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Jamie Messenger
Written by Funky J   
Sunday, 19 August 2007

When your knowledge of classical music comes from Disney and Warner Brother Cartoons, it’s hard to conceive questions for one of Adelaide’s foremost classical composers. However, Jamie Messenger doesn’t fit the mould usually conjured up by the words “classical composer.” He plays keyboards, guitars and sings in bands, has produced and arranged numerous pieces for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO), including shows ‘All You Need Is Beatles’, ‘Zeppelin Flies Again’ and ‘Orchestral Pink Floyd’, and of course is the composer behind the incredibly successful 'Hard Road Restrung' album with the Hilltop Hoods.

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Digitalism
Written by Funky J   
Thursday, 30 August 2007

Born in Hamburg, Germany, signed to French label Kistune, and distributed throughout the world by Virgin and EMI, Digitalism seem to have the world at their feet. Like the mighty Daft Punk before them, from who they draw influence and are often compared to, their strongly European irrelevant sense of fun gushes from their electronic instruments onto the vinyl of DJs and then to the dance floors of the world.

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Coldcut
Written by Funky J   
Friday, 23 November 2007

Art in Motion is the second installment of the Hewlett Packard (HP) initiative that provides a platform to engage with examples of how computer technology can deliver an experience that fuses the art of sight, sound and touch. For anyone lucky enough to be in Sydney on Thursday 6th December, it’s a completely free event and better yet – it’ll feature a headline performance from UK dance and audiovisual heroes Coldcut, and they’ll be bringing us the next installment of their VJ spectacular.

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Guru's Jazzmatazz 4
Written by Funky J   
Wednesday, 04 July 2007
Sometimes interviews can be a bit hairy. Timezones, telephone lines, traffic and schedules can all conspire to make things difficult for all involved. Such was my interview with Guru. Instead of the 15 minute chat from a hotel room, I had a 5 minute chat about Jazzmatazz 4 with both Guru and his new partner in crime Solar as they travelled in a taxi on the way to another interview. Not the most ideal situation to ask someone you’ve been a fan of you years everything you wanted to know.
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Hilltop Hoods - Pressure
Written by Funky J   
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
The Hilltop Hoods began the hard road to fame a good 10 years ago, and have gone from strength to strength, winning awards, obtaining platinum albums, playing around the country, performing for a television audience, as well as opening the doors for more Aussie hiphop artists to jump in the spotlight and shine. But their laid back manner and modest nature contradicts their dedication to their art.
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Andy C
Written by Funky J   
Sunday, 14 January 2007
Drum and Bass is dead. So says the UK music press every few years. However, it’s a sentiment that gets a chuckle when I mention it to Andy C, one of the biggest drum and bass DJs in the world. Not only has he been voted the no 1 drum and bass DJ in the world for the last 6 years, he’s a regular in all the magazine ‘best DJ’ polls. “Those journos were never coming out on the road with us,” he says, “and never saw what the DJs were seeing – the packed clubs and vibe of the crowd. And the facts that one label, well actually a few labels, have gone so strong and are still going strong in 2007, show them up time and again.”
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DJ Food
Written by Funky J   
Friday, 11 May 2007
Considering DJ Food isn’t one individual but rather an amorphous beast created to get around record label restrictions but now spawned a life of its own, it’s no surprise that they only have one full studio album to their credit. Sure, they have mix albums, remix albums, and 12 inches everywhere, but Strictly Kev, the main man behind the moniker says the monster’s tentacles are in everything at the moment and it’s hard to find time to concentrate on one thing, but that’s the way he seems to like it.
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Shapeshifter
Written by Funky J   
Friday, 25 May 2007
In Adelaide you can’t throw a stone without hitting someone who’s either a drum and bass MC or DJ. So it was a strange one of the most innovative dnb groups in the world, Shapeshifter, didn’t tour on the Adelaide leg of the Big Day Out, particularly when they rocked here so well a few years ago. “We did some shows in New Zealand but we would have much rather have done them in Adelaide and Perth,” says Sam Trevethick, they keyboardist, guitarist and percussionist of the New Zealand five piece. “It just didn’t happen and I don’t really know why, but it’s a shame because we were really looking forward to it.”
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