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The Herd
Biography
The Herd were a major part of the wave of hip-hop acts that emerged from the Australian underground in 2001 and gained national airplay and crossover success. They later solidified their position, and that of the genre, as more than just a novelty act by making cutting political statements in their music and nurturing a stable of quality acts on their label. The original lineup of the Herd consisted of three eclectically named MCs -- Urthboy, Ozi Batla, and Berzerkatron -- as well as a full band comprising Unkle Ho on beats; Sulo on beats and guitar; Traksewt on piano, accordion, clarinet, and beats; Toe Fu on guitar; and Rok Poshtya on bass. The members had initially founded their label, Elefant Traks, to record an original mix-tape for a friend's going-away present, but found it useful as an outlet for music that existing independent labels wouldn't release. They came together to demonstrate Traksewt's DASE software, which allowed musicians separated by the tyranny of distance to jam together in real-time over the Internet. Under the name Dase Team 5000, they showcased the program at the Australian Computer Music Conference in 2000.

After recording separately, the DASE experience exhibited their ability to successfully coordinate themselves as a group, and a planned compilation of songs they were working on as individuals turned into a proper album.
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