Want some Quannum action tomorrow night?

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:16 pm

Head to The Prince.... Z-Trip & The Lifesavas

Z-Trip

"Regarded as one of the original mash-up kings, Z-Trip is one of the most sought after DJs around the globe. Playing anywhere from warm up slots for the Rolling Stones in front of 450,000 fans, to sweaty basement clubs, Z-Trip recently toured alongside Shadow and Cut Chemist, and has played numerous 2x4â€™s with the likes of Qbert, Mix Master Mike, The X-ecutioners and Grand Wizard Theodore.

A Z-Trip set can seem like someone has scavenged their way into your record collectionâ€¦ and your parentsâ€™ and your little sisterâ€™s and even your grandparentsâ€™â€¦picked out all the choice tunes and turned the whole thing on its head. A passionate digger, Z-Tripâ€™s extremely deep record crates carry some of the rarest breaks and beats in the business.

Known for always rocking parties the hardest hands down, expect 80â€™s classics, monster rock anthems and homogenous pop hits, with pounding underground hip-hop beats and funk rhythms. Z-Trip featured in the Scratch film and starred in his own MTV segment titled â€˜Z-Tripâ€™s How To Rock A Partyâ€™. His remix credits include artists as diverse as Beastie Boys, Janeâ€™s Addiction, Linkin Park, Del the Funky Homosapien and Kool Keith.

His first mix record Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 in 2001 became a cult classic via bootlegs before it was even released. He is currently in the studio working on his major label debut album.

Z-Trips web.. http://forums.djztrip.com/index.php?...including mix info.

Z-Trip forum discussion on Aussie show... http://forums.djztrip.com/showthread.ph ... ge=1&pp=35.

Lifesavas

Signed to the respected Quannum label, the Lifesavas received their name from promoters after, literally, saving many shows at the last minute with their jazz and dancehall influenced alt-hiphop. Made up of MCs Vursatyl and Jumbo and DJ Rev Shines, the Lifesavas recently released their album â€˜Spirit in Stoneâ€™ to widespread acclaim."

Lifesavas are not your average alt-rap crew. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Vursatyl and Jumbo earned a rep for rocking parties at a momentâ€™s notice when other acts dropped from a billâ€¦ literally becoming known to promoters as â€œlifesaversâ€. With the addition of DJ Rev Shines, Lifesavas was born.

Drawing their inspiration from luminaries such as De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, the Lifesavas represent all that is good about hip hop â€“ tight lyricism, musicality and political and social messages served with a dose of humour. Itâ€™s dancefloor hip hop with consciousness.

Lifesavas album Spirit In Stone (Quannum Projects/Jam/Inertia) features hints of jazz and dancehall jostling amongst funked-up rhythms and fat beats. Lyrically, Jum bo and Vursatyl are like a raw and smooth verbal seesaw, with Jumbo lending a fluid Jamaican undercurrent to Vursatylâ€™s soulful emceeing.

Quannum-Lifesavas info http://www.quannum.com/home.html

Tickets & Info here > http://www.quannum.com/home.html

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:04 pm

oh damn. i got offered a freebie for this but i didnt quite know what it was all about.
i have to go to honkys to see my mate over from germany play. oh damn. toooo many paaaartttties!!!!

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:05 pm

Polecat wrote:oh damn. i got offered a freebie for this but i have to go to honkys to see my mate over from germany play. oh damn. toooo many paaaartttties!!!!

PC.. you can do two things at once you know...???!!

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:06 pm

I'll take your freebie PC

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:06 pm

not when cabs are so expensive! i have 2/3 things lined up to run around to on friday night. thats enough!

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:07 pm

hahaha brb!

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:07 pm

Polecat wrote:not when cabs are so expensive! i have 2/3 things lined up to run around to on friday night. thats enough!

im sure your ahead of those with cars... Ms Friday can vouch for that

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:12 pm

possibly, but i need to save my cab money and drink money when i can :S xmas is coming and so is the rent bill

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:22 pm

I can get 2 for 1 tickets to this if you haven't got your ticket yet

lemme know

Post by **system** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:38 pm

I'm seeing them tonight. will post a review after the gig.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:40 pm

system wrote:I'm seeing them tonight. will post a review after the gig.

that would be wicked dood!

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:29 pm

Looks like I'm gonna be there too.

It's Z-Trip who's was of the warmup acts on the Brainfreeze video innit? Fucking rad shit.

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:39 pm

When and where? Flash dont work at my work, stupid old mac crap, how much is it, looks cool.

Post by **system** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:26 pm

quick wrote:stupid old crap

much better, quiggly.

quick wrote:how much is it

$42 for your standing pleasure.

http://www.princebandroom.com.au/index. ... ent&eid=95

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:28 pm

Churs Sys.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:56 am

Will wrote:It's Z-Trip who's was of the warmup acts on the Brainfreeze video innit? Fucking rad shit.

yup!

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:14 am

feedback from the QLD show....

"He played up here in Brisbane last Saturday night, and DAMN, he has some skills. One of the best DJ's I've ever seen. He'd just drop the best tracks when you weren't expecting it. He drum n bassed Tracey Chapman, he played 'Been Caught Stealin', he'd beat juggle some cool rock break, and the whole thing was so tight. Can't stress enough how good a DJ he is. So much skill. Oh, and for anyone who's seen the scratch DVD, he ended with the Blackalicious/Nutcracker Suite mix, which is hard. Pulled it off perfectly, even all the really fast scratching at the end, sounded so awesome live. Definitely check him out, for real"

taken from ITM QLDR > http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/showth ... p?t=107073

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:30 am

stovequeen wrote:Oh, and for anyone who's seen the scratch DVD, he ended with the Blackalicious/Nutcracker Suite mix, which is hard. Pulled it off perfectly, even all the really fast scratching at the end.......

wicked! always wanted to see that Live!

Post by **system** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:30 pm

stovequeen wrote:feedback from the QLD show....

"He played up here in Brisbane last Saturday night, and DAMN, he has some skills. One of the best DJ's I've ever seen. He'd just drop the best tracks when you weren't expecting it. He drum n bassed Tracey Chapman, he played 'Been Caught Stealin', he'd beat juggle some cool rock break, and the whole thing was so tight. Can't stress enough how good a DJ he is. So much skill. Oh, and for anyone who's seen the scratch DVD, he ended with the Blackalicious/Nutcracker Suite mix, which is hard. Pulled it off perfectly, even all the really fast scratching at the end, sounded so awesome live. Definitely check him out, for real"

that sums Z-Trip's performance at last night's show up. what a show! Lifesavas kicked arse as well, can't believe I'd been sleeping on those guys.

will post an actual review later, but for now the head is still hurting.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:32 pm

thanks system..

well pumped for tonight!

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:01 am

how was it?!! i ended up spending more time on the tram last night than in Honkys. I walked out the door to go home at 12.45 and just for a second wished i'd taken up the offer for Z-Trip.

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:27 pm

He was sick, even bought the CD, well Will did, I bought him a beer for a copy. He mixed every style of music, for example in 40 secs he went from midnight oil to michael jackson to rage against the machine. His scratching was sick, and his mixes where tight as fuck, the amount of classic tunes that had a hip hop redo with his mixing was amazing.

Kombat Bass · Post by **Kombat Bass** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:44 pm

Melb Beats Paper HEADLINE :

Quick goes to a "Somthing other than TEK DNB gig"

You heard it here FIRST people......

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:02 pm

it was wicked!

Lifesava's were fresh!

Z-Trip was da man... the sound issues where shite tho

. but that didn't take away from what a fukin wicked performer he is.

Twas good to see a full house!

The CD's great.. looking forward to his full release.

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:44 pm

stovequeen wrote:what a fukin wicked performer he is.

Tru dat, man knows how to hold a show.