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Use dmy dates|date=July 2011Use Australian English|date=July 2011Refimprove|date=December 2007Infobox musical artist| name = 1200 Techniques| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Melbourne, Victoria , Australia | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | years_active = 1997–2005| label = Rubber Records|Rubber / Sony Records|Sony | website = http://www.1200techniques.net| current_members = DJ Peril: turntablism|Turntablist , Percussion instrument|percussion N'fa|Nfamas (N'Fa Forster-Jones) : Rapper|Vocals Kemstar: Guitar | past_members = Kabba 1200 Techniques were an Australian hip hop group. They formed in 1997 and released two LPs before going on hiatus in 2005.Citation needed|date=January 2008
Biography
The group was formed in 1997, starting out as DJ Peril and brothers Nfamas and Kabba, soon after Peril's brother Kemstar joined and together they wrote many of the tracks that appeared on the debut single "Hard As Hell" and the group's debut album Choose One . DJ Peril & Kemstar's involvement in the hip hop scene dates back to the early 1980s as pre-teens.Citation needed|date=December 2007 DJ Peril being a founding member of one of Melbourne's first ever hip hop crews The Island Boys,Citation needed|date=December 2007 Peril also DJ'd in a number of different bands.Citation needed|date=December 2007 In 1998, Kabba moved to England. Live shows by the group added a human drummer to the line-up.
Their 1998 song "Hard as Hell" received airplay on Triple J .Citation needed|date=December 2007 2001 saw the release of the Infinite Styles Extended play|EP . Their debut album, Choose One , was released in 2002 on Rubber Records (distributed by Sony Records ). The first single from this album was "Karma", which reached the top 40 of the Australia ARIAnet singles chart—peaking at #36 http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? interpret=1200+Techniques& titel=Karma& cat=s "Karma" at Australian-charts.com—and took the 2002 ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award for Best Video and Best Independent Release. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php? letter=num& artist=1200%20Techniques 1200 Techniques at the ARIA Music Awards website Choose One peaked at #20 on the Australian album chart. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? key=61269& cat=a Choose One at Australian-charts.com
Their 2004 release Consistency Theory included the singles "Eye of the Storm" and "Where Ur At? ". The former received some airplay on mainstream radio,Citation needed|date=December 2007 while the latter reached the top 40 singles chart, peaking at #35. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? key=264416& cat=s "Where Ur At" at Australian-charts.com Following the album's release, the group appeared at the Big Day Out festival in early 2004. Consistency Theory peaked at #38 on the album chart. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? key=61270& cat=a Consistency Theory at Australian-charts.com
Solo careers
Nfamas and DJ Peril have branched out into solo careers. DJ Peril released a solo album, ''King of the Beats", which includes the single "It's About to Blow", and "Rock Ya Baby" which features singer Rahsaan Patterson . DJ Peril is currently signed to the Street Elite record label. Nfamas also released a solo album as N'fa called Cause An Effect in 2006. http://www.inthemix.com.au/music/27725/Nfa_Cause_An_Effect inthemix.com.au Album Review: N'fa: Cause An Effect Both of the album's video clips were directed by his friend Heath Ledger , the title track Cause An Effect and ''Seduction is Evil (She's Hot) . http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php? id=17414 Cause an Effect Songfacts Kemstar played guitar with the Australian supergroup The Jack (group)|The Jack (with members of You Am I , Grinspoon , The Living End , Spiderbait , and Sender (group)|Sender ) for the Thunderstruck (film)|Thunderstruck '' soundtrack, performing on the songs "Crash & Burn" and " It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) ".
Discography
Albums
Choose One (2002, Rubber Records) - #20 Australian album chart
Consistency Theory (2004) - #38 Australian album chart
Singles and EPs
Infinite Styles EP (2001)
"Karma" (2002) - #36 Australian singles chart
"Eye of the Storm" (2003) - #84 Australia http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue701.pdf The ARIA Report, 28 July 2003.
"Where Ur At" (2003) - #35 Australia
Fork in the Road (2004) - #55 Australia http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE755.pdf The ARIA Report, 16 August 2004.
DVDs
One Time Live (2003)
External links
http://www.1200techniques.com.au Official website
References
reflist DEFAULTSORT:1200 Techniques Category:Australian hip hop groups Category:ARIA Award winners
