Thundamentals
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Connect 4 |
| Origin | Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Australian hip hop |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Obese Records |
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| Website |
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Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region outside of Sydney.[1][2] They have released two EPs and three full-length albums, the first being their self-titled EP Thundamentals in 2009, followed by Sleeping on Your Style in 2010, Foreverlution in 2011 and So We Can Remember in 2014. 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.
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 2010, Thundamentals featured at Festival First Night in Sydney.[3]
In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49.[4] 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".
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | ||
| Sleeping On Your Style |
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| Foreverlution |
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64 |
| So We Can Remember |
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3 |
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 [5] | |||||
| "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 | TBA | ||
| "Never Say Never" | — | ||||
| "Think About It" (featuring Peta & The Wolves) |
93 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Music videos
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "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" | |
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
- ↑ "Festival First Night - Arts Reviews - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au".
- ↑ "The Winners and Losers of the Hottest 100". 27 January 2012.
- 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.