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| Sensible J + Remi (third member Dutch stepped out for a moment?) |
REMI are an established name in their native Australia and have toured in the UK/continental Europe in the last few years, but the North American market has so far eluded rapper Remi Kolawole, Justin Smith aka Sensible J (drums/production/DJ) and Daniel 'Dutch' Siwes (beats/production). Founded in 2011 as the hip hop collective Run For Your Life, REMI are now part of The House of Beige, the small label started up by Smith and Remi in 2015.
For those in the U.S./Canada and anywhere else in the world who have not yet discovered this superb Melbourne trio, there is much to delve into. I highly recommend taking a couple of hours to listen to the entire two full-length albums 'Divas and Demons' (2016) 'Raw X Infinity' (2014) - both are utterly outstanding, there is simply not a bad track in the bunch which is exceedingly rare for most albums.
Gigs: Lucky old and new fans in France will have the opportunity to experience REMI next week as well as in April and in June: they have two shows at Comedie Bastille in Paris March 25 + April 29 + June 22 as well as at Theatre de Jeanne in Nantes April 22 and 23.
Hopefully it won't be long before they'll be booked for a big North American tour. Spread the word, people!
I could have easily posted a string of excellent REMI videos, but narrowed it down to four stellar clips: two accompanying "Livin´" and "Ode to Ignorance" from 'Raw X Infinity' plus "Lose Sleep" and "For Good" from 'Divas and Demons'. (Note: the director links are listed below.)
http://www.remikolawole.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RemiKolawoleMusic/app/123966167614127/?ref=page_internal
https://remi1.bandcamp.com/music
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/divas-and-demons/id1140392675
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/raw-x-infinity-deluxe-edition/id1092759536
http://www.jamnawazdesign.com.au/index.php ("Lose Sleep" & "Ode to Ignorance" videos)
http://cargocollective.com/ruse ("For Good" video)
http://michellegracehunder.com/home ("Livin'" video)
