LABJACD (say "Lab-Jacked") is a monster 9 piece band that's been
working Australia's dance floors and festivals since 2005. Known for
their powerful sound and a guns blazin' live set they have won loyal
fans and respect wherever they've performed. Not pure hip-hop, not a
straight funk band, not exactly world music, LABJACD's sound grew
organically from the diverse backgrounds and experiences of its
founding members. The three MC's who front the band are from a Chilean
background, their families fleeing the nightmare of the Pinochet
dictatorship during the 1970's and '80's. Parts of the show
incorporate Andean music (including the use of traditional instruments) and the
influence of latin styles such as salsa and cumbia can be felt
throughout. The resulting sound is urban, rootsy and uncontrived;
music that is genuinely of its time and place.
LABJACD have rocked major festivals both nationally and
internationally, including WOMADelaide, the Falls Festival, the
Woodford Folk Festival, Perth & Adelaide Festivals, Live en Août (New
Caledonia), the Bellingen Global Carnival and the Queenscliff Music
Festival. They have staged their own shows at popular Australian
music venues such as the Corner, the Zoo, the Espy and the East
Brunswick Club, and graced the same stage as MC Eternia (Canada),
Nickodemus (USA), Los Van Van (Cuba), The Herd and True Live. The
bands broad appeal is evident – they are equally at home alongside
Australia's premier hiphop groups as amongst some of the best world
music artists from around the globe. LABJACD has been featured on
JTV, a music programme on ABC TV produced by Triple J Radio as well as
on a television broadcast of WOMADelaide on ABC2.
LABJACD are now touring their second studio album "Words Out". Whilst
thematically darker and more overtly political than their earlier
material, this album will still bump your speakers like a lowrider on
nitrous. Come and hang out with us, share a drink and dance till those
sneakers are smokin'…
Words Out (released Apr 11th 2009) plus LABJACD's two previous releases Vote With Your Feet released (2006) and a self-titled EP (2005) are both available through stores, on iTunes or from www.labjacd.com.
One of the best live acts in the country
Rolling Stone
Some of the best Aussie hip-hop floating around at the moment, made all the better through its Latin American heritage
Time Off Magazine
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