We’ve hand picked our favourite LAV’s ever (go easy on us), so plug in and adore these musical masterminds. Posts about like a version written by urthboy. Somewhere along the way we mangled our perception of success to be measured by how many boats have landed. Try it free. [1], Alongside Kenny Sabir, Levinson is one of the key co-founding members of The Herd, an Australian hip hop outfit. 3:49 PREVIEW Naïve Bravado (feat. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Urthboy - The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat at Discogs. The commenced in 2005. The album was released in July 2007 to much critical praise and cemented Urthboy's place in the growing Australian hip-hop scene. Urthboy brought the house down with his flip of Meg Mac's gospel-sized anthem, and he had to pull in some real talent to match the vocal power of the original recording. It peaked at number 4 on the ARIA singles chart,[11] number 2 on both the Australian Chart and the Digital Track Chart,[12] and raised almost A$100,000 for Indigenous health and education programs. Following the release of the material, Levinson stated: "We are talking about quite a popular policy, so a lot of these artists are worried about the bottom line and what their audience are going to think about them. The billions we spend so we can turn our back. [citation needed], Spitshine won the award for Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album at the AIR Awards of 2010. Urthboy | Like a Version | triple j. Urthboy, El Gusto and Jane Tyrell cover the Clash classic 'London's Calling' and do an acoustic version of their own 'Ready To Go'. Bertie Blackman. [2] Explanetary released the In on the Deal EP through Elefant Traks in July 2001. Urthboy’s first solo album Distant Sense of Random Menace was released in 2004, but it was 2007’s The Signal that kicked things up a notch. The catch was that I’d have about 8 days to put it together. Come for the Thundas and Matt Corby LAVs, stay for the Tom Ballard: Kewl Dude meme. [19] Then, in early December 2013, Levinson was announced as the support artist for the late December 2013 Australian tour by the Roots. Urthboy’s first solo album Distant Sense of Random Menace was released in 2004, but it was 2007’s The Signal that kicked things up a notch. They commenced in 2005. So many miles from the myth of the ‘fair go’. Levinson is one of the group's two MCs—the other is Shannon Kennedy, who uses the moniker "Ozi Batla". Born Tim Levinson, it was his brother who influenced his love of music. In response to the 2013 Abbott Government's refugee policy, titled "Operation Sovereign Borders", whereby asylum seekers arriving by boat are turned back by naval officers and an offshore processing centre—built on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea in 2001—was reopened for offshore processing of asylum seekers, Levinson released a protest song in early March 2014. 1. Watch and subscribe to the YouTube Playlist to get the latest uploads each Friday. [citation needed] The music video for "Hellsong" was directed by Broken Yellow and consisted of an animation composed of more than 7000 hand-drawn images that were animated in Sydney, Christchurch, London, Hungary and Oslo. Listen to Stories (Alternate Version) by Urthboy Feat. Beginning in the late ‘90s, his first group Explanetary folded after one EP In On The Deal (2001). ARTIST. He started out in the late 90s with the live hip-hop group Explanetary, alongside fellow MC Realistix, Elgusto (drums) and Luke Dubs (keys).The latter two went on to form Hermitude.He quickly became involved with the fledgling Elefant Traks label, as well as becoming a founding member of The Herd. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Urthboy toured Malaysia and Japan in 2008 before resuming work with The Herd in Australia. Drapht & Mantra, 4,288 Shazams. The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat 2016 Smokey's Haunt (Bonus Version) 2012 Spitshine 2009 iTunes Live from Sydney - EP 2010 Smokey's Homies Remix EP 2013 Turning Circle - EP 2018 You May Also Like See All. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 CD release of Triple J: Like A Version Five on Discogs. Bertie Blackman. The music video for "No Rider", directed by Broken Yellow, won the Sunscreen Music Video Award at the Festival of the Sun Music Festival (FOTSUN) in 2005.[4][5]. [2] The EP was one of the label's first releases, but was the band's only recording before the act disbanded. Since new Like A Versions have had to be put on hold, every week Sally and Erica will be bringing you the best LAVs of the past 10 years, most of which aren't easily accessible anymore, then putting it to you, the listeners, to vote on which ones get played out on air. Bertie Blackman [Official Music Video] Featured In. In 1998, Levinson co-formed Explanetary in Wentworth Falls with local friends Realistix, Elgusto and Luke Dubs, who played keys and drums respectively, while Levinson delivered the vocals. Urthboy featuring Ozi Batla & The Tongue 4:53: 9 Black Dog 3:39: 10 Hold Court (feat. Then Manus Island happened and it clarified the purpose of the song, giving us a tragic consequence to a hopeless situation. Urthboy covers Meg Mac for Like A Version (2015) More from Like A Version videos. Urthboy is a hip hop artist and manager of Elefant Traks in Australia. Complete your Urthboy collection. Long Loud Hours. Play. Sydney hardcore band Hellions give us a stripped back take on their track 'Thresher' before getting heavy on their cover of Amy Shark's 'Adore' for Like A Version. [20], On 22 July 2014, Levinson posted a video clip in which he announces the "Make Me a Mixtape" concept. The first single from the album, "Hellsong", was the most downloaded track on Australian radio station Triple J that year. [28], Called "Don't Let It Go", the song was released with an accompanying online music video, directed by Australian filmmaker Dan Ilic, on 6 March 2014. [13], Levinson's fourth album under the Urthboy moniker, released on the Elefant Traks label, was made available to the public on 12 October 2012. Levinson's version featured elements of the apology to the Stolen Generations, made by Kevin Rudd, Australia's Prime Minister at the time, on 13 February 2008, as well as excerpts of the Redfern Speech, made by former Prime Minister Paul Keating on 10 December 1992. Long Loud Hours. Urthboy toured the album nationally with Elgusto as DJ and Ozi Batla as co-MC. Not necessarily, but boy this bangs and bangs bloody hard. The video uses news footage edited with footage of Levinson rapping with a set of headphones on his head, taking music from the song "Let It Go" by fellow Elefant Traks artist Sietta. Urthboy ‎– The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat Label: Elefant Traks ‎– ACE138 Format: CD ... Other Versions (2 of 2) View All. In 2008, as a part of The GetUp Mob, organised by the advocacy group GetUp!, Levinson released an Urthboy version of "From Little Things Big Things Grow",[8][9] a song originally released by Kev Carmody and Kelly in 1993. 2012 Preview SONG TIME Stories. The Past Beats Inside Of Me Like a Second Heartbeat is Urthboy's 5th studio album, released on 4 March 2016. .mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}. Levinson has released five solo albums: Distant Sense of Random Menace (2004), The Signal (2007), Spitshine (2009), Smokey's Haunt (2012) and The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat (2016); as well as five studio albums with The Herd. I stressed about it. After the success of his debut album, Urthboy headed into the studio in 2007 to record his sophomore release, The Signal, with Pip Norman/Count Bounce (TZU) and Elgusto (Hermitude). A lot of the time there is this fear of standing up, and I wanted this song to be part of a call to get out there and speak more … We need artists to come out there and break ranks and stop the double speak. After kicking things off with four special performances from 2012, we're digging back through the 2015 archives for your viewing pleasure. [17] Tyrell was also named as a member of the touring group, while the support acts were identified as Jimblah and One Sixth, the latter an artist from Melbourne, Australia. Urthboy is a hip hop artist and manager of Elefant Traks in Australia. Fri 3 Apr 2020 Video Player failed to load. Look is it ridiculously different? Tim Levinson, better known by the stage name Urthboy, is an Australian hip-hop MC and producer from New South Wales. Available with an Apple Music subscription. Album . Levinson wrote: "Jetta representing for Palestine in Sydney today". The Run DMC album Tougher Than Leather was the first influential hip-hop record for Levinson[1]. Apple Music. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), "The GetUp Mob – "From Little Things Big Things Grow, "Urthboy announces 2013 Smokey's Haunt tour", "Paul Kelly hitting the road with Urthboy:", "Headline Shows Confirmed for Melbourne & Sydney! [citation needed] In 2010, Urthboy embarked on his first European tour, which included the prominent hip-hop festivals Splash, in Germany, and the Open-Air Festival in Switzerland. Urthboy is an Australian MC, hailing from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. This is hysteria. [15][16] Smokey's Haunt achieved a number 14 debut position on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Album Chart. The official silence and militaristic language. Daniel Merriweather) 2. Produced by fellow Australian hip hop colleagues, Count Bounce (TZU) and Hermitude, the album was selected as a "Feature Album" on Triple J. | triple j Media [27] In the week following the completion of the song, a 23-year-old Iranian national, Reza Berati, was killed at the processing centre. 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