Carl Cox Global featuring Cypress Hill and Freq Nasty
Author: Julia Gumbleton
Friday, October 17, 2003
Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park
Doing the full geographical sweep from the Ibizan summer to the urban landscape of Homebush Sydney, the Carl Cox Global tour bus rolls into Sydney on 13th December with a line-up that'll knock your socks off and keep you going from the late Summer afternoon to the wee hours. From 5pm Saturday December 13th at Sydney Showground a 14-hour genre-crossing music extravaganza kicks off featuring:
Cypress Hill - Live
The hip-hop trio, whose name has become synonymous with taking hits from the bong, was formed in south-eastern Los Angeles by DJ Muggs, B-Real and Sen Dog, taking their name from Cypress Avenue, a street which runs through their neighbourhood.
Their debut album, 'Cypress Hill' went slowly platinum when it was released back in 91. Their second effort, 'Black Sunday' debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's pop and R&B charts, spurred by their massive hit single 'Insane In The Brain'.
The paranoid songs about guns, smoking weed and watching one's back made the hip-hop nation raise its eyebrows and take notice, if not notes. They appeared on the second Lollapalooza tour in 1992 and played with bands like Pearl Jam, exposing them to a whole new "alternative rock" audience.
Cypress' pulsing, erratic sound has been much imitated, and Muggs has produced music for everybody from Ice Cube to the Beastie Boys. Cypress Hill's latest CD 'Stoned Raiders' was released in 2002 spawning the singles 'Rockstar' and 'You Can't Get the Best of Me'… Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along…
Freq Nasty
A favourite on these shores, breakbeat dreadlock connoisseur Freq Nasty has become known as the man behind a unique sound, championed by producers and DJ's alike - the person most likely to pull dance music out of the occasional creative cul-de-sac it finds itself in. Starting his breakbeat career at Botchit & Scarper in the late nineties, Freq's sound can be dark and ominous, drifting and playful, steeping and funky... just about anything.
Listening to his full-length album Freaks, Geeks & Mutilations you can hear the mass of hip hop and ragga influences pouring through the album. In the past couple of years, Freq has continued to dominate the breaks world by expanding his affiliations to include Smart Systems label (Electric Kingdom compilation) as well as the mighty Skint Records.
His brand new album 'Bring Me The Head Of Freq Nasty' shows his more swinging, steppy style. Production aside, this guy tears up a party on the decks like no other.
Carl Cox (minimum 3 hour set)
There aren't many bigger names in dance music than Carl Cox. Drawing huge crowds at festivals throughout Europe, DJing a radio show which is syndicated around the world to around 10 million people, running his own small independent label, In-Tec (International Techno), and currently writing and recording his third album as an artist, Carl Cox is as busy and as much loved as ever.
From the man himself..." If I take on a gig anywhere in the world now, there's a reason for it. I want to give people a journey, to break down barriers by playing all kinds of good music - whether it's old school tracks, jazz, funk, or thumping techno. I want people to now know who I am and what I'm about.
All the stuff I have done has been a build-up to where I am now. It's taken 12 years of hard, solid graft. I've kept the momentum, the stamina. Now I want to use that expertise." Carl Cox's F.A.C.T Australia II Exclusive Australian 2xCD is in store November.
Tickets
Limited early bird tickets $60 plus b/k fee are on sale 20th October through Central Station, inthemix and ticketmaster7 (136 100, www.ticketmaster7.com.au or outlets)
Full price tix from 3rd November $78 plus b/k fee from Castle Records, Central Station, Inthemix, Fish Records, Jolly Rogers, Mall Music, Parade, Sound Tags