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TOP 20 TRACKS FOR THIS WEEK – April Week 3
Once again, we present The Ripe’s weekly playlist, featuring 20 of our favourite new releases. This week we’re stoked to have a such an eclectic mix of solid new local music alongside some recognisable acts from around
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FLUME – Bring You Down feat. George Maple (AKOUO Remix)
Tasmanian producer Akouo seems to be doing all the right things at the moment, positioning himself as one of 2013′s breakthrough acts. On the back of his ‘Above and Beyond‘ EP (10 Jan 2013) , he’s in
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VIDEO: Chet Faker Live Sessions – No Diggity
Chet Faker has released the latest from his Live Sessions recordings. Previous to this release we saw Chet Faker cover Burial‘s ‘Archangel‘ in an ex-butter factory in Newstead. This time he is back with
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LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2013
Oh Laneway – you sure know how to rub a gal the right way. What a line-up St Jerome’s Laneway Festival brought this year. While unforgiving set-time clashes saw me miss out on Bat
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Chet Faker – Archangel (Live Sessions – QvsQ Edit)
Chet Faker has been given the edit/remix treatment from Melbourne lads QvsQ on his hauntingly beautiful live version of ‘Archangel’. The outcome is something consistently as smooth as the original with some very fine
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RIPE LIVE: Rat & Co. – Seawind
Rat & Co. took The Ripe crew into their recording studio on a farm in Narre Warren for this version of Ripe Live. The session is led by a jam but flows into ‘Seawind’
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TOP 20 TRACKS FOR THIS WEEK
Okay, we couldn’t help ourselves this week. BIG SNOOP LION (aka Snoop Dogg) is in the mix. His new track ‘Put Your Lighters Up‘ is pretty damn good. To fill your alt rock quota
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VIDEO: CHET FAKER – Archangel (Burial Cover)
About five days ago Chet Faker released a teaser for his Live Sessions. Now we have received the first taste of what is to come. In this first edition we are presented with the
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LAST LYNX – Killing Switch
Oh, they got the funk. These little Swedes, Last Lynx, get more online love than the creepiest of cyber sexers. They’re rated #5 on The Hype Machine’s ‘Most Blogged Artists’ chart after releasing their
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RAT & CO – Seawind + Vision
I don’t want to be sensationalist but I can’t help but feel, Chet Faker‘s golden 2012 touch has contributed to the musical rejuvenation of, Joshua Delaney‘s (Chet Faker’s bassist) side-project, Rat & Co. Blissfully flowing
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FLUME – Flume (Self Titled LP)
Flume is no doubt one of the biggest breakout acts of 2012. Hailed as the new messiah of Australian electronic music off the back of his massive Sleepless EP, it’s simultaneously awe-inspiring and depressing
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S O H N – Red Lines
I believe I have found a worthy substitute for Chet Faker while he takes a timeout to work on new material. The Vienna-based, UK born S O H N just released ‘Red Lines’, a nostalgic
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JESSE DAVIDSON – Winter
“Give me something new, betch!” I often find myself screaming at the computer screen while scrambling around for new music to fall in love with. Mr. Jesse Davidson delivered, and this particular package, titled
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THE RIPE TOP 50 SONGS OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)
Bring on the haters. This has been possibly the hardest thing, we here at THE RIPE, have ever had to do as a team. Compiling a list of 50 of the best songs of
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COLLARBONES – Missing
An interesting interstate partnership, Collarbones combines the talents of Sydney artist Marcus Whale and Adelaide muso Travis Cook. The pairing began as a side-project for the two, splicing pop, RnB and beats for an
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BON IVER – Woods (JAPANESE WALLPAPER REMIX)
Loitering in parks and fast food outlets, playing Xbox and watching TV – these are the activities of the average 14-year-old. Japanese Wallpaper, however, smashes this stereotype. At 14, Japanese Wallpaper, aka Gab Strum,
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GANG COLOURS – To Repel Ghosts
Gang Colours could be classified under the highly contentious genre known as ‘post-dubstep’. To give you an idea, artists such as James Blake, Jamie Woon and Chet Faker have been classified under this newly
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PHOTOS: CHET FAKER @ The Toff – 22 April
“Chet Faker’s @ The Toff In Town last Sunday. http://www.theripe.tv/chet-faker-the-toff-in-town-22nd-april/” From Chet Faker, posted by on 4/26/2012 (7 items) Chet Faker’s @ The Toff In Town last Sunday. Read the full review & listen
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INTERVIEW: Chet Faker
I knock on the door, eagerly awaiting his arrival. Some shuffling and commotion, then ‘BAM’, it opens with vigorous intensity. I am greeted with an eager smile framed by a beard that Ned Kelly
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