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Maybe Dancing Will Help feat. Bastian’s Happy Flight @ The Norfolk Basement (Fri 3 September)

Well what else can I say but get your ass on down for a good dance, because we’ve already found it does help… but you can’t know it does until you attend! That said Bastian’s Happy Flight will be busting out a dj set, with Jack the Sax-Offender giving it everything he’s got. Support from TCEE, Sleepyhead and Bouncy Castles!

Skrillex @ The Republic (Sat 4 September)

If you enjoy your hard heavy electronic music then The Republic is the place to be this Saturday night. Skrillex is from post-hardcore band From First To Last, and is known as a multi-genre remix enthusiast, with a few pop remixes in there. Support comes from Time Travel Agent, Saylor, Dead Money and Robotskream (ps robotskream is also a very cool Perth blog for those interested in electronic music).

Music review

Royksopp – Senior

Artist: Royksopp

Album: Senior

Release Date: 10 September 2010

Label: Virgin/EMI

Rating: 7/10

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was contemplating on listening to Senior. I knew it wasn’t going to be anything like Junior,  I’d been informed it was a much darker album that was less ‘pop-friendly.’ That’s exactly what I found, an album that is an amazing journey through different sounds, but at the same time pretty difficult to access. The album is instrumental only and most of the tracks lack an identifiable beat, often drifting into peaceful ambient music. I did really enjoy, and do recommend taking the journey. Full interview is after the jump…

Lucid Dreaming @ The Velvet Lounge


What: Lucid Dreaming

Where: The Velvet Lounge

When: 11 September 2010

Cost/Ticket details: Free Entry

Lucid Dreaming’s September edition!

Check your totem as we prepare to discombobulate your senses.

Let Lucid Dreaming take you on a inextricable ride through your wildest dreams as we hypnotise you with the sounds of some of Perth’s finest artists and mesmerise you with Lucid’s newest visual’s. The last few month’s have been nothing short amazing with the unmistakable LD atmosphere oozing through out Perth’s coolest rooms for all things 4/4! Get amongst it as we have the gigantor of all party’s lined up for you!

7PM – 2AM / FREE ENTRY / Composer Series 7 CD Launch

Music artist

Tabularaza

Guess who’s back with another white hot track… Tabularaza. A perfectly put together, catchy, summery track called This Can’t Be. It’s transporting me out of my lab and into a world of summer fun. Enjoy!  This Can’t Be (Original Mix) by Tabularaza

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The Transients

Need some banging electro for your weekend to begin a day early? Well WAMI award winning electropop duo (four piece live) The Transients have a new single out – Hey You! Got plenty of juice in it for you to dance to.

The Transients – Hey You!

The Transients (Website)

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Foals – Miami (Jono Ma & Franklin Furter Remix)

So Foals’ second LP, Total Life Forever, is actually pretty amazing. Which should come as no surprise because Antidotes was also awesome. It’s just taken me a little while to get stuck into it and now it will not physically allow me to remove the CD from my car stereo. This is not a bad thing. The main single from that album that most people will recognise is of course Miami and for lovers of that track I have this awesome remix courtesyof Jono Ma and Franklin Furter. It’s really slow, doesn’t diverge massively from the original, and is basically aurally orgasmic. That phrase is copyrighted by the way. As for the remixers, I have never heard of them until this remix came out. Although I believe Jono Ma has something to do with Lost Valentinos. Enjoy :) You can also download this from the soundcloud below.

Foals – Miami (Jono Ma and Franklin Furter Remix) by Dewse

Music interview

AC Slater (Parklife)

And so it begins… This is the first in a line of Parklife related interviews (event info here, tickets here). About a month or two ago I had a chat to AC Slater (Trouble & Bass, Party Like Us) and found out the aforementioned labels are possibly about to merge! He also told me about plans to release a solo album, and a forthcoming collaboration album with Dell Harris. There’s a stack more info after the jump…

AC Slater (Myspace)

How did the last Australian tour go was there a good reception to what you were playing?

It was great, I did a club tour and it was amazing I was really happy with it. I love the

Music review

Grazification

King Titos was another great success on Friday night. Once again I can’t give a full review because Troy and I were djing so we missed Harlequin League and a few djs here and there. However, I can tell you we had a smashing time and both rooms were packed. I caught the multi-genre stylings of Grubby, a lovely filter house set from Friend, some of Bastian’s Happy Flight’s trademark muck-around music, Lightsteed’s educational 70s disco and of course Graz’s headlining set downstairs. Although you get similarities between each dj and artist there’s such a great variety of things to listen too, it’s hard not to have a good time. Full review after the jump…

Summadayze @ The Esplanade


What: Summadayze

Where: The Esplanade

When: 8 January 2011

Cost/Ticket details: 126 inc bf ticketmaster

It’s a new Summa, a new season and another chance to revel in the colour, excitement and energy of one of the world’s most famous outdoor dance events. Proudly brought to you by Mellen Events and Future Entertainment, Australia’s legendary Summadayze electronic music festival is back in 2011 with an all-new look for an all-new season of sounds, sun and celebration.

So, get ready for a piping hot new experience this summer as the nation’s premier dance music celebration unveils its fresh new vibe, exciting new musical direction and mind-blowing new event experience.

Now in its 12th stunning year, Summadayze 2011 will take Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast by storm once again as a fresh, exciting lineup of the world’s biggest electronic hitters join the infamous sonic juggernaut for a non-stop, hands-in-the-air party around the nation.

For starters, in news that’s guaranteed to cause a veritable frenzy, the world’s reigning Number One DJ, Armin Van Buuren, will be bringing his inimitable world-class, genre-defining Trance sounds to the main stages in Perth and the Gold Coast. Hot on the heels of a highly anticipated new album release and his epic debut of Armin Only – Mirage in Melbourne on New Year’s Eve, Queenslanders and West Australian fans are in for a serious summer treat …

Next up, after rocking tens of thousands of screaming faces on the Future Music Festival tour in 2009, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s infamous N*E*R*D are bringing their sublime rock-funking hip hop goodness to the new-look Summadayze for what’s guaranteed to be a show of epic proportions. With new album “Nothing” set for release on September 7, N*E*R*D fever is set to spread quickly!

Then, the biggest name in global House music and Grammy Award-winning international producer du jour, David Guetta, is returning to the Summadayze main stage to drop his unique brand of heart-pumping grooves, infectious melodies and party-time vocals on his die-hard fans and a whole new generation of dance lovers.

And as if all of that wasn’t enough, the iconic likes of Bob Sinclar, Chromeo, Erol Alkan, Rivastarr, Miami Horror, Yuksek, Aeroplane, Zombie Disco Squad and many, many more will all be on hand to make the all-new Summadayze a tasty summertime treat to remember for years to come

It’s a new season and a new summa, and Future Entertainment and Mellen Events’ Summadayze 2011 is on its way to heat things up, ON A SATURDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! Stay tuned for more details next week …

Stafford Brothers @ Limelite


What: Stafford Brothers

Where: Metros (Freo)

When: 10 September 2010

Cost/Ticket details: 20 door sales

Friday September 10th sees the Gold Coast heroes, the mighty Stafford Brothers make a date to smash some Jager and play some tunes for LIMELITE at Metros Freo. A volcano in Greenland almost stopped the Stafford Brothers from showing up at Limelite back in May, but this time its their heavy North American and Europe touring schedule that keeps the boys busy. Matt and Chris spend the best part of 8 months a year rolling around the globe playing at parties in Mykonos and Ibiza to L.A. and Vegas.

Its been a huge huge year for the boys, releasing tracks through Defected, building a new iphone app and website and the biggest new of all, filming a reality tv show for Foxtel. So grab a late night date and head down to welcome the guys back and get your funniest face on the idiot box.

Stafford Brothers at LIMELITE with Foxtel filming LIVE!