Koolta Announces Possessions Tour Dates

30 01 2013

Adelaide MC and producer Koolta has just announced final dates and supports for his upcoming Possessions single tour in early February. 2012 was a huge year for the hip-hop favourite, releasing his debut album The Extraordinary Average Joe, supporting the Hilltop Hoods, opening the Adelaide leg of the national Parklife Festival tour and being awarded the MRC’s Clip It! Initiative.

koolta rhino room

Taking in four dates only, Koolta is bringing some of his mates with him, with support nationally from Sydney’s Electric Elements crew, along with DeathStarrs (BRIS), Prime (ADL), Ry (MELB) and Mute MC & Kit Complete (Big Village – SYD). Tickets to all shows are $10 presale and $12 on the door. All pre-sales come with a free download of an exclusive EP courtesy of Koolta.

Tickets are on sale now.
Friday Feb 1 – Rhino Room Adelaide
Saturday Feb 2 – The Toff In Town, Melbourne
Friday Feb 8 – The Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane
Saturday Feb 9 – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney

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Koolta – ‘Possessions’ Video

11 12 2012

Adelaide film maker David Parkinson and Koolta were one of five winners of Mercury Cinema’s Clip It! Initiative which gave them the support to drop a brand new film clip for Koolta’s track Possessions, lifted from his recent album The Extraordinary Average Joe. 

Koolta The Extraordinary Average Joe

“This journey takes us from the world of the greedy fat cats in towering concrete sky scrapers all the way down to the streets below where people fight to survive every second of every day. Three men each have a story to tell.”

The film clip was produced by David Anthony Parkinson. Directed by David Anthony Parkinson. Concept written by Koolta. DOP/Edit/Grading/Vfx David Anthony Parkinson. Director’s Assistant Jarrah Rasera.

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Koolta releases new single – Poison feat. Prime

10 09 2012

The last two months have been momentous for the Adelaide MC and Producer Koolta. In July, he released the eagerly anticipated debut album The Extraordinary Average Joe (Obese Distribution), sold out his Adelaide album launch, and won over a crowd of 6000+ when opening for the Hilltop Hoods at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

In August, he was announced one of the winners of the JJJ Unearthed Parklife Competition and the MRC’s (Media Resource Centre of SA) Clip It! Initiative. And now, the beginning of September marks the release of the impressive new single, Poison. Musically, the song is incredibly catchy, with it’s double time hook, punchy drums, hard bass, crunchy synth and driving keys.

Lyrically, it’s intriguingly dark. It’s this juxtaposition that makes Poison so compelling. Poison features Soulmate Records’ (360, Pez) Prime. The MC’s guest verse shows why he is renowned as one of the finest lyricists in the country. Poison is available to the public for free download here.
Credits: Produced, mixed, recorded and written by Koolta. Guest verse written by Prime.

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Koolta – The Extraordinary Average Joe

10 07 2012

Adelaide MC/Producer Koolta has just released the second single, Birth, from his debut album The Extraordinary Average Joe (out this Friday, 13 July in stores nationally). The single is available for free download from Koolta’s triple j unearthed page here.

Having already released two well received independent EPs, Koolta continues his DIY ethic handling all production, writing, recording and mixing on the new album.

The Extraordinary Average Joe is not your standard local Hip Hop album. This is music that lives up to this bold statement. Koolta has crafted multi-layered instrumentals with the use of live instrumentation and synths, rather than sampling. The lyrics are not the typical bragging so often found in the genre, but rather deep introspective lyrics examining the self and greater society.

From the socialist critique of excessive wealth on Possessions to the confronting family issues on Let Me. Koolta demonstrates a maturity beyond his years, and provides an honest poetic voice for the voiceless. Guests on the album include two of the country’s best lyricists, Prime (Soulmate Records) and national slam poetry champion Omar Musa. Koolta has got the tick of approval from hip hop legends the Hilltop Hoods and will be opening for them at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on their Speaking In Tongues Tour in July 2012.

Track Listing:
Chapter 1: Birth
Chapter 2: Piece Of The Puzzle (Featuring Gabrielle Hyde)
Chapter 3: Poison (Featuring Prime)
Chapter 4: Ying Yang
Chapter 5: Sore Thumb (Featuring Omar Musa)
Chapter 6: Intermood
Chapter 7: Four Seasons
Chapter 8: Possessions
Chapter 9: Let Me
Chapter 10: The Extraordinary Average Joe
Chapter 11: Think Tank
Chapter 12: This Year
Chapter 13: Death

Koolta - The Extraordinary Average Joe will be released July 13, 2012. 

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Koolta – The Extraordinary Average Joe

5 07 2012

Koolta’s long awaited debut album. Since winning the Hilltop Hoods Initiative in 2011 ($10 000 grant from APRA and HH to help in the release of a debut album) this young MC/Producer from Adelaide has hit the ground running.

Having already released two well received independent EPs, Koolta continues his DIY ethic handling all production, writing, recording and mixing on the new album.

The Extraordinary Average Joe is not your standard local Hip Hop album. This is music that lives up to this bold statement. Koolta has crafted multi-layered instrumentals with the use of live instrumentation and synths, rather than sampling. The lyrics are not the typical bragging so often found in the genre, but rather deep introspective lyrics examining the self and greater society.

From the socialist critique of excessive wealth on Possessions to the confronting family issues on Let Me. Koolta demonstrates a maturity beyond his years, and provides an honest poetic voice for the voiceless. Guests on the album include two of the country’s best lyricists, Prime (Soulmate Records) and national slam poetry champion Omar Musa. Koolta has got the tick of approval from hip hop legends the Hilltop Hoods and will be opening for them at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on their Speaking In Tongues Tour in July 2012.

Track Listing:
Chapter 1: Birth
Chapter 2: Piece Of The Puzzle (Featuring Gabrielle Hyde)
Chapter 3: Poison (Featuring Prime)
Chapter 4: Ying Yang
Chapter 5: Sore Thumb (Featuring Omar Musa)
Chapter 6: Intermood
Chapter 7: Four Seasons
Chapter 8: Possessions
Chapter 9: Let Me
Chapter 10: The Extraordinary Average Joe
Chapter 11: Think Tank
Chapter 12: This Year
Chapter 13: Death

Koolta - The Extraordinary Average Joe will be released July 13, 2012. 

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Koolta – Four Seasons

4 04 2012

Koolta (2011 Hilltop Hoods Initiative Winner) releases 1st single from debut album The Extraordinary Average Joe. Four Seasons is the first single from Adelaide hip hop artist Koolta’s debut album The Extraordinary Average Joe. It’s produced, mixed, recorded and written by Kultar Ahluwalia (Koolta).

If you aren’t familiar with Koolta’s music – here is a quick run down: Won the 2011 Hilltop Hoods Initiative – this involved APRA and the HH granting $10,000 towards making this debut album. Previously released two independent EPs (The Deportation & The Influx) and a mixtape (The Forked Road with DJ PT).

The debut album, The Extraordinary Average Joe, is set for release in July 2012. Four Seasons is now available to the public at triple j unearthed here and below for free download.

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