It’s been four years since we last heard from Sydney emcee MIRRAH. From her debut mixtape REFLECT-I-ON and her debut EP, LIFE, she confirmed her status as a force not to reckoned with on the hip-hop scene, and now the … Continue reading Mirrah Infuses Soul With 90’s Influences For New Single, ‘Hold On’
A debut album is a momentous occasion, so it’s with great anticipation we reveal ‘Area Famous’ from B Wise, one of Australia’s most exciting new talents, set for release on Friday 14 September. You don’t need to understand the importance of … Continue reading B Wise Announces Debut Album ‘Area Famous’ + National Headline Tour
Elefant Traks Announce A Very Special Series Of Events, Taking Their Incredible Artist Roster Across The Country To Celebrate Their 20th Birthday! Spoilt by a diverse roster of talent and unique artistry, Elefant Traks is one of the strongest independent … Continue reading Elefant Traks Turns 20!!
Fresh from finishing up a 12 week tour around regional Australia with Thundamentals, B Wise offers a new vibe track called ‘Flex On’, another taste of what is to come from him this year. The official video paints the picture … Continue reading B Wise Drops A Vibey New Track ‘Flex On’
B Wise glides through a vibrant wonderland in new video, touching on themes of loneliness and our common need for human connection. ‘The Key’ is a visual feast of colour and the joys of togetherness. Working again with the undeniably … Continue reading B Wise Drops ‘The Key’ Video Plus Announced On Splendour In The Grass Line-Up
With bouncing brass and love in his heart, B Wise delivers his biggest song to date, ‘The Key’, here to remind us what is really important. Growing from strength-to-strength, B Wise has nothing to do but smile. ’The Key’ shines … Continue reading B Wise drops his biggest song to date, The Key is here!
It has been a big year for OKENYO. With the release of WOMAN’S WORLD she has seen international buzz (Ebro Darden, Beats 1 premiere and Noisey video premiere), played festivals including The Plot, i-D Festival and VIVID, joined the Spotify … Continue reading Okenyo Brings You ‘Woman’s World 2.0’
‘No Aphrodisiac’ Like Horrorshow – Horrorshow killed it this morning on triple j’s ‘Like A Version’ doing their own rendition of The Whitlams mega hit ‘No Aphrodisiac’. You’ve never heard the triple j Hottest 100 No. 1 quite like this… #swooooooon Smashing their original single ‘Eat The Cake’, the duo – turned crew – gave a clear indictaion of how high the bar is set for their upcoming shows. Ahead of their MASSIVE National Tour celebrating the release of their new album ‘Bardo State’, Horrorshow have been busy dropping new videos, hosting Rage and selling tickets left, right and centre. Kicking … Continue reading Horrorshow ‘Like A Version’ Ahead Of National Tour
Hailing from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, local emerging electronic music producer/ singer songwriter SA.MAY (pronounced sah-may) has been writing and producing music for just over 12 months. Having produced her new drop “Booty Calls” in her bedroom, SA.MAY recalls recording the vocals at 1am in the morning attempting not to wake anyone in the house! The shimmering new single features the very talented B Wise who was recently signed to the innovative beats and hip-hop label, Elefant Traks. Mixed by Ryan Miller and mastered by Ben Feggans. “Booty Calls” is a song for those modern day romantics, where the smooth vocal … Continue reading SA.MAY Booty Calls feat. B Wise
Elefant Traks Have Made A Beer With Batch Brewing Company To Mark Their 18th Year Now that they are finally legal, Elefant Traks have teamed up with Marrickville’s Batch Brewing Company to make a beer to mark their 18th year! This all came about due to the proximity of the brewery itself and ET HQ, however as friendships grew it became clear that there was an opportunity to celebrate the community feels even more so. Naming the beer after an influential album released by The Herd in 2005, ‘The Sun Never Sets’, co-owner Andrew Fineran describes the brew and the … Continue reading Elefant Traks X Batch Brewing Company
Late nights, early mornings; studio life is far from a 9-5 for B Wise. It’s the only life he’s known for the past few months readying his Elefant Traks debut project, the Semi Pro EP. The EP is a descriptor of his past, present and what’s next for this talented MC. Solely produced and mixed by frequent collaborator Dopamine, the beats are progressive, vibey and Wise is lyrically on his A-game. The first taste of the EP is ‘No Questions’, a hard hitting introspective joint on which Wise reflects those moments in his life that made all this shit happen. … Continue reading B Wise Shares Introspective Banger No Questions
Urthboy explains “This project was to be released in 5 EPs, with each covering a decade between 1950 and 2000. The working title was Decades and the vision was to give life to the relationship between the past and present. Just like a million writers before me, I dreamt up a beast so daunting, that I spent three years trying to tame it. Everything changed when I wrote my family into the story.” ‘Long Loud Hours’ set the tone; voted in at #33 in the Hottest 100; while new single ‘Second Heartbeat’ switches gears to summer, setting up Urthboy’s most … Continue reading Urthboy Announces New Album
Elefant Traks Marks World Diabetes Day, Teams Up With Obey® Clothing & U.S. Filmmakers To Help Raise Awareness Around Type 1 Diabetes. This Saturday 14th November is World Diabetes Day. To mark the occasion Elefant Traks will be teaming up … Continue reading Elefant Traks Marks World Diabetes Day, Teams Up With Obey® Clothing
Diafrix return with Second Sample – a 5 track EP this time working with producer Dustin McLean (Elefant Traks). Diafrix strongly focus on their core strengths – thought evoking lyrics, soulful undertones, entrancing storytelling, and layered melodic hip-hop production, edging … Continue reading Diafrix Reveal Second Sample EP
L-FRESH The LION returns with great conviction and energy to present his bold new single, ‘Get Mine’. Setting the bar high for his eagerly anticipated new album, out in 2016. Opening with a tranquil birdsong before Parvyn Kaur Singh’s (Bombay … Continue reading L-FRESH The LION Drops New Single ‘Get Mine’, Announces Tour
New blood to bring the house down at the Elefant Traks Studio Party at Vivid Live on Sunday, May 31. Come one come all to the House Party of the year. Elefant Traks will have the honour of closing out … Continue reading Elefant Traks Studio Party at Vivid Live
Over twenty years ago, Yothu Yindi released one of the greatest and undoubtably one of the most important songs to ever come out of this country. It drew both national and international attention to the fact that Aboriginal people were never recognised as the sovereign owners of this land. Fast forward to the present and here we are still demanding those same human rights. To add to the detriment, State and Federal governments are further eroding what little rights Indigenous Australians have. Black Australia is still expected to tip toe around White Australia, to relinquish our pain, grief and frustrations. … Continue reading Treaty 2015 feat. Jimblah + Nooky + Ellie Lovegrove + Zachariiah Fielding X Yothu Yindi
One Day channel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with a distinctly NSW twist in the hilarious video for new single S.D.R.O. One Day, the crew comprised of Horrorshow, Spit Syndicate, Jackie Onassis and Joyride will take their explosive live show back on the road this April-May. They’ll be performing at Groovin The Moo and selected capital cities on their Many Hands Tour. MANY HANDS TOUR One Day With Special Guest Briggs And Jayteehazard Friday 17 April Woolly Mammoth – Brisbane – Tickets Saturday 18 April Metro Theatre – Sydney – Tickets Friday 1 May The Prince Bandroom – Melbourne … Continue reading One Day Premiere Video For S.D.R.O
In-demand DJ and producer jayteehazard continues to surprise with ‘We Do’ delving further into the intersecting turf between hip hop and electronic music. The heavy percussion of his hip hop roots are here, as is the nuanced ‘sample-like’ instrumentation, but a more distinct electronic personality comes across, with outspoken synth-leads in full cry amongst the booming bottom end. He builds upon his acclaimed production work on debut EP Cold Blue and remixes for the likes of Hermitude. ‘We Do’ was mixed by Diplo collaborator and Grammy nominated engineer/producer Franklin Rodríguez aka El Medico. Red Shift EP will be out February 6 … Continue reading Jayteehazard Unleashes ‘We Do’, Announces Red Shift EP
Avant-pop aficionado Jane Tyrrell has revealed the supports for her anticipated album launch shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Elana Stone will join Jane across both dates, Maples will kick-off proceedings in Sydney and Gordi will open the show in Melbourne. Tyrrell’s stunning solo debut Echoes In The Aviary was only released in October but has already been long-listed for the coveted Australian Music Prize and hailed by critics and fans alike for its “drama, immensity and otherworldliness” (The Music). Rolling Stone described it as “powerful and effortless, Tyrrell’s voice is the hero” whilst The Australian said it is a “soaring, … Continue reading Jane Tyrrell Launches Debut Album
Jimblah has just launched his brand new single Sing With You, taken from his album Phoenix. The new clip was shot on location at Mont Park Asylum, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia. Here’s what Jimblah had to say about … Continue reading Jimblah Sing With You feat. Zaachariaha Fielding Official Video
Long-time Elefant Traks collaborator and member of The Herd, Jane Tyrrell, has just premiered her brand new single, describing it as the first love song she has ever written. Wild Waters is the first offering from her long time coming and hotly anticipated solo debut. Co-written by Count Bounce, with help from Dustin Mclean, Wild Waters is captures everything we have come to love about Jane and her spectacular voice. Purchase || Facebook || Twitter Continue reading Jane Tyrrell Wild Waters
Fresh from his Phoenix album launch dates and standout performance at Groovin’ The Moo, Jimblah drops the video for Brotherman. Directed by Brendan J Doyle (Broken Yellow), it’s a powerful and positive flip on the heart breaking nature of the song. “This story is not just about a stolen car, nor a cycle of crime. It’s about our youth screaming out for help. It’s about a country turning a blind eye to something that should be so close to their hearts.”– Jimblah Purchase || Twitter || Facebook Continue reading Jimblah Brotherman Official Video
WOW what a ride. The recent long weekend brought many joys, not only did you get Friday & Monday off from work, school or university. If you were anywhere in South Australia chances were you or someone you knew attended the inaugural Groovin The Moo event for Oakbank. If you didn’t, well we hate to say it but you missed out big time. The Oakbank leg of Groovin The Moo kicked off proceedings just before lunch on a perfect Autumns day. The gumboots were out in force but were not at all needed. A lot of people dressed up in costumes ranging … Continue reading Groovin The Moo Oakbank 2014 Review + Photos
Hermitude are back up in your grill with a stomping new banger. This marks the first time in quite awhile that we’ve seen new tunes for the boys over at Hermitude, but it couldn’t have come soon enough. The brand new track titled Ukiyo, features a synth showcase smashed with feminine vocals, culminating in an explosion of head bouncing beats. The Hermitude boys are right on the mark with this one. Be sure to catch Hermitude live as they prepare to depart on a UK (+Germany) tour in May. The tour, will hit Liverpool, Brighton and Berlin. The new tune Ukiyo follows on from a dope … Continue reading Hermitude Ukiyo
Joelistics’ has opened up a new lane in local hip hop with his debut album Voyager, and latest single In the Morning suggests that he’s confidently moving further from the pack. Celebrating the realness of living in the moment without glossing over absent milestones, In The Morning is so much more than a left field indie rap anthem. Drawing on influences from ‘80sera English post punk and ‘90s grunge through to hip hop, the Melbourne-based MC, producer and singer offers us a ride into his trademark excursions into the human psyche. The single is taken from new album Blue Volume, set for … Continue reading Joelistics In The Morning Tour
Joelistics’ great gift is the crafting of common language into evocative turns of phrase. He opened up a new lane in local hip hop with his debut album Voyager, and In the Morning suggests that he’s confidently moving further from the pack. Celebrating the realness of living in the moment without glossing over absent milestones, In The Morning is so much more than a left field indie rap anthem. Drawing on influences from ‘80s-era English post punk and ‘90s grunge through to hip hop, the Melbourne-based MC, producer and singer offers us a ride into his trademark excursions into the human psyche. The … Continue reading Joelistics In The Morning (Official Music Video)
The HyperParadise LP 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. Fresh from their overseas success Hermitude undertook some high-profile … Continue reading aahh Radio Episode 12 Hermitude
Phoenix is Jimblah’s first album on Elefant Traks, and one of the most powerful records released in the label’s 15-year history. Single-minded in its focus on a modern Indigenous experience, Phoenix is devastating for its beauty and harrowing insights.The pacing and narrative transform a collection of songs into life size revelations as Jimblah shows how potent hip hop can be as a vehicle for calling it like it is. “I dedicate this to my people. We have an enduring struggle, and many wish to turn a blind eye. I think we can often forget how strong we actually are. We’ve been thrown into the … Continue reading Jimblah’s Phoenix Out Now!
Jimblah’s new album Phoenix is just around the corner, dropping October 11. We couldn’t be more excited about it. It is without a doubt one of the most powerful releases in our label’s 15 year history. Pre-order here – CD/Vinyl … Continue reading Jimblah ‘Phoenix’: Now Taking Pre-Orders
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