Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Video: Jay Roacher Accapella
(vid) Acapella's episode 4 - Jay Roacher
Episode 4 and one of my CHCH fam; Jay Roacher. Jay Roacher has been a good friend of mine since the early 00′s and is one of my favourite lyricists out of New Zealand in spite of any friendship bias. His rhymes are often self-reflective, sometimes depressing but always with top lyricism.
I’ve been living in Melbourne for 6 years and have only got back to NZ once to film in that time, so we shot a music video; but with Jay getting married recently and moving to Japan I wanted to get another clip or two made before it was too expensive to justify flights for a video. We shot 2 videos while he was here which will be launched in 2012. Check back on the site for announcements!
Filmed outside the Royal Exhibition building in Melbourne
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
World Of The Weird Tour Review
Alphabethead's Wonderful World of the Weird @ Medusa, Wellington - 3 September 2011
04 Sep 2011 // A review by Alistar3000
When I walked into Medusa last night for Alphabethead’s Wonderful World of the Weird tour to find Hamilton’s DJ Indecline mixing and scratching hip hop and punk records, I knew the night was going to be an interesting one.
The colourful circus-like backdrop behind him, and flags hanging around the walls, only added to the atmosphere.
Around 11pm Wellington’s the Shocking and Stunning took to the stage. These guys might like they should be playing hippie folk music but what they churn out is a sort of electronic space funk; all synthesizers, huge drum beats and weird noises. Last time I saw them play they were performing as a two piece but last night they were joined by a bassist and vocalist/odd noise maker, which added another dimension to their sound.
They always manage to get the crowd dancing, and last night was no exception. It’s no surprise; their music just makes you want to move, particularly when the drums get stuck into some funky rhythms.
Shortly after midnight, ringmaster Alphabethead asked for quiet from the crowd and announced to the waiting
masses that he was to help us answer three questions: who are we? What are we here for? And, what lies in store for us?
Without further delay he stepped behind his turntables and proceeded to blow our minds with his blend of hip hop, funk and jungle, proving once again that he is without peer in turntablism within New Zealand.
After announcing, through the use of cleverly placed signs within album covers, that he was not alone, he rang a small bell and summoned Auckland MC Tourettes to the stage. After walking out through the colourful backdrop dressed in a bunny costume Tourettes delivered a couple of tracks in his humourous, rapid fire style, covering his usual topics of poverty and general “down and outness”.
He then brought out Christchurch’s Jay Roacher, enquiring about his wellbeing before launching into Jay’s latest single Cheer Up Jay. The two MCs worked well on stage together, interacting throughout their performance, while Alphabethead didn’t stop moving the entire time, racing out from behind his turntables to jump around behind the MCs, getting back just in time to get the next song going.
It was a fantastic night, full of surprises and outstanding performances from everyone. The crowd lapped up every minute of it and didn’t seem to want it to ever end.
source: music. net.nz
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Jay Roacher Album In Stores Now!!
Yup, Jay Roacher has blessed us with his third official release on Breakin Wreckwordz, this time a hefty album titled Cheer Up Jay. Thanks to the people at Shock NZ you can buy this album in stores thru out our land. My preference however is the carbon free option digital downloading.. You can do that here!
Free stream the whole album by clicking out Audio link over there on the right!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Video: Jay Roacher - Paradise
CHEER UP JAY - ALBUM IN STORES MONDAY!
JAY ROACHER - TOURETTES - ALPHABETHEAD - NZ TOUR SEPTEMBER!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Audio: Jay Roacher - Blood Will Follow
^^ One of my favourite joints off the album (in stores next week!) Jay's doing a video for it too, i hope it's offensive.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Audio: Jay Roacher - Jelousy
Here it is! The first single from my soon to be released (soon as in two weeks soon!) album Cheer up Jay. Its called Jealousy, It features some vocals from my friend Topaz, and has an amazing beat provided by one of my favourite producers in New Zealand Scratch 22.
Jay Roacher Jealousy (clean) by jay roacher
Oh the fall from grace. The quake city native once touted as the King of emo-grime has had a ruff few years. Since releasing his acclaimed debut album in 2008 (even DJ Sirvere said it was the best underground record he’d heard in ages) it’s been all downhill for Jay Roacher. His long-time girlfriend and the brains behind his label Grymeworks left him, his city suffered the most catastrophic natural disasters seen in recent NZ history, and his only hope of making it, the music industry income, dried up like a smokers top lip. The good news is, the worse things get for Jay, the better his music gets. His forthcoming sophomore album “Cheer Up Jay” is without doubt testament to this.
Everyone has a story to tell and this is Jay Roacher’s. Inspired from his parent’s addiction, his father’s overdose, his experiences with being forced into religion as a child, to his own battles with drugs and depression, his disdain for how society operates, and all his failed relationships with women. Cheer Up Jay is an evolution of his first record but, in Jay’s own words, “without all the glorification of being lazy or attempts to impress in a hip hop MC sense. This record is just how I honestly feel”.
Modern day instrumental mavericks Scratch 22 and Alphabethead are amongst some of the heavy list of producers to wave their wand over the record but some of the most stand out tracks come from little known Christchurch beat-smith and old friend NettsMoney. Tourettes, Louie Knuxx, and Heart Attack Alley’s Caoimhe all lend their voice to Jay’s cry for help too, however, there is no doubt who the star of this record is. Put simply, Jay has a way with words and flows that attracts praise from hip hop fans and foes alike.
The album will be released through self proclaimed champions of ‘weird rap’ Breakin Wreckwordz on August 15 prior to Jay joining label mates Tourettes and Alphabethead on the Wonderful World of the Weird Tour in September. Visit www.breakinwreckwordz.co.nz for updates and sneak previews and of course to get yourself a copy on release. Jay says if more people than he has friends on Facebook buy a copy he’ll move to Japan to pursue a life of pop culture. Considering what he’s been through I think we all owe him that.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Audio: Jay Roacher - Death Is The Dancer
22 - death is the dancer feat jay roacher by jay roacher
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
JC's Legacy Lives On
There is 6 battles, all accapella. I think 3 rounds each, similar to the KOTD/Grindtime battles. The first battle is an exhibition curtain raiser, Hash (Christchurch) vs Hegz (New Plymouth). The other 5 battles are all Auckland emcees vs Christchurch emcees. The city with the most wins take home the Cunningham Sheild (It's kinda like the Ranfurly Sheild but relevant).
Jay Roacher, Orakle, Seka, Basic and Karizma will be representing Canterbury. Spearman, Mike Pipes, Dlar, Barry Bonza and the Devast8r holding down Auckland. Its all gonna be free up on the net to watch or to come down and witness (if you in Chch) so you know this isn't another fly by night promoter trying to cash in on something they know nothing about. Mikes done this shit real good and i'm fully backing it. hopefully this the shit to get some young bucks inspired or pull some old fellaz out the woodwork.
keep posted on this site: www.dirtymackademics.com
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Audio: Jay Roacher Is From Grymeworks
I Sure am. Other members of my crew happen to include Poisonous Youth (Prolifik & Orakle). We’re from Grymeworks (we call CHCH Grymeworks too) so we decided to get together and do a song about being from Grymeworks.
This was gonna be on a mixtape we were doing, but somewhere along the road that plan got scrapped. Never fear though as Poisonous Youth are still working on their Scriptures of the City CD which you can read all about Here
