Vibe Union Podcast

Mikado, Mariam and Dilly Dave dive deep to find the most influential lyrics and artists to them. Powerful discussions come forth about the incredible energy of early female rappers as their impact is explored and honoured as well as authenticity in hip-hop being it’s biggest draw. And, we’re excited to welcome a fresh face to the podcast!

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by @dillydave

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Rhath, Mikado, and Emkew tackle the topic of perfection in this spooky special episode. Is there such a thing as too perfect? Why has Mikado been sitting on a release for 2 years? Did Rhath really release 8 EP’s in a year? Tune in to this week’s episode to find out the answers and stay for a word from our sponsor, Spooky Gary!

Highlights

00:00 Intro Incognito

06:30 Work Ethic

10:25 The Perfectionist Novice

17:50 Iteration and Reiteration

20:02 Self Sabotage

25:00 Authenticity Over Perfection

27:53 The Power of Feedback

32:15 [Break]

34:05 Pedantry vs. Perfectionism

40:30 Making Time to Make Art

45:51 Doing it With Purpose

53:40 Setting Expectations

57:49 How to Combat Perfectionism

1:05:20 Emkew Performs “Durka Durka”

Buy tickets to “The Third Culture Kid” by Emkew here: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-third-culture-kid/

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by @Rhath_Music

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Dilly Dave, Rhath, and Amutha sit down (with some distance) to discuss the shady tactics being employed by Instagram promoters and performers to get ahead. Is Instagram really the best platform for promoting music? What are some of the alternatives? Dive into this episode brought to you by Clout Box, and change your perspective on marketing your music. Rhath and Amutha perform a single off their new album Calculated // Intuition.

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Highlights

00:00 Singing Tunes to Kangaroos

02:55 The Resistance

11:00 Shady on the Gram

14:12 Story Time With Amutha

19:18 Learning From Bad Experiences

23:35 The Cover Art Game

27:13 [Break]

29:00 Chasers Gonna Chase

39:20 Effective Online Engagement

47:30 The Power of Reddit

54:00 Dilly’s 5 Tips for Instagram

1:01:50 Amutha x Rhath - Calculated//Intuition

1:08:25 Thanks for Listening!

Rhath and Amutha made an album - Stream Calculated // Intuition now!

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by @DillyDave @Rhath_Music

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Rhath hosts Jason and Emkew to talk about authenticity in art, and how to maintain your integrity and voice.

How do you know your voice is your own? The struggle to be authentic and truthful in art is very real for artists at every stage of their career. Here, poet Jason Voss and rapper Emkew share their perspectives on pouring their heart and their emotions into their music. From scrapping your material to improvise an honest poem, to rapping about drugs and partying in Ibiza just to fit in, this episode explores what it means to be real, and the lure of inauthentic art to find new audiences.

Emkew performs his latest release, Detour, and Jason performs an honest poem about staying authentic.

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Highlights

00:00 Intro – Not Cancelled!

06:12 ‘Member Mulberries?

10:30 How to be a Poet

17:43 Gaming the Youtube Algorithms

25:17 [Ad Break]

26:49 How to Create Authentic Art

31:26 Emkew on Authenticity

36:13 Of Kendrick and Kanye

40:17 Jason on Portraying Emotion

46:10 Playing Characters

50:50 The Cost of Compromise

57:16 Experimenting Authentically

1:00:42 Of Drake and Joyner Lucas

1:05:30 Emkew Performs ‘Detour’

1:12:07 Jason Performs ‘Reset Button’

1:17:30 Keep it Simple. Keep it Authentic.

Stream Detour by Emkew now

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by @Rhath_Music

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Join DillyDave, Emkew, Mikado, and ConnR for Episode 2 of the Vibe Union Podcast!

Is Melbourne Hip Hop Inclusive? Recounting personal experiences with venues and bookers, the crew explores the need for diversity in the music scene. With examples from around the world and close to home, a lively debate ensues. Listen to hear tips on reaching out to venues and building your network, and how to grow your pallet.

Along with the serious stuff, the crew also dives into the juicy topics of breastfeeding, theatre kids, and what it means to be a woman in hip hop.

As this week’s musical guests, Mikado and ConnR each share an unreleased track, which you can hear at the end of the episode.

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Highlights

00:00 Introductions

04:31 ConnR’s not-so-secret recipe

08:33 Icelandic is not made up

11:42 Kath From The Block

14:56 Say My Name

17:18 Emkew in the Newd

22:00 An Ode to Fallen Razors

25:16 Theatre Kids

27:59 Milking It

30:43 Not Quite An Ad Break

31:25 A Sincere Apology

34:46 ~ C O N T R O V E R S Y ~

42:02 How to Listen Well

50:11 Diss-course

52:51 The Meat

54:02 Ad Another Break

54:45 The Potatoes

58:11 Ladies, Is This A Problem?

1:01:42 Model Roles

1:06:44 Channelling Attention

1:12:27 In Defense of Cardi B

1:15:19 The Right Kind of Woman

1:20:04 Ad Another One

1:20:48 Opening The Doors

1:25:06 ‘BITCH’ mentality

1:29:59 Genuine Energy

1:37:10 Mikado – HBIC

1:42:54 ConnR – Fancy

1:52:08 Closing Remarks

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by @DillyDave @emkewmusic

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Vibe Union’s members sit down (virtually) for the first episode of the podcast. Rounding up the last 6 months of creating during lockdown, Dilly Dave, Rhath, Emkew, and Amutha talk about how to survive lockdown fatigue, beat the workaholic monster mindset, and the power of collaboration. Listen for tips on improving your workflow, your mindset, and your relationship with your surgeon.

This week’s guest is Amutha, a Melbourne-based producer, performer, and low-key spiritual guide to many. Her blend of neo-soul and hip hop can be heard on VU singles such as “Larger Than Life”, “What’s Good?”, and “Like It Is”. You can also listen to her recently-released EP The Teapot Factory now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jW4luOItjA

You can reach Amutha on Instagram @amutha.vibes, and hear her music through your preferred streaming service.

Highlights

00:00 Introductions

01:30 Welcome/Catch-up

02:18 Scopes

07:08 Paying attention to the breath

09:10 Too Much Jaw?

11:35 The downsides of stress

15:35 Another spiritual podcast (ft. Brussell Rand)

17:10 What is Vibe Union? (The belated introduction)

21:30 Would you do lockdown again?

26:35 Give us your lunch order!

29:15 Wait, what did we say?

30:40 Tips for creating in lockdown

33:13 Tackling the workaholic monster

39:35 Dilly on overcoming challenges

43:00 Amutha performs her cathartic song

48:00 Awestruck wrap-up

50:30 The Perpetually Infinite Podcast

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by @DillyDave @rhath_music @emkewmusic

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)