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Smiling At Strangers
Smiling at Strangers is the second studio album by Australian Hip Hop album by TZU, released in September 2005. The album was produced by Magoo (Australian producer), Magoo (Regurgitator and Butterfingers (Australian band), Butterfingers) and released under the Liberation Music record label. The album peaked at number 71 on the ARIA charts. The album was later re-released as a limited edition double album entitled, ''Snarling at Strangers''. Track listing # "Hey Ok" - 3:23 # "She Gets Up" - 4:00 # "Logical" - 2:50 # "Recoil" - 5:00 # "Tzu Blues (Sweet Little Hoochie)" - 4:31 # "Won't Get Played" - 5:52 # "Coming Round" - 6:16 # "In Front Of Me" - 3:38 # "Back To Front" - 3:09 # "Reminisce" - 4:52 # "Lounge" - 4:09 # "Raise 'Em Up" - 3:13 # "Unnecessarily Blue" - 5:21 # "Unnecessarily Blue (Remix)" - 7:55 Charts References TZU albums 2005 albums {{2005-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Hip Hop
Australian hip hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and is largely inspired by hip hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip hop has become a commercially viable style of music which is no longer restricted to the creative underground, with artists such as The Kid LAROI, Manu Crooks, ONEFOUR, Iggy Azalea, Hilltop Hoods, Bliss n Eso and Youngn Lipz, having achieved notable fame. Australian hip hop is still primarily released through independent record labels, which are often owned and operated by the artists themselves. Despite its genesis as an offshoot of American hip hop, Australian hip hop has developed a distinct personality that reflects its evolution as an Australian musical style. History Early years (1980s) In 1982, the music video for Malcolm McLaren's track, "Buffalo Gals", was shown on the Australian television music show '' Sound Unlimited''. The music show was broadcast on Network Seven. The clip was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberation Music
Liberation Music is an Australian record company and label, started in 1999 by Michael Gudinski and Warren Costello, based in Melbourne. Its stated aim is to find, nurture and then to develop new talent for a world market while remaining independent in the process. Liberation has a sub-label called Liberator Music, which is a distributor for foreign artists and labels such as Childish Gambino, Glassnote Records, BMG Rights Management, and Ipecac Recordings. History Following the 1998 sale of Gudinski's Mushroom Records to Festival Records, Liberation Music was formed to continue to satisfy Michael Gudinski's desire to promote and develop Australian Music. Effective September 2008, Liberation is distributed by Universal Music Australia after leaving Warner Music Australia. In September 2017, Liberation Music re-branded as Liberation Records. The Mushroom Group's newest imprint, Bloodlines, is now home to several artists previously signed to Liberation Music. Artists Curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magoo (Australian Producer)
Magoo is the professional name of Lachlan Goold, a multi award-winning Australian music producer based in Brisbane, Queensland. After working briefly in mechanical engineering, Magoo began in music as a live sound engineer, touring nationally before producing seasoned local Brisbane bands the Dreamkillers and Pangaea in the early 1990s. By the mid-1990s Magoo had recorded music by Powderfinger, as well as two EPs by Regurgitator. He rose to prominence with his production work on Regurgitator's debut album ''Tu-Plang'', which also earned him his first ARIA Music Awards, ARIA award nominations in 1996. In the late 1990s, Magoo was engaged to produce or engineer for a number of high-profile acts such as Midnight Oil and Skunkhour. In 1998, Magoo won the ARIA awards for both production and engineering, the former for his work on the Regurgitator album Unit (album), Unit, and the latter as a collective award for his work with Midnight Oil, Regurgitator and Skunkhour. He also produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Position Correction
Position Correction is the debut album by Australian Hip Hop band TZU, released in 2003. The album was released under the Liberation Music record label. Track listing # "Who?" - 3:56 # "Summer Days" - 3:53 # "Position Correction" - 3:57 # "Good Dog" - 4:23 # "Dam Busters" - 2:32 # "Wild Stylee feat. Mark Pearl" - 4:15 # "Curse of the Word" - 4:21 # "The Horse You Rode In On" - 3:35 # "Back Up!" - 3:57 # "Bold Digger" - 5:55 # "The Travel Song" - 10:32 TZU albums 2003 debut albums {{Australia-music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snarling At Strangers
''Snarling at Strangers'' is a repackaged version of '' Smiling at Strangers'', an Australian Hip Hop album by TZU TZU (pronounced "Tee Zed Yoo") were an Australian hip hop group, formed in 1999 by Joelistics, Yeroc, Seed MC and Paso Bionic. They used instruments in live performances, giving their shows a rock-infused feeling. Duzy What joined in 2005. TZ .... The album also came with an EP containing five previously unreleased tracks. These tracks (listed under the 2nd disc title 'Snarl') were not included on the original album, as the band considered them too politica while the ''Smiling At Strangers'' album was quite upbeat. Track listing Disc 1, 'Smile' # "Hey OK" - 3:23 # "She Gets Up" - 4:00 # "Logical" - 2:50 # "Recoil" - 5:00 # "Tzu Blues (Sweet Little Hoochie)" - 4:31 # "Won't Get Played" - 3:52 # "Coming Round" - 6:16 # "In Front Of Me" - 3:38 # "Back To Front" - 3:09 # "Reminisce" - 4:52 # "Lounge" - 4:09 # "Raise 'Em Up" - 3:13 # "Unnecessarily Blue" - 5:21 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regurgitator
Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut studio album, ''Tu-Plang'' was released in May 1996; it was followed by ''Unit'' in November 1997 which was certified triple platinum. ''Unit'' won five categories at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998: Album of the Year, Best Alternative Album, Producer of the Year (for Magoo), Engineer of the Year (Magoo) and Best Cover Art (for The Shits). Their third album, '' ...Art'' was released in August 1999. Regurgitator had two singles reach the top 20 with "Polyester Girl" (May 1998) peaking at No. 14 in Australia and No. 16 in New Zealand; while "Happiness (Rotting My Brain)" (July 1999) also appeared at No. 16 in New Zealand. Martin Lee left Regurgitator in late 1999 and was replaced by Peter Kostic on drums, who was simultaneously a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfingers (Australian Band)
Butterfingers are an Australian hip hop group from Brisbane, Queensland. Most of their releases are on their own label, Valley Trash Records. They are currently signed to New World Artists. History The group was formed when lead vocalist 'Evil' Eddie Mark Jacobson booked himself in for a gig at The Zoo, a bar in Brisbane, without a band or any intentions of performing solo. The venue held Jacobson's booking to him, and a backing band was assembled featuring DJ/percussionist Olly Thomas, bassist Dave Crane, and drummer Damien Green. Their first two singles "Everytime" and "I Love Work", reached No. 38 and No. 15 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003. Their next single "Yo Mama" also receiving airplay on Triple J with the group's debut album, '' Breakfast at Fatboys'', on its national release, 3 May 2004, awarded Triple J 'Album of the Week'. The album debuted at No. 15 on the ARIA Album charts and was also nominated for the 'Best Independent Release' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TZU Albums
TZU (pronounced "Tee Zed Yoo") were an Australian hip hop group, formed in 1999 by Joelistics, Yeroc, Seed MC and Paso Bionic. They used instruments in live performances, giving their shows a rock-infused feeling. Duzy What joined in 2005. TZU released four studio albums, ''Position Correction'' (2004), ''Smiling at Strangers'' (2005), ''Computer Love (album), Computer Love'' (2008, which peaked in the ARIA Charts top 30) and ''Millions of Moments'' (2012), before disbanding in 2013. History TZU were formed as an Australian hip hop band in 1999 in Melbourne, initially as a side project, by Joel Ma Joelistics on vocals, guitar and bass guitar; Corey McGregor Yeroc on drums and samplers; Phillip Norman Seed MC or Countbounce on vocals, guitar and bass guitar (ex-Pan); Shehab Tariq Paso Bionic (ex-Curse ov Dialect). Pan were a "drum-and-bass/funk/reggae mash-up" band, while Curse ov Dialect were an "oddball experimental hip hop group with a penchant for throwing meat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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