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Sydney hip hop outfit 206collab are MCs Flip+Skip and Eno, DJ/Producer
JPlatnum and soulful female lyricist Tiff. Since 2002 the 206 crew has cultivated a
stylish, jazzy and energetic style of hip hop and a strong, eccentric personality as a
crew. Having experienced a 2006 full of milestones, the group's current evolution and
creative productivity promise to bear great results in 2007 and beyond.
206collab's debut album, What You Waited Years For (WYWYF) burst onto the scene in
October 2006, released on label hatonrack and distributed through Creative Vibes. A glance at
the 206collab scrapbook reveals the extent of excited press the debut release attracted in
publications such as 3D
World, the Sydney Morning Herald, Drum Media, Beat Magazine, InPress, TNT magazine and a host of others. Two 206collab tracks were selected
by JJJ for a July session of their regular
program, Hack, aired on ABC TV and ABC2, and three tracks have been added to the soundtrack
of High 5 Extreme Sports TV series 6. WYWYF enjoyed a place in JB Hi-Fi's Top Ten chart for
six weeks running. On radio, WYWYF enjoyed airtime on JJJ and extensive play on community
stations throughout Sydney, NSW and inter-state. A glance at the album's credit list gives
some clues as to the reasons for the hype.
WYWYF was mixed and mastered by veteran MC/producer Weapon X, who has released
amongst other things the acclaimed Nodfather compilation and the Sneakerpimpin Ain't Easy
LP with Ken Hell in recent years. The album features an impressive array of Australian
talent on production, including Melbourne artists Weapon X and Aux One, Sydney's Fame, Mr K-La and Standard Issue, and
206's own JPlatnum. Musically, WYWYF travels through a diversity of moods, from the funky,
energetic vibes of Too Oh Six, A Flagrant Affair and You Don't Know, through the
harder-hitting Deadly Concoction and Tough Justice, to the softer, reflective ambience of
Below the Surface. The latter is the vibe that first saw the soulful melodies of Tiff
integrate with the musical talent of 206collab.
After performing Below the Surface live with Tiff for the album launches, it was decided
that the offer for Tiff to become a full-time member of the crew was inevitable and could
wait no longer! As a fulltime 206collab member, Tiff complements the energetic and twisted
humour of the original crew with a soulful melodic dimension to produce a deeper, varied,
dynamic, and mature style of music that is sure to snatch the attention and imagination of
Australian music observers everywhere. When will the new work be revealed? Cryptically, all
we can say is keep eyes peeled in the first half of 2008 for Kulagina. Oh and of course,
see upcoming 206collab shows to sample the new music delivered with the raw energy,
professionalism and entertainment-value that they have become renowned for through their
years of performance.
The live show has always been central to 206 crew's perspective on hip hop. After
starting as regulars at venues in North Sydney in 2002, the 206 crew expanded out into the
Australian scene, performing explosive live shows at Sydney venues such as Bar Broadway,
The Globe, The Gaelic Club, @Newtown, UNSW Roundhouse, The Lansdowne Hotel, The Hopetoun
and Excelcior, in Melbourne at Revolver, Hi-Fi Bar and DJ Peril's Bliss Lounge, and at
Toast Nightclub in Canberra. 206collab have played alongside a plethora of famed Australian
groups and artists including Koolism, The Herd, Bliss n Eso, 2Up, Fizard, Brethren, Maya Jupiter and DJ Flagrant, as well as playing support for infamous UK beatboxer Killa Kela on his Australian
tour.
With inter-state show dates already booked, a hatonrack tour in the works and a heavy
musicwriting schedule, 206collab is looking forward to a heavy latter-half of 2007. The
crew looks forward to bringing their new sound, along with the next level in live and
recorded experience, to audiences everywhere.
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Cop the debut album 'What You Waited Years For' now .
Available in all good record stores, or online at:
Creative Vibes (AUS)
Chaos (AUS)
Red Eye Records
(AUS)
Sanity (AUS)
Yahoo (AUS)
Woolworths (UK)
Take a squiz at 206collab videos .
206collab - Compromise (Hi-5 Extreme Sports)
206collab - Below The Surface (Hi-5 Extreme Sports)
206collab - Deadly Concoction (Hi-5 Extreme Sports)
Peep the latest 206collab flicks .
