Combat Wombat

Combat Wombat are a political hip-hop crew based in Melbourne, Australia. Armed only with samplers, mics and turntables, powered by solar energy and an uncompromising belief in Truth over Spin, Combat Wombat’s music delves into issues of national identity, indigenous rights, the government’s treatment of refugees and alternative energy, bringing reports from the front line of resistance.

Blasting raw political fire in these unsettling times, MC Elf Tranzporter, MC Izzy Brown, producer Monkey Marc and DJ Wasabi will take you on an unforgettable ride of truth and rights, mixed with dub-heavy bass and boom bap style hip hop beats.

Combat Wombat are renowned for their contribution to Australian live music scene over the past 15 years, and their grassroots activism on issues such as indigenous rights, refugee rights, homelessness and environmental protection. They have toured extensively through Europe, performed in refugee camps in Palestine, and toured with Palestinian hop-hop artists in Israel. They have also performed at festivals and events around Australia, and supported bands such as Public Enemy, M1 from Dead Prez and Akil from Jurassic 5.

Combat Wombat’s debut album, Labrats Solar Powered Sound System (2001), was recorded entirely on solar power, mostly on the banks of Lake Eyre in the South Australian desert while blockading Roxby Downs uranium mine.

Labrats was followed by their sophomore release on Elefant Traks, Unsound $ystem (2005). Unsound $ystem features a number of guests artists such as The Herd’s Ozi Batla and TZU’s Seed MC. It also features MCG and SMS, two Afghan refugees who had escaped from Woomera detention centre.

Combat Wombat’s long-awaited third album, Just Across The Border (2017), was been ten years in the making.

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