Lotus Fleet Sonique...
Bassman, Jad-D, DJ Taka-Co
GIG BOOKINGS: elftranzporter@yahoo.com
Combat Wombat - elf tranzporter, Wasabi, Monkey Marc & Izzy Brown
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Influences
Generations Of Diversity, Family, David Courney - (tabla player and tutor -Anjali School of Indian Music and Dance), Ravi Shankar, Ustad Alla Rakka, Zakir Hussian, John Coltrane, John DeMoss, Abdul Mati Karwain, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Afrika Bambaataa, Freestyle Fellowship, Project Blowed, DJ Kool Herc, KRS ONE, The Roots, Pharaoh Monch, Poor Righteous Teachers, Bush Babies, Q-Bert, The Beatles, Sesami Street, Diamonda Galas, Akim the Funk Buddah, Sly&Robbie, Kid Lucky, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jamal-Ski, Common, Mistik Journeymen & Living Legends, Zion I, Apani B-Fly, Anti-Pop Consortium, Jr. Gong, Quannum, Champion Nation, Jean Grae, Dead Can Dance, Rumi, William S. Burroughs, Firesign Theatre, Bill Hicks, Frank Zappa, Shakti, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Brian Eno, The WHO, Blind Faith, Hank Williams Sr., Talking Heads, Legendary Pink Dots, Tear Garden, Nusrat Fati Ali Khan, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Gil Scott-Heron, YES, The Isley Brothers, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Gerald McClendon, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Capelton, Animal (from the Muppets), Joni Mitchell, Bill Bruford, Peter Gabriel, Voice of Eye, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Percy Jones, Saul Williams, Skelaton Krew, Fredricko Fellini, Angela Davis, David Lynch, Laurie Anderson, Monkey Marc and Izzy (Combat Wombat), FortKnight Productions, Roald Dahl, Listics & DJ Centre, Open Thought, MetaBass'n'Breath including all extented meta-family from Sydney to NY to Shanhai, Sleek tha Elite, Maya Jupiter, Culture Connect, Mantra, Def Wish Cast, Brethren, MC Trey, Mathas, Macromantics, Wire MC, Brother Black, Mista Savona, Dibbidy the Desert Fish, Ricky aka: 'Faith' and Mic Sonic I met at Parkville, Mt. Liebig Mob, Larapinta Mob, Yeudumu, Aurukun Mob, plus, countless peers/teachers/1Love Sojourn-Ears!!!
Sounds Like
Below is a discography of some of the releases Elf Tranzporter has featured on over the last 15yrs...
IMAGES BELOW FROM COMBAT WOMBAT GIG AT THE TOTE HOTEL TAKEN BY TAKAKO...
ETHEREAL LOTUS FLEET is the title of my first solo album out now & featuring the mad production, instrumental, vocal & cut wizardry of some of Melbourne's finest including: DJ Wasabi, Mista Savona. Custom, Count Bounce & Joelistics (TZU), Vida-Sunshyne, Supina from Miso, Sydney's plus, national radio's own gifted soul, Maya Jupiter as well as the PhatLogic band rockin' it live!
Large Up to all my LotusEtheric headz out there... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peace, Bless & 1Love Soul-Jah-Nearing,
Sojourneering...
Heavyweight Dub Champion Tour '06 (HDC+ Photos by Takimagecreation)
Aurukun '06
...Music is Liberation...!!!(photo by Silk)
ELF TRANZPORTER
(MC, ARTIST, PERFORMER, COMMUNITY BUILDER)
Elf Tranzporter, an original member of one of Australia's early legendary underground hip hop acts, MetaBass'n'Breath, brings 'heart-core' lyricism and cypher-honed beatbox percussion to the stage and audiences all over Australia, as well as abroad.
Whether rapping over drums created by some of Melbourne's finest producers or over beatbox rhythm beds, Elf burns the divide between music created for rocking the dance floor and sonics aimed toward consciousness raising and spiritual empowerment.
Creative instigator from hip hop's early Australian incarnation, Elf currently rocks a live set that spans the spectrum of formats, line ups and crew-constellations.
This includes Elf's as solo MC, toasting with DJ's, MC and crews such as, Kahibaloo, Culture Connect & DJ TakaCo. Studio and touring involve doing shows as a member of the infamous Combat Wombat (whose 'Unsound System' album of 2005 is still being well received by audiences all around Australia well as internationally), as well as collaborating as an off-shore member within the San Francisco based crew, Heavyweight Dub Champion.
Over the years Elf Tranzporter has shared the stage with the following notable cast of performers: the legendary beat-poet, Allen Ginsberg (RIP) Grand Wizard Theodore, The Roots, Project Blowed, Zion I, Blackstar, Living Legends, Spearhead, Kid Lucky, Black Alicious, Ozomatli, Fat Boy Slim, The Invisible Scratch Pickles, Z-Trip, Jeru the Damaga, Run DMC, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Jurassic 5, The John Butler Trio as well as Australian High Court Judge, Justice Michael Kirby.
To balance out time spent performing in clubs throughout urban centres, Elf regularly conducts workshops in the Outback & shares his skills, passion for music, tutoring disadvantaged & high-risk youth in primary schools, juvenile justice centres and community events with Indigenous as well as refugee communities throughout Australia.
Recently, Elf released a much anticipated solo album entitled 'Ethereal Lotus Fleet' (on Method thru Shock Records) featuring production from the legendary DJ Wasabi, Custom, Count Bounce, Joelistics, Monkey Marc, local dub and dance hall vibe-master, Mista Savona along with a host of other special guests - including the vocal uplift skills of Maya Jupiter, Supina (MISO), Vida-Sunshyne and Pakistani singer, Rustam Baig.
Since the album's release on 27th of Oct. '07, the work has been met with rave reviews and is beckoning the call for follow up actions on both stages and studios both here in Australia as well as internationally, with a world tour and takeover starting now! (keep you posted)
Big ups to the Tranzporter from the big apple. Baba and Yako send their best, we've been spinning your album here at the end of each hectic New York day. All is well up here, we did our shows for the Hip Hop Theatre Festival and head to the UK on Sat for our shows in Manchester and London. Have a great Phat Lotus, we'll be there in spirit, peace to you and Taka, Morganics
hey elf how are you goin? I don't know if you remember me but you taught me how to beat box in Katoomba when I was young!? cheeers hey!! How is the music? Seen you in some stuff..well impressed! Nice to see you going strong!! Peace Ness xox
Botanics new single "People of the Dust" has just been released and we will be hitting stages performing it live in Bryon, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney!!! Hope to see you at a show...
Please help us by hitting up the J's to play the new single and feel free to come and say hi here on myspace.
Hey man, long time no see. You know sometimes I really miss the ol' Phat Logic days. Great fun. How've you been? If youve gotta second please check out a few of my songs . I've got an EP coming out next month and I also feature on Pez' s new album and the Forthwrite mixtape. Thanks again elf Seth Sentry
