All About Hermitude
Hermitude: Taking the hip-hop high ground
by angy on October 15th, 2008
A progressive approach to hip hop has defined the work of Hermitude from day one. Determined to fly in the face of convention, the Elefant Traks duo are taking the hip-hop high ground. Here they chat to ITM about their acclaimed new album 'Threads'. [more]
Hermitude: Hard working hermits
by tiger_tommy on November 22nd, 2007
Together, Luke Dubs and Elgusto make up Hermitude. A legendary name in Aussie hip hop and part of the renowned Elefant Traks stable, they both grew up in the Blue Mountains where they both played musical instruments from a young age. [more]
Never been the type to sit back and relax, the boys have had a frenetic 2007, which has taken in a second Japanese tour as well as a slot on the Easter Great Escape Festival in Sydney. Tristan Masters caught up with them before this weekends Syd show [more]
On the eve of an extensive Australian tour to promote 'Tales Of The Drift' taking in shows with the likes of Plutonic Lab, Lyrics Born and Roots Manuva during September, ITM's evilchris caught up with Hermitude's El Gusto to chat about the new album, translating the tracks to the live show [more]
Free Hermitude download on ITM this week
A revitalised Hermitude have unveiled their most dynamic record to date, a synth-entangled and beat drenched masterpiece titled Threads. Get a taste with this free download of its first single, Slychain, available here on inthemix this week! [more]
Hermitude & Horrorshow hit the road
Hermitude, no doubt one of Elefant Traks’ most loved outfits, are teaming up with the label’s newest signing, Horrorshow, and packing their gear in the Tarago for a mammoth run of shows around Australia throughout October and November. [more]
Elefant Traks shoot for Three Strikes
It could quite possibly be the Australian hip hop tour of the year. The ‘Three Strikes Tour’ will feature Urthboy, The Tongue and Hermitude and it will be taking it across the country in October. [more]
Elefant Traks descends on Bondi Beach
One of Australia’s seminal hip hop and alternative beats labels will be stampeding through the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney right throughout July with special shows at the Beach Road Hotel every Friday night. [more]
Hermitude causing an international stir
The amazingly infectious Blue Mountains duo Hermitude have been holed up in the comfortable confines of their home studio perfecting their live set of late, gearing up to take the international stage with shows planned for Malaysia, Japan and Europe over the coming months. [more]
What an amazing night. Elefant Traks managed to throw a fantastic birthday bash in one of Sydney's coolest venues. [more]
Threadbare Tour feat. Hermitude & Horrorshow @ Transit Bar, Canberra (29/10/08)
by round on November 7th, 2008
When I walked down the steps into Transit – and on a school night no less – I was expecting to hear some killer beats, but little did I expect Canberra to bring their a-game party to a Wednesday night show. [more]
Those who attended one of the number of Halloween parties on Friday certainly missed out. Besides, last time I checked we were in Australia and trick or treating is for kids. Don't make the same mistake next time. [more]
Sometimes I wish only half the people in the world existed, so that nights like these wouldn't be ruined by a packed and poorly-ventilated venue. [more]
To have an opinion or point view of any of the Elefant Traks crew, you kind of have to take all of the Elefants as a whole, as each act makes a part of the greater picture. [more]
The annual Earthdance Festival was another stellar success, uniting the Sydney community with people across the globe in a celebration of music and peace. [more]
A wise man once said, “There is so much good music, and so little time in which to listen to it”. Dust Tones once again proved the truth of that on Saturday night. [more]
The Factory Theatre is Sydney's best kept live music venue secret. Finding the place reminded me of searching for rave venues nestled amongst disused warehouses back in the day, but the schlep was worth it to see Elefant Traks' finest talent. [more]
Hermitude are heading overseas, and this gig will have everyone hoping they come back before too long. A simply phenomenal display. [more]
A collaboration of hip hop and mixing geniuses came together to flaunt their stuff for the younger crowd at an all ages gig at Heat Nightclub. I was a bit hesitant as it is such a step away from a regular night out- no alcohol I can handle. But what about the amount of jumping grommets? [more]
The Bird were launching their new CD/DVD entitled 'The Birdsville Sessions', they brought along their Blue Mountains buddies Hermitude. [more]
It's a big place, @Newtown. It can get kind of airy. So it's a real pity that what could have been a great night, featuring two of Australia's top beat making entities, Plutonic Lab and Hermitude, lacked in terms of atmosphere. [more]
The Hyde Park Barracks was hot and humid on Sunday evening as a thirsty mob streamed through the gates for the first event of the 2006 Becks Festival Bar. [more]
The Herd, along with support acts Hermitude and Local Knowledge, pulled a capacity crowd at the Metro, showing that Aussie Hip Hop is flying high on the popularity ride in Sydney. [more]
On the last leg of their national tour, Sydney tour-de-force Hermitude belted out an impressive show, winning the crowd with their 'nice guy' charms and wicked beats. Adelaide's Crown & Sceptre rocked once more, with a masterfully balanced live performance. [more]
And then it was Hermitude time- this was the music we'd been waiting for. Heavy-ass beats. Big fat dripping bass lines. Soothing jazzy keyboards. Perfectly pitched samples. Out they strode: Luke Dubs on keys. Elgusto on the tables. "We're not starting til the crowd moves forward" they cried. [more]
Park Jam was shaping up to be a showcase of hip-hop's finest, yet somehow failed it to live up to expectations. [more]
You can count on one hand the amount of artists from non-English speaking countries that have broken the global market, and DJ Krush is most certainly near the pinnacle. [more]
After a few relaxed tunes, it was time (as they said) to call in the MC's. Urthboy and Ozi Batla came to the stage a beer in hand and started rhyming. The combination was explosive. [more]
The Peppermint Club has been good to Canberra, bringing many fantastic and diverse acts our way. This time was no different, as Hermitude, Deepchild and The Bird celebrated a triple album launch. [more]
The Baggsmen were launching their new album 'Eleven Stages' at a Halloween Stylee party at The Gaelic club, with what looked on paper to be a damn good lineup of support acts [more]
Cool, if unspectacular night. Interesting NYC guest. Aussie favourites showing their talent. Hip-hop, jungle, dub, electro, with an annoying short sentenced staccato review done due to my brain hurting.. [more]
We’re edging closer to summer and we’ve lineup up a seriously hot batch of new music for you this fortnight. Stay tuned as we’ speak with Australia’s original live dance outfit Infusion, and also feature Cut Copy, Crazy Penis, Sandy Rivera and more. [more]
Tracks and remixes from Roger Sanchez, Hermitude, D Ramirez, Plutonic Lab, Phonique, I:Cube and a whole bunch more. [more]
Hermitude - Threads
Elefant Traks duo Hermitude deliver the goods on their third album 'Threads', and it's one of those rare albums with no tracks that you want to skip past. It's good. Really, really good. [more]
Hermitude - Tales Of The Drift
Blue Mountains-based duo Hermitude (aka Luke Dubs and Elgusto) turned many heads with their 2002 debut album 'Alleys To Valleys', which introduced their smoky downtempo instrumental blend of hiphop and funk influences [more]
Hermitude - Rare Sightings EP
As the summer season gets into full swing, the Elefant Traks record label have released yet another tasty offering from aussie hip hop duo Hermitude, the five-track EP 'Rare Sightings'. [more]
Hermitude - Imaginary Friends EP
Hermitude is the side-project of keyboardist Luke Dubs and drummer/turntablist Angus 'Elgusto' Stewart of Sydney-based Explanetary. Both Explanetary and Hermitude are products of independant Sydney electronic label eLefant traKs. [more]
Peek through the inner city streets for a glimpse of Hermitude's cool mountain valleys, beguiling hip hop and jazz, drum'n'bassy breakbeats and evocative beauty that doesn't sacrifice the good vibes. [more]