A behind the scenes snippet of Survival Tactics. Filmed at Melt Bar @ the infamous Kings X
Keep your eyes peeled for yours truly ;)
Survival Tactics // Behind The Scene
Sunday
Amber Liquid Squids mixtape
The Amber Liquid Squids are in the process of putting together a 6 track mixtape. The mixtape with have production by Yeast. The 3 Amber Liquid Squids MC's are using any time they can to work on it. More info about the mixtape will be leaked soon...
-Mr 808
-Mr 808
The AMBER LIQUID SQUIDS perform at Melt Bar
The AMBER LIQUID SQUIDS - JackHammer, Mc Texta, Lc Beats perform at Filthy Friends. March 4th Melt Bar.
Australia's first ever Hip Hop feature film - Survival Tactics.
Hip Hop veteran Morganics is in the process of filming Australia's first ever Hip Hop feature film called Survival Tactics.
SURVIVAL TACTICS
Battle the city
Written and Directed by Morganics
An all star cast of Australian Hip Hop unite in a powerful journey through the
struggles of the urban metropolis. The freshest Bboys, Bgirls, free runners, DJs,
MCs, spoken word, graffiti and street artists explode on screen in Australia's first
ever Hip Hop feature film.
Starring
Wire MC (Deadly Award winner Best New Talent)
Demi Sorono (Finalist in So You Think You Can Dance)
Morganics (Australian Bboy Hall Of Fame, producer for MIA)
Bboy Jay (Wicked Force crew, DJ and Bboy legend)
Nick Power (director of Australia's leading Hip Hop Festival, Platform Three)
Soraya Touma (singer/songwriter and community artist)
Released early from jail, Aboriginal MC, Swerve (Wire MC) attempts to reunite
with his girlfriend, emerging young dancer, Rose (Demi Sorono). While he was
in lockup, Swerve’s best mate Fury (Morganics) has spiralled into homelessness
and drug addiction, scoring from Swerve’s rival, DJ Rich (Bboy Jay). Now their
rivalry comes to a head when Swerve discovers that Rose has been rehearsing
with DJ Rich to host his upcoming all star Hip Hop jam.
Follow us on Facebook [url]http://www.facebook.com/survivaltacticsmovie[/url] & Twitter [url]http://twitter.com/survivaltacmov[/url] for ongoing updates on the film's progress..
Check the pre production trailer
Survival Tactics Trailer from Frace Luke Mercado on Vimeo.
Squid Sketches
A close friend of the crew, Tako One designed some Amber Liquid Squid Sketches.
This is the first sketch. It looked more like an octopus than a squid so he made this one..
This one has more detail in it.
This is the first sketch. It looked more like an octopus than a squid so he made this one..
This one has more detail in it.
Thursday
Squids Hit The Loft
Last Friday The Amber Liquid Squids crept from the shadows of the Bermuda Slums to spill out a few tracks coupled with a few more beers at the Loft bar, central Squid City. As the soft Squid City rain fell down on the cyphers already in full action some local heads gave a taste of thier bedroom blues performing single tracks for an enormous prize pot of $50, not suprisingly Mr Speaker took the cash home. 
The night started off with the 1's and 2's to get the small but vibrant crowd in motion followed by Lou Lou and her compadre dropping some nice lyrics. Yeast hit the stage with knowledge that only few could pin point and delivered a single
track that although i have heard before was some of the freshest wording i have heard to date. The Squids scrambled together, after LC Beats further pleased the crowd with the fifth element and some digereedoo to perform several tracks they recently stapled together in a drunken frenzy. The night ended with a crisp set from Oakbridge and his fellow heads performing some sharp lyrics as most rounded up their goods to head home. Big ups to Burnsy for holding the night. Keep your third eye peeled for The Amber Liquid Squids, sure to have a lasting impact.
Monday
What's Good Souly B?
Album Review With Souly B.
Ultramagnetic Mc’s:
“Critical Beatdown”
(Next Platue Records), 1988.
Back before hip hop culture was about materialistic, selfish and greedy motives, there was a period referred to as “the golden era”.
The golden era was approximately between 1985 – 1990, there was a breakthrough in lyrical, djing and beat making, and the sound of hip hop was more advanced and changed forever. One of the most influential, important and overlooked crews from this era was the Ultramagnetic Mc’s. Ultra was originally formed in 1984 by: Ced Gee (Producer/Mc), Kool Keith (MC), and Moe Luv (DJ). TR Love joined the group around 1986, and served the role as backup dj.
After a few highly received, by fans, 12” singles, Ultramagnetic were ready for a full length production.
Although the tracks on this album were recorded between 1986 – 1988, a majority of the album was recorded in 1988. The album was called “Critical Beatdown”, and although not commercially successful, it was a hit with hip hop heads, and is now considered an early underground hip hop classic.
On the rhymes are Kool Keith and Ced Gee, although Keith wrote about 50% of his lyrics. Ced Gee also served as the producer of the group, and his unorthodox, heavily chopped beats, revolutionized the way producers thought about sampling. He was one of the most innovative and influential producers from the golden era. He also produced a majority of Boogie Down Productions classics including the Lp “Criminal Minded”, along with other underrated acts of that time.
Kool Keith was instantly recognizable for his high pitched, energetic delivery on the mic, his bizarre lyrical imagery, vocabulary and unorthodox style. He went on to considerable success, releasing several albums under different aliases. He still continues to release and perform music today. Ced Gee and Kool Keith have influenced countless mc’s and producers’ of the underground hip hop scene.
To me, this album is the ultimate, straight up street rocking album simply celebrating hip hop for hip hop. It flows naturally from start to finish. It’s experimental but traditional, a very well balanced release indeed.
Classic old school New York hip hop.
Overall, this album is an integral piece of New York hip hop gold. Ultramagnetic will show the way it’s properly done. Best listened to with your homies.
Peace, Souly B.
P.S. If you can find the re-issue on cd, it has a few bonus cuts, such as: “Bait”: and “Mentally Mad” which were only previously released on vinyl. I used to own a copy, but I gave it to my man Texta for his 18th birthday. It’s all good, it’s still with the squids...
Back before hip hop culture was about materialistic, selfish and greedy motives, there was a period referred to as “the golden era”.
The golden era was approximately between 1985 – 1990, there was a breakthrough in lyrical, djing and beat making, and the sound of hip hop was more advanced and changed forever. One of the most influential, important and overlooked crews from this era was the Ultramagnetic Mc’s. Ultra was originally formed in 1984 by: Ced Gee (Producer/Mc), Kool Keith (MC), and Moe Luv (DJ). TR Love joined the group around 1986, and served the role as backup dj.
After a few highly received, by fans, 12” singles, Ultramagnetic were ready for a full length production.
Although the tracks on this album were recorded between 1986 – 1988, a majority of the album was recorded in 1988. The album was called “Critical Beatdown”, and although not commercially successful, it was a hit with hip hop heads, and is now considered an early underground hip hop classic.
On the rhymes are Kool Keith and Ced Gee, although Keith wrote about 50% of his lyrics. Ced Gee also served as the producer of the group, and his unorthodox, heavily chopped beats, revolutionized the way producers thought about sampling. He was one of the most innovative and influential producers from the golden era. He also produced a majority of Boogie Down Productions classics including the Lp “Criminal Minded”, along with other underrated acts of that time.
Kool Keith was instantly recognizable for his high pitched, energetic delivery on the mic, his bizarre lyrical imagery, vocabulary and unorthodox style. He went on to considerable success, releasing several albums under different aliases. He still continues to release and perform music today. Ced Gee and Kool Keith have influenced countless mc’s and producers’ of the underground hip hop scene.
To me, this album is the ultimate, straight up street rocking album simply celebrating hip hop for hip hop. It flows naturally from start to finish. It’s experimental but traditional, a very well balanced release indeed.
Classic old school New York hip hop.
Overall, this album is an integral piece of New York hip hop gold. Ultramagnetic will show the way it’s properly done. Best listened to with your homies.
Peace, Souly B.
P.S. If you can find the re-issue on cd, it has a few bonus cuts, such as: “Bait”: and “Mentally Mad” which were only previously released on vinyl. I used to own a copy, but I gave it to my man Texta for his 18th birthday. It’s all good, it’s still with the squids...
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