TUNES / VIDEO'S OF '09

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...

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!

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...

then slap yourself!

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

Tattooed girls, my favourite!

MY SHOWS OF 2009

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

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!!

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

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...

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

Really looking fwd to this one!

WOBBLE THIS SATURDAY PEOPLE

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

'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

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

Fucking sick night!!!

Big up Dan Steiner for the flicks

BUTTERZ TV

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

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

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

THE SHOW MUST GO ON...

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

DAMN!!!

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

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!!!

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

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

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

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

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

UPCOMING

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!!!

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!!!

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

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