Funkoars

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Funkoars

Background information
Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genre(s) Hip hop
Label(s) Obese
Website http://www.funkoars.com
Members
Trials
Sesta
Hons
DJ Reflux

The Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide signed to Obese Records. They are part of the Certified Wise crew, sixteen South Australian hip hop artists (including the Hilltop Hoods) who often appear on each others tracks on various albums.

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[edit] Biography

Funkoars members are Mr. Trials (Producer/MC), Uncle Sesta (Producer/MC), Sketchy Hons (MC) and DJ Reflux (DJ) and were established in 1999.[1]

According to Trials

Funkoar is the dreg of society. It is the funnel in which all morals and conscious are drained into the river Styx.[2]

Their debut album, Who's Your Step Daddy was released in 2003, which was followed by The Greatest Hits in 2006. The production is mostly handled by Sesta and Trials who have gone on to receive exposure producing for the Hilltop Hoods. Guest appearances on the album include Hilltop Hoods ("What I Want"), Vents ("The Symphony") and Pegz ("Meet The Family").[3] Following the release of the album Funkoars went on a national tour between July and August, 2006.[4]

Funkoars have performed around the country supporting acts, including Hilltop Hoods, Milkbar Stars, Gangstarr, Apathy & Celph Titled and Public Enemy[5]. In 2007 they performed at the Adelaide Big Day Out.[6]

The group started their own label, Peepshow Entertainment.

In June, 2005, Trials released a solo EP entitled For the Ladies, which received distribution through Obese Records. The EP won 'Best 12" EP' at the OZHipHop.Com Awards in 2005.[7]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] 12"s

  • "The Greatest Hit" (2006, Obese)
  • Mr Trials - For the Ladies EP (2005)


[edit] Dvd's

  • "The greatest hits live"* (2007,obese)

[edit] Compilation appearances

  • Culture of Kings Volume 2
  • Funkoars - Centerlink Kings
  • Hons - Avoid Hangovers, Stay Drunk (vinyl only bonus track)
  • Triple J Hip Hop Compilation - And Now For Something Completely Different (2006)

[edit] Guest verses

  • FG - Funkero (2001)
  • Mark 1 - Maze of Words (2004)
  • Hilltop Hoods - The Certificate (2003)
  • Train of Thought - Swinging from the South (2004)
  • After Hours - Uglier Party (2005)
  • Hilltop Hoods - The Blue Blooded (2006)
  • Hospice - Stitch Ya Lips (2006)
  • Hospice - The Caution (2006)
  • Vents - F*ck Em Up (Sesta) (2007)
  • Vents - Full Metal (Trials) (2007)

[edit] Production credits (Trials)

  • Infallible - A Burning Ambition (2003)
  • Infallible - Situation Critical (2003)
  • Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince remix (2006)
  • Hilltop Hoods - Circuit Breaker (2006)
  • Reason - Life's a Lesson (2006)
  • Cross Bred Mongrels - Blantant Frauds (remix) (2006)
  • Vents - Hard to Kill (2007)
  • Drapht - Brothers Grimm (2008)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australia Music Online - artist profile
  2. ^ In the Mix interview with MC Trials (August 14, 2006)
  3. ^ Central Station album review - The Greatest Hits (July 31, 2006)
  4. ^ Funkoars 2006 National tour
  5. ^ Public Enemy @ Heaven Nightclub (December 9, 2003)
  6. ^ FastLouder.com - 'Final acts announced for Big Day Out' (December 13, 2006)
  7. ^ TheMusic.Com Issue #492 (February 7, 2006)

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