soundstoexpireto

a tour of small perportions

2007-10-01T21:58:00.000-07:00

peace sydney!!

so is 2buk

yo-yos are big in sydney

dawn of the dave

and some drunk friends from melbourne

i have a mic in newcastle

leaving cold melbourne

launches

2007-09-17T06:29:00.000-07:00

you better come or else.

big ol box o wax

2007-09-04T05:34:00.000-07:00

ready to be sleeved n shelved!...in the good way. not the bad way..

jesus H christ on a bike.

2007-08-30T04:43:00.000-07:00

due to the fact that printers are taking there sweet ass time the release date is going to be one week late. as for interstate folk maybe just a little longer. its out of my hands people.

12 artwork

2007-08-15T23:53:00.000-07:00

this is the 12 artwork for the 12. yes the 12...12.
only 250 copys will be made!
it features exclusive instros and remix of brood of five by sereck(defwishcast/celsius)

and the album will be out on...

2007-08-11T08:34:00.000-07:00

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art work

2007-07-27T07:37:00.000-07:00

ivan the goat + mexi = flip yo fucken wig

2007-07-15T23:22:00.000-07:00

this is me with "ivan the goat" he did all the ink drawings for the album. il post up the cover soon.

the rest of the jazz...

2007-07-05T01:23:00.000-07:00

now with a little free time i watch movies

i recommend this one.

and this. seriously this shit goes with anything. cheers for the heads up bonezy!!!

other jazz...

2007-07-05T01:07:00.000-07:00

this is mexi from hospice crew. he is doing art work layout for the album. the dudes stuff is crazy. he does most of the obese releases. make me a t-shirt!!

mastering and other jazz...

2007-07-05T00:57:00.000-07:00

today we went to crystal to get the record masterd by joe carra. the dude knows his shit. it sounds real real good. i have photos of a heap of real expensive gear. check it.

back from the dead

2007-06-21T04:27:00.000-07:00

yea its been a while..but im back with news! the album is done! just waiting on afew things.but yea a run down of the record.
all i can give you now is a track list. stay tuned for the last pices of the puzzle.

1-intro

2-the ninth letter-feat murder 1*

3-the grudge

4-the pulse

5-one last trip

6-gulls

7-modlitonthemanocornuto

8-well oiled machile-feat joel white

9-brood of five-feat fame,13th son,nick sweepah,brass.

10-omega damned

this is perplex. he did cuts and sound fucking on most of the tracks. the dude is king. big ups oli!!!

this is sereck (photo from myspace) from the all star crews defwishcast and celsius. he did a remix of brood of five thats going on the 12'' its dope. cheers paul!!!

can you hold this?

2007-05-29T08:09:00.000-07:00

god damn. after about 2 years its over. today the mix is done! i feel like 100000 tons of weight has fallen off my sholders. next we master.

lyrics snippet 2

2007-05-21T22:59:00.000-07:00

this is my part of the song "brood of five" which features fame,13th son,brass and nick sweepah. there is a remix exlusive to the 12'' that is done by a very very dope mc/bboy/writer/producer. some one that has been involved in the artform way before most. you mite already know who it is but il let you know when i can!
enjoy.

"Tibetan knot twisted around the neck, apply pressure to play the wind pipes chords struck harmonious
Pirates of the smoke ship exhale onto baron landscapes, we the time lords of the bronze age, defenders of the grimuar take the pages if you’re able
Desalt earth in preparation for the coming of eight point atom blasts
Directionless sent back to the depths were man no longer plays a part
Clutch to saviours frailty, holy harpoons stray off corse and miss
Seven daggers of Megiddo shatter ply wood truths will split
Take this as fact when it hits you not hermetic, heretic crackpot theories
Just horror genera attic dissect the classics for some meaning
Intrigued by the obscene teaching praise to all dream babble leaders
With pentangles on the elbows we smash what you may have believed in."

And im wondering how.

2007-05-19T10:45:00.001-07:00

this is whitey aka rkid, front man for hardcore band hitlist. he sings on the track well oiled machine. it sounds dope. hardcore and hiphop share a common bond. they both started in n.y. around the same time, from the same state of mind and all that stuff. this song,more or less being about propaganda,the fucking poison and lies we are fed every day much like what alot of hardcore is about it only seemed like the right thing to do!

stage 2. mixing.

2007-05-15T06:40:00.001-07:00

ok we are now at the finish line for mixing all the songs down. damn this takes time. as you can see the excitement is over welming..

2007-05-07T07:43:00.000-07:00

and listening to music

these 3 albums have been getting the most play. my disco,lightweights and celsius.

thats all for tonight i think. stay tuned for more(real) info in the next couple of days

2007-05-07T07:41:00.000-07:00

watching movies..

2007-05-07T07:40:00.000-07:00

smoking..

2007-05-07T07:39:00.000-07:00

like drinking coffee..

the book is full.

2007-05-07T07:36:00.000-07:00

having finished all recording for sounds to expire to some time ago now, in between mixing and general tweaking of songs ive had a bit of down time to hang out and do other shit..

2007-05-06T02:46:00.000-07:00

this is what i look at when writing songs. seems un inspiering to you but those ghost drops are on some other shit..you see things man..

lyrics snippet

2007-05-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

just a snippet of lyrics from the track titled "one last trip" enjoy..

..."Stop with a jolt from the gas breaks intercom states the destination await instructions from that inaudible voice to behave in an orderly fashion,
The most officiant way to move the masses, conjested still fear interaction and this fly by wire systems coldly automatic,
Step through the doors move forward accend to street level and face it, hit with a heave setted orange air that sculks about the naizel,
Ignight a time passer and inhale double dose of poisen intense, the extremes one takes to feel alive can leave you walking a triggers edge,
So follow my designated colored strip, due to the segregation laws, walk with icolation as the people up there talk,
The city melts like suspiria this hyper-reactive realitys bold, break a sweat underneath the red disc irritates the skin,
Salvation is costly, half life inflations a problem, sold on the one alternative your time has come to save our acconomy,
Fresh out of options locked in roll with the hunted this is my ticket out,
At the clinic soon to taste the wonders promised beyond now"…

one last trip..

2007-05-02T05:42:00.000-07:00

blog on

2007-05-02T05:27:00.000-07:00

hey all this is my first post on my first blog. yay!
ther reason for this blog is to document the final stages of my album titled "sounds to expire to" with plutonic lab.
for those that dont know me i make hiphop music.

background info..
ok this project started about 2 years ago. slowly chipping away and fine tuning stuff, finaly getting our shit in order the album is almost done.( i can tell you now i wont be taking that much time again!) this beeing my first full length album im quite amped to bring it out. all production is handled by obese artist plutonic lab. all scratching and sound fucking is done by the one and only aus dmc champ dj perplex. guests include(all on the same track!) fame,13th son,brass and nick sweepah.

and from melbourne hardcore band hitlist, rkid aka joel whitey.
in this blog i will share with you info,photos,lyrics and a heap of other stuff.
stay tuned!
dave ivens