Scheduled to take place over two stages at the Manning Bar over the Labour Day weekend, the Stamping Grounds Festival aims to create a platform for the up and coming to showcase their musical goods alongside some of the more established names on the Sydney scene. It’s an opportunity to forge relationships with like-minded people, make friends and network with the music community. We caught up with a few of the bands playing to talk about the festival and more!
B-MASSIVE
Tell us what you’re up to at the moment?
Well B-Massive are busy putting down tracks recording all the music we have written over the last year. We feel more then ready to record now so it’s awesome pressing the record button. Myself I’ve been extremely busy working out of my studio Keysound studios producing, recording, mixing also teaching drums with my Jedi drumming school, plus recording drums for my other new band THE NERVE! So lots going on always!!
Who are you most excited to see on the Stamping Grounds bill?
Very much looking forward to playing with B-Massive it’s our first festival so we are very pumped. My friends OVER REACTOR are headlining so I’m rapped to be spending the day hanging out with them and seeing them play live again. All the other bands too, some I haven’t seen at all so looking forward to checking it all out.
What can we expect from your performance on the day?
We bring you B-Massive very much alive, amped and we play it like its our last gig, lay it down kind of attitude if you will!! We play from our hearts and we’ll be getting you in that festival rock’n mood thats for sure.
Musical highlight of the year so far?
I think after rehearsing for so long and getting the music right, it would have to be starting the recording process for me. We have also had some great shows, all good all different!
What will the rest of 2012 be bringing for you?
Ha…Recording, recording, recording and making sure our album is what we want to hear. We want to drop a single by the end of the year. So for us it’s an exiting time being creative!
PARTICLES
Tell us what you’re up to at the moment?
We are finishing our EP and gigging locally.
Who are you most excited to see on the Stamping Grounds bill?
Little Bastard!
What can we expect from your performance on the day?
heavy thrash and moshing
Musical highlight of the year so far?
The last gig at stamping grounds was sweet, lots of people and fun times…
What will the rest of 2012 be bringing for you?
Just writing new songs, recording and maybe a tour…
SHE REX
Tell us what you’re up to at the moment?
We just had our first single mastered!!!! Will be out within a week I rex. First one down 1,99999 to go!
Who are you most excited to see on the Stamping Grounds bill?
She Rex doesnt play favourites. Love goes out to all the kidliwinks.
What can we expect from your performance on the day?
If u haven’t seen us before, like something you’ve never seen before. We make rocks roll.
Musical highlight of the year so far?
Making our first video clip and having to play our song doubletime, 10 times. My heart is still recovering.
What will the rest of 2012 be bringing for you?
Single, clip, launch, world domination.
LITTLE BASTARD
Tell us what you’re up to at the moment?
Just trying to build the fan base, play great shows and get our EP finished.
Who are you most excited to see on the Stamping Grounds bill?
PARTICLES
What can we expect from your performance on the day?
Hottest, most bad ass cowboys this side of Kentucky..
Musical highlight of the year so far?
The drunken moon gig and jamming on the tram…
What will the rest of 2012 be bringing for you?
babes, fame and fortune…
FOUULHAWK
Tell us what you’re up to at the moment?
We’ve just been in the studio laying down the instrumental tracks for our upcoming EP which should be done in a month or two.
Who are you most excited to see on the Stamping Grounds bill?
We’re all really looking forward to Gay Paris and Berkshire Hunting Club, as well as seeing our mates in Particles and Little Bastard again, it’s always a good time with those guys on the bill.
What can we expect from your performance on the day?
You can expect some heavy, energetic, and most importantly infectious grooves form the same kettle of hawks that kicked off the last stamping grounds.
Musical highlight of the year so far?
I think personally it’d be hearing refused are touring in november, everyone in the bands looking forward to that show.
What will the rest of 2012 be bringing for you?
We’ll be getting our EP finished up and then we’re going to play as many shows as we can organize. We’re also going to release the EP as a free download soon, so keep and ear and an eye out!
OVER REACTOR
Tell us what you’re up to at the moment?
We just released our AFL Finals Themed song “When Collingwood Choke”, which has been great, played on Nova FM and ABC 774 in Melbourne as well as had massive numbers of hits on Youtube. Before that we dropped our new album Mouth Of The Ghetto and toured VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS and SA, playing some awesome shows. Thing keep changing, we’re easily bored and constantly challenging ourselves.
Who are you most excited to see on the Stamping Grounds bill?
Our set comes first on my list, that’s all I’m focusing on atm. But I’m looking forward to Gay Paris, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, and my good friend Lucius Borich’s new band B Massive. Should be a great day!
What can we expect from your performance on the day?
Jamming with the machines to produce a funky as fuck/grimy/dirty hip-hop show. We call it “Death-Hop” for a reason. One thing to remember: bring your dancing pants.
Musical highlight of the year so far?
Upgrading our equipment and going into lock-down rehearsals in our home town Melbourne. It was great to have time to play and experiment, and the results speak for themselves.
What will the rest of 2012 be bringing for you?
We’re playing Festival Of The Sun in Port Maquarie in December, Creepshow Festival in Melbourne in October, and launching our new single “The Throne” with a massive tour through November/December. The film clip for “The Throne” has been shot already, and it has to be seen to be believed. We’re going to make some more film clips too.
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Head to http://www.stampinggroundsfestival.com/ for more details and tickets!
