STREAMING AUDIO INTERVIEW

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” by everyone from DJ Shadow, Beck and Lily Allen, through to mega-selling popstars like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Even though they’ve built a reputation based on such a unique sound, it’s interesting to note that they feel it’s all happened rather organically, Dennis ‘Dow Jones’ Shaw telling ITM that it was simply a matter of combining “what we were in to”.

It’s a sound that’s found them favour across the world, with the blogging and social networking community at large going crazy for their rather unique sound. As a result they’ve been touring and performing at some of the globe’s coolest venues in recent times, like Fabric in London and Studio B in New York, and with the influence of outfits like CSS and Bonde Do Role, a more ‘worldwide’ approach and understanding to music seems almost inevitable. Dow Jones speaks with inthemix ahead of South Rakkas Crew’s first ever Australian tour.

Don’t miss SRC when they tour Australia over the coming weeks!

Feb 29 – The Manor, Perth
Mar 1 – Miss Libertine’s, Melbourne
Mar 6 – SoCo Cargo, Adelaide
Mar 7 – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney
Mar 8 – Golden Plains Festival, VIC
Mar 9 – Playground Weekender, NSW

Check out this clip of South Rakkas Crew playing live at Fabric in July last year: