For the last 2 years Whammo has followed the progress of Elefant Traks, the label responsible for releases by The Herd, Apsci and Hermitude; all acts on the rise. Here's one half of the MC duo that impressed on The Herd's An Elefant Never Forgets; the highest selling hip-hop release on Whammo during 2003. Urthboy is the more quietly spoken half of that duo, the master of down-to-earth Aussie logic and witty observation. This Sydney local has the knack of exposing complete idiots and promoting the unsung heroes while his natural sense of timing matches the fresh beats of Elgusto, Count Bounce, Realistix, Traksewt and Snapsuit. You won't hear any mock bravado on Distant Sense Of Random Menace. In fact, Urthboy is a tonic for lovers of hip-hop who just can't handle the dollar-obsessed American drivel any longer. Sure, he takes a few cheap shots at society on tracks like Keep It Relevant, but this is more of a home-grown, shoulder-shrugging style of criticism that doesn't require threats of violence to get the message across. Urthboy is one of the few intelligent voices in hip-hop and with the musical variety of Distant Sense, he's set to further the cause of Elefant Tracks and continue to build the reputation of Aussie hip-hop.

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Tracklisting
1 Long walk home
2 Keep it relevant
3 Come around
4 Heavy people (Feat. SEED MC)
5 Elektrik shoks (Feat. MARK PEARLE)
6 Media'd out
7 Urthy you'd be better.
8 No rider (Feat. TOE-FU)
9 Natural progression
10 Distant sense of random menace (Feat. TOE-FU)
11 Sink in (Feat. TOE-FU)
12 Whose morals
13 The last chance (Feat. OZI BATLA)

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