The Party, Party, Party tour is selling fast and will be one of the hip-hop tours of the year, don’t delay in getting your tickets as we expect a lot of shows on this run to sell out before the day, so get on it! Presented by The Ayems Records, Fidelity Corporation, vmusic.com.au, The Brag, Rave Magazine, Beat Magazine, dB Magazine & X-Press Magazine.
Kicking off with Armidale University today (12 October) it’s the start of Drapht’s second last week on the road with Muph & Plutonic, Thundamentals, Layla and Dazastah for The Party, Party, Party Tour BUT everyone’s pretty pumped as they’re bringing it not only to Armidale University but also stopping into C.Ex Coffs on Thursday 13 October and Yamba Bowling Club on Friday 14 October. On Saturday 15 October, Drapht will be at Sprung Hip-Hop Festival in Brisbane alongside Funkoars, Illy, Mantra, Pez & 360 and more! Full dates are below the new promo video for channel ‘ONE’ featuring the Drapht track Sing It (The Life of Riley). And for the big news today – Drapht has been nominated for 7 ARIA Awards including Best Male, Best Urban Release and Single of the Year just to name a few! .
Wednesday 12 October – Armidale Uni, NSW Thursday 13 October – C.Ex Coffs, NSW Friday 14 October – Yamba Bowling Club, NSW Sunday 16 October – Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg, QLD Wednesday 19 October – Townsville Uni Club, QLD Thursday 20 October – Andergrove Tavern, Mackay, QLD
The Party, Party, Party tour is selling fast and will be one of the hip-hop tours of the year, don’t delay in getting your tickets as we expect a lot of shows on this run to sell out before the day, so get on it! Presented by The Ayems Records, Fidelity Corporation, vmusic.com.au, The Brag, Rave Magazine, Beat Magazine, dB Magazine & X-Press Magazine.
The tour hits capital cities and regional centers through September and October. In the last six months Muph & Plutonic have been hitting stages again, playing Come Together, Essence, Reconciliation festivals as a stripped back two piece with justPlutonic on drums & Muph on the mic. Most recently, Muph & Plutonic firmly stamped their skills all over the lead single Goodbye Gravity on the M-Phazes – Good Gracious album, with both lending their weight to the video clip. Muph featured in theM-Phazes live show, heading out for a lap around the country including a special all star appearance at the 2010 AIR Awards. Plutonic, or Plutonic Lab, continues to find extra hours in the week with his list of production credits continuing to reinforce his as one of the best & most prolific Australian beat producers in the game. Drapht, Gully Platoon, Horrowshow, Resin Dogs, TZU, Hilltop Hoods have all chosen to work with Plutonic Lab, and most recently he has collaborated on albums with Dialectrix, Pegz, G Love, Speech Debelle, Jess Harlen to name just a few. His music can be heard in films and TV worldwide.
Not content to only sit in the studio, Plutonic has been perched behind his drum kit on national tours with the Resin Dogs, G Love, Jess Harlen and Koolism. See why Muph & Plutonic are regarded as one of the best hip hop groups in Australia as they join Drapht on his national The Party, Party, Party Tour.Muph & Plutonic are part of Australian musical history, it was their albums that helped tune the national airwaves to the sounds of hip hop with all three albums, Hunger Pains (2004), Silence The Sirens (2006) & most recently the ARIA nominated Then Tomorrow Came, being made Triple J Feature Albums. They have continually lead the charge with credible lyrics & big hook anthemic singles – Paracetamol, The Day Off, Heaps Good, Beautiful Ugly, Don’t Worry About Nothin, Size Of The Soul, Raise Your Voice, Walking Tightropes to name only a handful.
Drapht – The Party Party Party Tour: With special guests Muph & Plutonic, Thundamentals and Layla & Dazastah. Friday 23 September – Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Vic Saturday 24 September – Thearton Theatre, Adelaide, SA (Licensed/All Ages) Sunday 25 September – Mildura Settlers Tavern, Vic Thursday 28 September – The Discovery Nightclub, Darwin NT – NEW SHOW Friday 30 September – The Roey, Broome WA – NEW SHOW Sat 1 Oct – The Pier Hotel, Port Hedland, WA – NEW SHOW Sat 2 Oct – The Mermaid Hotel, Dampier, WA – NEW SHOW Thursday 6 October – Players, Mandurah, WA Friday 7 October – Metro City, Perth, WA Sunday 9 October – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA Wednesday 12 October – Armidale Uni, NSW Thursday 13 October – Coffs Ex-Sericeman’s Club, NSW Friday 14 October – Yamba Bowling Club, NSW Sunday 16 October – Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg, QLD Wednesday 19 October – Townsville Uni Club, QLD Thursday 20 October – Andergrove Tavern, Mackay, QLD
Also appearing at Coaster September 17th, Sprung Festival 15th October and 600 Sounds 21st October. Thundamentals not appearing at Townsville Uni Club or Andergrove Tavern. Layla and Dazastah not appearing on Vic or SA shows. Tickets on sale NOW. For info go to the shows page on Drapht’s official site.
Building upon Sleeping On Your Style’s outstanding production, eclectic musical influences and compelling rhymes, Foreverlution is, as the title would suggest, a deliberate blend of timeless organic tones interspersed with more contemporary sounding influences.
Producing almost the entire record, DJ Morgs has really stepped up-to the plate. In the words of Tuka: “the content itself reflects our growth as a band and also the knowledge/skills we’ve managed to gather since our self-titled debut was released in 2008. In this life, it appears that change is the only constant. The one thing you can truly be sure of is that everything will eventually change. The ideology behind Foreverlution casts a positive spin on this concept. Rather than watching the world go by or letting yourself fall into a state of complacency, involve yourself within it. Learn from your past with the intention of moving forward and growing into a better version of yourself. As the world evolves, evolve with it.” From the ominously dulcet foghorn that intro’s opening track Holla through the big band enthused bombasticism of Calm In The Chaos, lead single Paint The Town Red and the Parisian swell of Check My Fresh (feat. Vida-Sunshyne), the first half of Foreverlution drips with 1920′s speakeasy soul.
But though this and an old school RnB flavor permeate the record right through to the laid back Sunday afternoon slide of closing track Easy, contemporary influences also ride high throughout, from the future beat and blip electro splice of Dimension 3 through the rolling dubstep bass of Thunda Cats feat. Dysphemic. All in All Foreverlution is, as best described by Jeswon: “a contrast between elements that will remain classic “Forever”, and elements that suggest an “Evolution” into something greater and as yet undefined”.
For the cover art for the album the band worked closely with their artist (Pencil Rebellion) to develop strong imagery that would further emphasise this Foreverlution concept. Namely, a thematic continuation of the young boy portrayed on the Sleeping On Your Style cover art who has now grown into a pioneer space traveler equipped with advanced technologies, armour and space craft, a visual metaphor for the growth in the music. The band were presented with two cover possibilities from the artist but as they couldn’t decide, asked Facebook fans & Twitter followers to vote on which the preferred should be. The vote again went straight down the middle and hence the decision was made to run with a dual cover.
Drapht’s adding new dates to his Party, Party, Party Tour so that he can finally take the number one debuting The Life of Riley album to the dusty stages in the northwest of the country. Not only is the album and his full live show hitting towns in the north of WA this tour now also marks Drapht’s first visit to the Northern Territory.
Bali Party is the new single from the The Life of Riley album, which we are very excited to announce has now reached official ARIA Gold Status. This is Drapht’s first gold album, an enormous achievement for a record which has been released on his own The Ayems label which is distributed by Sony Music. Bali Party is all over the radio at the moment, and next week people should keep an eye out for the killer clip for the song. Filmed only last weekend in some unspecified locations, with some of SBX’s and Perth’s finest in full effect, as well as a small cameo from the one and only Mr Trials, and on top of that we could never forget Bali Party compadre N’fa who had to fly in from France just for the shoot. Amused or disturbed, it’s your choice!
The Party, Party, Party tour is selling fast and will be one of the hip-hop tours of the year, don’t delay in getting your tickets as we expect a lot of shows on this run to sell out before the day, so get on it!Presented by The Ayems Records, Fidelity Corporation, vmusic.com.au, The Brag, Rave Magazine, Beat Magazine, dB Magazine & X-Press Magazine
DRAPHT – THE PARTY, PARTY, PARTY TOUR DATES: With special guests Muph & Plutonic*, Thundamentals* and Layla & Dazastah* TICKETS ON SALE NOW from outlets listed below *All shows over 18’s except Enmore Theatre and Thebarton Theatre which are licensed / all ages Wednesday 14 September – Station Hotel, Jindabyne, NSW Thursday 15 September – Penrith Panthers, NSW Friday 16 September – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW (Licensed/All Ages) Wednesday 21 September – Bluestone Ballarat, VIC Thursday 22 September – Chelsea Heights Hotel, VIC Friday 23 September – Palace Theatre, Melbourne, VIC Saturday 24 September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA (Licensed /All Ages) Sunday 25 September – Mildura Settlers Tavern, VIC Thursday 28 September – The Discovery Nightclub, Darwin NT – NEW DATE! See your local guide or http://www.drapht.com for ticketing details Friday 30 September – The Roey, Broome WA – NEW DATE! The Roey & http://www.heatseeker.com.au Sat 1 Oct – The Pier Hotel, Port Hedland, WA – NEW DATE! The Pier Hotel & http://www.heatseeker.com.au Sat 2 Oct – The Mermaid Hotel, Dampier, WA – NEW DATE! Trax Music Karratha, The Mermaid & http://www.heatseeker.com.au Thursday 6 October – Players, Mandurah, WA Friday 7 October – Metro City, Perth, WA Sunday 9 October – Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA Wednesday 12 October – Armidale Uni, NSW Thursday 13 October – C.Ex Coffs, NSW Friday 14 October – Yamba Bowling Club, NSW Sunday 16 October – Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg, QLD Wednesday 19 October – Townsville Uni Club, QLD Thursday 20 October – Andergrove Tavern, Mackay, QLD
*Also appearing at Coasterfest 17/09/11, Sprung Festival 15/10/11 and 600 Sounds 21/10/11 **Muph & Plutonic not appearing at The Discovery Nightclub, The Roey, The Pier Hotel, The Mermaid Hotel shows ***Thundamentals not appearing at The Discovery Nightclub, Townsville Uni Club, Andergrove Tavern orThe Roey, The Pier Hotel or The Mermaid Hotel shows ****Layla and Dazastah not appearing on VIC shows, SA shows or The Discovery Nightclub, The Roey,The Pier Hotel or The Mermaid Hotel shows
