Reflections on Hunter's first three albums:
::: "Done DL" ::: Hunter and Dazastah (2002)
::: "Going Back to Yokine" ::: Hunter (2006)
::: "Monster House" ::: Hunter and DJ Vame (2010)
When Walter Benjamin stated in 1936 that, “the art of storytelling is coming to an end" due to the rise of the printed novel and the lowering value of experience, he hadn't anticipated the rise of the hip hop emcee to revive this craft in our modern world. In all his albums, Hunter shows his skills as a wonderful storyteller. There are tales of growing up, getting into trouble and later returning to his hometown of Yokine, Perth, in the songs "Adolescence", "Going Back To Yokine" and "Yokine (Drugs + Crime)". These are stories of self-discovery, and of changing his life, and of hope — giving up old ways that were not working for him to focus on music, rapping and living a hip hop-infused life instead. "What I Do Best" has the feeling of homecoming to a community of supportive people and finding his place in the world. There are stories of mateship and the value of community with his Syllabolix (SBX) family and crew. There are stories of having children and the specialness that can bring to one's life in "Ultrasound" and "Kids of the Future". Littering his rhymes in "Kids of the Future", "The Big Issue" and "Me Old Man" are stories based on his Dad’s advice, as he contemplates being a father himself.
Techno Lawn Party (Spin'n'Jam Reunion)
16 April · 12:00 - 18:00
East Brisbane Croquet Club (Mowbray Park), 19 Park Ave, East Brisbane, Australia
Join the Spin'n'Jam crew for an autumn afternoon of croquet and chilled beats at the East Brisbane Croquet Club (Mowbray Park) overlooking the Brisbane river .
Playing for your aural pleasure shall be:
Frogstar Millennium Experience Live (Melbourne) – worldbeat
Quazilocco (fresh from Rainbow Serpent 2011) – psy/dub/70s/funk/soul/disco mash
Geriotech – tech-house
Funkedub – breaks
Neon Princess – ambient
plus special guest Sally Allsorts & more to be announced.
Silly hats and outfits encouraged (especially Alice in Wonderland style) but not mandatory.
$10 at the door includes free croquet lessons!
Some snacks and refreshments available but BYO alcomahol.
What's Spin'n'Jam?
Spin'n'Jam was an underground community music venue that ran in West End from the mid Nineties to early Noughties, bringing together a diverse range of electronic and live, visual and acoustic artists. It was possibly Brisbane's first regular Open Decks session, and many DJs in South-East played their first public sets there. The original crew are organising this event as both a reunion for the old hands and an inspiration for new comers.
"Love Our Laneways Brisbane hopes to save the laneway precinct and beautiful old building (a 1920's printing warehouse) between Elizabeth and Charlotte Streets in the city, which has just been approved by the city council for imminent demolition. Reminiscent of Melbourne or even Barcelona, this area could be an incredibly vibrant addition to the cultural life of the CBD, instead a glass and steel office tower has been approved to be built for the Australian Tax Office. Amazingly this building is not heritage listed, so the only way to save it is if the developers or the ATO have a change of heart. We are not against the development per se, but respectfully ask them to consider the incredible potential of this site, and amend their building plans to integrate the laneway precinct and heritage building at its rear. It would be a shame to lose this building for the sake of a loading bay and AC plant to service the new development. If you're unhappy your tax dollars are contributing to the demolition of Brisbane's heritage then sign the petition now, and pass it onto your friends, enemies and lovers of laneways everywhere!"
Step It Up are a premier funk and new jazz band, creating music since the 1990's in Australia. Their releases include the classic self-titled first album, plus numerous compilation tracks on labels including Ubiquity, Creative Vibes and One Movement. The band have received much airplay on Australian national broadcasters JJJ and ABC, and also on UK Jazz FM. Their instrumentals have been found to be a perfect match for movies, tv and multimedia synchronisations.
Step It Up's live credits include supports for the legendary Gil Scott-Heron and Ronnie Jordan plus appearances at Vibes on a Summer Day festivals. You can catch them live around Brisbane.
They are back with a developed sound – more electro, more uptempo, more driven & danceable. Their new show has wide variety from instrumental hip-hop through Asian & Arabic influences to banging house.
At the MF Doom gig on Friday 1st April, DJ Sheep led a turntablist battle revival in Brisbane. Prior to this gig, there’d been words – DJ Butcher had posted “dude.. u know i’ll beat you on the decks.. ur an idiot..” on OzHipHop.com (24/03/2011). DJ Sheep, following the hip hop code he lives by, raised a challenge to battle on the decks. Unfortunately the challenge was turned down, so spectators only saw one side of the battle, but they left charged. I wasn’t there to see it in person, but I saw the video and on Sunday morning, DJ Sheep said on Ozhiphop.com, “I’ve never felt better in years after a gig, i got so many daps, and props from people, it felt like the old days again for once…”, so it sounded like it was a night to remember. The only way I could imagine it being better (in my head), is if there *had* been a battle, or if there had been two sounds (sound systems) on opposite sides of a fenced off outdoor basketball court or a Jamaican dance hall like back in the early days of hip hop DJ battles.
Kodwo Eshun, in his book “More Brilliant Than The Sun”, coined the term “Sonic Fiction” when writing about one of the pioneers of hip hop DJing, Grandmaster Flash, and his album “The Amazing Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel”. I suggest that the turntablist battles could also be thought of as Sonic Fiction on multiple levels – in the sounds produced and performances of the actual turntablist set, and also in the stories behind the battles – in some case they’re personal, in other cases they’re for competition and showcase. In all cases, they are related to the DJs career and reputation. DJ Battles are the opposite of “Fight Club” – everybody (in the DJ community) talks about the battle, and the rules are set. DJ Sheep commented, “the hip-hop code is that when you call someone out or get called out, you either step up or admit defeat. if you say you’re better and back out, you’re reputation goes down the drain, that’s hip-hop. It’s been like that since the inception”.
Now back to the set – in traditional style, Sheep gave props to the fallen, shouting out RIP to Angus, Jeeps (750) and Sabre (BWP) before he started. Then he got down to business with his message explaining to the crowd that DJs used real records. “In the history of beef, it’s usually the Butcher that slaughters the Sheep, but today we’re going to see the Sheep slaughter the mutherfuckin’ Butcher”. Sheep then launched into his set – beat juggling, chirps, transform moves such as flares and orbits, and the crab. From the video, you can see a brick and sandbag on the table – DJ Sheep and Brisbane beat-maker Tigermoth highlighted the large springs in place of the table legs which caused the table to move around, and some skipping of the needles during Sheep’s set. I think the crowd probably wouldn’t have noticed this had it not be pointed out. In any case, Sheep took advantage of the moments and paused, giving space to his set and acknowledging the crowd. They gave him plenty of love in return.
Monkey Marc's studio was recently broken into and his equipment was stolen. You can help support him replacing his gear by purchasing one of his albums.
As The Market Crashed, his 2009 release, is an 11 track album
Solo instrumental hip-hop, dub, future dub and dubstep by monkeymarc. Recorded on Solar Power.
credits:
released 01 December 2009
Mixed at Sumroom Studios Paris, France by Matthias Froidefond and at Headgap Studios, Melbourne by Rohan "Infernal Machine" Mansell and mixed by Monkeymarc at all the above and at Monkeys Solar Studio, Melbourne. Mastered at Transition Studios, London, UK.
via @jean_poole's tweet : Help the lovely Monkey Marc raise $ to replace music gear stolen from his solar powered studio. Donations get his album http://is.gd/3xrYIF
Hot off the press: The City of Sydney Library and Random House Australia invite you to join Terri Janke in launching Paris Dreaming, the latest sexy novel by the multi-talented author Anita Heiss.
Join Anita as she shares her inspiration for the work and her dedication to researching in the city of love. There croissants, culture and couture are all accompanied by distracting gorgeous men, cute baristas and smooth-tongued lotharios. Come along and have some fun, learn about Aboriginal art in Paris, and get a copy of the novel signed by the woman herself.
DIGICULT is an online/offline Italian platform, created to spread digital art and culture worldwide. It focuses on the impact of new technologies and modern sciences on art, design, culture and contemporary society. DIGICULT is based on participation of more than 40 professionals, representing a wide Italian Network of critics, curators and journalists in the field. DIGICULT is the editor of the magazine DIGIMAG, which focuses on some cultural and artistic issues like internet art, hacktivism, electronica, video art, audiovideo, art & science, design, new media, software art, performing art. http://www.digicult.it/digimag_eng
DIGIMAG 62 - MARCH 2011. The @digicult mag English issue is online http://bit.ly/bwZAS4 #digitalart #mediaart #artscience #electronica [via @digicult tweet]
Tura New Music and WAAPA@ECU invite proposals for formal papers, lecture-performances, artist talks, master-classes, and panels of three or four papers for
The 2011 TOTALLY HUGE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Perth, Western Australia, 16 – 18 September 2011
Keynote Speaker: Marina Rosenfeld
The THNMF Conference, held as part of The 10th Totally Huge New Music Festival, is a forum for artists from diverse areas of practice, along with critics, commentators and academics, to discuss the ideas which underline contemporary new music and sound art—the histories, methods, theories, approaches, techniques and dreams which make up the modern world of music and sound arts.
The THNMF conference is a fully DEST refereed conference that offers opportunities for presentations of refereed and non refereed papers, performances, demonstrations and workshops held over two days, and there is the opportunity for publication in the conference proceedings, Sound Scripts – published by Tura New Music
The Conference is presented by Tura New Music, in association with the Faculty of Education and Arts, Edith Cowan University, including the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Did you know less than 13% of the contributors to the world's biggest educational resource are women? The Women4Wikipedia campaign was launched when a Canberra mother got wind of this and decided to do something about it. Rosie (with son Brenton Fletcher) recently launched Collective Action a database providing a quick way for grassroots campaigns to get off the ground. It seemed like the perfect place to kick off her own her own campaign (plus she'd had a glass of wine!). Women4Wikipedia was born!
Because this campaign is growing and changing daily as more people become involved things here may change. Please keep up with developments via the news feed or visit the Women4Wikipedia Blog, RSS Feed or homepage often. You can contact Rosie at collective_action AT hotmail DOT com or on Twitter @CollectiveAct
@Peakstreet Also make sure to check our second #Ciecmate leak straight outta the @BrokenToothEnt HQ. This is some catchy shit www.peakstreet.com [via @Peakstreet tweet]
A collection of 100 contributions from different artists, curators, musicians, and writers on their aural guilty pleasures. Co-edited by Kim Cascone and Soda Design.
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