2012-03-02 12:48 von Admin

“BANANA KLAN PRESENTS ROOTS MANUVA, RICKY RANKING, SEANIE T AND DJ MK”

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Since MethodMag used „Witness“ for a video edit about the Ä-Jam at Gerlitzen in 2002 many Ästhetikers feel an almost intimate relation with this fella. Representing his posse, The Banana Klan, Mr Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva enters the crew contestiväl on Friday´s main stage at the Music Pavillion Mayrhofen.

Smith debuted as Roots Manuva in 1994 on Blak Twang’s “Queen’s Head” single, before releasing his own single, “Next Type of Motion”. Releasing for Coldcut’s renowned experimental/hip hop label Ninja Tune in 1998, some of his music may be seen as a predecessor of grime. The following year he released his groundbreaking debut album, Brand New Second Hand. A reference to his family’s modest lifestyle, the title refers to a phrase his mother used for presents he often got as a youngster that were pre-used.

He had such an impact on the UK rap scene that The Times declared that “his is the voice of urban Britain, encompassing dub, ragga, funk and hip hop as it sweeps from crumbling street corners to ganja-filled dancehalls, setting gritty narratives against all manner of warped beats.” Manuva was rewarded for his breakthrough with a MOBO as Best Hip Hop Act that year.

 

A quote from Smith himself sums up his early discovery of music:

“It was as a kid. Before I even knew what a soundsystem was. I was walking past Stockwell skateboard park and there was this sound being set up. They were probably just trying out their speakers. I was with my mum, holding my mum’s hand. And I remember my mum being quite intimidated by the whole affair. Such a barrage of bass coming from it! And these dodgy-looking blokes standing beside it just admiring the sound of their bass. It’s just a bass thing. A volume thing. I don’t know if I rose-tint the memories, but I remember it sounded so good, so rich. It’s not like today when we go to clubs and it hurts. It was more of a life-giving bass.“


2012-03-01 12:43 von Admin

Hip Hop Night – Free Open Air - Blak Twang

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Blak Twang aka Tony Rotton  is one of the UKs leading Hip Hop Acts, known for his live performances world wide and collaborations with Roots Manuva, Barrington Levy, Estelle & Samy Deluxe! After releasing his first underground single in 1995 “Dettwork Southeast”, Tony has gone onto releasing continuous quality albums such as “19 Long time”, “Kik Off”and “The Rotton Club”…Look out for more in the near future and gear up for the final Wängl night!


2012-02-29 13:01 von Admin

Red Bull Brandwagen Street Concert - Wax Wreckaz

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The infamous Tribe from Innsbrooklyn have played at each and every shred event in Austria. Every event? Not quite: we shamefully admit that we have permanently forgotten to book them. Which could be linked to the fact that every time we heared them play at a party, we liked to hear them play at the party. And got so hammered, that on the next morning we forgot how good it was. So it´s´really their own fault, that they didn´t rock a wängl party so far. To end this dilemma once and for all we proudly announce a Wax Wreckaz show for the Red Bull Brandwagen Street Concert.


2012-02-29 13:00 von Admin

Red Bull Brandwagen Street Concert - Disco Dogs Live

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What happens when one of the hardest working and most party approved DJ-Teams is mutating into a Live Band? Thatʻs right… Total Mayhem! The Discodogs reinforced their crew, packed up drums and e-guitar and spiced their set with a huge amount of Rock-Concert flavour! Get ready for a bomb blast made from HipHop, Electro, Breaks and Rock…cut up, remixed and spit out into your face! That sounds like Moshpit and Stagediving! That sounds like „DISCODOGS LIVE!


2012-02-28 12:40 von Admin

ROCK NIGHT - SEETHER

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Change isn't easy. But Seether vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Shaun Morgan understands that nothing worth accomplishing ever is. "When I was in rehab in 2006," he recalls, embracing a sense of humorous selfawareness that comes with hindsight, "I learned that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." In other words: evolution is key not only to surviving but also thriving. It's a way of thinking that Morgan applies to both himself and to the way his band operates. In a career that's spanned nearly a decade, the power trio of Morgan, bassist Dale Stewart and drummer John Humphrey that is collectively known as Seether has toured the globe on the strength of five Gold and Platinum-selling albums: steadily growing a devoted fan base while continually pushing creative boundaries. Seether breaks new ground again with its fifth studio LP, Holding onto Strings Better Left to Fray. As the Wängl guests are about to hear, change is good.