Tag: "Electronic dance music"

Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
0 Comments. 1,927 Views. Posted 25 Apr 2012 @ 10:02pm.
  A follow-up of sorts to Danny Boyle's cult-cinema classic Trainspotting from '96, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy as directed by Rob Heydon and featuring stellar performances from Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk and Billy Boyd is a superb take on the original short story and is a remarkable demonstration of potential from a director who understands the wisdom in playing to your strengths.... Read More
Silicone Soul at Onesixone
0 Comments. 585 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2012 @ 12:41pm.
Long-lived Soma Records turns twenty this year, a testament to its place as one of the world's longest-running, leading dance music labels.  Responsible for showing the world discoveries such as Daft Punk and Alex Smoke, the Scotland-based house and techno imprint has a well-respected history. Silicone Soul is one of the label's favourites - with four albums to their name, the pair (made up... Read More
Roger Sanchez
0 Comments. 463 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2012 @ 10:50am.
  The man doesn’t really need an introduction - it’s impossible that you know electronic music and not the name Roger Sanchez. Who hasn’t had a dance to Another Chance from the seminal LP First Contact released way back when in 2001? The man behind various monikers is a bona-fide legend when it comes to music. As a label boss and DJ he is without peer – a man whose vision... Read More
Zomboy
0 Comments. 780 Views. Posted 12 Apr 2012 @ 10:22am.
  Speaking from his hotel in Turin at The Big Snow – a snowboarding festival where he is playing – Zomboy explains that he is working on new music and looking out onto one of the most amazing views he’s ever experienced. “In fact, let me take a picture so you can see,” he says. Before I know it, there is a picturesque snow covered chateau with beautiful tinges of green and brown in my inbox... Read More
Seth Lakeman
0 Comments. 1,118 Views. Posted 28 Mar 2012 @ 5:38am.
  It is odd that a local phenomenon from another country, a country 10,553 miles away, can become widely recognised here in Australia. What I am referring to is the United Kingdom’s Mercury Music Prize – an annual award for the peer-voted best album from England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland. The reason it is so well-known here in Australia is that ever since its inaugural year in 1992 – the... Read More
Jerome Isma-Ae Heads to Melbourne
0 Comments. 648 Views. Posted 19 Mar 2012 @ 1:43pm.
Hailing from Munich, Jerome Isma-Ae is one of the highest-selling, most successful progressive house and trance producers of the last three years, with a discography that consistently aims to evolve and push boundaries since his early years in the dance music scene. His inspirational releases have featured on prominent labels from Armada and Baroque to Strictly Rhythm and his own, Jee Recordings... Read More
Sven Vath and Oliver Huntemann Headline Future Afterparty
0 Comments. 950 Views. Posted 7 Mar 2012 @ 1:47pm.
It seems fair to say it’s a bit of a tradition now – it's Sven Vath’s third year of heading the decks at Future Music Festival and taking out the headline slot at the official afterparty. With thirty years of experience as a DJ and producer, it's no wonder that Sven Vath's frequently referred to as Germany's king of techno - a cult-figure in the world of underground electronic music, seminal... Read More
Ørjan Nilsen
0 Comments. 830 Views. Posted 29 Feb 2012 @ 5:31pm.
  The onset of technology has changed the way artists represent nowadays. The baby-faced Ørjan Nilsen is testament to that. Not yet 20, his releases on Intuition, Enhanced and Armada Recordings have established him as a force to be reckoned with in the progressive trance scene. Hailing from Norway, Nilsen is primed for his schedule of festival dates around the country – and equally, is ready... Read More
Ian Pooley Headlines Fluidlife Lunar
0 Comments. 774 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2012 @ 1:07pm.
The third in their series of parties for the year, Fluidlife Lunar returns with an appropriately deep and mysterious guest to head the next in their marathon all-night raves.  German-based Ian Pooley is a slow-burn in the electronic music scene, a thoughtful and enigmatic voice in the house and techno scenes, his hectic touring schedule as a DJ contrasting with his patient approach to... Read More
Oliver Huntemann
0 Comments. 762 Views. Posted 10 Feb 2012 @ 10:29am.
  German techno DJ Oliver Huntemann’s sets are revered by techno fans and lauded by other DJs and EDM critics. Many put it down to his ability to innovate while still paying true to the roots of EDM’s oldest genre. Huntemann’s current live show is renowned for his use of the ‘reactable system’; a clear topped circular table that reacts via cameras positioned at the bottom to different shaped... Read More
Pedro DJ Tour
0 Comments. 4,050 Views. Posted 3 Feb 2012 @ 4:11pm.
As cult indie cinema superstar Napoleon Dynamite once sagely stated, “Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills”.  Looks like old mate Pedro, last seen celebrating his newfound status as class president, has been expanding his skillset of late. No, seriously – we’re not joking. Turns out he’s heading this way for a full DJ tour spanning Perth, Sydney and Melbourne after hitting all... Read More
Publicist
0 Comments. 1,177 Views. Posted 2 Feb 2012 @ 2:50pm.
  Sebastian Thomson can’t be contained. As the drummer for post-rockers Trans Am and punk outfit Weird War, Thomson took to the skins like a bat out of hell. He had a presence that spoke for itself. Yet even within the many releases Thomson was a part of with Trans Am, there was a consistent musical growth. Trans Am, pioneers of their genre, kept pushing the boundaries of what could normally... Read More
Stereo MCs : Emperor’s Nightingale
0 Comments. 1,139 Views. Posted 12 Jan 2012 @ 9:06am.
If you're anything like me, then perhaps there was a brief period in the Naughties where you stopped in your tracks and wondered to yourself, "Whatever happened to Stereo MC's?"   It's been a long time since 1992, when Nick Hallam and Rob Birch released their smash record Connected, which thrilled and amazed listeners worldwide with its imaginative mash-up of rap and dance music. I mean,... Read More
The Whitest Boy Alive
0 Comments. 3,882 Views. Posted 2 Jan 2012 @ 7:47am.
When asked how they came up with their band's name, the members of The Whitest Boy Alive have said that doesn't refer to a specific person, but rather, to a character they created, one who appears in their songs, and drive the lyrical direction of their albums. I ask bass player Marcin Öz to tell me a bit more about this mysterious character and what makes him tick, and he is happy to oblige. "... Read More
Chase & Status
0 Comments. 1,004 Views. Posted 14 Dec 2011 @ 8:38am.
With the advent of electricity and its application to amplification and then that whole microchip computer thing (that I'm sure is just a phase) music has altered more in the last 100 years then it had in the previous 800. And with this focus on exploiting and innovating technology rather then mastery of an instrument, music, particularly dance music, has seen the leading artists become... Read More
Rat Vs Possum
0 Comments. 1,107 Views. Posted 24 Nov 2011 @ 8:16am.
In that sea of naked bodies you find on Rat Vs Possum's new album artwork, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Matt Kulesza claims it's his legs that stand out the most. "They're pretty hairy!" he laughs, "and we're all covered in baby oil…" And if the mixture of friends and band members depicted in their birthday suits on the cover of Let Music & Bodies Unite weren't comfortable with... Read More
Komaton
0 Comments. 1,430 Views. Posted 23 Nov 2011 @ 11:45am.
"Our music is always a 'transformation' of your own experiences; the goal is to communicate our experiences in a way that many people can respond [to or] understand. It's definitely a personal message." As one-half of Komaton, producer/DJ Tomá Ivanov always strives to take things into unique territory. One of their latest concoctions, Dehunt, sums up the group's mission perfectly, blending... Read More
Jason Midro
0 Comments. 1,996 Views. Posted 10 Nov 2011 @ 9:37am.
Jason Midro has unquestionably played a pivotal role in the dance music scene in Australia, and certainly in Melbourne. It was an innocent family piano in the home that conjured his interest at around the time he was just four. "My brother Mark had begun learning on it. I loved the sound and I would often sit there just playing notes and listening to them. My father also used to play a lot of... Read More
Big Gigantic
0 Comments. 922 Views. Posted 8 Nov 2011 @ 1:28pm.
"Well, music does get classified. It's just something that happens." Big Gigantic are a musical duo that defy classification. People have tried but have fallen short with each attempt. Simply type Big Gigantic into Google and you will see what I mean...Mooted as everything from dubstep and electronica through to jazz fusionists, the Colorado duo seem to be classified through their diverse... Read More
The Whitest Boy Alive Tour
0 Comments. 1,930 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 8:43am.
Last in Australia since their last appearance at the shortlived Nevereverland festival in 2008, The Whitest Boy Alive have announced a 2012 return to our shores.  Just announced for Sydney Festival, the Berlin quartet will be venturing further south for a headline show. Originally starting as an 'electronic dance music project' The Whitest Boy Alive have now fully evolved into a 4... Read More
Miss Libertine Turns Five
0 Comments. 1,099 Views. Posted 17 Oct 2011 @ 8:20am.
In the five years that Miss Libertine has been operating as one of Melbourne’s finest clubbing establishments, how many of you have spent a gnarly night stomping your feet on that dancefloor?  All of you – yes, we thought so. After completely transforming what was formerly known as the Mac’s Hotel, Miss Libertine has seen all manner of international and local names shaking their walls and... Read More
Phil Kieran, Perfect Stranger and Son Kite at Red Sky
0 Comments. 1,351 Views. Posted 20 Oct 2011 @ 8:42am.
Showcasing some of the biggest names in the international techno and progressive electronic genres, and back from its winter slumber is Red Sky, with a lineup that will be sure to bring in the summer with a boom.    Leading the charge is Belfast-based techno auteur Phil Kieran, who’s been hanging out in the upper reaches of the electronica scene for over a decade – releasing single... Read More
Yoji Gets Crazy in Australia
0 Comments. 910 Views. Posted 13 Oct 2011 @ 8:34am.
I’m allowed to say this, having a Japanese mother and putting up with all sorts of wacky shenanigans from her as I grew up: we Japanese are absolutely crazy. Take Yoji, for instance: a rockstar trapped in a DJ’s body, the dude is equally well-known for his antics behind the decks and exuberant fashion sense as his unique, trailblazing take on hard trance and techno. Claiming a place in DJ... Read More
Marco V
0 Comments. 457 Views. Posted 28 Sep 2011 @ 11:16am.
“I did it once before and that was really good, so I am excited to go back.” At first Dutch superstar DJ Marco V (the V stands for his surname Verkuylen as opposed to something weird or wonderful) seems to be pretty straight talking. With our phone call having been delayed by my lengthy heart-to-heart with his fellow Godskitchen headliner John Askew, it is hard to tell whether Verkuylen is... Read More
Ant TC1
0 Comments. 1,263 Views. Posted 22 Sep 2011 @ 9:33am.
“I really am knocking on these days so it was actually acid house/rave when I first got into it all aged 13 – 20 years ago! Fabio, Grooverider and Bukem - they just led the sound for me back then and when rave kind of split into techno, happy hardcore, jungle, intelligent drum and bass – yes, that was actually a term widely used back then believe it or not! I followed these inspirational DJs on... Read More
Joakim Visits New Guernica
0 Comments. 1,598 Views. Posted 26 Aug 2011 @ 3:02pm.
France’s Joakim is a hard guy to pin down.  With a background in classical music, US & UK indie rock and jazz it’s no wonder his music traverses all ends of the electronic music spectrum, earning him a reputation for being one of the forefront experimentalists in dance music today. Not to mention his label Tigersushi, playing host to similarly-acclaimed artists like Maurice Fulton, E.S.... Read More
John Askew
0 Comments. 651 Views. Posted 24 Aug 2011 @ 10:53am.
John Askew's quiet morning is being dominated by a side to the music industry with which he is far from enamoured. Having put in the hard yards to get to the top of tech-trance table, he has lost interest in playing the game in order to keep a profile. As a result, conducting interviews at ridiculously early hours is far from appealing. With other jobs that should, in his eyes, take precedence,... Read More
Washed Out : Within and Without
0 Comments. 1,650 Views. Posted 23 Aug 2011 @ 2:25pm.
The chill-wave scene became overcrowded quickly, but Atlanta's Washed Out (alias of Ernest Greene) has developed a unique sound that isn't so repetitive. Now after the two standout EPs Life of Leisure and High Times Washed Out has released his first studio album, Within and Without. By recording in a proper studio instead of his bedroom, this time the production quality is more refined;... Read More
Opiuo
0 Comments. 3,642 Views. Posted 9 Aug 2011 @ 10:54am.
Talk about producers of breakbeat, drum and bass and glitch, and you often conjure up images of pale, reclusive dudes hiding out in basements making the kind of terrifyingly loud, jarring noises erupt from their monitors that would make small children sob, complaining about how the scene was so much better ten years ago and how kids these days just don't know what real electronic music is, et... Read More
Simian Mobile Disco
0 Comments. 2,269 Views. Posted 5 Aug 2011 @ 9:27am.
"We've never tried to do what people expect of us, I suppose." Therein lies the philosophy of Simian Mobile Disco - the shy knob-fiddling duo behind dance floor destroying tunes like Tits and Acid, Hustler and one infamous mash up with Justice titled We Are Your Friends that gained them notoriety in the UK and internationally. Their CV includes collaborative works with Alexis Taylor from Hot... Read More
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