hippo bar // sounds

Wanting to be a musician in a working class family in Panama, is not what parents are expecting for their children. BRUJO GORDON was one of those kids who asked if it was possible to make a living doing music. Fast forward to the present, and now Brujo's a renknowned connoisseur of international urban music, reggae and reggaeton, retro salsa, alter latin, afro pop and the whole world music genre.

The Crunch

THE CRUNCH grew up in North West UK and started spinning records in 1999 during his university days in Liverpool and Manchester and moved to Australia in 2007. An all rounder DJ with a passion for many styles of electronic music, having supported such acts as London Elektricity and The Nextmen. Every little while sees The Crunch dish up some Voodoo for Hippo, a night of high class, soulful drum n bass for the beat conscious connoisseur.

DJ D'Opus

D'OPUS has been a firm figure in the DJ scene for a good decade now, which has seen him play in support of such fine hip hop luminaries as Jungle Brothers, DJ Q-Bert, Mr. Thing and De La Soul. Whilst not behind the turntables, he's the production part of hip hop duo D'Opus & Roshambo. D'Opus plays a mix of deep hip hop and funk grooves, with that essential twist of turntablism.

Rumoured to hail from the South Bronx and having played an essential role in the birth of modern hip hop, FAUX REAL now takes listeners at Hippo on an auditory tour, with sounds leaning towards the new and groovy (think Quantic), and then hits it up hard and real on that urban front (think Burial).

Matthew "that mexican dude" Oliver and Jules "that emo guy" Hume are the two voltron-like sides that join together to become the DIRTÉY RASCALS (pronounced "Derr-tay", with a thick French wine-grower's accent.) These two crunk-carnivores are known for their thrashingly fun house party sets, where floors get broken, drinks a drank, karate kicks kicked, and sh*t f*cked on up! So if it's multi-coloured laz0r attacking synth-sandwich smiling disco funk joints, or Proxy-esque dungeon destroying death-march anthems, hereth come ze future, the D-R'z are starting to blow up larger than Hammer-pants made out of hot air balloons!

Jemist

JEMIST has been on the music tip for quite a while, and has spent the last five years dishing out an obsessive music compulsion through the turntables, seeing him support the likes of Kid Koala, Z-Trip, and DJ Krush. At Hippo, he puts together Dusty Grooves, a night of hard earned Northern Soul 45s, modern deep funk, and groovy jazz. Namecheck CTI, Fania, Stax, Kay Dee, Motown, and then some.



WED FEB 1 Hippo Live THU FEB 2 Jemist FRI FEB 3 Alex Carder SAT FEB 4 Faux Real WED FEB 8 Hippo Live THU FEB 9 The Crunch FRI FEB 10 One Love: Mario Gordon SAT FEB 11 Jemist WED FEB 15 Hippo Live THU FEB 16 Vel'vette FRI FEB 17 Touch Of Soul SAT FEB 18 One Love: Mario Gordon WED FEB 22 Hippo Live THU FEB 23 Charlie FRI FEB 24 Alex Carder THE INFLECTIONS Featuring Lachlan Coventry on Guitar, James Luke on Bass, Ben Marston on Trumpet and Chris Thwaite on drums. This group is a well established ensemble having played extensively together for over four years and have developed a sound that is all about musical context. What they bring is the traditions of Jazz presented in many different musical contexts; rock, funk, reggae, country, New Orleans, electronica. All these styles and more come together to create truly contemporary music that reflect the time and places that these musicians have lived. An honest presentation of their context.	Wanting to be a musician in a working class family in Panama, is not what parents are expecting for their children. BRUJO GORDON was one of those kids who asked if it was possible to make a living doing music. Fast forward to the present, and now Brujo's a renknowned connoisseur of international urban music, reggae and reggaeton, retro salsa, alter latin, afro pop and the whole world music genre. THE CRUNCH grew up in North West UK and started spinning records in 1999 during his university days in Liverpool and Manchester and moved to Australia in 2007. An all rounder DJ with a passion for many styles of electronic music, having supported such acts as London Elektricity and The Nextmen. Every little while sees The Crunch dish up some Voodoo for Hippo, a night of high class, soulful drum n bass for the beat conscious connoisseur. D'OPUS has been a firm figure in the DJ scene for a good decade now, which has seen him play in support of such fine hip hop luminaries as Jungle Brothers, DJ Q-Bert, Mr. Thing and De La Soul. Whilst not behind the turntables, he's the production part of hip hop duo D'Opus & Roshambo. D'Opus plays a mix of deep hip hop and funk grooves, with that essential twist of turntablism. Rumoured to hail from the South Bronx and having played an essential role in the birth of modern hip hop, FAUX REAL now takes listeners at Hippo on an auditory tour, with sounds leaning towards the new and groovy (think Quantic), and then hits it up hard and real on that urban front (think Burial). Matthew "that mexican dude" Oliver and Jules "that emo guy" Hume are the two voltron-like sides that join together to become the DIRTÉY RASCALS (pronounced "Derr-tay", with a thick French wine-grower's accent.) These two crunk-carnivores are known for their thrashingly fun house party sets, where floors get broken, drinks a drank, karate kicks kicked, and sht fcked on up! So if it's multi-coloured laz0r attacking synth-sandwich smiling disco funk joints, or Proxy-esque dungeon destroying death-march anthems, hereth come ze future, the D-R'z are starting to blow up larger than Hammer-pants made out of hot air balloons! JEMIST has been on the music tip for quite a while, and has spent the last five years dishing out an obsessive music compulsion through the turntables, seeing him support the likes of Kid Koala, Z-Trip, and DJ Krush. At Hippo, he puts together Dusty Grooves, a night of hard earned Northern Soul 45s, modern deep funk, and groovy jazz. Namecheck CTI, Fania, Stax, Kay Dee, Motown, and then some.