Artist description like most things in todays world, hip hop has been commercialised, capitalised, and corporatised. with combat wombat we want to bring the music and party scene back to its roots as a revolutionary force of beats and breaks . . . bleeps and squeaks in the face of authority that is destroying our environment and the people that depend on it for their survival

Music Style political hip hop/ drum n bass/ breaks

Musical Influences politically concious tunes..public enemy.gil scott heron. last poets

Similar Artists ourselves

Artist History been together about 2 years as the full band.

Group Members elf tranzporter, mc izzy, miranda mutanda, monkey marc

Instruments mpc 3000

Albums combat wombat double cd

Press Reviews The LabRats launched their superb double CD ‘Combat Wombat’ with the panache one’s come to expect at the Ace Morning bar, Brunswick. LabRats are a travelling renegade solar-powered sound system and wind powered cinema. For years now they have travelled the world making appearances at forest blockades, squatted social centres and street parties bringing funky electronic hip hop packaged information and inspiration. After countless lo-fi d.i.y. releases and freestyling shows Combat Wombat is their first ‘official’ independent release (on vinyl too!). It’s a musical journey telling the stories of Indigenous resistance, desert anti-nuclear actions and rat bag armies uprising against the evil forces of multinational greed. Tunes such as ‘Miraculous Activist’ – which features in SKA TV’s Global Insights – have been getting high rotation on Brisbane’s 4ZZZ Radio. Last week Mcs Izzy and Elf Transporter with a back beat provided by DJ Monkey Marc jumped around with a packed audience on their national launch tour. They now plan to get their vegie oil truck back on the road to take their sounds far and wide……

Additional Info combat wombat double cd available through labrats records

Location Sydney, NSW - Australia

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