In my quest to find all the amazing new bass music out there, I’ve managed to stockpile a whole slew of quality new local hip-hop releases and “it’s about that time” you got updated on all the goodness.
Former Canberran Alikeminds member now Melbourne resident Maggot Mouf has dropped his long-awaited solo full length LP You’re All Ears through Broken Tooth. With his off-kilter style and no-nonsense attitude Maggot has delivered a razor-sharp LP which takes an up-close-and-personal journey through his eerie subconscious. It features production from Ciecmate, Joey Gargoyle and Bigfoot and guest appearances from 1/6, Scotty Hinds and Dekoda. A highly original LP and one that is sure to please existing Broken Tooth fans as well as gain the label and Maggot himself a load of new supporters.
The Crate Creeps have dropped their mammoth new effort It’s About That Time through Born Fresh Records and it features an incredible list of vocal talent. I’m talking Suffa, Trials, Pure Product, Eloquence, Mantra, Mata & Must, Rhyme Asylum, The Optimen, Kings Konekted, Verbal Kent, Thundamentals, Raaka Iriscience, Balboa, Haunts, Rainman and more. Epic. The album is out now.
Smiley has followed up his 2009 EP with a new LP entitled The Suspended Sentence through Firestarter. The album comes backed by some big names and you can check him out at www.myspace.com/smileyemcee.
Those Melbourne workaholics Mata & Must are back with a couple of brand new tunes split on a very tidy 7”. Skills Don’t Pay and Business In Tracksuits mark a shift in tempo but still embody that classic Mata & Must vibe. You can hear the tunes at www.myspace.com/matamust and can grab the 7” now from Pang Productions (www.pangproductions.com.au).
The name A-Diction will be familiar to hip-hop fans in this country and their debut LP Walkin’ Alone is out now through Addition Music/Obese Records. Following hot on the heels of their 2009 mixtape, Breach and Boltz have served up a set of pure Melbourne hip-hop with an emphasis on wordplay and clever lyrics. With the likes of M-Phazes, Jase, Whisper, Lewis One and Mules on the beats you know you’re in for that boom-bap soul. Haunts, G-Force, Scott Burns, Billy Bunks, Whisper, Raven and Fraksha all show up with guest spots. Walkin’ Alone is the culmination of four years hard work and is the complete package.
Canberra hip-hop fans might remember Syntax from when he supported Supastition at Transit Bar a few years ago. He’s been grinding hard (has he now? – Bossman) and has just dropped his heavily anticipated debut LP The Musical through Soulmate/Inertia. Released on Friday August 27, the album is typified by the dusty soul neck-cracking beats and rhymes of classic era hip-hop. Produced by M-Phazes, Matik, Mules, Whisper and S-Dub and featuring guest raps from Supastition, Haunts and Prime, The Musical is a true hip-hop debut LP – full of dope beats, dope raps, a sense of humour and plenty of heart and soul. Essential.
Whisper, Syntax and A-Diction have also banded together to created a supergroup of sorts on the In Good Company free mixtape album which is available now from: http://ingoodcompany.bandcamp.com. Whisper, A-Diction and Syntax deliver over 45 minutes of brand new music produced by the likes of M-Phazes (does the dude ever sleep?), Mules, Ciecmate, J-Squared, Lewis One, ATP and Whisper himself. If you are after a hard copy of the release you should be able to find them in stores soon.
To hear tunes from all these releases and much more tune to The Antidote on 2XX 98.3FM from 9:30 – 11pm every Tues night or stream at www.2xxfm.org.au
