Every rapper knows it’s a jungle out there, just ask Sleek The Elite.

As he prepares to release his long-awaited third album, the Sydney MC and actor looks back to where it all began and the road he’s walked to get where he is today.

“Life was pretty tough on me for a bit with bad situations I was in but what I’m trying to do, and I think I’ve succeeded, is turn all that negative shit into a force of energy,” says Sleek.

“If I didn’t, the pain would have consumed me and there wouldn’t have been any more Sleek as you know it. I’m not saying I wouldn’t be here anymore, but I wouldn’t be here in the same capacity.”

Demon Tea Recordings prove yet again why they are the ultimate in subversive, mind-expanding electronic music.

‘Oozie Goodness - The Eye Opening Elixir ’ is a collection of goa, break and psy trance that lives up to both the album’s name, and Demon Tea’s reputation.

What started as an amoeba in the primordial ooze of music takes full form and stands upright on the third instalment of the dynamic and progressive ‘Evolutionary Vibes’ collection.

‘The Evolution Will Not Be Televised’ is natural selection at work, a demonstration of Australian electronica adapting to its ever-changing environment, where only the strongest and fittest survive.

Simultaneously intimidating and enticing, dangerous and delightful, this record is definitely the apex predator of its species.

This second volume of the Evolutionary Vibes collection picks up where ‘The Endless Search For The Perfect Beat’ left off.

Where Volume I exuded an air of easy-going, late-night cool, ‘The Evolution Continues’ delves into the darker realms of electronica. Boasting 28 tracks over two CDs, this album is not so much a journey as it is an outer body, astral trip accompanied by a consciousness-altering soundtrack.

From first track to last, this is evolution on a scale that would shock Darwin himself.

The Evolutionary Vibes collection represents the development of Australian dance music in all its glory.

Featuring a well-curated selection of rare and limited cuts, these albums are more than a simple retrospective; they provide a guided journey through an immense library of deeply-textured electronic soundscapes.

This first volume, ‘The Endless Search For The Perfect Beat’ takes listeners to the roots of sample-based composition, embracing a decidedly laidback, chilled-out personality.