VICIOUS

Owned by DJ's John Course and Andy Van, Vicious is Australia's leading dance label with artists like Dirty South, Vandalism, Mr Timothy, Sgt Slick & Rogue Traders.
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The history of The Vicious Group is the history of the Australian club lifestyle. Emerging from the early 90s rave culture, Vicious established itself as Australias pre-eminent dance outlet a decade and a half ago. It immediately garnered the interest of the worlds leading DJs and was soon creating its own international stars as the success of Madison Avenue went global.
Further boundaries were pushed aside by the companys founders Andy Van, John Course and Colin McMillan as the Vicious stable ventured into new areas: Vicious Urban, their R&B outlet; Vicious Grooves, the labels funkier imprint; as well as developing a partnership wing encompassing clublands more underground musical styles with Vapour, Bamboo and Cosmetic. Publishing, licensing and management divisions followed, as did their booming foray into fashion with Vicious Threads.
From the outset, with the release of their first compilation, Vicious struck a balance between tastemaker cool and marketing savvy. International interest was immediate with their first CD in 1991 featuring UK techno don Carl Cox collaborating with early local signing Mark James. When released as a single it gave Vicious their first taste of mainstream acceptance as it not only topped the Australian Club Chart but entered the UK Top 100 Singles Chart.
The burgeoning Vicious Vinyl, as it was known then, quickly unleashed a slew of homegrown beats onto the international dance scene with Groundlevel, Quench, Bubbleman (aka Andy Van) and Thunderchild (featuring Rogue Traders James Ash).
As Vicious Vinyl evolved from a grassroots rave organisation into the fully-fledged club leader that is Vicious today, it cemented its reputation with massive dance floor success into various territories around the world. With their releases often receiving greater respect overseas than in their homeland, such as Blackouts UK hit Gotta Have Hope. Vicious soon acquired well-deserved onshore respect with the commercial crossover acceptance of tracks from Pendulum and Sgt Slick, and then all hell broke loose with the worldwide phenomenon that was Madison Avenue: number one hits, awards and an American breakthrough.
Not ones to rest on their laurels, Vicious not only kept up the local club output with Rogue Traders, Mark James, Ivan Gough, mrTimothy, Dirty South, NuBreed and Cabin Crew but they also kept up a constant flow of compilations mixed by label directors/DJs Van and Course, now also resident at Melbournes most notorious nightspot onelove.
Their foray into R&B created more chart heat with J Wess while they also began licensing international tracks for release as monster hits through their Zip Music arm, swooping in on the remixes of Midnight Stars Midas Touch and creating Australian clublands biggest anthem in recent years. And, just as they have an ear for future anthems, Vicious Threads proves they have an eye for future fashions.
Harnessing the style and prowess of designer Ivan Gomez, Vicious wear is street smart, chic, romantic and robust. Their line of clothes is now stocked in over 80 boutiques around the world.
With Vans new musical project Vandalism already topping the Australian club chart and the latest Vicious compilation featuring Rogue Traders Ash and their own Dirty South in the mix, the labels future is far from nasty - its truly Vicious.
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VICIOUS GROOVES CATALOGUE
VG12001 - CIRCULATE - KRANK
VG12002 - GOTTA HAVE HOPE – BLACKOUT
VG12003 - WHITE TREBLE BLACK BASS – SGT. SLICK
VG12004 - COMMA – SON OF A CHEEKY BOY
VG12005 - DON’T CALL ME BABY – MADISON AVENUE
VG12006 - CREEP & CRAWL – GENku
VG12007 - DUBROCK – STATECIRCLE
VG12008 - WHO THE HELL ARE YOU – MADISON AVENUE
VG12009 - LET IT RIDE – SGT SLICK
VG12010 - PRESENCE / JAM – GENKU
VG12011 - EVERYTHING YOU NEED – MADISON AVENUE
VG12012 - REMINISCING – MADISON AVENUE
VG12014 - SHOW ME – ROGUE TRADERS
VG12015 - WHAT CAN I DO – MADISON AVENUE
VG12016 - GIVE INTO ME – ROGUE TRADERS
VG12017 - KEEP ROCKIN’ – mrTIMOTHY
VG12018 - SLICK CUTZ VOLUME 1 – SGT SLICK
VG12019 - ONE OF MY KIND – ROGUE TRADERS vs INXS
VG12020 - TROUBLED GIRL – MASTER & HESS
VG12021 - YOU GIVE ME EVERYTHING – MARK JOHN
VG12022 - GET AWAY WITH IT – MOBIN MASTER PROJECT
VG12023 - STAY? – ROGUE TRADERS
VG12024 - LOST IN LOVE – SGT SLICK FEATURING LURLINE CATO
VG12025 - I AM THA 1 – mrTIMOTHY FEATURING INAYA DAY
VG12026 - DIAL L - DALASANDRO
VG12027 - FEEL THE SUNSHINE – HUDSON WELLS
VG12027 - STAND BY ME – mrTIMOTHY FEAT. INAYA DAY
VG12028 - MAKIN ME HIGH – DRAGAN
VG12029 - GIRLS & BOYS – VANDALISM
VG12030 - THA MUZIK – SGT SLICK
VG12031 - I’M COMMIN (I’M ON MY WAY) – mrTIMOTHY FEAT. SHARON PASS
VG12032 - SLEAZY – DIRTY SOUTH
VG12033 - SO SO DISCO - PLAYROCK
VG12034 - STAR2FALL – CABIN CREW
VG12035 - TILT MY HAT – ANDY J
VG12036 - ROCK WITH YOU – BLACK DOGS
VG12037 - NEVER SAY NEVER - VANDALISM
VG12038 - DIRTY CASH – MIND ELECTRIC
VG12039 - EP (IT’S TOO LATE, SUCH A FREAK, SPANK, GET DOWN) – DIRTY SOUTH
VG12040 - THE MASTER – DIGITAL RACCOONS
VG12041 - JUST CAN’T HANDLE THIS – ISAAC JAMES
VG12042 - C’MON GIRL - PLAYROCK
VG12043 - 4EVER - mrTIMOTHY
VG12044 - TWISTED - VANDALISM
VG12045 - ROLLOVER ROCKSTAR - JEFF DRAKE & NASH T
VG12046 - I WILL HAVE YOU - ANDY J
VG12047 - JUNKYARD - THE POTBELLEEZ
VG12048 - ELECTRIFY - MIND ELECTRIC
VG12049 - RHYTHM TO YA HIPS - MIC NEWMAN
VG12050 - COME TO ROXY - DJ AGENT 86
VG12051 - GOODBYE - STEPHEN GORI
VG12052 - SUPERFINE - HONG KONG BLONDES
VG12053 - DUUURTY DREEMZ - THE POTBELLEEZ
VG12054 - IN THE JUNKYARD EP - THE POTBELLEEZ
VG12055 - CAN’T STOP IT - CABIN CREW
VG12056 - FATTER / PARIS - THE CUT
VG12057 - AUTOMATIC MACHINE - SGT SLICK AND PITCH DARK
VG12058 - DARKER SHADES OF WHITE - ISAAC JAMES
VG12059 - BETTER DAY - DIRTY SOUTH AND PAUL HARRIS FEAT. RUDY
VG12060 - FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE - PITCH DARK
VG12061 - DUUURTY GIRL - THE POTBELLEEZ
VG12062 - ARE YOU A LOVER - ELECTRO FUNK LOVERS
VG12063 - DON’T HOLD BACK - THE POTBELLEEZ
VG12064 - BABE I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU - CARL KENNEDY & DIRTY SOUTH
VG12065 - SAX ADDICT - SGT SLICK
VG12066 - GOTTA KEEP ON - MIND ELECTRIC
VG12067 - LET IT GO - DIRTY SOUTH
VG12068 - EVERYBODY’S FREAKIN - DIRTY SOUTH & MYNC PROJECT
VG12069 - SMASH DISCO - VANDALISM
VG12070 - I AM READY - PITCH DARK & SGT SLICK
VG12071 - YOU ARE - MIC NEWMAN
VG12072 - UNIQUE - MOBIN MASTER FEAT. KIM COOPER
VG12074 - EP - HONG KONG BLONDES
VG12075 - THE END - DIRTY SOUTH
VG12076 - AUTOMATIC MACHINE [ELECTRICITY] - SGT SLICK & PITCH DARK FEAT. ABIGAIL BAILEY
VG12077 - MINORITY - DIRTY SOUTH
VG12079 - SUNDAY SKOOL - KAM DENNY & PAUL ZALA
VG12080 - LOOK AWAY - BLACK DOGS
VG12081 - GIMME HEAD [THE SECOND COMING] - THE CUT vs THE RADIATORS
VG12082 - SLICKESTATED - SGT SLICK vs ORKESTRATED
VG12083 - DON’T CHANGE - MIND ELECTRIC FEAT. ISAAC JAMES
VG12086 - DO IT PROPER [DO YOU REALLY WANT IT] - VANDALISM vs CHICKEN LIPS
VG12088 - ARE YOU WITH ME - THE POTBELLEEZ
VG12091 - OPEN YOUR HEART - AXWELL & DIRTY SOUTH
ZIP MUSIC CATALOGUE
ZIP001 - MIDAS TOUCH – MIDNIGHT STAR
ZIP002 - TICKET TO RIDE – SYKE ‘N’ SUGARSTARR
ZIP003 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU – LIVE ELEMENT
ZIP004 - SOMETHING – SILOSONIC
ZIP005 - LET’S GET DOWN - SUPAFLY
ZIP006 - SMOKE ON THE WATER - VINTAGENT
ZIP007 - LOVIN YOU - POKER PETS
ZIP008 - WHY WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND - X-ONE
ZIP009 - CANDY GIRL - QUESH
ZIP010 - RAISE YOUR HAND - IKE & TINA TURNER vs GAUZZ
ZIP011 - CLOSER TO ME - CHAB FEAT JD DAVIS
ZIP012 - FLY AWAY - JCA
ZIP013 - THE CREEPS - FREAKS
ZIP014 - MY LOVE – KORTEZMAN
ZIP015 - HORNY AS A DANDY - MOUSSE T vs DANDY WARHOLS
ZIP016 - ELEKTRO - OUTWORK FEAT MR GEE
ZIP017 - SOMEDAY – JEAN CLAUDE ADES
ZIP018 - EXCEEDER - MASON
ZIP019 - IN MY HEAD - BIONIK PHUNK
ZIP020 - THE SURFACE - SO PHAT!
ZIP021 - SOUL POWER - FULL INTENTION
ZIP022 - YOU YOU YOU - JAMES KAKANDE
ZIP023 - MOONLIGHT PARTY - FONZERELLI
ZIP024 - LOOKING BACK - ROUTE 33
ZIP025 - SOS - STONEBRIDGE
ZIP027 - JURGEN PAPPE – TAKE THAT
ZIP028 - LIKE THIS LIKE THAT - SE SA
ZIP029 - PERFECT EXCEEDER – MASON vs PRINCESS SUPERSTAR
ZIP030 - HE NOT IN - CHICKEN LIPS
ZIP031 - QUARTER - MASON
ZIP032 - CANTO DELLA LIBERTA - TRIBAL KINGS vs 3RD FACE
ZIP033 - SUNRISE – SUPAFLY INC
ZIP034 - BE TOGETHER – SUPAFLY INC
ZIP035 - THE CREEPS [GET ON THE DANCEFLOOR] - FREAKS
ZIP036 - YOU DON’T KNOW - STONEBRIDGE
ZIP038 - ITS ALL ABOUT HOUSEMUSIC - NOIR
ZIP041 - UNINVITED – FREEMASONS FEAT. BAILEY TZUKE
ZIP042 - WHAT PLANET YOU ON - BODYROX
ZIP044 - SCREAMS IN THE NIGHT - MLA
ZIP049 - GET SHAKY - THE IAN CAREY PROJECT
ZIP055 - INFINITY 2008 - GURU JOSH PROJECT vs MIND ELECTRIC