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Meet this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist and Listen In comp winner, DyspOra. He'll be taking over the stage in Adelaide this weekend so make sure you get down early!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
My music is built on a culturally diverse soundscape rooted in 3 different countries. I’ve lived through a lot of experiences and I try to show that through my music. I’m a ‘Sonic Activist’ who is trying to move the world forward and music is my vehicle to do so. Sonic
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Bringing different elements of culture together and making it accessible to the people. I like to show my audience experiences they haven’t seen or heard before. You don’t have to travel to take a sonic vacation.
What can punters expect from a DyspOra live show?
My LIVE show is built on storytelling and energy. Taking the crowd on a journey similar to the one we’re all living, up & down but always moving forward. When I get on the stage I want the audience to experience various different emotions and then ultimately decide which ones they will take home with them. I make sure they always leave with something in the end.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
"What is real will always prosper" and, "advice is like a drug, take it but never get dependent on it".
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
TAKU wit 'Love Again' ft. Sango & JSMN.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Paul Kelly with 'From Little Things'.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Hilltop Hoods with 'CHASE THAT FEELING'.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
We threw a festival with 30 + local artists and really brought the city together. We can’t move the culture forward alone so it was a really important moment for all the artists to meet each other, leading to collaborations and creative alliances that will definitely help build the city’s identity.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Adelaide music community that inspire you.
I’m officially rebranding Adelaide the city of verses cos ADL has a lot of incredible artists coming up. I’ve been a massive fan of a lot of the guys from Playback 808 like ELK, NeSs, Ajak and the queen Elsy who features on my new record. Theres a band called Pinkish Blu who recently released this amazing song called lovely. I’ve also been vibing to tunes by Argus and the Liar, RURU, J Milla, Possie, Xander Jame$, Tony Ward, a spoken word artist called Manal Younos, Oc3an eyes, Vuyokazi, Aquade, Heaps Good Friends and TOWNS.
What are your plans for 2018?
No more dreams. Time to become the change I want to see in the world.
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Brisbane-based MC Gill Bates is one of the winners of our BIGSOUND competition and will be playing the triple j Unearthed showcase this Thursday, September 10, at Oh Hello in Fortitude Valley.
UV boi is an 18 year old producer from Brisbane making mellow yet heavy-hitting 808 music that's created a sea of feelings in our heart.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
The first thing I attempted to produced when I began making music was sample based hip hop instrumentals. At the time I was listening to MF DOOM and his various aliases and Wu-tang also, this was back in 2010. The year earlier I was really into hardstyle and techno music, I know right, what a complete 180. Anyhow, I picked up interest in electronic music around late 2012 and started to dabbling with a lil bit of dubstep, trap and most recently Jersey Club. All under my first project named "EP". Throughout this time I didn't have any idea of music theory, I just had a keen ear. I took the time last year in year 12 to get piano lessons which were pretty beneficial. Fast forward to March of this year, which was when UV boi was born. With my new honed skills I returned to making hip hop but with this new UV boi spice.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
The internet, especially via Soundcloud. There's just an endless stream of cool music on there. Some of the people I've come across on there are as young as 13 and are already doing wonders.
What can punters expect from a UV boi live show?
You can expect me dressed in a full Adidas tracksuit strapped in my durag squat for 20 minutes straight during the pre of my set. On stage, I use an APC and an MPD. Launching clips with the APC on Ableton and playing stripped sounds from my track on the MPD (eg. drums or vocal cuts or instruments, whatever really).
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
"Make bangers" - Eli Marsland
"Keep making music. you're really good at this" - Lochie Riordan
Most importantly though, are the people who I showed my first crappy beats to and have always been supportive and seen something. Shouts out to Erina, Eoghan, Cheyne, Kai and Joe Joe.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Renz - Look Good On Me
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You (Horrorshow and Jane Tyrell Cover)
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Tkay Maidza x Battles x Conorock - Atlasaurous In Babylon (ELI Bootleg)
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Ahhh I haven't been exposed to many local gigs that I haven't been apart. UV boi has only just become UV man, so I'm excited to experience those cool pub gigs.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Brisbane music community that inspire you.
Brisbane has a cool small community of electronic artists but not really many in the same line of my style though. I haven't connected with these other Brisbane artists yet mainly because they most likely don't even know my existence haha. In the future I'd like to get to know them. I had befriended two prior to creating UV boi. These cool dudes are ELI and Kraznov.
What are your plans for UV boi in 2014?
The plan for 2014 is to enjoy things and connect. A lot of cool things are happening very fast and all at once. I plan to work on an icy UV boi ep shortly, whilst still releasing singles here and there and maybe even some official remixes too. If you're a Brisbaner, you may see me out and about playing a few shows every now and then. Stay connected with me and we'll rock durags and squat together. SquatSquad
Shouts out LUCCIboys (Rappers Who Can't Rap Mixtape coming soon)
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The multi-talented Sydney based artist and producer BLESSED is back! He's taking future soul to a whole new level with carefully crafted production and masterful songwriting in brand new single, 'My World'.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I started making music at 15 years old. I just used to steal random beats online and just do little freestyles and make cd's and give them out to my friends at school. And back then as well, I don't know if anybody remembers, but when we had Bluetooth on the phones, I remember I used to make a song and put it on my phone and Bluetooth it to my friends and people ended up Bluetoothing it to other kids and other kids and one day I was at Blacktown station and I heard somebody playing my song. That's when I knew I was going to make music from here on.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
First time I got introduced to music was listening to Kanye West on the radio. I think that was when I was maybe 11, maybe 12. Me and my family were literally on the way home from church and I wasn't really allowed to listen to hip-hop because of the swearing and so on. So we all listened to gospel music and then one day, Kanye made this song called 'Jesus Walks' and when it came onto the radio, my parents let me listen to it. So from there on, I went on to become a big Kanye fan.
Tell us about your latest single 'My World'
'My World is about me being myself and not caring about what other people think.
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Representing Sydney's South West, rapper B Wise picked up the triple j Unearthed opening slot for the Sydney Listen Out and is the Feature Artist this week.
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I would like to say my music is a progressive sound for hip hop in Australia. Its really important to me to try and be unique where I can so I practice just being myself. Believe it or not, just trying to be yourself and not influenced by others takes a lot of practice!
What's your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
Real life, experiences past and present and hearing NEW ground breaking music that can't be labeled by one genre.
What can punters expect from your live show at Listen Out?
Without giving too much away, early arvo sweating, energy and you will definitely leave having got to know the random person next to you!
What's the best advice you've been given and who was it from?
"Creatives that tend to do exceptionally well don't try to follow the trends of whats going on in the world, they set the trends by bringing the people into their own world" - Dumi Oburota.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
The Preatures - Is This How You Feel.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
John Farnham - You're The Voice.
You're the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What local tune do you put on next?
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
Hau at Gingers in Sydney. Was a really cool intimate crowd, with a dope support by Yum Yum.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Sydney music community that inspire you.
There are so many varieties and qualities now days in the Sydney scene that I admire. Im a big fan of acts like Spit Syndicate who been holding the Sydney rap scene down for a minute and still continue to grow their brand as musos and as a business. On the opposite side you got acts like Kerser who just do their own thing online, appeal to their own fans and have such a cult following and are able to provide a living for themselves and their team by not having to rely on mainstream vehicles of distribution.
What are your plans for the rest of 2015?
Get my ass on the road and play shows around the country while finishing my debut album!
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Queen of pop beats, sass and a whole lot of fun is Sydney artist and this week's Feature Artist, MUKI!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I have always had a fascination with Spice Girls and J Pop artists, and I would chat to Phebe Starr and Aaron Reyes (my producer for this EP) about the kind of sounds we would use. They both came across Sophie at SXSW and they introduced me to PC music. I fell in love instantly with the production. Aaron came out from the States for 2 weeks and we locked ourselves in my studio and wrote the whole EP!
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
At the moment I am fascinated by interesting production. I think it’s such a great time in music. I am given the freedom to say whatever the f*** I want. I use my songs to communicate what I want to the people who have underestimated me.
What can punters expect from a MUKI live show?
It’s like Spice Girls meets trap, except there aren't 5 girls, it's just me and my curly haired MD doing synchronised dance moves.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
Phebe Starr said to me the other day, "nothing comes for free" and that's a pretty good life motto. Nothing in the music industry is perfect, so you have to just take it as it comes. Work hard, know why you are doing it and stay true to who you are.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
Mallrat with 'Better'. She is such a queen!
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
Basenji with 'Mistakes' (ft. Tkay Maidza). It's such a good tune. It makes me a cry a little about how good it is. Tkay’s vocals are fire on this track.
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Sneaky Sound System with 'Pictures'.
What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?
I saw Oh Boy the other week and it was rad. He has cool hair and I love what he is doing with his production.
Tell us about the bands or people in the Sydney music community that inspire you!
The Sydney music scene has such a cool vibe right now and I have some amazing friends that are doing a cool hustle. I am inspired by Phebe Starr, ASTA, OH BOY, Basenji, DONATACHI, Cosmos Midnight and Nina Las Vegas. I love them all!
What are your plans for 2018?
I am dropping an EP early next year. I also have some collaborations coming out and I am planning a writing trip to the States.
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MANU CROOK$ is this weeks triple j Unearthed Feature Artist and winner of our Come Together Festival competition . The Sydney-based emcee will be hitting the Come Together stage at Sydney's Luna Park this Saturday, June 11.
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He's just played Listen Out in Brisbane, premiered a new clip on RAGE, and now he's our Feature Artist. It's a big week for Midas.Gold.
Owen Rabbit is a multi-instrumentalist and producer out of Melbourne's northern suburbs. He plays rubbish, bottles and matches like instruments, anything he can find that makes a sound.
