Heartical Hi Fi Plays for the People 1st March

[Cubist]

[FRAKSHA...]

yeah man, i'm on it

[tee193]

nice! whos playing?

[ctoafn_DMZ]

The neighbours are gunna love the Heartical shaking the plaster in their homes and the light fixtures from the ceilings.... lol.

[Dub Club Melbourne]

nice! whos playing?

Heartical HiFi Outernational.

here's the blurb.

Picking up from where we left off at last years High Vibes street party, Heartical HiFi Outernational soundsystem with full crew and friends are once again ready to play for the people in fine style.

Setting up on the fringe of the Brunswick Music Festival and Sydney Road Street party this all day reggae dance is not included in the official program. So as well as the usual folk groups, pub rock bands, belle dancers and singer songwriters, we felt that the City of Moreland's only Dub / Reggae sound must represent in renegade style for the benefit of our community.

This is a free, not for profit event though we ask for generous donations to help cover the costs.

As we do not wish to upset the Brunswick Music Festival organisers and hope to work with them in the future, our running schedule will coincide within the street party's time frame of 12 to 7pm and no later.

Family friendly, all ages and backgrounds welcome.

BYO

[Dub Club Melbourne]

We quite new to MB so just a posting to officially introduce the Heartical HiFi soundsystem and crew.


HEARTICAL HIFI OUTERNATIONAL. Bio


The project started in 2002 when Derek Heartical began to draw up the plans for what was to be Victoria’s first Dub Reggae sound, dedicated to forwarding the music and a ‘Sound System culture’ in Australia. It was self funded on a shoestring budget and so took many years until it was ready for play for the first time in 2006.
Now consisting of custom built audio equipment, a number of speakers and amps etc, Heartical HiFi boasts the ability to deliver the music like no other. At the heart of the system a special type of pre-amp is used, built by the UK’s legendary soundman Jah Tubbys. This enables the sound system to be played live, and by using using extended EQ control, echo, reverb and special effects this all gives Heartical HiFi its unique sound. Heartical HiFi’s live shows deliver the music in fine style, forwarding only quality selections in conscious reggae and dubwise from vintage classics to latest releases, and exclusive specials - all with the anticipation of a mighty bass line drop!

The Heartical HiFi crew: Derek Heartical, Cassawarrior, Boover Banton.

Derek Heartical grew up in Liverpool Uk and became interested in the music through discovering a pirate radio station called Toxteth Community Radio that played mostly Soul, RnB, Jazz and Reggae during the mid to late 80’s. A friend introduced him to veteran reggae singer Roy Cousins (The royals) who ran a record shop called Cousins Cove in Picton Rd at the time. It was visits to this shop that helped nurture his growing appreciation of reggae music, and after attending London’s Notting Hill Carnival and experiencing Jah Shaka dance sessions in Finsbury Park, Derek was enlightened to the soundsystem culture of black Britain and would travel near and far to hear the music. A decade later he gave DJing a try playing records at the Zanzibar Club in Liverpool and within the underground party scene. In 2001 Derek migrated to Australia and continues to be based in Melbourne where he has played numerous gigs under the name DJ Uptight at many of Melbourne’s top music venues. He has been billed alongside various international artists including Dub Syndicate with Lloyd Parks, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, Sly And Robbie, Mykal Rose, Big Youth, Third World, Iration Steppas, Lucky Dube, Luciano, Mikey General, Horace Andy and Bushman to name a few. In 2002 he began to build the Heartical HiFi sound in which today he devotes much of his energy. In 2004 Derek became involved with community radio where he presents Break The Chain formally the Heartical Show on PBS106.7FM.

Boover Banton caught the sound system bug at the early age of 10 years old. Skipping his Friday night boys brigade meetings to attend the legendary Canterbury Sessions in Birmingham UK where in 1972 Quaker City Soundsystem used to host the dance. These where the days when sound system style toasting was emerging with the likes of U Roy and I Roy. Two years later Boover and his family moved to London. A good friend of the family was rock steady singer Roy Shirley who owned Third World records shop in Stoke Newington and the young Boover Banton could be heard toasting to the riddims being played in the shop. Determined to make his name on the sound system circuit he would occasionally touch the mic for Warrior HiFi. Another two years passed and the family moved to Cardiff and this is where Boover’s reputation as a toaster grew momentum and would see him travelling to Bristol, Gloucester and Manchester with his own sound Lion Heart. Later Boover returned to London and made his way up the MC league busting the mic for Intrepid Rebel before gracing the stage with Gemi Magic one of the UK’s biggest sounds at the time. Nowadays Boover Banton lives in Melbourne where he chats on the mic with Heartical HiFi Outernational.

Cassawarrior grew up in Gisborne on the east coast of the north island in New Zealand and made his move to Melbourne in 2001 to pursue his musical interests. In 2006 he first got involved with Heartical HiFi as a box man. Soon later he was given the opportunity become a selector on the sound and was then given his name in all due respect for his Maori background where music runs deep in the blood. A composer and musician in his own right he is in demand within the local music scene, and his latest venture sees him locking down the bass grooves for Ethio jazz group The Black Jesus Experience. He can also be seen DJing at many different venues around town.

[Dub Club Melbourne]

Just like to mention.

We are relying on donations to cover the cost of putting this dance on, but if we do go into a profit margin then we wish to donate that profit to the bush fire victims.

So please come down, support and enjoy your selves. Its set to be a great day.

[fooishbar]

sick! there

[Dub Club Melbourne]

Bump it up.

This was getting a little lost down the list so though I'd give it a notch.

THIS SUNDAY 12pm MAKE IT A DATE AND DON'T BE LATE.

[same o]

will try get down.

shall be a messy weekend.

[witty_pseudonym]

sickle.
Sydney Rd festy should be fun times.
beer beer beer.

[ulyssian]

the rowdy supporters be there. Friday night was lush. 2 weekends of heartical! Oh my gosh!

[Dub Club Melbourne]

THis Sunday! 2pm - 7pm only. dont be late and make it a date.

[Sociopathic]

THis Sunday! 2pm - 7pm only. dont be late and make it a date.

OOO 2pm start now??

YAY I finish work at around 2ish heading straight down after work

[ulyssian]

damn it. Slept right through! Great day though saturday! Much respect to the heartical for some awesome sounds and vibes.
How was it?

[Brain]

Awesome. The bass was insane.

[Dub Club Melbourne]

[witty_pseudonym]

we got there too early, then came back too late.

fail.

[quiet roar]

Major fail witty. I could only stay for a little bit but it was awesome (though I did get the pleasure of listening to the system for a few hours on saturday)


lol @ the last pic: Careful Petey, that guy behind your left shoulder looks mighty dodgy.


Big-Ups Heartical!

[Blaxter]

Nice one Derek. Was good to hear the system cranking, nice to see folks enjoying the tunes also.

[Dub Club Melbourne]

Here some video. A little Blast from da past.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUgDkfB-ews

[Cubist]

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