Gonzo – ‘Love Vibrations’ mp3

Looks like we have a new contender for music to make sweet lovin to. Step aside D’Angelo, Melbourne beats guy Gonzo, has released a new ep titled ‘For You’ and ‘Love Vibrations’ is one of his little gems. Crackling vinyl, dope soul and porno guitar light up this ep that you can just wind back and feel the bliss beats wash over you.

Download the EP for freezies here – http://whothehell.net/dF7

Click here to view the embedded video.

Allday x C1 – ‘So Good’ Video. Smooth flow but maybe less mutant face and more loose skateboarding would’ve been better but whatever, it’s a rap video and these guys aren’t taking things too seriously which makes this work.

Check out his Facebook here – http://whothehell.net/Jlz

Spit Syndicate (feat. Sarah Corry) - Pick It Up

Spit Syndicate (feat. Fame) - Fresh Breath Music

I’ve been meaning to write something about Spit Syndicate ever since their incredible performance at the recent Newtown Festival (a popular fete held yearly in one of Sydney’s most over-mythologised suburbs).

Were you there? If not, you missed out on the best Oz Hip-Hop show of the year. Midday on a Sunday, to a pretty diverse crowd sitting on the grass with no plans to stand or really engage, SS (featuring their vintage NBA jersey clothed musical backbone DJ Joyride on decks, keys and (way soulful) back-up vocals) emerged onto a pretty shitty stage and proceeded to rock the festival like they were headlining the Enmore. It was insane, people didn’t really know what to do – so they began dancing like it wasn’t 12:30 on a Sunday. When the set was pulled early (due to scheduling mishaps or something) the now-animated crowd booed, chanted for “One more!”, and got moderately unruly. I just kept saying “Holy shit!” to my companions, and gushed about how endearing MC Nick Lupi’s perpetual grin is.

That night, I re-listened to their 2008 debut, ‘Towards the Light’. After witnessing their natural charisma and unquestionable stage-presence, I was finally able to believe the bravado of the record, and began getting into the above two cuts in a big way. And sure, the rest of the record is still a bit uneven, often tripping up on its own over-earnestness (surely the new crutch of Australian rappers?) – but honestly, how many dudes (that you know) can rock a show like them? Not many (if any).

KillaQueenz – ‘Bitches’

Here’s an SMS I recently sent – “KillaQueenz are my favourite Sydney rap crew hands down. ‘Bitches’, produced by [Melbourne producer du jour] M-Phazes, bangs harder than anything out there. “Bitches don’t/ bitches don’t/ bitches don’t like me.” God, it’s just a ridiculously anthemic chorus, backed with supreme confidence in their abilities.”

I was perhaps being a bit hyperbolic (I was dancing at the time), but I stand by the core sentiment of the above text – that ‘Bitches’, the second KQ single following the Gameboy/Gamegirl-sampling ‘Sweaty Wet’, is an utter banger.

P.S. if you live in Sydney, you really need to see them live at some point.

http://whothehell.net/ss