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I’ve got a big year planned for Ourobonic Plague. Here’s the first of several releases for 2012, “POST HUMAN POSSIBILITIES.”

http://twicerememberedtwiceremoved.bandcamp.com/album/post-human-possibilities

100 copies are available on CD-r, or you can grab a digital version for a bit less. Released by Twice Removed – a new micro-label based in Perth that has previously released stuff by Craig Mcelhinney and Ryonkt. Hope you dig it.

As you may know, Australian hiphop Icon – and friend of mine – Hunter, passed away recently. He had battled with cancer and fought like a hero, spending the last year or so working on a compilation to raise money for CanTeen. CanTeen is a charity dedicated to helping kids with cancer.

After doing a couple of shows on the same bill as Hunter, he asked Ylem and myself to contribute a song we’d been working on for our Cartoon Hell release – Acid Spitting Mongolian Death Worm. Check it out below, or in the Soundcloud player on my profile page.

Well, the 2CD compliation is out now! Check out the www.ozhiphopsupportscanteen.com/ site for further information. It’s got a huge track list including brand new stuff from Hilltop Hoods, Koolism, all kinds of SBX crew members, and even a track by “Elefant Traks Allstars.” Great value, great cause.

RIP Hunter. Your legacy continues.

CARTOON HELL – ACID SPITTING MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM [from AUSTRALIAN HIPHOP SUPPORTS CANTEEN] by nick sweepah

Greetings, Communitians.

You might have noticed that it’s been quite a long time since I last did anything rap related. I don’t really have an excuse for that, other than my mind and heart have been elsewhere. These days I find it increasingly difficult to justify writing a lot of lyrics, or… perhaps I’ve just lost confidence in my ability to do so. Either way, I have been enjoying making music of other forms, and some of them even have vocals on them. They’re just a little… different. I played some of this new stuff to my brother and he said “Yeah… what IS that?”

Here’s the back story – for the last 5 years I’ve been dabbling in production. I wouldn’t really describe what I make as being hiphop, specifically, but it does make reference to the drums patterns of that genre. There’s also cues taken from dubstep, witch house, industrial music and experimental/drone/noise. Each track is a different kind of excursion with a different intent. The name I use for these excursions is OUROBONIC PLAGUE.

I won’t go into too much detail here, but I have released a few things under that name. Most of them are free downloads, so a little Googling will lead the way. What I do want to point out is that I’m about to release a new EP, one that I feel is amongst the strongest music I’ve made, rap or otherwise. This 7 track EP is called GAAP and it’s currently streaming at Soundcloud.

“GAAP” EP – coming soon to ourobonicplague.bandcamp.com by OUROBONIC PLAGUE

In a few days it will be available at ourobonicplague.bandcamp.com in a pay-what-you-feel digital format, or a CD-R in slimline jewel case, with hand cut colour cover, designed by Emerald Cabal.

Back in 2008, producer Dave Brown and I released Respice Adspice Prospice: a 4 track EP telling one whole story. A story of aliens, conspiracies, and revelations. It was available on CD via Obese Records but is now very close to the end of its print run. If you want a physical copy, hassle your local record store to order some in. Otherwise, grab all 4 tracks for free at this newly setup Facebook page. Just click here, LIKE it, then go to the “bandpage” link on the left hand side of the page. Free music awaits.

Hey ya’ll.

I’ve been meaning to post here more regularly, and a little bit of shameless cross-promotion is the perfect excuse to kickstart it.
Ourobonic Plague is an artist who is a good friend of mine, who I kind of “manage.” That is to say, I try to get gigs for him, and manage his online presence, while OP pretty much focuses on making music. The music is strange electronic stuff, that doesn’t really fit in here or there, but kind of draws from everything. Industrial, Dub, Drone, Doom, and even Witch-House are all touched on his first full length album release – MOON WORSHIP.

Prague based label AMDISCS has put Moon Worship out for free, with an option to pay for it, if you feel so inclined. If you click here, you can go grab it direct from their site.

Here’s a little preview;
GNOSIS FOR ELLIS from MOON WORSHIP [@ AMDISCS] by OUROBONIC PLAGUE

“…[the song] is about the eternal search for meaning in your life… the possibility of looking too hard for it… can’t see the forest for the trees. conversely, if you don’t look, you won’t find… so it’s a double edged sword… oh and there’s something in it about giant cryptozoological creatures that live in the desert…”