Gaiatribe
Politically pissed-off, positive vibe, pro-active, rootsy hip-hop fusion!
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Our Way of Life Our Way of Life
Reality check: Our Way of Life is being hailed as something under threat - in reality, it IS the threat!
White Collar Hijack White Collar Hijack
The profit first, think later ideology is a short-sighted way of life - moreover, its criminal. "HANDS UP IN THE AIR, YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST!"
Stand Tall (Old Growth Anthem) Stand Tall (Old Growth Anthem)
Forestry in Tasmania is totally corrupt! It's a natural treasure, and an international responsibilty to protect these stretches of old growth forests! Gunns Ltd, get ya greasy hands off our trees!!
Gaiatribe is an independent media/ music-journalism collective. We believe music is an extremely powerful tool for articulating positive and pro-active ideas for a world where uniformity/conformity and commodification are fast becoming the rule. So, before we get to '1984', we write tunes to address issues that, damn right! need addressing!!!
Political, poetic, passionate, Gaiatribe is off da rails with a combination of hip-hop, funky-roots and ambient-chilled out sound!Band/artist history
Benna and Jordan attended a scary private Catholic high school together where they developed a taste for death metal. Benna has spent the years since then engaged in full on social and environmental activism, whilst also doing abit of study and playing music. Jordan has been using a PhD in History as a guise for making rockin music, whilst textually deconstructing the colonistic, anglocentric paradigm of Australian and South African history.
The two teamed up to make some tunes under the name "orbis 3" in 2002/2003. One of their songs, "Stand Tall" (about the horrid desecration and woodchipping of ancienrt forests in Tasmania) made it into the grand final of the 2004 International Yamaha Song Contest.Have you performed in front of an audience?Not yet, but very soon! Stay tuned! We have been so far focusing on harnessing a very unique concept and sound to focus our long term musical aspirations and visions more clearly!
Your musical influences
omg... Aesop Rock, Asian Dub Foundation, RATM, Combat Wombat, Junkadelic, Jurassic 5, Ozomatli, Coldcut, Jan Garbarek, Lamb, Erik Trufaz, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Jack Johnson, Keith Jarrett, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Thomas Newman, Ben Harper, Jeff Buckley, Arvo Part, Bach, Massive Attack, LTJ Bukem, Pink Floyd, Gotan Project, Beethoven, Satie, Nitin Sawhney, Portishead, Bob Marley, Air, Jamiroquai, Pat Metheny, St. Germain, Dead Can Dance, Enigma, Deep Forest, Ennio Morricone, Sigur Ros, Mandalay, Talvin Singh, Aroma Bar, Lux, Muse, Meshuggah, Vivaldi, John Tavener, Weather Rreport, Anouar Brahem, Abdullah Ibrahim, Tananaz, Mike Oldfield, Afro Celt Soundsystem, Caparezza, The Cat Empire...etc...What equipment do you use?
Shrine Studio: Yamaha Synths, M-Audio H-ware, FMR Pres-/Compressors, Rode & Shure Mics, and two hyped up politically pissed off, yet pro=active and inspired minds!Contact
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Comments (6)
Blessings and Balance...Greetings from the snowy north of the Yukon. Really like your tunes, very inspiring! I am developing some music with a allied mission, thanks for your offering. I noticed you are a Michael Franti fans...One Love2U
In Unity, common Unity, We are ONE
Hi, I`m a Rapper & make a mixtape. I like your Style, your Beatz are very TIGHT! Please contact me at (mcadriano@okay.ms)
I pay also for Beatz, Peace!
Hey. I'm just hittin up a few people on the positive vibe. I've got a mixtape you can download for free if you're interested:
http://www.zshare.net/download/shychlo-pse-political-spiritual-egotistical-rar.html
Stay on your grind.
Peace
Shy
xx
nice stuff, very original, i like way of life
cheers mate!
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