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TZU
TZU (pronounced "Tee Zed Yoo") were an Australian hip hop group, formed in 1999 by Joelistics, Yeroc, Seed MC and Paso Bionic. Duzy What joined in 2005. The band used live instruments in their recordings and live performances, giving their shows a rock-infused feeling. Musically, TZU often blended hip-hop with other genres, such as Rock music, rock, blues, jazz and electronica. 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 1999–2004: Formation, ''Um... Just a Liddlbidova Mic Check'' and ''Position Correction'' TZU formed in 1999 in Melbourne, initially as a side project. The group's lineup stayed the same until their disbandment; MCs Joel Ma ( Joelistics) and Phillip "Pip" Norman ( Seed MC and later known as Count Bounce) [ex-Pan], who also played guitar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snarling At Strangers
''Snarling at Strangers'' is a re-release of TZU's second studio album, ''Smiling at Strangers''. Repackaged as a double album, ''Snarling at Strangers'' was released in 2006 to coincide with a nationwide tour. The first disc of the album contains all the songs from the original album, while the second disc features five previously unreleased tracks that weren't included on the original album as the band felt they were too dark and political in comparison to the rest of the album's more light-hearted tones. The second disc also includes the music videos for ''Dam Busters'' and ''Wild Stylee'', two singles from their debut album, ''Position Correction'', as well as a live recording of ''She Gets Up'', recorded as part of Yahoo Music, Yahoo Music's "Who's Next" sessions. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer Love (album)
Computer Love is the third studio album by Australian group TZU. The album was released on 28 June 2008 and debuted at no. 23 on the ARIA Charts. At the J Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. The lead single, "Computer Love" received airplay on national youth radio station Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten .... The video clip was nominated for the "Music Video" J Award for 2008. Track listing # "We Got The Feeling" – 3:53 # "Computer Love" – 3:50 # "Right of Way" – 4:02 # "Take It Easy" – 3:39 # "Number One" – 3:54 # "Axis Tilt" – 3:24 # "Got To Do" – 3:58 # "Get Up" – 3:47 # "Mondays" – 4:33 # "Step with the Pressure" – 3:32 # "All Fall Down" – 4:12 # "Burning Up" – 4:59 # "Myriam's Song" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joelistics
Joelistics (born Joel Ma) is an Australian MC, producer and multi-instrumentalist, who was a member of the Melbourne-based Australian hip hop group TZU and a solo artist on the Elefant Traks music label. Early life Ma was raised in Sydney, to a Chinese father and an Anglo-Celtic Australian mother. Ma attended Fort Street High School in the inner western Sydney suburb of Petersham, which was also attended by other Australian hip hop musicians, such as Adit Gauchan, producer for Horrorshow, and Kaho Cheung (aka Unkle Ho), producer for The Herd. Ma said in October 2014 that he played in punk and hardcore bands during his adolescent years, and drums was his first instrument. His high school band "The Mechanical Bumcheeks" won the "Battle of the Bands" competition at Balmain Town Hall in Sydney. Music TZU After travelling to Melbourne, Ma formed TZU with Paso Bionic of Curse Ov Dialect and members of Pan in 2002. During their years of activity, they released four studio albums u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Hip Hop
Australian hip-hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and was initially 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 that is no longer restricted to the creative underground, with artists such as Onefour, Hilltop Hoods, Kerser and Bliss n Eso and 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. Since the inception of the Australian hip-hop scene, Aboriginal Australians, Australian Aboriginals have played a prominent role. History Early years (1980s) In 1982, the music video for Malcolm McLaren's track, "Buffalo Gals (Malcolm McLaren song), Buffalo Gals", was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiling At Strangers
Smiling at Strangers is the second studio album by TZU, released in September 2005. The album was produced by Magoo 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 ''Snarling at Strangers'' is a re-release of TZU's second studio album, ''Smiling at Strangers''. Repackaged as a double album, ''Snarling at Strangers'' was released in 2006 to coincide with a nationwide tour. The first disc of the album contai ...'', featuring five previously-unreleased tracks and three music videos. 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 # "Unnecessaril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Position Correction
Position Correction is the debut album by Australian hip-hop band TZU TZU (pronounced "Tee Zed Yoo") were an Australian hip hop group, formed in 1999 by Joelistics, Yeroc, Seed MC and Paso Bionic. Duzy What joined in 2005. The band used live instruments in their recordings and live performances, giving their sho ..., released in 2004. 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] |
Liberation Music
Liberation Records, formerly Liberation Music, was an Australian record company and label, started in 1999 by Michael Gudinski and Warren Costello, based in Melbourne. Its stated business 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. Liberation Records was merged into Mushroom Music in 2024. 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 2006, Liberation is distributed by Universal Music Australia after leaving Warner Music Australia. In September 2017, Liberation Music rebranded as Liberation Records. The Mushroom Group's ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP) is an annual award of $50,000 ($30,000 from 2005 to 2023) given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and record companies. The AMP was established in 2005. Unlike the more mainstream ARIA Music Awards, the AMP aims to encourage Australian music of excellence – the prize's stated aim is to "financially reward and increase exposure for an Australian artist (or group of artists) who have produced and commercially released what specially appointed judges vote is the best contemporary music album in any one calendar year". In this sense, the AMP is broadly comparable to the UK's Mercury Music Prize. The prize typically launches at the start of October each year and accepts entries (must be new Australian artist albums commercially rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse Ov Dialect
Curse Ov Dialect is an alternative hip hop group based in Melbourne. It consists of Raceless, Volk Makedonski, Atarungi, and Paso Bionic. They are the first Australian hip-hop group to be signed to an American record label. Musical career The group formed in 1994 with the original lineup consisting of MC Raceless, MC Malice and DJ Paso Bionic on turntables. This lineup recorded their demo cassette ''Evil Klownz'' (1995) and ''Hex Ov Intellect'' (1998). Not long after the release of ''Hex Ov Intellect'', they met Ollie Olsen ( Max Q, No) who went on to produce their self-titled EP ''Curse Ov Dialect'' (2000). Malice left the group during the recording of ''Curse Ov Dialect'' and was replaced by Atarangi, 2 August and Volk Makedonski. With this lineup, they grew in popularity due to their wild live shows and strong anti-racist, anti-homophobic and internationalist message at a time of rising xenophobia in Australian politics and society. After shows supporting Anticon (Doseon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly half of Tasmania's population, Hobart is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smallest by population and area after Darwin if territories are taken into account. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Its skyline is dominated by the kunanyi / Mount Wellington, and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world, with much of the city's waterfront consisting of reclaimed land. The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the seven local government areas that cover the city. It has a mild maritime climate. The city lies on country which was known by the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smith Street Band
The Smith Street Band are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, in which the titular Smith Street can be found. The band have released five extended plays and six studio albums, ''No One Gets Lost Anymore'' (2011), ''Sunshine and Technology'' (2012), '' Throw Me in the River'' (2014), '' More Scared of You than You Are of Me'' (2017), '' Don't Waste Your Anger'' (2020) and ''Life After Football'' (2022). History 2010–2011: Early history The band formed in 2010, composed of singer/lyricist/guitarist/keyboardist Wil Wagner, guitarist/backing vocalist Tom Lawson, guitarist Lee Hartney, bassist Jimi O'Loughlin and drummer/backing vocalist Chris Cowburn. Initially named Wil Wagner and The Smith Street Band — an allusion to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — the band changed its name in 2011 to signify a change to a whole-band songwriting style. Their debut EP, ''South East Facing Wall'', was released on Jackknife Records in January 2011 and was reissued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
