Studios, Mr Nobody is Maundz’ social commentary on a world that doesn’t seem to have a clue…and boy does it do it well. We caught up with Maundz to have a quick chat about the release of his highly entertaining album Mr Nobody.
Your debut album Mr Nobody dropped only yesterday, how are you feeling about it all? I feel fucking great man, feels good to have a big load off my shoulders. I got a phone call from Sheriff Rosco yesterday morning congratulating me about the album dropping, and i thought “ohh yeah?, thats today isn’t it?”. It’s turned a lazy man in to a busy man, so im a little behind the 8-ball at the moment.
What kind of reaction do you expect from the heads regarding the album? I can’t call it, man. I’ve heard nothing but great feedback at the moment from the people who have copped it/ the promo heads and all those good folk. We’ll have to wait until it circulates the traps a bit more perhaps. I’ve gotten props from some of my favourite artists and that shit keeps a fella’s head high. 17 tracks aint a small album, so there’s plenty of room for people to pick and choose what they do and don’t like, but at the end of the day, im feelin all 17 of em, and that’s a big part of what matters, right?
You’ve had some great reviews off the back of the album, Rap Reviews with a classic you aren’t really that angry are ya? Haha nah I’m all cool mate, just some of the tracks I wrote when I was in a shitty mood got reviewed, we all get them days.. Like Masta Ace said “Mad at the world, mad at you, mad at my girl mad at my friends and anybody drivin’ a Benz”.. People know my music to be humorous, some people might take that the wrong way.
You released a 7″ a few years back on DoubleBeef, did you think that the Mr Nobody album was ever going to happen? I had days when I didn’t wanna do it, losing files, dude’s going back on their word and all that jazz. I came close a few times to putting it up for a free download or something like that. But fuck it, gotta stick to your guns yeah?
You have a few great features on the album including Shawn Lov, Briggs and Fluent Form do you enjoy the collaborating process? I like the mixed and mastered result, the anticipation (short-term haha) of what I’m gonna hear and that’s about it. I don’t like chasing people for shit, luckily all the people who threw verses my way, were very professional about things.
Brutally honest, humorous, entertaining and downright gritty to the bone is how a few have described the album, does that sit well with you?
Yeah I like that haha, chuck physically flawless in there and I’ll print it and frame it.
The album in our opinion, is one the best of the year so far. Lyrically entertaining, great delivery and top-notch production, tell us a bit about the guys on the beats? Much appreciated !! I tried not to drop my guard on the album cos I couldn’t have these cats over shadow me too much haha.I love EVERY single beat on this album, man. This is another reason why it probably took so long to come out. People that know me through the music thing know that I am prick of a dude to work with when it comes to choosing beats. I sifted through a lot of other peoples beats including the dudes that were on it and these were the winners in my opinion. All of those dudes have their own distinct sound, it amazed me how well it all sat next to each other considering there are the tunes of 8 different sets of ears on there. Whoever the fuck thinks that the bigger name producers will always make a better beat don’t know jack. Next album I’m sticking to one producer, and that producer being WIK. Were 6 beats into it already and this dude is a fucking boss!! I can’t keep up!!
Should we expect to see you touring around AUS anytime soon? Were getting off our lazy backsides and sorting things out at the moment, in the meantime I’m playing all around Melbourne and I should have ADL locked in if all goes to plan. Were coming to your city, hopefully the masses dig the album.
Any last words? Your just in time for Mother’s Day, people!! Do Mum or Grandma Agnes a favour and give her some of that real Melbourne shit she loves Cheers!! Mr Nobody, out now!
