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Scripted Dialects is all about the music. The Brisbane trio is dancing to its own beat, and singing to its own tune on the way to a debut festival outing later this month.

Rupert Faust is cool, calm and collected when discussing his group’s first foray into the world of festival frivolities. The 24-year-old will take the stage at this month's Manifest as one third of Brisbane hip hop outfit Scripted Dialects.

The group has come a long way since graduating from the UQ student bar to host Funk n Soul’d Out at The Globe and supporting fellow Brisbane outfit Butterfingers.

“We’ve known the guys from Manifest for quite a few years now. When I first started going to festivals I think they were going to quite a few festivals as well and we became friends,” Rupert says of the three-day September celebration.

“It was a natural progression for us, of course we had to be there. It’s their first festival and it’s our first festival. We didn’t have to think about it, not at all. I guess there’s a little bit of nerves, but we play a lot of shows so we’re quite comfortable being on stage. It could very well be the biggest crowd we’ve played to.”

Confident but far from cocky, Rupert says the Scripted Dialects story is going – dare I say – according to script.

“We had a pretty long-term vision and there was never really much doubt in our mind as to the progression of our music, it was just a matter of time. We want to keep making awesome tunes, stuff that we love to listen to, stuff that we love to perform and stuff that other people love to listen to as well.

“We’re always just trying to create songs that we haven’t heard of and I suppose topics that we haven’t heard yet. It’s all hip hop, but I think we’re looking for something a bit different.”

Scripted Dialects is one part Brother Beans – Rupert – mixed and mashed by producer Supervised and turned upside down and inside out by freestyler Philosopheyes. Together the boys are working on their debut longplayer and remain focused on the future of Oz hip hop.

“I never listened to hip hop to be honest. It’s quite funny, but I was a punk rock and metal kid right up until I finished school. Then I sort of got into 1200 Techniques and The Herd and I was like ‘wow, hip hop can actually be cool’.

“That was at the turn of the millennium when all that bling bling gangster shit was getting popular, and then I heard some Aussie hip hop and realised you could actually say what you wanted without sounding retarded.”

2010 has seen Rupert take on an increased role in the Scripted crew in the absence of former DJ, Professor Phat. Brother Beans moves between the decks and mic as a self-confessed “control freak” who was born to create banging beats.

“Coming up to the ‘Just Pressed Record’ EP launch Professor Phat said ‘that’s going to be my last show with you’ and he wanted to try other things. Then I sort of fell back into the DJ responsibilities and I’ve been working hard on that. It’s pretty cool because I’m a bit of a control freak.

“It’s good to be behind the decks and finding samples, because all three of us are developing songs. Instead of having someone else do things for us I can get in there and do it. The album is coming along well. We’ve got 19 tracks on the board and we’ve done seven or eight of them live. We’re looking to start recording in October."

“We’re looking for a release in mid next year. It’s easy to say that, but it can always get pushed back. For us man, we just want to keep doing what we’re doing and hopefully people will enjoy the music. That’s what we’re all about.”

Scripted Dialects plays Manifest at the Bestbrook Mountain Resort from September 24-26. Other acts include Propatingz, Hermitude, Mr Mirra, Organic Hybrid and The Bird.