|
1200 Techniques is an Australian hip hop group consisting of the old school 80's Aerosol Artist & Founder Dj Peril (producer/percussionist/dj) and N'fa Forster-Jones Vocalist (under the name Nfamas), Kemstar (Guitarist. They formed in 1997, initially with N'fa's brother, Kabba, who moved to London in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/1200+Techniques )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/1200-techniques/3764453 )〕 Their first album, ''Choose One'' (2002), was a crossover success which debuted at #20 in the Australian music charts,〔 leading to an ARIA award nomination for "breakthrough artist" and winning "best debut artist" and "best hip-hop act" awards at the Dance Music Awards.〔〔 The album included the single "Karma," which also charted in the Australian top 40 and won ARIA awards for "best independent release" and "best video".〔〔〔 The group also played a support slot on a Linkin Park tour that year and went on their own tour supported by American rapper Princess Superstar.〔 Following the release of their second album, ''Consistency Theory'' (2004) and subsequent touring, the group went on hiatus in 2005 to allow the individual members to pursue solo work.〔 In late 2014, the group broke nearly a decade of silence by announcing the release of a new EP.〔(1200 Techniques Announce PledgeMusic Campaign And New EP Time Has Come )〕 After a successful fundraising campaign on PledgeMusic, the band released ''Time Has Come'' in January 2015.〔(1200 Techniques: Time Has Come on PledgeMusic )〕 The group have been described as "an important part" of the mainstream recognition of hip-hop in Australia, whilst drawing influences from other genres including rock, funk, soul, electro, drum and bass, electro jazz and breakbeat. ==Biography== Brothers DJ Peril and Kemstar were involved in the hip-hop scene since the early 1980s as pre-teens. DJ Peril started with one of Melbourne's first ever hip hop crews, The Island Boys,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://imcmusic.net/artists/dj-peril-w-suburban-intellect/ )〕 and DJ'd in a number of different bands.〔 Together with brothers Nfamas and Kabba, Peril formed 1200 Techniques in 1997, and Kemstar joined soon after.〔 In 1998, Kabba moved to London, England,〔〔 although his vocals can still be heard on some tracks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://imcmusic.net/artists/1200-techniques/ )〕 1200 Techniques continued with the three remaining core members, recruiting a drummer for live shows. Their debut single, "Hard as Hell", released in 1998, received airplay on Triple J, but it was not until 2001 that the group released its first EP, ''Infinite Styles''. Their debut album, ''Choose One'', was released in 2002 on Rubber Records, distributed by Sony Records, and became a hit on radio. The first single from this album, "Karma", peaked at #36 on the ARIAnet singles chart〔("Karma" ) at Australian-charts.com〕 and took the 2002 ARIA Awards for Best Video and Best Independent Release.〔〔(1200 Techniques ) at the ARIA Music Awards website〕 ''Choose One'' peaked at #20 on the Australian album chart.〔(''Choose One'' ) at Australian-charts.com〕 Their 2004 album, ''Consistency Theory'', included the singles "Eye of the Storm" and "Where Ur At?". The latter reached the top 40 singles chart, peaking at #35.〔("Where Ur At" ) at Australian-charts.com〕 Following the album's release, the group appeared at the Big Day Out festival in early 2004. ''Consistency Theory'' peaked at #38 on the album chart.〔(''Consistency Theory'' ) at Australian-charts.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1200 Techniques」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|