When The Dust Settles
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When the Dust Settles is the third full-length album from Western Australian hip hop
group, Downsyde
and was released in December 2004 through Obese Records
. It was produced
by band members, Optamus, Dazastah, Cheeky and Armee; with all tracks recorded and mixed at various members' homes except for flute
s on "Bring It All Black" and "Arabian Knights", which were recorded at Studio Couch in Fremantle, Western Australia
.
The album was reviewed by Triple J
on their website, and was nominated for the 2005 J Award
. Several tracks from the album received airplay from radio stations around Australia, including 4ZZZ
(Brisbane), FBi
(Sydney), 3RRR
(Melbourne) and RTRFM
(Perth
).
was formed in Perth, Western Australia
when MC Optamus (Scott Griffiths) and MC Dyna-mikes (Shahbaz Rind) were in Year 11 at Craigie
Senior High School in 1996. The duo released a tape demo called Behind the Bucket, selling copies at two local shops. The group added a third MC, Dazastah (D. Reutens), whom they met at Leederville
TAFE, and DJ Armee (Damien Allia) on turntables, met at the Hyde Park Hotel were he would DJ on Monday nights. Later, the group expanded to include percussionist
Salvatore (Salvatore Pizzata) (ex-Beaverloop) and Cheeky (Mat Cheetham) (ex-Circus Murders) on keyboards
, loops & samples joining the group.
In September 2000 Downsyde released their debut album, Eponimous—recordings made during 1996–2000. Their first single, "Gifted Life
", was released two years later, and was nominated as 'Best Single' at the 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards. Their second album, Land of the Giants
, was released in 2003 on the Hydrofunk label. It won 'Most Popular Local Original Album' at the 2003 Western Australian Music Industry Awards.
Downsyde signed with Obese Records
and in 2004 released a single, "Lesfortunate
", which they followed up with their third album,When the Dust Settles, in December. The album was nominated for the 2005 J Award
.
In 2007 the band signed with Illusive Records
and commenced recording their next album, once the final tracks were down on tape they then headed off to India
to play a couple of shows for the Mumbai
Festival.
The group's fourth album, All City was released on 4 October 2008, it features collaborations with Howling John Stone and Guru
.
Additional musicians/performers
Production details
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group, Downsyde
Downsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
and was released in December 2004 through Obese Records
Obese Records
Obese Records is an Australian hip hop record label. It is the largest Australian independent Hip-Hop label, a retail store and a touring and record distribution company.-History:...
. It was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by band members, Optamus, Dazastah, Cheeky and Armee; with all tracks recorded and mixed at various members' homes except for flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
s on "Bring It All Black" and "Arabian Knights", which were recorded at Studio Couch in Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
.
The album was reviewed by Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
on their website, and was nominated for the 2005 J Award
J Award
The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
. Several tracks from the album received airplay from radio stations around Australia, including 4ZZZ
4ZZZ
4ZZZ is an independent community radio station operating in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, at the frequency 102.1 FM. As a community radio station, 4ZZZ is a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia...
(Brisbane), FBi
FBi Radio
FBi is an independent, not-for-profit community radio station in Sydney, Australia. FBi places a heavy emphasis on local alternative music: it has a policy that at least 50 per cent of its music content is to be Australian, of which at least half comes from Sydney musicians.FBi began 'test...
(Sydney), 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
(Melbourne) and RTRFM
RTRFM
RTRFM is a not-for-profit, community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. It is self-funded, largely through listener subscription and fund-raising events, however it does carry some "advertising material" at a maximum of 5 mins per hour. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, on 92.1 in the...
(Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
).
Background
DownsydeDownsyde
Downsyde are an Australian hip hop group from Perth, Western Australia. The group is composed of six members, Optamus, Dazastah, Dyna-Mikes, DJ Armee, Cheeky, and Hi-Hat.- History :...
was formed in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
when MC Optamus (Scott Griffiths) and MC Dyna-mikes (Shahbaz Rind) were in Year 11 at Craigie
Craigie, Western Australia
Craigie is located in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Craigie was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and honours an early councillor of the City of Wanneroo who did much work in developing the City...
Senior High School in 1996. The duo released a tape demo called Behind the Bucket, selling copies at two local shops. The group added a third MC, Dazastah (D. Reutens), whom they met at Leederville
Leederville, Western Australia
Leederville is a locality within the City of Vincent within the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia.It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, The Schools of Isolated and Distance Education, Central Institute of Technology Leederville Campus and St Mary's Church.-External...
TAFE, and DJ Armee (Damien Allia) on turntables, met at the Hyde Park Hotel were he would DJ on Monday nights. Later, the group expanded to include percussionist
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Salvatore (Salvatore Pizzata) (ex-Beaverloop) and Cheeky (Mat Cheetham) (ex-Circus Murders) on keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, loops & samples joining the group.
In September 2000 Downsyde released their debut album, Eponimous—recordings made during 1996–2000. Their first single, "Gifted Life
Gifted Life
"Gifted Life" is the first single from Australian hip hop group Downsyde's second album Land of the Giants. It was released on 23 September 2002 on the independent label, Hydrofunk and distributed nationally by Virgin....
", was released two years later, and was nominated as 'Best Single' at the 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards. Their second album, Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants (album)
Land of the Giants is the second album from the Western Australian hip hop group, Downsyde. It was released through Virgin/Hydrofunk Records in March 2003. Guest on the album included DJ Fdel and Porsah Laine....
, was released in 2003 on the Hydrofunk label. It won 'Most Popular Local Original Album' at the 2003 Western Australian Music Industry Awards.
Downsyde signed with Obese Records
Obese Records
Obese Records is an Australian hip hop record label. It is the largest Australian independent Hip-Hop label, a retail store and a touring and record distribution company.-History:...
and in 2004 released a single, "Lesfortunate
Lesfortunate
"Lesfortunate" was the second song from the Downsyde's third album When The Dust Settles. It was released as a limited edition EP in September 2004, prior to the album's release in December, with the various tracks also available as a download from the iTunes Store and the group's .The song...
", which they followed up with their third album,When the Dust Settles, in December. The album was nominated for the 2005 J Award
J Award
The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
.
In 2007 the band signed with Illusive Records
Illusive Sounds
Illusive Group is an independent Australian record label & touring company that represents a number of acts including Bliss n Eso, Lowrider, Paris Wells, Downsyde, Metals, True Live, Diafrix and X&Hell.-History:...
and commenced recording their next album, once the final tracks were down on tape they then headed off to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to play a couple of shows for the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
Festival.
"We've changed labels every album. We did Eponimous independently, Land of the Giants on EMI/Hydrofunk and When the Dust Settles on Obese. After When the Dust Settles was released, we need to take time away from touring and a whole lotta other stuff to do with the industry; we felt there was a whole lotta pressure for us to release another album a year and a half later and to do all of this stuff mechanically, which creatively didn't feel right. We specifically sign one album deals, whereas a lotta artists get bullied into three album deals and get shockingly ripped off, spat out and are not a musician two years later." - Optamus
The group's fourth album, All City was released on 4 October 2008, it features collaborations with Howling John Stone and Guru
Guru (rapper)
Keith Edward Elam , better known by his stage name Guru, was an American emcee and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts...
.
Track listing
All songs written by Shahbaz Rind (Dyna Mikes), D. Reutens (Dazastah), Scott Griffiths (Optamus), Mat Cheetham (Cheeky) and Damien Allia (Armee), unless otherwise noted.- "When the Dust Settles" - 1:23
- "LesfortunateLesfortunate"Lesfortunate" was the second song from the Downsyde's third album When The Dust Settles. It was released as a limited edition EP in September 2004, prior to the album's release in December, with the various tracks also available as a download from the iTunes Store and the group's .The song...
" - 4:09 - "Anyone Can Do It" - 3:37
- "Bring It All Back" - 3:27
- "To tha Stumps" (D. Reutens, Scott Griffiths, Shahbaz Rind, Damien Allia) - 4:15
- "Raggadope" - 4:14
- "I Love It!" (Scott Griffiths, D. Reutens) - 0:56
- "Take It Off" (Mathew Cheetham) - 3:18
- "The Sooner the Better" - 3:41
- "Oh' Armee" (Damien Allia) - 0:13
- "Coming Back for More" - 5:38
- "Best Kept Secret" (Millis, Scott Griffiths, D. Reutens, Shahbaz Rind, Damien Allia) - 3:39
- "Adventures in Sampling" (Scott Griffiths) - 0:45
- "I'm All I Can Be" (D. Reutens, Scott Griffiths, Damien Allia) - 4:20
- "Around the Way" - 3:40
- "I'm Funny" - 0:09
- "Don't Cha Know" - 3:44
- "Verbal Diarrhoea" (D. Reutens, Damien Allia, Shahbaz Rind, Scott Griffiths, Layla Hanbury) - 4:25
- "What's Your J.O.B." (Damien Allia) - 0:16
- "Lies of Honesty" (Mathew Cheetham) - 4:44
- "Arabian Knights" - 3:42
- "First Love" (D. Reutens, Damien Allia, Shahbaz Rind, Scott Griffiths) - 3:49
- "Outro" (Damien Allia) - 1:12
Personnel
Downsyde members- Optamus (Scott Griffiths)
- Dazastah (D. Reutens)
- Cheeky (Mathew Cheetham)
- Armee (Damien Allia)
- Dyna Mikes aka Shahbaz (Shahbaz Rind)
Additional musicians/performers
- DraphtDraphtDrapht is an Australian hip hop singer from Perth, Western Australia. Drapht is a member of the Syllaboliks crew, which comprises fellow Australian hip hop artists from Perth.-Biography:...
(Paul Ridge)- "To tha Stumps" - Porsah Laine - "Raggadope" & "First Love"
- Kell - "Take It Off"
- Hunter - "Comin Back for More"
- MJ Funkola - "Comin Back for More"
- KoolismKoolismKoolism is an Australian hip hop duo originating from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The members are lyricist Hau Latukefu and producer/DJ/musician Danielsan Ichiban .-History:Koolism started out in 1992 when Elleson joined a group by the name...
(Langomi-e-Hau Latukefu) - "Don't Cha Know?" - Layla (Layla Handbury) - "Verbal Diarrhoea"
- Louis Slipperz - "Lies of Honesty"
Production details
- ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
– Optamus (Scott Griffiths), Dazastah (D. Reutens), Cheeky (Mathew Cheetham), Armee (Damien Allia)
External links
- When the Dust Settles at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- When the Dust Settles at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...