Two of the heavyweights of the Australian Dubstep and Grime scene combine forces for a super event in Sydney on Friday August 27. Melbourne’s longest running Dubstep and Grime night - HEAVY INNIT teams up with it’s Sydney equivalent – VOID, to construct an amazing line-up of DJ’s and MC’s.
If its Grime and Dubstep that your into then you won’t find a better line-up of local DJ’s all year. Three of Sydney’s biggest names, MARK PRITCHARD, MAX GOSFORD and PAUL FRASER go head to head with three of Melbourne’s biggest, A13,CAMO and AFFIKS for a night of beats covering everything from present day DUBSTEP and GRIME to the classic anthems of previous years. There was a time where both Dubstep and Grime went hand in hand and there was no distinction between newschool and oldschool. On Friday 27th we are bringing a bit of that attitude back to Void.
To complete what is already a cracker line-up we throw into the mix two of the country’s best Grime MC’s. FRAKSHA began his trade in the UK and since arriving in Melbourne in 2006 quickly established himself as the one of best MC’s in the country. After coming close a couple of times, the stars have finally aligned have him host VOID for the first time. To accompany Fraksha is local boy MC RAPAPORT. Some of you may have heard this boy on the mic during various Max Gosford sets around town and after he sneaked his way onto the mic for few moments at Void a few weeks back we had heard enough to have him a full booking in the near future. He carries the flag for Sydney on the 27th.
VOID - GRIME v DUBSTEP / SYDNEY v MELBOURNE
Line-up
CAMO
A13
AFFIKS
MARK PRITCHARD
MAX GOSFORD
PAUL FRASER
MC FRAKSHA
MC RAPAPORT
Friday August 27th , Phoenix Bar, 34 Oxford Street, East Sydney
10pm – 4am, $20 on the door
Some further info on A13, AFFIKS and FRAKSHA
A13 & AFFIKS
Drawn together by a love of turntables and innovative, bass-driven, future club music; Affiks & A13 are one of Melbourne's most exciting new DJ/production teams to emerge on the Australian scene. With 10 years of DJ experience under their belts each, playing in live groups and smashing the clubs on the regular; Affiks & A13 have been responsible for helping introduce Melbourne to the grime & dubstep sounds that have spawned from underground studios all over the globe. Acknowledging their affinity almost instantly, the duo have since started writing tracks and playing back-to-back DJ sets at the popular monthly club night Heavy Innit and supporting some of their favourite artists and key players such as Joker(UK), The Bug(UK), Harmonic313(UK), Starkey(USA) and Truth(NZ) and Dexterous(The Others-UK), Plastician(UK), Joe Nice(USA), 2562(NL), Nero(UK), Sukh Knight(UK), Emalkay(UK), Pinch(UK), 16BIT(UK), Noah D(USA), Skream(UK), and Benga(UK). With bookings coming at them left, right and centre, it seems that the late nights aren't going to end anytime soon.
FRAKSHA
Earning his stripes in the UK’s underground live circuit, Fraksha has proven himself to be one of the UK’s finest MC’s. As a founding member of the UK outfit Nine High, Fraksha has always been destined for big things. Having shared the stage with artists like Skinnyman, Klashnekoff & Blak Twang, Fraksha has honed his craft and sold out two mixtapes - a testament to his tenure in the UK scene.
Opting to move to the greener pastures of Australia in 2006, Fraksha hit the ground running, joining Aria Award winning Bliss N Eso on their sold out Get Loose tour, giving Fraksha the opportunity to slide into the Australian Hip-Hop scene with ease. With the love received on the Get Loose tour, Fraksha re-pressed his Take Two (Nine High) mixtape which received rave reviews and sold out within just a few months of release.
Since his 2006 arrival into Australia, Fraksha has shown his versatility, being regularly booked to perform at cross-genre events (dub step, drum and bass) displaying his unique UK flow and demonstrating his refusal to be boxed in to the ‘hip hop’ mould. From drum n bass, to grime, to dancehall to dubstep and anything in-between, you name it, he can rap on it. An in-demand host for events throughout the country, Fraksha is perhaps best known for his residencies at Melbourne’s biggest dubstep parties; Wobble, Heavy Innit and Too Much.
With a critically acclaimed self titled debut album with Nine High (released July 2009) under his belt and collaborations with notable Australian artists such as Reason, Ciecmate, Phrase, Choose Mics, M-Phazes, Autism and DJ Bonez, Fraksha is now a well known and widely respected MC in the Australian scene.
In 2010 we see Fraksha coming together with fellow MC’s Diem (Hospice Crew), Scotty Hinds (Nine High) and Murky Depths to start what is Australia’s first grime crew “Smashbrothers”. Noted for their high energy live shows and regular radio appearances, Smashbrothers are THE crew to watch in 2010.
Most recently, Fraksha has released his first solo offering “It’s Just Bars”, the first official grime release to come out of Australia. It’s Just Bars has received rave reviews throughout the country and the first single “Next Sound Level” (check out the music video on youtube) has since been remixed by Loco, MatCant (Scattermish) and renowned dubstep producer Spherix.
An MC of many genres, Fraksha is one of the hardest working MC’s in the country and is destined to continue dominating the Australian music scene.