Funkoars

Funkoars
Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres Hip hop
Years active 1999–present
Labels Obese Records
Peepshow Entertainment
Golden Era Records
Website http://www.funkoars.com
Members Daniel Rankine (aka Trials)
Adam Baker (aka Sesta)
Matt Honson (aka Hons)
Past members Daniel Yates (aka Reflux)

The Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.[1] The group is part of the Certified Wise crew of hip hop artists from South Australia (including the Hilltop Hoods, Pegz and Vents), who also collaborated on various recordings.[2] Funkoars are signed to the Golden Era Records label.

Biography

Formation

Consisting of MC and producer Daniel Rankine (aka Mr Trials or simply Trials), MCs Adam Baker (aka Uncle Sesta or simply Sesta) and Matthew Honson (aka Sketchy Hons or simply Hons), and DJ Daniel Yates (aka Reflux), Funkoars was established in Adelaide around the year 1999.[1] According to Trials, a "Funkoar is the dreg of society. It is the funnel in which all morals and conscious are drained into the river Styx."[3]

In March 2014, Sesta explained that at the time of the band's formation, notions of fame or success were not a significant factor in the creative process, and he thinks "that's what gave the local scene such a strong foundation. There was no promised light at the end of the tunnel that your average band would dare to dream of." Sesta further explained that artists at the time were driven by a love of hip hop culture, unconcerned by market trends, and they "enjoyed the process of making the songs" most of all. In addition to Gravediggaz and Akinyele, Sesta also identified Centrelink as an early influence of the band, as bandmate "Hons would come to my house on check day [welfare payment day] and we'd finish a case of imported (from Melbourne) beer and a hot chicken. We passed it back and forth on a body board in a small wading pool we got from Cheap As Chips. Came up with a lot of ideas there, sort of."[4]

Music

Funkoars' debut album, Who's Your Step Daddy, was released by Peepshow Entertainment in 2003. The band then released its second album, The Greatest Hits, in 2006 on Obese Records, an Australian hip hop label. The production on the second album is mostly credited to Sesta and Trials, both of whom have also produced for the Hilltop Hoods. The Greatest Hits featured guest appearances, such as the Hilltop Hoods ("What I Want"), Vents ("The Symphony") and Pegz ("Meet The Family").[5]

In 2008, Funkoars left Obese Records and returned to the Peepshow label for the release of the group's third album, The Hangover, on 29 November 2008. The first single from the third album, "Black Sally", features samples from single, of the same name, by Human Instinct, a psych-rock band from New Zealand—Human Instinct's vocalist/drummer, Maurice Greer, appeared in the music video for the single.[6][7]

As of February 2013, the group is signed to Golden Era Records, a record label founded by the Hilltop Hoods.[1] The group was first signed to the label in November 2009—as part of the deal, the Funkoars re-released its album, The Hangover, as The Hangover: Premium Edition.[8]

"Larry Emdur" was a single released in early 2013, included on the 2013 Golden Era mixtape,[9] and was a parody of the Australian television personality Larry Emdur, using a sample from the Larry David cable television program, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO). The music video for the single featured clips of Emdur from TV shows including The Price is Right.[10] Emdur posted the following update on his Twitter profile: "hey @funkoars, by your "Larry musical piss-take" and he's done his own tribute .. Wanna hear it????"[11]—the tribute was published on the ItsTheWrongChannel YouTube channel and is entitled "The Price Is Wrong B****".[12] Emdur then appeared on an Australian radio station, Nova 969, with his son Jye, to discuss the single.[13]

On 9 June 2013, the band announced that DJ Reflux was leaving the group to move onto other projects.[14][15] Golden Era Records producer and DJ Adfu has performed with the Funkoars emcees in subsequent live shows.[16]

The Funkoars released the Dawn of the Head EP in February 2014 to build momentum for the release of their fifth studio album, In Case of Emergency. In an interview in March 2014, emcee Sesta described the effect that the changes within the band and its environment have had on the recording of the EP:

From a production point of view, we used less samples and focused more on playing instruments ourselves, while still processing anything we played like we would if we had sampled a record, so we didn't sacrifice the sound that we have. It led to a much more enjoyable and dynamic chemistry in the studio.[4]

Sesta compared the EP to the forthcoming album by referring to the former as "six heavy, sweat-dripping pockets of nervous energy, tightly duct-taped together, and pressed really hard onto wax", while the forthcoming album "is like an aggressive foot rub from your neighbour, you're kinda familiar with how it's going to go down, but the closeness of it makes everyone a bit uncomfortable."[4] However, Sesta did not confirm a release date for the album, stating:

Things have never felt better in the Oars camp, not just at home in the studio, but the last few tours we have done it has been really cool getting to meet all the people who come to our shows, both veteran fans and a stack of people who only know us from our last album. There always seems to be a real positive vibe at our shows, which has got us super keen to finish more music and just get back out there touring.[4]

Sesta did assert that listeners who enjoyed the EP will appreciate the album.[4]

Touring

Funkoars have performed throughout Australia, supporting or playing alongside acts such as the Hilltop Hoods, Milkbar Stars, Koolism, Def Wish Cast, Cross Bred Mongrels,[17] Gangstarr,[18] Apathy & Celph Titled,[19] and Public Enemy.[20]

Following the release of The Greatest Hits, Funkoars embarked on a national tour, between July 2006 and August 2006, supported by Awbs & Maundz and Cross Bred Mongrels.[21] In 2007, Funkoars performed at the Adelaide Big Day Out, as well as the 2009 Big Day Out in Sydney, Australia.[22]

To commence 2014, the band completed an east coast Australian tour over January and February to promote the Dawn of the Head EP. Supported by Australian duo Mr Hill & Rahjconkas, the three emcees received live DJ support from Adfu and the Adelaide launch show ended in a 20-emcee performance.[4][16] The Funkoars were also announced as part of the Big Pineapple Music Festival in December 2013 that will occur in May 2014 on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.[23] In regard to touring in 2014, Sesta explained: "We (kinda) drink a lot less on the road these days, which means people don't avoid us nearly as much, so yes, anything's possible. What we can guarantee is you'll see four humans go from ice cube casual to monster mash in 30 seconds or less for the duration of our set, fun for the whole family."[4]

Side projects

In June 2005, Mr Trials released a solo EP, entitled For the Ladies, which received distribution through Obese Records. Trials has also undertaken production for other Australian hip hop recordings, such as Vents' Hard to Kill,[24] a remix of the Hilltop Hoods single, "Clown Prince",[25] and Drapht's albums, Brothers Grimm[26] and Life of Riley. In relation to Life of Riley, reviewer, Shane Scott, proclaimed, "If you don't recognise Trials as one of Australia's finest producers by now you are a sleeping motherfucker, but in the end it's you who loses."[27]

Discography

Albums

12"s

Singles

DVDs

Compilation appearances

Guest verses

Production credits (Trials)

References

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  2. ↑ "Hilltop Hoods". Sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Xpose (14 August 2006). "Funkoars: Greatest hits and top 5 drinks". inthemix.com.au. inthemix Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Greg Moskovitch (4 March 2014). "Funkoars: "There's A Little More Method To The Madness This Time"". Music Feeds. Music Feeds. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Central Station album review - The Greatest Hits (31 July 2006)
  6. ↑ TheFunkoars (6 November 2008). "Funkoars - Black Sally feat. Maurice Greer" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Shogun Distribution news Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ allaussie hip hop (20 November 2009). "Funkoars sign with Golden Era Records". allaussie hip hop. WordPress.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Golden Era Records Mixtape feat. Hilltop Hoods, Funkoars, Vents, Briggs, K21 mixed by Jaytee featuring the friend Seth Sentry FULL TRACK LISTING:". Golden Era Records on Facebook. Facebook. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  10. ↑ TheFunkoars (22 January 2013). "The Funkoars - Larry Emdur" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "so this just happened --> http://youtu.be/NRVQApssp0Y Larrys legendary status - through the roof.". Funkoars on Facebook. Facebook. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013. External link in |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Jye Emdur (4 February 2013). "The Price is Wrong B**** .m4v" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "good morning friends! kicking the classic meter off the charts already! Fitzy just had the man himself, Larry (and son Jye) Emdur on Nova 969 to discuss the musical tributes we've made for him peep the Nova blog for lulz http://tinyurl.com/aup8elv". Funkoars on Facebook. Facebook. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013. External link in |title= (help)
  14. ↑ Funkoars (9 June 2013). "Post". Facebook. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Since being a member of the band shortly after its inception in 2003, always a versatile multitasker, DJ Reflux will now be moving on to other projects and departing from the group.
  15. ↑ Funkoars (9 June 2013). "Post". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2013. some news regarding the recent departure from the group of our long time friend & collaborator, Dj Reflux
  16. 1 2 "Funkoars Tour Jan-Feb 2014". Urban Channel. Urban Channel. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hilltop Hoods Return to Tassie". The Dwarf. The Dwarf. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  18. ↑ Jim (4 February 2004). "Subject: Gangstarr last night". Oz Hip Hop.com. The XMB Group. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  19. ↑ Sophiska (2 March 2005). "Celph Titled & Apathy" (Forum post). Inthemix.com. Inthemix Pty Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Public Enemy Tour at Heaven". Resident Advisor. Resident Advisor Ltd. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  21. ↑ "Funkoars - The Greatest Hits - Album Launch". Inthemix. Inthemix Pty Ltd. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  22. ↑ Cecbuzz (13 December 2006). "Final acts announced for Big Day Out". FasterLouder. FasterLouder Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  23. ↑ Nastassia Baroni (4 December 2013). "The Big Pineapple Music Festival 2014 Lineup Announced". Music Feeds. Music Feeds. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  24. ↑ Xpose (9 August 2007). "Vents - Hard to Kill". inthemix.com.au. inthemix Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  25. ↑ "2005, English, Sound, Recorded music edition: Clown prince / Hilltop Hoods. [sound recording] /". Trove. National Library of Australia. 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  26. ↑ Patrick Taylor (17 June 2008). "Drapht :: Brothers Grimm :: Obese Records". RapReviews.com. RapReviews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  27. ↑ Shane Scott (5 June 2012). "Drapht : The Life Of Riley". Beat. Furst Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  28. ↑ "Cross Bred Mongrels – Restore Your Faith". Cross Bred Mongrels on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  29. ↑ "Reason (2) – The Tides Are Turning". Reason on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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  31. ↑ "Drapht – Brothers Grimm". Drapht on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  32. ↑ "Briggs (2) – The Blacklist". Briggs (2) on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  33. ↑ "Drapht – The Life Of Riley". Drapht on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  34. ↑ "K21 (2) – Single Minded Civilian". K21 on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  35. ↑ "Purpose (5) – Where It Starts". Purpose on Discogs. Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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