with support from Pea Stew and Uncle Silverback.
Raising the roof of Matterhorn on Saturday 9th May.
$5 entry. Chalk it in your diary.
Conscious hip-hop from Auckland bringing their sounds, theories and message of peace Welly for one show only. With support from Pea Stew and Uncle Silverback.
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Following on from the 2014 release of their first full length album titled ON3NESS, Third3ye bring their expression of through musical vibrations to Wellington for one date in May. “On3ness to us is a concept that describes the circle of infinite connections, binding all things. Our expression of this philosophy is what you will hear.''
Active since 2012, Third3ye came together when rapper Eddie Numbers invited Angelo and MeloDownz up to freestyle on a radio show he was hosting on Base FM. Vaguely familiar with each other from the wider Auckland hip-hop scene, the two connected almost instantly. “We vibed on the content of each other’s rhymes,” Angelo recalls. The third time the two hung out, they were writing raps to a Pete Rock instrumental when MeloDownz friend Walter dropped past. “We had a little freestyle with him and he started chanting “We represent the Third3ye, the Third3ye,” Angelo laughs. “We looked at each other and MeloDownz was like, shall we call our group Third3ye' It was that simple.”
Teaming up with Angelo’s DJ friend DJTORU, they started playing shows around town before recording their debut EP Earth Raps with beat maker SwervinMervin and executive producer Edward Waaka. “I knew we had something special and people would feel it, but the pickup it got blew me away,” Angelo continues. Sixth months later they followed up Earth Raps with the Ajna EP. “After the release of Ajna Ben Jamin” came onboard and became our main producer,” he recalls. “When Ben came onboard the vibe really felt right. The man is a guru and world class at what he does.”
