Midnight Flight is my weekly radio show on 4zzz. Each week we ‘leave Brisbane’ and head off to a destination around the world – playing only music from the location of the week.
Here’s the playlist for our first show, aired on Thursday 4th February at 12am. Destination? Iceland.
Note: If the link is on the band/artist’s name, it’ll take you to their Myspace. If it’s on the song, it’ll take you to a Youtube video.
Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. First off can you tell us what part of the UK you from and how you started out as an artist?
I go by the name Cyclonious The Natural Disaster aka CYC. Im from the east side of London. My Father was in a sound system when I was growing up so music was always around me. On Sunday the whole house would be blaring out old revival music, roots etc. The main thing that stood out to me was when my father was playing music and he started to toast (the original word for free styling back then). I was so amazed and perplexed I wanted to emulate my father. That’s what drew me into being a MC. My main influence has to be life. Living day to day always brings something new so daily there is something new to talk about. There haven’t been any main breaks for me. The only thing that has got me where I am to this point is me. I have had many knock backs and shifty people around me that I have had to overcome. Self-determination is the key.
What have you released to date and what would you say was your biggest acheivement in Hip-Hop was?
I have released The Natural Disaster volumes one to three. The Rise To The Top EP. Heroes For Hire. Poetically Scripted The Lost Mixtape and newly released from the my fourth coming ‘The Revival’ is ‘What’s A Postcode?’
Okay, let’s talk about your new project. Who produced it and what guests are involved?
Well, I have a couple. The main one is my single ‘What’s A Postcode?’, which is on ITunes, it’s produced by me and can be seen on YouTube right now which is from my soon to be released album ‘The Revival’. The second is a mixtape called ‘Poetically Scripted’ that is now available for free download. The producers involved with this project are Bity, Morfius and myself. The link is http://bit.ly/83aUms
When did you start making this new project?
I started making What’s a Postcode at the end of 2009. Poetically Scripted has been in the making for well over a few months.
When is it released and where is the best place to buy it from?
they are both ready to get as we speak. ‘What’s a Postcode’ you can get on Amazon, Itunes and many over leading online stores. Poetically Scripted is a free download.
What formats will it be released on?
they are both released online as mp3s or if you go to my myspace page you can order them as hard copies.
Do you think CD’s will become extinct soon because of the MP3? How do you feel about this as an artist?
yea i think they may just. it doesn’t affect me that much. i feel we have the power to decide what happens really. i like cds. i like reading the info inside the sleeves and knowing all the important things about who mixed the song etc. I still buy cds so i know im doing my part.
For those that don’t know what record label are you currently on and who are your label-mates?
I am not signed at the moment
Can you give us all your relevant website links please?
Before you go is there anything you would like to add or say?
The future is mines to shape and mould. Big up all real hip hop heads. I will keep real hip hop alive. I have many compilations, mixtapes etc coming . Watch this space!
