November 2009
Secret Masters will be launching their new album Words, Power, Sound on the November 28th at Bar Open, 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Joining Donnie and Pieter on stage for the evening will be special guest vocalist Kylie Auldist, while John Power (video director, digital artist and VJ) will provide integrated visuals. Our special guest for the night will be The Nomad from N.Z with an enhanced solo dj set.
The first single to be lifted from the album is ‘Black Culture’ feat Tippa Irie which is available for download from Itunes Australia, with a pounding dub remix by Mad Professor available as the ‘B’ side.
The 7” inch vinyl of ‘Black Culture’ can be purchased from Jesse I’s Higher Level Records in Melbourne, or by contacting Secret Masters directly via the Contact page.
The video clip for ‘Black Culture’ (which was Directed, Filmed, Animated and Edited by John Power) won the Best Music Video Award at the 2009 Enhance TV ATOM Awards, presented at The Regent Theatre in Melbourne on the 23rd October 2009. Congratulations JP and Tippa Irie!!!
Secret Masters will be performing live from the 3PBS Studios on Jesse I’s show - Babylon Burning as part of LIVE MUSIC WEEK. Tune to 106.7 FM on Saturday 12th December between 5.00 -7.00pm.
Listen to and download album Words, Power, Sound by Secret Masters on iTunes.
Listen to and download single ‘Black Culture’ feat Tippa Irie by Secret Masters on iTunes.
Black Culture’ feat Tippa Irie Video by Secret Masters on iTunes
SEPTEMBER 2009
Secret Masters are pleased to announce that their 2nd album ‘Words, Power, Sound’, will be released in Australia and New Zealand on the 6th of November 2009. The initial pressing will be a Limited Edition Double CD containing Vocal and Instrumental versions. It is being released on the Master Tunes label, with distribution by The Planet Company/MGM.
Secret Masters will be launching ‘Words, Power, Sound’ in Melbourne and Sydney in November, as well as doing other shows to support the release. Click on the ‘Releases’ tab to read all the details about the album.
The first single taken from ‘Words, Power and Sound’ is ‘Black Culture’, featuring UK rapid-fire vocalist Tippa Irie. The B-side contains a Mad Professor Dub of ‘Black Culture’. It’s a Rub’ a ‘Dub style tune, which is given the full Ariwa Studio treatment in Mad Prof’s inimitable remix style.
These 2 tracks are also available on a very special Seven Inch Vinyl pressing. Numbers are limited, so be quick if you want to secure a copy. Click on the ‘Releases’ tab to read more. Look out for the ‘Black Culture’ Video Clip. Filmed in London with Tippa Irie and then manipulated and animated by John Power (who works with us when we play live doing video projections), the clip is currently travelling around Australia as part of the Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF).
“THE
LOST DUB TAPES” is
available for DIGITAL DOWNLOAD NOW. Go to our LINKS
PAGE for the iTUNES LINK.
To
all Dub/Reggae fans eagerly awaiting the next
Secret Masters release,
fear not. It is on the way and it is loaded with a heavyweight selection
of original riddims and guests.
This time around we went to the source
- Jamaica - to record some hot talent, new and established.
In Kingston we linked up with Kulcha
Knox and Shanti Reblah. In
Mo’Bay we had Mad Doggy Dog on
the mic for a killa Weed anthem for all the Herbalists dem. We
also had Tippa Irie in
the studio while he was on tour in Melbourne as well as having the UK's
Mad Professor do a crazy
dub remix of
a brand new Tippa tune. Kylie
Auldist is back with 2
huge tracks as well as local legend Bunny
Wallace (ex Lion) and uk
singer Natty “original
bubbler” Wailer with
some soulful vibes. It is packed full of Irie surprises and should be
out soon.
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We
have put out a couple of new tracks in the meantime though.
Look
out for "Melbourne Yard",
a Radio 3PBS FM compilation that
showcases the strength of the Melbourne Dub/Reggae scene in 2006. We’ve
collaborated with fellow dubsmith, I-Sonic
Selecta, on a tune called
"Hot Love" featuring
the vocals of Lee Perry.
Other artists on the disc include The Red
Eyes, Beam Up, Peyote Soundsystem, Mista Savona and more. You
won’t be able to buy this release though. The only way to get a
copy is by subscribing to 3PBS. www.pbsfm.org.au
The
"Not Drowning Waving" remix
album containing our version of "Blackwater"
is also out now. It’s called
"Maps for Sonic Adventurers",
released by Liberation Music, and contains 17 reinterpretations of songs
from NDW’s vast back catalogue. We’ve given their track a
stripped back dub
makeover and NDW drummer Russel Bradley said it’s
his favourite remix out of them all.www.notdrowningwaving.com.
Bless, laters.
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Doors open at 10pm ( $10 ) and Jnett will warm up the room with some funky dubwise selections followed by a secret Masters live showcase ( 11.30 – 1.00 ) and then we can party late with some killer tunes from Uptight and Papa Stylee!! Renowned vj, John Power ( Centriphugal ) will also be performing live alongside the Secret Masters during the showcase.
The album is available at these great record shops and many more.
GREVILLE RECORDS – IN PRAHRAN
COSMOS
READINGS
GASLIGHT
COLLECTORS CORNER
RAOUL RECORDS – ST KILDA
RED EYE
RECYCLED
HUM
METROPOLIS
PARADE
It can also be ordered
online and from most major record retail outlets, such as HMV and Sanity.
If you still cyaan get it, check our mail order page on this site.
If you would like to book us for a live show, email us through this site and we will try to bring the irie vibes your way.
BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO KYLIE AND FAMILY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF JIM. LETS HOPE THE SINGING GENE GETS PASSED ON.
Look out for Damajahs’ new dancehall project called – Higher Heights - at a venue near you.
SECRET MASTERS ARE PLANNING A TRIP TO JAMAICA PRIOR TO COMMENCING RECORDING THEIR NEXT ALBUM. DONNIE DUB SAYS “ Melbourne is a wikid city but it does not have quite the same vibes as JA. We need to get some of those real vibes b4 we get deep into the next one. Whaddaya say Dokta Congo?” On that tip, lets hope hurricane Ivan didn’t do too much damage recently.