Urthboy - Exclusive EP

The Elefant Tracks headquarters is filled with hundreds of stories and tracks that many of us may never know about or hear. However Urthboy has been doing some digging through the hard drives and released his "Exclusive Ep" to the Urthboy mailing list. The Ep includes 9 unreleased tracks which span Urthboy's carrear from pre Signal and post Spitshine. It features remixes from Joyride and Platoniclab. This exclusive ep is available for free download below via sound cloud. Urthboy is currently preparing for triple J's Aus music month tribute to Nick Cage.


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Horroshow Reflect On BNE's Running On Air Tour

A few months back Horrorshow supported Bliss n Eso as they hit the road for their Running On Air Tour. The tour took Aus hip hop right across the country and to the say the turnout was average with a few packed out gigs here and their that packed out is an understatement! The majority of the shows on tour were sold out including the Queensland gig which saw the largest crowd at an Australian Hip Hop gig with an audience in excess of 8000 people. It was said that it was the biggest thing to roll through Mt Gambir since ACDC played their back in the 1980's. Horrorshow took the opportunity to take some time out and talk to some kids at Music Indstury College about getting their stuff out and his personal experiences as an artist. The Sydney gig was defiantly a tour highlight for both Horrorshow and Bliss n Eso, both Sydney Boys. The show sold out and they put on a second gig the Saturday night as well. I guess you get the vibe that this tour was one of the biggest things to happen for Horrorshow and set the bar just that little bit higher for next time. Check out the full interview below.

Illy, Spit Syndicate, Sietta and Phrase Rock Sydney

Well what a weekend it has been for Sydney and Australian Hip Hop. Friday night saw Illy sell out the Factory Theater in Marrickville with local boys Spit Syndicate alongside and supported by Sietta who have recently signed to Elephant Tracks. Saturday night saw Phrase launch his new album Babylon at oxford art factory backed by a live band to mix it up from the typical hip hop he has been know for in the past.

Spit Syndicate as always brought their A-game as they mixed their set up, between their new mix tape, Best Intentions - Part 1 and their previous two albums, Towards the Light and Exile. The show attracted many other Sydney artist to the crowd including Skryptcha, Dutch, Crochet Crooks, Stories For Nothing and Horrorshow duo Solo and Adiddy. During the middle of the set Solo picked up the mic and jumped on a few Spit Syndicate/One Day tracks and then played one of his own, Choose None with the help of Nick Lupi, Jimmy Nice and of course Joyride on the vocals. As always the boys made plenty of time for the fans, chilling at the merch stand taking photos, signing various items and just having a few drinks with 
the fans. 

The night would not have been complete without producer, M-Phazes provided an entertaining hip hop set with a compilation of Australian and international hip hop which included tracks from his own album, Good Gracious. 

Illy headlined the gig and rightly so, with the crowd responding to his enthusiastic stage presence. It is no wonder that Illy is turning heads in the scene and attracting new comers to Australian Hip Hop. The Chase and Same Number Same Hood were highlights of the set but Red Light Green Light was definitely the crowd favorite for the night with Illy bringing up the majority of the One Day Crew, Jimmy Nice, Nick Lupi, Joyride and Solo to help him out.

Saturday night saw Phrase back up from playing at Spring Hip Hop Festival in Queensland earlier that afternoon to officially launch his album to the Sydney scene. As you would be aware Phrase took a completely different approach to this album with no sampling or traditional hip hop beat making processes. Instead taking it back to his musical rock roots. Therefore there there was no questions to be asked when he announced that he would be taking a line up of rock bands on tour with him as support along with a band of his own for backing. 

His set consisted of tracks from his new album, Babylon and his second album, Clockwork. It was great to finally hear the new album live which showcases how phrase continues to evolve as an artist. Tracks like Burn It Down, Clockwork, Sky Light and his encore track Spaceship from his second album Clockwork were all exceptional with the live band backing him and his wife on vocals adding a new sound and appeal to these classics which we already know.

The Tongue - The Sextape Tour

The Tongue is back at his usual theatrics with this little video to announce his upcoming tour for his recently released mixtape, The Sextape. If you missed it download it here. Tour dates are listed below which include three FREE gigs there fore there is no excuse for you Sydney, Melbourne and Dunsborough folk to miss it. 


Fri - Oct 7 - Level 4/Kings Cross Hotel - Sydney - FREE
Sat - Oct 8 - The Laundry - Melbourne - FREE
Fri - Oct 21 - HQ - Adelaide - w/Horrorshow, Delta, Def Wish Cast, Mantra - $25
Fri - Nov 4 - The Manor - Perth - $10
Sat- Nov 5 - Malt - Dunsborough - FREE

OZI BATLA - Future Shade Interview 7/8

Hermitude New Track

Over the past months the boys from Hermitage have been busy in a small apartment above Parramatta Rd somewhere in Leichhard creating their new album. The new album is due for release in February 2012. Check out the behind the scenes video below along with flicks from the studio here. Hermitude are set to tour November and December this year and those on their mailing list will already have an idea of the date, which goes to show that signing up to the mailing lists (for all artists) has its advantages along with other things. Check out this track below Speak Of The Devil off the  forthcoming album.




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The Sextape - The Tongue Out NOW!

The Tongue is one of the most well rounded emcees that the industry has to offer as an accomplished Emcee, Battle Champion, Song Writer and has had several successful headlining tours.Grab your free sextape now at the link blow. The sextuple features some of your sexist artist including Nick Lupi (SS), Seven, Bias B, Ellesquire, Toe-Fu and Omar Musa.


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Grandma's Song Acoustic

Grandmas Song is one of the most personal and deep songs form The Herds latest album Future Shade which tells the story of how Urthboy rushed home after Big Day out on the Gold Coast after receiving the news that his Grandma was not in a good way. flights were reorganised to get back to Sydney as fast as possible only to then be delayed by bushfires just north of Sydney stopping him traveling to Gosford Hospital. This acoustic remdition of the song filmed at The Backroom in Sydney really does the song justice check it out.

The Tongue - The Sextape

When it comes to The Tongue there isn't much that he hasn't achieved in his career with numerous tours under his belt, an accomplished songwriter with two albums, three mix tapes and an e.p. just goes to show his wide range of accomplishments. The Tongue is due to release his next mix tape, "The Sextape" on the 12th of September as a free digital download so stick round for the link! Check out the track Two Girlfriends below.

The Herd - Future Shades

So its only been a few days since The Herd dropped their new album Future Shades and we've seen the first 3 parts of an 8 part series where by we get to know the individual artist on a more personal level. Urthboy was first up and we herd about the track Grandmas Song on the album and how it came to be. Elefant Tracks have kindly posted a video for Grandma's Song being rehearsed so check that below as well. Also we now here from Uncle Ho as part 4 of the series.

The Herd - Future Shades

Well the wait is over The Herd has finally dropped the new album, 'Future Shade'. Head down to your local record store and grab a copy of it if you haven't already got yours through pre order.

Future Shade - The Herd - In Stores 26th Aug 2011

The Herd are due to release their new album on the 26th of August. The album is filled with tracks that draw inspiration from many different places and is underpinned by hip hop bit by no means is not contained by any genre. 

The herd have always written tracks expressing their personal and political views, something that i’ve always loved about their music. The Herd are nothing short of great storytellers and I for one can not wait to see what the new album Future Shade brings.

Pre order the album online to receive your copy of the album signed and an exclusive bonus unreleased MP3 track Like A Riddle. This track will be emailed to you within 24 (Business hours) of ordering the album. The track is exclusive and not on the album. 

Keep an eye out on The Herd's youtube channel for interviews with the members. So far we have learnt a little more about Jane Tyrrell and her fine arts, and Urthboy and what goes on behind the management of the label. We also see their personal connections from the album and their views on certain tracks. (View Below)

You can stream the album for a limited time right now here. Check it out now and support Australian Hip Hop. http://themusic.com.au/audio/the-herd-future-shade .

Kid Solo Rappertag!

Kid Solo finally drops his rapper tag and was it worth the wait or what! Bigs ups to Solo and the 1 Day crew! Seth Sentry your up next.