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"TZU have cancelled the European tour"

melbourne,
Australia

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Member Since5/3/2006
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tzu are from Melbourne, Australia.

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LIVE SHOWS
24 Oct 2008 Palace (formerly metro) Melbourne
25 Oct 2008 Metro Sydney
31 Oct 2008 Stone Fest Canberra
1 Nov 2008 Tivoli Brisbane
2 Nov 2008 Fat As Butter Festival Newcastle
28 Nov 2008 Markets By Moonlight Sydney
29 Nov 2008 Open Arms Festival Coffs Harbour
12 Dec 2008 Prince of Wales Melbourne
30 Dec 2008 Falls Festival VIC
31 Dec 2008 Falls Festival TAS
2 Jan 2009 Soutthbound Festival WA
18 Jan 2009 Big Day Out Gold Coast
23 Jan 2009 Big Day Out Sydney
26 Jan 2009 Big Day Out Melbourne
30 Jan 2009 Big Day Out Adelaide
1 Feb 2009 Big Day Out Perth
Hey gang, check out our new page for our upcoming album "Computer Love".
There will be new tracks popping up for limited times, giveaways & all sorts until the album is released at the end of June.
Full national tour coming to you July as well so keep an eye out for tour dates on this page.
Love TZU.
Members
YEROCK-Corey Mcgregor-Drums,Samplers
JOELISTICS-joel Ma-Vocals,guitar,bass
COUNT BOUNCE-Phillip Norman-Vocals,guitar,bass
PASO BIONIC-Shahab Tariq-Turntables, Duzy
WHAT-Keys

This is no gimmick. This is the truth.

In the last days of 2006 Joelistics , Count Bounce , Paso Bionics and Yerock hitch hiked a ride in the back seat of Michael J Fox's time traveling Delorian on a mission to record their new album. Here is a transcript of the conversation that took place...

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Michael J Fox - Hi TZU.
TZU - Hi Michael J Fox.
Michael J Fox - Where can I take you guys ?
TZU - Take us to the 80's Michael J Fox.
Michael J Fox - Why ?
TZU - Because the 80's was a space time continuum intersection and we need to travel back there to re shape the future. In our present day the fashionably hip illuminatti are obsessed with this particular decade and yet they focus on the wrong elements. We must go back there to set things right. The future is in our hands.
Michael J Fox - Okay TZU.
TZU - Hey Michael J Fox ?
Michael J Fox - Yes TZU.
TZU - Bummer about the Parkinson's man. We'll try and fix that too.

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TZU returned from the 80's with their new album ' COMPUTER LOVE ' but first...Let's recap on the story so far.
In 2004 TZU released their debut album Position Correction on to an unsuspecting Australian public. It announced the arrival of an eccentric hiphop crew with classic songs like 'Summer Days' and 'Wild Stylee' and immediately identified them as leaders on the forefront of the burgeoning local hiphop scene.

In 2006 TZU released their follow up album Smiling at Strangers to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the inaugural Australian Music Prize and featured the songs 'She gets up' , 'Coming Round' and 'In Front of me'. With it's broadened palette of live instruments and a passing nod to 60's psychadelic pop music ,Smiling at Strangers proved to their growing audience that here was a group willing to take chances and experiment with their sound.

In 2008 TZU once again smash the pre-conceptions of what hiphop can sound like with their third album 'Computer Love' . Within the 14 songs on Computer Love TZU tackle serious subject matter such as domestic violence , work place psychosis , First time love and the relationship between linguistics and reality as well as serving up a solid dose of their trademark good time party raps referencing such things as man boobs , Ned kelly and space travel. As rappers Joelistics and Count Bounce manage to pack the freshest of flows with social conscience and a sense of humor.

The production is tighter than ever and draws influences from such diverse sources as old stax and motown feels to the future rhythms of the late great J Dilla. They have also explored the dirtier sound of 80's electro infusing their beats with crunchy old analog synth's and giant 808 bass drums.

They enlisted the help of Tony Espie ( The Avalanches 'Since I left you' and Cut Copy's latest.... ) to help mix the album so it was right in the bass bottom end for dance floors and they have collaborated with a number of female singers most notably the great Renee Geyer , who adds a touch of class and soul to the new record.

TZU are well respected for their high energy shows that fuse live instruments with the classic turntables and sampler set up. The have played most of Australia's biggest music festivals including Splendor in the Grass , Falls , BDO , Pyramid Rock , Woodford , Apollo Bay and they have shared stages with De La Soul , Mos Def ,The Pharcyde , Michael Franti's Spearhead , Blackalicious and a who's who of local Australian music greats from many genres and now in the year 2008 with the help of the good bits of the 80's and a time traveling Delorian TZU have created an album that truly travels Back to the future with an updated live show to match.

Be warned Australian hiphop never sounded so Bulk Ace.
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 28 2008 8:00P
Markets By Moonlight Sydney, New South Wales
Nov 29 2008 8:00P
Open Arms Festival Coffs Harbour
Dec 12 2008 8:00P
Prince of Wales Melbourne, Victoria
Dec 30 2008 8:00P
Falls Festival Lorne/Tassy, Victoria
Dec 31 2008 8:00P
Falls Festival Lorne / Tassy
Dec 31 2008 11:45P
Corner Hotel New Years Beats Melbourne, Victoria
Jan 2 2009 8:00P
Soutthbound Festival WA
Jan 18 2009 8:00P
Big Day Out Queensland
Jan 23 2009 8:00P
Big Day Out Sydney, Victoria
Jan 26 2009 8:00P
Big Day Out Melbourne, Victoria
Jan 30 2009 8:00P
Big Day Out Adelaide, South Australia
Feb 1 2009 8:00P
Big Day Out Perth, Western Australia

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Ms. Fox





Nov 18 2008 12:06 AM

thanks for the add.

i found my new crush.
:)
Ngaiire





Nov 17 2008 12:39 PM

Photobucket
leasha ♥





Nov 17 2008 5:57 AM

You guys are THE shit
keegan..





Nov 16 2008 9:00 AM

hey how are you guys ? had a good weekend?
sway





Nov 14 2008 2:40 AM

xx
Bic Benedict





Nov 13 2008 3:25 AM

Thanks for the add, hope you enjoy the songs. 'Barry D' debuted on national radio last week:)

Bic Boys
[ chase ]





Nov 11 2008 8:19 AM

lads

looking foward to your presence at open arms when it comes around. letting the rest of coffs harbour know what they missed that elusive wednesday night at the hoey moey.
Mackayka





Nov 10 2008 6:40 AM

LOVING the new song!
Julie





Oct 31 2008 8:24 AM

I like your style, your music rocks! :D

grace





Nov 7 2008 6:23 AM

i would just like to say that use were awsome on sunday
told use i would be at the frount
haha x
nicolealert





Nov 3 2008 12:33 AM

hey.

you guys were awesome at fat as yesterday.

come back to newie soon.

x.
J.M





Nov 2 2008 1:38 AM

Hey lads open arms festival in coffs is coming up soon. Really looking forward to seeing yous again. Last time a saw ya's was at the hoey and it was fucking sick. Could yous play mondays this time, that would be off the hook.
Yeww Cheers Jimbossnos
Johnny Turbo





Oct 30 2008 9:40 AM

you guys were awesome at the metro with blue king brown
cant wait till your next gig i can get to
Choi





Oct 30 2008 12:47 AM

YO YO YO ...lookin forward to the new shows fellas!!
CHoi X
ILLZILLA - Break Loose out now..





Oct 30 2008 12:38 AM

Hello boys!
Illzilla play First Floor this Friday Oct 31, with support from Alexx The Kidd. Come and hang its been too long.
PS we hate computers, but we love you.
Mitsuko





Oct 28 2008 10:35 AM

thanks for the add! great show in the Palace in Melbourne, thanks!
J i m b o





Oct 27 2008 5:51 AM

hey
you guys are so awesome love ya latest album its awesome as!! keep it up (Y)
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