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Fluent Form – The Furnace Review

Jim Steps

We take a look at one of the top releases from 2009, Fluent Form’s – The  Furnace. Released mid to late last year under Obese Distro, The Furnace caught a few people sleeping, including us. After selling out his independently released debut album, Chapters Of Substance, Fluent Form wasted no time in returning to the front lines with his sophomore LP. Across 14 tracks, Fluent continues to demonstrate his ability as a lyricist to combine concepts with complexity. To add to this release, Fluent has recruited a stellar line-up of guests including veterans Brad Strut and Ciecmate alongside Melbourne’s Mata … Continue reading Fluent Form – The Furnace Review

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Decked Out TV live taping tonight!

Jim Steps

Decked Out TV is a Brisbane based Hip Hop show featuring all elements of hip hop. Ever week the guys plan to capture Hip Hop in its current form, from emceeing to break dance, freestyle battles and even graffiti features. We want to give ‘our’ culture a voice. So far the guys have filmed the likes of Phrase, Snob Scrilla, Ciecmate & Newsense, Kings Konnected and many more. Filming nights will be in front of a live audience at the Jubilee Hotel in Brisbane. If you want to come down and get involved make sure you get there for one … Continue reading Decked Out TV live taping tonight!

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Requiem – Grassroots Anarchy Review/Interview

Jim Steps

Grassroots Anarchy is emcee Requiem’s debut album. It has been described as a brazen revolt against this harsh new environment and an industry that has shunned him; a  molotov cocktail of beats and rhymes, a proverbial middle finger to nay-sayers and corporate giants alike. Requiem has a sociopolitical style littered with urgency and paranoia. Requiem has  created ten ‘recipies’ in his anarchist’s cookbook. Released September this year through Minimal Aesthetics, Grassroots Anarchy shuns the hype, taking up the arms of street journalism. Production on the album features Ciecmate, Doc Felix, Defiant, Pabstrakt and Wizard (UK). The album also features a … Continue reading Requiem – Grassroots Anarchy Review/Interview

Obese Records

Kid Selzy – The Creepshow

Jim Steps

The last 2 years have been extremely busy for Kid Selzy, Shortly after appearing on the highly Acclaimed compilation Dental Records vol.1 Kid Selzy dropped The Creep Which has become a underground favorite & as a result had to be repressed due to the first pressing selling out in very quick succession. But before the limited edition repress hit stores Kid Selzy had already started work on his now highly anticipated debut lp The Creepshow which contains 18 brand new full length tracks. The Creepshow is an extremely diverse album with very personal songs such as The Truth, Amard, Nevermind … Continue reading Kid Selzy – The Creepshow

Obese Records

Fluent Form – The Furnace (October 20)

Jim Steps

After the success of his independently released debut album Chapters Of Substance, Fluent Form wasted no time in returning to the studio to begin work on his sophomore LP, The Furnace. Across these 13 tracks, Fluent continues to demonstrate his ability as a lyricist to combine concepts with complexity. The album features some big names including Brad Strut, Ciecmate, Raven, Mata N Must, Maundz, Fatty Phew , Geko and 1/6 Production credits on the album also come from some big names including Geko, Ciecmate, K21, Discourse, Must, Doc Felix and WIK. The album is set to be released on October … Continue reading Fluent Form – The Furnace (October 20)

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BRAD STRUT – EP & LP

Jim Steps

Fallout Shelter is the new EP from Melbourne-bred, North London-based Brad Strut. In a radical departure from his acclaimed 2007 sophomore Legend: Official, the core member of Australia’s Lyrical Commission has crafted a stunning narrative that runs through six hard hitting tracks by Beat Butcha . Brad Strut has kindly given out a lyrics booklet for the tracks off Fallout Shelter EP. You can grab a copy over here, be sure to print yours out. The lyrics booklet is a cool little addition to this release and we’d like to see more of it. We then have the Rejuvination LP. … Continue reading BRAD STRUT – EP & LP

Broken Tooth Entertainment

A TALE OF TWO……Blank Walls

Jim Steps

Here is some cool graf done by DEKSTKP for Ciecmate & Newsenses newly released album A Tale Of Two Cities. These photos were posted on the guys Facebook page. Check out their new album, released on Broken Tooth Entertainment.  A Tale of Two Cities finds the two men on the move at large in different cities, but tackling the same dilemmas. “They’re Watching” is an examination of the modern day surveillance state, “Club Meds” explores the complex world of recreational substance use and “Men Still Moving” is a global nomad’s travelogue. Judiciously selected guests include Billy Bunks on “Codename Cougar”, … Continue reading A TALE OF TWO……Blank Walls