:: NEW YORK Vs LONDON SAT NOV 20 SYDNEY AT METRO ::

STEINSKI (NY), DJ SIGNIFY (NY), THE NEXTMEN (UK) & DYNAMITE MC (UK) TOUR! The sounds of old and new school New York to come together with the sound of now from London in a massive party jam. Legendary hip hop master STEINSKI, who changed the face of hip hop as we know it, alongside New York neighbour, hip hop hobo and new blood DJ SIGNIFY will be there to represent. Then pulled from the pack of London's most respected underground, mash-up kings and heroes of the good groove THE NEXTMEN, with their Bristol buddy, arguably the best drum'n'bass and cross-genre MC in the globe, the double-timing firecracker himself, DYNAMITE MC will be in full effect as well. Here's a quick low-down on each.. headz, get excited! DJ SIGNIFY : DJ Signify is a major new talent - a producer in the vein of DJ Shadow and working at the heart of the US turntablist scene. Along with Mr.Dibbs, Buck65 and Egon he's at the core of the 1200Hobos dj crew and he's recently provided all the turntable work on Steinski's official Sugar Hill Records Mixtape (Antidote) and is working with Wild Style legend Grandmaster Caz on his new record. Sleep No More, Signify's ambitious debut album, is a dark cinematic concept record which has coupled Barry-Adamson-like quirk with a Shadow-esque deliberate thump. It's a collaboration with Sage Francis and Buck65 whose narration add a creeping David-Lynch-horror to the LP. Sleep No More is a highly anticipated project which has fans of Lex, Non-Prophets, Buck65 and Sage Francis salivating.

STEINSKI : Steve Stein (Steinski) produced his first record in 1983. Knocked out by the rap music he'd been listening to since 1978, he and partner Double Dee devised the classic Payoff Mix and won a national contest staged by Tommy Boy Records to remix G.L.O.B.E & Whizkid's Play That Beat Mr. DJ. Within two weeks The Payoff Mix became a Top 10 record on urban radio nationwide. The mix couldn't be sold due to clearance problems (of course), and is still one of the most desirable and prized bootleg recordings in hip hop. The Payoff Mix became the first record in a series now known as The Lessons. Steinski and Double Dee followed up with the cut and paste landmark Lesson Two: The James Brown Mix which Fatboy Slim called the record that always gets the crowd going. Then came Lesson 3: The History of Hip Hop. The Lessons series quickly became highly sought after collectibles and led to homage records by DJ Shadow (Lesson 4), Cut Chemist (Lessons 4 and 6), DJ Format (The English Lesson), and DJ Bombjack (Lesson 7), as well as several bootleg compilations, including The Ultimate Lessons, Vol. 1 & 2. Classic releases like The Motorcade Sped On,, We'll Be Right Back (Island) and I'm Wild About That Thing (Ninjatune) went gold overnight. Touring and collaborating with artists like DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist and Amon Tobin has kept Steinski busy.. that and writing new material just for his Australasian tour.
THE NEXTMEN : This amiable Cambridge born production duo are just finally calming the heat of their sophomore album, Get Over It, only to ignite the flame again with their new Personal Golf Instructions mix which is sneaking its way into five re-pressings after they sold their first two imprints before the album had even
hit the shelves.. Their near-flawless production has up'd the ante for home-grown hip-hop and music in general across the globe. Razor sharp wit, fat
beats and a rework of the format for British urban music, drawing influences from drum and bass, the highest grade riddims of dancehall, and potent funk and jazz, has made sets from The Nextmen no less than the burning heat. The headz fell in love with them after their genius debut 'Amongst The Madness', then their audience broadened with the warmth of their follow-up. They soon found themselves appearing on the Groove Armada album, remixing Public Enemy, opening up shows for Eminem and Dead Prez and recording with peeps like Cutty Ranks, J Live, and mates Ty, Soulson and Dynamite MC. They're preparing some special cuts just for this tour.. get ready..
DYNAMITE MC : The magnetic brilliance of front man Dynamite MC is unparalleled. A natural on the mic, Aussies might last remember obeying his hyped commands when he last toured with the Big Day Out Festival alongside Roni Size and Reprazent. No one captures the attention of the crowd like Dynamite. Fresh off the sounds of his new solo album project 'World of Dynamite', he takes a detour from his Full Cycle crew to slip into the mix like a third turntable. In between touring internationally with Reprazent and accompanying the Full Cycle DJs, Dynamite has grown as a songwriter and lyricist. He features on Kamanchi track Hey DJ on Dies Through the Eyes mix, and is also to be heard guesting on tracks for fellow artists Skitz and Kitachi. No other MC is hotter than he.. and rumour has it he may even pull out a live version of the classic 'Brown Paper Bag' if we're lucky..

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