Combat Wombat

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Combat Wombat
Origin Melbourne
Country Australia
Years active early 2000s–present
Genres Australian Hip-Hop
Labels Elefant Traks
Website(s) Combat Wombat Site


Combat Wombat are an Australian hip hop group mainly located in Melbourne, Victoria.

Their main topic of focus are green political views, covering issues such as national identity, the government's treatment of refugee's, indigenous sovereignty, US military force and uranium mining in Australia. They take these issues seriously, and support activism on these issues, and set a fine example powering their setup by means of dedicated solar power.

Sonically rugged and funky, Monkey Marc's beats draw their influence from 70s reggae, Public Enemy's Bomb Squad and the golden era hip hop of the early 1990s. The album moves from A-grade head thunkin’ hip hop to seriously heavy dub reggae, all laced with relevant and politically charged vocals and samples, with ARIA award winning DJ Wasabi providing cuts.

MC Elf Tranzporter (Metabass 'n Breath) flows marvelously, rhyming with the gift of enviable flexibility. MC Izzy’s approach is the perfect contrast: her stand and deliver, take-no-prisoners approach, injects high-spirited passion into the mix. Together they add a potent combination of hip hop, ragga and punk political flows. They’ve also collaborated with various people - so far including Ozi Batla (The Herd) and Seed MC (TZU).

At Combat Wombat's core is the Lab Rats Solar Sound System, which was formed at the Jabiluka uranium mine protests in 1998. Monkey Marc and MC Izzy are Australian pioneers of vegetable oil conversions for diesel engines (which will also fuel their upcoming national tour). Their fully equipped mobile studio runs off the solar panels on the van's roof, and Unsound System was written and recorded using this same eco-friendly energy.

Combat Wombat have performed alongside Anticon, The Herd and Curse ov Dialect and at venues right across Australia – from shacks in the outback desert to inner city venues like the Prince of Wales Hotel in Melbourne.

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  • Unsound System (LP - March 2005)

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