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Eclipse Touring, Triple J, Inthemix & Smirnoff present
WE LOVE SOUNDS FESTIVAL 2006
Adelaide/Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne "We Love" events presented by Triple J
Midday-Midnight/Sunday June 11/Queens Birthday Weekend
@ The Shores (Military Road West Beach)
Limited $35 Earlybirds available for a real short time only...
Second round tickets will be $49
Final round Tickets will be $55
Ticket Outlets include: Venuetix. Big Star, Krypton, Da Klinic, Clinic 116, Inbound, Chapel Gesture, Fresh FM, MTME all stores, B# Sharp, www.inthemix.com.au , www.raveadelaide.com.au
This June 11 long weekend get ready for something special, a day for you to leave behind all your stresses and worries. A day devoted to yourself and your friends all coming together by a common bond that runs through each of us. A love for the music, a love for the culture, a love for the thing that gets us through the week waiting to get back to the sounds that we love. This Sunday June 11 the national festival “We Love Sounds” is coming..
We Have Gathered the best the world has to offer in Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, House, Breaks, and Live acts all converging on the Adelaide Shores to deliver us one of the most incredible parties we have ever seen, three massive stages, all filled with the best local and international talent the world has to offer. No matter where you turn you'll be surrounded by the sounds. Hear it, love it, live it.
The massive line up includes
GRANDMASTER FLASH (USA)
MAMPI SWIFT+IC3 (UK)
JAMES ZABIELA (UK)
PATIFE (BRA)+CLEVELAND WATKISS (UK)
KOMA & BONES (UK)
THE BIRD [live] (SYD)
DELTA & STAEN 1
BLANCO (Elementz-MELB)
FINNA (Broken Beat Assualt-MELB)
THE CASIO BROS.. + The Cassettes
Style High Club
The Beatsmugglers
The Levitators
General Knowledge
More to be announced…
GRAND MASTER FLASH
Grandmaster Flash Website
During hip-hop nearly 30-year history, few names have become as well known to music lovers across the globe as that of Grandmaster Flash. Not only is he responsible for inventing the musical genre called Hip Hop but his pioneering use of the turntables make him The First DJ to play the Turntables as a Musical Instrument thus helping to elevate the status of the DJ to a masterful, artistic position. He is also responsible for assembling one of the earliest and greatest rap groups of all time - The Furious Five - these are some of the hallmarks of a career which has extended from the Bronx in the early 1970s to all corners of the globe into the 21st century. Of Bajan decent Joseph Saddler, professionally known as “Flash” was born and raised in the Boogie down Bronx, and it was the areas streets and nightlife that provided his inspirations. He developed his first crush on vinyl when he was just a boy playing with his Fathers records. By the time he was a teenager, studying electronics and engineering in school by day, he was already spinning records at block parties and in public parks.
As early as 1971 he was scientifically inventing and demonstrating such methods and concepts he collectively called "The Quick Mix Theory " which encompassed the innovative technique of "Cutting" which laid the foundations for what became known as "Scratching". This innovation quickly became recognized worldwide, and put both Flash and the Bronx on the worldwide musical map. Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, recently honored Flash with the DJ Vanguard Award for being the First to utilize the turntables as a musical instrument.
Hip-Hop Culture was created in 1971 by three DJs, Flash being one of them, and then, contrary to popular belief, came the graffiti writers and the breakdancers, and the MCs followed much later. Flash recorded the unique sounds he created, and in 1977 began experimenting and collaborating with local MC’s and put together his own group who became known as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Their reputation grew around Flash’s unrivaled DJ skills and the groups blending and trading of lyrics. Flash also gained notice for the visually dynamic and acrobatic way he could spin and scratch records using his feet, toes and elbows.
1981’s The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel was the first record to feature complex cuts and scratches, and introduced the name Grandmaster Flash as their originator. Following the group’s demise, Flash continued to make his mark by releasing solo albums, and was immortalized in Blondie’s hit song of 1980, ”Rapture” Flash is fast, Flash is cool!
Recent Activities and Accomplishments
In recognition of his role in music history, Flash has been invited to contribute artifacts to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio and the Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA. Among his many awards are the Pioneer Award from Source magazine, the New Music Seminar Hall of Fame Award, the DMC Hall of Fame Award and B.E.T.’s Diamond Award. In June 2004, he was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame with a plaque dedicated at 161st St. and the Grand Concourse, and a street named after him in New York City!.
As a keynote speaker at the international MIDEM 2004 music conference in France, Flash announced the formation of his new record label, "Adrenaline City Entertainment", by outlining the plans for the label, which includes discovering, recording, and releasing music by groundbreaking new talent.
And to top it all, DJ Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making them the first DJ and rap group to ever be nominated.
MAMPI SWIFT
Mampi Swift Charge Recordings site
After sell out appearances in 2003 and 2005, the biggest man (literally) in dnb is back to tear The Shores apart. We Can't wait.
The prolific "Mampi Swift" aka Phil Anim, formally known as Swift. The addition of "Mampi" to his name not being coincidental; the term meaning "big, strong and quick" depicts everything about him from his pure pyhsique to his amazing "double-dropping" djing skills. We are going to see a lot happening with Mampi Swift and Charge Recordings this year. He has spent the last 12 months working on his new album - to be released end of April - and if this album doesn't set a precedent - nothing will!!!
Working heavily with Blame and 720 Recordings - this duo will certainly be suprising a lot of people over the next few months. With the current EP "Rainman" flying off the shelves and all his classic tunes regularly being played out around the world there is no stopping this guy. Being careful to not over expose his new tunes - they are rarely released prior to promo's - this guy is a very clever business man. He relentlessly still plays with dubplates/vinyl and refuses to use CD's when playing gigs - he is wisely attempting to keep the record industry alive for future generations.
It was in 1990 that Mampi Swift starting DJing and found himself behind the counter of the Lucky Spin record store, now defunct. With access to the studio next door and in-house engineer Pete Parsons (AKA Voyager) at the controls, Swift jumped at the valuable opportunity to learn new skills. 1992 saw the start of an 8 year DJ residency on Kool FM London, whilst at the same time he was regularly at events such as One Nation and TruePlayaz at 'The End' (a trendy London nightclub). He released tunes on other labels such as True Playaz, Frontline, Suburban Base, SOUR & K Power, before setting up his own label Charge Recordings.
Mampi Swift launched Charge Recordings with the release of 'Twisted' followed by 'Feel Good' in 1997. Both tracks were massive hits in the UK and rapidly spread worldwide. Swift enjoyed the success of his first two tracks but it was his third, 'The One' which dropped in the winter of '97 that earned him recognized fame throughout the world. You could not be in the scene and not know of Mampi Swift after that. To this day it is still being sampled and played by many DJs.
Despite his success Mampi Swift has not lost touch with the music. Swift describes his style as 'plain rolling' the catchy beats being a key element to his overall sound, it's the unique distorted basslines that people notice. Adjectives like 'nasty', 'dirty', 'raw', 'twisted' and even 'gut rumbling' have been used to describe his tracks in reviews (Knowledge, Atmosphere Magazine etc). When Swift makes music he finds it hard to get a vibe from just a straight 808 bass-line. So he gets noises, fucks with them and turns them into big bass-lines.
2001 saw the release of his EP, 'Resurrection', featuring the dance floor destroying anthem 'Trippin'. The four tunes made such an impact during their dub-plate life it left clubbers mouths watering for the release.
His second EP, 'Feedback' and debut album 'Mainframe', pushed Charge Recordings to it's 25th release by May 2004. Charge Recordings has, and will remain to be an established and consistent contender for accolades. With the New Year comes his third album, which will coincide with the Charge Recordings Label Tour that is taking place worldwide in 2005. What else can we expect from Charge Recordings?
Well, one thing's for sure, Mampi Swift's DJing and double dropping worldwide will continue, as Charge Recordings gathers more momentum this year. Driven by a powerful and forward thinking team whose main objective is to promote a diverse spectrum of quality sound.
JAMES ZABIELA
The DJ List- James Zabiela
James Zabiela Webpage
This guy is gonna blow everyones socks off guaranteed. Rising quickly to #34 in the world on www.thedjlist.com after winning a bedroom dj competition, James Zabiela is fucking it, end of story. Check out the video footage on his website so you have some idea whats coming.
Space, the final frontier. As the smartest club in Ibiza opens its doors to welcome in their shiny new resident, James Zabiela just smiles and blinks a little. See, the ride here has been kinda fast. And while its been a relatively bump-free trip to acceptance and ubiquity, it's still blinkin' quick. Two years ago, James Zabiela popped his Balearic cherry by warming up for Sasha at the place the island calls Inside At Space. Wowing the crowd - and We Love boss Darren Hughes - with two hours of snappy, synth-fixated, breakbeat action - it was a defining moment in his DJ career.
Two years later, he's now the club's new bi-weekly resident. It's official. Now "that's" what I call progression. Knowing what a great track should sound like - and the place it can be taken by warping and twisting it - is James Zabiela's forte. Layering different sounds with the aid of two Pioneer CDJ1000s, a Pioneer DJM600 and a pair of trusty Technics 1210s, his hands and ears don't let up for a second, leaving any punters feet a-moving and mouth a-gap. And his demands for such kit wherever he spins is a reminder that he's one of the scant few DJs who's pushing things forward in 03.
James's style is trippy, bleepy and deeply - nay, downright - groovy. Oh, and watch out for a few gnarly basslines along the way. Those nasty, dirty sounds are a part of Jay-Z's signature sound now. Scratches, loops, fluttering chord changes and are all par for the course in a Zabiela set. No wonder childhood idols Depeche Mode remain his heroes - like fellow tech-house don Mathew Bushwacka!, they all understand that the best electronic music moves both heart and feet. And if the magic's there, the spirit will fly as well. And boy does this boy soar.
"Entertainment and education are the key," nods James sagely. "It's all about finding the balance. People have paid good money to have a party but you still need a balance." Which is why his FX unit is so crucial to his performance. "Anyone can mix two records to a degree," he grins, while still admitting to the odd bout of nervousness during radio interviews, if not behind the decks. "But I'm a hundred times more confident than I used to be. DJing has definitely helped my confidence as a person." Watching him play, its easy to forget that making things look easy takes time to perfect. But then he's crossed a few bridges - and a few national boundaries - along the way. "I haven't worked it all out yet," he adds. "But I do wish I could grow an extra arm sometimes!" (Fact One: talking of three deck wizards, on a recent hometown gig in Southampton, a certain Carl Cox came down to pay some respect, if not the door tab. High praise indeed...)
James' career so far has been stratospheric to say the least. After winning Muzik Magazine's Bedroom Bedlam competition with a string of well-placed mix tapes in 2000, he went on to win the award for Best Bedroom Bedlam DJ at The Muzik Awards one year later. Swiftly snapped up by Sasha's Excession agency a few weeks later, he spent the next year taking on Eastern Europe, Australia, South America and the US of A ("more fanatical than anywhere else in the world") while still finding time to record well-received CDs for Groovetech, Hooj and unleash a string of fine remixes along the way. Royksopp, Virgin Souls and End Recordings artist Dave Breannan have all been under the Zabiela scalpel - and more are on their way. (Fact Two: Sunday Best boss Rob Da Bank declared Jay-Z's work on 'Remind Me' to be his favourite re-rub of the year... aside from the factor five on Salinas Beach that one time of course.)
Still only 27, still pushing the envelope and still learning to cope with a real-life fanbase and life on the other side of the record counter, its unlikely that James Zabiela will be taking a breather anytime soon. There are further late niteries like Tribal Sessions and The End to entertain and regular slots in Romania and Budapest to attend to. (I get to play whatever I want," he smiles). On a recent trip to Australia he played a five hour set in front of 3,000 screaming punters at The Art House in Sydney. No wonder Sasha refers to James as the guv'nor, This is just the beginning.
KOMA & BONES
Koma & Bones are a three man outfit from the north west comprising of the dj’ing duo Koma & Bones and former drum and bass producer Proteus. Brought together by a deep love of twisted breakbeat the trio started to produce the kind of records that wanted to play in their dj sets.
Things started to happen for them when they remixed the classic ‘God Within’ track—by Phoenix on Dorigen music. The mix went on to become an anthem in America.
Remixes quickly followed with commisions from Hope Recordings, Carbon Records and Freakaboom. Their own solo work also began to turn heads, with releases on Dorigen music, Freakaboom and the highly acclaimed ‘Powercut’ on TCR. Strong support from Hybrid, Adam Freeland, Rennie Pilgrem, Blim,Tayo and Hyper and many others suggested the threesome had something to say.
A couple of years ago Koma & Bones unleashed their own label—Forged Recordings (which became highly sought after on both sides of the Atlantic) whilst continuing to release their own material on the scene’s leading label TCR. With Forged ‘having a break’ the threesome have now started up a brand new imprint ‘Burrito’ – sure to cause a stir… Possibly their biggest tune to date—’Morpheus’ was released as part of the TCR 50 package. It was a monster of a track with support not just from the breaks scene but also many house djs. Koma Bones had well and truly arrived. Next came their interpretation of the radio-friendly Beber Tamra tune ‘Travellin On’ for Mob, followed swiftly by a mix CD on Street Beat and a Y4K album for Distinctive Breaks.
Their highly-acclaimed debut artist album ‘Blinded By Science’, was released 2years ago on TCR and the boys have just finished their highly anticipated second album ‘Shutterspeed’ –which has just been released on TCR. Their profile has been raised further with their amazing remix of Kosheen’s ‘Hide U’ which Rennie Pilgrem recently used on his ‘Tribalizm’ album and by a remix of X-Press 2’s ‘Smoke Machine’ which helped earn them the title of ‘Best Breaks Remixers of 2002’ by Remix magazine in the USA. To top off a successful year, Koma&Bones achieved a dream when they were asked to remix New Order’s ‘Confusion’.
They continue to DJ all over the world and having just completed their second album, are about to step the touring up a gear to promote it. Aswell as perfecting their live show, the threesome have just done a remix for Fat! Records.
PATIFE
Born and bred in Brazil’s music and clubbing capital Sao Paulo, DJ Patife (translation: scoundrel) 25, has spent most of his life living and breathing music.
DJ Patife caught the musical bug in the early 1990s. He gained his first professional experiences as a DJ for a Hip-Hop band called ‘Fatos Reais’ (Real Facts), who had several hits of their own and collaborated with other prominent Hip-Hop artists in the Americas.
Alongside his good friends DJ Marky and DJ Koloral, DJ Patife was determined to make D&B/Jungle a success in the largely techno city of Sao Paulo
In August of 1997, in a calculated move, Patife travelled to London, UK with Marky in the hope of meeting all their D&B/Jungle heroes and starting something.
A chance meeting with the Movement promoters on that trip and a few fantastic nights down at Movement in Bar Rumba led to Patife securing a contract to host his own Movement parties and represent Movement in Brazil.
Patife was then invited back to the UK where he had a successful debut playing alongside some of the top DJs in the Mecca of D&B/Jungle: London. A fitting way to celebrate the efforts of a pioneer who was now actively establishing D&B/Jungle in Brazil.
All Patife’s hard work was now paying off and it wasn’t long until major players in the scene became interested. This interest led to the release of his first compilation mix album - DJ Patife Presents Sounds of Drum & Bass – this was a huge success selling over 10,000 copies (a massive feat in Brazil). The album, although only ever released in Brazil, made reviews in the European and American press. Patife was now showing the whole world that Brazilian homegrown productions from artists such as XRS (who would later gain a worldwide smash in LK) could give everyone a run for their money. Patife has always pushed his homegrown sounds at every opportunity – this album contained three Brazilian productions.
In Brasil Patife still regularly plays 5000 capacity raves and is responsible for taking his sounds to uncharted territories, such as the Amazonian Rainforest and the Bahian beaches of Salvador on the northeast coast.
Patife’s unique, diverse and probing sound is hugely in demand throughout the whole of Brazil, with larger events including Levi’s Live, warming-up the crowd before a Chemical Brothers live show and opening the MTV Brasil Video Music Awards – all this coming under his banner of spreading good vibes everywhere.
It was no coincidence that Patife’s international career would also grow, due to the quality of his productions and his sheer hard work. Look out for him at we love sounds, always a crowd favourite, and sure to get you moving.
MC CLEVELAND WATKISS
‘Cleveland is one of the most amazing people I have worked with. He is an innovator who is finally bringing all his repetoires – DJ, MC, singer and player into the frame. He’ll stimulate and intrigue and ultimately entertain.’ - Talvin Singh
Born in Hackney, East London to Jamaican parents, Cleveland Watkiss is one of nine children. His musical instincts kicked in fast: even as a baby, Cleveland would clap and play along to the radio. This love for music was quickly nurtured by his father - a carpenter, DJ and frequent attendee to Ronnie Scotts - who often played a range of music in the home: ska, blue beat, reggae, jazz, blues and calypso.
As a young teenager, a friend dared Cleveland to enter a talent competition. Unsurprisingly, he sang on the instrumental B-side of a record and won first prize. He left school at 16 and studied engineering, music and drama. But a talent of such scope doesn’t go unnoticed: Cleveland became a central cog in the wheel of Lover’s Rock which exploded during the late 70’s. Soon enough, he was working with the likes of Carroll Thompson and Jamaican legendary vocalist, Sugar Minott.
A true performer in all senses, Cleveland also took a keen interest in acting and took a lead role in the European production of the musical ‘Hair’. with his love for music he begun honing his talents and studying the voice, guitar, piano and composition.
Jazz Warriors
In 1985, alongside Courtney Pine, Cleveland was one of the co-founders of the vastly influential Jazz Warriors big band. His vocals can be heard on the Warrior’s debut album, Out of Many People which won a video award in Japan. Cleveland was then entered for the Wire/Guardian Jazz Awards and was voted best vocalist for three consecutive years. John Fordham, Guardian music journalist accurately describes Cleveland as ‘arriving on the scene with a bang.’
Not withstanding his love for jazz, Cleveland also worked extensively with members of the outstanding UK based gospel outfit, the London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC). During his time performing with them, they recorded a track, Free which can be heard on Stevie Wonder’s album, Characters. LCGC also performed live at Wembley with Stevie’s Wonderlove band.
Soon after, Cleveland featured on Pete Townsend’s (The Who) concept album, The Iron Man. Cleveland then joined Townsend and the rest of The Who in 1989 for their 25th Anniversary tour of the USA. Again, this year he performed alongside Townsend in his ‘Life House Project’ at Sadlers Wells.
Having engaged Cleveland for two concerts at London’s South Bank Centre, music promoter Biyi Adepegbe wrote “Cleveland’s writing abilities bear testimony to the widely held belief that ‘a singer must be a poet.’ This, coupled with his exploration and knowledge of modern technology, makes for a dynamic and innovative approach which will make the kind of in-roads that is often needed in the music world.”
THE BIRD
The Bird Webpage
Absolute Adelaide favourites that always play sell out shows, THE BIRD didn't want to miss this party.
Over the last 10 years The Bird have established a solid reputation as one of Australia's finest live electronic dance outfits, and in the studio have continued to push musical boundaries. “Birdville Sessions” is the latest release from this dynamic group. Recorded in Ben's shed in the suburb of Marrickville, Sydney, and then handed over to the master of BJB Studios, Chris Townend, to be reworked and re textualised through old school valve amps, tape delays and analogue recording desks, this release has captured the live essence that makes The Bird one of Australia's finest.
The Bird are Ben Walsh (drums), Simon Durrington (keyboards), Barry Hill (double Basss), and Bobbby Singh (Tabla). As musicians, The Bird have sought an organic interpretation of computer-generated forms of music, combing live drum'n'bass breakbeats and electro synth lines, with sounds from the Asian Underground, and some serious dub vibes. The Bird's music is a journey through these numerous influences and stylistics, executed in a funkafied soulful electronica sound that is their trademark style.
The Bird have toured the country and overseas extensively, playing at many venues and festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Livid Festival, Falls Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Woodford Festival, Two Tribes, the Opera House Studios, Home Nightclub, and Earthcore to name but a few.
DELTA & STAEN
What can't we say about this pair that hasn't already been said? Quite frankly to Australia Staen is our Q-Bert in terms of unquestionable turntable skills (currently ranked 5 in the world DMC's) and Delta is our Supernat in terms of freestyle mc'ing.
Add to this the fact that Delta's studio album "The Lostralian" has been a huge success this year with every performance including Z-Trip and the launch party being attended by a huge fanbase and you get the idea that something special is occoring before our eyes in South Australia
"The Lostralian" was produced by Delta and Mark B and features collaborations with MURS, (one of Z*trips regular collaborators from Living Legends) amongst others so the perfection of puttin Z & Supernat alonside Staen & Delta at the same event could not be ignored by anyone.
Dj Staen1 is the first south australian to win the Aust. DMC Final & the first in australia to win Aust. DMC & ITF titles in the same year, plus only the second dj in Aust. to win 3 dmc finals in a row. Staen1 Plays hip hop(mostly early 90's and late 80's) & Old skool funk & is renowned for his trick mixing, skratchin, juggles,etc. He has Dj'd for Hilltop hoods(S.A) & Tim Dog (New York).....& is currently dj'ing with MC Delta (SA).Plus is a member of one of adelaide's most pioneering hip hop crews, Certified Wise.
Staen1 has also done support shows all over Australia with artists like Public Enemy, Method Man(wu-tang clan),Redman, Cypress hill, Kool Keith, Tim dog, Blaccallcious, Gangstarr, etc........& Dj's including Q-Bert. Cash Money,Mixmaster mike, Shortkut, A-Trak, Craze, etc
BLANCO & FINNA (MELB)
Running 2 of Melbournes biggest drum and bass crews, Elementz and Broken Beat Assualt respectively, Blanco and Finna both insisted on coming down to help blow this party wide open. Last seen in Adelaide supporting Roni Size, Blanco is a familiar to many junlists. This will be Finna's Adelaide debut.
THE CASIO BROS
THE CASIO BROTHERS are the explosive 'Swedish Masters of Hip Hop', creating synthesised retro-hip-hop-electro-pop with their sassy and highly flexible dance duo, The Cassettes. Coco and Kandy bring B-Girl style, acrobatics and impromptu aerobics to the already over-energised Casio Brothers experience. Twice they've rocked Adelaide's Big Day Out, this year they were the "Face of the Adelaide Fringe" and in Feb 2006 The Casio Brothers took out "Best Dance Act" at the SAMI Awards after a second nomination for "Best Electronica Act." According to The Chemical Brothers manager Nick Dewey, who saw them perform at The Fringe's 'Fuse on Stage', The Casio Brothers have an "incredible amount of energy, are very funny and have captured the 80's hip hop sound." It's old school beats and headbands, it's tongue pump hi-tops, and they know how to rock the Hip Hop sox off ya!
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
For over three years, General Knowledge have been carving an inroad into the Australian hip-hop scene. The two MC’s have done numerous gigs in and around Adelaide and have built up a strong following in such a niche market. Winning the inaugural Hilltop Hoods initiative has made many people stand up and take notice of an act everyone in the know was already keen on. To add to this they have a Battle of the Bands title (2004) under their belt and perform a live show that has to be seen to be appreciated! With a full length demo release many mistook for the final album already circulating the streets and radio stations, the buzz on General Knowledge is ridiculous. General Knowledge consists of Detail (MC/Producer) and Jabs (MC).
THE LEVITATORS
Local legends already with a cd out within a year of their first gig, The Levitators are going places. The band has no particular influences, though some aspects of the Levitators are comparable to The Propeller heads, The Prodigy, Chemical Bros, Massive attack, Asian dub foundation and even The Doors. The intense energy, tightness of the rhythm section, improvisation and mastery of dynamics helps the Levitators in creating their own, distinct sound. The music comes across more like a mix of “movements”, rather than a set of songs, creating a journey similar to a good DJ set. The energy and sense of fun that flows from the stage, together with the infectious grooves gets people really up for a party!
THE BEATSMUGGLERS
Beatsmugglers website
Having risen to the top of Adelaide's live electonic music scene, Beat Smugglers' sparkling, throwdown jams meld sampladelic and sequenced treats with frenetic drumming and searing bass lines. Throw in widemouth keyboards, the slick jungle stylee MCing of the nomadic Grif, first rate scratching and turntablism, and you could be forgiven for thinking you'd heard the future sound of line Australian beats.... With a style that blends Latin Breaks, high energy drum and bass, hip hop and funk, the Beatsmugglers have it all and are ready to tear The Shores apart.
STYLE HIGH CLUB
Style High Club make hip hop for the thinker. Deeply introspective lyrics ride lush, musical beats to create a sound unlike anything else in Australia. Indeed, the Style High ethos is simple; smile and think, then write it down.
Style High Club, complete with live percussion, have performed alongside Bliss n Eso, Delta, The Herd, Diafrix and many others over the past three years. The infectious fun of Style High Club’s live shows has seen the group’s fan base grow to the stage where over-capacity venues are becoming the norm. Anyone who squeezed into the Rhino Room sardine tin for the recent album launch will testify to the power of Style High Club live.
With debut album Creativity Department out nationally through Obese Records, and recent tours to Victoria and News South Wales under the Style High belt, the future looks bright for these rapscallions. See what all the fuss is about at www.myspace.com/stylehighclub.
Creativity Department is out now in good record shops Australia wide.
This post has been edited by Eclipse: Jun 1 2006, 08:18 AM
WE LOVE SOUNDS FESTIVAL 2006
Adelaide/Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne "We Love" events presented by Triple J
Midday-Midnight/Sunday June 11/Queens Birthday Weekend
@ The Shores (Military Road West Beach)
Limited $35 Earlybirds available for a real short time only...
Second round tickets will be $49
Final round Tickets will be $55
Ticket Outlets include: Venuetix. Big Star, Krypton, Da Klinic, Clinic 116, Inbound, Chapel Gesture, Fresh FM, MTME all stores, B# Sharp, www.inthemix.com.au , www.raveadelaide.com.au
This June 11 long weekend get ready for something special, a day for you to leave behind all your stresses and worries. A day devoted to yourself and your friends all coming together by a common bond that runs through each of us. A love for the music, a love for the culture, a love for the thing that gets us through the week waiting to get back to the sounds that we love. This Sunday June 11 the national festival “We Love Sounds” is coming..
We Have Gathered the best the world has to offer in Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, House, Breaks, and Live acts all converging on the Adelaide Shores to deliver us one of the most incredible parties we have ever seen, three massive stages, all filled with the best local and international talent the world has to offer. No matter where you turn you'll be surrounded by the sounds. Hear it, love it, live it.
The massive line up includes
GRANDMASTER FLASH (USA)
MAMPI SWIFT+IC3 (UK)
JAMES ZABIELA (UK)
PATIFE (BRA)+CLEVELAND WATKISS (UK)
KOMA & BONES (UK)
THE BIRD [live] (SYD)
DELTA & STAEN 1
BLANCO (Elementz-MELB)
FINNA (Broken Beat Assualt-MELB)
THE CASIO BROS.. + The Cassettes
Style High Club
The Beatsmugglers
The Levitators
General Knowledge
More to be announced…
GRAND MASTER FLASH
Grandmaster Flash Website
During hip-hop nearly 30-year history, few names have become as well known to music lovers across the globe as that of Grandmaster Flash. Not only is he responsible for inventing the musical genre called Hip Hop but his pioneering use of the turntables make him The First DJ to play the Turntables as a Musical Instrument thus helping to elevate the status of the DJ to a masterful, artistic position. He is also responsible for assembling one of the earliest and greatest rap groups of all time - The Furious Five - these are some of the hallmarks of a career which has extended from the Bronx in the early 1970s to all corners of the globe into the 21st century. Of Bajan decent Joseph Saddler, professionally known as “Flash” was born and raised in the Boogie down Bronx, and it was the areas streets and nightlife that provided his inspirations. He developed his first crush on vinyl when he was just a boy playing with his Fathers records. By the time he was a teenager, studying electronics and engineering in school by day, he was already spinning records at block parties and in public parks.
As early as 1971 he was scientifically inventing and demonstrating such methods and concepts he collectively called "The Quick Mix Theory " which encompassed the innovative technique of "Cutting" which laid the foundations for what became known as "Scratching". This innovation quickly became recognized worldwide, and put both Flash and the Bronx on the worldwide musical map. Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, recently honored Flash with the DJ Vanguard Award for being the First to utilize the turntables as a musical instrument.
Hip-Hop Culture was created in 1971 by three DJs, Flash being one of them, and then, contrary to popular belief, came the graffiti writers and the breakdancers, and the MCs followed much later. Flash recorded the unique sounds he created, and in 1977 began experimenting and collaborating with local MC’s and put together his own group who became known as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Their reputation grew around Flash’s unrivaled DJ skills and the groups blending and trading of lyrics. Flash also gained notice for the visually dynamic and acrobatic way he could spin and scratch records using his feet, toes and elbows.
1981’s The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel was the first record to feature complex cuts and scratches, and introduced the name Grandmaster Flash as their originator. Following the group’s demise, Flash continued to make his mark by releasing solo albums, and was immortalized in Blondie’s hit song of 1980, ”Rapture” Flash is fast, Flash is cool!
Recent Activities and Accomplishments
In recognition of his role in music history, Flash has been invited to contribute artifacts to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio and the Experience Music Project in Seattle, WA. Among his many awards are the Pioneer Award from Source magazine, the New Music Seminar Hall of Fame Award, the DMC Hall of Fame Award and B.E.T.’s Diamond Award. In June 2004, he was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame with a plaque dedicated at 161st St. and the Grand Concourse, and a street named after him in New York City!.
As a keynote speaker at the international MIDEM 2004 music conference in France, Flash announced the formation of his new record label, "Adrenaline City Entertainment", by outlining the plans for the label, which includes discovering, recording, and releasing music by groundbreaking new talent.
And to top it all, DJ Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making them the first DJ and rap group to ever be nominated.
MAMPI SWIFT
Mampi Swift Charge Recordings site
After sell out appearances in 2003 and 2005, the biggest man (literally) in dnb is back to tear The Shores apart. We Can't wait.
The prolific "Mampi Swift" aka Phil Anim, formally known as Swift. The addition of "Mampi" to his name not being coincidental; the term meaning "big, strong and quick" depicts everything about him from his pure pyhsique to his amazing "double-dropping" djing skills. We are going to see a lot happening with Mampi Swift and Charge Recordings this year. He has spent the last 12 months working on his new album - to be released end of April - and if this album doesn't set a precedent - nothing will!!!
Working heavily with Blame and 720 Recordings - this duo will certainly be suprising a lot of people over the next few months. With the current EP "Rainman" flying off the shelves and all his classic tunes regularly being played out around the world there is no stopping this guy. Being careful to not over expose his new tunes - they are rarely released prior to promo's - this guy is a very clever business man. He relentlessly still plays with dubplates/vinyl and refuses to use CD's when playing gigs - he is wisely attempting to keep the record industry alive for future generations.
It was in 1990 that Mampi Swift starting DJing and found himself behind the counter of the Lucky Spin record store, now defunct. With access to the studio next door and in-house engineer Pete Parsons (AKA Voyager) at the controls, Swift jumped at the valuable opportunity to learn new skills. 1992 saw the start of an 8 year DJ residency on Kool FM London, whilst at the same time he was regularly at events such as One Nation and TruePlayaz at 'The End' (a trendy London nightclub). He released tunes on other labels such as True Playaz, Frontline, Suburban Base, SOUR & K Power, before setting up his own label Charge Recordings.
Mampi Swift launched Charge Recordings with the release of 'Twisted' followed by 'Feel Good' in 1997. Both tracks were massive hits in the UK and rapidly spread worldwide. Swift enjoyed the success of his first two tracks but it was his third, 'The One' which dropped in the winter of '97 that earned him recognized fame throughout the world. You could not be in the scene and not know of Mampi Swift after that. To this day it is still being sampled and played by many DJs.
Despite his success Mampi Swift has not lost touch with the music. Swift describes his style as 'plain rolling' the catchy beats being a key element to his overall sound, it's the unique distorted basslines that people notice. Adjectives like 'nasty', 'dirty', 'raw', 'twisted' and even 'gut rumbling' have been used to describe his tracks in reviews (Knowledge, Atmosphere Magazine etc). When Swift makes music he finds it hard to get a vibe from just a straight 808 bass-line. So he gets noises, fucks with them and turns them into big bass-lines.
2001 saw the release of his EP, 'Resurrection', featuring the dance floor destroying anthem 'Trippin'. The four tunes made such an impact during their dub-plate life it left clubbers mouths watering for the release.
His second EP, 'Feedback' and debut album 'Mainframe', pushed Charge Recordings to it's 25th release by May 2004. Charge Recordings has, and will remain to be an established and consistent contender for accolades. With the New Year comes his third album, which will coincide with the Charge Recordings Label Tour that is taking place worldwide in 2005. What else can we expect from Charge Recordings?
Well, one thing's for sure, Mampi Swift's DJing and double dropping worldwide will continue, as Charge Recordings gathers more momentum this year. Driven by a powerful and forward thinking team whose main objective is to promote a diverse spectrum of quality sound.
JAMES ZABIELA
The DJ List- James Zabiela
James Zabiela Webpage
This guy is gonna blow everyones socks off guaranteed. Rising quickly to #34 in the world on www.thedjlist.com after winning a bedroom dj competition, James Zabiela is fucking it, end of story. Check out the video footage on his website so you have some idea whats coming.
Space, the final frontier. As the smartest club in Ibiza opens its doors to welcome in their shiny new resident, James Zabiela just smiles and blinks a little. See, the ride here has been kinda fast. And while its been a relatively bump-free trip to acceptance and ubiquity, it's still blinkin' quick. Two years ago, James Zabiela popped his Balearic cherry by warming up for Sasha at the place the island calls Inside At Space. Wowing the crowd - and We Love boss Darren Hughes - with two hours of snappy, synth-fixated, breakbeat action - it was a defining moment in his DJ career.
Two years later, he's now the club's new bi-weekly resident. It's official. Now "that's" what I call progression. Knowing what a great track should sound like - and the place it can be taken by warping and twisting it - is James Zabiela's forte. Layering different sounds with the aid of two Pioneer CDJ1000s, a Pioneer DJM600 and a pair of trusty Technics 1210s, his hands and ears don't let up for a second, leaving any punters feet a-moving and mouth a-gap. And his demands for such kit wherever he spins is a reminder that he's one of the scant few DJs who's pushing things forward in 03.
James's style is trippy, bleepy and deeply - nay, downright - groovy. Oh, and watch out for a few gnarly basslines along the way. Those nasty, dirty sounds are a part of Jay-Z's signature sound now. Scratches, loops, fluttering chord changes and are all par for the course in a Zabiela set. No wonder childhood idols Depeche Mode remain his heroes - like fellow tech-house don Mathew Bushwacka!, they all understand that the best electronic music moves both heart and feet. And if the magic's there, the spirit will fly as well. And boy does this boy soar.
"Entertainment and education are the key," nods James sagely. "It's all about finding the balance. People have paid good money to have a party but you still need a balance." Which is why his FX unit is so crucial to his performance. "Anyone can mix two records to a degree," he grins, while still admitting to the odd bout of nervousness during radio interviews, if not behind the decks. "But I'm a hundred times more confident than I used to be. DJing has definitely helped my confidence as a person." Watching him play, its easy to forget that making things look easy takes time to perfect. But then he's crossed a few bridges - and a few national boundaries - along the way. "I haven't worked it all out yet," he adds. "But I do wish I could grow an extra arm sometimes!" (Fact One: talking of three deck wizards, on a recent hometown gig in Southampton, a certain Carl Cox came down to pay some respect, if not the door tab. High praise indeed...)
James' career so far has been stratospheric to say the least. After winning Muzik Magazine's Bedroom Bedlam competition with a string of well-placed mix tapes in 2000, he went on to win the award for Best Bedroom Bedlam DJ at The Muzik Awards one year later. Swiftly snapped up by Sasha's Excession agency a few weeks later, he spent the next year taking on Eastern Europe, Australia, South America and the US of A ("more fanatical than anywhere else in the world") while still finding time to record well-received CDs for Groovetech, Hooj and unleash a string of fine remixes along the way. Royksopp, Virgin Souls and End Recordings artist Dave Breannan have all been under the Zabiela scalpel - and more are on their way. (Fact Two: Sunday Best boss Rob Da Bank declared Jay-Z's work on 'Remind Me' to be his favourite re-rub of the year... aside from the factor five on Salinas Beach that one time of course.)
Still only 27, still pushing the envelope and still learning to cope with a real-life fanbase and life on the other side of the record counter, its unlikely that James Zabiela will be taking a breather anytime soon. There are further late niteries like Tribal Sessions and The End to entertain and regular slots in Romania and Budapest to attend to. (I get to play whatever I want," he smiles). On a recent trip to Australia he played a five hour set in front of 3,000 screaming punters at The Art House in Sydney. No wonder Sasha refers to James as the guv'nor, This is just the beginning.
KOMA & BONES
Koma & Bones are a three man outfit from the north west comprising of the dj’ing duo Koma & Bones and former drum and bass producer Proteus. Brought together by a deep love of twisted breakbeat the trio started to produce the kind of records that wanted to play in their dj sets.
Things started to happen for them when they remixed the classic ‘God Within’ track—by Phoenix on Dorigen music. The mix went on to become an anthem in America.
Remixes quickly followed with commisions from Hope Recordings, Carbon Records and Freakaboom. Their own solo work also began to turn heads, with releases on Dorigen music, Freakaboom and the highly acclaimed ‘Powercut’ on TCR. Strong support from Hybrid, Adam Freeland, Rennie Pilgrem, Blim,Tayo and Hyper and many others suggested the threesome had something to say.
A couple of years ago Koma & Bones unleashed their own label—Forged Recordings (which became highly sought after on both sides of the Atlantic) whilst continuing to release their own material on the scene’s leading label TCR. With Forged ‘having a break’ the threesome have now started up a brand new imprint ‘Burrito’ – sure to cause a stir… Possibly their biggest tune to date—’Morpheus’ was released as part of the TCR 50 package. It was a monster of a track with support not just from the breaks scene but also many house djs. Koma Bones had well and truly arrived. Next came their interpretation of the radio-friendly Beber Tamra tune ‘Travellin On’ for Mob, followed swiftly by a mix CD on Street Beat and a Y4K album for Distinctive Breaks.
Their highly-acclaimed debut artist album ‘Blinded By Science’, was released 2years ago on TCR and the boys have just finished their highly anticipated second album ‘Shutterspeed’ –which has just been released on TCR. Their profile has been raised further with their amazing remix of Kosheen’s ‘Hide U’ which Rennie Pilgrem recently used on his ‘Tribalizm’ album and by a remix of X-Press 2’s ‘Smoke Machine’ which helped earn them the title of ‘Best Breaks Remixers of 2002’ by Remix magazine in the USA. To top off a successful year, Koma&Bones achieved a dream when they were asked to remix New Order’s ‘Confusion’.
They continue to DJ all over the world and having just completed their second album, are about to step the touring up a gear to promote it. Aswell as perfecting their live show, the threesome have just done a remix for Fat! Records.
PATIFE
Born and bred in Brazil’s music and clubbing capital Sao Paulo, DJ Patife (translation: scoundrel) 25, has spent most of his life living and breathing music.
DJ Patife caught the musical bug in the early 1990s. He gained his first professional experiences as a DJ for a Hip-Hop band called ‘Fatos Reais’ (Real Facts), who had several hits of their own and collaborated with other prominent Hip-Hop artists in the Americas.
Alongside his good friends DJ Marky and DJ Koloral, DJ Patife was determined to make D&B/Jungle a success in the largely techno city of Sao Paulo
In August of 1997, in a calculated move, Patife travelled to London, UK with Marky in the hope of meeting all their D&B/Jungle heroes and starting something.
A chance meeting with the Movement promoters on that trip and a few fantastic nights down at Movement in Bar Rumba led to Patife securing a contract to host his own Movement parties and represent Movement in Brazil.
Patife was then invited back to the UK where he had a successful debut playing alongside some of the top DJs in the Mecca of D&B/Jungle: London. A fitting way to celebrate the efforts of a pioneer who was now actively establishing D&B/Jungle in Brazil.
All Patife’s hard work was now paying off and it wasn’t long until major players in the scene became interested. This interest led to the release of his first compilation mix album - DJ Patife Presents Sounds of Drum & Bass – this was a huge success selling over 10,000 copies (a massive feat in Brazil). The album, although only ever released in Brazil, made reviews in the European and American press. Patife was now showing the whole world that Brazilian homegrown productions from artists such as XRS (who would later gain a worldwide smash in LK) could give everyone a run for their money. Patife has always pushed his homegrown sounds at every opportunity – this album contained three Brazilian productions.
In Brasil Patife still regularly plays 5000 capacity raves and is responsible for taking his sounds to uncharted territories, such as the Amazonian Rainforest and the Bahian beaches of Salvador on the northeast coast.
Patife’s unique, diverse and probing sound is hugely in demand throughout the whole of Brazil, with larger events including Levi’s Live, warming-up the crowd before a Chemical Brothers live show and opening the MTV Brasil Video Music Awards – all this coming under his banner of spreading good vibes everywhere.
It was no coincidence that Patife’s international career would also grow, due to the quality of his productions and his sheer hard work. Look out for him at we love sounds, always a crowd favourite, and sure to get you moving.
MC CLEVELAND WATKISS
‘Cleveland is one of the most amazing people I have worked with. He is an innovator who is finally bringing all his repetoires – DJ, MC, singer and player into the frame. He’ll stimulate and intrigue and ultimately entertain.’ - Talvin Singh
Born in Hackney, East London to Jamaican parents, Cleveland Watkiss is one of nine children. His musical instincts kicked in fast: even as a baby, Cleveland would clap and play along to the radio. This love for music was quickly nurtured by his father - a carpenter, DJ and frequent attendee to Ronnie Scotts - who often played a range of music in the home: ska, blue beat, reggae, jazz, blues and calypso.
As a young teenager, a friend dared Cleveland to enter a talent competition. Unsurprisingly, he sang on the instrumental B-side of a record and won first prize. He left school at 16 and studied engineering, music and drama. But a talent of such scope doesn’t go unnoticed: Cleveland became a central cog in the wheel of Lover’s Rock which exploded during the late 70’s. Soon enough, he was working with the likes of Carroll Thompson and Jamaican legendary vocalist, Sugar Minott.
A true performer in all senses, Cleveland also took a keen interest in acting and took a lead role in the European production of the musical ‘Hair’. with his love for music he begun honing his talents and studying the voice, guitar, piano and composition.
Jazz Warriors
In 1985, alongside Courtney Pine, Cleveland was one of the co-founders of the vastly influential Jazz Warriors big band. His vocals can be heard on the Warrior’s debut album, Out of Many People which won a video award in Japan. Cleveland was then entered for the Wire/Guardian Jazz Awards and was voted best vocalist for three consecutive years. John Fordham, Guardian music journalist accurately describes Cleveland as ‘arriving on the scene with a bang.’
Not withstanding his love for jazz, Cleveland also worked extensively with members of the outstanding UK based gospel outfit, the London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC). During his time performing with them, they recorded a track, Free which can be heard on Stevie Wonder’s album, Characters. LCGC also performed live at Wembley with Stevie’s Wonderlove band.
Soon after, Cleveland featured on Pete Townsend’s (The Who) concept album, The Iron Man. Cleveland then joined Townsend and the rest of The Who in 1989 for their 25th Anniversary tour of the USA. Again, this year he performed alongside Townsend in his ‘Life House Project’ at Sadlers Wells.
Having engaged Cleveland for two concerts at London’s South Bank Centre, music promoter Biyi Adepegbe wrote “Cleveland’s writing abilities bear testimony to the widely held belief that ‘a singer must be a poet.’ This, coupled with his exploration and knowledge of modern technology, makes for a dynamic and innovative approach which will make the kind of in-roads that is often needed in the music world.”
THE BIRD
The Bird Webpage
Absolute Adelaide favourites that always play sell out shows, THE BIRD didn't want to miss this party.
Over the last 10 years The Bird have established a solid reputation as one of Australia's finest live electronic dance outfits, and in the studio have continued to push musical boundaries. “Birdville Sessions” is the latest release from this dynamic group. Recorded in Ben's shed in the suburb of Marrickville, Sydney, and then handed over to the master of BJB Studios, Chris Townend, to be reworked and re textualised through old school valve amps, tape delays and analogue recording desks, this release has captured the live essence that makes The Bird one of Australia's finest.
The Bird are Ben Walsh (drums), Simon Durrington (keyboards), Barry Hill (double Basss), and Bobbby Singh (Tabla). As musicians, The Bird have sought an organic interpretation of computer-generated forms of music, combing live drum'n'bass breakbeats and electro synth lines, with sounds from the Asian Underground, and some serious dub vibes. The Bird's music is a journey through these numerous influences and stylistics, executed in a funkafied soulful electronica sound that is their trademark style.
The Bird have toured the country and overseas extensively, playing at many venues and festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Livid Festival, Falls Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Woodford Festival, Two Tribes, the Opera House Studios, Home Nightclub, and Earthcore to name but a few.
DELTA & STAEN
What can't we say about this pair that hasn't already been said? Quite frankly to Australia Staen is our Q-Bert in terms of unquestionable turntable skills (currently ranked 5 in the world DMC's) and Delta is our Supernat in terms of freestyle mc'ing.
Add to this the fact that Delta's studio album "The Lostralian" has been a huge success this year with every performance including Z-Trip and the launch party being attended by a huge fanbase and you get the idea that something special is occoring before our eyes in South Australia
"The Lostralian" was produced by Delta and Mark B and features collaborations with MURS, (one of Z*trips regular collaborators from Living Legends) amongst others so the perfection of puttin Z & Supernat alonside Staen & Delta at the same event could not be ignored by anyone.
Dj Staen1 is the first south australian to win the Aust. DMC Final & the first in australia to win Aust. DMC & ITF titles in the same year, plus only the second dj in Aust. to win 3 dmc finals in a row. Staen1 Plays hip hop(mostly early 90's and late 80's) & Old skool funk & is renowned for his trick mixing, skratchin, juggles,etc. He has Dj'd for Hilltop hoods(S.A) & Tim Dog (New York).....& is currently dj'ing with MC Delta (SA).Plus is a member of one of adelaide's most pioneering hip hop crews, Certified Wise.
Staen1 has also done support shows all over Australia with artists like Public Enemy, Method Man(wu-tang clan),Redman, Cypress hill, Kool Keith, Tim dog, Blaccallcious, Gangstarr, etc........& Dj's including Q-Bert. Cash Money,Mixmaster mike, Shortkut, A-Trak, Craze, etc
BLANCO & FINNA (MELB)
Running 2 of Melbournes biggest drum and bass crews, Elementz and Broken Beat Assualt respectively, Blanco and Finna both insisted on coming down to help blow this party wide open. Last seen in Adelaide supporting Roni Size, Blanco is a familiar to many junlists. This will be Finna's Adelaide debut.
THE CASIO BROS
THE CASIO BROTHERS are the explosive 'Swedish Masters of Hip Hop', creating synthesised retro-hip-hop-electro-pop with their sassy and highly flexible dance duo, The Cassettes. Coco and Kandy bring B-Girl style, acrobatics and impromptu aerobics to the already over-energised Casio Brothers experience. Twice they've rocked Adelaide's Big Day Out, this year they were the "Face of the Adelaide Fringe" and in Feb 2006 The Casio Brothers took out "Best Dance Act" at the SAMI Awards after a second nomination for "Best Electronica Act." According to The Chemical Brothers manager Nick Dewey, who saw them perform at The Fringe's 'Fuse on Stage', The Casio Brothers have an "incredible amount of energy, are very funny and have captured the 80's hip hop sound." It's old school beats and headbands, it's tongue pump hi-tops, and they know how to rock the Hip Hop sox off ya!
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
For over three years, General Knowledge have been carving an inroad into the Australian hip-hop scene. The two MC’s have done numerous gigs in and around Adelaide and have built up a strong following in such a niche market. Winning the inaugural Hilltop Hoods initiative has made many people stand up and take notice of an act everyone in the know was already keen on. To add to this they have a Battle of the Bands title (2004) under their belt and perform a live show that has to be seen to be appreciated! With a full length demo release many mistook for the final album already circulating the streets and radio stations, the buzz on General Knowledge is ridiculous. General Knowledge consists of Detail (MC/Producer) and Jabs (MC).
THE LEVITATORS
Local legends already with a cd out within a year of their first gig, The Levitators are going places. The band has no particular influences, though some aspects of the Levitators are comparable to The Propeller heads, The Prodigy, Chemical Bros, Massive attack, Asian dub foundation and even The Doors. The intense energy, tightness of the rhythm section, improvisation and mastery of dynamics helps the Levitators in creating their own, distinct sound. The music comes across more like a mix of “movements”, rather than a set of songs, creating a journey similar to a good DJ set. The energy and sense of fun that flows from the stage, together with the infectious grooves gets people really up for a party!
THE BEATSMUGGLERS
Beatsmugglers website
Having risen to the top of Adelaide's live electonic music scene, Beat Smugglers' sparkling, throwdown jams meld sampladelic and sequenced treats with frenetic drumming and searing bass lines. Throw in widemouth keyboards, the slick jungle stylee MCing of the nomadic Grif, first rate scratching and turntablism, and you could be forgiven for thinking you'd heard the future sound of line Australian beats.... With a style that blends Latin Breaks, high energy drum and bass, hip hop and funk, the Beatsmugglers have it all and are ready to tear The Shores apart.
STYLE HIGH CLUB
Style High Club make hip hop for the thinker. Deeply introspective lyrics ride lush, musical beats to create a sound unlike anything else in Australia. Indeed, the Style High ethos is simple; smile and think, then write it down.
Style High Club, complete with live percussion, have performed alongside Bliss n Eso, Delta, The Herd, Diafrix and many others over the past three years. The infectious fun of Style High Club’s live shows has seen the group’s fan base grow to the stage where over-capacity venues are becoming the norm. Anyone who squeezed into the Rhino Room sardine tin for the recent album launch will testify to the power of Style High Club live.
With debut album Creativity Department out nationally through Obese Records, and recent tours to Victoria and News South Wales under the Style High belt, the future looks bright for these rapscallions. See what all the fuss is about at www.myspace.com/stylehighclub.
Creativity Department is out now in good record shops Australia wide.
This post has been edited by Eclipse: Jun 1 2006, 08:18 AM
RANDALL(UK) Finna+Safire(Melb) Fri Aug 25 TONIC CLICK HERE FOR SET TIMES
RONI SIZE & MC DYNAMITE(UK) Sat Sept 30 @ EARTH
DJ CRAZE & MC ARMANI(USA) Sat Oct 21. Venue TBA
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RONI SIZE & MC DYNAMITE(UK) Sat Sept 30 @ EARTH
DJ CRAZE & MC ARMANI(USA) Sat Oct 21. Venue TBA
Visit our website at www.eclipsetouring.net and register for member benefits
(yes, i am jealous)
Love the look of this! 
this would be cool to go to but i doubt ill have the cash when i return from europe. oh well shit happens.... (is lookin forward to enchanted)
...better do somethin bout that...
