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January 2020

Tanaya Harper takes us on dreamy visual journey in ‘Crash Pad’ video

by the partae January 8, 2020

written by the partae

“Totally smitten by these melodies from Tanaya and those last 30 secs are just what it needed for a final punch.”
4.5 stars – Declan Byrne triple j Home and Hosed

Perth multi-instrumentalist Tanaya Harper burst back onto Australia’s indie music scene in October 2019 with her insightful lyricism and silken melodies, bearing all on her current single ‘Crash Pad’, which is lifted from her forthcoming EP Slow Motion Break-Up, due for release in early 2020.

The end of 2019 saw Tayana play a sold-out hometown single launch, named as a highlight at Perth’s inaugural WAM Fest, as well as ‘Crash Pad’ coming in at number 5 in the top played songs on RTR radio, plus charting in the Top 10 Amrap Metro Charts for two consecutive weeks.

Tanaya is now pleased to introduce her new band, in her dreamy music video directed, edited, and produced by Perth filmmaker Matthew Pitcher.

‘Crash Pad’ is a song is about feeling unloved in a relationship, which over time leads to the person daydreaming about whether they would be happier alone. “The dreaminess that Matt has communicated in the video may relate directly back to discussions we had about what the song is about: when there’s a disconnect between two people when they aren’t seeing eye-to-eye when there’s this space between them that they just can’t seem to mend,” explains Tanaya on the making of the video.

“I wanted it to feel as though the band were performing in front of an audience, almost like a live appearance on a late night show in the 70’s or 80’s. Ultimately we didn’t want a narrative to distract from the music, so we found a simple and unique approach and rolled with it.” – Matthew Pitcher

In her short amount of time performing as a solo artist, Harper has opened for the likes of Jen Cloher, Body Type, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Stella Donnelly and Alex The Astronaut, and is looking forward to her first show on 2020 on the 29th January at The Bird in Northbridge Perth.

Upcoming Show
January 29 – The Bird in Northbridge, Perth WA
Support: Yomi Ship
Doors at 8pm
Tickets on the door
www.williamstreetbird.com/livemusic

Video Credits:
Directed/Edited/Produced by Matthew Pitcher
Song by Tanaya Harper
Video features: Tanaya Harper, Beau Torrance, Sara McPherson and Luke Del Fante
Filmed at Johnny Ma Studios.

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PRAISE FOR JEREMY NEALE Winner Queensland Music Awards Song Of The Year - Dancin' & Romancin' Winner Queensland Music Awards Best Rock Single Recipient of Grant McLennan fellowship "It's no wonder so many people want to join his team" - The Courier Mail "Spin it twice and you'll be hooked" - The Australian "Taking slick classic sounds from the 1960s to the 1980s and putting his particular retro-modern take." - The Age Brisbane's Jeremy Neale has released his new single 'Still Want You Around Me.' His new album We Were Trying To Make It Out will be released Friday 28 February 2020. The grind is tough. We're all just trying to get by - but at what cost? You can chase a dream but if you're in the working class - everything else suffers for it. In 'Still Want You Around Me' Neale explores the sentiments not often shared with those closest to us when we're strung out or snowed under - featuring the feel-good sing-a-long chorus of the summer! The video is a lighthearted clip, which highlights the importance of friendship. Neale says of the video "I jumped at the chance to work with Muppy again. One of the finest actors of our generation and someone who brings integrity and real-world grit to any role they take on. In this case, in a video filmed and edited by renowned director Jesse Hawkins, amongst a backdrop reminiscent of the mean streets of Sesame - we took on the intense subject matter of friends who are doing it tough but don’t wanna talk about the reasons why. Heck, maybe they wanna sing about it instead. Maybe this solves nothing and they might’ve just needed some space. Either way, if you’re doing it tough and I can help in anyway - let it be known that I “Still Want You Around Me”. Since his 2017 debut album release, Neale took out the 2018 Queensland Music Award for Song of The Year for single Dancin’ & Romancin’, signed a global publishing deal with GAGA International / Rough Trade, received extensive play across US college radio and was the recipient of the Grant McLennan Fellowship. As part of this fellowship Neale spent three months in New York City during 2018, attending a songwriting masterclass at NYU, collaborating with local writers and as it turns out, most importantly, resetting his life. Many years stuck in a cycle of ever-changing work, relentless side-hustling and various degrees of financial ruin had taken a toll and the opportunity to escape the pressure cooker for a brief period of time helped immensely to cure the burnout. The distance from home enabled a birds-eye view of what was and wasn’t working and enabled him to figure out what exactly he wanted from music and how the desire to create music could fit into a life worth living. Upon his return home to Brisbane, Australia, armed with new purpose and an openness to collaboration, he set to work on recording his sophomore record We Were Trying to Make It Out. Sonically, We Were Trying to Make It Out contains Neale’s penchant for melodic hooks, delivered coherently and directly without compromise or pastiche. This is the Jeremy Neale sound - the result of years of searching and refining - honest, fully realised and immediate. Guitar pop underpinned by classic songwriting is potentially the recipe for finding oneself outside the current musical climate but is also the hallmark of creating something truly timeless. On We Were Trying to Make It Out Neale explains the album title as the justification for the brutality you’ll put yourself through in an attempt to escape your demons.“There are a lot of sacrifices you have to make in order to create music if you’re not major label backed or independently wealthy and every mistake you make has direct consequences for your everyday quality of life." We Were Trying to Make It Out is a record written across two cities and two years. Early Jeremy Neale recordings might have read as a tribute to those who came before him, but here on his second record - he has found his sound and his voice. Pre-order We Were Trying To Make It Out: https://jeremyneale.lnk.to/WWTTMIO Jeremy Neale - 'Still Want You Around Me' Purchase/Stream: https://jeremyneale.lnk.to/WWTTMIO Jeremy Neale - We Were Trying To Make It Out 1. Everything I Do Is Replaced by Two 2. Tried and True (Raise the Roof) 3. The Strength to Carry 4. Hold Me Up 5. Our Days Are Numbered 6. We Were Trying to Make It Out 7. Still Want You Around Me 8. Time Jeremy Neale - We Were Trying To Make It Out is out Friday 28 February via Dot Dash / Remote Control

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JEREMY NEALE Releases single + video ‘Still Want You Around Me’ We Were Trying To Make It Out out Feb 28 2020

by the partae January 8, 2020

written by the partae

PRAISE FOR JEREMY NEALE

Winner Queensland Music Awards Song Of The Year – Dancin’ & Romancin’

Winner Queensland Music Awards Best Rock Single
Recipient of Grant McLennan fellowship

“It’s no wonder so many people want to join his team” – The Courier Mail

“Spin it twice and you’ll be hooked” – The Australian

“Taking slick classic sounds from the 1960s to the 1980s and putting his particular retro-modern take.” – The Age

Brisbane’s Jeremy Neale has released his new single ‘Still Want You Around Me.’ His new album We Were Trying To Make It Out will be released Friday 28 February 2020.

The grind is tough. We’re all just trying to get by – but at what cost? You can chase a dream but if you’re in the working class – everything else suffers for it. In ‘Still Want You Around Me’ Neale explores the sentiments not often shared with those closest to us when we’re strung out or snowed under – featuring the feel-good sing-a-long chorus of the summer!

The video is a lighthearted clip, which highlights the importance of friendship. Neale says of the video “I jumped at the chance to work with Muppy again. One of the finest actors of our generation and someone who brings integrity and real-world grit to any role they take on.

In this case, in a video filmed and edited by renowned director Jesse Hawkins, amongst a backdrop reminiscent of the mean streets of Sesame – we took on the intense subject matter of friends who are doing it tough but don’t wanna talk about the reasons why. Heck, maybe they wanna sing about it instead. Maybe this solves nothing and they might’ve just needed some space. Either way, if you’re doing it tough and I can help in anyway – let it be known that I “Still Want You Around Me”.

Since his 2017 debut album release, Neale took out the 2018 Queensland Music Award for Song of The Year for single Dancin’ & Romancin’, signed a global publishing deal with GAGA International / Rough Trade, received extensive play across US college radio and was the recipient of the Grant McLennan Fellowship.

As part of this fellowship Neale spent three months in New York City during 2018, attending a songwriting masterclass at NYU, collaborating with local writers and as it turns out, most importantly, resetting his life.

Many years stuck in a cycle of ever-changing work, relentless side-hustling and various degrees of financial ruin had taken a toll and the opportunity to escape the pressure cooker for a brief period of time helped immensely to cure the burnout.

The distance from home enabled a birds-eye view of what was and wasn’t working and enabled him to figure out what exactly he wanted from music and how the desire to create music could fit into a life worth living. Upon his return home to Brisbane, Australia, armed with new purpose and an openness to collaboration, he set to work on recording his sophomore record We Were Trying to Make It Out.

Sonically, We Were Trying to Make It Out contains Neale’s penchant for melodic hooks, delivered coherently and directly without compromise or pastiche. This is the Jeremy Neale sound – the result of years of searching and refining – honest, fully realised and immediate. Guitar pop underpinned by classic songwriting is potentially the recipe for finding oneself outside the current musical climate but is also the hallmark of creating something truly timeless.

On We Were Trying to Make It Out Neale explains the album title as the justification for the brutality you’ll put yourself through in an attempt to escape your demons.“There are a lot of sacrifices you have to make in order to create music if you’re not major label backed or independently wealthy and every mistake you make has direct consequences for your everyday quality of life.”

We Were Trying to Make It Out is a record written across two cities and two years. Early Jeremy Neale recordings might have read as a tribute to those who came before him, but here on his second record – he has found his sound and his voice.

Pre-order We Were Trying To Make It Out: https://jeremyneale.lnk.to/WWTTMIO

Jeremy Neale – ‘Still Want You Around Me’
Purchase/Stream: https://jeremyneale.lnk.to/WWTTMIO

Jeremy Neale – We Were Trying To Make It Out
1. Everything I Do Is Replaced by Two
2. Tried and True (Raise the Roof)
3. The Strength to Carry
4. Hold Me Up
5. Our Days Are Numbered
6. We Were Trying to Make It Out
7. Still Want You Around Me
8. Time

Jeremy Neale – We Were Trying To Make It Out
is out Friday 28 February via Dot Dash / Remote Control

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People Taking Pictures reveals luscious debut album, ‘Informative Noise’

by the partae January 8, 2020

written by the partae

Threading eclectic experimental rock and indie influences together to form a strong tapestry of music, People Taking Pictures strikes out strong and vibrant with the release of their debut album, Informative Noise. The solo project from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets guitarist Luke Parish, People Taking Pictures blends sounds beautifully on this introductory effort, released via the band’s own label – What Reality Records? – today.

STREAM/BUY I PURCHASE VINYL HERE

The psychedelic tinge remains prominent on Informative Noise, while lo-fi beats and alternative hip-hop structures form an intriguing foundation for People Taking Pictures’ central sound. Taking the listener on an immersive journey incorporating Tame Impala-esque production (‘Isolation Song’, ‘Two Heads’) with genre-twisting bends akin to the stylings of Massive Attack, Floating Points and Gorillaz (‘Solitude’, ‘Perspective’), Informative Noise demonstrates the versatility of Parish’s diverse musical range and talent as a musician and producer.

Recorded at his home studio in Perth, Informative Noise came to fruition amid the stacked touring schedule Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have found themselves embracing over the last year. A steadfastly growing collection of material soon began taking form as a fully fledged album, however the final touches took their time in being applied. Now in its final form, Informative Noise is out and accompanied by a limited vinyl release.

Mastered by Simon Struthers (Forensic Audio) and featuring guest appearances from SUPEREGO’s Nelson Mondlane (‘Propagate’, ‘Adventure Shit’) and strings player/Psychedelic Porn Crumpets collaborator Ben Caddy (‘A Park Without Railings’, ‘The Universal Panache’), Informative Noise has outside flavours, but is very much in line with Parish’s central vision for the People Taking Pictures project. “I think coming from a heavier side of music, I spent a lot of my time over the last couple of years listening to the opposite and finding solace in calmer music. I have always loved hip-hop, jazz and soul music and I wanted to take what I already knew and fuse it into something fresh.”
Luke Parish aka People Taking Pictures

Inspired by the work of artists including Flying Lotus, Stereolab, Connan Mockasin and more has fuelled the People Taking Pictures project, as Parish’s yearning for new music and experiences has been met with some thrilling experiences on the road throughout 2019. Now, as 2020 kicks off, his solo music will give fans and newcomers alike new insight into the artist he is continuing to become.

Informative Noise is out now!
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We need your help!!! For friends in Melbourne, suss the benefit concert below, and for friends in the rest of Australia and the world, read the part under this part ↓↓↓ about how you can help too ♡♡♡ If you are in Melbourne on Friday, 10 January we are playing Make it rain - A Bushfire Fundraiser with some great bands; Press Club, Columbus, Mid City, Fan Girl and Teenage Dads DJs at Stay Gold in Brunswick. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards victims of the Victorian Bushfires. And Stay Gold are donating 10% of bar sales as well. BUY A TICKET We'll also be bringing a bunch of merch and will be giving all the money made from sales to Wildlife Victoria who are desperate for donations at the moment. They have posted that while WIRES have raised tens of millions of dollars in NSW, they cannot legally give that money to wildlife charities in other states, including Victoria. So even if you can't make it to the show, please give anything you can to Wildlife Victoria who are helping fire affected wildlife shelters rebuild and replace lost equipment and cover the mammoth costs of specialised food, medical equipment and vet bills for all the extra animals in their care. DONATE TO WILDLIFE VICTORIA

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Australian Bushfire Fundraiser

by the partae January 8, 2020

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We need your help!!!

For friends in Melbourne, suss the benefit concert below, and for friends in the rest of Australia and the world, read the part under this part ↓↓↓ about how you can help too ♡♡♡

If you are in Melbourne on Friday, 10 January we are playing Make it rain – A Bushfire Fundraiser with some great bands; Press Club, Columbus, Mid City, Fan Girl and Teenage Dads DJs at Stay Gold in Brunswick. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards victims of the Victorian Bushfires. And Stay Gold are donating 10% of bar sales as well.

BUY A TICKET

We’ll also be bringing a bunch of merch and will be giving all the money made from sales to Wildlife Victoria who are desperate for donations at the moment. They have posted that while WIRES have raised tens of millions of dollars in NSW, they cannot legally give that money to wildlife charities in other states, including Victoria. So even if you can’t make it to the show, please give anything you can to Wildlife Victoria who are helping fire affected wildlife shelters rebuild and replace lost equipment and cover the mammoth costs of specialised food, medical equipment and vet bills for all the extra animals in their care.

DONATE TO WILDLIFE VICTORIA

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Out Of Bounds 2020 | announces fire relief ticket offer and set times | A fest for Sydney’s South West on 18 January

by the partae January 8, 2020

written by the partae

OUT OF BOUNDS

ANNOUNCE FIRE RELIEF TICKET OFFER
+ SET TIMES RELEASED
THE FEST FOR SYDNEY’S SOUTH WEST SATURDAY 18 JANUARY

The countdown is on! It’s only 10 days to go until Out Of Bounds hits Campbelltown Athletics Centre, and organisers I OH YOU and Frontier Touring are excited to reveal the set times so that festival goers can begin preparing for the first ever Out Of Bounds music festival.

Additionally, in response to the devastating bushfires across Australia, Out Of Bounds have introduced a special ticket offer, with $10 of the new $69 ticket going directly to the Red Cross Bushfire Emergency Appeal.

Across two stages from 1.00pm to 10.00pm, Out Of Bounds features an exciting all-Australian line-up which traverses multiple genres, aimed at uniting people from all walks of life in the diversity-rich area.

Don’t miss your one and only chance to catch these huge acts on stage in Campbelltown next week.

Final tickets on sale now here

For all event information, head to Out Of Bounds website.

OUT OF BOUNDS
A FEST FOR THE SOUTH WEST
CAMPBELLTOWN
JANUARY 2020

Presented by I OH YOU and Frontier Touring

Illy
The Rubens
Mallrat
Trophy Eyes
WAAX
Alex The Astronaut
GRAACE
Clypso
Lex Deluxe
Rops1
Jessica Jade
+ DJ sets from DZ Deathrays & Northeast Party House

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE NOW

CAMPBELLTOWN ATHLETICS CENTRE | Sydney, NSW
Lic. All Ages (15+)
oztix.com.au | Ph: 1300 762 545

ABOUT OUT OF BOUNDS:
I OH YOU and Frontier Touring proudly present Out Of Bounds, a fest for Sydney’s south west.Out Of Bounds is a new music festival that has been built from the ground-up for the Macarthur/Campbelltown region. The inaugural event will take place on Saturday 18 January at the Campbelltown Athletics Centre on the running track that many people from the area (including the festival’s founders) have grown up using for their school athletics carnival. The festival’s goal is to bring some of Australia’s most exciting musical talents to the heart of the south west suburbs and create a top-tier music festival that area’s youth can call their own.

The Macarthur region sits an hour or so south-west of Sydney. Mayor of Campbelltown Cr George Brticevic said “We are delighted to welcome a brand new music festival to the area headlined by some of Australia’s best-known artists, including local superstars, The Rubens. Hosting a music festival of this magnitude at the Campbelltown Athletics Centre is a sign that our city is bursting to life with opportunity.”

Across two stages from 1.00-10.00pm, the first ever Out Of Bounds features a blistering all-Australian line-up which traverses multiple genres, aimed at uniting people from all walks of life in the diversity-rich area. Co-headlining the 2020 event will be hip-hop hit maker and ARIA Award-winning artist Illy, alongside the Macarthur region’s very own hometown heroes and Hottest 100-topping, The Rubens. They’re joined by a plethora of exciting Australian artists such as Mallrat, Trophy Eyes, WAAX, Alex the Astronaut, GRAACE, Clypso, Lex Deluxe along with DJ sets from party-starters DZ Deathrays & Northeast Party House.

I OH YOU was founded by Johann Ponniah and has grown to become one of the country’s most acclaimed and successful independent record labels. Having the opportunity to be part of the Australian (and global) music industry for 10 years, I OH YOU are keen to head back to Campbelltown and give back to the community which helped shape the framework and ethos of the label. The label will also be offering a young person from the area a paid internship at I OH YOU. The internship’s role includes working with the local council to begin regularly conducting panels with some of Australia’s finest musicians and industry professionals in the local area in 2020.

OUT OF BOUNDS

I OH YOU

FRONTIER TOURING

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Alex Ferrer is a DJ and producer, who has become one of Spain’s finest exports in House Music. He is also the label manager of Deeplomatic Recordings, a House Music record label that releases music from artists such as Robert Babicz, Ninetoes, Funk D´Void, Einmusik and DJ W!LD, just to name a few. His credentials include a list of worldwide tours in renowned clubs as Space (Ibiza), Kater Blau (Berlin), The Block (Tel Aviv), Revolver Upstairs (AU), Gazgolder (RU) or Ministry of Sound (London) and festivals like Burning Man (US), Afrikaburn (SA), Midburn (IL) or Piknic Electronik Melbourne (AU) just to name a few. His music has been remixed by artists like Jay Haze (BPitch Control/Fabric), Luna City Express (Moon Harbour), Tony Lionni (Freerange), Moodymanc (2020 Vision), Miguel Puente (Diynamic/No.19), Agent! (Cocoon/Get Physical), or Horatio among others. Social Media: Instagram | Soundcloud | Resident Advisor | Facebook | Website Latest Mixes: Music Is 4 Lovers (House | Disco) | Ibiza Live Radio (Tech House) | Ibiza Global Radio (Deep Disco) Latest Press: DJ Mag | The Partae | Mixmag | Electronic Groove | Data Transmission

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Alex Ferrer Australasia Tour 2020

by the partae January 8, 2020

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06|12 @ Club Joule, Osaka (Japan)

07|12 @ 61Nanking, Nanjing (China)

13|12 @ Aurora Club, Beijing (China)

14|12 @ Livin´, Seoul (Korea)

21|12 @ One´s, Tokyo (Japan)

27|12 @ Lighthouse, Saigon (Vietnam)

30|12 @ Buddha Club, Phu Quoc (Vietnam)

17|01 @ Safe Room, Bangkok (Thailand)

18|01 @ Pontoon Pulse, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

07|02 @ WeLove, Sydney (Australia)

14|02 @ Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne (Australia)

Alex Ferrer is a DJ and producer, who has become one of Spain’s finest exports in House Music. He is also the label manager of Deeplomatic Recordings, a House Music record label that releases music from artists such as Robert Babicz, Ninetoes, Funk D´Void, Einmusik and DJ W!LD, just to name a few.

His credentials include a list of worldwide tours in renowned clubs as Space (Ibiza), Kater Blau (Berlin), The Block (Tel Aviv), Revolver Upstairs (AU), Gazgolder (RU) or Ministry of Sound (London) and festivals like Burning Man (US), Afrikaburn (SA), Midburn (IL) or Piknic Electronik Melbourne (AU) just to name a few.

His music has been remixed by artists like Jay Haze (BPitch Control/Fabric), Luna City Express (Moon Harbour), Tony Lionni (Freerange), Moodymanc (2020 Vision), Miguel Puente (Diynamic/No.19), Agent! (Cocoon/Get Physical), or Horatio among others.

Social Media: Instagram | Soundcloud | Resident Advisor | Facebook | Website

Latest Mixes: Music Is 4 Lovers (House | Disco) | Ibiza Live Radio (Tech House) | Ibiza Global Radio (Deep Disco)

Latest Press: DJ Mag | The Partae | Mixmag | Electronic Groove | Data Transmission

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Epic Pool Parties Return to Miami and announce Six Days of Events Including Official WMC Opening Party with Kings of House, Repopulate Mars, Amnesia, Do Not Sleep and More The Kimpton EPIC Hotel, Miami https://theepicpoolparty.com https://www.facebook.com/theepicpoolparty/ The Epic Pool Parties were one of the most talked about events of the Winter Music Conference in Miami. After this game-changing debut in 2019 they return to The Kimpton EPIC Hotel bigger and better in 2020 for six days of carefully programmed parties. There will be one unmissable party each day of the Conference from Tuesday March 17th to Sunday, March 22nd. The first ones to be announced are the WMC Official Opening Party with the legendary Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales, as well as Amnesia Presents x Do Not Sleep on Wednesday March 18 and a special Repopulate Mars day-night party on Friday March 20th. Located in the heart of Downtown Miami, Kimpton EPIC Hotel is an urban hotel that exudes the beauty and essence of the city through unparalleled experiences and views of Biscayne Bay. The ultimate Miami getaway, Kimpton EPIC Hotel just got even better with the completion of a full redesign. On the heels of its 10th anniversary, extensive renovations of its guestrooms and suites, lobby and pool area were just debuted, setting the stage for the most EPIC WMC parties yet. The events will take place on the newly imagined 16th floor at the hotel’s pool deck overlooking the city, complete with palm trees, bars, and cabanas. It’s a venue like no other, complete with a world-class sound system ensuring every beat is as warm and clear as the skies above. These carefully curated parties feature the worlds best DJs, brands and labels and come from the accomplished team at Electric Ibiza, who run iconic events at the White Isle's most famous venues, from Amnesia to Ibiza Rocks, Café Mambo to Pacha and Space Ibiza. Here they work once more in partnership with Miami legend Jonathan Cowan, Square One and WMC. Last year, the likes of Kerri Chandler, Victor Calderone, MK, Defected, Do Not Sleep, Repopulate Mars and Claptone’s ‘The Masquerade’ all featured. Say Jonathan Cowan on this year's offerings: "After a few years hiatus from the Miami Music Week program, last year was a huge success. I feel the conference has really come back into its own these past few years and is back as an important part of the dance music calendar. 2020 Epic Week will be the best DJs and brands showcasing their talents with an amazing backdrop of downtown Miami, and with Ultra just a few blocks away, we sure are expecting another huge week of music." On March 17th the entire Winter Music Conference kicks off with the one and only Official Opening Party at The Epic, which also happens to fall on St Patrick's Day, and the headliners couldn't be more perfect: the Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales, have been there since day one, pioneering various forms of the genre from vocal and uplifting to more dark and driving. They have decades of knowledge and know how between them, vast arsenal of tunes to call upon to make sure the exact right beat plays at the exact right moment, and are sure to serve up a real masterclass to get this year's conference and series under way. Next up on Wednesday March 18th is one of Ibiza's most iconic clubs, Amnesia, who team up with underground house party Do Not Sleep. As such you can expect the best in cutting edge house, slick tech sounds and electric atmospheres from some of the scene's most essential and innovative talents. The party is in for a huge 2020 with a tour of Australia and New Zealand also planned, so expect them to pull out all the stops when they hit Miami. On March 20th, Lee Foss's red hot Repopulate Mars label will bring its key talents to the Epic for an afternoon and early evening session of unrivalled house music. Last years show was a complete sell out with the label being known for its cosmic parties with extravagant production, fancy costumed characters and immersive performers. As well as releases from the main man Lee Foss, the label was a DJ Mag award winner in 2018 after boasting killer tunes from the likes of Latmum, Mason Maynard, Detlef and Solardo. Says Lee Foss, "Repopulate Mars will rip open the fabric of space and time to return to Miami Music Week to host their intergalactic pool party on Mars at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel on Friday March 20th. Expect a day of outer space hedonism that will have punk funk kids shedding clothes, aliens shedding skin and cyborgs getting down to an electrifying line-up of the best names in house and techno." These Epic Pool Parties will be just that, and promise to be the most talked about dances during the whole of the WMC 2020. The next three shows and full line-ups will come in the next few weeks. ______________________ Tuesday March 17th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel WMC Official Opening Party Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales Wednesday March 18th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel Amnesia Presents x Do Not Sleep Friday March 20th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel Repopulate Mars 12pm-11pm

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Epic Pool Parties Return to Miami w/ Official WMC Opening Party with Kings of House Plus Repopulate Mars, Amnesia, Do Not Sleep and more showcase to be announced

by the partae January 8, 2020

written by the partae

Epic Pool Parties Return to Miami and announce Six Days of Events Including Official WMC Opening Party with Kings of House, Repopulate Mars, Amnesia,

Do Not Sleep and More

The Kimpton EPIC Hotel, Miami

Tuesday March 17th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel

WMC Official Opening Party

Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales

Wednesday March 18th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel

Amnesia Presents x Do Not Sleep

Friday March 20th at The Kimpton EPIC Hotel

Repopulate Mars

12pm-11pm

https://theepicpoolparty.com

https://www.facebook.com/theepicpoolparty/

The Epic Pool Parties were one of the most talked about events of the Winter Music Conference in Miami. After this game-changing debut in 2019 they return to The Kimpton EPIC Hotel bigger and better in 2020 for six days of carefully programmed parties. There will be one unmissable party each day of the Conference from Tuesday March 17th to Sunday, March 22nd. The first ones to be announced are the WMC Official Opening Party with the legendary Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales, as well as Amnesia Presents x Do Not Sleep on Wednesday March 18 and a special Repopulate Mars day-night party on Friday March 20th.

Located in the heart of Downtown Miami, Kimpton EPIC Hotel is an urban hotel that exudes the beauty and essence of the city through unparalleled experiences and views of Biscayne Bay. The ultimate Miami getaway, Kimpton EPIC Hotel just got even better with the completion of a full redesign. On the heels of its 10th anniversary, extensive renovations of its guestrooms and suites, lobby and pool area were just debuted, setting the stage for the most EPIC WMC parties yet. The events will take place on the newly imagined 16th floor at the hotel’s pool deck overlooking the city, complete with palm trees, bars, and cabanas. It’s a venue like no other, complete with a world-class sound system ensuring every beat is as warm and clear as the skies above.

These carefully curated parties feature the worlds best DJs, brands and labels and come from the accomplished team at Electric Ibiza, who run iconic events at the White Isle’s most famous venues, from Amnesia to Ibiza Rocks, Café Mambo to Pacha and Space Ibiza. Here they work once more in partnership with Miami legend Jonathan Cowan, Square One and WMC. Last year, the likes of Kerri Chandler, Victor Calderone, MK, Defected, Do Not Sleep, Repopulate Mars and Claptone’s ‘The Masquerade’ all featured.

Say Jonathan Cowan on this year’s offerings: “After a few years hiatus from the Miami Music Week program, last year was a huge success. I feel the conference has really come back into its own these past few years and is back as an important part of the dance music calendar. 2020 Epic Week will be the best DJs and brands showcasing their talents with an amazing backdrop of downtown Miami, and with Ultra just a few blocks away, we sure are expecting another huge week of music.”

On March 17th the entire Winter Music Conference kicks off with the one and only Official Opening Party at The Epic, which also happens to fall on St Patrick’s Day, and the headliners couldn’t be more perfect: the Kings of House, aka Louie Vega and David Morales, have been there since day one, pioneering various forms of the genre from vocal and uplifting to more dark and driving. They have decades of knowledge and know how between them, vast arsenal of tunes to call upon to make sure the exact right beat plays at the exact right moment, and are sure to serve up a real masterclass to get this year’s conference and series under way.

Next up on Wednesday March 18th is one of Ibiza’s most iconic clubs, Amnesia, who team up with underground house party Do Not Sleep. As such you can expect the best in cutting edge house, slick tech sounds and electric atmospheres from some of the scene’s most essential and innovative talents. The party is in for a huge 2020 with a tour of Australia and New Zealand also planned, so expect them to pull out all the stops when they hit Miami.

On March 20th, Lee Foss’s red hot Repopulate Mars label will bring its key talents to the Epic for an afternoon and early evening session of unrivalled house music. Last years show was a complete sell out with the label being known for its cosmic parties with extravagant production, fancy costumed characters and immersive performers. As well as releases from the main man Lee Foss, the label was a DJ Mag award winner in 2018 after boasting killer tunes from the likes of Latmum, Mason Maynard, Detlef and Solardo.

Says Lee Foss, “Repopulate Mars will rip open the fabric of space and time to return to Miami Music Week to host their intergalactic pool party on Mars at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel on Friday March 20th. Expect a day of outer space hedonism that will have punk funk kids shedding clothes, aliens shedding skin and cyborgs getting down to an electrifying line-up of the best names in house and techno.”

These Epic Pool Parties will be just that, and promise to be the most talked about dances during the whole of the WMC 2020. The next three shows and full line-ups will come in the next few weeks.

January 8, 2020 0 comments

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Kim Salmon

by the partae January 7, 2020

written by the partae

Where are you currently based and what is the music scene like there?

I’ve lived in Melbourne since 1991.

It has a huge and diverse music ( and art for that matter ) scene that brings in more revenue than sport and yet, as everywhere else, the people making the art aren’t making any of the money.

How did you first start playing music?

I started playing music when I was 15 and I persuaded my parents to get me guitar lessons after I’d saved up and procured a $14 ‘Audition’ guitar (I saw Marc Ribot playing one of these a couple of years ago!) from Kmart. I’d been inspired by a lot of the music I was hearing on the radio – T rex, Deep Purple, The Stones, basically electrified Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Your latest single is out now, what influences your sound and songwriting?

A mixture of the prior mentioned ‘electrified rock n roll’, experimenting with strange beats, unusual ways for generating sound ,weird harmonies, wordplay and stuff going on around me.

You have an Australian tour kicking off at the end of January, are there any shows that you are particularly looking forward to playing, if so why?

I’m looking forward to the Hobart, Brisbane and Beechworth shows because they’ll be just me and no band and those shows are always more rambling and story telling, going places I can’t take a band. I’m looking forward to all of the other shows because I’ll have a different combo of local musos and musos that I’m taking with me in each place.

How do you prepare for live shows?

I put together a repertoire based on what musical configuration I’m working with and what I want to present for that show. I write all he songs I might want to choose from all down over 2 spread pages of and open book – about A3 size when opened out, so that I can look down on the floor and pick any song that takes my mood. I call this ‘The Book Of Swamp’. This is what I do instead of a set list. All of the musos I work with know this and know not to expect a formalised setlist.

I then think about what I’m gonna wear. If I’m on my own it stops there but if I have a combo it depends on the people. Some people just can’t be tamed and others are good sports and want to help present a show of some sort. The challenge is to make it look like we didn’t all just meet at a bust stop…ha ha maybe that could be a look in itself.

I always go on ‘cold’, don’t meditate or do vocal exercises. Actually that’s a white lie, I have been having a shot or 2 of tequila in recent times to get into ‘the vibe’ but am getting over(or bored with) the taste of tequila.

Your book ‘Nine Parts Water, One Part Sand: Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge’ is out now, how did this book come about and what inspired Douglas to write it?

Doug and I hit it off straight away and he’d ask me about some aspect of my past before, after or during a lesson and that would just set me off into some ‘rock story’. I think after a while that got him interested to know if any of these stories had been compiled anywhere and of course they hadn’t. He plucked up the courage and asked me one night if he could write my biography and given the absence of such a thing, and given that I’d attempted it but never had the time, I said yes!

You worked along side your guitar student/biographer ‘Douglas Galbrath’ how did the idea/concept come about to work together?

You mean in my band? Obviously Doug is a fairly enterprising fellow. I knew he was already a drummer. He’d taken it on himself to try and be the booker at the local pub and booked some of me and my friends bands in there as well as his own. I saw he was a good drummer and even worked with him playing at his daughter’s schools bazaar, which he also booked bands for.

How did the story telling, story writing between the both of you take place and over what period?

He’d invite me to brunch start recording and do what he did at the lessons. He got me talking. Basically he prompted me with a question and off I’d go.

What did you find most rewarding and challenging through out the process?

For me the most rewarding thing has been to see the threads that I’ve given Doug, get woven into a story. It seems something quite apart from me even though I recognise it all.

The most challenging part was to know where the line between being a bit circumspect and censoring oneself was. Obviously I don’t want to fall out with people but there’s also a need for honesty. This is however just a story and not an exposé so there’s a balance to be struck.

Any advice for anyone wanting to writing a book?

Don’t know if I’m the person to give that advice yet. Maybe wait till I’ve written MY book.

Where can we buy/read ‘Nine Parts Water, One Part Sand: Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge’ ?

Ha Ha! In all discerning bookstores….but more importantly….and also in the highly likely event that all discerning bookstores don’t have my book in stock (because they’ve sold out ha ha),

at my upcoming shows where I’ll be selling the book and my 2 new singles and more…

Who are you listening to at the moment?

Bonzo Dog Doodah Band

It was Neil Innes’s tragic death that dragged me into yet another You Tube vortex.

What do you like to do away from music and writing?

Painting and other things

Please tell us about any new music that’s on the way:

I’m going into the studio with Tony Thewlis in 3 days to put the finishing touches on a brand new Scientists album.

What’s planned for 2020?

Touring said Scientists album in the USA

Favourite food and place to hangout?

Well right now it’s the roast that I’m about to cook and my fave place will be here when I’m eating it, because I’m HUNGRY.

TOUR DATES:

Friday 31st January 2020 – Mona, Hobart (Arvo Show) / Republic, Hobart TAS

Saturday 1st February 2020 – Mona, Hobart TAS

Friday 7th February 2020 – Crown & Anchor, Adelaide SA

Saturday 8th February 2020 – Bassandean Hotel, Bassandean WA

Sunday 9th February 2020 – Grumpy’s Music Bar, Perth WA

Friday 14th February 2020 – The Tote, Melbourne VIC

Thursday 20th February 2020 – Smith’s, Canberra ACT

Friday 21st February 2020 – Union, Sydney NSW

Saturday 22nd February 2020 – Junk Bar, Brisbane QLD

Saturday 29th February 2020 – Tanswells Commercial Hotel, Beechworth VIC

https://www.facebook.com/kim.salmon.549

January 7, 2020 0 comments

To celebrate Starcrawler's live Australian debut, the Los Angeles-based rockers have announced a special headline show at Melbourne's rock 'n' roll institute Cherry Bar on Monday 13 January. Lead by the untameable stage presence of vocalist Arrow de Wilde, Starcrawler's glammed up, punk 'n' roll live assault is not to be missed. Tickets on sale now. Starcrawler are currently in Australia for their very first time, supporting fellow Californian natives The Growlers. With three shows down, Starcrawler join The Growlers on a further nine dates down our golden coastline stopping in most East Coast centres and surf breaks across QLD, NSW and VIC, including a night at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. Full run of dates below. The tour follows the release of Starcrawler's exciting second album Devour You - a record that dynamically captures the essence and aggression of their gloriously unhinged live shows. Devour You is available digitally and on limited edition black/red marbled vinyl, with a scratch and sniff sleeve via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. Starcrawler—vocalist Arrow de Wilde, guitarist/vocalist Henri Cash, bassist Tim Franco, and drummer Austin Smith—is a band possessed by the spirit of its own hometown of Los Angeles, every movement charged with a primal and manic electricity. The band formed in 2015, and since that time have gone from bashing out songs in the garage to earning legendary fans such as Shirley Manson and Elton John, and to supporting the likes of Beck, Foo Fighters, Spoon, The Distillers, MC5 and more. Devour You was produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, L7) and came to life at the famed Sunset Sound. Buy / Stream Starcrawler - Devour You: https://starcrawler.lnk.to/devouryou Starcrawler Headline Show Monday 13 January - Cherry Bar, Melbourne VIC - Tickets The Growlers Australian Tour 2020 supported by Starcrawler Saturday 4 January - Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff NSW - Tickets Sunday 5 January - CBD Live Southport, Gold Coast QLD - Tickets Monday 6 January - The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD - Tickets Wednesday 8 January - Sawtell RSL, Sawtell NSW - Tickets Thursday 9 January - 48 Watt St, Newcastle NSW - Tickets Friday 10 January - Wollongong Uni, Wollongong NSW - Tickets Saturday 11 January - Park House, Mona Vale NSW - Tickets Sunday 12 January - Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW - Tickets Tuesday 14 January - Westernport Hotel, San Remo VIC - Tickets Wednesday 15 January - Pier Bandroom, Frankston VIC - Tickets Thursday 16 January - The Croxton, Melbourne VIC - Tickets Friday 17 January - Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC - Tickets Tickets on-sale now via Love Police Praise for Starcrawler "Los Angeles natives Starcrawler could just be the hottest young rock band on the planet" - The Age / Sydney Morning Herald “I feel like Starcrawler, and in particular Arrow, are really challenging the norms in which women are seen in music.” - Shirley Manson "A glittery L.A. interzone between Seventies riff-rockers like Cheap Trick and the rougher, ponderous melodies of Dinosaur Jr." - Rolling Stone “The album is like being slapped by rock’n’roll again. You’ll be like, ‘What the fuck was that?’ - i-D “Arrow de Wilde is what would have happened if Ozzy Osbourne and Patti Smith had got together in 1975 and had a kid’ – Classic Rock “Teenage LA glam-punks LA debut” - Q, ★★★★ “trashy rock’roll of the highest order” - The Times “[their debut] demonstrates the potency of Starcrawler's au courant mash-up of Raw Power-era stooges, Sunset Strip glam-metal and Nirvana at their hookiest." – UNCUT "Somewhere at the intersection of '70s-style glam rock and punk sits Starcrawler, a young LA band that's quickly making a name for themselves with their grungy sun-soaked odes to their home city and their in-your-face live shows." - Paper "Boasting killer throwback verses with an absolutely lovely and anthemic chorus, 'Hollywood Ending' may be the start of greatness for these decidedly L.A. rockers... a damn near perfect pop song," - NPR Music Starcrawler - Devour You 1. Lizzy 2. Bet My Brains 3. Home Alone 4. No More Pennies 5. You Dig Yours 6. Toy Teenager 7. Hollywood Ending 8. She Gets Around 9. I Don't Need You 10. Rich Taste 11. Born Asleep 12. Tank Top 13. Call Me A Baby Starcrawler - Devour You is out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control Starcrawler Facebook | Twitter | Instagram roughtrade.com remotecontrolrecords.com

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STARCRAWLER announce Melbourne headline show + currently touring with The Growlers

by the partae January 7, 2020

written by the partae

To celebrate Starcrawler‘s live Australian debut, the Los Angeles-based rockers have announced a special headline show at Melbourne’s rock ‘n’ roll institute Cherry Bar on Monday 13 January. Lead by the untameable stage presence of vocalist Arrow de Wilde, Starcrawler‘s glammed up, punk ‘n’ roll live assault is not to be missed. Tickets on sale now.

Starcrawler are currently in Australia for their very first time, supporting fellow Californian natives The Growlers. With three shows down, Starcrawler join The Growlers on a further nine dates down our golden coastline stopping in most East Coast centres and surf breaks across QLD, NSW and VIC, including a night at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. Full run of dates below.

The tour follows the release of Starcrawler’s exciting second album Devour You – a record that dynamically captures the essence and aggression of their gloriously unhinged live shows. Devour You is available digitally and on limited edition black/red marbled vinyl, with a scratch and sniff sleeve via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records.

Starcrawler—vocalist Arrow de Wilde, guitarist/vocalist Henri Cash, bassist Tim Franco, and drummer Austin Smith—is a band possessed by the spirit of its own hometown of Los Angeles, every movement charged with a primal and manic electricity. The band formed in 2015, and since that time have gone from bashing out songs in the garage to earning legendary fans such as Shirley Manson and Elton John, and to supporting the likes of Beck, Foo Fighters, Spoon, The Distillers, MC5 and more. Devour You was produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, L7) and came to life at the famed Sunset Sound.

Buy / Stream Starcrawler – Devour You: https://starcrawler.lnk.to/devouryou

Starcrawler Headline Show
Monday 13 January – Cherry Bar, Melbourne VIC – Tickets

The Growlers Australian Tour 2020
supported by Starcrawler

Saturday 4 January – Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff NSW – Tickets
Sunday 5 January – CBD Live Southport, Gold Coast QLD – Tickets
Monday 6 January – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD – Tickets
Wednesday 8 January – Sawtell RSL, Sawtell NSW – Tickets
Thursday 9 January – 48 Watt St, Newcastle NSW – Tickets
Friday 10 January – Wollongong Uni, Wollongong NSW – Tickets
Saturday 11 January – Park House, Mona Vale NSW – Tickets
Sunday 12 January – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW – Tickets
Tuesday 14 January – Westernport Hotel, San Remo VIC – Tickets
Wednesday 15 January – Pier Bandroom, Frankston VIC – Tickets
Thursday 16 January – The Croxton, Melbourne VIC – Tickets
Friday 17 January – Torquay Hotel, Torquay VIC – Tickets

Tickets on-sale now via Love Police

Praise for Starcrawler

“Los Angeles natives Starcrawler could just be the hottest young rock band on the planet”
– The Age / Sydney Morning Herald

“I feel like Starcrawler, and in particular Arrow, are really challenging the norms in which women are seen in music.” – Shirley Manson

“A glittery L.A. interzone between Seventies riff-rockers like Cheap Trick and the rougher, ponderous melodies of Dinosaur Jr.” – Rolling Stone

“The album is like being slapped by rock’n’roll again. You’ll be like, ‘What the fuck was that?’ – i-D

“Arrow de Wilde is what would have happened if Ozzy Osbourne and Patti Smith had got together in 1975 and had a kid’ – Classic Rock

“Teenage LA glam-punks LA debut” – Q, ★★★★

“trashy rock’roll of the highest order” – The Times

“[their debut] demonstrates the potency of Starcrawler’s au courant mash-up of Raw Power-era stooges, Sunset Strip glam-metal and Nirvana at their hookiest.” – UNCUT

“Somewhere at the intersection of ’70s-style glam rock and punk sits Starcrawler, a young LA band that’s quickly making a name for themselves with their grungy sun-soaked odes to their home city and their in-your-face live shows.” – Paper

“Boasting killer throwback verses with an absolutely lovely and anthemic chorus, ‘Hollywood Ending’ may be the start of greatness for these decidedly L.A. rockers… a damn near perfect pop song,” – NPR Music

Starcrawler – Devour You

1. Lizzy
2. Bet My Brains
3. Home Alone
4. No More Pennies
5. You Dig Yours
6. Toy Teenager
7. Hollywood Ending
8. She Gets Around
9. I Don’t Need You
10. Rich Taste
11. Born Asleep
12. Tank Top
13. Call Me A Baby

Starcrawler – Devour You is out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control

Starcrawler
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roughtrade.com
remotecontrolrecords.com

January 7, 2020 0 comments

LUCA BRASI MORE THAN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FIRE FUNDRAISER SHOW Luca Brasi will play a fire fundraiser show in Hobart this Friday happening at Room For A Pony. 100% of ticket sales, Luca Brasi merch, plus bar profits and staff wages from Room For A Pony will be donated to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal. Acoustic sets from Luca Brasi, Bec Stevens and Sorin Van Zino from 7pm. Tickets $15 on the door For more information on Luca Brasi, visit: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

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Luca Brasi Fire Fundraiser Show This Friday

by the partae January 7, 2020

written by the partae

LUCA BRASI
MORE THAN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FIRE FUNDRAISER SHOW

Luca Brasi will play a fire fundraiser show in Hobart this Friday happening at Room For A Pony. 100% of ticket sales, Luca Brasi merch, plus bar profits and staff wages from Room For A Pony will be donated to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

Acoustic sets from Luca Brasi, Bec Stevens and Sorin Van Zino from 7pm.

Tickets $15 on the door

For more information on Luca Brasi, visit:
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

January 7, 2020 0 comments

After a brilliant 2019 edition with more than 20000 attendees through the weekend, legendary French techno festival FAMILY PIKNIK will double the dose next summer with two full days of underground action from noon to midnight on both Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of July. The first wave of names to be announced include Erol Alkan and Fisher, Worakls Orchestra and Monolink both live, as well as Artbat and Mathame. Taking place in Montpellier, the historical heart of techno in France, the 9th edition of the open-air festival is set to be wild once more. The usual Opening Concert will switch to a full day but will keep a focus on Live Acts while Sunday will offer a full and red hot schedule with the best house and techno DJs in the world. Family Piknik is used to hosting heavy line-ups, and they don’t come much bigger than Erol Alkan, the Phantasy Sound label boss and master of a wide range of eclectic sounds from indie rave to techno to electro. Joining him will be the one and only Australian Fisher, the global house superstar behind one of the biggest dance floor anthems of the last 10 years with "Losing It.” The first wave of names also includes a live show from the always impressive French talent Worakls Orchestra, who layers up sounds in magical ways. There will also be another live show from Monolink, the German DJ, singer-songwriter and electronic producer who specializes in ambient, techno, electronica and always serves up a fine soundtrack. Ukranian duo Artbat have had a standout 2019 with plenty of high Beatport hits and they bring their fresh tech on the Sunday, with Mathame are the Italian duo who have released on Tale of Us’s Afterlife and Tiefschwarz's Souvenir. After early bird on sold out, we are now on to early 2 ticke available at http://www.familypiknikfestival.com where a limited amount will be available before the next phase. You can watch the 2019 after movie below to get you in the mood for 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrF-eTr9iI First wave of acts Fisher Erol Alkan ARTBAT Worakls Orchestra (live) Monolink (live) Mathame. Website: http://www.familypiknikfestival.com

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Family Piknik extends to two full days and announces 1st acts – Fisher, ARTBAT, Erol Alkan and More

by the partae January 7, 2020

written by the partae

After a brilliant 2019 edition with more than 20000 attendees through the weekend, legendary French techno festival FAMILY PIKNIK will double the dose next summer with two full days of underground action from noon to midnight on both Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of July. The first wave of names to be announced include Erol Alkan and Fisher, Worakls Orchestra and Monolink both live, as well as Artbat and Mathame.

Taking place in Montpellier, the historical heart of techno in France, the 9th edition of the open-air festival is set to be wild once more. The usual Opening Concert will switch to a full day but will keep a focus on Live Acts while Sunday will offer a full and red hot schedule with the best house and techno DJs in the world.

Family Piknik is used to hosting heavy line-ups, and they don’t come much bigger than Erol Alkan, the Phantasy Sound label boss and master of a wide range of eclectic sounds from indie rave to techno to electro. Joining him will be the one and only Australian Fisher, the global house superstar behind one of the biggest dance floor anthems of the last 10 years with “Losing It.”

The first wave of names also includes a live show from the always impressive French talent Worakls Orchestra, who layers up sounds in magical ways. There will also be another live show from Monolink, the German DJ, singer-songwriter and electronic producer who specializes in ambient, techno, electronica and always serves up a fine soundtrack. Ukranian duo Artbat have had a standout 2019 with plenty of high Beatport hits and they bring their fresh tech on the Sunday, with Mathame are the Italian duo who have released on Tale of Us’s Afterlife and Tiefschwarz’s Souvenir.

After early bird on sold out, we are now on to early 2 ticke available at http://www.familypiknikfestival.com where a limited amount will be available before the next phase.

You can watch the 2019 after movie below to get you in the mood for 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrF-eTr9iI

First wave of acts

Fisher

Erol Alkan

ARTBAT

Worakls Orchestra (live)

Monolink (live)

Mathame.

Website:

http://www.familypiknikfestival.com

January 7, 2020 0 comments

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FIRE FUND ? Ft. Hockey Dad, Dune Rats (DJs) Tumbleweed, Shining Bird, Totty + More!

by the partae January 6, 2020

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GET TICKETS HERE

Yours & Owls, Farmer & The Owl and Rad Management band together to throw FIRE FUND, a bushfire fundraiser featuring one of the biggest fully Wollongong / south coast based line-ups ever: Hockey Dad, Tumbleweed, Dune Rats (DJ Set), Shining Bird, Totty & Maddy Jane at ‘Club Windang’ on January 24.

The recent bushfires and subsequent devastation is an issue super close to home. We are a part of the South Coast. Our communities are literally burning to the ground. We have family, friends, bands we work with, and punters who attend our shows and events who are being affected and we feel an obligation to help out.

The way we’re able to help out is by donating our time and resources & doing what we do best; Throw live music shows & bringing community together.

On Jan 24 Hockey Dad, Tumbleweed, Dune Rats (DJ Set), Shining Bird, Totty & Maddy Jane will all be playing at the lake Illawarra waterfront venue ‘Club Windang’ (Windang Bowling Club) for a benefit show with 100% of all tickets, raffle & merch proceeds on the night going to NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE, NSW NATIONAL PARKS & WILDLIFE SERVICES & the RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

The raffle will take place throughout the night in between bands and will be hosted by Dunni of @dunnis_daily_motivators Insta fame.

Prizes will include signed surfboards from pro surfers: Chippa Wilson, Craig Anderson, Dion Agius, Harry Bryant & Mick Lowe and prize packs from: Oh Dang café, Music Farmers, Audio Technica, Volcom, Vans, Drag Board Co & more.

There will also be a limited edition merch item designed by Luke Player available and can be shipped anywhere in the world for those who want to donate

PURCHASE / DONATE HERE

LINEUP: Hockey Dad, Tumbleweed, Dune Rats (DJ Set), Shining Bird, Totty & Maddy Jane + more to be announced.

DATE: 6pm January 24

VENUE: Club Windang (Windang Bowling Club)

*** 100% of all tickets, raffle & merch proceeds on the night going to NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE, NSW NATIONAL PARKS & WILDLIFE SERVICES & the RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND. ***

This will be an 18+ event.

GET TICKETS HERE

January 6, 2020 0 comments

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS NGV Friday Nights returns this summer during Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines, paying homage to the 1980s and New York downtown. DJs spotlight an 80s music moment each week, alongside drag performances, classic cocktails and New York City street food. Garage Disco: Shelley and Simon Caldwell Friday 24 January, 6pm – 10pm | NGV International | Booking Required, Fees Apply House Yacht Classics: DJ Cookie and Alexander Powers Friday 31 January, 6pm – 10pm | NGV International | Booking required, fees apply Sharing Connections Thursday 23 January, 10.15am – 11.15am | NGV International | Booking required, free entry Sharing Connections is a free program for those living with dementia in the community. It provides an opportunity for participants to enjoy a relaxed social experience using art as the basis for conversation and sharing ideas. Using the NGV Collection as the conduit, NGV Guides lead facilitated tours of the Gallery. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TALKS From Venus To Cleopatra: Petrina Hicks’ Women Thursday 23 January, 2pm – 2.30pm | NGV Australia, Federation Square | Free entry Hosted by Dr Maria Quirk, Assistant Curator for Collections and Acquisitions, NGV, From Venus To Cleopatra: Petrina Hicks’ Women discusses issues of gender and representation through the work of contemporary photographer Petrina Hicks. Join the discussion to learn how Petrina interrogates visual representations of women throughout art history and mythology in her photographs then view the works in her current solo exhibition Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic. Imagination And Storytelling Thursday 23 January, 2.30pm – 3.00pm | NGV Australia, Federation Square | Free entry Celebrating contemporary photographer Polixeni Papapetrou’s work, Imagination And Storytelling considers the narrative in historical and contemporary photography. Hosted by Susan van Wyk, Senior Curator of Photography, NGV and Olympia Nelson, Polixeni Papapetrou’s daughter and muse, attendees can explore how Papapetrou explored narrative in her work through the Olympia: Photographs by Polixeni Papapetrou exhibition. Keynote Lecture: In Absence Thursday 23 January, 6pm – 7.15pm | NGV International | Booking required, fees apply A panel discussion with Yhonnie Scarce, contemporary artist and Melbourne architecture studio, Edition Office, founders Kim Bridgland and Aaron Roberts about the 2019 Architecture Commission. The panel provides a thought-provoking lecture on the meanings of In Absence, 2019 a critically engaged architectural project that seeks to act as carrier for forgotten stories that must be shared and heard to inform our shared future. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lunar New Year Saturday 25 January, 12.00pm – 4.00pm | NGV International | Free entry Celebrate Lunar New Year at the NGV with an afternoon of free activities exploring Asian art and culture. Try your luck at Jianzi (Chinese hacky sack) in the NGV Garden while listening to the art-pop, jazz and new wave sounds of DJ Silky Jazz. Experience highlights of the NGV’s Collection with guides tours in English and Mandarin.

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NGV upcoming events in January and February 2020

by the partae January 6, 2020

written by the partae

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS
NGV Friday Nights returns this summer during Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines, paying homage to the 1980s and New York downtown. DJs spotlight an 80s music moment each week, alongside drag performances, classic cocktails and New York City street food.

Garage Disco: Shelley and Simon Caldwell
Friday 24 January, 6pm – 10pm | NGV International | Booking Required, Fees Apply

House Yacht Classics: DJ Cookie and Alexander Powers
Friday 31 January, 6pm – 10pm | NGV International | Booking required, fees apply

Sharing Connections

Thursday 23 January, 10.15am – 11.15am | NGV International | Booking required, free entry

Sharing Connections is a free program for those living with dementia in the community. It provides an opportunity for participants to enjoy a relaxed social experience using art as the basis for conversation and sharing ideas. Using the NGV Collection as the conduit, NGV Guides lead facilitated tours of the Gallery.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TALKS

From Venus To Cleopatra: Petrina Hicks’ Women
Thursday 23 January, 2pm – 2.30pm | NGV Australia, Federation Square | Free entry

Hosted by Dr Maria Quirk, Assistant Curator for Collections and Acquisitions, NGV, From Venus To Cleopatra: Petrina Hicks’ Women discusses issues of gender and representation through the work of contemporary photographer Petrina Hicks. Join the discussion to learn how Petrina interrogates visual representations of women throughout art history and mythology in her photographs then view the works in her current solo exhibition Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic.

Imagination And Storytelling
Thursday 23 January, 2.30pm – 3.00pm | NGV Australia, Federation Square | Free entry

Celebrating contemporary photographer Polixeni Papapetrou’s work, Imagination And Storytelling considers the narrative in historical and contemporary photography. Hosted by Susan van Wyk, Senior Curator of Photography, NGV and Olympia Nelson, Polixeni Papapetrou’s daughter and muse, attendees can explore how Papapetrou explored narrative in her work through the Olympia: Photographs by Polixeni Papapetrou exhibition.

Keynote Lecture: In Absence
Thursday 23 January, 6pm – 7.15pm | NGV International | Booking required, fees apply

A panel discussion with Yhonnie Scarce, contemporary artist and Melbourne architecture studio, Edition Office, founders Kim Bridgland and Aaron Roberts about the 2019 Architecture Commission. The panel provides a thought-provoking lecture on the meanings of In Absence, 2019 a critically engaged architectural project that seeks to act as carrier for forgotten stories that must be shared and heard to inform our shared future.

Lunar New Year
Saturday 25 January, 12.00pm – 4.00pm | NGV International | Free entry

Celebrate Lunar New Year at the NGV with an afternoon of free activities exploring Asian art and culture.

Try your luck at Jianzi (Chinese hacky sack) in the NGV Garden while listening to the art-pop, jazz and new wave sounds of DJ Silky Jazz. Experience highlights of the NGV’s Collection with guides tours in English and Mandarin.

January 6, 2020 0 comments

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Epizode Delivers Mesmerising Main Stage in Collaboration with Sila Sveta

by the partae January 5, 2020

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Epizode Festival ups its game again this year with the news that it has formed a creative and technical partnership with Sila Sveta, an interactive media, production and conceptual design company, for the production on the Main Stage.

Says Natasha Rogal, CEO of Epizode festival, “It’s the first time in 4 years we make a step forward and deliver a brand new concept on the Main Stage of the festival. It’s become possible thanks to a cooperation with one of the most talented and professional teams in the industry. I am beyond excited because this will bring a new element of creativity and change the entire experience for our festival goers on the Main Stage!”

Sila Sveta, a stellar interactive media studio, has collaborated with SETUP, an outstanding lighting design studio, to re-invent the central arena with simple linear structures empowered by bold light and video content to create a massive installation. In the very centre of the ensemble will be an intricate experimental object that explores the volume and geometry of a cube.

Sila Sveta are the first call for every outrageous, unthinkable and unknown possibility in the field of digitally immersive experiences. They create content and provide the management necessary to install and produce any kind of show. Their studio has a unique working pipeline making it possible to deliver its exquisite product with unusually fast turnaround. There are several strong design teams in the studio, each lead by an exceptional art director. This flexible combination makes it possible to work on projects in completely different fields such as 3D mapping on buildings, holographic performances and lighting shows, all at the same time.

About EPIZODE:

EPIZODE is a music and art festival held at Vietnam’s most picturesque island getaway, Phu Quoc. The 11-day long festival kicks off after Christmas and ploughs through the hustle and bustle of the New Year. Over the last three editions, the festival has successfully featured some of the biggest electronic music headliners including the likes of Carl Cox, Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, [a:rpia:r], alongside some of the most prolific talents in Asia. In 2019, attendance rates doubled from previous years, with more than 10,000 people from 79 countries. In only three years, EPIZODE is already recognized as one of the most iconic electronic music festivals in Asia. It is also touted as one of the best NYE music getaways that gathers ravers, industry folks and avid travelers in a dreamy environment equipped with an unparalleled music selection, combined with next level production and in artistic setting.

This year’s event will take place on a larger site with chill-out and daily activities zones, a food-court and market place. A significant effort is also put into the creation of a comfortable leisure area with yoga and sports, group meditation classes and healing sound sessions that will bring the mind and the body to balance.

The art-program remains a priority with more new installations and a full list of the artists and key projects to be announced soon. Add in a world class team who bring exceptional sound systems, lights and next level ideas in the field of stage and light design and you have a wonderfully high class and immersive experience in paradise.

Links:
Epizode Website: https://epizode.com/
Epizode Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epizode.official/
Epizode Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epizode_official/?hl=en

January 5, 2020 0 comments

Oscar L, Dee Montero and David Morales have signed a new round of remixes of what is one of Nómadas’ most iconic tracks, Chus & Ceballos’ album released in 2015. OUT NOW ON BEATPORT We’re going back in time to 2015 to place ourselves during the release of “All I Want” feat Astrid Suryanto’. A track that was Nómadas’ fourth single, Chus & Ceballos’ first album after more than 15 years of producing. An LP that was born under the inspiration for their performance at Burning Man and that resulted in an outstanding project. Now, for Stereo’s 20th anniversary, it’s time that “All I Want” lives a second golden age with a new load of remixes. Back then it was Technasia, Henry Saiz & Marc Marzenit and Fernando Campos that were on remix duties remixes. Now it’s Oscar L, Dee Montero and David Morales who will be taking over those duties. If the original track was characterized by an organic and ethereal rhythm, Oscar L takes it to more earthly lands where the vocals transfer the prominence to the percussion. That added to the synthetic hints results in a strong and quick track. Dee Montero gives to the track his characteristic sparkle right from the start with a new deep nature. Sharper than the original, the track still has persistence. David Morales, on his side, gives us two reinterpretations. The first one a Red Zone Dub in science fiction code. A track in which the prominence is the percussion resulting in the almost total disappearance of vocals. And the second one a Diridimi in which the vocals get their presence back, but at the same time the percussion is lightened with the introduction of more air. This “All I Want” ‘s new round of remixes is available on Stereo from 2nd of January.

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Chus & Ceballos’ “All I Want” revives to celebrate Stereo’s 20th anniversary

by the partae January 5, 2020

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Oscar L, Dee Montero and David Morales have signed a new round of remixes of what is one of Nómadas’ most iconic tracks, Chus & Ceballos’ album released in 2015.

OUT NOW ON BEATPORT

We’re going back in time to 2015 to place ourselves during the release of “All I Want” feat Astrid Suryanto’. A track that was Nómadas’ fourth single, Chus & Ceballos’ first album after more than 15 years of producing. An LP that was born under the inspiration for their performance at Burning Man and that resulted in an outstanding project.

Now, for Stereo’s 20th anniversary, it’s time that “All I Want” lives a second golden age with a new load of remixes. Back then it was Technasia, Henry Saiz & Marc Marzenit and Fernando Campos that were on remix duties remixes. Now it’s Oscar L, Dee Montero and David Morales who will be taking over those duties.

If the original track was characterized by an organic and ethereal rhythm, Oscar L takes it to more earthly lands where the vocals transfer the prominence to the percussion. That added to the synthetic hints results in a strong and quick track. Dee Montero gives to the track his characteristic sparkle right from the start with a new deep nature. Sharper than the original, the track still has persistence. David Morales, on his side, gives us two reinterpretations. The first one a Red Zone Dub in science fiction code. A track in which the prominence is the percussion resulting in the almost total disappearance of vocals. And the second one a Diridimi in which the vocals get their presence back, but at the same time the percussion is lightened with the introduction of more air.

This “All I Want” ‘s new round of remixes is available on Stereo from 2nd of January.

January 5, 2020 0 comments

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