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The Silent Titan – For The Rest Of My Days (Out March 11, pre-order below)

Jim Steps

The Silent Titan’s debut album For The Rest of My Days is brought to the world through the creative mind of Tomasz Charuk aka Tommy Fiasko, of the Thundamentals. Producing music for almost ten years, this album has been a long time coming. The Silent Titan is a Blue Mountains based artist drawing influence from producers such as DJ Premier, Black Milk, J Dilla and local Australian stalwarts Hermitude. The Silent Titan flips his unique style upon the album, while developing a body of music which is sure to be heard loud and clear in the modern hip hop movement. … Continue reading The Silent Titan – For The Rest Of My Days (Out March 11, pre-order below)

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Ishu presents an amazing debut album: A World In Progress

Jim Steps

Back in 2008, Ishu garnered praise for the smooth, organic dub/reggae/dancehall flavours and laid-back vocals of his debut EP. Seven tracks which documented his time in Melbourne before heading abroad. Fast-forward two years later and he’s switching it up. A broadened sound palette has him charting new musical territory, using hiphop and electronic beats as his canvas. Culture-mashing boom-bap in a similar vein to local favourites Hermitude and with hints of big influences like Madlib, Hi-Tek and Bonobo, Ishu is now ready to unleash his debut album, A World In Progress. Citing his environment as the main influence of his … Continue reading Ishu presents an amazing debut album: A World In Progress

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Hermitude – Get In My Life: New Single & Launch Parties

Jim Steps

Hermitude bring the good times back to the stage and airwaves with new song Get In My Life. Call em futurebeats; call em hip hop; call em electro. They don’t care – just download this instrumental monster and come to the launch parties and dance. The track is available for FREE download from http://www.elefanttraks.com/hermitude and is the first taste of their 2011 album (title TBC). Hermitude will be launching their new single with two limited capacity shows in Melbourne and Sydney (tix selling fast). Tickets on sale now via http://www.elefanttraks.oztix.com.au Get In My Life Launch Parties 10th December – Northcote … Continue reading Hermitude – Get In My Life: New Single & Launch Parties

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Rainman – Can’t See You (Feat. Laneous, Prod. by Chasm): FREE DOWNLOAD

Jim Steps

Billed as ‘a watershed in local hip hop’, Rainman (Ray Bourne) has attracted some hefty praise since releasing his debut album Fire in the Belly. Rainman has been hailed as Queensland’s best kept secret with an eloquence for song-writing rarely seen in hip hop. Descriptions of Rainman’s music are consistently praiseworthy – what we have here is hip hop that is honest, thoughtful and fun. Rainman has appeared as a feature artist on the Triple J Hip Hop Show and now allaussie hip hop. His music was selected for the Rhythm and Poetry DVD – a documentary detailing the evolution … Continue reading Rainman – Can’t See You (Feat. Laneous, Prod. by Chasm): FREE DOWNLOAD

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Massive ‘Born Renegades’ Show + Free Mixtape DL

Jim Steps

This month the Judy Breaks Competition teams up with Brisbane’s Hip Hop labels Born Fresh Records and Red Tape Entertainment to bring together a collective of Queensland bred emcees, turtablists, beat boxers, DJ and beat makers. Taking place during Valley Fiesta, this FREE event includes some of Brissie’s best. Performing on the night will be: The Optiment Eloquence and Truths Prue Product Seven Vegas Aces Prophet Rayza Hosted by The Crate Creeps. Set Times: 4:00 Prophet Rayza 4:30 Seven 5:00 Vegas Aces 5:30 Eloquence and Truths 6:00 Tommy Illfigga/Crate Creeps 6:30 Pure Product 7:00 The Optimen In celebration of this … Continue reading Massive ‘Born Renegades’ Show + Free Mixtape DL

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The Optimen ‘The Out of Money Experience’ Album Launch with Rainman, Vegas Aces and Special Guests

Jim Steps

Brisbane Sounds is pleased to announce the next showcase in their series of spin off events to showcase Brisbane’s diverse music artists. The Brisbane Sounds Hip-Hop showcase will take place at the Hi-Fi in West End on Saturday 9 October and will offer a tasty selection of Brisbane’s finest Aussie hip-hop artists that includes the amazing crew The Optimen launching The Out of Money Experience, the esteemed talents of Rainman and fresh newcomers Vegas Aces as well as more guest DJ’s that are yet to be announced. The Optimen The Optimen or The OPees to their friends have quickly become … Continue reading The Optimen ‘The Out of Money Experience’ Album Launch with Rainman, Vegas Aces and Special Guests

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Recon – The Beatnik EP

Jim Steps

Recon is an emcee and producer from the Sunshine Coast, Australia. His music is a melting pot of styles, and demonstrates a unique approach to production.  The sun and warm climate of the coast have found their way into his studio and add an island vibe to his creations. Recon is an established artist and has supported a range of Australian  hip-hop acts including Urthboy, Koolism, Hermitude and Muph + Plutonic. His debut solo release The Beatnik EP sees a noticeable increase in substance and quality from earlier outings.  Determined to circulate his art as efficiently as possible, Recon has … Continue reading Recon – The Beatnik EP

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The Tongue – The Show (Alternative Energy Sept 10)

Jim Steps

The Tongue climbs back into the ring with the announcement of his explosive new single The Show. Widely regarded as one of Australia’s most imaginative and skillful emcees, The Show mixes his signature sharp word-play with humour in equal measure to give us a taste of what we can expect from his forthcoming and most accomplished record to date Alternative Energy (Out September 10). The beat is a big-swinging funk bombshell produced by Elgusto (Hermitude, Urthboy) who doesn’t seem to be capable of putting a foot wrong. A bold and energetic music video is in production to accompany the single … Continue reading The Tongue – The Show (Alternative Energy Sept 10)

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Urthboy takes tour to Europe

Jim Steps

Urthboy will be performing a special intimate show in Sydney on June 19 before departing on his first European tour. It’s going down at the tiny Sandringham Hotel in Newtown with special guests. Urthboy heads to Europe in July playing at Open Air festival in Switzerland (Jay-Z, Eminem, Nas & Damien ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley) and Splash! Festival in Germany (Wu-Tang Clan, Missy Elliot). Club dates include three shows supporting Brother Ali in Germany and a headline show in London with label-mates Hermitude. Tix are extremely limited for this send-off show at the Sando. First in first served. Urthboy feat. Elgusto … Continue reading Urthboy takes tour to Europe

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Urthboy – The Sneakquel Tour (Adelaide Leg Review)

Jim Steps

Elefant Traks giant Urthboy, Jane Tyrell and Elgusto (Hermitude) hit Adelaide last weekend, bringing an in your face, energetic live show that had the punters out of control.  Joining Urthboy on The Sneakquel Tour this time round is Melbourne emcee and lyrical magician Mantra. Local lads Mase and Mattic kicked the night off, warming up the crowd early on. It was then on to Koolta who performed tracks of the recently released Deportation EP, both groups were well received by the eager crowd. You could tell that the atmosphere was hyped, a real sense of excitement hung in the air. … Continue reading Urthboy – The Sneakquel Tour (Adelaide Leg Review)

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Urthboy nominated for an Australian Music Award

Jim Steps

Sydney artist Urthboy (Elefant Traks) aka Tim Levinson has been nominated to join the shortlist for this year’s Australian music award, The Amps, for his new album, Spitshine. Urthboy, also known for his work with The Herd, worked on the new album with fellow stable mates Hermitude. Levinson makes up one of the nine artists on the shortlist for the Australian Music Prize for outstanding album of 2009, the second time he’s been nominated after The Signal made the cut in 2007. Now in its fifth year, the music prize is not just the most reputable of the gongs handed … Continue reading Urthboy nominated for an Australian Music Award

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Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary DVD Review

Jim Steps

Here we go people for the first allaussie hip hop review and its for the Elefant Traks 10th anniversary party Live at the Forum DVD. As a part of the Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary celebrations, a concert was held late in 2008 featuring performances from The Herd, Hermitude, Urthboy, Horrorshow, Unkle Ho, Astronomy Class and The Tongue. The show was a one off and was professionally filmed and recored.The subsequent footage was turned into a DVD package that has a run time of 130mins and is jam packed with live performances. The DVD’s cover artwork is made up of the … Continue reading Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary DVD Review

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Horrorshow – Inside Story Video Rundown

Jim Steps

Horrorshow have been nice enough to post a cool little clip of them working and recording at Pearl Beach, located two hours out of Sydney. The clip is a nice addtion to the spolight on aussie hip hop that YouTube started this afternoon. The vid gives you a behind the scenes sneak peak at the way Adit and Solo go about things. Horroshow – Inside Story will be out through Elefant Traks October 2. You can check the video out here. You can catch Horrorshow performing with Urthboy, Astronomy Class, Hermitude, The Tongue & Unkle Ho at Byron Bay. Tickets … Continue reading Horrorshow – Inside Story Video Rundown

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Horrorshow – Inside Story

Jim Steps

Elefant Traks is proud to announce details for Inside Story, the second album from hip hop wonderkids Horrorshow. Inside Story is the follow up to Horrorshow’s much loved debut album, The Grey Space, and will be released on October 2nd. The first single Thoughtcrime (Doin’ My Think) has been well received on radio and the accompanying music video will be hitting screens shortly. The new single is now available for FREE download from http://www.horrorshowcrew.com and also for a limited time, the Triple J website. Horrorshow will be supporting Urthboy across the country on his upcoming Spitshine Tour (Sept-Nov). To get … Continue reading Horrorshow – Inside Story

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Spitshine Tour Details

Jim Steps

From late September to mid November Urthboy embarks on his biggest tour to date, teaming up with wonderkids Horrorshow to launch their brand new records at over 25 dates nationwide. Urthboy’s hotly anticipated third album Spitshine (hitting shelves August 28) has already generated a huge buzz: most downloaded song on Triple j in 2009; soldout single launches; rotation on radio and TV. The video for current single Ready to Go is an LED light inspired slice of adrenalin hip hop. The energetic and theatrical live show involves Elgusto (Hermitude) and Jane Tyrrell. Horrorshow have experienced a rapid but organic rise … Continue reading Spitshine Tour Details

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A Friendly Reminder……Big Show

Jim Steps

If your in Adelaide this weekend July 10, make sure you get to HQ as 3 of Australia’s finest hit the main stage,  just in-case you didn’t know…… BIAS B When it comes to quality Australian Hip Hop, the most influential name that comes to mind is Bias B. With a career spanning over a decade, he has been at the forefront of the development of the local hip hop scene since the early 90’s. Bias B’s debut release Beezwax not only changed the standard of the local scene but has become a classic and a defining stepping stone in … Continue reading A Friendly Reminder……Big Show

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The Herd and Koolism

Jim Steps

We have done a post about this concert already (here), but it was such a long time ago that we thought we would refresh your memory about this one. The Herd are rolling through town for their last headline show in over a year.  It’s been a crazy 12 months, complete with top ten charting album, ARIA nomination, J Award for Best Video (2020), AIR Awards for Best independent Artist and Best Hip Hop album. Plus their national tour for Summerland was the biggest tour in their history. This year was going to be the R & R year with … Continue reading The Herd and Koolism

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TZU guest program rage

Jim Steps

Catch the lads from TZU hooking us up with a killer playlist this weekend. Tune in from 10am – 11am Saturday morning for an hour long taste of what’s to come, with the full guest programming from 11.45pm Saturday night, ABC1. Check below for the allaussie hip hop version or for a full program rundown go to the rage website here. AUSSIE HIP HOP TIMES 1:00am ILLZILLA Cut Feet (Shock) 2:00am KID KOALA Fender Bender (Creative Vibes) 2:30am TZU Dam Busters (Liberation) TZU Wild Stylee (Independent) TZU She Gets Up (Liberation) TZU In Front Of Me (Liberation) TZU Computer Love (Liberation) TZU Mondays (Liberation) … Continue reading TZU guest program rage

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Stolen Records – Gala Ball

Jim Steps

Stolen Records, FBi’s hip-hop specialists, are bursting out of your radio and into Manning Bar for an FBI fundraiser massive! Catch Sydney’s finest MCs along with the Stolen Records Skrillionaires holding it down on the decks. Things are going to get messy…Catch: Urthboy Def Wish Cast Hau (Koolism) Hermitude Last Kinection Spit Syndicate Killa Queenz Horrorshow That’s Them Nikkita DJs: Stolen Records Skrillionaires MTV will also be filming the event according to Urthboy. This will be huge! 8PM START Tickets $30 – $35 on the door if available. All proceeds go to saving Fbi Radio. Continue reading Stolen Records – Gala Ball