Hydrofunk Records are excited to announcethe nextchapter for THE BOY OF MANY COLORS, with hisself-titled debut albumavailable on all digital platformsHereon Friday October 27. 

To coincide with the album release the latest track‘All Be Fine’willfollow on from‘Gondwana’, ‘Take Me Back’and‘Good Mourning’,and is the fourthsingle to be lifted from his self-titled debut record.

‘This track is the cruisey, wholesome, singalong bop y’all have been waiting for, A friendly reminder that everything is going to be alright. Deadly simplicity at its finest. Definitely slaps.’

THE BOY OF MANY COLORS has delivered a string of singles including ‘Good Mourning’,‘All The Same’,‘Got You’, ‘Do It For’, ‘Hungy’, ‘Take Me Back’,  ‘Gondwana’ and collaborations with Kira Divine ‘Dance So Wildly’, and ‘When A Tree Falls’ Feat. Emily Wurramara, all building up to the release of his self-titled 12 track record which will be out Friday October 27 through Hydrofunk Records&MGM.  

Indigenous rapper, producer, dancer, visual designer, and editor Coedie Ochre Warrah McCarthy is THE BOY OF MANY COLORS That Came In The Falling Rain, which is the traditional meaning and translation of his name, and the inspiration behind the title of this project. Coedie is also a founding member, vocalist and Didgeridoo player with Byron Bay based 4-piece Indigenoise.

His tribes are the Yidinji Bar Burrum & Mamu of North QLD, and he was born in a place called Koonorigan on Bunjalung (butterfly) country where he grew up with many elders teaching him culture, dance and art. Showcasing his culture with them for years he took up Hip hop on the side and the results are a combination of tribal and modern music where the past and future meet. His totem animals are cassowary and possum.

THE BOY OF MANY COLORS – TRACK X TRACK 

‘TAKE ME BACK’ … In this track THE BOY OF MANY COLORS goesin hard with unrivalled rhythm and flow. He speaks of his hunger to return to the old ways of living back when his ancestors walked the land.Back when the green Mother Earth was abundant and in a flow state. Before. 

‘GONDWANA’…Originally a one take written by his local river, THE BOY OF MANY COLORS keeps it short, sweet and shiny, spitting heavy bars about the grimey and goodness.

‘THE BAY’ …Welcome to Cavanbah meeting place of the Byron shire. This bop features the young heavily underrated rapper ‘Coopsi’.  Originally from Sydney,THE BOY OF MANY COLORS snapped him up for a few sessions in the booth to welcome him to the area and the game.

‘SHAKEN’…This one features the mighty Ash Grunwald, an old friend and once neighbour to THE BOY OF MANY COLORS.  While creating this song they discovered common ground in the way they both traverse many worlds. Walking between or so to speak. Dark and light.

‘STICK STONE BONE’…Featuring the wildly talented ‘JarulahSlabb’ of ‘Backline Band’. This tune has all the elements you would expect from ya boy. Tribal, earthy, bassy, ethereal and more. These two are from a long line of storytellers in the truest, oldest, most defined form.

‘GET EM’…This song features two of Coedie’s oldest friends ‘Narli’ and ‘Dae’. All three bringing unique flavour and flow they teamed up to bring you this hella smooth, evocative, rootsy jam.

‘BURN THE COLONY’…Featuring the silky vocals of ‘Dancing Water’ this track holds its weight and is sure to make you groove. Speaking on the much needed back burning that’s happening in the system today, making way for seed sewers sprouting new shoots of native magic.

‘WHERE YA FROM’…The questions all blak fullas get when coming into other mobs country. Who ya mob, where ya from, who ya father. This one for the people IYKYK.

 ‘UNCLE INTERLUDE’ ……

‘BEEN A COUPLE’… This one has that smooth, warm, soothing vocal sound that you’re used to, exploring the arvo hop rhythms again. Coedie sings of the unsettling times come and past. Reflecting on the ever challenging disharmony of this modern life.

‘BRAVADO’ … Featuring his gorgeous partner and mother to his children ‘Roslyn Barnett’ this song has them both singing of the chase, the crusade and the dance we call love. Over ridiculously tasty latin flavoured, afro hop it’s a side step into a new colour that Coedie hasn’t yet fully revealed.

‘CREATORS INTERLUDE’ …..

‘NO TIME’ …. Feels like whipping around the cityscape in a spaceship. This one is about dipping in and out of the bustle, the moving and shaking, the fast pace of life under the shimmering lights.

‘ALL BE FINE’…This track is the cruisey, wholesome, singalong bop y’all have been waiting for, A friendly reminder that everything is going to be alright. Deadly simplicity at its finest. Definitely slaps.

‘GOOD MOURNING’Delving into the yarn about past wrong doings and First Nations challenges living in the colony, ‘Good Mourning’ is THE BOY OF MANY COLORS, deepest, realest, and rawest story yet. It’s a hard conversation to stomach, but something that needed to be said before this young Bama man showcases and celebrates his culture further.  He eloquently yet brutally touches your spirit with the harsh truth of so-called Australia’s past. So as to make known the past before moving into the future, recognising the reality of the landscape before continuing the practices of this living culture. Venting pent up passion, clearing his ‘mental’ before venturing forth on his journey of artistry.  Shot at Wirrim Studio in Burleigh Heads, the powerful companion video depicts a gallery space full of cultural art and artifacts, where a crowd are guided on a tour of the colourful heavenly lit space by THEBOY OF MANY COLORS. Scattered between the beautiful representations of culture are First Nation people who represent the aftermath of colonisation. Themes like depression, alcoholism, domestic violence, and police brutality and all seen in the characters in the space. The crowd cannot see these people at first and are blind to these hardships, they only see the art and magic. This speaks on the way so called ‘Australia’ is today. Many people will turn a cold shoulder or shy away from First Nations issues and only seek the beauty. 

THE BOY OF MANY COLORSdebut self-titled album isavailable on all digital platformsHere

on Friday October 27throughHydrofunk Records&MGM

Hydrofunk Records are excited to announcethe new release for THE BOY OF MANY COLORS, with hislatest single‘Take Me Back’available on all digital platforms Hereon Friday July 28.

Following on from last year’s raw and powerful single ‘Good Mourning’, this latestofferingis the second track to belifted from his forthcoming self-titled debut album due for release in October, 2023.

THE BOY OF MANY COLORSgoes in hard with unrivalled rhythm and flow on ‘Take Me Back’, as he speaks of his ‘Hunger to return to the old ways of living back when his ancestors walked the land. Back when the green Mother Earth was abundant and in a flow state. Before.’

The video for ‘Take Me Back’was shot at Hydrofunk’s new HQ in the hinterlands of the Byron shire, Bundjalung nation. It depicts THE BOY OF MANY COLORS in classic street Murrie attire sitting around a sacred fire in the sky surrounded by emptiness. It shines a light on the reality that even the most unsuspecting First Nations people hold the magic of their ancestors and are not to be overlooked or underestimated.

‘Culture burns in our belly like an everlasting flame.’

THE BOY OF MANY COLORS has delivered a string of singlesincluding’All The Same’,’Got You’, ‘Do It For’, ‘Hungy’and collaborations with Kira Divine ‘Dance So Wildly’ and ‘When A Tree Falls’ Feat. Emily Wurramara, building up to the release of his debut album. The self-titled 12 track record will be out late October 2023 through Hydrofunk Records&MGM. Stay tuned for more details ….

Indigenous rapper, producer, dancer, visual designer, and editor Coedie Ochre Warrah McCarthy is THE BOY OF MANY COLORS That Came In The Falling Rain, which is the traditional meaning and translation of his name, and the inspiration behind the title of this project. Coedie is also a founding member, vocalist and Didgeridoo player with Byron Bay based 4-peice Indigenoise.

His tribes are the Yidinji Bar Burrum & Mamu of North QLD, and he was born in a place called Koonorigan on Bunjalung (butterfly) country where he grew up with many elders teaching him culture, dance and art. Showcasing his culture with them for years he took up Hip hop on the side and the results are a combination of tribal and modern music where the past and future meet. His totem animals are cassowary and possum.

Side A – Still the Beats feat Dialectrix
Dialectrix who originally from Sydney but now resides in Melbourne Dialectrix made his name early in the 2000s with his crew from the Blue Mountains Down Under Beats Crew then went on to release 2 incredible solo records through OZ hip hop label Obeese records. Later teaming up with Obeese head honcho Pegz and Joel new to form Gully Platoon. During the recording of the new dogs record Katch & Dave enlisted Dialectrix and they came up with this banger which if you listen to the chorus pays homage to Sydney hip hop kings Def Wish Cast.
Side B – ShaftsKungFuCarChase
A banging instrumental track written by Dave Dog & Al Mawdsley who spent some time at Hydrofunk HQ setting up the studio, this track is an instrumental banger that the Dogs are Notorious for. this tune guaranteed to get the floor shaking and the BBoys breaking, Big Al originally from the UK is know for his countless hours mixing and remixing the cream of the UK hip hop scene, has worked with Nextmen, Roots Manuva, DJ Vadim and countless others.

Hydrofunk Records are excited to announcethe new release for THE BOY OF MANY COLORS, with hislatest single‘Good Mourning’available on all digital platforms Hereon Friday September 9.

This latest single is lifted from his forthcoming debut album due for release in early 2023.

Delving into the yarn about past wrong doings and First Nations challenges living in the colony, ‘Good Mourning’ is THE BOY OF MANY COLORS, deepest, realest, and rawest story yet.

It’s a hard conversation to stomach, but something that needed to be said before this young Bama man showcases and celebrates his culture further. He eloquently yet brutally touches your spirit with the harsh truth of so-called Australia’s past. So as to make known the past before moving into the future, recognising the reality of the landscape before continuing the practices of this living culture.Venting pent up passion, clearing his ‘mental’ before venturing forth on his journey of artistry.  

Shot at Wirrim Studio in Burleigh Heads, the powerful companionvideo depicts a galleryspace full of cultural art and artefacts, wherea crowd are guided on a tour of the colourful heavenly lit space by THE BOY OF MANY COLORS.Scattered between the beautiful representations of culture are First Nation people who represent the aftermath of colonisation. Themes like depression, alcoholism, domestic violence, and police brutality and all seen in the characters in the space. The crowd cannot see these people at first and are blind to these hardships, they only see the art and magic. This speaks on the way so called ‘Australia’ is today. Many people will turn a cold shoulder or shy away from First Nations issues and only seek the beauty. 

THE BOY OF MANY COLORS(Coedie McCarthy) is an artist, musician, filmmaker, songwriter, producer, traditional and modern dancer, and is also a founding member, vocalist and Didgeridoo player with Byron Bay based 4-peice Indigenoise. A multi-talented visionary who is pushing boundaries, his quest is to bring the old ways of his ancestors into the new age.

Hydrofunk Records are excited to announcethe new release for THE BOY OF MANY COLORS, with hislatest single‘Got You’available on all digital platforms Hereon TuesdayApril26.

The first single to be lifted from his forthcoming debut album, this is another banger from THE BOY OF MANY COLORS …. when he says he ‘Got You’ he means it!

While the fight for freedom continues for his people, he has taken a moment to celebrate the new age and all the goodness in creation that has been carried on from the dreaming. A little different from his usual deep storytelling, on his latest single‘Got You’THE BOY OF MANY COLORS is showing us another one of his many sides and letting more of his true colours shine. It’s all in the balance. There’s a time and place for everything and right now it’s time to turn up and bop… this one slaps ya silly!

The companionvideo also released this weekis produced by Byron Bay based Indigenous creative team Onetime productions who also managed the videography for the recent Indigenous music mentoring programme run by Coedie McCarthy (The Boy Of Many Colors) and Dave ‘Dogg’ Atkins (Resin Dogs). Funded by Arts Qld, Queensland Government Coedie and Dave under the banner of Future Ancestor Mediaguided three artists – DELTOY, RIAH and WILL – through a development process over a span of four months where they were involved in all aspects of the production of both music and visuals for their debut EP’s.Future Ancestor Media is a release body created under Onetime Productions to connect young indigenous artists with major platforms to the industry as a whole.

THE BOY OF MANY COLORS(Coedie McCarthy) is an artist, musician, filmmaker, songwriter, producer, traditional and modern dancer, and is also a founding member, vocalist and Didgeridoo player with Byron Bay based 4-peice Indigenoise. A multi-talented visionary who is pushing boundaries, his quest is to bring the old ways of his ancestors into the new age.

Hydrofunk Records are excited to announce the release of RESIN DOGS brand new single‘Bad Dog’ Feat.Harlen, available on alldigital platformsFriday July 30.

A collaboration between Katch and Dave from Resin DogsandHarlen, the single was recorded at Hydrofunk HQ in Byron Bay earlier this year.Working on somedifferentstylesand beatsnot usual to theResin Dogssound, Dave shared them with Katch in a listening session,and after a chance meeting withJess Harlen at a gig, the trio got together and worked up the track into the stellar new single ‘Bad Dog’. This collaboration is the most ‘pop’ the Resin Dogs have sounded to date, with the band feeling very open to the direction of the song and embracing a new sound.

Born in New Zealand and growing up in Australia, Jess Harlenis an accomplished vocalist, guitarist, song writer, and solo recording artist. Paving the way with a hypnotic groove and ethereal soundshe established a music career in Melbourne releasing two full length solo albums through Plethora Records (an imprint label of Obese Records)before relocating to LA to further her pursuit in performance and song writing. Back in Australia after 5 years in the U.S, Jess collaboratedon several projects before recording‘Bad Dog’ with Resin Dogs.

On the single Harlen says ‘Bad Dog is a soulful pledge for those of us whom have heard our inner voice say one thing but felt the fear of past experience guide us to do another, ultimately looping back into the very cycle we were trying to escape. it’s an anthem to break free from the past, from the non-truths we have inherited, and to go forth courageously in our authenticity with our hearts on our sleeves.’

The companion video for ‘Bad Dog’was filmed and edited by Codie McCarthy (Indigenoise & The Boy Of Many Colors) with conceptual input from Dave, and the clip captures the beauty and elegance of the hills along the backroads of Byron Bay andtheir stunning surrounds. The video also incorporates footage from iconicvenues Rocking Horse studios andThe Triffid where Resin Dogs have both recorded and performed many times over the years.

Back with a 10-piece live band featuring special guests, Resin Dogs return to the Zoo on Saturday July 31 to celebrate the release of ‘Bad Dog’. Always joined by front man Mc Dno, who guides the set, re-interpreting versions of the catalogue to rock the party, the addition of back-up singers (The Sativa Divas) has added harmoniesgiving a fresher sound to some already classic Dogs tunes. Further info HereTickets available Here

Special guest artists include Harlenperforming the new single ‘Bad Dog’,alongsidewell know Brisbane vocalist Kel Timmonsfrom Bankrupt Billionaires who has collaborated with the Dogs over a number of releases andbrings her soulful and beautiful vibe to the stage. Also performing on the night isThe Boy of Many Colors whorecently released the single ‘When a Tree Falls’Feat.Emily Wurramarato critical acclaim,was namedArtist Of The Week on triple j’sUnearthed andalso reachedtop 10 in their charts. More recently, his talents not only as a rapper and producer but also as a dancer and visual designer saw him handpicked by Nick Littlemore to participate in a song writing session as part of the first ever Collab Comp.