welcome to the return of the Boom Bap Sessions at PLAY BAR SYDNEY. DJ's Cost Platterpush and Codeks will be joining us each month as well as a few special guests.
Joining us this edition will be a Sydney Hip hop veteran lyricist Joe New…
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DJ CO$T //
DJ Cost started djing close to ten years ago and has been a dedicated student to the art of turntablism ever since. Heavily involved in the local hip hop scene for years. Dj for P.Smurf and Cooking with Caustic and tour Dj for a number of acts including Joe New & Ozi Batla. Dj Cost has recorded studio cuts for a number of artists including Thundamentals and Daily Meds. He earned second place in his first Dj battle at the 2013 NSW DMC Competition & was runner up at the 2014 Wax Wars Battle
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DJ PLATTERPUSH
Platterpush is a Hip Hop and Reggae Producer/DJ who has been touring and releasing albums for over ten years.
Turntablism is an integral aspect of his DJ’ing style particularly when performing his original music. Renowned for playing classic ‘Boom Bap’ hip hop Platterpush continues to also play heavy hitting Jamaican reggae 45’s.
‘Down Under Beats Crew’ and ‘Ill Theory’ are both groups that Platterpush has founded, produced for and toured with extensively.
Platterpush’s music has received high rotation on Triple J and he has produced music for and featured on albums by many of Australia’s top Hip Hop artists including Thundementals, Lotek, P Smurf, Down Under Beats Crew, Daily Meds, Scott Burns, Herb, Grouce and Immune.
Platterpush has played alongside and supported such high profile artists as De La Soul, Lord Finesse, Tim Dog, Bliss n Eso, Thundamentals, Hermitude and Def Wish Cast.
DJ CODEKS
Codeks has been Dj’ing and producing Hip Hop since 1998 and was an influential artist in the Blue Mountains Hip Hop scene of the Early 2000’s.
Codeks has a close working relationship with Brother and co producer - Platterpush and they are the founding members of Down Under Beats Crew (D.U.B). D.U.B were triple j unearthed winners in 2003 and went on to release two well received albums: Hiphoperation (2004) Under Raps (2008).
Codeks is known for a sample laden ‘boom bap’ style of production, heavily influenced by the ‘Golden era’ of hip hop from the early 90’s. Codeks has produced for artists such as Thundamentals, Lotek, Immune, Scott Burns, P Smurf and performed alongside international acts such as De La Soul, Lord Finesse, Mystro, Tim Dog, Dj Revolution and Australian Hip Hop acts such as Def Wish Cast, Bliss n Eso, Thundamentals, Hermitude, Pegz, Muph n Plutonic.
Platterpush and Codeks are currently working on new material due for release in early 2016.
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JOE NEW //
Joe New is veteran of the Oz Hip Hop scene, he started rhyming as a teenager in the late 90’s and has continued to push the boundaries of hard hitting, complex lyricism .
Starting out with good friend and collaborator Dialectrix, Joe New was a core member of the influential group Down Under Beats Crew. The group went on to release two albums (2004, 2007), received high rotation on Triple J and toured extensively.
TwoToes was Joe New’s next project that saw him take on the solo emcee duties and working with Blue Mountains producer Caustic and DJ Morgs (Thundamentals). They released ‘Cooking with Caustic’ in 2008.
Along with former D.U.B crew band mate Dialectrix and Obese Records C.E.O Pegz, Joe New formed a new group called ‘Gully Platoon’ who released ‘The Great Divide’ in 2009. Whilst this group may have been short lived, its music was widely acclaimed and the singles ‘Nothing to Lose’ and ‘Coat of Paint’ received national airplay on Triple J.
In recent years Joe New has focused on his solo work, performing regularly and writing new material. He has also begun performing with Two Toes again.
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