Thundamentals
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| Also known as | Connect 4 |
| Origin | Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Australian hip hop |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs.[1][2] They have released two EPs and four full-length albums, the first being their self-titled EP Thundamentals in 2009, followed by Sleeping on Your Style in 2010, Foreverlution in 2011, So We Can Remember in 2014, and Everyone We Know in 2017. Thundamentals toured extensively around Australia during this time, headlining their own tours and also with international and local acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, Big Boi (of Outkast), MF Doom, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Drapht, The Herd and many more.
In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49.[3] The original "Brother" placed number 3 the previous year in Triple J Hottest 100, 2011. In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014, three of their tracks were voted into the countdown: "Something I Said", "Quit Your Job" and "Got Love". In December 2016 the group announced their new record label, High Depth. they also announced that their fourth studio album, Everyone We Know, would be released in February 2017 as the first release on the label. Thundamentals' track "Think About It" came in at number 82 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[4]
History
Band origins: 2008-2010
Before becoming Thundamentals, the band consisted of DJ Morgs, Tommy Fiasko, MC Jeswon, MC Tuksnatch, MC Ruthless and DJ Clockwork, and was called Connect 4. Today, the band consists of DJ Morgs (Morgan Jones), MC Jeswon (Jesse Ferris), MC Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman) and DJ Poncho (Kevin Kerr).[2] In 2009, they released their first album Sleeping On Your Style. DJ Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band went to one band practice in 2009, but decided to give up his DJ career in favour of playing guitar. In 2010, Thundamentals featured at Festival First Night in Sydney.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [6] | ||
| Sleeping On Your Style |
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| Foreverlution |
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64 |
| So We Can Remember |
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3 |
| Everyone We Know |
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2 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Thundamentals |
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| iTunes Live From Sydney |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| AUS [6] | |||||
| "Move It Up" | 2009 | — | Sleeping On Your Style | ||
| "THUNDA" | 2010 | — | |||
| "Paint the Town Red" | 2011 | — | Foreverlution | ||
| "How You Been" (featuring Jace Excell) |
2012 | — | |||
| "Smiles Don't Lie" | 2013 | — | So We Can Remember | ||
| "Noodle Soup" | — | ||||
| "Something I Said" (featuring Thom Crawford) |
2014 | 66 | |||
| "Quit Your Job" | 91 | ||||
| "Got Love" (featuring Solo) |
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| "Missing You" | — | ||||
| "Late Nights" | 2016 | 97 | Everyone We Know | ||
| "Never Say Never" | — | ||||
| "Think About It" (featuring Peta & The Wolves) |
93 | ||||
| "Wolves" | 2017 | — | |||
| "Sally" (featuring Mataya) |
— | ||||
| "21 Grams" (featuring Hilltop Hoods) |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Music videos
| Title | Year |
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| "Move It Up" | 2009 |
| "THUNDA" | 2010 |
| "Paint the Town Red" | 2011 |
| "How You Been" (featuring Jace Excell) |
2012 |
| "My Favourite Song" | |
| "Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom" (Hilltop Hoods) | |
| "Smiles Don't Lie" | 2013 |
| "Noodle Soup" | |
| "#YearOfTheThundakat" (with Geedo Co.) |
2014 |
| "Something I Said" (featuring Thom Crawford) | |
| "Quit Your Job" | |
| "Got Love" (featuring Solo) | |
| "Missing You" | |
| "Late Nights with Thundamentals" | 2016 |
| "Never Say Never" | |
| "Think About It" (featuring Peta & The Wolves) | |
| "Wolves" | 2017 |
| "Sally" (featuring Mataya) | |
Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 2008 | "Payday" (The Tongue featuring Thundamentals) |
Redux |
| "Timeless" (Dialectrix featuring Thundamentals) |
Cycles of Survival | |
| "Jack n the Box" (Two Toes featuring Thundamentals & Dialectrix) |
Cooking with Caustic | |
| 2012 | "Brother" (originally by Matt Corby) |
Like a Version Eight |
| "Better Alive" (The Herd featuring Thundamentals & Sky'High) |
Better Alive EP | |
| "All the Above" (Illy featuring Thundamentals) |
Bring It Back | |
| "Thunda Heights High" | Summer Heights High – Remixes | |
| 2013 | "Just You Wait" (The Tongue featuring Thundamentals & Ngaiire) |
Surrender to Victory |
| 2014 | "Modern Day Messenger" (Daily Meds featuring Thundamentals) |
Sour Milk |
References
- ↑ http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-features/artists/2011/08/10/thundamentals-painting-the-world-red/
- 1 2 http://mixeryrawdeluxe.tv/textnews/aussie-special-pt-12-thundamentals
- ↑ "The Winners and Losers of the Hottest 100". 27 January 2012.
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/16/
- ↑ "Festival First Night - Arts Reviews - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au".
- 1 2 "australian-charts.com – Discography Thundamentals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- "Late Nights": "CHART WATCH #377". auspOp. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- "Think About It": "ARIA CHART WATCH #396". auspOp. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.