Here we have the latest project from artist and battle rap media guy Nymphlow. First Impressions is his six track debut EP released last year featuring production from M-Phazes, Able8, Ness Lee, WIK and Methodz. The album was mixed and … Continue reading Nymphlow First Impressions EP
Good things really do come to those who wait and according to Bandcamp, we all should have gave up long ago. Fuck that, it has been eight years since the charismatic Melbourne MC PEZ (Perry Chapman) dropped his fabled debut, A Mind Of My Own – yielding the summer anthem The Festival Song with 360 and neo-soulstress Hailey Cramer. Now he’s making a triumphant return on EMI with his new album Don’t Look Down set for release on November 4 and available for pre-order now… and we can’t wait! Don’t Look Down is a hip-hop blockbuster boasting legendary guests like … Continue reading New Music: Pez Calling Out Official Video
Connecting Australian songwriters and producers with international opportunities in L.A SongHubs the APRA AMCOS initiative partnering Australian songwriters with international music creators will soon arrive in Los Angeles to coincide with Grammy Week. It continues to create unique collaboration opportunities between Australian and international songwriters and producers. Supported by the Federal Government, SongHubs launched in 2013 and showcases the Australian music talent on an international level. To date SongHubs have been held in Australia, the United States, England, India and Sweden, delivering over 200 new musical works. From these workshops there is at least ten commercial recorded releases and live … Continue reading SongHubs connects Australian talent with international opportunities in LA
Over the weekend, Australian Aria Award Winning Producer M-Phazes received his first ever Grammy nod with Eminem’s MMLP2 receiving a nomination for Best Rap Album. Having co-produced MMLP2’s intro song “Bad Guy” for Eminem and later being invited to tour with the man himself nationally on this year’s Rapture Tour, 2014 has indeed been a career defining year for Australia’s favourite beatmaker. Over the past 12 months, M-Phazes has clocked double platinum sales for MMLP2, and platinum sales for Illy’s “Tightrope” and Bliss n Eso’s “Circus In The Sky”. He’s also landed coveted placements on major international releases such as … Continue reading Australian Producer M-Phazes receives first Grammy nod with Eminem’s MMLP2 receiving a nomination for Best Rap Album
Five-time ARIA nominee, Gossling will give an exclusive acoustic performance in Kings Cross as part of the IGNITE lineup on Sunday 23 November. She will be joined by the second round of announcements; TIAAN, Morgan Evans, Hydraulix, Jonathan Zwartz Quartet, Darryl Beaton Band, Leroy Lee, Steve Barry Trio, Stu Hunter Trio ft Simon Barker, Martinez Akustica, C Major, Sensitive Zombie, Michael Duchesne, Thandiwe Phoenix, Levi 5 Star feat. Amy Chase, La Fiesta Sound System and DJ Ocky & Mark Matthews. Kings Cross Ignite is gearing up to be one of the most exciting live music events taking place during ARIA … Continue reading Gossling Leads Lineup Of Musicians To Reignite Live Music In Kings Cross
Off the back of recent performances at Groovin’ The Moo and triple j’s One Night Stand, hip hop artist Illy recently announced a small run of regional tour dates across NSW in late October. The dates are the fourth in a series of tour announcements taking place each fortnight over a 10 week period. With shows in regional Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland already announced, Illy is excited to be bringing his new album Cinematic back to these regions. Here is what Illy had to say about the regional NSW dates via his Facebook page, as well as providing a hint towards … Continue reading Illy Regional NSW Tour Dates
Growing up in the northeastern NSW town of Lismore, Profecy had little to no exposure to the ever-changing Hip Hop scene of Australia, through which he developed his own unique sound by trial and error. Profecy then relocated to Brisbane in 2010 where he completed and released his debut EP Let the Music Play, which gave him exposure amongst the larger hip hop community and enabled him to perform alongside some of Hip Hop’s best selling artists including Thundamentals, Illy and M-Phazes. In 2013 Profecy gained positive recognition from music critics nationally when he dropped his ten track mixtape The … Continue reading Profecy Walk With Me
From sky diving into his Splendour In The Grass show last month to crisscrossing the country this next few months on a huge regional tour, Illy shows no sign of slowing down with the recent announcement of his national One For The Cities tour. Illy’s recent LP, Cinematic landed at #4 on the ARIA album chart, the Cinematic single Tightrope achieved platinum sales and two tracks hit the triple j hottest 100. Recorded with Executive Producer M-Phazes (Eminem, Kimbra, Bliss n Eso), Cinematic is a genre-skipping record that pushes outside of the usual musical boundaries while also delivering Illy’s trademark biting lyricism. A tale of a … Continue reading Illy One For The Cities Official Video
Having already received mammoth praise with over 80,000 Soundcloud plays, M-Phazes’ recent remix of Kimbra’s ‘90s Music’ is loaded with hyped synths and fluro anime vibes. The icing on this neon infused cake has just been added, with a visual overload of 90s pop culture masterpieces all mashed into one 3:45 video! Starter caps, Hyper Color T-Shirts, Michael Jordan, OJ Simpson, Power Rangers, Seinfeld, Urkel, TMNTurtles, Saved By The Bell, Chris Farley, Macaulay Culkin and a slew of other 90s icons make a guest appearance, setting your memory into hyper drive! Did we really dance like that? Did we really … Continue reading New Music Video: Kimbra – 90s Music (M-Phazes Remix)
Anthony Devine, son of Melbourne jazz musician Gary Devine, was almost inevitably set to pursue a career in music. Having taken up piano at the age of eight and studying primarily under Andy Cowan, he progressed to studying bass guitar at age twelve with notable figures such as Dan West, Wylie J. Miller, Tim Pryde, and Drew Deadman. Now, having worked for some years across a diverse range of musical styles including Hip-Hop, Reggae, Metal, Funk, Jazz, and Afrobeat, he has honed his skills as a progressive musician and had the privilege of playing with prominent artists such as King … Continue reading Anthony Devine Presents: Contest Us The Album
Off the back of recent performances at Groovin’ The Moo and triple j’s One Night Stand, Australian hip hop artist Illy has just announced a series of regional tour dates across Queensland throughout September. The dates are the third in a series of tour announcements taking place each fortnight over a 10 week period between now and his upcoming performance at Splendour In The Grass. With dates in regional Western Australia and Victoria already announced, Illy is excited to be bringing his new album Cinematic back to the Sunshine State. Here’s what Illy had to say about this 3rd announcement … Continue reading Illy Regional QLD Tour Dates
Focus is everything for fast-rising Queensland talent Savo in 2014. Returning to his home in the lush tropics after a stint in Sydney, the last 12 months have been productive for the small cane farming town of Innisfail’s finest hip-hop talent. Since the launch of his long-awaited mixtape Worth The Wait in April 2013, which topped over 46,000 downloads (and counting), the 21-year-old emcee has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on his first official release on Bomb Squad Presents, all-the-while earning praise from names like 360 and M-Phazes for his performances as part of the Sprung Festival … Continue reading aahh Radio Season 2 Episode 4 Savo
Allday will release his debut album Startup Cult on July 4 via ONETWO. After a string of successful singles, EPs and free mixtapes, the Melbourne-via-Adelaide rapper has created a massive underground buzz for his debut, which is in turn one of the most anticipated Australian records of 2014. The first single from Startup Cult is Right Now, which hit the airwaves via triple j last month just in time for appearances nationally on Groovin The Moo Festival. Today, the music video for Right Now is released to fans via YouTube just in time for the tour of the same name which starts this weekend. The tour includes mostly sold out … Continue reading aahh Radio Season 2 Episode 3 Allday
June 29th sees some of Melbourne’s best Hip Hop artists come together for a FREE Sunday session at one of the city’s best new venues – Howler in Brunswick. The afternoon showcases a broad line up of both old and new school DJs, well respected in the Hip Hop scene and guaranteed to bring the soundtrack to your Sunday. Manning the decks will be M-Phazes,Flagrant, Peril, MzRizk, Pete Cargo and Cozzabags Taking the party from afternoon into evening will be a live set from an MC who has long been an integral part of the Melbourne scene, . Since his … Continue reading Sunday Hip Hop Howler Brunswick
Kween G previously one half of KillaQueenz releases her brand new single Speak Up produced by Zde. Speak Up is a call for all people from all walks of life to speak up. It’s an uplifting song to encourage us get together as one people with one voice. It’s a reminder that we should get back to reality in this materialistic world and “be one with the sun, that’s the taste of freedom”. Speak Up is taken from Kween G’s debut solo album Out Of Exile coming soon. Kween G (Kibone) was born in Uganda, East Africa. Kween G’s father sought political asylum in Australia … Continue reading Kween G Speak Up
M-Phazes has returned to offer up Is It Good To You, the second release from his new and highly successful side project – Camden Arc. This time, the award-winning producer has enlisted the co-production expertise of long time friend and collaborator 10A (Winner of the Australasian Invitational Beat Battle VIC 2014). Is It Good To You confirms the musical tip Camden Arc is on. Heavy synths and Chicago juke influenced keys pound this revisited acappella, breathing new life into Teddy Riley & Tammy Lucas’ contribution to the 1991 urban cult classic ‘Juice’ movie soundtrack. The success of Camden Arc’s first release … Continue reading M-Phazes Presents Camden Arc Is It Good To You feat. 10A
Whilst moving house in late 2012 Stateovmind found a collection of unmarked discs buried deep inside a cardboard removalist box. On these discs were four ProTools sessions filled with rough unfinished songs and concepts, all of which were recorded over M-Phazes beats that State had originally acquired in 2007. Stateovmind had long thought that these discs, beat stems and recorded demos were lost forever until this rediscovery. The beats hidden on these discs carried the distinct drums and vintage sound of M-Phazes, and so State decided that they were too good to be left unused and that they should be … Continue reading State Ov Mind Lost and Found
Coalmine Records is turning ten, and in celebration of their decade long run, they are pleased to roll out the promotional campaign for our long awaited compilation album, Unearthed. Set to be released as a double disc set on May 13th containing both a mixed version, arranged by DJ Revolution of The World Famous Wake Up Show, and an Untagged Deluxe Edition, which includes three bonus cuts, Unearthed, epitomises our commitment to delivering quality Hip-Hop. The tracklist serves as a who’s who of today’s independent Hip-Hop scene, packed with features from both veteran and burgeoning emcees such as Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, … Continue reading Pharoahe Monch feat. DJ Revolution Get Down (Prod. M-Phazes)
ARIA Award Winner Illy landed two entries in the triple j hottest 100 on Australia Day, with his triple j like a version mega medley arriving at #66, following Youngbloods featuring Ahren Stringer at #77. This is Illy’s fifth consecutive year in the coveted countdown. Illy told his fans on Facebook from New York, “I grew up on the j’s with my mates, and have no shame in saying how much this shit means to me… You turned a kid writing rhymes in his bedroom, to a boy writing songs a whole country gets behind. Can’t tell you how much … Continue reading Illy – The Cinematic National Tour
Focus is everything for fast-rising Queensland talent Savo in 2014. Returning to his home in the lush tropics after a stint in Sydney, the last 12 months have been productive for the small cane farming town of Innisfail’s finest hip-hop talent. Since the launch of his long-awaited mixtape Worth The Wait in April 2013, which topped over 46,000 downloads (and counting), the 21-year-old emcee has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on his first official release on Bomb Squad Presents, all-the-while earning praise from names like 360 and M-Phazes for his performances as part of the Sprung Festival … Continue reading Savo – Really Do It feat. Greta Stanley
Flush from the success of co-producing Eminem’s “Bad Guy” from the rapper’s platinum-selling The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the Australian-based producer M-Phazes has furrowed back into the New York City rap turf to team up with Sean Price for a new EP project titled Land of the Crooks. You can stream the first fruits of the venture exclusively here, as Sean Mandela drops his inimitable punchlines all over a dusky M-Phazes production that they’ve charmingly titled Dump in the Gut. The EP comes complete with artwork inspired by the vintage ’80s flick Crocodile Dundee. Adding on to Dump in the Gut, the … Continue reading Sean Price x M-Phazes – Land Of The Crooks
Illy’s fourth studio album Cinematic landed loud and proud at #4 on the ARIA album chart last week. The triple j feature album is the Melbourne artist’s first top 10 debut and the second highest first week sales by an Australian hip hop artist in 2013. To celebrate the release, Illy has announced The Cinematic National Tour for March 2014. Fans will be treated to the best of Illy’s catalogue including new singles Youngbloods featuring Ahren Stringer and On & On. Tickets are on sale now! Joining Illy on The Cinematic National tour is Jackie Onassis. The Sydney hip hop … Continue reading Illy – The Cinematic National Tour 2014
For our second ever Community Series episode, which aims to highlight those who are heavily involved in the local hip hop scene. We catch up with the photography extraordinaire Michelle Grace Hunder. Michelle is a Melbourne based photographer who has … Continue reading aahh Radio – Community Series Episode 2: Michelle Grace Hunder – Rise Campaign
It’s no secret that something in the Blue Mountains water has meant that over the last ten years, its musical alumni has produced more influential hip hop / electronic artists than any other region outside of Australian capital cities. The devastating fires that swept through the Blue Mnts area have brought together some of its most celebrated artists for a massive ONE OFF SHOW to raise money for their friends, family and the Blue Mnts community at large. Featuring Hermitude, Urthboy, Thundamentals, Dialectrix, Tuka, JONES Jnr, Joe New + locals Tenth Dan & Grub and A Blank Canvas – with … Continue reading Blue Mnts Artists Announce Bushfire Benefit Show
In Episode 5 of aahh Radio we are joined by ONETWO artist Illy, who has just released his 4th studio album Cinematic. Illy speaks about working with executive producer M-Phazes on Cinematic, Thomas Jules of Rudimental, Drapht, the almighty Hilltop Hoods, Kira Puru, and planning triple j’s Like A Version performance from last week, plus a whole heap more. Official || Facebook || Twitter || Purchase Continue reading aahh Radio – Episode 5: Illy – Cinematic
Universal Music Publishing Group – Australia (UMPG) has signed ARIA Award winning Melbourne-based songwriter and producer M-Phazes to an exclusive, world-wide publishing agreement. “M-Phazes is a songwriter and producer of the highest order – a creative visionary with serious technical ability. I am excited and proud that Mark has chosen to sign with UMPG on a global basis. M-Phazes‘ already impressive list of credits will no doubt continue to grow with UMPG on the team,” said Heath Johns, Director of A&R, UMPG. Born on the Gold Coast and now based in Melbourne, M-Phazes has worked with a diverse range of … Continue reading UMPG sign M-Phazes to worldwide publishing deal
Land Of The Crooks is an anthemic Brooklyn banger featuring Kings County heavyweight emcees’ Sean Price and Billy Danze (of M.O.P.), along with the borough’s buzzworthy spit kicker, Maffew Ragazino. Scratches come courtesy of the turntablist himself, DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples/The Beat Junkies, who cuts up Jeru the Damaja’s quotable “Live in the land of crooks, yes Brooklyn’s the borough,” as originally featured on D. Original. Production on Land Of The Crooks is handled by Australia’s Aria Award winning M-Phazes who incidentally won Sha Money’s 2008 One Stop Shop Producer’s Conference with an overtime victory against Canei Finch, with this … Continue reading Sean Price, Billy Danze & Maffew Ragazino (feat. DJ Babu) – Land Of The Crooks (Prod. by M-Phazes)
Cinematic is an apt title for an Illy album. The evolution of Illy as an artist certainly lends itself to the idea of film. It’s the tale of a smart and idealistic hip-hop storyteller who put everything on the line … Continue reading Illy – Cinematic: The Collaborators (Pt. 2)
M-Phazes is proud to announce he has co-produced “Bad Guy” with Grammy winning producer S1, and it’s the intro of Eminem’s new MMLP2 album! You can pre-order Eminem’s MMLP2 here. “Being a long time fan of Eminem, it’s a real honor to co-produce the opening track of his next album, and it’s incredible to know that both Rick Rubin and Dr. Dre have given my work their seal of approval!” – M-Phazes With over 300+ released songs to his name, M-Phazes’ latest album The Works is comprised of 12 stand out songs from artists such as Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch ft. … Continue reading M-Phazes co-produces intro on Eminem’s MMLP2 album
It’s that moment hip hop heads, fans of G-Shock and of course Eminem lovers have been waiting for. Marshall Mathers has worn his brand new collab model in his new music video clip. After flipping up his G-Shock steez in the video for Berserk, Eminem now waves his solid GDX-6900MNM throughout the visuals for Survival, which also features scenes from the brand new video game, Call Of Duty: Ghosts. Eminem has teamed up with Activision and Call Of Duty to release an exclusive pre-order deal for gaming and hip hop fans alike. You can find out more information on that one here. In other related news, M-Phazes announced today … Continue reading Eminem wears GDX-6900MNM in new film clip
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