
by angy on December 9th, 2008
This year we’ve seen international sounds creeping more and more into our musical DNA, and amongst all this it's the South Rakkas Crew who are leading the charge in merging the Jamaican sounds of dancehall with a futuristic electro aesthetic. [more]
by i_have_ADD on February 26th, 2008
Credited with merging the sound of dancehall with the modern influence of electro, South Rakkas Crew have worked with a rather amazing list of artists to date, called upon for their inimitable take of “electronic dancehall”. [more]
Hankering for a festival unlike anything else on the summer calendar? Then feast your eyes on the line-up for the inaugural Days Like This! Festival, proudly presented by Niche Productions, Waterfall Entertainment and inthemix. [more]
The Playground Weekender will be returning to Wiseman’s Ferry in Sydney for a three-day event on the weekend of the 7th of March, and they’ve revealed a whole bunch of lineup additions as well as who will be playing on what day. [more]
The annual new year pilgrimage to Busselton gets bigger and better in 2009! [more]
The best of weather, a bubbly crowd, fantastic music, and promoters who clearly had the punter’s best interests at heart. The name Days Like This couldn’t have been more appropriate and quite frankly, a few more like this wouldn’t hurt. [more]
All up, not the orgy of excellent dancehall that I was expecting. But major props still go out to Jimmy Sings for serving up the unexpected, even if the international headliners didn’t live up to my lofty expectations. [more]
by grattan on March 13th, 2008
With the Golden Plains festival Meredith is now practically competing with itself for the title of best festival in the country. This year's lineup included Sharon Jones, Ween, Future of the Left, Optimo, Jens Lekman, Kid Koala and the Dirtbombs. [more]
Too often festivals are a fleeting exchange. Not so with Playground Weekender, a festival that’s more slowburn romance than throwaway fling. [more]
Considering the world’s ongoing honeymoon with dubstep, this release by the South Rakkas Crew could prove a smart move. The album remixes a selection of 10 songs from lyricist Tricky's last release 'Knowle West Boy'. [more]
South Rakkas Crew (SRC) was founded by producer Dennis 'Dow Jones' Shaw in late 2002. Dow Jones teamed up with Alex G creating what is proving to be one of the hottest Dancehall and Electro music production teams today. [more]