Hermitude have signed a deal with legendary record label Regal/Parlophone (Lilly Allen) for the release of their smash single Speak Of The Devil. Already championed by the likes of Zane Lowe and Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1, the single has dropped in the UK.
The success of Speak of the Devil (#44 in triple j’s hottest 100) has seen Hermitude leapfrog their peers, scoring festival slots at Groovin The Moo and Come Together. On the back of some steady momentum, their critically adored HyperParadise album re-entered the ARIA Charts at #48.
Most recently they have supported 360 on his The Flying Tour and have been announced to play at Parklife 2012. Hermitude recently performed to a sold out one-off show in London at Barfly, Camden on July 2.
Hermitudes remix accompaniment to their critically adored album HyperParadise is out now. It features some electrifying remixes from some of Australia’s best and most hyped producers including M-Phazes, Flume, Ta-Ku and Sampology.
Flume leads the charge with a kaleidoscopic reinvention of HyperParadise, filled with epic buildups, swung beat work and classy synths – showing why he’s making waves on the international beats scene. Australia’s hip hop production powerhouse, M-Phazes takes a break from his trademark boom-bap, delivering an addictive disco-fuelled take of Speak of The Devil. The ever prolific Ta-Ku takes HyperParadise into dancefloor destruction mode, proving why he’s one of our country’s most promising young beat makers.
Hermitude are charging forward with an infectious momentum that has seen their HyperParadise record re-enter the ARIA Charts at #48 (Digital # 26). It’s seen them smash the national Groovin the Moo tour and join 360 on his record-breaking The Flying Tour. Speak of The Devil made its UK radio debut as part of Zane Lowe’s ‘Next Hype’ segment on BBC Radio1 just last week. The single drops in the UK late July with the duo heading over for a headline London show on July 2.
Parallel Paradise EP is available on iTunes and from elefanttraks.com
Traks 1. HyperParadise (Flume Remix) 2. Speak of the Devil (M-Phazes Remix) 3. All Of You (Sampology Remix) 4. HyperParadise (Ta-ku Remix) 5. Golden (Roleo Remix) 6. Speak Of the Devil (Cam Bluff Remix)
Following unprecedented demand, a sold out national tour and chaotic scenes from in-store signings, 360 announces The Flying Tour featuring both 18+ and underage shows to cater for the entire army. Rather than taking Sixty’s stadium-sized album into stadiums, he’s rewarding followers by playing at venues that allow them to get up close and very personal with the man himself.
Falling & Flying is continuing to dominate, with current single Boys Like You achieving certified double platinum status and the album itself charging towards platinum sales. Boys Like You is sitting at #3 on the ARIA singles chart, having held in the Top 5 for the past 4 weeks. Falling & Flying moves into the #9 position this week, retaining a Top 10 spot for the last 6 weeks.
Uncle Six is giving his loyal fans first chance to nab tickets. Fans must join the 360 mailing list via 360music.com.au by midday on Friday March 09 to get pre-sale information. The pre-sale begins midday Saturday March 10. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 9:00 am local time on Thursday March 15. After an amazing response at selected shows on the most recent tour, special guest Gossling will be joining the entire run for The Flying Tour singing her part the summer smash hit Boys Like You.
Also joining the tour will be Hermitude and Bam Bam. Hermitude’s fourth album, HyperParadise has just dropped featuring slamming single Get In My Life and dance floor gem Speak Of The Devil. The infectious clip for Speak of the Devil scored them the 2011 Triple J Award for Australian Music Video of the Year and was also nominated in the Best Song & Best Screen categories of the FBi Radio SMAC Awards.Bam Bam released his first mix tape Straight Outta Bedrock in November last year. The 360 mash up of Skrillex’s Died This Way featuring Bam Bam clocked up 10,000 in its first day of release and is now sitting at over half a million hits, making it the most viewed 360 track on YouTube after Boys Like You.
The Flying Tour will also see 360 headline the massive annual Come Together festival in his only Sydney date. The bumper bill also includes Horrorshow, Hermitude, Seth Sentry, Koolism, Thundamentals, Skryptcha, Purpose and Bam Bam. Pre-sale tickets for the festival will run from Midnight Friday March 09 to 5.00pm Sunday March 11. Keep your eyes on 360’s Facebook page for all the details.
Get in before it sells out.
360 – The Flying Tour – June 12. With Hermitude & Bam Bam. Special Guest – Gossling Pre-sale commences Saturday March 10 General tickets on sale Thursday March 15
The country’s premier beats duo soar to new heights on their fourth album HyperParadise. It follow the astonishing success of lead single Speak Of The Devil. HyperParadise is Hermitude hitting the bullseye of their artistic vision, a beautifully inventive record of future beats and electronica.
It’s not just their meticulousness in production and musicianship, it’s the passion and love they have for instrumental music that makes them so special. The songs are bubbling with personality: choruses leap out of songs demanding an emotional response, differing for each listener. It wouldn’t be hard to imagine the more notably adventurous R&B/soul vocalists wishing they could get their hands on the likes of All of You and HyperParadise.
Speak of the Devil has been one of the standout dancefloor tunes of 2011; thrashed by Australian radio; and winner of triple j’s 2011 J Award for Australian Music Video of the Year. It was also #9 in Rage’s Top 50 videos of 2011 and nominated for FBi’s SMAC Awards (Single and Video). Should we mention the international news yet? No. Save that one.
Hermitude have nurtured an affectionate and fiercely loyal audience over the years, commanding respect from the best in the beats business (DJ Krush, Glitch Mob).
They’re in a perfect position to take it up a few notches with the release of HyperParadise.
HyperParadise Tour with special guests Sietta Ticket available now from http://hermitude.oztix.com.au Fri 9th Mar – Buddha Bar @ The Brewery – Byron Bay Sat 10th Mar – The Zoo – Brisbane Fri 16th Mar – Oxford Art Factory – Sydney Sat 17th Mar – Republic Bar – Hobart Fri 23rd Mar – Prince Bandroom – Melbourne Sat 24th Mar – Rocket Room – Adelaide Fri 30th Mar – Mojos – Fremantle Sat 31st Mar – Amplifier – Perth
rage recently held its rage FIFTY, which celebrated the top 50 film clips of 2011, as voted by you. We see some impressive results from Elefant Traks Hermitude, with their Speak Of The Devil video and also Trem from Unkut Recordings with his video for the track Animal Kingdom.
Both artist and teams who worked on the respective videos deserve a massive congratulations. Below are the results to the to 25 of the rage FIFTY which was revealed on ABC1 Christmas Eve. We also recommend you head over to Trem’s website and read what he had to say about the result, you can do that here.
Top 25 25 Adele – Rolling in the Deep 24 Kate-Miller Heidke – Are you F**king Kidding Me 23 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs 22 An Horse – Dressed Sharply 21 Segression – Blood Lace Black Day 20 Foo Fighters – Walk 19 Bedroom Philosopher (Justin Heazlewood) – Tram Inspector 18 The Grates – Sweet Dreams 17 Blonde on Blonde – Are you Entertained 16 LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It 15 Children Collide – Loveless 14 Black Keys – Lonely Boy 13 Ball Park Music – Rich People are Stupid 12 Kimbra – Good Intent 11 Bluejuice – Act Yr Age 10 Brendan Maclean – Cold & Happy 9 Hermitude – Speak of the Devil 8 Radiohead – Lotus Flower 7 Voltaire Twins – Animalia 6 The Grates – Turn me On 5 Kimbra – Cameo Lover 4 I Am Giant – Neon Sunrise 3 Ball Park Music – It’s Nice to be Alive 2 Trem – Animal Kingdom 1 Gotye featuring Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
Hermitude soar to new heights on their fourth album HyperParadise out February 3rd 2012. It follows the astonishing success of lead single Speak of The Devil, the dancefloor gem thrashed by Australian radio; whose infectious video clip won the 2011 triple j J Award for Australian Music Video of the Year.
HyperParadise is Hermitude hitting the bullseye of their artistic vision, the most perfectly representative record showing their grasp of future beats, electronica and hip hop. It’s not just their meticulousness in production and musicianship, it’s the passion and love they have for instrumental electronic music that sets them so far apart.
They’ve just completed a soldout East Coast tour, so it’s timely to announce the HyperParadise Tour in March 2012. They’ll be heading around the country with label-mates and triple j Next Crop artists Sietta, whose buzz has grown with each week since the release of their debut album Seventh Passenger.Speak of The Devil has also recently been nominated in the Best Song & Best Screen categories of the FBi Radio SMAC Awards.
HyperParadise Tour with special guests Sietta Ticket available now from http://hermitude.oztix.com.au Fri 9th Mar – Buddha Bar @ The Brewery – Byron Bay Sat 10th Mar – The Zoo – Brisbane Fri 16th Mar – Oxford Art Factory – Sydney Sat 17th Mar – Republic Bar – Hobart Fri 23rd Mar – Prince Bandroom – Melbourne Sat 24th Mar – Rocket Room – Adelaide Fri 30th Mar – Mojos – Fremantle Sat 31st Mar – Amplifier – Perth
Hermitude have established their reputation for brilliant studio productions with an engaging and innovative live show – incorporating a confident, almost effortless musicianship with a deft grasp of technology. Playing with underground hip hop artists and electronic acts from all over the world.
In 2007 they released the Rare Sightings EP before embarking on their third album, Threads in 2008. Hermitude’s sound progressed into more electronic territory, embracing instrumental hip hop’s electronic relative ‘future beats’. Artists such as Glitch Mob and DJ Krush started dropping Hermitude songs in live sets.
The first single on their fourth record dropped in early 2011 – the slamming Get In My Life. They followed this in September 2011 with the Summery monster Speak Of The Devil. Hermitude’s fourth album will be released in Feb 2012. Their new single Speak Of The Devil is an infectious dancefloor jam of bouncing synth lines and hip hop beats. Hermitude’s label Elefant Traks pitch it as: “If Teenwolf and Patience from The Grates had a baby who grew up to be the world’s greatest air-keytarist, the song they’d perform to would be “Speak of the Devil”.”
The video Directed by Emma Tomelty for Cooper St Films, borrows from C&C Music Factory’s most enduring sentiment: Everybody Dance Now and was recently nominated for a 2011 J-Award. You can check out Triple J’s Q&A with Hermitude right here.
Produced by Kate Ritchie Choreographed by Sisqo Speak of the Devil features Chaos Emerald
Hermitude are on tour in Australia Nov/Dec 2011 BUY TIX: http://www.hermitude.oztix.com.au Fri Nov 25 – X and Y Bar – Brisbane Fri Dec 2 – Gearins – Katoomba Sat Dec 3 – Subsonic Festival – Barrington Tops Fri Dec 9 – The Standard – Sydney Sat Dec 10 – Summer Rhythms Festival – Canberra
Hermitude are set to turn heads with their most playfully infectious song to date, Speak Of The Devil. With its contorting synth lines, fun chorus and slamming drums, it perfectly captures the energy and joy of the band.Featuring the voice of Sydney artist Chaos Emerald in Speak Of The Devil, Hermitude have developed a dedicated following for their pumping live shows and monstrously positive vibes. Catch them when they launch Speak Of The Devil in November – December.
Hermitude formed in 2001 when Blue Mountains duo Luke Dubs (Luke Dubber) and Elgusto (Angus Stuart) paired up with a shared love of beats and turntablism. The offspring of professional musicians, they’d performed together in jazz and funk bands since their early teens. Hermitude’s first EP was the vinyl-only Imaginary Friends out through Elefant Traks. They followed this up with their debut album in 2003 – the critically adored Alleys to Valleys. It established Hermitude’s reputation for impeccable production – esteemed radio figure Tim Ritchie called it “One of the best hip hop/breaks releases I’ve ever heard”.
Their second album Tales of the Drift followed in 2005 after numerous tours and support slots. Their Cuban-influenced rhythms (Elgusto undertook percussion studies in Cuba as a teen) had blended elegantly with their formal jazz and classical background breathing new life into their instrumental hip hop sound. The first single Fallen Giants took triple j by storm and sat on high rotation for months. By now Hermitude had established their reputation for brilliant studio productions with an engaging and innovative live show – incorporating a confident, almost effortless musicianship with a deft grasp of technology. Over the next few years they toured Asia, Europe and the USA playing with underground hip hop artists and electronic acts (Krush, Kentaro, Aceyalone, Dizzee Rascal). In 2007 they released the Rare Sightings EP before embarking on their third album, Threads in 2008. Hermitude’s sound progressed into more electronic territory, embracing instrumental hip hop’s electronic relative ‘future beats’. Artists such as Glitch Mob and DJ Krush started dropping Hermitude songs in live sets. The first single on their fourth record dropped in early 2011 – the slamming Get in My Life. They followed this in September 2011 with the Summery monster Speak of the Devil. Hermitude’s fourth album will be released in Feb 2012.
Tour Dates
Fri Nov 18 – East Brunswick Hotel – Melbourne (Vic launch)
Sat Nov 19 – Shine On Festival – Beaufort VIC
Fri Nov 25 – X and Y Bar – Brisbane (QLD launch)
Fri Dec 2 – Gearins – Katoomba
Sat Dec 3 – Subsonic Festival – Barrington Tops
Fri Dec 9 – The Standard – Sydney (NSW launch)
Sat Dec 10 – Summer Rhythms Festival – Canberra
