Thursday, July 9, 2009
REVIEW FROM CANBERRA TIMES
Another pretty sick review! Nice nice...click on it to enlarge and read properly
LAX WORLD TOUR
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!
NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE...
Looks like Chipmunk is gonna hit top 10 this week with 'Diamond Rings' and already has a load of artists spamming their blogs with support. Seriously tho, why you supporting something thats just waste! Its just some bullshit made for the charts with no actual musical merit. Its all good getting commercial success on a level where the music's heavy still, but this aint good music! It seems like everyone scared to call it for what it is 'cos they all wanna hang off his nuts and maybe get a Mobo themselves one time...c'mon people, you aint really on this type of stuff really...I respect his work ethic and good on him if he makes p's, but i cant take this stuff seriously...i aint gonna support something just for the sake of it, i'll support good music, not just cos its homegrown.
1, 2, 3...
Wiley, Ghetts, Shifty and Devs come together on this one...nice idea, weeeaaaak beat tho! I'm a proper fan of Devs, but he really needs to lock his flow down a bit better at times and ease up on the rhyming words for the sake of it...he dont sound all that on this, neither does Ghetts to be honest. Wiley comes out on top no question and Shifty reps for the Mancs with a couple of big lines, but i dont care how many pull ups this got on Logan (too many thats what!)overall this was dissapointing.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
TONIGHT EXCLUUUUUUSIVE!!!
Tune in tonight at 10pm on http://www.kissfm.com.au/ or 87.6 - 88.0fm where we're gonna be dropping some bars, but more importantly dropping the first play anywhere of the M-Phazes remix of 'Cookout' which will be out and about from next week, look out for the video very soooon!
PART 2...
Part 2 of Loco's video's documenting our shows while him and Felz are here. This one features footage from the Ghostface show with film of the man himself and M-Phazes set as well
TOOOOOOO MUCH!!!
Too Much is a relatively new night in melbourne run by Same-O and Fooishbar. I popped down last Saturday for their first one at the new Meercat Basement (formerly Deep 11) in Vic Market. Seriously this venue is militant! And with the addition of the Heartical Hi fi this event is serious! We're playing at the next one with Loco and we are going to FUCK IT UP!!!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
THIS WEEKEND...
See's Heavy Innit!! returning for some more bass, and we got our boy Loco playing at this one too. Make sure you swing by, its gonna be dutty!
PLAYING TIMES:
UPSTAIRS
1:30 - 3:00 JOE NICE (USA)
12:30 - 1:30 Loco (UK)
11-12:30 Affiks & A13
10-11 LJ
DOWNSTAIRS
1:00 - 3:00 Riz-One Vs Shan
12:00-1:00 EDITOR (LIVE)
10:30-12:00 Shikung
9-10:30 Thomas Kilroc
PLAYING TIMES:
UPSTAIRS
1:30 - 3:00 JOE NICE (USA)
12:30 - 1:30 Loco (UK)
11-12:30 Affiks & A13
10-11 LJ
DOWNSTAIRS
1:00 - 3:00 Riz-One Vs Shan
12:00-1:00 EDITOR (LIVE)
10:30-12:00 Shikung
9-10:30 Thomas Kilroc
Thursday, July 2, 2009
ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE ON ItUNES
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
ONE YEAR DEEP!!!
Totally slipped me by, but Friday just gone was a year to the day since this blog was started! Thanks to everyone who passes thru, long may it continue!
VOTE NINE HIGH
Somehow (how i dont know), we as Nine High have been shortlisted on the top Local Dj's list on the inthemix top 50!? Besides having no DJ talent other than wheel ups haha, we may as well try and win, so if you've got a couple spare minutes please go and drop us a vote. (search under local DJ's in VIC)
http://www.inthemix.com.au/50/2009/djlist/
http://www.inthemix.com.au/50/2009/djlist/
WOBBLY WOBBLY
Me and Scotty have been a part of the hugely successful Wobble events now for over a year and they show no signs of slowing up! Each and every month is a packed crowd of skankers going off to heavyweight dubstep and jungle, its a pleasure to bless the mic each month. Well this month we got something special. Loco who is on DJ duties for ourselves while over here is gonna be dropping a DJ set at this months Wobble, so expect some madness and straight bangers! Peep his mixes elsewhere on the blog.
and while on the subject of Wobble, Cubist has just set up a Wobble site which you can check right here http://www.wobbleout.com
and while on the subject of Wobble, Cubist has just set up a Wobble site which you can check right here http://www.wobbleout.com
ANOTHER REVIEW FOR YA!!!
You can see the Nine High lads doing there thing on RRR via YouTube here, but being over Perth, i’d not had the pleasure of hearing/seeing Nine High outside of YouTube and RRR. Sure everyones saying this Album is going to be huge, but aren’t they all saying that about their albums? Well the truth be told, Nine High’s debut album is great. It doesn’t try to be anything it’s not, the simple album artwork tells you that straight away, it’s white and pure like the hip hop running through the veins of Fraksha, Scotty Hinds & Felony.
So the story goes Nine High have been doing there thing for many years now and finally after much pressure, they created an album. Then it sat ready for quite some time, while they waited to all be in the same place at the same time to release it. Apparently during this time everyones favourite, M-Phazes (good gracious!) managed to take some of the tracks from the album, turn them on their head and shake it upside down, other noteable producer to the album are Ghost Town, Jase, Drif & Lewis One. Whatever happened over all those years, it was worth it just so this album could be born in it’s current incarnation.
Theres some hot tunes on here and i’m topping my favourites at 3 tunes to keep things under control. The first stand out track from Nine High’s debut album is without a doubt Fugs Need Hugs, to open with that such a big tunes was risky, but it fit so perfectly, so simple, yet so good. Following up with Track 2, Jokers is definitely a favourite, sampling Chris Rock and touching on the most cliche of hip hop topics “fake people”, now while it’s cliche these guys pulled it off without the usual cockiness that comes with such a track. That leaves us with #3 and as easy as it’d be to just go in for Track 3 What You In It For? (another top track with a cliched topic choice), i’m going with Track 7 Bait. Once again the simple beat wins, the lyrics here are awesome though, basically it describes that person we all know and their words describe it best, “everybody does illegal things you make it obvious”. Finally if I was touching out to a #4 i’d go for What Bothers Me, this track deserves a mention for its lyrical content.
Head over to iTunes and grab Nine High now, or head over to MySpace, get aquainted with some tracks off the album and go order it from your favourite independant.
http://www.rhythmandpoetry.net/2009/06/29/nine-high-nine-high-debut-album/
So the story goes Nine High have been doing there thing for many years now and finally after much pressure, they created an album. Then it sat ready for quite some time, while they waited to all be in the same place at the same time to release it. Apparently during this time everyones favourite, M-Phazes (good gracious!) managed to take some of the tracks from the album, turn them on their head and shake it upside down, other noteable producer to the album are Ghost Town, Jase, Drif & Lewis One. Whatever happened over all those years, it was worth it just so this album could be born in it’s current incarnation.
Theres some hot tunes on here and i’m topping my favourites at 3 tunes to keep things under control. The first stand out track from Nine High’s debut album is without a doubt Fugs Need Hugs, to open with that such a big tunes was risky, but it fit so perfectly, so simple, yet so good. Following up with Track 2, Jokers is definitely a favourite, sampling Chris Rock and touching on the most cliche of hip hop topics “fake people”, now while it’s cliche these guys pulled it off without the usual cockiness that comes with such a track. That leaves us with #3 and as easy as it’d be to just go in for Track 3 What You In It For? (another top track with a cliched topic choice), i’m going with Track 7 Bait. Once again the simple beat wins, the lyrics here are awesome though, basically it describes that person we all know and their words describe it best, “everybody does illegal things you make it obvious”. Finally if I was touching out to a #4 i’d go for What Bothers Me, this track deserves a mention for its lyrical content.
Head over to iTunes and grab Nine High now, or head over to MySpace, get aquainted with some tracks off the album and go order it from your favourite independant.
http://www.rhythmandpoetry.net/2009/06/29/nine-high-nine-high-debut-album/
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
NINE HIGH TOUR PART 1
Felony are Loco are documenting their month or so over here with a video diary, here's part one, watch these couple of chiefs getting pissed up on the plane. Part two will have some Ghostface show footage
PLANET URBAN REVIEW
Another good review, still waiting on the inevitable bad one from somebody : )
Okay now I have to admit I’m not big on UK Hip Hop. I respect it and its artists for doing their thing and such, but let’s just say you normally would not find any UK Hip Hop on my iPod – period. Yet I’ve recently reconsidered my stance on this upon hearing Nine High’s eponymous debut album. I feel like The Scrooge getting visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past...telling me my music collection will not be complete without this.
Comprised of Brit trio Scotty Hinds, Felony and Fraksha, the group hold the honest approach to Hip Hop, by speaking their minds, telling a story, getting your ass moving or getting your head vibing by any means necessary.
A perfect example of this is Cookout. Weaved together with low xylophone keys, this is about (yep, you guessed) cookouts, barbecues, shindigs and the like. Even if you’re a hardcore vegan, you’ll still appreciate the selection of such a cross-cultural yet rarely touched-on topic to which all can relate. The only way to define this joint is pure, unadulterated FUN!
Driff Banger contains a speedy, loud, heavy beat (produced by Driff), and it is only right that these boys rap fast over it. However, the beat itself does quickly become a chore to listen to; perhaps what saves this track is how well the first verse is executed with Bone Thug-like flow. Unfortunately, though the battle lyrics of all three emcees here are above par for hard, the second and third verses just don’t keep up with the first flow-wise, bringing an inconsistency to it which makes it skippable after the first verse.
Now, when you find sequels to artists’ songs it is usually inter-album – Nine High have broken this tradition by including Life in parts 1, 2 and 3 spread out through the album, and the real shocker is the hat-trick really works, as each one is a total win! Life Pt.3 is a personal favourite of mine, chiming in with Oriental strings sent from the Far East that carry the beat. Content-wise, this contrasts Parts 1 and 2, as it is a generally darker and a tad more melodramatic retrospective outlook on life, which only accentuates how versatile these dudes are. Also peep out the piano-laden Alone Time if you vibe with this.
Some will relate to Nine High more than others but by no means is that supposed to stop anybody from enjoying it; after all, we don’t all relate to crack, cash, cribs and Cadillacs either. Though their flow can at times seem to not lock in as tightly as you would want, if you can objectively appreciate flat-out honest lyricism, you sir and or miss, are most certainly a fan of Hip Hop and should therefore go out and cop this album.
http://www.planeturban.com.au/album_reviews/nine_high
Okay now I have to admit I’m not big on UK Hip Hop. I respect it and its artists for doing their thing and such, but let’s just say you normally would not find any UK Hip Hop on my iPod – period. Yet I’ve recently reconsidered my stance on this upon hearing Nine High’s eponymous debut album. I feel like The Scrooge getting visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past...telling me my music collection will not be complete without this.
Comprised of Brit trio Scotty Hinds, Felony and Fraksha, the group hold the honest approach to Hip Hop, by speaking their minds, telling a story, getting your ass moving or getting your head vibing by any means necessary.
A perfect example of this is Cookout. Weaved together with low xylophone keys, this is about (yep, you guessed) cookouts, barbecues, shindigs and the like. Even if you’re a hardcore vegan, you’ll still appreciate the selection of such a cross-cultural yet rarely touched-on topic to which all can relate. The only way to define this joint is pure, unadulterated FUN!
Driff Banger contains a speedy, loud, heavy beat (produced by Driff), and it is only right that these boys rap fast over it. However, the beat itself does quickly become a chore to listen to; perhaps what saves this track is how well the first verse is executed with Bone Thug-like flow. Unfortunately, though the battle lyrics of all three emcees here are above par for hard, the second and third verses just don’t keep up with the first flow-wise, bringing an inconsistency to it which makes it skippable after the first verse.
Now, when you find sequels to artists’ songs it is usually inter-album – Nine High have broken this tradition by including Life in parts 1, 2 and 3 spread out through the album, and the real shocker is the hat-trick really works, as each one is a total win! Life Pt.3 is a personal favourite of mine, chiming in with Oriental strings sent from the Far East that carry the beat. Content-wise, this contrasts Parts 1 and 2, as it is a generally darker and a tad more melodramatic retrospective outlook on life, which only accentuates how versatile these dudes are. Also peep out the piano-laden Alone Time if you vibe with this.
Some will relate to Nine High more than others but by no means is that supposed to stop anybody from enjoying it; after all, we don’t all relate to crack, cash, cribs and Cadillacs either. Though their flow can at times seem to not lock in as tightly as you would want, if you can objectively appreciate flat-out honest lyricism, you sir and or miss, are most certainly a fan of Hip Hop and should therefore go out and cop this album.
http://www.planeturban.com.au/album_reviews/nine_high
SOME FRIDAY FLICKS...
Flicks from Fridays show @ Hi Fi bar courtesy of Hayley @ Mayoress
http://mayorettes.com/blog/2009/06/29/got-it-covered-muph-plutonic/
Monday, June 29, 2009
NEEEED MORE REST!!!
The weekend was epic! I'm feeling pretty scattered right now, but a quick summisation would be:
Thursday - Ghostface...far far too many people in the venue, shit sound, but its Ghost! Impossible not to enjoy it still. 'Incarcerated Scarfaces' was the jumpoff! and hold tight the skank's haha, honestly do these girls think they're gonna get treated with respect or something!
Friday - Supported Muph + Plutonic at The Hi -Fi...this was our first show since September '07! Felony and Loco landed in Melbourne from London at 6am, had a few hours kip and then straight on stage, troopers! Took a bottle of vodka in with me and proceeded to wipe myself out. Great nite, moved to First Floor after which was rubbish, walked for what seemed an age to a house party, more drinks, woke up in my wardrobe at 5am very confused!
Saturday - Supported Ghostface @ The Espy...had an absolute ball at this one! Smashed our set, got bare love from the crowd! Everything came together perfectly i thought for the 2nd show in 2 years and reminded me why i love performing! Sold loads of CD's + T-shirts, signed numerous autographs (which i find very odd still, but there ya go), watched a dude pass out while walking which resulted in the worst faceplant i've seen in a while, saw loads of old faces i'd not seen in a while, watched Ghost's set from behind the stage which was sick, had too many people trying to spit 'lyrics' in my ear - PLS DONT DO THIS!, thought Phazes smashed his set too, bounced to Favela Rock, multiple agwa's in quick succession, saw Soph stumbling out as i arrived, multiple ATM trips, left half the crew going to strippers while i went to KFC, munched on chicken, walked home, zoot, sleep!
Sunday - Bed
Thursday - Ghostface...far far too many people in the venue, shit sound, but its Ghost! Impossible not to enjoy it still. 'Incarcerated Scarfaces' was the jumpoff! and hold tight the skank's haha, honestly do these girls think they're gonna get treated with respect or something!
Friday - Supported Muph + Plutonic at The Hi -Fi...this was our first show since September '07! Felony and Loco landed in Melbourne from London at 6am, had a few hours kip and then straight on stage, troopers! Took a bottle of vodka in with me and proceeded to wipe myself out. Great nite, moved to First Floor after which was rubbish, walked for what seemed an age to a house party, more drinks, woke up in my wardrobe at 5am very confused!
Saturday - Supported Ghostface @ The Espy...had an absolute ball at this one! Smashed our set, got bare love from the crowd! Everything came together perfectly i thought for the 2nd show in 2 years and reminded me why i love performing! Sold loads of CD's + T-shirts, signed numerous autographs (which i find very odd still, but there ya go), watched a dude pass out while walking which resulted in the worst faceplant i've seen in a while, saw loads of old faces i'd not seen in a while, watched Ghost's set from behind the stage which was sick, had too many people trying to spit 'lyrics' in my ear - PLS DONT DO THIS!, thought Phazes smashed his set too, bounced to Favela Rock, multiple agwa's in quick succession, saw Soph stumbling out as i arrived, multiple ATM trips, left half the crew going to strippers while i went to KFC, munched on chicken, walked home, zoot, sleep!
Sunday - Bed
GOT ME COVERED!
The lovely ladies over @ Mayoress have been so kind as to let my ugly mug feature on their site for a quick interview you can check out here http://mayorettes.com/blog/2009/06/28/got-it-covered-fraksha/
They also asked me to choose a tune for their regular Monday music section, so i took it back a few years with grime's biggest tune, 'Pow'. Not a soothing Monday morning tune i know, but it should wake you up slightly! http://mayorettes.com/blog/2009/06/29/monday-music-49/
Big shout to Hayley and the gyaldem!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
SMASHBROTHERS w/MEXI - HEAVY INNIT!!
This is part one of the Heavy Innit!! promo's for this month with a studio set from Smashbrothers with Mexi on the decks. I suppose this is the first proper grime shit out of Australia really, everyone smashes it on this!
MEXI PROMO MIX - HEAVY INNIT!!
Got some heavy new stuff here for you, this time from Mexi dropping part 2 of the promo mix for Heavy Innit!! Some massive tunes on here so go grab it
Tracklist:
01. Jahdan Blakkamoore - The General (Original Mix)
02. Desto - One Ting ft. Mindman
03. Caspa - The Takeover feat. Dynamite MC - Original Mix
04. Bar 9 - Murda Sound (Riskotheque Remix)/Team Shadetek feat. 77Klash and Jah Dan - Brooklyn Anthem (acapella)
05. Babylon System - Get On Up
06. Skream - The Shinein
07. HD4000 - Sound Boy Killer
08. Rusko - Sound Guy Is My Target
09. Skepta - Sticks 'n' Stones
10. DJ Madd - Rizla Dub
11. HOT S.O.A.P - Big Toon (Vocal Edit Feat. Werd2Jah)
12. Tempa T - Next Hype
13. 501 - Hidden Worlds
14. The Widdler - Lady Dub
15. 77Klash - Pressure
16. Bassnectar - Art of Revolution (Original Mix)
Tracklist:
01. Jahdan Blakkamoore - The General (Original Mix)
02. Desto - One Ting ft. Mindman
03. Caspa - The Takeover feat. Dynamite MC - Original Mix
04. Bar 9 - Murda Sound (Riskotheque Remix)/Team Shadetek feat. 77Klash and Jah Dan - Brooklyn Anthem (acapella)
05. Babylon System - Get On Up
06. Skream - The Shinein
07. HD4000 - Sound Boy Killer
08. Rusko - Sound Guy Is My Target
09. Skepta - Sticks 'n' Stones
10. DJ Madd - Rizla Dub
11. HOT S.O.A.P - Big Toon (Vocal Edit Feat. Werd2Jah)
12. Tempa T - Next Hype
13. 501 - Hidden Worlds
14. The Widdler - Lady Dub
15. 77Klash - Pressure
16. Bassnectar - Art of Revolution (Original Mix)
SOME MAINSTREAM LOVE
They played our video on Rage the other night apparently, check what sort of company we're in :)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
LOCO PROMO MIX
Our boy Loco has done a heavy launch party promo mix before he flies over next week. You can grab it here http://soundcloud.com/heavy-innit/nine-high-launch-promo-mix-by-loco-uk or here http://www.sendspace.com/file/03ax4e
Tracklisting
1. Skepta - Sticks & Stones
2. Davinche - Rider (Instrumental)
3. Marga - Not Like This (Prod. by Loco)
4. Chase & Status - Eastern Jam
5. Killa P - Real Talk
6. Kid D - Lash (Instrumental)
7. Wiley - My Mistakes (Acapella)
8. Wiley - I Was Like You (Prod. by Maniac)
9. 501 - Mind Control
10. Dot Rotten ft. Brutal - That's How Life Goes
11. Tempa T - Next Hype (Instrumental)
12. Byron - Doubt It (Acapella)
13. Frisco - The Elite (Prod. by Merlin)
14. Cobra - Jump
15. Kano - I Like It (Prod. by Davinche)
16. Smasher & Lewi White - Exodus Remix
17. Killa P feat. Panic Phaze - Far From Simple (Prod. by Loco)
18. Sharky Major - Shark Attack (Prod. by Skepta)
19. Don Goliath - No Soundbwoy No Cry
20. Wiley - Race Against Time (Prod. by Maniac)
21. Dr. Sin - Chasing Shadows
22. Devlin - From The Bottom To The Top
23. Joker - Digidesign
24. The Streets - Blinded By The Lights (Nero Remix)
25. La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
CANING IT THRU THE CITY HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN!
Forgot to post this when i got it, but how sick is my new bike!
10 WEEKS...
And i'm back in the manor for a couple weeks!!!
Now i love living in Australia, wouldnt move back for the world! but theres definitely some things i miss...
JD Sports
DUN KNOW!!! Buying shoes is hard work over here i swear. JD is the crep palace!
English summer
It doesnt last long, but boy do we make the most of it. Its hard to top London in the summer!
People like this
I know you definitely got your fair share of them over here, but theres just something about English pond life
and of course, Notting Hill Carnival
The main reason i'm going back this time of year!
I'm landing on August 27th and have a gig that night @ Mango's in Reading. Will stick up a flyer when i get it!
Now i love living in Australia, wouldnt move back for the world! but theres definitely some things i miss...
JD Sports
DUN KNOW!!! Buying shoes is hard work over here i swear. JD is the crep palace!
English summer
It doesnt last long, but boy do we make the most of it. Its hard to top London in the summer!
People like this
I know you definitely got your fair share of them over here, but theres just something about English pond life
and of course, Notting Hill Carnival
The main reason i'm going back this time of year!
I'm landing on August 27th and have a gig that night @ Mango's in Reading. Will stick up a flyer when i get it!
YAAAAAAAAWN!
I normally do about 5 hours sleep max and i'm cool, but was asleep by a dumb 10pm last night too courtesy of the magical lemon! Now feel like i've not slept in weeeeks!
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