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Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group comprises six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky (bass player) and Hi-Hat (drums). They are all members of the Syllaboliks Crew, which comprises fellow Australian hip hop artists from Perth. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Australian hip hop began in the early 1980s, primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from America. ...
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Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. ...
Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s, primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from the United States of America. ...
Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Syllaboliks is an Australian hip hop crew based in Perth, Western Australia. ...
Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
History Downsyde's origins occurred when MC’s Optamus and Shahbaz (Dyna-mikes) were in Year 11 at Craigie Senior High School, were they took part in a school talent quest in 1996. Cragie is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
"Originally it started out in the northern suburbs at Craigie high school. I was heavily into spray can and graffiti art and I used to MC at a lot of parties. This is when we were all around sixteen years old. We’d be in a group in the corner free-styling and from there it progressed onto doing a lot of small time promotion around the area. We’d hire out a soccer hall for whoever’s birthday it happened to be and bring down a stack of vinyl, we just started out doing these cool little suburb Hip Hop parties. Eventually we got hold of some keyboards and samplers and put out this tape demo called ‘Behind The Bucket’. We only did two hundred of them, took them into Central Station and Dada’s and they sold out in a couple of weeks! Considering no one really knew who we were at the time, we went from complete obscurity to realising there were people out there that were interested and wanted to buy our stuff."[1] The group grew with the addition of a third MC, Dazastah, who they met at Leederville Tafe and DJ Armee on turntables. The group finally expanding to the cuurent fully-fledged instrumental entity, with percussionist Salvatore (Beaverloop) and Cheeky (Circus Murders) on keyboards, loops & samples joining the group. For seven years Downsyde produced beats and rhymes and played at hundreds of gigs, parties & MC battles culminating in the release in September, 2000 of their debut album, Eponimous, a release of recordings made by the band between 1996-2000. As an independent release the group did not receive much publicity from their debut album, nor from their first single, "Gifted Life", which was released two years later. Leederville is a locality within the Town of Vincent within the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. ...
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Eponimous is the first album released from the Australian Hip Hop group Downsyde. ...
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The big breakthrough came in 2003 with the release of their second album, Land of the Giants, in particular the hit track "El Questro". Downsyde is a diverse act with Middle Eastern, Australian Aboriginal, Aussie, South American, Asian and European roots all represented within the ranks. This diversity is displayed both within and through the tracks on Land of the Giants. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
Downsyde went on tour, putting on shows in all of Australia's capital cities. They performed alongside some of hip hop's heavyweights, including Jurassic 5, Cypress Hill, Grandmaster Flash, Black Eyed Peas, Naughty By Nature, Spearhead, Hilltop Hoods, Resin Dogs, Mark B, Koolism, Pendulum and The Roots. The band also performed at a number of major festivals, including Big Day Out nationally in 2003 and 2004, Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Homebake and the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival. The band then signed with Obese Records. Jurassic 5 was a six- and then later five-piece hip hop group formed in 1994. ...
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In 2004, the group released the single, "Lesfortunate" and followed this up with their third album in December, When The Dust Settles. The album tackled issues such as greed, love, sex, drugs and power. The album featured special guest appearances from Layla, Drapht, Hunter, MJ, Porsah Laine, Loius Slipperz and Paula. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lesfortunate was the first single from the Downsyde album When The Dust Settles. ...
When The Dust Settles is the third album from Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
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Salvatore was replaced by a new drummer Hi-Hat in 2007 and a complete rework of their sound the band have released a press release stating they are getting ready to step up and tour a new album which will be released in early 2008. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Style Downsyde's music is derived from a combination of regular hip hop beats, as well as Middle Eastern, Aboriginal, South American sounds. Unlike most hip hop groups, Downsyde uses live instruments played by Cheeky (bass) and Hi-Hat(drums). They also use samplers, synths and triggered drums and incorporate salsa flutes, middle eastern organs and orchestral strings into their music. Their influences have come from artists such as N.W.A., Nas, DJ Q-bert, Dynamite MC and DJ Craze. Their live show is reputed to be one of the best in Australian Hip-hop. This article is about the hip-hop group. ...
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Members
Current members - Optamus - MC
- Dazastah - MC
- Dyna-mikes - MC
- Armee - decks
- Hi-Hat - drums/percussion
- Cheeky - Bass/sampler/keys
Former members - Salvatore - drums/percussion
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Discography
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Eponimous is the first album released from the Australian Hip Hop group Downsyde. ...
Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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When The Dust Settles is the third album from Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Lesfortunate was the first single from the Downsyde album When The Dust Settles. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Awards/Nominations - 2007 WAMi Awards - Winner - Best Urban Music / Hip Hop Act
- 2006 WAMi Awards - Winner - Best Urban Music Act
- 2005 WAMi Awards - Winner - Best Urban Music Act
- 2005 WAMi Awards - Winner - Best Live Electronic Act
- 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards - Nominee - Best Album - Land of the Giants
- 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards - Nominee - Best Single - "Gifted Life"
- 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards - Nominee - Best Australian Hip Hop Act
- 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards - Winner - Best Debut Artist
- 2003 WAMi Awards - Winner - Most Popular Original Local Album - Land of the Giants
- 2003 WAMi Awards - Winner - Most Popular Local Original Music Video - "El Questro"
- 2003 WAMi Awards - Winner - Most Popular Local Original Urban Music Act
- 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards - Nominee - Best Australian Hip-Hop act
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WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
Gifted Life Reap What We Sow Dee Dah Dah Raiders of the Lost Art Categories: | ...
WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. ...
WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
WAM Logo The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...
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References - ^ Groove Magazine - Chris Fuller
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