Soom T + Monkey Marc
Lively in Sunshine Coast
Event Description
Soom T And Monkey Marc. Bullets Over Babylon Tour 2023
DOORS 5PM // TICKETS $35+BF // $45 ON THE DOOR IF AVAILABLE
Join Soom T (UK) and Monkey Marc for an electrifying live show of album Bullets Over Babylon, for the very first time anywhere on Planet Earth.
Supports by Empress Katia & Marco B (Sacred Crates). Music powered by Rockstone Roots Sound.
ABOUT BULLETS OVER BABYLON
Bullets Over Babylon (Renegade Masters) is the cult underground album by Australian-Welsh activist and producer Monkey Marc and UK powerhouse Soom T. It brings together Monkey Marc's dark swung out beats with Soom T’s jazz-inflected melodies and blistering rhymes.
Fuelled by a fierce and wild revolutionary energy, this dystopian bass manifesto is more potent than ever in these dark and unsettling times.
Soom T and Monkey Marc first crossed paths through a chance encounter on the cold streets of Leipzig, Germany, surrounded by illegal anarchist punk squats and lofi 8 bit reggae sound systems. The pair quickly got to work creating a searing dystopian soundscape, which Monkey Marc crafted over many months in his solar-powered shipping container studio in Melbourne.
Digging deep into the underbelly of the bass-loving classes, Bullets Over Babylon issues a clarion call to bear witness to the injustice and twisted power plays of the world - and take action.
The album celebrates activist history; civil disobedience; renegade sound systems; underground communities working together to create change in the world; and people power.
Never before performed on stage, join us for a very special one-off show presented by Sunshine Coast Dub Club and be the first to experience this cult album live.
MONKEY MARC
“Monkey Marc is a producer’s producer; staunchly independent and probably Australian electronic music’s best-kept secret. His music channels the spirit of punk, original dubstep, Public Enemy, modern beats and electronic culture, and the heaviest of Jamaican riddims all at once.” - VICE, 2015.
Monkey Marc is an Australian-Welsh music producer with a trailblazing activist background. He is a co-founder of Melbourne-based DIY HiFi Solar Sound System, one of Australia’s only solar-powered sound systems, and runs a solar-powered shipping container music studio.
After several near-death accidents in his original career as a mining geologist, he switched to a life of music and political agitation, spending years roaming the desert as an activist and guerrilla environmentalist, and performing at protests around Australia with his band Combat Wombat.
Monkey Marc draws inspiration from varied sources such as classic hip hop producers like J Dilla, the UK bass music scene, 70s and 80s punk music, and the Jamaican dub pioneers of the 70s. He has released on labels including Ninja Tune/Big Dada (UK), Jahtari (Germany), Renegade Masters (UK), Elefant Traks, Omelette Records and more recently New York-based Dubshot Records. His releases include As The Market Crashed, Vital Sound, and Bullets Over Bablyon written with Soom T.
Monkey has also worked with indigenous youth and traditional elders in indigenous Australian communities for over 15 years. He is currently based on Groote Eylandt managing a music studio in the indigenous community of Angurugu.
SUPPORTS
Empress Katia
If you have never had the opportunity to see Empress Katia, you are in for a treat. Bringing soulful earth mama vocals with a lush honey-like undertone melting into a unique flavor of soul, funk, reggae, roots, jazz, hip hop, RnB and world fusion. This taste is bound to stay on your lips and dance through your mind with lyrics of powerful affirmations.
Marco B
Usually known for spinning a heavy vinyl set, Marco B will be working his craft alongside Empress Katia to bring you a fire combination of big tunes with some huge vocals to get the session nice and toasty.
