First track from my 'Shock Doctrine EP' coming up on Foreigndub Records // www.foreigndub.com

For higher quality D/L click through to Bandcamp // http://djsemperfi.bandcamp.com

artwork & photography created by Matthew Maaskant // www.matthewmaaskant.com

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Shock Doctrine - Free D/L

Second track from my 'Shock Doctrine EP' coming up on Foreigndub Records // www.foreigndub.com

For higher quality D/L click through to Bandcamp // http://djsemperfi.bandcamp.com

artwork & photography created by Matthew Maaskant // www.matthewmaaskant.com

Mastering by Bob Macc @ SC Mastering // http://scmastering.com

Champion feat. Rayjah45 - Free D/L

It’s been years since I’ve put a mix together… far too long. First half of this one is based around my upcoming track with Rayjah45 ‘Champion’, on a more of a rinse out the dance type of vibe. Second half is based around my track ‘Shock Doctrine’ on that deeper, darker slow/fast sound. Hope you dig.

Champion Mix

Remix for Budspells I did back in 2008, still unreleased. Features my man Halfcast on the second verse.

Budspells - Kick Up A Fire (Semper-Fi Remix feat. Halfcast)

TRACKLIST 
ASAP Rocky	Goldie
Om Unit & Moresounds	Nuff Music
Richie Brains	Buss It
Moresounds	Dead & Bury (feat. Fracture)
Baobinga & Gemmy	Rockfall
Skool of Hard Knocks	In Da Jungle (Murda 1 VIP)
Need For Mirrors	Stetson
DJ Madd	Cheeky Steppa
Hyroglifics	Bay City Rollers Club
Ticklish	Lost
Sinistarr	55555 (Philip D Kick Remix)
Origin Unknown	Valley of the Shadows
Breaka	Damn Hot (Danny Scrilla Remix)
IOTA	Ever Orbit
Ital Tek	Gonga
Afrika HiTek	Out in the Streets
DJ Rocc	One Blood
Digital & Spirit	Phantom Force (Fracture's Astrophonica Remix)

DJ Semper-Fi @ VOID Sydney Presents Sinistarr

Coming in casually late on this one, but wanted to throw down a bunch of tracks I had on repeat in 2024… a few late 2023’s might have snuck in there as well.

TRACKLIST

Shy FX & Mr Williams ‘Shebeen (feat. Breakage)’
Sam Binga & Rider Shafique ‘Get Down Low (feat. Magugu)’
Obake & Pluralist ‘Giggle’
Type ‘Sprinter’
BICEP ‘CHROMA 004 ROLA’
Fixate ‘Davina’
Sully ‘Stop’
Gremlinz & Jesta ‘For To Say’
Laksa ‘WONDA’
Yung.Raj ‘Wasteland Dream’
HiTech & ZelooperZ ‘SHADOWREALM’
Kessler ‘Brain Displacement’
Arcane ‘Rave Cadet’
Scuba ‘Riding High’
Fred Again ‘Leave Me Alone (Nia Archives Remix)’
Subjects ‘Siren’
Blade runner ‘Roots & Culture’
Potential Badboy & Demolition Man ‘Soundboy Ting VIP’
Shy FX & Mr Williamz ‘Keep On Skankin’ (feat. Double O)’
Breakage ‘Style’
Voltage ‘Lion of Judah’
Amit ‘Hazar’
ASC ‘S100’
Homemade Weapons & Voidloss ‘bloodlillies in the Moonlight’
Masta Ace & Marco Polo ‘Brooklyn Heights’
SCAR ‘Shadow & Light’
Presha ‘Temple (Homemade Weapons Remix)’
Dubamine & JonnyGo Figure ‘Bulletproof’
Numa Crew ‘Love Inna We Heart (feat. Killa P, Long Range & Charli P)
Fracture ‘All the Massive’
Addison Grove ‘Do It Now’
DJ Strawberry ‘Versatile Pt 1’
Escher & Heron Flow ‘Weird Science’
Tellus & Akuratyde ‘Down River’

TWENTY TWENTY FFOURR

Turn The Dance Riddim

Remix for Sydney's hip hop dons Astronomy Class, tapping into that old school vibe...

Astronomy Class - Breather (Semper-Fi Remix)

Dub Circle is a project I've been working on for the past year with my friend and visual artist Gabrielle Bates. My aim was to take field recordings from the block around Camperdown Park in Sydney and use them to create riddims for a ritual procession around the park on November 9th 2019, transmitted through the infamous and locally built Inner West Reggae Disco Machine sound system. I gave myself the limitation of only using these field recording sources, so no extra weight from synthesized or additional sounds whatsoever. This will also be my first ever 'Live' performance using laptop, controllers, etc. For more info, check out the event page here (https://www.facebook.com/events/camperdown-park/dub-circle-the-dark-procession/369874243884713/)

Dub Circle Riddims Teaser

Here's the full set from my Dub Circle performance live from the rotunda in Camperdown Park, Sydney recorded on Nov 9th 2019. This was my first ever live performance using laptop, Maschine and an additional controller.

Dub Circle is a project developed together with visual artist Gabrielle Bates, which aimed to activate the park and create a new, modern interpretation of traditional ritual. 

Over 18 months I recorded sounds from Camperdown Park and the surrounding block using various mics and a zoom recorder. Exclusively using these sounds I created riddims combining field recordings, found percussion and melodic elements to create the soundtrack for the event. I also recorded and used reverb convolutions from spaces around the park from alleyways, basketball courts, kids slides, etc. If you're curious about any particular sounds leave a comment in the set timeline and I'll get back to you on how it was sourced. 

Dub Circle was performed from the rotunda in the park during a stunning sunset on Nov 9th 2019 on Sydney's infamous Inner West Reggae Disco Machine Soundsytem, also built in the local area. Dancers and community members of all ages and walks of life participated in a procession & dance around the cricket oval. Costumes and masks had been created throughout the year by Gabrielle Bates and additionally through a series of local workshops with community schools in the area. 

Big thanks and respect go out to my friend and collaborator Gabrielle Bates, Stevie Dubs and the Innerwest Reggae Disco Machine sound crew, Victoria Johnstone and Amanda Buckland @ the Inner West Council for your support, Liz Birch for loaning me some badly needed working space, Jean Magalhaes for additional recording assistance, Gini Botros for additional choreography, all the volunteers on the day helping out, the residents of Camperdown and last but especially not least my amazing family for all their love & support through the year.

Dub Circle (Full Live Set)

Raised in the Toronto warehouse rave scene of the late 90s, Semper-Fi has been mixing jungle, hip hop, dubstep, dancehall and reggae for over 20 years running. He’s played with everyone from reggae legends Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Sly & Robbie to dubstep dons DJ Pinch and Appleblim to D&B innovators AMIT, Sinistarr and Rockwell.

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