Introducing new artists Sevy & Bayang and their debut video ‘Dogfight’ produced by Utility | Video by Jeremy Elphick | Mixed & mastered by Thomas McCalister.
Dogfight is a dark, yet energy filled banger and signify’s an exciting new wave of local rap music made by these upcoming Lakemba based rappers. Dogfight builds on Sevy & Bayang’s rich experiences in local Sydney music communities including Seayams, Skid Row Radio, and the iconic band Dispossessed who had been described as ‘.. the most uncompromising, unapologetic and important band in Australia’.
This first single, which premiered Wednesday night on FBi Radio, sets the pace for their joint project which will release next month on Trackwork.
5 yrs ago Hermitude dropped Dark Night Sweet Light and it went #1. So hectic, 13 years after their first release with elefant traks. There is hope for all us artists! One song cut through and went multi-platinum with 100s of millions of streams. Gusto and Dubs opened up the session and deconstructed the song here
Australian artists Adam Koots and Tenth Dan have come together through the love of that ol’ sticky icky to form the heavily sedated outfit, Beugs Brothers.
Red eyes, good vibes and munchies… Hits From The Beug is a modern day homage to the classic Cypress Hill track Hit’s From The Bong, laced with a legendary Australian spin… no we’re not talking about a jail mix.
The new track is produced by Adam Koots and has been released as a free promo track. This is the first of many tracks we expect from the Beugs Brothers outfit with a full length album already in the works. We are loving everything about this project already, including the amazing artwork as featured above. We don’t have any further information to share at this time but we’ll be sure to share it as soon as we do.
Released via Pang Productions, a stalwart of the local Hip Hop scene, Hits From The Beug is available now here.
Baker Boy might be self-isolating like all of us, but recently the hip-hop artist has brought his A- game energy to his new video ‘Move’, certain to get you off your ISO couch. The video premiered on YouTube with Danzal (aka Baker Boy) interacting with his fans online as the video was viewed for its first time.
Baker Boy’s first release of the year is dedicated to his partner, a tribute to the strong women in Baker Boy’s life and those who raised him and for the video, it was important for Danzal that a strong female team worked with him on the 90’s feel clip.
Baker Boy says, “Move was a really fun video to make, it had such a chilled vibe and a really great team! One of the main things I wanted was to have a strong female team around the video, I was lucky to work with Freya Esders as the Director and I collaborated with Aurie Indianna again on the Creative Direction and Styling which is always a fun process. We had a mostly female team the whole way through this clip form Freya and Aurie, to the dance Choreographer, Hair and Make Up Artist to the editor.”
Shooting on film, and getting back to more rustic film making approach didn’t come without its difficulties, shot in early March, the film got delayed while processing in New York due to Covid-19 restrictions and postal delays but Baker Boy feels it was well worth the wait; ‘It was great process, it got slowed down a bit getting the film scanned in New York during a global pandemic, but it all came together, and it really nailed the vibe and direction I have been trying to send the Baker Boy project in.”
Creative Director and Stylist Aurie Indianna recalls where the inspiration came for the new video, “Danzal was keen on following the love song story line, so we worked together to kind of recreate some of our early memories as a couple, and keep it light and fun, with lots of energy! We knew right from the start that we wanted to shoot on film and create almost a retrospective feel to the clip. This really triggered the idea for the 90’s / millennium references but then playing with that through kitschy moments like Danzal spinning on the couch while FaceTiming.”
Rapping in his native language of Yolngu Matha and English, ‘Move’ was produced by Willie Tafa (Ariana Grande, Ella Mai) and mixer Andrei Eremin.
Released last week, HILLTOP HOODS have written a song from, and about isolation titled ‘I’M GOOD?’, with proceeds from the track going to the SUPPORT ACT ‘Roadies (Crew) Fund’. The band had been in lockdown writing their new album but decided to take a break and work on something that would help road and support crew – including those whose livelihoods have been devastated by the impact of COVID-19.
‘I’M GOOD?’ is available on all digital platforms now. Proceeds from the artist, record label and publisher royalties from streams and downloads of ‘I’M GOOD?’ will go directly to SUPPORT ACT ‘Roadies (Crew) Fund’. Additionally, Island Records/Universal Music Australia, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd, Blue Max Music, and Media Arts Lawyers are chipping in $2,500 each to kick off the fundraising.
On the production side of things, the band has enlisted SIXFOUR (Paul and John Bartlett) to produce, Plutonic Lab (Leigh Ryan) to mix and Alex Mader of Disk Edits to master the track.
Regarding the release of the song, the band had this to say:‘It’s a very dark time at the moment, so we wanted to make something light-hearted, we’re hoping that the song might give someone a laugh and maybe lift their spirits. But ultimately what we want to do is raise money for the roadies and associated support crew – including those who have lost their livelihoods due to this pandemic.’ – Hilltop Hoods
If you are able, please consider donating to Support Act and directing your donation to the ‘Roadies (Crew) Fund’ here
New release features Australian artists Lazy Grey, Phil Gektor and Mata
Acclaimed Hip Hop producer Flu, has quietly released a brand new project titled ‘Just Some Verses I Had On My Phone. The 6 track release features Lazy Grey, Phil Gektor and Mata.
Flu has been carving quite the lane for himself over the past couple of years, teaming up with a number of international artists including Jah Monte, Waterr, Estee Nack & Starker and more. The journey Flu has been on as an artist has been an enjoyable one to watch. Highly revered in the underground, we haven’t seen a local producer evolve quite like this over a large number of years. It’s a testament to his work ethic, drive and determination to not just fall in with the same old, same old.
“Just some verses I had on my phone…like literally. Some old collabs etc… whipped up the beats over a rainy weekend” – Flu
Flu is totally confident in his artistry, there’s no trend hoping here. If you’re a fan of Flu’s previous work, you’ll find something here. Head over to Bandcamp and grab a copy today… you know… support independent artists and all that.
South East Melbourne crew, and global rap phenoms HP Boyz have just announced their first ever project titled 6 To The World.
Coming out of Hampton Park, the popular rappers have taken the world by storm with their recent hits including Engineers, which has amassed 14 million Spotify streams and Bad N Bouj which now sits on just over 4 million views on YouTube. Their single Blueprint landed in the Top 10 tracks for YouTubes ‘Australia’s Top Trending Music Videos from Australian Artists’ list for 2019.
The HP Boyz aim to continue their success with their upcoming project due to release on the 8th of May. The new project, 6 To The World features 6 tracks, including Enemies, Get 2 The Bag and Out Here which features the amazing vocals of Keziah, the only collaboration on the project.
A number of snippets have been shared via Instagram and from all accounts the project is going to be an instant classic. Rumours have it that we will soon see a brand new video clip from the project, expect that soon. 6 To The World dropping 08.05.2020!
Tracklist: 1. Enemies 2. Out Here feat. Keziah 3. Get 2 The Bag 4. Eenie Meenie 5. Block Party 6. 6 To The World
Explosive Sydney rap group Triple One have today shared the studio version of a long-running live favorite in the form of their new single, ‘Handyman’.
Following up their collaborative single with Matt Corby, ‘So Easy‘, ‘Handyman’is the group’s first new music of 2020. An infectious, three-minute ride that never sits still, teaming overblown bass with a playfully whistling melody and Triple One’s usual dynamic vocal interplay and tongue-in-cheek approach to hip-hop braggadocio.
Directed by FEMME.tv, the music video is a homage to suburban Australiana, taking nostalgic cues from the group’s teenagedom, exaggerating them to the point of hyperbolic caricature and throwing them all together into a bogan paradise.
Director Natasha Foster says that:“When the boys from Triple One approached us with a script about a bogan couple, I was excited to take the narrative and pull it apart, make it more abstract and create a hyper color bogan community and shoot on a suburban street… I loved that the boys gave me the creative freedom to be able to take a script and expand it into something that still tells the same story, but in a more visual way. We love creating work full of colour and filling the frame with lots of talent. I think we succeeded in creating Aussie suburbia on crack.”
Handyman’ by Triple One is out now, buy/stream it here.
Bushfires, floods, coronavirus. 2020 has been a ride and we’re less …than a 1/4 deep. Take care of your fam, take precautions and think particularly about the oldies around you (and ppl with underlying health conditions). We’ll get through it 😎💚 from me and my woifSee More
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