For those of us who caught the bug with Brazilian drum n bass through the beautiful work of DJ Marky and MC Stamina, the time has come to witness it again with their forthcoming Australian tour.

DJ Marky is undoubtedly one of the most exciting DJs to emerge in the drum & bass world in the last few years. Breaking through to the world with his album "The Brazilian Job", there has been no stopping him since! With his phenomenal technical skills and Brazilian flair, enthusiasm and dedication, he has impressed clubbers and music industry alike. As V recordings label boss Bryan Gee said of his discovery, "DJ Marky is one of the biggest talents I’ve seen for years!"

MC Stamina has gone from strength to strength since connecting with the Movement crew and working as an MC to the Brazilians, DJ Marky and DJ Patife, on their frequent tours around Europe. Stamina MC created lyrics that moulded perfectly to instrumental Drum & Bass/Jungle and createdsomething new, taking the music in a new direction.

This vocal remixing came to a head in mid-2001 when Stamina added his vocals to a tune that the Brazilian boys had been playing for a few months. The tune was "LK" and the crowd in Newcastle around this time kept asking Marky to play a the tune called "It's The Way" (one of the main lyrics from Stamina's version). Marky was thinking it was DJ Tactix from the early 90s, not for one minute thinking it was "LK" with Stamina singing over the top, which had been performed the last time Stamina and Patife played Newcastle! The tune hadn't even been recorded yet! And thus legends are made...

Melbourne fans can catch DJ Marky and Stamina MC at the Forum Theatre on Saturday 22nd May 2004. Tickets go on sale Friday 16th April. Here are the tour dates for Australia. EZ!

DJ Marky and MC Stamina Australian Tour
Thu 13 May - Wellington
Fri 14 May - Christchurch
Sat 15 May - Auckland
Sun 16 May - Adelaide
Thu 20 May - Sydney
Fri 21 May - Perth
Sat 22 May - Melbourne

dunno if you guys heard it but marky's essentialmix over the weekend was rocking he's my fav dnb dj

here;s the link for anyone who wants to listen to it

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/essentialmix/artist/index.shtml