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Sound Unlimited, formerly known as Sound Unlimited Posse and Westside Posse, was an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales and the first Australian hip hop act signed to a major label (Sony BMG) during the 1990s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=15 MOMENTS IN SYDNEY HIP HOP by Mark Pollard )〕〔''Australian Ministry'' magazine, "Australian hip hop", Issue 04, April 2003〕 The band's members were: Rosano (El Assassin) and Tina Martinez (who were brother and sister), MC Kode Blue and Vlad DJ BTL. ==History== Westside Posse originated from the western suburbs of Sydney in the Burwood subdivision in 1983. Their first appearance on an album was a compilation called ''Down Under by Law'', released by Virgin Records in 1988. Later in 1989 the group would become the Sound Unlimited Posse. The group had members of Russian and mixed Spanish and Filipino origin〔''Global Noise: Rap and Hip-hop Outside the USA'' - Page 273, by Tony Mitchell, ((Google Books ))〕 and rapped about "the evils of racism and the power of positivity" in their ''Peace by piece (by piece mix)'' song. They released several singles from their 1992 album ''A Postcard from the Edge of the Underside'', among them were "Kickin' to the Undersound", "One More From The City" and "Saturday". Members Def Wish and Sereck of Def Wish Cast appear b-boying in the film clip for "Saturday". The album title was inspired by the 1990 film, ''Postcards From The Edge'', which is about a recovering drug addict. ''A Postcard from the Edge of the Underside'' was the only Australian rap album to be released by a major label (Columbia Sony) in the 1990s. This "breakthrough recording deal" was negotiated with the help of Public Enemy.〔Maxwell, Ian. "Sydney Stylee: Hip-Hop Down Under Comin' Up." ''Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the USA.'' Ed. Tony Mitchell. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2001: 268.〕 The group's origins in Sydney's western suburbs impacted the music they produced. The western suburbs of Sydney are "traditionally regarded as real people, working-class, underprivileged and crime-ridden," and have substantial immigrant communities. These suburbs have significantly less access to the cultural and social capital of those in more affluent, serviced suburbs, creating space for a different cultural form, that of underground hip-hop. Sound Unlimited publicly declares their underground status in their album title, "A Postcard from the Edge of the Under-side."〔Mitchell, Tony. "Australian hip hop as a 'glocal' subculture." Presented at ''The Ultimo Series Seminar''. 18 March 1998: 5. Despite major label support, the group initially received some criticism from the Australian hip hop community〔 as their music was said to be "slick and heavily instrumental" and also because of claims by the band to represent Sydney Hip Hop.〔''Phat Beats, Dope Rhymes: Hip Hop Down Under Comin' Upper'' - Page 49, By Ian Maxwell ((Google Books ))〕 They have contributed to the Australian Hip Hop scene due to supporting several other bands. The group supported acts such as Public Enemy, New Kids on the Block and De La Soul during their Australian tours, including opening for Public Enemy during their 1992 Australian tour.〔 They also performed at the Big Day Out Music Festival.〔Big Day Out - (Past Lineups, 1992 )〕 The group split up in 1994, with Rosano and Tina forming the UK-based acid jazz band Renegade Funktrain with Tina's husband, Derek Antunes (a former drummer for New Kids on the Block's touring band).〔Mitchell, Tony: (Indigensing hip-hop: an Australian migrant youth culture ), ''Local Noise'' (Australian Research Council).〕 In 2004, the A.S.K. Mix of "One More From The City" featured on the compilation album ''15.Oz Vinyl: 15 Years Of Australian Hip Hop On Vinyl''. The album showcased early and important tracks in Australian hip hop. For the first time Sound Unlimited appeared with other key artists of the genre such as the AKA Brothers, Koolism, Def Wish Cast and the Hilltop Hoods. 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「Sound Unlimited」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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