Lots and lots of great stuff happening at Elefant Traks HQ!
AWARDS...
We were delighted to hear that both Astronomy Class (Pursuit of Happiness) & Horrorshow (The Grey Space) have been nominated for Aria Awards in the Best Urban Release category. Big up fellas!
Astronomy Class are also up for an Air Award for Best Hip Hop Album & J Award for Australian Music Video of the Year. 2009 is indeed the year of Astronomy!
If that wasn't enough, the supremely talented Hermitude are also nominated for an AIR Award for Best Hip Hop Album for their Threads release!
SPITSHINE TOUR...
The Spitshine Tour has been smashing it all around the country! Be sure to checkout Urthboy's Tour Blog for all the latest goss. If you're in QLD and WA, hold tight for some incredible shows coming up this week and next. Remaining dates can be found here.
INSIDE STORY...
Horrorshow's Inside Story record is getting rave reviews all around the place and their performances on the Spitshine tour are winning over a whole new legion of fans. Don't be sleepin on this album!
URTHBOY...Shruggin
Shruggin is the brand new single from Urthboy featuring the incredible vocal talents of Jane Tyrrell. This tune is the perfect way to bring in the summer. Lookout for the the new clip, directed by Dean Wells - hitting TV screens this weekend.
Link to Video
ASTRONOMY CLASS Pursuit of Happiness Tour
Supported by CHASM & VIDA-SUNSHYNE
Astronomy Class are back, bringing their unique brand of reggae-infused hip hop to the masses as they get set to embark on the Pursuit of Happiness Tour.
Fresh from the release of their second album, Pursuit of Happiness & J Award nomination for Australian Music Video of the Year. Ozi Batla, Chasm & Sir Robbo will bring in the summer, with their infectious live show.
Their shows will take in the east-coast and be supported by
Chasm & Vida-Sunshyne, one the most anticipated collaborations of the year who are set to drop their brand new album Move, out on Obese Records on Oct. 23.
Tickets on sale now & available from www.elefanttraks.oztix.com.au.
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS TOUR DATES:
Oct-24 The Vanguard, Sydney
Nov-20 First Floor, Melbourne
Nov-21 St.Art Festival, Hobart (Day event/All-Ages)
Nov-21 Republic Bar, Hobart
Dec-04 Sands Tavern, Maroochydore
Dec-05 VENUE CHANGE: Show has moved to Swell Tavern, Burleigh Heads (G.Coast)
ASTRONOMY CLASS also appearing at:
Oct-23 Doyalson RSL, Doyalson
Oct-25 Fat As Butter, Newcastle
Horrorshow drop their brand new single Thoughtcrime (Doin' My Think). Now playing on FBi Radio & triple j.
The single is taken from their forthcoming album Inside Story, the follow up to their much loved debut The Grey Space. Download it for FREE here.
Horrorshow will be supporting Urthboy on his upcoming Spitshine Tour (dates & ticketing info below).
Keep an eye out for the new video created by J Award nominated production team Deep Creative.
SPITSHINE TOUR 2009 Announcement!
Presented by Elefant Traks, New World Artists, triple j, triple j tv & Street Press Australia
URTHBOY
supported by Horrorshow
With special guests Polo Club
From late September to mid November Urthboy embarks on his biggest tour to date, teaming up with wonderkids Horrorshow to launch their brand new records at over 25 dates nationwide.
Urthboy’s hotly anticipated third album Spitshine (hitting shelves August 28) has already generated a huge buzz: most downloaded song on triple j in 2009; soldout single launches; rotation on radio and TV. The video for current single Ready to Go (below) is an LED light inspired slice of adrenalin hip hop. The energetic and theatrical live show involves Elgusto (Hermitude) and Jane Tyrrell.
Horrorshow have experienced a rapid but organic rise in 12 short months, with their invigorating debut The Grey Space capturing a national following. Their second album, Inside Story, is set to dramatically swell their fanbase when it drops on Oct 2.
Opening the Spitshine tour is Melbourne’s Polo Club (triple j Unearthed/MTV Kickstart winners).
Tickets on Sale: Thursday 30th July
Tickets available from: www.urthboy.com and urthboy.oztix.com.au
SPITSHINE TOUR DATES:
24-Sept Plantation Hotel Coffs Harbour
25-Sept Hotel Great Northern Byron Bay
26-Sept Sounds of Spring Brisbane
2 Oct Metro Sydney
3-Oct Manly Fishos Manly
4-Oct Baroque Katoomba
7-Oct Hotel New York Launceston
8-Oct Republic Bar Hobart
9-Oct Republic Bar Hobart
10-Oct Jive Bar Adelaide
15-Oct O'Dowds Rockhampton
16-Oct Andergrove Tavern Mackay
17-Oct Bombay Rock Townsville
22-Oct Karova Ballarat
23-Oct Prince Bandroom Melbourne
24-Oct Pelly Bar Frankston
25-Oct Fat As Butter Newcastle (Urthboy Only)
29-Oct Uni Bar Wollongong
30-Oct Roi Bar Albury
31-Nov Stonefest Canberra (Urthboy Only)
5-Nov Coolangatta Hotel Gold Coast
7-Nov Sands Tavern Sunshine Coast
12-Nov Mojos Fremantle
13-Nov Prince of Wales Bunbury
14-Nov Amplifier Perth
Ready to Go is the second single from Urthboy’s upcoming and hotly anticipated third album Spitshine.
Featuring the vocals of Nat Dunn, Ready to Go wastes no time in announcing its intentions: this is a summer invasion; a dancefloor raid, and Urthboy is in peak form.
The production skills that elevated 2007’s acclaimed The Signal, are back once again with Count Bounce lacing the beat.
Hackett Films (Gruen Transfer, John Butler) have created a pulsating, energetic music video to accompany the single.
Watch the video here:
Elefant Traks unleashes it's landmark, 50th release & first official DVD!
Out in all good record stores on 31 July! Check out the trailer...
Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary DVD Trailer (out 31 July 2009) from Elefanttraks on Vimeo.
That's right folks, tickets are selling quick for the last headline Herd shows for the next 12 months. Be sure to grab them whilst you can. The Herd will be joined by the mighty Koolism! Catch some unreleased footage (taken from the Elefant Traks 10th Anniversary DVD). Scroll down for show info:
The Herd hit the road from Elefanttraks on Vimeo.