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ORIGIN09
Origin 2009 at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean will have four stages of sick sounds supplied by an unprecedented array of international hip hop, house, electro, drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep acts, booze, BIG sound and bass, and even buses running to and from the venue on the night. Basically, unless you are a rich bastard who already owns a flying boat, there will be no better place to enjoy this NYE
Headlining this enormous event will be none other than METHOD MAN from the Wu Tang Clan, alongside his long time partner in rhyme, weed and grime REDMAN. Both of these bad boys will be making only their second appearance in Perth ever, and for the first time in over four years.
They say birds of a feather flock together, and as such beats that break belong together. Further refining their recipe for wreaking aural havoc with a host of hot acts rarely seen sharing a stage, this year Knowledge Music has organised an Origin so huge that it has its own gravitational field – one so strong that whole other genres were drawn into its orbit. Resistance is indeed futile, and here’s why:
// Hip hop is a global game these days, and Knowledge both acknowledges and champions this fact by bringing together some of the best acts from Australia, the UK and the US of A: say hello to Bliss & Esso, Dilated Peoples, Roots Manuva and Ugly Duckling.
// Drum ‘n’ bass devotees have a range of the broad spectrum that is d’n’b on offer in the form of top shelf acts LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad, Ed Rush & Optical, Marky and Sub Focus, as well as rising stars Spectrasoul and Xample.
// For something more than a little bit slower, but in no way softer, Skream & Benga return to Origin, and they will be joined by Distance, Joker, Hatcha and hometown queen Kito.
// This year’s sonic smorgasbord doesn’t even stay within the confines of these sister scenes, as there’s even more of those seductive life spices served up for extra variety and value, with Amp Fiddler, the Bag Raiders, Cassius and Thunderheist also set to be here to ring in the new year.
// New Year’s resolutions are usually made on January 1st, but if you leave it that late you’ll have to wait another 364 days to do what you should’ve decided to do today – so make a resolution that you’ll actually be able to keep, and come party like it’s 1999 all over again!
