Beats Magazine - Wednesday July 3

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on tour DEORRO [USA] Friday July 5, Billboard SIMON PATTERSON [UK] Friday July 5, Chasers Nightclub TOKIMONSTA [USA] Saturday July 6, The Hi-Fi NT89 [NED] Saturday July 6, RMH The Venue MARK E [UK] Saturday July 6, New Guernica ARABIAN PRINCE [USA] Saturday July 6, Revolver Upstairs JUAN ATKINS [USA], FUNK D’VOID [UK] Friday July 12, Brown Alley ALEX KIDD [UK] Friday July 12, Billboard ONRA [FRA] Thursday July 18, TBA YUKSEK [FRA] Friday July 19, The Liberty Social GUY J [ISR] Friday July 19, New Guernica FRANK OCEAN [USA] Friday July 26, Festival Hall BROOKE BROTHERS [UK] Friday July 26, Brown Alley RICK WILHITE [USA] Saturday July 27, New Guernica MAURICE FULTON [USA] Saturday July 27, Revolver Upstairs JAMES BLAKE [UK] Wednesday July 31, Palais Theatre CHVRCHES [UK] Monday August 5, Corner Hotel SPEEDY J [NED] Friday August 16, Mercat Basement D-BLOCK & S-TE-FAN [NED] Friday August 16, Chaser’s Nightclub DJ SPRINKLES [USA] Friday August 16, First Floor GHOSTPOET [UK] Saturday September 14, Corner Hotel HERNAN CATTANEO [ARG] Friday September 20, Prince Bandroom RUDIMENTAL [UK] Saturday September 21, Festival Hall ROBERT HOOD [USA] Saturday September 21, The Liberty Social LISTEN OUT: DISCLOSURE [UK], TNGHT [UK], AZEALIA BANKS [USA] + MORE Saturday October 5, Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens PORTER ROBINSON [USA] Sunday October 20, Billboard SALT N PEPA [USA] Saturday November 16, Palais Theatre STRAWBERRY FIELDS: CARL CRAIG [USA], MOODYMANN [USA] Friday November 22 - Sunday November 24 , TBA EARTHCORE: ANGY KORE [ITA], PERFECT STRANGER [ISR] + MORE Friday November 29 - Sunday December 2, TBA BRUNO MARS [USA], MIGUEL [USA] Tuesday March 4 & Wednesday March 5, Rod Laver Arena -

yelawolf word s / a ug u st u s we lby Alabama native YelaWolf has spent the first half of the year working on his forthcoming second album Love Story. The record continues the rapper’s prolific release history, following last year’s Trunk Muzik Returns mixtape and collaborative work with the likes of Travis Barker and Big Boi. It will be his second official studio LP and Wolf (as he prefers to be called) describes the rigorous manner in which he applied himself to the new record.

“We were in Nashville, [producer] WillPower and I, for like five months and we turned out Trunk Muzik Returns. That was a mixtape/street album, whatever you want to call it. Then we did Love Story. It was a total of somewhere around five or six months of non-stop work. It was the hardest album to record yet. It was really fucking stressful, but it was all worth it.”

YelaWolf explains that the extra effort devoted to Love Story involved significantly altering his writing approach and adopting a thorough method of self-critique.

“I used to fire off verses like nothing. There was a period where I could just go, go, go. Now I have the ability to write fast but I don’t want to for some reason. Especially this past six to eight months of writing, between Trunk Muzik Returns to Love Story, it just grew more and more intense.”

He indicates that the desire to progress his craft and yield a stronger product prompted him to pay more attention to all facets of song construction.

“I would record a verse five or six times before I was happy with it. I would write a song four or five times. Entire records, hooks, I would record and sit with them for two days and then erase the whole thing.”

A major point of difference between the development of Love Story and YelaWolf’s debut album Radioactive is that the stylistic direction wasn’t steered by various external participants.

“The ball’s been in my court. We had no interruption from anyone.

No managers, no A&Rs, no production company; no one was allowed in the studio,” he says.

YelaWolf perceives that these sorts of factors hampered the consistency of Radioactive and he attests that he wasn’t interested in repeating the somewhat disjointed collaborative procedure.

“There was a lot of hands in on Radioactive, a lot of pre-written hooks, a lot of pre-produced records, which I was willing to try. I was just being a team player, but I saw what worked for me and

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he refrains from ostentatiously proclaiming Love Story is a piece of terrific innovation.

“All I know is that I really, really care about this project more than anything thus far. That’s why it’s called Love Story. I worked harder on it than ever before and I think people are going to hear that hard work.”

YelaWolf reveals that the only outside contribution will come when his label [Shady Records] boss and past collaborator Marshall

Mathers aka Eminem assists him in wrapping up the record.

“Thus far it’s just been me and my producer WillPower, we made it together. We turned in like 14 records, so now we’ll go to Detroit and sit with Marshall, when he’s ready, and finish it.”

The fact that Eminem will pass the final judgement on the album sounds like an intimidating prospect; however YelaWolf explains that he’s past the point of being affected by the stature of his collaborators. “[It’s] like when you’re on a team or you play ball with somebody, you know that ‘I’m good at what I do. If you pass me the ball I’m going to do what I was supposed to do’. Of course when you first start working with someone that you’ve looked up to and been inspired by you have to get over that hump of nervousness. I think those days are long gone of being intimidated by any artist. I’ve been on rap records with some of the best MCs ever and I’ve never really felt intimidated.”

YelaWolf affirms that he’s always been completely determined to be a successful rapper and seemingly this desire has motivated him to develop as a songwriter.

“Your talent really has to catch up with your drive in order to be successful. I had way more ambition than talent when I started.

You’ve got to want it bad. So yeah, I had a fucking eye of le tigre,” he laughs.

YelaWolf’s propelling drive shouldn’t simply be described as hunger for popularity. The patent artistic commitment he made to the new album is indicative of utilising his massive ambition to harness his talents.

“I definitely learned after Love Story that it’s worth the time and the frustration if the outcome is a good song. You’ve got to listen to your gut.”

YelaWolf will hit the Corner Hotel on Monday July 8. He also will support Bliss N Eso at Festival Hall on Saturday July 6. facebook.com/yelawolf soundcloud.com/yelawolf

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what didn’t work for me. I thought it would be best to be left alone, so that’s what happened with Love Story. I had free range to do what I want to do instead of what someone else wants me to do.”

YelaWolf’s presence on record has always been striking but, having been allowed additional artistic freedom, he suggests he’s surpassed the honest clarity of his previous work.

“I don’t how to explain it, it’s just me. Except for Trunk Muzik Returns, this will be the first time people hear me just untamed, untainted.”

While he speaks confidently about the quality of the new material,

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Moodymann touring twice in one year? Is this real life? I’m dreaming over here.

As part of the City of Yarra’s Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, Music Victoria presents ‘Make Some Noise’, with hip hop and electronic music workshops for both emerging and established artists. Pragmatic advice will be on offer on topics like how to get a gig, management, sampling, getting airplays and grant writing for both emerging and advanced hip hop and electronic music practitioners. A panel of experts including M-Phazes, Nate Flagrant, Anthony Colombi, Andy Rantzen, Jon Hanlon and Chris Johnston will be there on the day to answer any questions. There’ll be two sessions to suit both beginners and more advanced artists and all ages are welcome. Head down to First Floor in Fitzroy on Saturday July 6. It’s free for Music Victoria members, or just $15 per session for non-members.

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tour rumours Skudge, Pantha Du Prince, Pangaea, Tyree Cooper, Roman Flügel, Jam City, Andrew Weatherall, Silicone Soul

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horrorshow

After leaving fans hanging for four years, Horrorshow have finally retuned with the announcement of a new album and a national tour. The Sydney duo are set to embark on a wide-reaching tour of Australia in September following the release of their new album King Amongst Many on Friday August 2. Their new single Unfair Lottery has been met with a hoard of praise and their most recent Sydney And Melbourne shows were completely sold out. Horrorshow will be supported by award-winning New Zealand hip hop crew Home Brew, whose 2012 self-titled debut album reached #1 on the NZ music chart. The ever-soulful Jimblah will also be joining them, ahead of the release of his new album on Elefant Traks in September. You can catch them on Thursday September 26 at the Corner Hotel, or at the all ages show on Sunday September 29 at Ding Dong Lounge and the inaugural Melbourne Sprung Festival which falls on Saturday October 19.

strawberry fields

A host of electronic talent will descend on the Victorian bush for the 5th incarnation of Strawberry Fields. The first announcement is headlined by Detroit luminaries Carl Craig and Moodymann and also includes Nosaj Thing, Extrawelt, Microtrauma, KiNK, Finnebassen, Day.Din, Liquid Soul, DjRUM, Nosaj Thing, Sascha Braemer, Collarbones. Willowbeats, Riktam & Bansi, GMS, Zenon 10 Yr Anniversary, Moomin and Tin Man. Strawberry Fields 2013 will take place from Friday November 22 - Sunday November 24 at a yet to be disclosed location.

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speedy j

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After a six-month break, Capacity returns to where it all began at The Mercat and their heavy-duty Funktion One sound system. The return of the undisputed king of live techno, Speedy J is upon us thanks to Stable Music in association with The Mercat and AiAiAi. With 20 years of techno under his belt, Speedy J has accomplished almost all that is possible within electronic music. With his unwavering passion, Speedy J has continued to push boundaries of electronic music by blurring the lines between live performance and digital djing. It’s his fervour that pushes him to delve into other realms of electronic music, working with NI and Allen & Heath advising and helping develop DJ tools such as Traktor, Maschine and the A&H DB:4 mixer. Make sure to head down to The Mercat on Friday August 16.

client liaison

The inaugural Leaps and Bounds festival will be launched by some of Melbourne’s finest party starters. The Client Liaison duo, Harvey Miller and Monte Morgan, have snowballed over the past six months and have played some of Australia’s most prestigious events including Golden Plains, Melbourne Music Week and Vivid LIVE. They’ll be launching the festival with help from Fox & Sui, Pikelet, Outerwaves, L’umanoide, Totally Mild and the Hip Hop Hoochies DJs. It all goes down at The Tote on Friday July 5.

citizen kay

After receiving an immensely positive response to his YES! EP with triple j plays, performing at Groovin’ The Moo and scoring support slots for Matt & Kim and Grey Ghost, Citizen Kay has announced a national headline tour.

Building a reputation and referred to as The White Stripes of hip hop, Citizen Kay’s live performances are compelling and indescribably unique. With his drummer, James and himself heading off on their national tour mid-July, if you haven’t seen Citizen Kay live before, now is your chance. With the release of another track from the EP, Visions is cementing Citizen Kay as a key player in Australian hip hop. Make sure to head down to Revolver Upstairs on Friday July 19 with support coming from The Psyde Projects.

salt n pepa

After a sell out tour in 2011, Salt n Pepa are returning to Australian shores to perform all of their legendary hits. Paving the way for women in hip hop, the Grammy Award winning group have sold over 15 million albums worldwide and are known for putting on an energetic, dynamic and incredibly fun live show. Over the years they’ve released hit after hit including Lets Talk About Sex, Shoop, Whatta Man, Do You Want Me, Tramp and arguably their best known track Push It. Their contribution to a culture and to the world of hip hop has influenced the landscape and look of music as we know it today. They’ll be playing at the Palais Theatre on Saturday November 16.

guy j

One of John Digweed’s brightest discoveries of the last decade, Israeli born Guy J is returning to Melbourne.

On the back of releasing his Balance compilation, Guy J is embarking on a massive tour to promote a mix that he admits to putting a lot of effort and thought into. He sourced original tracks from friends and colleagues as well as editing tracks and gaining permission to use them in his own special way. His incurable passion has led his mind to realms of electronic music others have neglected. The mix demands infinite hits on the repeat button, with effortless mixing and a track list that would make any electronic fan swoon. Make sure to head down to New Guernica on Friday July 19.

party profile:

first floor

anyway

When is it?

Every Saturday.

Where is it?

At the Palace Theatre, 20-30 Bourke St, CBD.

seth sentry

Acclaimed hip hop artist and recent Beat cover star Seth Sentry has announced The Vacation Tour in support of his latest single of the same name. Seth will be joined by special guests, Grey Ghost and Mantra to help bring his standout live show to new audiences around the country, on an extensive run of 24 regional tour dates between August and September. Seth Sentry will hit the Westernport in San Remo on Friday September 6 and the Wool Exchange in Geelong on Saturday September 7. He will also be making a special appearance at Sprung Festival this October.

Who’s playing?

Some of our headliners include Yolanda Be Cool, Nina Las Vegas, Aston Shuffle, Danny T, Alison Wonderland, Sam La More, Danny T, Lewi McKirdy, Wax Motif and a few secret internationals coming up.

What sort of shit will they be playing?

A bit of everything over three levels - house, electro, commercial, techno, deep house, party and R&B.

What will we remember in the AM? It could be a laser-wielding robot, an army of dancing midgets or a man breathing fire, or it could be all three.

What’s the wallet damage?

Drinks are Centrelink friendly. $7 basics, $5 beers and $5 shots Give us one final reason why we should party here.

Because we’re providing something no one else can. facebook.com/anywaydanceclub

What’s the crowd going to be like?

A bit of the best from everywhere over Melbourne.

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West Coast rap pioneer, Mik Lezan is a man of many pseudonyms.

Best known for his paradigm creating work with N.W.A. and World Class Wreckin Cru in the late ‘80s, he’s since gone on to carve out a solo career across hip hop and dance music genres, most recently releasing electro house cuts under the name Professor X. We caught up with the man himself ahead of his DJ set at Revolver this weekend, where he’ll be using his Arabian Prince call sign.

Mik Lezan is chilled for someone with so many projects on the go when Beats gets hold of him. At home at his place on LA’s beachfront, he’s on his way out to shoot some hoops (“I’ve gotta get at least four days of b-ball in a week,”) before working on a

new house track. Apart from holding legend status in the chronicles of old school electro, the man that co-founded N.W.A. with drug tsar Eazy-E and the little known Dr. Dre, also directs a film special effects and animation studio in Korea in tandem with making regular DJ tours.

When asked about the early N.W.A. days, a posse formed in the now canonised LA ghetto of Compton by gangsta rap staple, Straight Out Of Compton, Lezan plays down the cult status. “We were just telling the story of our hood where we grew up and really didn’t think at the time that it was something groundbreaking,” he explains. “We just wanted to put out dope banging tracks. And

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words / nick sweepah UK rapper Ty is coming to grace our shores once more, on the back of a brand new EP that he had a hand in producing himself.

Ty’s distinctive voice first graced our headphones when he released a collaborative EP with DJ Shortee Blitz in 1998. Since that time, there’s been four albums on illustrious labels like Big Dada and BBE, and now he’s dropped a new EP - Kick Snare And An Idea - on Tru Thoughts. When asked what he attributes his longevity to, Ty replies “I would attribute it to me not hiding behind a moniker, and actually just being a real person, making real music. I think that has helped me to be relevant to different people at different times, because you’re always meeting the person, not an image – just listening to someone who loves making music.”

Being involved in the industry that long does have an effect on

an artist though, as Ty goes on to explain how it’s affected the motivation behind his art, in quite a positive way. “It has changed, it’s increased. I was a MC with an interest in music, now I’m a MC/Producer with an interest in composition, sound and lyrics.”

This, coming from a man who says his inspiration to start rapping largely came from “My Aunty Felicia’s birthday party, around 1979/80, where I got up and break-danced in front of my parents for the first time. Everyone was cheering, but they were scared as hell!”

Ty’s new EP has a title that, while appearing simple, is deceptively complex on reflection. His explanation of it is equally evocative. “I’m hoping that A Kick Snare And An Idea becomes a term to highlight the fact that a particular type of person, makes a particular type of music. It’s almost like a nickname for what

that’s what we did.” What they actually did was create the original gangsta rap album and one of the most seminal albums of all time, representing the lives of marginalised black American males on the edge.

Lezan’s most recent work as Professor X is a far cry from those disaffected sentiments - polished house with a slight electro feel; hardcore it is not. “I’ve always liked up tempo music, being an old school DJ from the 80’s people forget that there was not much rap back then, just up tempo electro, house, new wave, funk and pop.”

Having released two such EPs last year after a four year hiatus, Lezan says he likes to marinate on perfecting his art. “I got a lot of requests to do new Professor X songs, but until I was happy with the sound I just kept making beats, I create all new sounds for each song so it takes a while to design something new and innovative and I don’t like making songs that use the same sounds as other artists.”

His DJ set incorporates live elements mixing up old school electro funk, house and hip hop. “I don’t plan my sets, I feel out the crowd and let them guide my music, but at the end of the night everyone is sweating. Even when I DJ I’m still performing and try to create new music live on the fly when I play out, I think it is the responsibility of a DJ to make sure he gives the audience his all.”

Arabian Prince hits Revolver Upstairs on Saturday July 6.

people do, especially if you have any hip hop enthusiasm for production. It’s what everybody does.” It’s this thoughtfulness that makes his lyricism so engaging, something that is particularly highlighted in the track Like You Never, featuring the line ‘I love the music but can’t see where it’s at.’ When asked to expand on the line, he explains that these days “You become a hater automatically if you question the validity of something you belong to, when in fact, self criticism is essential for existence in any genre of anything. I think that due to technology changing, and new opportunities being availed to us as people, certain traditional, fundamental assets are being swept to the curb, such as, an appreciation for beats as something actually being created, rather than something to just rap over. Songwriting and recording has become a casual process and lacks the detail and precision that it was once afforded, hence, mixtapes have spoiled rap musicians attention to detail. Artists used to have to find their own beats and make those famous, now they rap over already famous beats.”

Although renowned as being a great live performer, Ty seems to struggle to explain exactly why that is. He simply states that he doesn’t really know “What the rest are doing and can’t really comment. But, I don’t think that me being a great live performer should separate me from others, it’s what we’re supposed to do.” Adding to this, he describes what the Melbourne audience can expect from his upcoming tour. “Expect me to run out of breath and lose weight on stage, rocking for you guys!”

Ty hits The Espy this Friday July 5. facebook.com/tymusicfanpage

club guide wednesday july 3

COQ ROQ - FEAT: AGENT 86 + DJS LADY NOIR + JOYBOT + KITI + MR THOM Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.

DUBSTEP GRIME DRUM & BASS - FEAT: DJ BADDUMS + DJ CARMEX Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

HOODRAPZ Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

MO’ SOUL - FEAT: DJ VINCE PEACH Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

NEW GUERNICA WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

THE DINNER SET - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

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3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + JAKE JUDD + NIKKI SARAFIAN + HEY SAM + JESSE YOUNG + JOHN DOE + SEAN RAULT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 5:00pm.

BANG N MASH Word Events Warehouse & Lounge, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

BENT CABARET - FEAT: MISS SKIN TATOO PAGEANT + DARK BURLESQUE The Luwow, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $15.

BILLBOARD THURSDAYS - FEAT: MATT DEAN + MATTY GRANT + PHIL ROSS Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.

CHI BEATS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

CQ SESSIONS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

DO DROP IN - FEAT: DJ KITI + DJ LADY NOIR The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: AGENT 86 + LEWIS CANCUT + WHO Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm.

GOOD EVENING - FEAT: DJ PEOPLE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

GRAD PARTY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm.

LE DISCO TECH Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.

MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: DJS PREQUEL & EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

MOOD - FEAT: NUBODY Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

NEW GUERNICA THURSDAYS - FEAT: CONDUCTORS + JAMES KANE + NEGATIV MAGICK + NU BALANCE + POST PERCY New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

RADIONICA Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

THE RITZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: CAUC-ASIAN DJ’S + JOSHUA GILILAND + KEN WALKER + LUCILLE CROFT + CARRICK DALTON & SAM COHEN + ED WILKS + MAX KRUSE + TIM LIGHT + ZACK ROSE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $20.

TIGER FUNK LIVE - FEAT: DJ MOONSHINE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

VARSITY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

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ANYTIME Workshop, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

BADABOOM FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

BOUNCE DEORRO Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

BRUNSWIXK MASSIVES - FEAT: DJ LILSTORMER Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

CANT SAY Platform One, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.

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CHI FRIDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

DISCOTHEQUE - FEAT: ELANA MUSTO + GREG SARA + SCOTT T Match Bar & Grill, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

FUSION FRIDAY Fusion, Southbank. 10:00pm.

I LOVE OLD SCHOOL - FEAT: SHAGGZ & PUPPET + DJ TEY + MERV MAC Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $10.

MAZE FRIDAY The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

PANORAMA - FEAT: DJS MATT RAD + MR GEORGE + PHATO A MANO Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm.

POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ LEWIE DAY + DJ MIKE CALLANDER + DJ ALEX THOMAS + DJ KATIE DROVER + DJ WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 10:00pm.

THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

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BILLBOARD SATURDAYS - FEAT: FRAZER ADNAM SCOTT MCMAHON + JAMIE VLAHOS + MR MAGOO + ZIGGY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.

CLUB FICTION - FEAT: KITTY ROCK & THE BAD LADIES Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm.

DJ YMCMR The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

ESPIONAGE - FEAT: TOKIMONSTA + CRNKN + FUGITIVE + JPS The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 10:00pm.

FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS - FEAT: BILLY HOYLE + DJS DUCHESZ + MZRIZK + WASABI First Floor, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

GLITCH THIS - FEAT: SATURDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

HOT STEP Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

LAB 22 Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

MEXICALI MAMMAS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

MIXED DRINKS SATURDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

NEO SACRILEGE - FEAT: DJ NERO Abode, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

POISON APPLE - FEAT: DJ SPACEY SPACE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY - FEAT: ARABIAN PRINCE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm.

SATURDAYS - FEAT: ACTION SAM + DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

SOUL-A-GO-GO - FEAT: GARRY SEVEN + DAVE BOOTS + DJ MANCHILD + MATT MCFETRIDGE + MISS GOLDIE + PIERRE BARONI + VINCE PEACH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15.

SOUND EMPIRE - FEAT: DJ TATE STRAUSS + DJ JOE SOFO + DJ MATTY + DJ MISS SARAH + DJ PHIL ROSS Fusion, Southbank. 9:30pm. $25.

SOUTH SIDE SHOW - FEAT: EDD FISHER + KNAVE KNIXX Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $15.

STAR SATURDAYS

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Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

STRUT SATURDAYS - FEAT: COLLECTIVE + ANDREAS + DANNY MERX + HENRIQUE + JASON SERINI + MARK PELLEGRINI + MC JUNIOR + NICK VAN WILDER Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $22.

SUNDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY J + DJ KEN WALKER + DJ LIGHTING Co., Southbank. 8:30pm.

SUPER GRANDE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm.

TEXTILE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm.

THE FOX SATURDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: MAT CANT + RANSOM + TOO MUCH + BOOGS + CONGO TARDIS #1 + DANIELSAN + MR MOONSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

WHY NOT? Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

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DANGER - FEAT: GEORGE HYSTERIC & ROHAN BELL-TOWERS The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

GOO GOO MUCK Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

MASHTAG Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.

MOTEL SATURDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

REHAB RECOVERY - FEAT: ANGUS GREEN + FA + HYDRAULIX + KURK KOKANE + LASER FERRARI + LICKWEED + MONKEE + SNAREOPHOBE + WYLDCARD Rubix Warehouse, Brunswick. 12:00pm.

REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ SPACEY SPACE + DJ RADIATOR + DJ SILVERSIX + DJ T-REK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm.

SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm.

SURRENDER - FEAT: DJ SERGEANT SLICK + DJ ADAM TRACE + DJ ADRIAN CHESSARI + DJ CHRIS OSTROM + DJ SEF Fusion, Southbank. 8:00pm.

THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJS ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

VINYL SALON - FEAT: JULES & RICKY + MYLES GALLAGHER Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.

monday july 8

IBIMBO - FEAT: LADY NOIR & KITI Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

KOOL AID - FEAT: DJ MU-GEN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

STIFF DRINK - FEAT: DJ MICHAEL KUCYK + DJ MICHAEL OZONE + DJ ROMAN WAFERS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

TWERKERS CLUB - FEAT: DJ FLETCH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

tuesday july 9

COSMIC PIZZA Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm.

CURIOUS TALES Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

DJ JAGUAR E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING - FEAT: REPETER FONDA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

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wednesday july 3

COMPRESSION SESSION - FEAT: CASSAWARRIOR + DD + RICKA E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

SOUL ENSEMBLE Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

thursday july 4

PENNIES - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6.

RHYTHM-AL-ISM - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ K-DEE + DJ SIMON SEZ Eden, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $15.

friday july 5

CREW LOVE - FEAT: DJ TONY SUNSHINE Sub Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.

FAKTORY - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ DURMY + DJ K DEE + DJ YATHS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

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GET LIT - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

LIKE FRIDAYS - FEAT: BROZ + DIR-X + DJS DINESH + NYD + SEF + SHAGGZ + SHAUN D La Di Da, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm.

TY + DUVZ + MANCHILD + N’FA JONES Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

saturday july 6

BLISS N ESO + PEZ + YELAWOLF Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $60.

DJ OAKLEY GRENELL Birmingham Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

LAUNDRY SATURDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

SATURDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY SIN + DJ K DEE Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

the d.y.e word s / d e nve r m a xx

Matt Zull, Darren Nichol and Marshall Ferguson are Melbourne hip hop crew The D.Y.E. The D.Y.E is the flagship act for the crew Street Credit Productions who have been putting on parties around Melbourne since 2011. Zull, Nichol and Ferguson took the time to catch up with Beats to explain the history of Melbourne’s newest party starters, punch-ons in Sydney’s west and to talk about the upcoming Street Credit Productions party, DJ Marshall’s Winter Wonderland at Northcote’s Bar 303.

Ferguson opens the account by retelling how and why the act started. “I was having some beers with MHZ at the local watering hole a few years ago. He told me that Slam and a couple of others had been rapping under The D.Y.E for a while and were looking for a DJ. So I went in and started DJing with Matt, organising gigs and, yeah, the rest is history.”

Zull now interrupts with an animated and cheeky take on The D.Y.E’s origins. “Basically, Slam and me were hanging out and rapping and stuff then we saw Marshall with the dreadlocks and we thought that we needed a badass member of the crew.” For the second time in the interview all three guys crack up into rapturous

laughter.

Zull continues, this time seriously explaining why he and Nichol were drawn to Ferguson. “He was playing stuff like Transplants, Wu Tang Clan, Beastie Boys, J-5...Which was pretty sick.”

Starting out with a six track recorder playing live drums, live bass and Ferguson looping tracks off the decks it didn’t take long for the three hip hop artists to find their click. Zull, the self-appointed spokesperson for the act talk about the first song they wrote together, “We were just throwing words together and having fun with the first track we made called The 799.

“The title comes from a phone number on a sticker on my wall.

Early on I would name song ideas after things in my room. Like, I would look around and see something, then name it. That song was like the last three numbers of a phone number.”

It didn’t take long for The D.Y.E to click and start writing songs properly, one song that they are working on a film clip for the song Cash For Beers - a fun track with plenty of energy.

Nichol (Slam Master D) explains the quite literal inspiration for this song: “It just seemed like every Friday night that was where we

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sunday july 7

OPEN DECKS Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 6:30pm.

monday july 8

FREEDOM PASS - FEAT: PHIL ROSS + B-BOOGIE + CHRIS MAC + DOZZA Co., Southbank. 9:30pm.

YELAWOLF + ALLDAY Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $55.

tuesday july 9

CAN I KICK IT Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

were at you know, just trying to get enough cash together after the week so we could drink some beers. Everyone who has heard this song can find a line to relate to. You wake up on a weekend and look at your wallet and think ‘I spent a lot on beers last night.’”

Perhaps some inspiration was drawn from when The D.Y.E went to Sydney for some shows earlier this year. This tour was also the only time the group has ever felt threatened at a show. “We went up to Sydney in January and the guys that played after us had brought down some crew, and there was this hectic punchon. Slam walked past it,” explains Zull before deferring to Nichol.

“We were in Western Sydney, I was walking up to the stage just after one of the other sets to get a CD off them, when this punchon breaks out. When we realised what was happening, we just grabbed the decks and ran, we were laughing at the start and then it was like, ‘Holy shit! :et’s go.’”

One show for The D.Y.E that will definitely not have the violence of the Sydney show is the next Street Credit Productions party, DJ Marshall’s Winter Wonderland, at Bar 303 in Northcote. Nichol lets on about the motivation behind the theme, “Last summer we had ‘Marshall’s Summer Of Love Party’ - Hawaiian shirts and coconut bikinis - so it only seemed right to have a Winter Wonderland party with Santa MCing the night, some Christmas trees and presents for the crowd.”

There will be five acts with Rudi V, a gun rapper with an acoustic guitar, New Dub City Sound who are a dub and jazz outfit, The Fourfront who are a crew from Footscray and Melbourne MC Defron plus The D.Y.E playing a set to welcome in the winter months and the new financial year.

The D.Y.E play Bar 303 on Friday July 12.

faktory at khokolat bar

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THE DOJO Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

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