TAOS RECORDS

SATURDAY 2PM

2010-03-09T08:13:00.000+11:00

GARMSGARMSGARMS

2010-02-23T18:26:00.003+11:00

The good guys at http://www.mi-boutique.com/ have been kind enough to add me to their crew and started flowing me some of the very nice garms that they sell from their shop in Bendigo. I recommend you head on over to their site and start spending some wong! and if you use the 'fraksha' code they'll even give you a 15% discount off your order, how nice of them is that?

Next week see's them launching the Dissizit Spring 2010 range and to celebrate they're throwing a party at their store and then a big after party at Star Bar in Bendigo where me and Scotty will be heading down to shock out with a big set, so if thats your part of the world then come down and say hi.
Here's the facebook link to the event
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=347807789965&ref=mf

and here's a little promo video for it too

Mi Boutique Urban Wear DISSIZIT SPRING 2010 LAUNCH

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[Line Launch Details]

Shop 17 Killians Walk, Bendigo

6pm - 8 Pm

Space is limited - First in, last sits in the gutter.

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[After Party Details]

Star Bar Bendigo

crn pall mall & mundy st Bendigo

9pm til late

$2.50 Pots 9pm - 11pm

Plus other venue drink specials.

Plus a speical spot from

Nine High out of the UK!

Giveaways from Mi Boutique All night!

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ABOUT DISSIZIT!

"DISSIZIT, DISSIZIT, DISSIZIT!" (THIS IS IT, THIS IS IT, THIS IS IT!) A quote from the documentary "Style Wars" was all SLICK needed to hear when he came up with the brand "DISSIZIT!" You can read it several different ways, but the way SLICK chooses to interpret the saying would be "this is it!", the final, the end, the shit, or that we've finally arrived. The designs are courtesy of O.G. graff legend "SLICK", who had his start airbrushing t-shirts on the shores of Waikiki and worked his way to Los Angeles.

SLICK is no stranger to the clothing game; for graffiti it was "Third Rail", for skaters and punks he did "Fuct Clothing", he brought you the Asian flavor with a street twist with "Shaolin Worldwide", and he has finally come full circle back to his graff roots with "DISSIZIT!"

SLICK's art has been featured in countless documentaries, magazines, music videos, feature films and even an album cover or two, most notably "The Bizarre Ride to the Pharcyde". For more on SLICK's art, check out http://www.dissizslix.com, or on a train or wall near you.

It's difficult to track the direction of the brand because SLICK likes to change things up every couple of months. He likes to keep things interesting and fuck with what's hot that particular moment, and flipping it, but never straying too far from the graff. The brand is geared toward graff artists, as well as graff enthusiasts. Because of the countless t-shirt companies popping up worldwide, "DISSIZIT!" has decided to give back to the consumers by offering graffiti collectables with every tee purchase, as a token of appreciation for their support.

"DISSIZIT!" is still a relatively small operation, but they are able to stay below the radar and flip new products every couple of months, unlike the bigger companies who are locked in a particular trend and has to deal with seasons and trade shows. SLICK says that sometimes it's difficult to come up with dope shit every couple of months, just to have the bigger dogs come down and swoop to make a killing. Still "DISSIZIT!" continues to grow at a steady pace, unaffected by this unforgiving industry where brands pop up and disappear every day, "DISSIZIT!" is here to stay.

"DISSIZIT!" makes a sweet ass spraycan plushy. Don't sleep on these cats! Everything is limited, so if you get it, cool, if you don't, ya snoozed. Don't trip though if you miss a release, you can probably get something similar soon after from one of the hundreds of whack ass brands in stores everywhere.

NEXT SOUND LEVEL

2010-02-23T18:23:00.000+11:00

Totally forgot to up my own goddamn video which i released a few weeks ago!?! Here it is, and look out for the remixes which i will stick up as a package real soon!

ICE CREAM ICE CREAM

2010-02-12T12:11:00.002+11:00

We (Smashbrothers) just got Raekwon support, gonna be nuts! more info soon

THE PRINCE - MARCH 11TH

ITS A HOBART TING

2010-02-12T12:10:00.000+11:00

SOON COME THE RADIO SHOW

2010-02-11T18:30:00.004+11:00

Its something we've been talking about for a while and now it finally looks like its coming to fruition. We're just in the process of confirming timeslots etc, but we're gonna be starting a weekly show on Melbourne's finest http://www.kissfm.com.au/ real soon. I've not had a show since i used to do pirates back in England with Felz and Scotty so very much looking forward to it.

We're gonna run it between a few of us and take a week each to mix it up each concentrating on slightly different styles from the same family. So its gonna run something like this;

Dust, LJ + Fiend (dubstep / funky)
Affiks + A13 (dubstep / glitch / crack house)
Same-o + Fooishbar (dubstep)
Fraksha (grime / bashment / dubstep)

Will let you know when its all up and running but if you want me to play any of your stuff please send it through to nine-high@hotmail.co.uk

GOING going, BACK back TO HOBART

2010-02-11T18:26:00.002+11:00

Myself and Affiks played in Hobart in December and had a ball (hold tight the Curried Scallop Pie mandem), so much so that we've been asked to go back again in March. This time for an all day festival of all things bass! Its a benefit gig on the long weekend for Labour Day and it sounds like its gonna be proper fun. No flyer yet but press release thingy below

An epic line up of international, interstate, and hobarts finest in reggae, dub, dubstep, glitch, grime and all the wobbly bits ensures it's a sunday session not to be missed.

A lazy tenner on the door gets you in on the action, and funds raised go to Still Wild, Still Threatened.

And the other thing, Monday is a holiday, Sunday's gunna be HUGE.

Renegades of Dub
Sunday March 7th (Labor Day Eve)
The Brisbane Hotel - Hobart

Doors - 4pm 'till late,

LineUp:

The Nomad (NZ)
http://www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomth3nomad

Johnny Hooves (NZ/Shapeshifter)
http://www.myspace.com/johnnyhooves

MC Fraksha (NineHigh/UK)
http://www.myspace.com/fraksha

Affiks (Heavy Innit/Melb)
http://www.myspace.com/affiks

Acumen (Tas)
http://www.youtube.com/user/EvilSlothyman#p/a/u/2/ncScwkEoKdE

DJ Grotesque (Tas)
http://soundcloud.com/dj-grotesque/dj-grotesque-dubblewubble-vol-4-the-bashment-edition

VJ Sloth (Acumen) mixing visuals in the big room all night

w/

Kashishi

Akouo

& Beat Poet Max Bladel

+ hobarts finest in reggae, dub, dubstep, glitch, grime and all the wobbly bits

benefit for those who love dope parties, and the still wild still threatened crew http://www.stillwildstillthreatened.org/

WITH A LITTLE BIT OF....

2010-02-11T18:22:00.003+11:00

Something i've been after for aaages in Melbourne is a proper garage and funky rave so i was hyped when my fellow Englishman LJ decided it was time to get this sorted. Thiis Saturday at Miss Libs, come down, sip on some Moet, dust off your Moschino and dance about like a loon to some classics!

ITS TOOO MUCH!!!

2010-02-11T18:17:00.002+11:00

Same-o and Fooishbar have been putting in a load of work the past year bringing some massive shows to Melbourne, my personal favourites being the Cotti, Tes La Rock and Silkie gigs and for some reason they've decided to give you lucky sods a freebie this month if you go the the facebook page for the event which is below. They're always wicked fun parties and i'll be there on mic duties so come down and get messy. The next one's gonna be the 1st Birthday event and from what i hear its gonna be laaarge!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=284562122962&ref=ts

GRAB OUR ALBUM FOR FREE!!!

2010-02-11T18:15:00.002+11:00

So we had some distro problems which saw us not getting any $$ from the copies sold in the shops so we thought fuck it and cut out the middle man and give it away for free!

Grab it here at soundcloud...
Latest tracks by fraksha

or here from sendspace
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5oan7e

while i was at it i also uploaded our 'Take Two' mixtape from 2005
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7ig6wr

Tell a friend!

TIME TO WOBBLE

2010-02-11T18:12:00.001+11:00

Yeah its that time once more, break out your skanking shoes and get down to the Night Owl on Sat 20th for another month of absolute madness!

Check the promo vid below

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

2010-02-09T21:49:00.002+11:00

It might have taken 2 years to get going but its shaping up to be one of the biggest clashes in grime. For those who've not been keeping up basically P Money has been sending for Ghetts for the past couple years with no response, but now Ghetts has a new release coming up he's decided to go for it.

First up last week was this video below (sound quality is pretty shocking really)

Then P came back with this a day later

and then this from Ghetts

I'd say Ghetts is ahead right now, but apparently P is going studio on Wednesday so hold tight for some big bar!

HELLO AGAIN....

2010-02-03T12:16:00.007+11:00

Its been a while innit! I suppose I’ve just been enjoying the weather while its been good, so that means lots of partying, festivals, barbeque’s etc etc and a few gigs here and there.

Swung thru Sydney for the Days Like This festival with Rhys, Phazes and my flatmate Belle which was mad fun! None of the fluoro, steroid abusing wasteman contingent you get at so many festivals theses days which was a bonus. Probably the best festival I’ve been to in terms of organization and just general enjoyment, just a pity you can’t go to a festival now without there being bare cops everywhere! No matter, we still managed to get what we needed inside. Oh yeah, also caught Al Green for FREE the night before. He played an outdoor show as part of Sydney Festival for thooooousands, how good is that?

All of us looking a little murky at Al Green

Vodka gaffer tapped to thigh hurts when you remove it!

Next up was Hot BBQ down in Portsea where I was hosting Flagrants video set. Now if there ever was a total opposite to Days Like This then Hot BBQ was it! The location was beautiful, right on the coast, but unfortunately it was ridiculously windy that day turning the whole place into a dust storm. The crowd was full of the worst kind of pop tarts, the rider kept running out and the sun fucked off!

Then however we found the 'artist enclosure' and this changed everything! For those that dont know, Point Nepean where the festival is held, is an army barracks of some sort so the artist enclosure was some big compound of barracks right on the sea front which we could only get to via some 4 x 4 golf buggy type thing which was mad fun! No lack of alchohol here either! Lots of amazing food, i had too many steaks and no joke i think it was 18 chocolate eclairs! So when i found a hammock i thought sod this, i'm not going back and instead went to sleep until everyone was ready to drive home.

Next fun thing was a paint party at some warehouse on Little Lonsdale street. No idea what to expect here whatsoever but it ended up being a wicked event and left a few people wanting to hurt me (you deserved everything Soph!)
Rolled up and they gave us all white chemical suits and hospital slippers which we chilled in for a piece while taking advantage of the free bar and hot dogs. Then we were ushered into a completely white room with bar and DJ's and shitloads of buckets of paint everywhere. An alarm went off and we all basically went fucking mad chucking paint everywhere. There were bare chiefs just dabbing you with a paint brush all timid and that so there was only one thing to do but pick up multiple buckets and just start dumping on peoples heads!

Next up was the Summer Innit party in Edinborough Gardens. The last one was sick, this one smashed it! Bare people there, lots of sun, alcohol and big tunes. I did the show with Silkie the night before (which was real good, man is a heavy DJ) and he popped down and spun in the park too alongside the Heavy Innit regulars. Hopefully the sun will allow there to be another one this year.

Anyone that knows me knows i HATE spiders! Took me long enough to jump on a plane to Australia in the first place 'cos i'm so shook on them so you can imagine my horror at being bityten by a goddamn whitetail, in my bedroom of all places!!!

So being the shook one i am i refused to set foot in my bedroom for a week until i had a chance to get someone to do a sweep of the area. This meant sleeping on the couch and watching baaaare movies to get to sleep so here's my brief one line reviews of my January viewing:

The Hangover: If you don’t think this is funny then you should stick sharp things in your wrist

Freddy V Jason: Amazingly terrible film, but loved it all the same

True Romance: For some reason I'd never seen all of this. Thought it was pretty rubbish for the most part although I did fall in love with Patricia Arguette's character

Donkey Punch: Worst acting I've seen in a long while, although the death at the hands of a flare was pretty amazing! Note: The real life Donkey Punch film is pretty horrendous!!!

Platoon: Not as good as I remember as a kid, kinda comical at times too

Harry Brown: Great film, Michael Caine is a badman in this!

Taken: Laim Neeson on a big man ting in this one! The kneecap electrocution is immense!

Apocalypse Now: Tooo long! Wicked film tho, just could have been shorter

Serial Mum: One of my favourite films of the 90’s, watched this bare when I was younger and its still heavy

That was a long post, hopefully i wont neglect the blog so much again but who knows!

Last but not least, check Belle's T-Shirt : )

Shouts to Belle, Tom, Teresa and Huw for the flicks

A BUSY WEEKEND

2010-01-13T12:28:00.003+11:00

After a busy weekend just gone in Sydney this one coming up looks even busier!

Its third Saturday of the month so that means the first Wobble of 2010 this weekend! We got Flagrant with his debut Wobble set where he's also going to incorporate video's into his set which should be interesting

Before that earlier in the day i'll be mc'ing for Flagrants set at Hot BBQ down in Portsea which should be a big one

and then the next day (hangover should be interesting) we got the 2nd of the Heavy Innit park parties. If you were the last one you know wha gwan! Just be there

NEW STUFF

2009-12-30T12:30:00.002+11:00

See that little fan box thing top right over there >>>>>
Well if you go there i just stuck some new tunes up including a quick mixtape preview...or you could just click this link http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=feed&story_fbid=383535575164&id=626756927#/pages/FRAKSHA/65732049632?ref=mf

TOO MUCH DOES IT AGAIN

2009-12-30T12:25:00.000+11:00

Really looking forward to this one, something a little different

COOKOUT - VIDEO OF THE YEAR

2009-12-30T12:21:00.003+11:00

And in a nice end to the year we got number one spot in Triple R's end of year best video round up. Check the link below. Massive shouts to Rosco and crew for their continued support throughout the year and here's to a bigger and better 2010!

01. The Cookout (M-Phazes RMX) - Nine High

After years of traveling back and forward between the UK and Oz, 2009 finally saw the official debut from one of the deadliest MC trios on any continent. Although Phazes produced several album tracks, this one wasn't reworked until after the record was on shelves. Our man's Fraksha, Scotty Hinds & Felony are all set to drop some heavy solo mixtapes early in the new year, but until then enjoy the lads as they run a supermarket sweep that Ian Turpie would be proud of!

Plus, how many rap groups you know kicking knowledge on aromatic duck? Nuff said!

WHAT YOU DOING NEW YEARS?

2009-12-30T12:15:00.004+11:00

Christmas was massive and messy, taken a little while to get over it all and with New Year fast approaching its safe to say things are gonna be on the backburner for a few days at least!

If you're still not sure what to do for New Years then i reckon you need to come to Bass Jump. If you've not heard about it then let me tell you its gonna be fucking huuuge! Just check the flyer below for details and set times below that, see ya there!

BASS JUMP ARENA

300 - 4:30 Finna
430 - 5:30 Kubist
530 - 6:30 Kallous
630 - 7:30 Keir
730 - 8:30 Spectrasoul + MC LowQui
830 - 9:30 Consequence
930 - 10:30 Patch & Pase Mc
1030 – 12:00 Bukem & MC Conrad
12:00 - 130 DJ Marky & Stamina MC
130 – 230 Spectrasoul
230 - 330 Seven
330- 430 JPS
430 - close Rinseout

JUNGLE RUN VS TECH AREA

5:00- 6:00 RolN
6:00 - 7:00 Ruxspin
700 - 800 1LC
800 - 900 Trooper
9 - 10 Beatski & MC Skillz
10 - 11 DJ Hype & Daddy Earl
11 -12.30 Safire & Dabeata + MC Skillz
12:30 - 1.30 Cern
1:30 – 2.45 State Of Mind & MC LowQui
2:45 - 4 Chook
4 - close BBA

DUBSTEP ARENA (LEVEL 2)

5:00 - 6:00 Cammo-Leaf
6:00 - 7:00 Livewire & MC Skillz
7:00 - 8:00 Heartical Hi Fi w/ Boover Banton
8:00 - 9:00 Affiks b2b A13 w/ Fraksha
9:00 - 10:00 Dust & Fiend
10:00 - 11:30 Joker
11:30 - 1.30 Skream Benga & MC LowQui
1.30 - 2.30 Kito
2.30 - 3.30 Hatcha
3.30 - 4.30 Same O
4.30 - 5.30 AC23

VIP LOUNGE

5 - 7 Kodiak kid
7 - 9 Spin Fx
9 - 11 Tobias B2B Teilhard
11- 12 Muska
12 -2 Barron Vonrotton vs Dstrakt
2 - 3 Fooishbar
3 - 4 Dysphemic

TUNES / VIDEO'S OF '09

2009-12-17T20:17:00.002+11:00

Its been a maaaasive year, here are some of my highlights from 2009

Devlin absolutely killed it with 'London City' i thought as do many others from its popularity this year. Proper makes me feel homesick! I've also stuck in 'Community outcast' as although its an old track the video was new this year.

DEVLIN - LONDON CITY

DEVLIN - COMMUNITY OUTCAST

'Next hype' was without doubt the number one grime tune this year and really put Tempz out there. Raves everywhere were destroyed by this tune, i dont think i've played anywhere this year where this didnt get a reload! Extra props for the jokes Westwood cameo at the beginning

TEMPA T - NEXT HYPE

This one's my Summer jumpoff for sure! Bushbash killed it bringing Shizzle and Discreet together on the Miss Independant riddim. Pure quotables...'brush ya bladder like a broom'. I've absolutely rinsed this tune, love it!

DISCREET feat SHIZZLE - PUM PUM SHORTS

When Loco first played me this one i just screwed up my face and went 'uuuurrrrgh'! Fucking filthy! There's a a video of us on youtube somewhere when he drops it at Wobble, you should see the looks on our faces, madness!

16BIT - CHAINSAW CALLIGRAPHY

Gotta thank Loco again for putting me on to this one which i actually didnt feel when i first heard it, but boy did it grow on me. This one's emosh blaaad!

GHETTO KNOWLEDGE - DEEP WITHIN

Couldnt have a best tunes of the year list without Wiley getting in there somewhere and to be fair i could have stuck a few more in there from his 'Race against time' album from this year, but this is a percy.

WILEY - I WAS LIKE YOU

This ones another tune that absolutely bust up the dance this year with D Double and Footsie doing their double act thing like only they can over a massive Breakage beat. Some sick remixes about too

BREAKAGE feat NEWHAM GENERALS - HARD

Its been a big year for OG'Z and in particular P Money who'se 'Money over Everything' CD was one of the standout releases this year. This one here with a beat courtesy of Sukh Knight is straight up muckiness! Certified screwface whenever i hear this one

P MONEY - LEFT THE ROOM

With his unique style people been waiting on Big H to drop something solid for a good few years now and it didnt dissapoint when it arrived. 'Street crime UK' got a lot of people hype this year and with his new one 'Fire and Smoke' coming in early 2010 he's only gonna cement himself further as a big gun in the scene

BIG H - ALONE

There's probably bare tunes i've missed, but off the top right now these are my 2009 jumpoffs!

TASSIE ON THE WEEKEND...

2009-12-15T12:49:00.003+11:00

was laaarge! To be honest i wasnt expecting much but Hobart surpassed absolutely smashed it. Me, Afficks + A13 played from 1-3 and the place was going off the whole time, in fact it was fully packed and rowdy till around 5am or so. 'Next Hype' as expected standardly killed it as did 'Hard' from Breakage and Newham Gens. Big up Grotesque and Dameza too.

Here's a little interview i did for a Hobart newspaper over there. Somehow they called me a DJ instead of an MC, but trust me i've had worse!

(click on the image to read it)

Dont forgot Wobble this Saturday at the Nightowl with one of Mexi's last shows before he moves to the states!

NEW DEVZ!

2009-12-10T08:06:00.003+11:00

So Devs has apparently signed a nice big deal, couldnt happen to a more deserving artist really. This new one rides the lines nicely between keeping the grime fans happy and appealing to the mainstream at the same time, although the video is very 8 mile-ish. Hope the label dont try and push him as a UK Eminem 'cos that would be shit

IF YOU'RE IN LONDON ON NYE AND DONT GO TO THIS...

2009-12-09T12:11:00.000+11:00

then slap yourself!

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

2009-12-08T13:27:00.000+11:00

Tattooed girls, my favourite!

MY SHOWS OF 2009

2009-12-08T13:07:00.006+11:00

Yep, its end of the year list time once again. I'll drop my favourite tunes of the year in a bit but for now these are my favourite shows of 2009 (and luckily for me i was involved in most of them)

NINE HIGH ALBUM LAUNCH @ MISS LIBERTINE

May as well start with our own bloody show huh? The culmination of lots of hard work and round the world trips finally saw our album released earlier in the year. Byron and Loco flew over to join me and Scotty for a couple months to promo it which ended with our show at Miss Libs which was FUCKING AMAZING!!! Couldnt have asked for a better response really, had a ball!

WOBBLE 2ND BIRTHDAY @ NIGHT OWL

Not many nights last two years, especially when they pack them in month in month out like Wobble do. Every month me and Scotty alongside AC23 have a wicked time, but the birthday event really took the cake. Never seen it going off like it did that night! Big up to Cubist, Derrick and AC23!

STARKEY @ HEAVY INNIT!!, LAUNDRY

Unfortunately The Laundry has now shut its doors but this show in particular stood out for me as one of the best shows of 2009 and a highlight of a succesful year for Heavy Innit!! Selection was big, no chinstroking, lots of hype and a mad crowd. Hold tight Badddums and Affiks for continually killing it with the shows!

SKEPTA AND BLESS BEATS @ LAUNDRY

Well the Wiley show didnt happen, not that we didnt try our hardest, but situations just got out of our control. Nevertheless, we managed at the very last minute (around 6pm on the night of the show) to secure a new venue, got Skeppy and Bless down for it and had a killer. To be honest it was probably better than if the show had gone ahead in its original form as we just took it old school, riddims, bars and reloads.

M.O.P @ THE ESPY

Not much i'm gonna say on this one other than this was possibly the best and most fun i've had at a hip hop show! People who know me know i get real bored with most hip hop shows so for me to say that it had to be big!

COTTI + TES LA ROCK @ TOO MUCH, NIGHTOWL

The Too Much boys have put in a lot of work this year with some murky shows, but this one stood out for as their number one for the year. Alongside Heartical Hi Fi Cotti and Tes La Rock ripped the nightowl apart! Cottis selection was so on point, cant wait to see him here again. Big up to Fooishbar and Same-o for a wicked one!

There ya have it!

LAST WOBBLE OF THE YEAR

2009-12-08T12:57:00.003+11:00

Its been an absolutely massive year for Wobble, particularly the last 23 months events which have been maaaasive! So we got the last one of the year next weekend so you know what to expect, Santa's, presents etc tc. Come dressed as Santa for cheap entry as well. I got my boy Mexi playing as well in one of his last sets before he jets of to the States to live so very much looking forward to this one!

SUMMER INNIT!!

2009-12-08T12:36:00.002+11:00

the first Heavy Innit!! in the park on Sunday was a massive success! Drinks were flowing, green was burning, there was dancing, big tunes and lots of sun! Next one will be very soon so look out! Big up to Affiks and Brendan once again.

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IN ADELAIDE

2009-12-01T12:58:00.003+11:00

Been a lack of updates recently 'cos where i work has barred me from pretty much everything!?!?

Anyone tho, this Friday night me and Scotty are taking the Nine High thing across to Adelaide for the Crossbred Mongrels album launch party at HQ so come down if you're Adelaide based.

Flying back the next day and will be getting some well needed rest in time for this below on Sunday. It was supposed to kick off last weekend but the weather put paid to that. I'm gonna be on barbeque duties so come down and munch some meat, tofu, whatever it is you munch on and drink some alcohol!

THIS WEEKEND...

2009-11-24T12:43:00.002+11:00

Saturday night is Favela which i've not been to for tiiiime (well 2 months i think), so i think i'm due on messing myself up on Agwa once again...

Then on Sunday we're getting the park thing rolling with Heavy Innits first party in the park for the Summer....expect Dubstep, expect grime, expect bashment, expect a barbeque etc etc
Sunday 29th Nov from 1pm @ Edinburgh Gardens

MY FIRST TRIP TO TASSIE

2009-11-19T17:55:00.002+11:00

Really looking fwd to this one!

WOBBLE THIS SATURDAY PEOPLE

2009-11-19T12:08:00.001+11:00

'IF MY MAN'S FIRE THEN I'M WATER ALIE'

2009-11-18T12:43:00.003+11:00

'He's sending he's sending he can't stop sending, what is that the best you got? just cos you say Ghetts a lot please don't think you can stand up next to God'

Ok, so for like the past two years one of the biggest talking points in grime has been the whole Ghetts / P-Money will they wont they clash. Ghetts started it off a while back , P responded and since then its seemed like Ghetts has been putting it off with talk of P not being on his level etc etc all the while P has been consistently holding it down on radio, raves, mixtapes and causing a lot of people to question if Ghetts is really built for it...well Monday night Logan dropped a remix of the Sharky Major banger 'Shark Attack' featuring Sharky, Dot Rotton, Devlin, Ghetts and....P-Money!?

This has seriously got the grime scene talking right now what with more jabs at each other on the same track! From the sounds of it the Lord of the Mics clash just aint gonna happen as Ghetts says he wants to concentrate on making cash, which on one hand you could say is a bit of a cop out, but to be fair he does fuck this tune up hard! So does P-Money really, you almost forget about the other three who are all heavyweight mc's in their own right. About time there was something like this happening to liven things up a piece!

Grab it right here
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tmz0qydymym

BYRON - JACK OF NONE PROMO MIX & VIDEO

2009-11-17T20:07:00.004+11:00

Now that we got our Nine High album out the way, its time for all of us to concentrate on solo shit. First out the stable's is Byron's mix-cd 'Jack of None' which he's been busy putting together with Loco behind the boards featuring Ghetts, Emeli Sande and of course myself and Scotty. Its sounding massive so go check out the promo mix and pick up a copy when it officially drops in February!
Byron - Jack of None (Promotional Mix) by loftb

COTTI + TES LA ROCK @ TOO MUCH

2009-11-17T19:47:00.002+11:00

Fucking sick night!!!

Big up Dan Steiner for the flicks

BUTTERZ TV

2009-11-11T07:24:00.002+11:00

Terror Danjah guesting on Butterz TV with Elijah and Skilliam dropping some new material, check it out here
http://verybutterz.blogspot.com/2009/11/butterz-tv-episode-2.html

Download the audio here
http://www.sendspace.com/file/582l6r

DUNNO IF THIS IS A PR STUNT OR WHAT

2009-11-11T07:11:00.001+11:00

CHIPMUNK has made a very public cry for help - leaving suicide threats on Twitter.

Whether he really meant it or not, the poor lad is not in a good place. He has burnt himself out. It's sad news.

Chip posted the disturbing Tweets over the weekend. First he said: "I wanna die." Later he asked: "Is suicide easy?"

The young rapper pulled out of last night's Modern Warfare 2 video game launch and the Tweets have been taken down.

He's now getting some much needed rest with his family in north London.

A pal said Chip had been pushed too hard. Bear in mind he's only 18 and found himself catapulted to fame this year, hitting No1 last month with Oopsy Daisy.

His spokesman said: "Chipmunk has been working incredibly hard, which has taken its toll.

"Management have agreed to cancel all upcoming appearances to give him some much needed time off."

I've met Chip a few times and he's been charming, upbeat and bright. But I spoke to him a few weeks ago and he was withdrawn and quiet. Now we know why.

Years ago a young artist would have slowly developed their career. But today they are thrown straight into things.

Let's hope Chipmunk can now take control and do things on his own terms.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2721670/Chipmunks-suicide-threat-on-Twitter.html#ixzz0WUPh4pIg

THANK YOU SUN GOD

2009-11-10T11:08:00.003+11:00

What a wicked weekend! The three things that made it so good alongside good friends were:

THE SHOW MUST GO ON...

2009-10-29T16:43:00.001+11:00

With the Clash of the Titans being cancelled, this has been swiftly organised for this weekend...and walking distance from my yard, bonus!

DAMN!!!

2009-10-29T13:45:00.002+11:00

Dont even know where to start on this one, crazy! I was just recording on a couple Maniac beats last week too
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2701904/Rapper-faces-jail-for-plotting-to-kill-pregnant-ex-girlfriend-15-with-friend.html

NEW MIX FROM JERMZKI

2009-10-28T09:12:00.002+11:00

THE TABLES ARE CHURNING

TRACKLIST

1.IAN BROWN - SISTER ROSE (VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS REMIX)
2. 18 BIT – JUMP
3. GIANT - DRUMSTIK
4.??
5.TROLLEY SNATCHER – THE FUTURE
6 JAKES – ROCK THE BELLS
7. TROLLEY SNATCHER – SCATTAH
8. CASPA – FOR THE KIDS
9. RUNGE KUTTA AND D-THEORY – DO KUNG FU
10.OSC - BLESS UP
11. SMILE ON IMPACT – STOP (BARRON VON ROTTON REMIX)
12 CASPA – I BEAT MY ROBOT
13. AUSTIN SPEED – FULL CLIP
14. EDDIE K – THE SHIVERS
15. ILL GATES & MEESHA – IRMA VEP (TRILL BASS REMIX)
16. STEREO TYPE – SHOCK! (NERO REMIX)
17.TONY ANTHEM & AXL ENDER – FOXY LADY
18. FAST EDDIE – YO YO GET FUNKY (CHRISSY CHRIS REMIX)
19. MAGIC MASH – CONTINUE
20. ROB SPARX - INDEPENDANT LIFE (EL-B REMIX)
21. CLOUDS – UNDER THE DANCING FEET
22. BLACK CANVAS – WE FEAR NOT
23. QUANTOM OF SOL – LONG TIME (RUCKSPIN REMIX)
24. COTTI – EAT DIRT
25. SKREAM – TRAPPED IN A BLUE BUBBLE
26. TRG – HOODS UP
27. ZOMBIE – ONE SPLIFF A DAY
28. AKIRA KITESHI – PINBALL
29. SUKH KNIGHT – COP KILLAH
30. UZUL – RUMBLE INNA STATION (SKREAM REMIX)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AO0TY3AJ

DONT JUMP!!!

2009-10-27T15:51:00.004+11:00

Yep its that time again, Westgate Bridge party time! As with last time its a not very well kept secret, but guaranteed to be fucking immense! I was very sceptical of the last one as it was the first illegal outside party i had been to in Australia and seeing how the authorities can be pretty killjoy about things over here i thought its bound to be A) not very good, B) just full of wastepeople and C) gonna get locked off as soon as the first system fires up, but no i was proven wrong on all acounts. A load of us went down and had a heavy time. This one looks to be even better with 9 systems each bringing different sounds and with Wu-Tang on earlier in the night this is gonna be the main draw for the after party (for anyone that has some self respect at least and dont wanna roll down to some boojy Chapel St venue)...and its Halloween so expect a load of Vampiresses etc

All kicks off at 9pm under The Westgate, Port Melbourne side
Big up Subbass!

A COUPLE OF BIG'UNS

2009-10-22T13:26:00.003+11:00

If you're a dubstep fan living in Melbourne and you've not heard of whats happening on New Years Day then you must be lost. Myself, Afficks + A13 have just been added to the bill(too late for the flyer) alongside possibly the biggest line-up Australia has seen ever ever ever! 2 rooms, its gonna be fucked in there!!!

But before all that madness we got dons Tes La Rock and Cotti at Nightowl. I'm very much looking fwd to hosting this one, Cotti when he came out last year was one of the gigs of the year!

HEADING SOUTH

2009-10-22T09:07:00.002+11:00

I'll be flying down to Adelaide on Saturday, playing at Thebarton Theatre in the evening. If you're in town, come on down!

I'M DONT MC, ITS JUST A HOBBY

2009-10-21T11:21:00.004+11:00

ZING ZING ZOOM, THATS HOW I TRAVEL!!!

Yep, i know i posted about the new Big H cd, 'Street Crime Uk', a few posts below, but at that point i'd only skimmed thru it briefly. Since then its been on non-stop rotation (along with the new Ghostface) and i gotta say this CD is dumb!!! I'm normally someone who just listens to radio sets and random tunes 'cos most album just dont grab me, but fuck me this is some madness!!! Obviously its full of coke and murder talk, but he does it in such a way that i just cant get bored of it, menacing and funny all at the same time. For me the standouts are 'Mainstream', 'Alone', Coke Cola' and 'Whitewash'. You gotta go grab this CD, which you can do right here http://www.ukrecordshop.com/item/big-h-street-crime-uk.html

You get the feeling his extracurricular activities are gonna have a say in him putting out more releases, but lets hope not!

NINE HIGH ON RADIO

2009-10-17T11:43:00.001+11:00

video of me, Scotty and Felz on the Top Billin' show a couple of months back

UPCOMING

2009-10-16T16:20:00.002+11:00

Not got any flyers to hand, i dont even know all the venue's, but here's some shows coming up i'm playing at. If they're in your town try and reach:

Adelaide, Thebarton theatre, Saturday 24th October

Melbourne, The Palace, Friday 6th November

Hobart, Brisbane Hotel, Friday 13th November (yeah really looking fwd to flying on Friday the 13th!)

Melbourne, Too Much @ The Night Owl with Cotti (UK) + Tes La Rock (FL), Saturday 14th November

Adelaide, Friday 4th December

There's talk of me and Afficks playing Hobart at a grime/dubstep night in December as well, just waiting on confirmation

GRIMEBITCH CLOSED DOWN!!!

2009-10-16T16:03:00.002+11:00

What a load of shit! Seems a few artists were catching too many feelings and record company pressure seems to have forced the closure of grimebitch which for me was some of the funniest shit i've read in a looong time. It wasnt even like it was just pure gunning people either, it was intelligent gunning : )

I reckon it probably had more than a little bit to do with Chipmunk above. The youngster was getting parred left, right and centre and all deservedly so. If you're a yout going on a like a big man and basically boying off the whole scene that birthed you then dont be surprised when there's a backlash...anyways, well done on your Mobo Chippy, hope it was worth the the P's you're label spent on it!

THANK FUCK ITS FRIDAY!!!

2009-10-16T15:09:00.006+11:00

Yep, i've still been slacking hard on posts recently despite saying i was gonna step it up. Blame it on too many late nights followed by entire days watching dvd's. While on the subject of watching stuff, i watched this documentary below last night which i saw on Louie Knuxx's blog and would definitely recommend it.

This guy has spent bare time taking snaps and film around the lower Eastside of NY, they surely need some sort of museum for it all i swear down! Its a really interesting watch and if i was better with words i'd say something profound about how he's managed to document a period in time that will never be repeated and how the world is changing for the the worse etc etc, but someone else will do it better than me...anyways, watch it, its big!
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/captured/">WATCH HERE

There's been bare things happening recently, not least last weekendS epic Heavy Innit!! at Hi Fi bar. Absolutely rammed, all the dj's tore it down, crowd was on a madness, i was in a state by the end of it, its all good! There's a few things coming up which i will try and post about, but before i forget, tomorrow night Raiden from back where i'm from will be doing a one-off totally free gig along with Lex, Johnny Hoves, Xehpa, Killswitch and more at a warehouse/factory in Maribnyong, right next to Highpoint. Raidens gonna be on early in case the cops show up, so i'd get there earlyish (not least because its gonna be a roadblock!)

SMS 0418187409 for location details either tonight or tomorrow morning

QUESTIONS FOLLOWED BY ANSWERS - JERMZKI

2009-10-09T14:52:00.005+11:00

So as I’m getting nearer to the completion of my new CD I’m gonna try and get a few Q&A’s with some of the people I’ve been working with.

First up is a guy from Canberra going by the name of Jermzski who’s been making some killer grime beats! Since I’ve been in Australia I’ve been searching high and low for producers making grime with not much luck until my boy Diem played me a CD of some of Jermzski’s beats and I was blown away that there was some dude over in Canberra of all places making such heat. I managed to link with him while I was in Canberra for a show a little while back and we’ve been speaking back and forth and getting some stuff underway. So far I’ve got two of his bangers on the CD, one just myself and one with the rest of Smash Brothers featuring…anyways, lets get this started.

First up state your name and location

Juzlo Jermzki! originally from Canbreezly, now residing in Sydney!

So how long have you been producing for now and what equipment are you running?

I have been dabbling in produkka now for 8 years! shit! but only really been taking it more seriously for the past 3 years.
I be using, Orion Platinum, Pro tools, Fl studio, Sound forge, behringer truth b3031a monitos, native instruments audio kontrol 1, 1200 technics.

Did you start off on the dubstep/grime thing and what was it that first got you interested in it?

Yeah started off on the 2-step/garage thing, so picked up on crews like Blazing squad, Fire camp, DJ EZ, So Solid, but I remember it was so hard to find anything of the sort out here. At the same time I was getting into the jungle/dnb thing, wasn’t until Dizzee done ‘Boy in da corner’ that I got more exposure and started digging hard to find more of the grime thing and it was such a breath of fresh air from the over saturated hip hop that I was listening to, few of my mates got into it as well and we'd just share and feed info off each other and haven’t looked back since..
the beats and energy of it all got me into it..

What other producers out right now are you feeling?

Thunderclaps, J.F.L.O.W.S, Two Fingers, Blazin beats, Skream, D Bridge, Calibre, Break, 16 bit... I could go on all day..

What about MC’s

ahh with Ozzies gotta go Diem, Hyjak, Trials, Hau
with brits - old Eski, Ghetto, Riko, Trimski, Scratch, Dogzilla, Discarda, Money Man,
i could go on all day....

Is there any sort of scene happening where you live?

The dubstep scene is absolutely vibing here at the moment, hip hop is pretty concrete as well, grimes a bit held down people just dont know, but its like a slumbering giant and I’m drawing all over its face so it'll awaking soon and be really pissed off...

What have you been working on recently and what have you got in the pipeline?

ahh hopefully more Smash Bros shit in the future!, done a beat for Swarmy G, i've been working on some new dubstep, and some new tracks with Centaspike, and basically just building up the grime scene in Oz..

If you could work with any 4 mc’s who would they be?

Diem, Ghetto, Tempa T, RikoDan

Finally, any shouts?

Mila, Heavy Breddas klick!, Drok universe, Blud shot Bronz, No prints Donny, Kine, Oskay, Anfo D, Real Dealio, Heavy D, Esti,the youngins,J1, TJS, 4thups, brendilinio, tidy, ricki, AJ, Mugs.

http://www.myspace.com/kilojulz

FINALLY!!!

2009-10-09T13:45:00.004+11:00

One of the most anticipated grime releases in recent memory is finally out! People have been hyping on this year for tiiiiiiiime! I've only heard a couple tracks so far and they were crazy! Think i'll be rinsing this release all Summer! Get it now and see why Big H is so revered in this scene right here
Grab here
http://www.uptownrecords.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5163
or here
http://www.ukrecordshop.com/item/big-h-street-crime-uk.html
or iTunes...

MORE WOBBLE

2009-10-09T13:34:00.004+11:00

Yes i've been a slack bastard lately with posting, but got bare stuff to get up here which i will hopefully sort out this weekend...anyways, after last months fucking huuuge Wobble 2nd birthday we're back next weekend with a back to the old school special with a massive line up, seriously massive!

DJ's:

TROOPER
ONELC
SEAN
FINNA
DOPEBEAT
DUST
FIEND
FENTON
FIKUSS
SKILLS
DANNIELSON
CUBIST
AC23
SPINFX

MC's:

WASP
FRAKSHA
SCOTTY HINDS
CYPHER
DVS

DAYS LIKE THIS

2009-10-02T08:49:00.001+10:00

http://www.dayslikethis.com.au/
Now i'm not the biggest fan of Sydney, which probably has more to do with never staying longer than 24 hours in the city and not having a local showing me around, the last time i was there for a gig in Bondi saw me wandering completely lost in the CBD looking for a footlocker for a far too long! Gigs are always fun though and everyone is always hospitable, shouts to Vame and Dizz1 in particular...anyway, back on topic. I'm a big festival fan, not much better than lazing about in the sun, drinking with friends and listening to good music so i'm very much looking fwd to festival season.

So a lot of people have been going on about how sick this one in Sydney called 'Days like this' which apparently last year was real heavy, so a few of us have decided to make the trip over for it this year, you should too! Roots Manuva and Mayer Hawthorne are gonna be the highlights for me i reckon...or you could just spend the money on a Summerdayze ticket instead and take a load of GBH and K
http://www.dayslikethis.com.au/

GRIME BITCH

2009-10-02T08:42:00.002+10:00

Grime fans, you need to check this new blog, proper jokes!!! Chipmonk getting parred left right and centre, Lee Brasco and Professor Green take funny hits too
http://grimebitch.blogspot.com/

Skepta - Always ready?

Cut + Paste Volume One – Mixed By OrdioKid

2009-10-01T15:25:00.001+10:00

Nice varied looking mix from OrdioKid

1. Sound of Kuduro : Buraka Som Sistema ft. Dj Znobia, M.I.A, Saborosa & Puto Prata
2. 26 Basslines : Benga
3. Head Get Mangled : Newham Generals
4. Golly Gosh : Sticky
5. I Can See You : Crazy Titch
6. Kinda Funky : DJ Zinc
7. Migraine Skank : Gracious K
8. Speakerbox VIP : Beatfreaks
9. Duppy : Skepta ft. Various Artists
10. Pulse X : Musical Mobb
11. Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes : K.I.G Family
12. Eastern Jam (DZ Remix) : Chase & Status
13. Cha (Vocal) : Plastician
14. Transmission : TNT
15. All The Cash : Mumdance Remix
16. Work That Rewire : Buraka Som Sistema
17. Dollar Sign : Sticky ft. Lady Stush
18. Oskillator: Skream
19. Bonkers (Doorly Remix) : Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
20. Mr. Muscle Hype : Dj Cable vs Tempa T vs Rusko
21. Calous : Skream
22. Where's My Money Remix : Caspa
23. Too Many Man : Skepta ft. Boy Better Know
24. Siren : Hard House Banton
25. Forward 2 : Lethal Bizzle ft. Various Artists

grab it here http://www.sendspace.com/file/e6c7wn

WHAT FRAKSHA DID NEXT...

2009-09-29T12:09:00.008+10:00

So now that the NINE HIGH album has been out a few months its time to move on to the next project. I know Felony has been busy working on new stuff with Loco and should have a cd ready very soon, Scotty is not too far off from finishing his follow up to 'Fuck you Bars' with is his next mix-cd which i believe is gonna be called 'Points of View' and myself, well i've been eating a lot!

Nah for real, i have been eating a lot (thank you fast metabolism), but as well as that i've been writing and working towards my first solo release which i've decided is going to be completely free! I've totally become disillusioned with the music industry and for a little while it just started to not be fun anymore which completely goes against why me and most other people got into this in the first place. So while i'm very happy (keep 'em coming) to get paid for bookings, i'd much rather just be able to give my music away for free and allow more people to enjoy if its thing rather than constantly getting in a stress about this and that. Time to embrace downloading etc rather than bitch and moan, we're all guilty of it at some point anyway!

So...my first solo release is starting to take shape, about ten tracks done that i've been recording with Melbourne dubstep/grime/glitch DJ Afficks. It will be the first release to feature new crew Smashbrothers which is myself, Scotty Hinds, Murky Depths and Diem and will be pretty groundbreaking i suppose for Australia as as far as i'm aware there has not been any releases over here yet featuring MC-led grime and dubstep. In fact i'm not sure there's anyone else in the country other than Smashbrothers doing this thing. Just in case you're not aware of the other members i'll give you a quick run down...

If you know NINE HIGH then you know Scotty Hinds basically. One third of the crew alongside myself and Felony and a resident at Wobble each month with me and AC23.
Diem and Murky Depths, longtime boys from Canberra originally, but been here for time. Murky Depths (previously known as Ming Mers), a former member of Hospice Crew and Diem (Hired Goons / Hospice) are both revered as being amongst the best lyricists in the country and there's been much anticipation about releases from the two of them. Now that we're all joined as Smashbrothers shits gonna be pretty fucking epic, look out for the eventual Smashbrothers release.

Production wise its been hard to find producers in Australia doing the sort of beats i've been after, but luckily i've managed to run into some heavyweights who've blessed me with some bangers! Obviously Afficks (Heavy Innit!!) does his thing (we've shot a video for the first release already), then we got well respected dubstep cat Spherix (Sub-continental dub), my boy from England Loco (Ghetts/Killa P), a massively talented guy from Canberrra called Jermz, UK ex-pat and now Melbourne based Youthful Implants (Future Perfect), and another highly talented guy from Perth called J Nitrous. I've also got a remix coming from Melbourne dancefloor smasher Mat Cant (http://scattermish.blogspot.com/) which i'm real looking forward to hearing 'cos it'll be something very different to what i would normally do i reckon!

I totally forgot to mention above so i'll do it here, but while i was in England last month we (NINE HIGH) recorded a brand new mixtape which is being mixed down as we speak. We're gonna stick that out for free as well as a 5 track E.P featuring production from M-Phazes, Loco and Stat-D.

So a few nice things to look forward too!

LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR!!!

2009-09-28T14:54:00.001+10:00

Not long to go now till Heavy Innit!! rounds off the year in style. Definitely hyped for this one and looking fwd to getting back on stage at the Hi Fi, one of my favourite Melbourne venues...also look out for the Summer Innit!! parties at a park near you!

WOBBLE - 2ND BIRTHDAY - MADNESS!!!

2009-09-22T12:51:00.004+10:00

I'm just about getting over the stupidness that was Wobble's 2nd Birthday on Saturday. Without a doubt the best one yet, sound was perfect, mics were crisp, places was absolutely fucking rammed!!! Thanks once again to everyone who came down and went mental til 7am, big up all the dj's and mc's, particularly Afficks, A13 and Same-o whose sets we sprayed over and lastly massive shouts to Cubist for all his hard work over the last 2 years!
Photo's courtesy of Lucie, Cam, DVS and myself...

NINE HIGH - COOKOUT

2009-09-22T07:21:00.002+10:00

Totally forgot to post out new video! Anyway, this is the vid for 'Cookout (Mphazes rmx). Shouts to Prad and Deep Creative. Now go grab the album if you aint already!

DEVLIN - COMMUNITY OUTCAST

2009-09-22T07:20:00.001+10:00

Very very sick new video for this older tune
devlin - c

BAD BOY, NOT GOING GYM AGAIN...

2009-09-22T07:18:00.001+10:00

Massive set from OG'z and friends...all about Trim tho!!!

WOBBLE - 2ND BIRTHDAY

2009-09-17T12:34:00.003+10:00

You must be out of your tree if you dont come along to Wobble this Saturday night. Two years strong and counting, this Saturday is the 2nd birthday event and its gonna be a mad one for sure. What other nights can boast 2 years down and still absolutely rammed crowds every month. Seriously, if you've never been make sure you get down early to get in, its gonna be stupid!!! Me and Scotty are on 12-2 with A13 and AC23 spinning. Heartical Hi Fi on the sounds, gonna be mucky!!!

DJ's:

CUBIST
AC23
SPINFX
HOOVES
MYST
SAFIRE
A13
AFFICKS
CAMMO
C:1
SAMEO

MC's:

LOWQUI
WASP
FRAKSHA
SCOTTY HINDS
CYPHER
HARZEE
DVS

PRESSURE DROP

2009-09-17T12:33:00.001+10:00

Next week is gonna be one of the very last times to skank out at Laundry before it turns into some bullshit boojy venue (from what i've heard its gonna be), so come down to Pressure Drop and get ya skank on! Its Bonnita's birthday too, so it'll be suitably messy!

BLOCK PARTY TIME!!!

2009-09-17T12:28:00.002+10:00

Yep its that time of year again, Block Party time. All your favourite Obese crew on one lineup. I'll be playing at the shows in Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart along with Reason. Never been to Tassie yet so really looking forward to Hobart, heard the crowds go mental over there. Adelaide as normal will be shockingly messy!

Hit up the site for ticket details etc http://www.obeserecords.com

LONDON HANDSTYLES

2009-09-17T09:30:00.000+10:00

“London handstyles is a full colour 160 page book with over 800 images documenting some of London’s finest tags from the 80’s through to the present day. Also featured in the book are words, quotes and legendary tales from London’s most notorious and prolific writers including Sub, Sham, Diet, Drax, Merok, Dzia, Zomby, Regret, 2 kold, Panik, 10 Foot plus many more.

With the clean up operation now well under way, sadly you can no longer see the work of London’s most infamous writers… …this book allows you never to forget.”
GRAB IT HERE http://www.londonhandstyles.com/

SOME NEW BITS AND PIECES

2009-09-11T10:34:00.003+10:00

Chockablock footage featuring P-Money, Blacks, Flirta D, Badness and Tempz. Flirta Kills it as usual, one of them guys that no matter how many years go by and how many new bars he doesnt write, put him in a rave and he'll kill it still...looks like it could be a good few months for OG'z too

New Tempz bars

New Bloodline video with Big H getting on all bait.

WHILE I WAS AWAY

2009-09-08T12:37:00.003+10:00

So i've been in England for the past couple weeks which has been interesting. Apart from alsmot killing myself and a friend when i rolled his car i had an amazing time at Carnival. Unfortunately i broke my camera so no flicks sorry.

Other than that i filmed a new video for the Afficks produced track 'Next Sound Level' which should be ready real soon. Starting early morning it soon turned into an absolute piss up which lasted until 11am the next day. Hold tight everyone who came down on the day and had fun with us, heres a few flicks.

DONT BAN THE CAN

2009-09-08T12:35:00.002+10:00

Gonna be a hectic Saturday with Dont Ban The Can throwing an all dayer down at Croft. A load of mates are playing too so i should imagine i'll be getting mashed most of the day so come down and join me! Hopefully you've seen the hilarious press this has been getting in the Herald Sun, something along the lines of graffiti is a gateway to drugs and gang culture blah blah blah...hopefully some of these idiots will turn up.

NEW HEAVY INNIT MIX...

2009-09-08T12:32:00.001+10:00

...before i forget, SpinFx has put together this months free mix for Heavy Innit which you can grab right here...
http://soundcloud.com/heavy-innit/heavy-innit-september-mix-1

Tracklisting
01 - high rankin - the tale of clarence baskerville
02 - nero - something elese
03 - dj quest & eskmo - speaker corner remix
04 - 0ne million - benga
05 - phatcat & dz - shadows
06 - bar 9 - murda sound v.i.p
07 - stereo type - shock, nero remix
08 - sully - living
09 - omni trio - renegade snares, afghan headspin remix
10 - ray kieth - something out there, dz & sam xl remix
11 - skream - burning up (a jungle tribute)
12 - ltj bukem - atlantis
13 - bassnectar - cozza frenzy, bassnectars mega bass remix
14 - mistabishi - printer jam, barbarix remix
15 - chase n status - mad house, dead money mix
16 - borgore - fuck hoes, 16 bit remix
17 - black sun empire - hyper sun
18 - ruckspin & reso - runaway
19 - ruckspin planas - oxygen
20 - skism - the blank
21 - ed solo - watch your eyes
22 - sukh knight - ganja dub(cheeze loueez)
23 - bassnectar - art of revolution, 6blocc remix
24 - boltan - nine to five, dz remix
25 - terrorize - dub n run
26 - b rich - everyday hustle, ac slater remix
27 - eddie k - whos the hardest
28 - bassbin twins - roller tune
29 - toasty - the knowledge, untold remix
30 - propa tingz - babylon scared
31 - untold - anaconda
32 - rufige kru - 2012
33 - distance - night vision, skream remix
34 - nero - act like you know
35 - submerse - 94

MOVING ON...

2009-09-08T12:29:00.002+10:00

and as one door closes another opens. Heavy Innit will be putting on their final party of the year at the massive Hi Fi bar on October 10th with a whole host of internationals for ya. Should be sick and bonus is i'll be there with Afficks and A13 to smash it up.

END OF AN ERA

2009-09-08T12:27:00.001+10:00

Yep thats right, Laundry is officially closing its doors!?!?!?! Madness i know, but instead of crying about it, come celebrate the last dubstep event there ever ever ever this coming Saturday. Its gonna be huuuge i reckon. Big up Dan + the rest of the staff for all their work down there, i'm gonna miss this place!

MARCUS NASTY

2009-09-03T18:54:00.002+10:00

Real interesting interview with Marcus Nasty over at http://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com

Blackdown: So when did you start DJing?

Marcus NASTY: It was about 2000, because I was playing garage, 2step garage.

B: Obviously you’re pretty well known as the head of N.A.S.T.Y. Crew, but in those times what were you playing as a DJ personally?

MN: The 4x4 stuff, Sticky, Jameson and then it kinda evolved into grime because Jammer stepped in with his tunes.

B: So when did you start getting interested in house?

MN: Well basically, when the grime scene died there was nothing for no one to do, everyone started playing old school garage and stuff. People were playing house but it was taking ages for everyone to get into it. I thought, ‘hang on, this ain’t us, this aint our music,’ because we came from grime, jungle, garage. So to go to house it was like ‘whoah, this is a bit too, erm, soft.’

MN: So I started asking all the UK producers, ‘have you started to make house?’ and they said, ‘we have but it don’t sound like house.’ So I said ‘just send it to me, let me see what it sounds like and I’ll see where you’re going wrong.’ So they sent me all their stuff and bit by bit I started playing it all and I ain’t looked back since. I just took everyone’s stuff and started playing it on radio and I’m taking from Donae’o, to Crazy Cousins, Naughty: everyone. Even down to that Apple tune “Mr Bean”: originally that was made as a grime tune.

B: Yeah “Mr Bean” and “Seigeliser” were a bit a head of it’s time y’know?

MN: Yeah yeah, definitely and it’s still one of the top tunes right now. There’s a vocal of it about this year, “Are You Gonna Bang Doe” by Funky D.

B: Are you playing that tune at the moment?

MN: I do but that’s because there’s a little hype for it in Napa but to be quite honest I don’t rate it because it’s like, it’s so simple it’s going to encourage other MCs who ain’t got no talent to talk shit on good tunes. Screaming “Oi you/are you gonna bang?” isn’t really saying anything. And I think it’s quite rude as well. But because there’s a hype around it, I will play it.

B: Yeah, I much prefer the original instrumental. So, when you said ‘the grime scene died’ what year did you mean?

MN: Well I wouldn’t say it died but the MCs involved weren’t getting much help from certain DJs. In a grime rave you’ll find the artists arguing on stage. It’s not the ravers. Nine times out of ten they’ll be up on stage warring each other, that’s what killed the grime scene. Added to that it turned from a dance music into a hip hop sound. That is what killed it. So it turned into more about the MCs than the music. You’ll go to a grime rave and there’ll be 20 minutes of jumping about and telling each other to ‘suck their mums’ and that will be it. And then the rest of the rave will be bashment and r&b.

B: Or it will get locked off haha…

MN: And everyone has a part to play from Wiley to Lethal B – all those little wars just fucked everything up. No one wants to see big arsed men arguing on stage. That is what killed it, nothing else. There’s no one else to blame for it. It’s not the industry: it was all our fault.

B: It’s weird because a lot of those artists think that’s exactly what grime should be. And a lot of grime fans think that’s grime at its best.

MN: Yeah but that’s because that’s what they’ve grown into. But what it was before was we could go down raves, hear a couple of lyrics, couple of bars. But then it just changed.

Catch the rest of the interview here...
http://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2009/09/marcus-nasty-interview.html

NEW ROSSI B + LUCA

2009-09-02T00:12:00.001+10:00

You can always rely on these two for the sick mixes, check it out!

'We've been slacking of late on the mix front so thought it was due time to unleash a new podcast mix,our first of 2009.
We decided to lay down a bit of everything this time, so we've got some funky, a couple of old skool garage classics and some real dirty dubstep and dnb, all mixed as only Rossi B & Luca can.'

Tracklist

01: MJ COLE Ft. SEROCEE - AO
02: BLESS BEATS - HEAD GONE
03: EZ - PUMP IT UP STAR
04: DONAEO - WATCHING HER MOVE
05: SHYSTIE - PULL IT (ILL BLU REMIX)
06: LIL SILVA - DIFFERENT
07: BBK - TOO MANY MAN (ACCAPELLA)
08: WOOKIE - FLEX
09: BURAKA SOM SYSTEMA FT. KANO - SKANK AND MOVE
10: JAKES - LOVED UP
11: HADOUKEN - M.A.D (PLASTICIAN REMIX)
12: ZERO G - GO
13: UZUL - RUMBLE IN A SYSTEM (SKREAM REMIX)
14: REDLIGHT Ft. REDSKIN & SCORPIO - TWIST UP
15: DOCTOR P - RASPUTIN'S GOLD
16: TIM HEALEY & TAI - POCKET ROCKET (TES LA ROK REMIX)
17: NUMAN - 7th KEY (501 REMIX)
18: ROSSI B & LUCA - THE WAY IT WAS (JAKES REMIX)
19: FLUX PAVILLION & TROLLEY SNATCHER - FUCKING NOISE
20: BOLTAN - NINE TO FIVE (DZ REMIX)
21: NASTY JACK - SKYJUICE RIDDIM (ACCAPELLA)
22: CRISSY CRISS - TEMPLE OF DOOM
23: THE FAUN - ORIGINAL FEVER
24: JAKES - WAR FACE (D MINDS REMIX)
25: REGGIE STEPPA - DRUM PAN SOUND
26: DJ DOSE - RAT BASTARD
27: JAY DAN - PULL UP VIP
28: TOTAL SCIENCE - NOSHER (MARKY AND SPY REMIX)
30: SPOR - AZTEC
31: SWV - CAN WE (ACCAPELLA)
32: DANNY BYRD FT. IK - RED MIST VIP
33: FRICTION & K TEE - SET IT OFF
34: SUB FOCUS - ROCK IT
35: 501 - GANGSTER

http://www.zshare.net/audio/647957342300627f

SUPPORTING THE GAME

2009-08-26T18:36:00.002+10:00

oh yeah, forgot this one, footage of us and The Game at his Festival Hall show a couple weeks back

NINE HIGH CHANGED THEIR LIVES

2009-08-26T18:32:00.002+10:00

Bit slow on the posting the past werk and a bit 'cos i've returned to England for a couple weeks so been busy catching up with people etc etc...anyways, here's another little video chucked up by Loco, remember to keep checking http://www.youtube.com/LOFTBTV

Mx feature...

2009-08-17T16:01:00.001+10:00

For anyone not in the metropolitan area, here's a scan of the Mx feature from a couple weeks ago. This would be the equivalent of the Metro publication you get on the underground in London.
Many thanks to Mx for a) getting the date of the show wrong, and b) getting the album title wrong!? Nice one! Photo looks alright tho : )

GETTING READY FOR CARNIVAL...

2009-08-15T12:06:00.003+10:00

Tracklisting

1. Different - Lil Silva
2. Tek Buddy Gal (acapella) - Vybz Kartel
3. Blackberry Hype - Maxwell D
4. Temperature - Sean Paul
5. Pon De Floor - Major Lazer
6. Migraine Skank - Gracious 'Nappa Man' K
7. Pow - Lethal B
8. Come Around - Collie Buddz (Deekline and Ed Solo rmx / Sigma rmx)
9. Higher Than High - J London & Clocker
10. Some Justice 95 - Urban Shakedown ft D.B.O General
11. Lighter - Sound of the Future
12. Junglist - Congo Natty (Zinc rmx)
13. Ghetto Story - Baby Cham
14. Dutty Wine - Tony Matterhorn
15. Jumeriah Riddim - Sticky
16.Over the Wall (acapella) - Elephant Man
17. Bad Gyal - Ms Dynamite (Crazy Cousins rmx)
18. We Nah Run (Sirens riddim) - Stush vs Hardhouse Banton
19. Ripgroove - Double 99
20. Weh dem a do - Mavado
download here
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=cecef624d6ccac7408f8df73f2072ed62f397e545f0da6755621d66e282a0ee8i

MY BIRTHDAY...

2009-08-14T07:08:00.002+10:00

So although my birthday is not until Aug 24th, i decided to celebrate it last weekend 'cos i'll be in England then so this way i have two birthdays, greedy i know...its taken me this long to recover from the weekend, but thank you everyone that came out to Workshop, it was an absolutely wicked night!!!

NEW VIDS...

2009-08-14T06:56:00.003+10:00

Here's a couple new video's Loco has put together of stuff while they were over here...first one is of the 'i rarely drink' Scotty Hinds absolutely battered after a show and the next one is a more civilised little chat with our main man M-Phazes

BUY THE ALBUM

2009-08-14T06:49:00.002+10:00

THATS RIGHT, GRAB IT HERE IF YOU WANT A PHYSICAL VERSION
http://chaos.com/product/nine_high_4232514_1847040.html
OR HERE IF YOU'RE MORE AN ITUNES KINDA PERSON
http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAlbum%3Fid%3D318594612%26s%3D143460%26uo%3D4%26partnerId%3D1002%26affToken%3D54465

HOME SOON...

2009-08-14T06:45:00.002+10:00

I'll be shooting back to England on Wednesday for a quick couple of weeks and while i'm there i'll be doing this gig below. Its Reading Festival weekend so you know its gonna be massive! get there early 'cos this will be a guaranteed roadblock!!!

WHAT DID I JUST WATCH?!?!

2009-08-12T09:56:00.001+10:00

Have you seen the new Bashy video for 'Your wish is my command'. Words fail me. Innovation is one thing, blatently selling your soul for chart success is another. I'm sure it'll go down well with a load of girls and the less discerning amongst us, but really, this shits embarrassing! The excitement and freshness of the grime scene is rapidly getting lost amongst all the swag Chipmunk, Scorcher etc etc type things. Thank god for Tempz still!

I'm not even gonna post the video...reminded me of this old post from http://verybutterz.blogspot.com/search?q=swagger Totally swag!

MORE BIRTHDAY BUSINESS!!!

2009-08-05T11:03:00.002+10:00

...and dont forget this coming Saturday is the Heavy Innit!! 1st birthday bash which is gonna be madness!

Baddums and Afficks have also collaborated with Burn clothing to bring a ltd edition t-shit celebrate this event which will available on the night or can be pre-ordered here
http://heavyinnit.com/HIxBCcollab.html

aaaaand, if that wasnt enough, you can grab this months Heavy Innit!! birthday mix from Afficks and A13 right about here...http://soundcloud.com/heavy-innit/heavy-innit-1st-birthday-mix-aug-2009-by-affiks-a13

CLOSER TO DEATH

2009-08-05T10:51:00.002+10:00

So, its my birthday in a couple of weeks, but i'm as you ozzies say 'flat stick' (or as my confused colleague says, 'flap strap') so pretty much every weekend so have not been able to really organise something. Instead, i'm gonna be doing the Game support on Friday night @ Festival Hall and then urging everyone i like and anyone else that wants to come along and throw a shot down my throat to come along to workshop this Friday from around 10pmish. Afficks is gonna be on decks along with Seven and Dust so good tunes will be running, so come along and throw peanuts at Custards behind the bar and watch me fall over:)

http://theworkshop.com.au/

KEEPIN' IT GRIMEY AUGUST '08

2009-08-05T09:08:00.003+10:00

Sorry for the lack of regular posting recently which has been mainly down to being stupidly busy while Felz and Loco have been here, doing shows, video's etc etc (look out for the 'Cookout' video very very soon!), but i'll be getting back on it now so keep checking.

Anyways, to get things moving for August Logan has put together this mix which i think you should download NOW, cos its silly!
Download here http://www.sendspace.com/file/dsbu3g

Tracklisting

Tempa T v P Jam - Next Hype Management
Rude Kid - Jack Daniels
P Money - Left The Room
Nocturnal - Dont Phone Back
Killa P - Police Ah Come Run
Ghetts Feat Griminal - Don't Phone Me
Musical Mobb - Pulse Y
Skepta - DTI
Davinche - Buzz Lightyear 2
Newham Generals - Bell Dem Slags
Newham Generals - Supadupe
D Double E - Frontline
Rude Kid - UFO VIP
Newham Generals - Hard
Sharky Major - Shark Attack
Skepta feat Paper Pabs, Bossman, Big H - Over The Top 2
Royal T - Gargoyle (Silencer Remix)
OG's - Passing through
Skeamz - Greengate Guys VIP
Skepta Feat Wiley - Are You Ready
Silencer - Suplex
Wiley - Bang
Wiley - Club 5
Wiley & Shifty V Ghetto & Devlin - 123, Lets go
Maniac - Devil v Saltfish
Durrty Goodz - Throwaway Thoughts
Mega MW - Naughty Nites
J2K - Danger
JME - They Found Bin Laden
Nasty Jack Feat D Double E - Come Against
Terror Danjah - Sidechain
Ghetto & Brutal - Go On Den
Tempa T Feat Chronik - Boy Off The Ting
Blacks & P Money - Fall Back
P Money - 1UP

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

2009-07-31T09:16:00.000+10:00

HEEEEEEELP!!!

2009-07-24T15:33:00.001+10:00

We've just put out our new single, 'Cookout (M-Phazes rmx)', which has gone to radio earlier in the week. We've had our first Triple J spin a couple nights ago, but now gotta push it to get on regular rotation.

If you are able to, we would appreciate it a hell of a lot if you would be able to take a minute to request the song in one of the ways below...it takes no time at all and you can do it on-line costing you nothing! Of course, if you wanna do it every day for the next week or so i would be even more thankful : )

Online requests: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests
SMS requests: 1975 7 555
Phone requests: 1300 0555 36

ALICE IN WONDERLAND MOVIE

2009-07-24T10:47:00.001+10:00

Just heard about this, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, its gonna be proper!

Nine High Australia Tour 2009 - Part IV: Guerilla Promotion & Studio Time

2009-07-24T07:59:00.000+10:00

Elijah & Skilliam - Rinse FM 17/7/09

2009-07-23T09:08:00.001+10:00

All instro's

Ruff Squad - Down
Swindle - Kiss Chase
Swindle - Generations
Terror Danjah - Zumpi Hunter VIP
Skepta - Autopsy
Footsie - Tetsuyas Theme
Maniac - G.R.I.M.E
Rude Kid - Jack Daniels
Joker - Digidesign
Terror Danjah - Red Dust
SRC - Goomba
Davinche - Mega Drive
Terror Danjah - Steath Mode
Silencer - Bonus Stage
DVA - Next Hype Remix
Joker - Purple City
Kamikaze - Ghetto Kyote
Swindle - Differences
Low Deep - So Right Now
Joker - Do It
Skepta - Here To Stay
Wiley - Aim For The Sky
Wiley - Avenger
Starkey - Gutter Music VIP
Low Deep - Down Like That
Maniac - Gunslap
Dexplicit - Steamtrain VIP
Terror Danjah - Nightcrawler 2
Young Dot - Bazooka
Rapid - Groundunder
Skepta - Hench
Maniac - Grime Kid
Skepta - Im There
JME - Raptor
Ruff Squad - RSMD
Wiley - North London
Ruff Squad - Sirens
Rude Kid - UFO VIP
Footsie - Scars Remix
DVA - Gimp Mask
Low Deep - Get Set
Joker - 80s
Swindle - The Rat
Wiley - Wreath
Terror Danjah - Square Off
Footsie - 3 Plates
Terror Danjah - Sidechain
Maniac - Devil
Silencer - Regulation
Wiley - Club 4
DOK - Royal Flush
Davinche - Buzz Lightyear
Joker - Re Up
Rude Kid - ???
Rapid - 100%
Rude Kid - ????
Swindle - ?????

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?51ehjqztfzt

MORE FLICKS...

2009-07-22T09:03:00.000+10:00

Courtesy of Hayley over @ http://mayorettes.com/blog/

http://mayorettes.com/blog/2009/07/20/hayley-is-a-loser-nine-high-launch/

ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY

2009-07-20T12:48:00.005+10:00

Wow, what a sick night! We've been building up to Friday's festivities for a few weeks now and we couldnt have reeally asked for a better night in the end, we had a mad time!
there was a such a good vibe at Miss Libs on Friday night, it seemed like everyone was on our side out to support us, so massive massive thanks to everyone who came down and made it what it was, the response was overwhelming! Talking about it with the others, its definitely our favourite show we've ever done. No attitudes, good vibes, lots of girls, last track stage invasion (hope you liked that new M-Phazes banger, had to draw for the reload!), donuts and lots of Agwa. Thanks to everyone who bought a t-shirt or album and huge thanks to all involved with the show: Baddums, Afficks, A13, Murky Depths, Diem, Mexi, Nathan, Wansicks...check some photo's below courtesy of Rosco, Crystal + Carley

ITS YA BIRTHDAY, ITS YA BIRTHDAY...

2009-07-17T15:33:00.001+10:00

August 1st see's the first birthday of the very successful Heavy Innit!! nights which have been loads of fun. We've played at quite a few of them and always had a wicked time (the Starkey one was a personal favourite) so come down to this one and get messy on August 1st. Smashbrothers (Me, Scotty, Diem and Murky Depths) will be running the mic on Afficks and A13's set before Emalkay steps up...if you been before you know this will be big! Massive shouts to Baddums and Afficks for all their hard work on this night over the last 12 months.

THIS WEEKEND - MELBOURNE STAND UP!!!

2009-07-16T10:27:00.001+10:00

Yes yes people, gonna be a maaaaassive weekend!

First up we got our album launch on Friday at Miss Libertine. This is gonna be a very very fun night! As well as ourselves (we got some specials planned!) we got some very talented people in 1/6, Loco, Mexi, No Name Nathan, Afficks, A13 and Smashbrothers all hosted by our good friend Murky Depths. Its gonna be liiiive-ooooo trust!

And then on Saturday night (hopefully we'll be in a proper state after the pevious night) we got the monthly juggernaught that is Wobble. This month features our boy Loco dropping grime and dubstep bangers with ourselves hosting. This will be Felonys first time at Wobble and we're planning on getting murky as all fuck!

NINE HIGH ON KISS FM LAST WEEK

2009-07-15T17:38:00.000+10:00

DKTV NINE HIGH TEASER EPISODE

2009-07-14T13:37:00.001+10:00

Here's a short promo from DKTV for this Fridays launch party

OG'Z - WHAT DID YOU SAY

2009-07-14T11:31:00.001+10:00

DONT FORGET THIS COMING FRIDAY!!!

2009-07-13T13:37:00.003+10:00

Its our launch party this Friday @ Miss Libs if you didnt already know. This is gonna be certified murkage, be there!!!

HEAVY INNIT!! JUST GONE...

2009-07-13T12:22:00.006+10:00

Woah, Saturday nifght was massive! Loco smashed his set, nice one bruvver! To say Joe Nice was an enthusiastic guy would be an understatement. Again, massive party, vibes were heavy, big up Brendan and Afficks once again!

Pics below courtesy of Dan Steiner, bad boy on the lens!

DKTV WOBBLE TEASER

2009-07-09T17:28:00.000+10:00

JULY 18 @ THE NIGHTOWL

REVIEW FROM CANBERRA TIMES

2009-07-09T15:09:00.002+10:00

Another pretty sick review! Nice nice...click on it to enlarge and read properly

LAX WORLD TOUR

2009-07-09T12:28:00.002+10:00

yeah so we blagged support for The Game's Melbourne show at Festival hall on August 7th. We've never been to Festival Hall let alone played at it but i hear its pretty nuts, like 4 thousand or something!? Should be a laugh, wonder how we'll go down with the sort of G'd up crowd i'm expecting...and the night after we're playing the 1st Birthday bash for Heavy Innit!! One year strong! No flyer yet and i wont divulge any line up stuff in case its not been release yet, but rest assured its gonna be a mucky one!