Fresh off supporting Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their sold-out tour of Australia, Melbourne duo Diafrix proudly announce I’m A Dreamer Tour which sees them performing across Australia featuring special guest, emerging Sydney based rapper Miracle.
In 2012, Diafrix returned with their new album Pocket Full Of Dreams, with special guest appearances from 360, Dwele and Daniel Merriweather and the majority of the production helmed by Styalz Fuego, the ARIA Award winning producer behind 360′s double platinum Falling & Flying LP.
The album saw rave reviews and was named iTunes Best Australian Hip-Hop Release of 2012. The band featured prominently at the Queenscliff Music Festival, Homebake Festival and Rainbow Serpent as the singles Running It,Easy Come, Easy Go and I’m A Dreamer featuring 360 found extensive national radio support from triple j and Nova.
2013 has already been a busy one for the group. Kicking off the year as AFL club and fellow citizens of Footscray, the Western Bulldogs, hand picked Running It as the official campaign theme song of their 2013 season, they most recently joined triple j Hottest 100 toppers Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their sold out national tour as the only local support
Catch Diafrix on tour this coming March, April and May.
Tour Dates: Fri 22nd March Bondi Beach Road Hotel, Sydney Sat 23rd March Civic Underground, Sydney Thu 28th March Yarra Hotel, Geelong Sat 30th March Karova Lounge, Ballarat Sun 31st March Corner Hotel, Melbourne Fri 5th April Ferntree Gully Hotel Sat 6th April Pier Live, Frankston Pelican Bar Wed 10th April UTS Uni Bar, Sydney Thu 11th April Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle Fri 12th April Entrance Leagues Club, The Entrance Sat 13th April Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney Sat April 20th Rocket Bar, Adelaide Wed 24th April Coniston Lane, Brisbane Thursday 25th April Spotted Cow, Toowoomba * Fri 26th April Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay * Sat 4th May Waratah Hotel, Hobart
Originally from Adelaide, South Australia – Candice Monique is a talented & unique singer/rapper/poet whose individual vocal and lyrical style draws comparisons to Neneh Cherry, Me’shell Ndegeocello, Lauren Hill and Erykah Badu.
It is this distinctive style along with her stage presence & artistic depth which makes her one of Australia’s most exciting & original new artists. After being discovered by Professor Griff (Public Enemy), Candice was flown to Atlanta, Georgia to record her first demo CD produced by Griff himself. There she worked with Atlanta’s Jason Orr (The FunkJazz Kafe) in 2003 and later returned to to the US in 2005 where she recorded with Neo-Soul Producer, Rich Medina in Harlem NYC.
Candice returned to her new home in Melbourne and formed her stunning five piece band, The Optics, whose first album, In My Soul, was released on Freestyle Records UK in 2010. The band are currently recording a second album for release this year on Freestyle.
Over the last 8 years in Melbourne Candice earned her stripes and became a staple crop vocalist on the local hip hop and soul scenes singing backing vocals for a host of Melbourne bands including Diafrix, SIB, Direct Influence, Carmen Hendricks, Saritah and Traffik to name but a few. She has featured in collaborations with many local Hip-hop artists most notably the track Goodbye Gravity with M-Phazes and Muph (of Muph and Plutonic), singing the hook on the lead single to the M-Phazes album Good Gracious which won an ARIA.
She also featured on a track called Me Vs World, on the latest album by Simplex, as well as appearing on Moneykat’s single Nothing Is Safe produced by Lotek and stars in their new video clip for the song. Candice is also the front-woman for Metals (Illusive Records) who’s latest single was a collaboration written with rapper 360, and producer Styalz Fuego. She has also collaborated with 1/6, Kojo (of Culture Connect), Motley, 14 year old prodigy rapper Soliloquy. Luka Lesson on their collaboration Killing Time and US rapper Louis Logic.
Candice Monique has just released a ‘name your own price’ mixtape titled Free Me: The Mixtape. We highly recommend you pick that up, either by following the link here or below. Also, be sure to check Obese TV: Episode 2 as Candice features on the artist ‘Spotlight’.
True daydreamers, Momo and Azmarino of Diafrix team with the one and only 360 to present I’m A Dreamer, the standout lead single from Pocket Full Of Dreams, the Melbourne duos acclaimed new album out now through Illusive.
Produced & Co-Written by 2012 ARIA Producer of the Year Styalz Fuego, I’m A Dreamer is quite simply a message of positivity over everything, an eternally optimistic anthem in both its sonics and lyrics. The piano driven beat provides a home for Diafrix’s hard knock tales, 360′s post-success narrative and one hell of a catchy group chorus. Diafrix are dreamers in the truest sense, and joined by two of Australian music’s tightest and most successful pairings, I’m A Dreamer is a surefire chance at bringing this long acclaimed group to the forefront.
If you head over to Diafrix’s soundcloud page by following the link below, you will be able to download Light Will Shine (To Be Me) Produced by M-Phazes lifted from Pocket Full Of Dreams as a free download for a limited time. Diafrix featuring 360 – “I’m A Dreamer” is out now through Illusive.
True daydreamers, Momo and Azmarino of Diafrix team with the one and only 360 to present I’m A Dreamer, the standout lead single from Pocket Full Of Dreams, the Melbourne duos acclaimed new album out now through Illusive.
Produced & Co-Written by 2012 ARIA Producer of the Year Styalz Fuego, I’m A Dreamer is quite simply a message of positivity over everything, an eternally optimistic anthem in both its sonics and lyrics. The piano driven beat provides a home for Diafrix’s hard knock tales, 360′s post-success narrative and one hell of a catchy group chorus.
Diafrix are dreamers in the truest sense, and joined by two of Australian music’s tightest and most successful pairings, I’m A Dreamer is a surefire chance at bringing this long acclaimed group to the forefront. If you head over to Diafrix’s soundcloud page by following the link below, you will be able to download Light Will Shine (To Be Me) Produced by M-Phazes lifted from Pocket Full Of Dreams as a free download for a limited time.
Diafrix featuring 360 – “I’m A Dreamer” is out now through Illusive.
Jump on your pushie and tour around Sydney with Spit Syndicate in the video for their great new tune Beauty In The Bricks. Produced by Adit from Horrorshow (who’s definitely left his touch on the track with its soulful vibe).
Beauty In The Bricks is the first taste of Spit Syndicate’s third album Sunday Gentlemen which will be out next year.
“We are first and foremost lyricists – that said, we don’t take ourselves too seriously, I guess. But we take song writing and hip-hop very seriously.”- Nick Lupi
You can catch the Sydney duo at the following shows:
Thurs 25 October – Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT Fri 26 October – Rhino Room, Adelaide, SA Sat 27 October – Laundry Bar, Melbourne, VIC Fri 2 November – Ya-Ya’s, Perth, WA Sat 3 November – Mojo’s, Fremantle, WA Fri 9 November – Great Northern, Byron Bay, NSW Sat 10 November – Sprung Festival, Brisbane, QLD Fri 16 November – Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Melbourne rapper Seth Sentry has debuted at an impressive #6 on the ARIA Charts this week, with his first full-length album This Was Tomorrow. The album has been collecting a long list of glowing reviews, including from triple j radio as their Feature Album all of this week.
The huge national album tour has kicked off this week, including a much-talked about set at Newcastle’s Fat As Butter Festival. With the Queensland shows now ticked off, Seth has 6 Australian states left to visit. Dominating the airwaves with the infectious singles My Scene and Float Away, Seth Sentry has dropped one of the most anticipated albums of 2012 with his killer debut. The maiden release on Seth’s own label, High Score Records, This Was Tomorrow has found itself falling into the welcome arms of fans and industry alike.
Drawing listeners in with an unpretentious and utterly relatable voice, This Was Tomorrow leaves the conventions of Australian hip hop for new ground, and shows just how advanced Seth Sentry has become as an artist, and just how limitless the genre can be. Featuring production from Styalz Fuego (360), Trials (Funkoars, Drapht) and Matik (Pez, Bliss n Eso), This Was Tomorrow exhibits a perfect balance of classic hip hop samples and cuts, and live band energy.
The album’s second single, Float Away has projected Seth to a whole new level. The 70’s British comedy-inspired film clip received over 18,000 views in under a week. It was written by Jeremy Koren (aka Grey Ghost) with Co-Director/Cinematographer Nick Rieve and was claimed by Channel V as the ‘Ripe Clip Of The Week’ as well as ‘Indie Clip Of The Week’ on Rage. As a single, Float Away was cited by influential artist 360 as his personal pick for top 10 in the 2012 triple j Hottest 100.
Anything you could want to know about Seth’s personality is laid out in the album’s rhymes and turns of phrase, strewn across its head-nodding beats and bombastic choruses, right through to its pop culture references. This Was Tomorrow is a solid work of art that stands as both entertainment and culture… as songs you can switch your brain off and sing along to, or a window into the mind of a truly gifted artist.
This Was Tomorrow Tour – With Special guest Grey Ghost Fri 28 Sep: Karova Lounge BALLARAT VIC Sat 29 Sep: Corner Hotel MELBOURNE VIC Thu 04 Oct: Studio 146 ALBANY WA Fri 05 Oct: Prince of Wales BUNBURY WA Sat 06 Oct: Rosemount Hotel PERTH WA Sun 07 Oct: Norfolk Basement FREO WA Fri 12 Oct: Waratah Hotel HOBART TAS Sat 13 Oct: Fowlers Live ADELAIDE SA Fri 19 Oct: The Factory SYDNEY NSW Sat 20 Oct: Transit Bar CANBERRA ACT Fri 26 Oct: Discovery DARWIN NT Fri 09 Nov: Great Northern BYRON BAY NSW Sat 10 Nov: Sprung Festival BRISBANE Qld
To celebrate the release of their upcoming album Pocket Full of Dreams (Sept 28th), strikingly unique Melbourne duo Diafrix are proud to present a series of six video shorts detailing the inspirational story of the group.
Over each short instalment, the group explore their upbringing as African immigrants in Australia, their families back home, their formation as Diafrix and how these factors influenced their new album. Each episode features a new track from their upcoming sophomore album and are all directed by their long-time video collaborator Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore.
Diafrix deliver their finest work yet with Pocket Full of Dreams, an unashamedly large, world-class album, with production helmed by Styalz Fuego (360′s ‘Falling & Flying’, Aston Shuffle, Seth Sentry). Boasting the triple j favourite singles Simple Man and Running It, and new single Easy Come, Easy Go, Momo and Azmarino are also joined by special guest appearances from 360, frequent Kanye West collaborator Dwele, Daniel Merriweather and more.
This first video covers the beginnings of Diafrix, their struggles in Melbourne’s inner west and their fight to pursue their craft as refugees. You can check out the rest of the video’s here.
Follow Diafrix on Facebook or Twitter and catch them live this coming October, and at Homebake Festival in December.
Mini-Tour Tix on sale now. Sat October 6th – Republic Bar – Hobart Fri October 19th – Northcote Social Club – Melbourne Sat October 20th – Northcote Social Club – Melbourne Fri October 26th – Great Northern Hotel – Newcastle Sat 27th October – Goodgod Small Club – Sydney
With killer new single Beauty in the Bricks dropping October 5th (Obese Records) along side a fresh new music video directed by James Chappell (A Few Best Men), Inner West Sydney’s very own Spit Syndicate are back big time and ready to drop their groundbreaking new album Sunday Gentlemen early 2013.
Featuring production highlights from the best in the business, Styalz Fuego (360, Seth Sentry), M-Phazes (Drapht, Bliss n Eso), Adit (Horrorshow), and J-Skub (Illy, Owl Eyes) and an impressive list of guest vocalists to be announced in the coming months.
“The production style is sleek, varied and tips its hat to the past while being firmly locked on the future.”- Jimmy Nice – Spit Syndicate
Lead single Beauty in the Bricks is indicative of the album’s prowess. Produced by Adit (Horrorshow) this sets the tone for the rest of the album with a powerful love letter to their hometown; rejecting the monotony of routine and celebrating everything brand new.
“We are first and foremost lyricists – that said, we don’t take ourselves too seriously, I guess. But we take song writing and hip-hop very seriously.”- Nick Lupi – Spit Syndicate
Beauty In The Bricks Tour
Thursday, 25th October Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT Tickets: http://www.moshtix.com.au
It’s been four years since Seth Sentry released his The Waiter Minute EP, that featured the huge hit single The Waitress Song. Seth is now ready to storm Australia with his debut LP This Was Tomorrow. Released today, Seth has already dropped two massive single’s from the album, in the form of My Scene and Float Away.
Seth describes his anxiousness in getting the release in to the hands of his fans. “I’m feeling excited and nervous, the album’s finished now, so I just want to get it out there.” Describing the concept behind This Was Tomorrow, Seth explains “I guess the album is pretty random in the topics that I cover. I talk about things that I want, where I am in my life and where I’ve come from. You could say it’s all about the past, present and future. In terms of the future, I have written a letter to science where I ask where the fuck my hover board is.” Since his debut The Waiter Minute EP, Seth’s identifies his biggest change, and that has been his confidence level. “When I first started working with Matik I was just trying to find my sound, something that I was happy with. I consider myself a wordy rapper and I have some pretty heavy influences, it took time to find the style that I was happy with. Coming into it this album, I guess didn’t have to do that searching. I was able to concentrate on making the music I wanted to make.”
The first single from the album was released earlier this year and was Seth’s way of letting everyone know he is on his way. My Scene, a light-hearted humorous track, raises questions of human identity and lifestyle. “I guess it’s easy to identify groups of people in society from an outside perspective. We can easily say ‘oh that’s a hipster’ or ‘that’s a business man’ but for me personally, it was a lot harder to pin down. I guess a lot of people find that’s the case, they’re not quite sure where they fit in amongst society and even with their peers. It was just where my head was at the time and also what I had seen. A lot of people say, ok I’m going to be like this and go out and purchase the ‘costume’. I had a friend who was a mad goth, I didn’t see him for a few years and then I bumped into him one day on the street and he was a full Rastafarian, with the dreads and coloured beanie to match. It’s just weird how people do that”.
Victorian producer and DJ, Matik produced Seth’s debut EP and is back again helping out on This Was Tomorrow. “Matik has produced five joints on this album, he’s a lot busier now then he was 10 years ago. I hooked up with Matik about 5 years ago when I was putting on a weekly club night. Matik was working with Pez back then, as a crew. I had got my hands on a demo they had at the time and there was this real cute track on there called Summer Days, which is now the Festival Song, but it was a little different back then. It was about surfboarding and riding scooters and all that. So I got them out.”
The second single from the album is titled Float Away and is produced by Styalz Fuego (360, Aston Shuffle) who also produces 5 tracks on the album. The film clip for Float Away is directed by Grey Ghost (Jeremedy). “Grey Ghost is the loveliest cunt, he is the best dude, like they nicest dude you’ll ever meet. He is also super creative, he can do it all. Draw, rap, sing, he is in a heap of a bands and wanted to try his hand at making videos. He directed one of Xavier Rudds videos and also worked with Matik. We had this idea of doing the clip in this crazy Woody Allen/Faulty Towers vibe, I love how it turned out.”
Float Away was the first track that Seth worked on with Styalz. “Styalz is amazing, all his beats, drums and horns are classic. When you work with him, he provides you with everything, the beat is structured, everything’s there, all the bridges, he is very fast. He is just one of those dudes that is always in the studio, he’s constantly inspired and inspiring, he’s a real pro. For Float Away he sent me this beat that was real cute and simple in style. Obviously not in structure. It wasn’t something that I’d consider my usual style. The beat had elements of pop, nothing against dudes doing that, I just prefer listening to heavy hitting classic’s, but this had something that drew me in. I wrote 3 different versions and performed 3 different takes and picked that track. I’m so wordy, it’s not easy for me to sometimes pull it back. In this track there’s an 8 bar verse a 16 and a 12, which are mammoth bars. I was thinking the track would be good for a single, it had a lighter sound and I didn’t have to sacrifice the lyrical side of things, none of this dumb shit.”
Seth Sentry’s new LP This Was Tomorrow will be released on September 14 on his newly created label High Score Records, with independent distribution through Inertia. You can pre-order now and score yourself some cool pre-order bonus’, if you hurry. Also just announced is his massive 14 date This Was Tomorrow album tour which includes stops at Fat As Butter and Sprung Festivals. “I’ll be taking B. Two, who won this year’s DMC’s championships. He was defending his title from 08′ because there hasn’t been a DMC in Australia for the last 4 years. He is a beast and massively overqualified to be my DJ. I will also be bringing Grey Ghost.”
You can pre-order you copy of This Was Tomorrow by following the links below and also get your tickets to the This Was Tomorrow Album Tour, but be quick these will go fast.
It has arrived. The debut album from Melbourne MC Seth Sentry will be unleashed on September 14. The album, titled This Was Tomorrow, is a ground breaking and utterly relatable hip-hop masterpiece. To bring the album to the fans, Seth has announced a 14-date tour through cities and regional centres in September and October, including appearances at Fat As Butter and Sprung Festivals.
From the incredible success of The Waitress Song (2009), to the current radio smash singles My Scene and the brand new second single, Float Away, This Was Tomorrow is indicative of the exponential rate at which local hip-hop is evolving. Bold, atmospheric and almost orchestral; it is a grand and ambitious gesture from a humble and entirely creative artist. Not contempt with cashing in and selling out, Seth Sentry has laid the foundations for his future by setting up his own record label, High Score Records, with independent distribution through Inertia. This Was Tomorrow will be the label’s first release. The album comes down to how big a music fan Seth Sentry is.
Within the context of hip-hop, he is both a student and a master… a protégé. An aficionado who wanted to be a part of the world of music he could lose himself in as a listener. And even though it is still early in the game, Seth Sentry’s contributions to this world are already nothing short of outstanding. This Was Tomorrow will be released September 14. The This Was Tomorrow album tour happens throughout September and October. Tickets on sale August 2. Seth Sentry’s brand new single Float Away with production from Styalz Fuego, is available on iTunes now.
Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow National Album Tour Thus Sept 20 – Brisbane QLD Fri Sept 21 – Coffs Harbour NSW Sat Sept 22 – Fat As Butter Festival NSW Fr Sept 28 – Ballarat VIC Sat Sept 29 – Melbourne VIC Thur Oct 4 – Albany WA Fri Oct 5 – Bunbury WA Sat Oct 6 – Perth WA Sun Oct 7 – Fremantle WA Fri Oct 12 – Hobart TAS Sat Oct 13 – Adelaide SA Fri Oct 19 – Sydney NSW Sat Oct 20 – Canberra ACT Fri Nov 9 – Byron Bay NSW Sat Nov 10 – Sprung Festival QLD
