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Meet Kakhand – Debut album drops November 2011

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:25:13 +0000

Kakhand emerges out of the realms of Sydney’s inner west and brings a flavorsome album of soulful future sounds.

Fresh off the lotek International Rudeboy tour as Dj & dub Engineer for several of the album tour dates as well as adding extra dubs on the Dub Version of the L.P , comes his own Debut album, fittingly called ‘Meet Kakhand’.

Kakhand aka Christian Burns has supported various big name artists in different guises such as Mad Professor, Easy Star All Stars and Fat Freddys Drop as well as playing festivals such as, Island Vibes, Global Carnival, Playground Weekender and Peats Ridge 2010.

In early November 2011, Christian will be releasing Meet Kakhand , a selection of new cuts and collaborations with artists including , Lotek, The Extramentalist, Dj Kina, Georgie Fisher, Janny Casanova, Rayjah45 and Simon Kay.

To represent this live, Kakhand returns to his roots as a DJ, but with original riddims and live dubs or alternatively, meets and mashes it live with artists from the Album.

Kobra Kai drop their Debut Album 10 Oct 2011

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:46:09 +0000

Kobra Kai are a melting pot of influences and genres mixing instrumentation, musicianship, rhyme and electronic production to form a vibrant live blend of drum n bass, jungle, breaks, grime, hip hop and dubstep.

The band draw together a parallel studio and live setting with a unique live performance – guaranteed to fire a frenzied dance floor.

From their birth in 2005, to showcasing at the Australian Dance Music Awards with Sneaky Sound System and Midnight Juggernauts, Kobra Kai went on to become finalists in the ‘Nokia Be Heard’ competition, gaining national exposure and solid PR. Their featured track ‘Watch Your Step’ received the highest number of downloads from the Nokia site and the accompanying music video received airplay on MTV.

Kobra Kai have performed extensively throughout Sydney with resident gigs at Sydney’s Home Nightclub as well as interstate. Support slots for touring acts have included Roni Size and Dynamite MC, DJ Marky and Stamina MC, Bliss n Eso, LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad and The Potbelleez.

In 2007, Kobra Kai won Triple J Unearthed (NSW) and were chosen to play Fuzzy Parklife, gracing the stage with Shapeshifter, Muscles and Stick Figures to name a few. Since then they have gone on to perform at the Sydney Big Day Out, Future Music Festivals and tour major areas around the country.

Kobra Kai – The future of live dance music!
2011 → and signed to Foreigndub, and with their debut album available 10th October 2011, they have covered the bass & sounds of the now – dubstep to their roots in drum n bass. All live and direct and sounding fresh!
3 vocalists and live drums and synth creating the energy that is needed from any live show with an impact.

Full album available 10th October 2011 in all stores and digital.

Heres the first taste
1. Rollerball

2. Your problem

3. Breathless

The Nomad – remixes

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:28:19 +0000

2 fresh remixes from The Nomad’s latest offering ‘Perilous Times’. From Melbourne, Trimaxis does a remake of Devil in the Dark, and New Zealands Dub Producer – Dub Terminator remixes Run through these Streets.

Bass heavy retakes of these already fine tunes!

Run through these Streets (Dub Terminator Remix)

Devil in the Dark (Trimaxis Remix)

For info on the full album ‘Perilous Times’ check this link

Australain Tour Details will be up very soon!

Mars Sunset – EP available Sept 2011

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:35:22 +0000

Mars Sunset’s debut EP check it within
- BREAKBEAT -GARAGE – BASS – SOUL.
Get ur digital download from here!

Mars Sunset – Of You EP
Sydney producer brings some different flavours to the foreigndub label. Soulful breakbeat bass.

Of You – 5 min39s (Breakbeat/bass)

Slow Dance – 4m47s (Dubstep/Soul)

Thinking Bout Last Night – 7m15s (Techno/footwork)

Share Ur Love – 6m13s (Garage/bass)

The Nomad – ‘Perilous Times’ Out now!

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:08:19 +0000

The Nomad drops his new album ‘Perilous Times’

Available now from itunes.

Preview of the album

Roaming the globe, cruising along the road less travelled, The Nomad makes music that pushes the boundaries.

His latest offering Perilous Times sees The Nomad (aka Daimon Schwalger) keep things fresh, taking off on a new tangent by blending signature sounds of reggae, drum & bass, jungle and electronica but crafting it with a particularly dubstep focused lean.

First single, “Deeper” showcases The Nomad’s ingenuity as he builds a dubstep foundation and layers upon it some surprising reggae instrumentation – wafting melodica, organs and guitars plus sultry vocals from Saritah and enigmatic vocal meanderings from seasoned MC, Jornick, – creating a standout track.

Elsewhere on Perilous Times, The Nomad dishes up classic reggae tunes, smoky, twisted slow burners such as “Give Some Love” and “A Silent Song”, raw dancehall floor-fillers with “Run Through These Streets” and wonky, dark beats with quavering bluesy guitars on the album’s title track.

Titled Perilous Times the album reflects on the current times in which we live and the day to day struggles that so many presently face.

“I titled the album “Perilous Times” as I believe that it is really relevant to the times we live in. From earthquakes to tsunamis and other man-made or natural disasters, the earth is in strife. I was influenced by the current events in the world and concluded that people seem to be overly concerned with material possessions and misplace the importance of treasuring the natural resources of the earth. Many of the tracks on the album carry an environmental & political message.” – The Nomad

Moving to Australia in 2008 to expand his networks and develop his musical creativity proved to be a catalyst for The Nomad and resulted in Perilous Times. Armed only with an outline of one song – a draft drum beat, guitars laid down by Tehi Mana Kerr (Fat Freddy’s Drop) and bass by Crete Haami-Jones (Hollie Smith band) – The Nomad pieced together “Devil In The Dark” upon first arriving.
He later co-opted then ex-pat, Julia Deans (Fur Patrol), to appear on vocals and Myele Manzanza (Electric Wire Hustle) to round the song out with drums.

The Nomad also called upon fellow Kiwi, Oakley Grenell, who lends his guitar talents to six tracks on the album. With strong connections already established in New Zealand, The Nomad immersed himself in the Melbourne music scene, and as a result met and collaborated with a range of international artists including the UK’s Urban Soul Orchestra, Jake Savona (AU), Vida-Sunshyne (AU), Boover Banton (UK), Jornick (French Guiana), Saritah (AU), Caroline Agostini(UK) and Rayjah45 (NZ), all who showcase their prodigious talents on Perilous Times.

A digital only Perilous Times Bonus Edition will be available exclusively on iTunes, which will include two previously unreleased tracks – “So Crazy” featuring King Kapisi and “Stand” featuring Luciano. Both tracks are stunners showcasing the talents of both well-known vocalists and must-haves for every fan of The Nomad.

Through the creation and celebration of independent music, The Nomad, shares the story of his journeys. Having spent more than two decades behind both the decks and at the controls, Daimon is now the master of his own production studios, Fresh Audio. A crispy mix of musical talent, he’s released five albums to date with his sixth, Perilous Times set to drop through ForeignDub records on Monday 11 July – both digitally and physically in all good record stores.

To launch the album Perilous Times The Nomad and his live band will be touring New Zealand over August & Australia over September & October. Dates to follow.

PERILOUS TIMES TRACKLISTING:
1. Give Some Love
2. A Silent Song
3. Run Through These Streets
4. Perilous Times
5. Free
6. Deeper
7. All They Need
8. Jah Bless
9. Stand Up & Be Counted
10. Blaze (The Nomad Remix)
11. Devil In The Dark
12. So Crazy (iTunes Bonus Edition only)
13. Stand (iTunes Bonus Edition only)

Available now!

Sweet Az Soundsystem – Coastal Connections out now!

admin — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:15:50 +0000

Sweet az Soundsystem have released their debut album ‘Coastal Connections’

The Sweet Az Soundsystem Debut album “Coastal Connection” is the brainchild of producer DJ Kina (Simon Boyd) from The Versionaries and MC Extraordinaire RayJah45 (Raymond Te Oranga-Nolan) from Sydney Reggae band This Version.
Never ones to be bunched with the rest, Sweet Az Soundsystem have forged a hybrid formula that could best be described as a fusion of Dub, Hip Hop, Reggae, Dubstep and Drum and Bass.

The Sweet Az Sound always keeps one foot firmly on the dance floor with the conscious soulful vibes of RayJah and the sub frequency production of DJ Kina coming together to form a unique style that appeals to a wide audience.
The album features collaborations from a talented bunch of musicians including Shamik the Human Drum Machine from Canada, MC Kye from Budspells, Georgie Fisher and Haile Suspicious from The Versionaries, Kakhand, MC Antic, Simon Kay and Tom Fisher on horns.
The first single off the album “Blaze” quickly climbed the Juno dub downloads chart (reaching number 3) and has been remixed by The Nomad, Foreigndub, The Versionaries and Semper Fi. Radio airtime has sparked a huge interest resulting in shows throughout Australasia, including PHAT (Nelson), Subculture (Queenstown), and Renegades of Dub (Hobart).

The idea was for a group of artists from the Sydney coastal dub community to come together in the true spirit of music and create an album that bridged the gaps between genres. Whilst on tour with The Versionaries and Budspells in New Zealand, various tracks were tweaked and shaped and thus ‘Coastal Connection’ matured into a full 13 track album.

Available now from itunes and on cd from Vitamin or instores nationally.
Join the guys facebook here and their Soundcloud here.

About our label

admin — Sun, 29 May 2011 20:19:37 +0000

Foreigndub (established 2007) is an inderpendant record label based in Sydney, Australia, focusing on niche bass infused genres which draws from the massive talent we have within the oceanic region.

Foreigndub provides artists from Australia and New Zealand with a network of like minded souls, an opportunityto release quality music under one ‘family’ ideal.

From all things Reggae, Dub, Dubstep, Hip Hop and Drum n Bass, FORIEGNDUB push the boundaries of mainstream culture which in turn creates a very loyal and eclectic group of music lovers.

For latest downloads and exclusive tracks visit foreigndub.bandcamp.com

Free Download from The Versionaries

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:38:19 +0000

Leading up to the release of The Versionaries new album ‘Sounds Sane’, we have provided 2 fresh versions of Open Eyes.
Grab em here :>FreeOpenEyesDubs.zip

Ishu – Single – Progress feat. Mantra

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:23:39 +0000

The first single off ishu’s debut album ‘A World in Progress’ is ‘Progress’, featuring well known Melbourne MC Mantra. This track was inspired by the sights and sounds of Istanbul, Turkey. Mantra’s lyrics are directly related to world progress in relation to the modern world and the ancient traditions.

Back in 2008, ISHU had garnered praise for the smooth, organic dub/reggae/dancehall flavours and laid-back vocals of his debut EP. Seven tracks which documented his time in Melbourne before heading abroad. Fast-forward two years later and he’s switching it up. A broadened sound palette has him charting new musical territory, using hip-hop and electronic beats as his canvas. Culture-mashing boom-bap in a similar vein to local favourites Hermitude and Monkeymarc (Combat Wombat) with hints of big influences like Madlib, Embee (Looptroop) and Hi-Tek, get ready for the debut album,‘A World In Progress’.

Citing his environment as the main influence of his music, after traveling throughout Europe and Asia in 2009, it’s no surprise that Sydney-born hip-hop producer ISHU has returned to Australia with a bag full of fresh ideas and a new vision. Collecting samples and field recordings along the way; ISHU found inspiration in every country he visited, immersing himself in local culture and sketching beats for his forthcoming album release. Back in Melbourne, in his home studio, the process began to bring the rough recordings to life.

This two year process produced the concept album, ‘A World In Progress’. A contemporary mix of world music soundscapes, down tempo electronic beats and heavy hip hop blends, it is an aural and sensory delight, that takes the listener on a journey across Europe. Scheduled for release in November 2010, this is an album that will appeal to hip hop and world music fans alike.

To launch the album ‘A WORLD IN PROGRESS’, there will be shows in Melbourne and Sydney:
Following in the footsteps of producers like Mad Professor, DJ Shadow and DJ Krush; ISHU has prepared a modern day live production show using a laptop, Ableton and a gang of MIDI controllers. Blending each song into the next, ISHU gets hands on with the music, having full access to all elements of each song and endless effects possibilities. Keeping things live and spontaneous, ensuring that every show is different from the last.

Dec 11th @ The Workers Club
51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
www.theworkersclub.com.au
Doors open 8:30
$12 door or $10+bf pre-sales via moshtix
Joined on stage by guest vocalists including Mantra, Class A, Lotek, Elf Tranzporter, Dyl Thomas, Rachael Berry, Pataphysics, Rae Pale, Dragonfly and Rayjah45.
 Pataphysics will be playing a full live set in support on the night, along with DJ sets from Elf Tranzporter and Dyl Thomas

Dec 17th @ Low Society
Shush, Newtown RSL
Enmore Rd Newtown
Doors op 9pm (til 3am)
$15+bf pre-sales via moshtix

Check out the tune here :>

The Versionaries & Sweet Az Soundsystem Singles available digitally

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:53:44 +0000

The Single ‘Open Eyes’ is the first taste from the album, Sounds Sane, set to be released in September 2010. The track sees the vocal stylings of Georgie Fisher alongside Barrington Calia, to merge an upbeat skank rhythm. It is a double A-Side single Re-worked by MC Antic as “Saviour’, and an “Open Eyes” video available to view on youtube now. Aslo Blaze from Cousins Sweet Az Soundstem.
All tunes are available from junodownload.com or itunes.