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| Lui Tuiasau & Tom Scott |
Though a duo, Lui Tuiasau and Tom Scott aka Average Rap Band make sure to give credit to the vital third element in their projects, namely the producers; on their superb 2015 debut EP 'Stream of Nonsenseness' it was Dandruff Dicky; on their outstanding debut full-length 'El Sol' released in late March, the magician behind the console was Winters.
Formerly based in Auckland, now residing in Melbourne, the two anything-but-average rappers (as well as Dandruff Dicky) were most recently members of the stellar, now defunct group @Peace whose masterpiece '@Peace and the Plutonian Noise Symphony' must be one of the few sold out albums on Bandcamp. (I've posted the tragic-comic video for the sublime track "Matter" by @Peace at the end of this blog entry).
A video was published last month to go with the deliciously smooth album track "El Eh"; the clip deftly captures that lovely Los Angeles cocktail of sunshine, glitter, grime and desperation.
Average Rap Band have seven shows coming up: five in Australia and two in New Zealand.
Friday April 8: Mojos, Fremantle
Saturday April 9: Babushka, Perth
Friday April 15: Plan B Small Club, Sydney
Sunday April 24: Boney, Melbourne
Saturday April 30: Rocket Bar, Adelaide
Friday May 6: Bodega, Wellington
Saturday May 7: Neck Of The Woods, Auckland
And yes, in case anyone was wondering: Average Rap Band is a clever play on the moniker used by Scottish funksters Average White Band, famous for the 1974 hit "Pick Up the Pieces", one of the most sampled tracks in music history.
https://www.facebook.com/averagerapband
https://averagerapband.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/average-rap-band
http://averagerapband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/wintersmusic
http://at-peace.bandcamp.com/music
http://younggiftedandbroke.com/
