Thundamentals

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Australian hip hop group

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::summary Australian hip hop group ::

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nameThundamentals
imageFile:Thundamentals.jpg
aliasConnect 4
originBlue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
genreAustralian hip hop
years_active–present
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| name = Thundamentals | image = File:Thundamentals.jpg | alt = | caption = | alias = Connect 4 | origin = Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia | genre = Australian hip hop | years_active = –present | label = {{plainlist|

  • High Depth
  • Obese | website = | current_members = {{plainlist|
  • Morgs (Morgan Jones)
  • Jeswon (Jesse Ferris)
  • Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman) | past_members = {{plainlist|
  • Poncho (Kevin Kerr)
  • Tommy Fiasko
  • MC Ruthless
  • DJ Clockwork Thundamentals are an Australian hip hop group originating from the Blue Mountains region bordering the metropolitan area of Sydney. The members are currently Tuka, Jeswon, and Morgs. They have released five studio albums.

History

Band origins: 2008–2010

Before becoming Thundamentals, the band consisted of Morgan Jones, Tommy Fiasko, Jesse Ferris, MC Tuksnatch, MC Ruthless and DJ Clockwork, and was called Connect 4. Today, the group consists of Morgan Jones, Jesse Ferris, Brendan Tuckerman and Kevin Kerr. In 2009, they released their first album Sleeping On Your Style. DJ Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band went to one band practice in 2009, but decided to give up his DJ career in favour of playing guitar. In 2010, Thundamentals featured at Festival First Night in Sydney.

In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Thundamentals' Like a Version recording of fellow Australian Matt Corby's "Brother" came in at number 49. The original "Brother" placed number 3 the previous year in Triple J Hottest 100, 2011. In the Triple J Hottest 100, 2014, three of their tracks were voted into the countdown: "Something I Said", "Quit Your Job" and "Got Love". In December 2016 the group announced their new record label, High Depth. they also announced that their fourth studio album, Everyone We Know, would be released in February 2017 as the first release on the label produced by Dave Hammer. Thundamentals' track "Think About It" came in at number 82 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. Their track "Sally" came in at number 8 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | AUS All except noted: | Sleeping on Your Style | Foreverlution | So We Can Remember | Everyone We Know | I Love Songs | All This Life | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | — | | | | | | | | | | | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | ::

Live albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Details | Iso Tapes (Vol 1) (with Queensland Symphony Orchestra) | Iso Tapes (Vol 2) (with Queensland Symphony Orchestra) | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | ::

Extended plays

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Singles

::data[format=table title="List of singles released, with year released and album name shown"] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | AUS | "Move It Up" | "Thunda" | "Paint the Town Red" | "How You Been" (featuring Jace Excell) | "Smiles Don't Lie" | "Something I Said" (featuring Thom Crawford) | "Quit Your Job" | "Got Love" (featuring Solo) | "Missing You" | "Late Nights" | "Never Say Never" | "Think About It" (featuring Peta & The Wolves) | "Ignorance Is Bliss" | "Wolves" | "Sally" (featuring Mataya) | "Déjà Vu" | "I Miss You" | "All I See Is Music" | "Everybody but You" | "Eyes on Me" | "Catch Me If You Can" (featuring Eves Karydas) | "All I See"/"Sally" (live) | "Top of the World" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2009 | — | | Sleeping on Your Style | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | — | | Foreverlution | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | — | | So We Can Remember | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | date = 2 June 2014 | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140620050900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1266.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 2nd June 2014 ~ Issue #1266 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1266 | pages = 4, 18, 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1266.pdf | archive-date = 20 June 2014 | access-date = 11 August 2018 }} | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | Everyone We Know | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2018 | — | | I Love Songs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | — | | Iso Tapes (Vol 2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022 | — | | All This Life | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

::data[format=table title="List of singles released as featured artist"] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | AUS | "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" (Hilltop Hoods featuring Thundamentals) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | 64 | | Drinking from the Sun | | | | ::

Music videos

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | "Move It Up" | "Thunda" | "Paint the Town Red" | "How You Been" (featuring Jace Excell) | "My Favourite Song" | "Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom" (Hilltop Hoods) | "Smiles Don't Lie" | "Noodle Soup" | "#YearOfTheThundakat" (with Geedo Co.) | "Something I Said" (featuring Thom Crawford) | "Quit Your Job" | "Got Love" (featuring Solo) | "Missing You" | "Late Nights with Thundamentals" | "Never Say Never" | "Think About It" (featuring Peta & The Wolves) | "Wolves" | "Sally" (featuring Mataya) | "Milk and Honey" | "Deja Vu" | "My Friends Say" (featuring Wallace) | "I Miss You" | "All I See Is Music" | "Everybody But You" | "Eyes On Me" | "Catch Me If You Can" (featuring Eves Karydas) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2014 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Guest appearances

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YearSongAlbum
2008"Payday"
(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals)Redux
"Timeless"
(Dialectrix featuring Thundamentals)Cycles of Survival
"Jack n the Box"
(Two Toes featuring Thundamentals & Dialectrix)Cooking with Caustic
2010"Make Mine"
(Crate Creeps featuring Thundamentals)It's About That Time
2012"Brother"
(originally by Matt Corby)Like a Version Eight
"Better Alive"
(The Herd featuring Thundamentals & Sky'High)Better Alive EP
"All the Above"
(Illy featuring Thundamentals)Bring It Back
"Thunda Heights High"Summer Heights High – Remixes
2013"Just You Wait"
(The Tongue featuring Thundamentals & Ngaiire)Surrender to Victory
2014"Modern Day Messenger"
(Daily Meds featuring Thundamentals)Sour Milk
2015"Cosby Sweater (Jaytee remix)"
(Hilltop Hoods featuring K21 & Thundamentals)The Cold Night Sky
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Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. |- | 2014 |So We Can Remember | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album | |-

J awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005. |- | 2013 | "Smiles Don't Lie" | Australian Video of the Year | |- | 2014 |So We Can Remember | Australian Album of the Year | |- | 2017 | Everyone We Know | Australian Album of the Year | |-

References

References

  1. "Thundamentals: Painting the world red - Artists - the Music Network".
  2. "Mixery Raw Deluxe".
  3. Olding, Rachel. (1 January 2010). "Festival First Night". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  4. (27 January 2012). "The Winners and Losers of the Hottest 100".
  5. (11 November 2016). "Countdown | Hottest 100 2016 | triple j".
  6. (11 November 2017). "1-100 | Hottest 100 2017 | triple j".
  7. "Sleeping On Your Style (DD)".
  8. (7 August 2018). "Thundamentals announce new album & tour". [[The Music (magazine).
  9. "All This Life". [[JB Hi-Fi]].
  10. (10 June 2020). "Iso Tapes (Vol 1)".
  11. (29 July 2020). "Iso Tapes (Vol 2)".
  12. (7 September 2009). "The new video for the single "Move It Up", from the album ''Sleeping On Your Style''".
  13. (16 November 2010). "The new Thundamentals video for "THUNDA"".
  14. (September 2011). ""Paint the Town Red" is the first single from Thundamentals sophomore album ''Foreverlution''".
  15. (January 2012). ""How You Been?" feat. Jace Excell is the 2nd single from Thundamentals sophomore album ''Foreverlution''".
  16. (30 July 2013). ""Smiles Don't Lie" is the 1st single from Thundamentals yet to be titled 3rd album".
  17. (30 March 2019). "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". ARIA.
  18. Wallace, Ian. (2 June 2014). "Week Commencing ~ 2nd June 2014 ~ Issue #1266". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).
  19. (30 November 2018). "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". ARIA.
  20. (26 June 2014). ""Quit Your Job" is Thundamentals 3rd single of their highly acclaimed album ''So We Can Remember''".
  21. (23 October 2014). "Official film clip for Thundamentals 4th single of their ARIA and AIR Nominated 2014 album ''So We Can Remember''".
  22. (27 November 2014). "Thundamentals are back with their 5th official single".
  23. (July 2016). "Late Nights - single".
  24. (September 2016). "Never Say Never - single".
  25. (November 2016). "Think About It - single".
  26. {{cite certification
  27. (8 December 2016). "Ignorance is Bliss - Thundamentals".
  28. (2 February 2017). "Download or Stream "Wolves" by Thundamentals Thundamentals from the album ''Everyone We Know''".
  29. (3 March 2017). "Sally - single".
  30. (24 October 2017). "Thundamentals - Déjà Vu (Official Video)".
  31. (2018). "I Miss You - single".
  32. (November 2018). "Everybody But You - single".
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  35. (14 May 2019). "Thundamentals - Catch Me If You Can ft. Eves Karydas (Official Video)".
  36. (22 July 2020). "ISO Tapes Vol 2 single".
  37. (4 August 2022). "Top of the World - Thundamentals".
  38. (September 2014). "CARLTON DRY AIR AWARDS 2014 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED".
  39. (2013). "The J Award 2013". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  40. (2014). "The J Award 2014". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  41. (2017). "The J Award 2017". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].

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