Tag: "brown alley"

Alex Niggeman
0 Comments. 277 Views. Posted 9 May 2013 @ 11:08am.
Berlin is without a doubt one of the most vital and exciting cities for electronic music. House producer Alex Niggemann relocated there early in his career, and has never looked back. “Berlin inspires me a lot,” he says. “It’s a creative and young city, and it has a huge network of artists, not only music-wise, but from all mediums.” People come from all over the world to share their music and... Read More
Tribeadelic's 17th Birthday Celebrations
0 Comments. 116 Views. Posted 9 May 2013 @ 2:53pm.
Tribeadelic are celebrating their 17th birthday with a huge party next month. It's set to be a night to remember with all four rooms being opened for the monumental evening.   The Tribeadelic Room will feature, Time Lock, Everblast, Chromotone, Fractail Glider, Legohead and Billy the Kid. The Subsonic Room will be graced by the sound of Weeked Heroes-Felix, MSG, Dylan Griffin, Mood... Read More
Von-D, Caspa and Perverse For Heavy Innit
0 Comments. 91 Views. Posted 8 May 2013 @ 5:19pm.
Heavy Innit are set to deliver a night of heavy bass music with fresh and exciting internationals in tow. London-based DJ and producer, Von-D is renowned for his ability to fill dance floors, fuse genres and hold his own in collaborations with some of the biggest names in underground music. He’s a regular on Rinse FM and with a strong technical grounding at the centre of his eclectic and... Read More
Terrafractyl
0 Comments. 169 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2013 @ 11:33am.
At first glance, classical music and psytrance seem like unlikely bedfellows. Aside from Infected Mushroom’s 2000 album Classical Mushroom and the amusing moniker of Russian darkpsy producer Psykovsky, you’d be forgiven for thinking the two styles of music have very little in common. But for Melbourne producer Felix Greenlees — who performs as both psytrance-oriented project... Read More
Derrick May
0 Comments. 350 Views. Posted 23 Apr 2013 @ 12:01pm.
Many say that Derrick May can be a difficult person to interview. After many aborted attempts – during which he thought the same – Beats finally caught up with the Detroit techno legend for an extended chat and it turns out he is funny, fascinating, extremely passionate about his music and is finally considering going back into the studio. Good news is worth waiting for. Derrick May could be... Read More
Ben Klock
0 Comments. 92 Views. Posted 17 Apr 2013 @ 4:45pm.
DJ/producer Ben Klock's marathon sets are the stuff of legend. Alongside Marcel Dettman, the Berliner is a resident at the legendary power station turned sweat fest for the techno-committed – Berghain night club. Beats talks with the man that is quite literally the current definition of cutting edge techno. At home in Berlin for three days before journeying for the weekend to Switzerland and... Read More
Ryan Elliot Announces Australian Debut
0 Comments. 132 Views. Posted 17 Apr 2013 @ 1:19pm.
Ryan Elliot of Ostgut Ton records is finally come to Melbourne. From the renowned label, owned by Berlin’s Berghain comes Detroit’s Ryan Elliot. If that’s too many influential cities in one sentence for you to handle, the only cure is to head down and experience what is bound to be a night fuelled by only the best in techno and house. His exquisite choice of bassline-driven techno and house... Read More
Behind The Decks : Zayler
0 Comments. 102 Views. Posted 11 Apr 2013 @ 3:14pm.
Describe yourself using the title of a song. Wiz Kid   What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? I could make things come true with my mind.   The most awkward moment you've had as a DJ? Watching pathetic girls try to grease up to you.   What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Harlem Shake. Would go insane.   What's the most... Read More
Pachanga Boys
0 Comments. 270 Views. Posted 28 Mar 2013 @ 11:27am.
So a Mexican and a German walk into a bar. They find each other, connect and eventually start making beautiful music. “It was love at first laugh,” jokes Mauricio Rebolledo. Together with his counterpart Aksel 'Superpitcher' Schaufler, they went on to form the duo now known as the Pachanga Boys. “We clicked right away. We became friends way before we had even thought to develop anything together... Read More
Black Sun Empire
0 Comments. 123 Views. Posted 27 Mar 2013 @ 11:46am.
Fifteen years and five albums on, drum and bass dark-steppers Black Sun Empire are well on the way to creating the powerful syndicate alluded to with their Star Wars' referencing alias. Beats caught up with one third of the Dutch trio ahead of their visit to Australia spruiking BSE's latest dancefloor decimator, From The Shadows. Micha Heyboer is relaxing in his hotel room ahead... Read More
Ivan Smagghe
0 Comments. 118 Views. Posted 26 Mar 2013 @ 11:54am.
Ivan Smagghe got his start selling records at the legendary Rough Trade store in Paris, but he never considered the fact that he might one day have a flourishing career as a DJ. “I have always been very passionate about buying records, ever since I was a kid,” he says. “When I started DJing, though, it wasn’t because of any plan or design, and I never really intended for it to be a way to make... Read More
Davide Squillace
0 Comments. 105 Views. Posted 26 Mar 2013 @ 11:46am.
As resident of Ibiza’s infamously raucous DC-10 party, Italian artist Davide Squillace has got cred. He’s like the guy that everyone high-fives at the decks for playing a tune they’ve never heard before (probably while he’s trying to mix his next record) and no doubt gets a beer or two bought for him at the end of his set. The casual clubber (see festival attendee) who thinks Guetta is a genius... Read More
Julio Bashmore
0 Comments. 252 Views. Posted 7 Mar 2013 @ 10:34am.
Being signed to Claude VonStroke’s influential Dirtybird label in 2009 put the highly eclectic Julio Bashmore house sound on the radar. While the man known to his postman as Matthew Walker now resides in London, in the late ‘00s he was going against the bass-oriented grain that had firmly lodged in his hometown of Bristol, preferring the finesse of house. Walker admits he sometimes felt like the... Read More
Chris Liebing To Grace Brown Alley
0 Comments. 288 Views. Posted 5 Mar 2013 @ 2:33pm.
Chris Liebing is DJ, producer, radio host of a weekly show and the driving force behind the labels CLR and Spinclub Recordings. Back in Australia for another day rave, Liebing is guaranteed to bring with him his ever evolving sound which always remains true to his techno roots. He is a worldwide requested DJ and also part of the Collabs live act, together with the Dutch producer Speedy J. After... Read More
Black Sun Empire Return To Melbourne
0 Comments. 351 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2013 @ 11:47am.
One of the biggest acts in drum and bass, Black Sun Empire, are headed to Australia on the back of the release of their new album From The Shadows. The Dutch trio started making drum and bass in 1995 and from there they have now established themselves as one of the biggest acts with three record labels to keep them busy; Black Sun Empire Recordings, oBSEssions and Shadows of the Empire.... Read More
Stanton Warriors Return To Australia
0 Comments. 275 Views. Posted 26 Feb 2013 @ 2:49pm.
Stanton Warriors are one of those few overnight successes that have remained and not been defeated by the trend hopping dance scene.    Famed for an inimitable incorporation of original productions, edits and remixes, their DJ sets borrow sounds from underground house through to abstract hip hop. With the ability to always keep things fresh, they have led the way many becoming the... Read More
Ivan Smagghe, Superpitcher & Inxec For Electric Owl
0 Comments. 265 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2013 @ 11:44am.
Electric Owl are back and bring with them a lineup that can only be described as a connoisseur's dream. Ivan Smagghe is a man difficult to sum up in a few sentences but best known as a radio host, a music blogger, his A&R role will with label Kill The DJ and of course, a producer. His genre defying production has led the pack in pioneering the school of thought that electronic music should... Read More
Baauer 2013 Australian Tour
0 Comments. 578 Views. Posted 20 Feb 2013 @ 1:44pm.
Baauer aka the dude behind Harlem Shake aka the dude currently beefing with Azealia Banks is coming to Australia. The New Yorker hasn’t been on the scene long, but he's been steadibly making a name for himself with a selection of remixes for the likes of No Doubt and Flosstradamus and, of course, his track Harlem Shake which has had a viral explosion in the past fortnight when five teenagers... Read More
Gramatik Debuts In Melbourne
0 Comments. 721 Views. Posted 21 Feb 2013 @ 3:50pm.
Gramatik is heading to Australia for the first time. Gramatik started making his first beats on an early PC by the time he was 13, and soon the kid from Portoroz, Slovenia figured out how to harvest the power of free file sharing to build a following throughout the US and Europe. Tracks spread, hype grew, tours followed, and before long his digital persona forged the initial inroads into the US... Read More
Agoria Day Party At Brown Alley
0 Comments. 398 Views. Posted 20 Feb 2013 @ 10:46am.
Agoria, otherwise known as Sébastien Devaud, first got hooked to electronic music through listening to Kevin Saunderson’s classic Good Life on the local radio as a 12-year-old kid in 1988. From this moment he spent his time washing his neighbours’ cars to earn enough money for his 12”. Fast forward and Agoria now is an essential contributor to the electronic music scene with Resident... Read More
Actress Debut Australian Tour
0 Comments. 314 Views. Posted 20 Feb 2013 @ 2:58pm.
Actress aka Darren J. Cunningham has in the last 5 years of running the Werk Discs label set himself apart, having played a pivotal part in releasing and bringing the world’s attention to widely talked about artists of the emerging bass generation, namely Disrupt, Zomby, Lukid and Starkey. As a producer he is responsible for the exceptional Hazyville LP of which he received a Mercury Award... Read More
J Philip
0 Comments. 147 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2013 @ 9:28am.
Jessica Phillippe took a winding road to get into DJing. She fell in love with house music and got her first set of decks at 19-years-old whilst studying Systems Engineering at university. It is often said that there is a strong relationship between music and maths, and you don't have to look far for proof of that in her productions and DJ sets. Phillippe honed her skills and started to DJ at... Read More
Australia Day Q&A: Dirtybird Showcase
0 Comments. 155 Views. Posted 23 Jan 2013 @ 11:29am.
When is it? Friday January 25   Where is it? Brown Alley   Who's playing? Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, J.Phlip, Phil K, Dave Pham, Rollin Connection, Tahl, Flip 3k, Citizen.com, Danny Silver, Walter Juan, Adelle, Jungle Bros, Blake & Torren Foot, Eddie Stephens, Akin Sayar, Mickey P, Audixxx, Huw Dedman, Henry Webster, Tim Muphy & Will Cumming, Elliot Hunter, James Nielsson... Read More
Justin Martin
0 Comments. 696 Views. Posted 22 Jan 2013 @ 11:46am.
Justin Martin is on his way back to Australia this month for the Dirtybird Records tour. He has been integral to Claude VonStroke's label from the start, having appeared on the first four releases. After bolting out of the gate with his release for Ben Watt's Buzzing Fly label in 2003, garnering support from A-list DJs around the world, Martin's melodic and tough house sound has found fans all... Read More
Claude VonStroke
0 Comments. 166 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2013 @ 9:25am.
Claude VonStroke is still going places. Partying, touring, producing, running a label and all associated activities continues to take up a significant portion of his time – in fact all of it – but there is little else the man would be rather doing. “I just got back from Holy Ship!” he says. “It’s a rave cruise that goes from Florida to the Bahamas with about 50 DJs. It was pretty mental and... Read More
Claude Von Stroke Brings Dirtybird To Town
0 Comments. 434 Views. Posted 7 Jan 2013 @ 3:13pm.
This Australia day weekend Claude Von Stroke will be bringing his Dirtybird brand down under for the first time and appearing at Brown Alley with Dirtybird favourite Justin Martin and San Fransico's J.Phlip. After a string of successful parties under the Hatched banner in 2012, Dirtybird have fine tuned their party principles to present Arcade in the new year. Since 2005, Von Stroke has released... Read More
Roska
0 Comments. 186 Views. Posted 28 Dec 2012 @ 4:32pm.
Watching the growth of an artist is a fascinating journey. Wayne Goodlitt, better known to his fans as Roska, tells 100% that the last year has been the culmination of learning from his debut album and the triumphant release of his follow-up, Roska 2. "The first album was a landmark for me in saying, 'I'm here', but definitely I think, doing all the pre and post production, I have done my... Read More
A-Skillz
0 Comments. 165 Views. Posted 28 Dec 2012 @ 8:09am.
A.Skillz, aka Adam Mills, recently got his two sons' names tattooed onto his forearms. The UK DJ and producer is well known in the breaks world, having started out smashing out sets at FabricLive, Spectrum, Chew The Fat, Supercharged and more. 100% chats with the ever-so-friendly gent about James Bond, his friendship with Krafty Kuts and returning Down Under. Adam Mills is legendary in the... Read More
Krafty Kuts
0 Comments. 336 Views. Posted 20 Dec 2012 @ 4:50am.
Over the last decade Martin Reeves, better known Krafty Kuts, has made a name for himself as one of the best DJs of the modern era. Since the release of his seminal 2006 album Freakshow – a collection of switched on and funked up bass driven party anthems – the Englishman has toured the world ripping up clubs and festivals alike with his unique blend of bass driven electronica. Before... Read More
SwitchState
0 Comments. 360 Views. Posted 12 Dec 2012 @ 9:28am.
Where's the strangest place you've woken up? After waking in the plane, the memories started coming back. LA, tequila, beach party. I asked where I was. The man said Mexico.   Describe yourself using the title of a song. Mr Happy – DJ Hazard   What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That the day has 24 hours, and the night has 12. I was running on a 36-hour clock! Although... Read More
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