Words by James Tait. Announcing their breakup at the start of August were crafty veterans of the Australian music scene, Bluejuice. Crafty veterans may seem a stretch given that the band has released but three albums since 2007, but they’ve been kicking around since 2001, blasting their transcendent mash of hip-hop, electro, rock, funk and […]
What do Luke Million, Benson, Airwolf and Capetown have in common? BOOM! It’s no secret we love Young Franco, and now it’s clear we’re not alone (as if)! His huge single Close 2 U ft JOY has now been reworked by fellow Aussie beatmakers to bring you four new versions of the killer floor filler! […]
There’s gotta be something in the water over in Perth; their burgeoning music scene is going from strength to strength, and producer Loston is no exception! After a slew of remixes including Retrograde by James Blake, Too Much by Sampha and Banks‘ Waiting Game, Loston has been garnering a fair few listeners lately (more than […]
Depressing music is the tits. Elliott Smith, Sparklehorse, Band Of Horses, The Postal Service, Death Cab, send those sweet sweet noughties tears my way. One of the hallmarks of this traumatic yet blissful genre is lyrical depth, and The Antlers have it covered. The emotional, lo-fi garage rock of Hospice and Burst Apart sparked an epidemic of […]
As PBD (Post BIGSOUND Depression) sets in heavier than expected (seriously, what are we meant to do now?!) two Scenewavers look back on the 48 hours that was, and try to narrow their time down to just five highlights each. Less than 12 months to go ’til next year, right?! Andrew 5. SAFIA One of […]
Words by Cameron Webley. Kanye opened the show with a bang, quite literally. As fans stood in complete darkness a single beam of light shone down from the heavens as an explosion of smoke saw Kanye appear at the top of the stage. The dirty guitar riff and barking of dogs filled the venue and […]
Orphans Orphans, with members from Morning Harvey, The Belligerents, Moses Gunn Collective and The Jungle Giants, have quickly become one of this year’s most hyped, up-and-coming bands out of Brisbane. If you caught their set at BIGSOUND, you’d know why. Coming together to give a home to tunes they were working on that didn’t exactly fit […]
Well, it happened. Darkside are over. Last month, the duo of Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar announced that they were “coming to an end, for now.” Ever-so-slightly numbing the pain, they released two final tracks: ‘What They Say’ and the cruelly titled ‘Gone Too Soon’. Last night, at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, we farewelled Darkside. And like the desperate fools we […]
Ahead of their recently announced forthcoming album, Flight Facilities have done it again with their latest sure-to-be-a-hit tune, Two Bodies. Featuring Brisbane’s Emma Louise, with her dreamy vocals floating over the groovy beats, the track was premiered on none other than Annie Mac’s BBC Radio1. Two Bodies is one of the many collaborations on the highly anticipated album, Down To Earth, […]
The Asia-Pacific Electronic Music Conference has released their first round of speakers for this year’s event on December 2-4. 40 of the EDM community’s most prominent and influential figures have been announced to speak at the conference, including superstar DJ and head of DIMMAK Records, Steve Aoki. Aoki will be joined by a plethora of […]