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KOBRA KAI

The Way of the Kobra............

About Me

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KOBRA KAI
KOBRA KAI
'Watch Your Step ft. MC SPEx'
MTV MUSIC VIDEO


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KOBRA KAI
Biography
Kobra Kai is a 100% live six piece dance fusion.
Incredible energy and showmanship are the true trademarks of Kobra Kai, their ability to life a crowds energy levels to the roof and create a frenzy is second to none.
With roots stemming from sub genres such as drum ‘n’ Bass, Breaks and Hip Hop, similar acts include London Electricity, Roni Size, Dizzee Rascal, Shapeshifter, Salmonella dub and Pendulum. It is the interest in contemporary dj's and producers that motivates Kobra Kai to look beyond the standard band situation, to utilise current music technology and mould the energy of dj's and MC's with that of a live band.
All of Kobra Kai's music is produced and performed live. Utilising music technology, the group diversify instrumentation possibilities. Heavy waist shaking synths and driving sub sounds - common to drum n bass styles, to soaring trance like melodies and solid break and hip hop grooves are combined with acoustic / electronic hybrid instruments to cover a vast palette of soundscapes. Guaranteed to fire a frenzied dance floor.
The group combine various expertise with individual backgrounds in DJ-ing, MC-ing, electronic music production, advanced instrument technique and songwriting. Fronted by various vocal styles and colours through MC’s Slice, D-Tech and Spex and by uniting these skills and elements, Kobra Kai clench a strong, unique identity.
2006 and 2007 has seen Kobra Kai perform extensively throughout Sydney with resident gigs at Sydney's Home Nightclub as well as interstate. Support slots for international touring acts have included Roni Size and Dynamite MC, DJ Marky and Stamina MC, Ed Rush & Optical, LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad and Concord Dawn.
From their birth in 2005, to showcasing at the Australian Dance Music Awards with Sneaky Sound System and Midnight Juggernauts, Kobra Kai were finalists in the ‘Nokia Be Heard’ competition, gaining national exposure and solid PR. Their featured track ‘Watch Your Step feat. MC Spex’ received the highest number of downloads from the Nokia site and their music video for Watch Your Step was aired on MTV.
In 2007, Kobra Kai won Triple J Unearthed (NSW) and were chosen to play Fuzzy Parklife, gracing the stage with Shapeshifter, Muscles and Stick Figures to name a few. Since then they have gone on to perform at the Sydney Big Day Out with a cache of new material awaiting release early in 2008.
Kobra Kai – The future of live dance music!


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/1/2005
Band Members:

Kobra Kai consists of:

Hutch - Drums, Percussion, Samples
Rehan - Synth, Guitars, Samples
Tim - Bass, Samples Synths
Slice - Vocals
D-Tech - Vocals
SPex - Vocals

Additional Collaboration with ...
Zaniah - Vocals
Aiko - Vocals

Kobra Kai - JJJ Unearthed Page - Download/Rate/Review our tracks here!!

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Email: [email protected]

Influences: The band fuses sounds and beats stretching from dance sub-genres such as Two-Step, Grime and Dancehall to Soul, Dub, Jazz, World Music and even punk and rock. Influencing and similar acts include Asian Dub Foundation, MIA, Dizzee Rascal, The Roots, Salmonella Dub, Roni Size, and Portishead. It is the interest in contemporary DJs and producers that motivates Kobra Kai to look beyond the standard band situation, to utilise current music technology and mould the energy of DJs and MCs with that of a live band.
Sounds Like: Drum&Bass, HipHop, Grime, Breaks with a whole bunch of other genres, sounds & styles incorporated









Type of Label: None

My Blog

KK ’Heavyweights’ & ’Philly’ Single Launch - 3D REVIEW!

The lovely kids from 3D World reviewed our recent singles launch for 'Philly' & 'Heavyweights' that was held @ The Factory, Enmore on Friday 16th November 2007..A very big thank you to Dusttones for h...
Posted by KOBRA KAI on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:02:00 PST

KOBRA KAI TOUR QLD JULY 07 !!!!

YES THAT'S RIGHT WE ARE HEADING UP TO THE SUNNY STATE OF QUEENSLAND TO PLAY TWO SHOWS ... 21ST OF JULY @ THE SOLBAR COOLUM BEACH AUSTRALIA LOVELY COASTAL TOWN ON THE SUNSHINE COAST OF QLD WE WILL BE...
Posted by KOBRA KAI on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:39:00 PST

NEWS

Ok the year is 2007 and Kobra Kai are busy in the studio working on our first full length album which will be released later this year. End of 2006 up until now has been a full on schedule. We said go...
Posted by KOBRA KAI on Thu, 24 May 2007 05:09:00 PST

Kobra Kai @ Future Music Festival (backstage video blog!)

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Posted by KOBRA KAI on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:10:00 PST