Striking acts

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Striking acts is a hip-hop formation from Linz ( Austria ). It is a joint project of various friendly rap groups on the Tontraeger Records label . All the groups involved still exist, however, and the members of Markante Dinge are also involved in other collaboration projects such as Die Invisbaren and Tonträger All Stars. In addition to Texta , Striking Actions are among the most important and well-known Linz hip-hop representatives.

history

The first release under the name Striking Acts was the song hands and lungs for the compilation Boombap - die boombastische Vier , which was published in 2001 and was intended to represent a cross-section of the Austrian hip-hop scene at the time. Four years later, the group finally had a complete album, a fait accompli . It was released on the independent label Tonträger Records, which is owned by the Linz hip-hop group Texta. Some of the tracks on the album were also produced by Texta member Flip. A video clip was shot for the song Höhere majeure , which rotated on the Austrian music broadcaster gotv , and the song was also airplayed on the Austrian radio station FM4 , where it reached number five in the charts. The song was also featured on FM4's Soundselection 12 . However, there was no single release. Instead, the song Linz brennt was released as a strictly limited 7 "vinyl single.

After the release of the album Striking Actions, appearances began throughout Austria and beyond, such as in St. Gallen in Switzerland or at Hip Hop Kemp in the Czech Republic . The German hip-hop magazine Juice named the album the best Austrian release of the year at the end of the year.

In the summer of 2006, Striking took part fully in a new project from the Tontraeger Records environment called Die Invisbaren , with which, after the release of the album Schwarze Erde, there were also live performances all over Austria. All actors involved in the project operate under a pseudonym and wear masks as part of Die Invisbaren . In 2007 the members of Striking Acts were once again involved in a joint project: The sound carriers All Stars released the CD Vü z vü .

style

For the most part, the pieces from Striking Actions are battle rap , which is very much characterized by puns and rhyming techniques. The group name, which is made up of the names of the various members (Mar - Marquee, k - Kayo , ant - The answer) as well as Hand (DJs) and Lungen (MCs), is also suitable . So their first song together is also called Hands and Lungs .

In addition, texts from Striking Actions are almost exclusively written in the Linz dialect , only a few early works are in written language.

Members

  • Marquee ( MC of the backbone group )
  • Kayo (MC of the duo Kayo & Phekt)
  • Bauxl (MC of the group The Answer)
  • Dokta GC (MC of the group The Answer)
  • Twang ( DJ of the group backbone)
  • Phekt (DJ of the duo Kayo & Phekt)
  • Megga (producer of the group backbone)

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