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artist / project name:
IF? Records Collective
bio:
electronic music label originally based in Melbourne, now located in Tokyo
group members:
Andrez Bergen, Mateusz Sikora, Brian Huber, Damian Stephens, Allan Klinbail, Briony Wright, Marcella Brassett and others
myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/if_records
website:
http://if-records.tripod.com
city:
Tokyo, Melbourne
genre:
Electronic, techno, experimental, glitch, hip hop, house, IDM, disco
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
releases / projects:
Original Melbourne (Australia) electronic music label IF? Records was set up in this city in 1995, and relocated to Tokyo, Japan, in 2001 - see IF? Records @ Wikipedia
They have a swag of new releases by Australian and Japanese musicians, plus an upcoming remix compilation that will feature members of Subhead and Fila Brazillia, along with Si Begg, Tobias Schmidt, Captain Funk, etc.
bio - full:
Established in Melbourne, Australia, in 1995, and currently based in Tokyo, Japan, after relocating there in 2001, IF? Records was one of Melbourne's first independent local electronic music labels, as well as a prolific live gig and rave party organiser in this city in the '90s.
Started by friends Andrez Bergen, Brian Huber and Mateusz Sikora in January 1995, the label released a dozen CDs, tapes and vinyl EPs prior to the shift to Japan - all of which showcased local Melbourne producers, such as Little Nobody, Zen Paradox, Voiteck, Artificial, Honeysmack, Blimp, Son Of Zev, Soulenoid, Isnod, Guyver 3, TR-Storm, Q-Kontrol, Josh Abrahams, FSOM, David Thrussell, Mute Freak, Schlock Tactile, Beam Up, Brewster B, 8-Bit, Dee Dee, Digital Primate, and the LN Elektronische Ensemble.
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artist / project name:
IF? Records Collective
bio:
electronic music label originally based in Melbourne, now located in Tokyo
group members:
Andrez Bergen, Mateusz Sikora, Brian Huber, Damian Stephens, Allan Klinbail, Briony Wright, Marcella Brassett and others
myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/if_records
website:
http://if-records.tripod.com
city:
Tokyo, Melbourne
genre:
Electronic, techno, experimental, glitch, hip hop, house, IDM, disco
Australian artist / project?:
Yes
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
releases / projects:
Original Melbourne (Australia) electronic music label IF? Records was set up in this city in 1995, and relocated to Tokyo, Japan, in 2001 - see IF? Records @ Wikipedia
They have a swag of new releases by Australian and Japanese musicians, plus an upcoming remix compilation that will feature members of Subhead and Fila Brazillia, along with Si Begg, Tobias Schmidt, Captain Funk, etc.
This month (October) there are two new records:
'The Slack Plague EP', a split vinyl offering by Little Nobody and Slam-dunk Ninja in Tokyo.
Plus 'Sputnik A-Go-Go', a CD of remixes of tracks by Laika, Belka & Strelka, provided by Little Nobody, Devin Wine, Kid Calmdown, etc.
Set for 2008 will be the long-awaited Little Nobody remix compilation, 'Little Nobody Presents Slam-dunk Ninja: The Perspicacious Remix Selection', which bears with it innovative, gob-smacking mixes by Jason Leach (Subhead) and Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia), Si Begg, Tobias Schmidt, Captain Funk, Toshiyuki Yasuda, Pat Stormont, DJ Slab, Little Nobody, Naotoxin, Atomic Autocrac vs. Admiral Anderision, Masaya Sasaki, and Cocoa Bergen.
For more info, hit IF? @ MySpace
bio - full:
Established in Melbourne, Australia, in 1995, and currently based in Tokyo, Japan, after relocating there in 2001, IF? Records was one of Melbourne's first independent local electronic music labels, as well as a prolific live gig and rave party organiser in this city in the '90s.
Started by friends Andrez Bergen, Brian Huber and Mateusz Sikora in January 1995, the label released a dozen CDs, tapes and vinyl EPs prior to the shift to Japan - all of which showcased local Melbourne producers, such as Little Nobody, Zen Paradox, Voiteck, Artificial, Honeysmack, Blimp, Son Of Zev, Soulenoid, Isnod, Guyver 3, TR-Storm, Q-Kontrol, Josh Abrahams, FSOM, David Thrussell, Mute Freak, Schlock Tactile, Beam Up, Brewster B, 8-Bit, Dee Dee, Digital Primate, and the LN Elektronische Ensemble.
The label's first two compilations, Zeitgeist (1995) and Zeitgeist 2 (1996), were distributed internationally through Belgian label Nova Zembla, a subsidiary of Kk.
IF? was a founding member of M.U.K. (Melbourne Underground Konsortium) and the Sunblock collective of Australian underground electronic music labels.
The label has also released debuts for Soulenoid (a.k.a. Adam Raisbeck from Sense), Guyver 3, Little Nobody, Artificial, Blimp (Pro-Jex), DJ Venom, Kid Calmdown, Schlock Tactile, Marcella Brassett, Son Of Zev, Isnod, Kandyman, TDM, Laika, Belka & Strelka, Slam-dunk Ninja, and the LN Elektronisch Ensemble, and sourced remixes from international producers like Si Begg, Jammin' Unit, Biochip C, Tobias Schmidt (Tresor), Tal (Sub-Rosa), Jason Leach (Subhead), Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia), Thomas P. Heckmann, Voco Derman, Brixton (Holzplatten), and more recently Japanese musicians Captain Funk, Magnet Toy, Funkarmor, Masaya Sasaki, Toshiyuki Yasuda (formerly from Fantastic Plastic Machine, Naotoxin and Yamaoka.
The IF? Records remix EP Bare by Little Nobody, featuring Marcella Brassett on vocals, was adjudged Single of the Week in Beat magazine when it was released in August 2000.
The label's subsequent release, the Little Nobody album Action Hero, was one of the 4 final nominees for Best Album of the Year in the 2001 Australian Dance Music Awards, of which The Avalanches were the eventual winner.
The label continues to release vinyl and CDs in Japan, and will be releasing a Little Nobody remix compilation internationally in 2008.
]]> earthcore global carnival @ goulburn river, undera (Victoria) http://www.aliak.com/node/2586 2006-11-25T05:24:32+00:00 2006-11-25T05:24:32+00:00 AliaK OVER 150 ACTS, OVER 11 PLAYGROUNDS!!!
earthcore's annual global carnival brings you a three day bush odyessey of music, dancing, performances, art, local designer and food markets and much more. A place where love, new friendships and creative inspiration blossom! An alternative music and lifestyle celebration outdoors in the beautiful Australian bush landscape, the way mother nature intended! Featuring over 150 artists, including over 30 international and over 100 local/interstate artsists from all corners of the globe - electro, trance, hard dance, techno, breaks, psychedelic, downbeat – across seven stages - no stone will be left un-turned!
Read more or visit http://www.earthcore.com.au for more details

]]> the 13th annual
earthcore global carnival
victoria
24 – 26 November, 2006
goulburn river, undera
supported by triple j's Mix-Up

OVER 150 ACTS, OVER 11 PLAYGROUNDS!!!

earthcore's annual global carnival brings you a three day bush odyessey of music, dancing, performances, art, local designer and food markets and much more. A place where love, new friendships and creative inspiration blossom! An alternative music and lifestyle celebration outdoors in the beautiful Australian bush landscape, the way mother nature intended! Featuring over 150 artists, including over 30 international and over 100 local/interstate artsists from all corners of the globe - electro, trance, hard dance, techno, breaks, psychedelic, downbeat – across seven stages - no stone will be left un-turned!

Monster Mainfloor: 1200 Micrograms (live/TIP World/UK), Phony Orphants (live/Iboga/Denmark), Mo-Shic (live/BNE/Israel), Myagi (2Wars/Splank/Monkey Shot/live/Canada), Nick Sentience (Riot/Quality Trax/UK), Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Tokyo Drome/Japan), Gaudi (Interchill/UK), Xavier Morel (Solstice Music/UK), Jeppe (Iboga/Denmark), lowkey + nude (Brisbane), Bubble & Squeak (live), Siaqua (live), Spiz (grand finale set), Dr Jane (Sydney), Anthony Miller and Little Evil.

Hydra Trance Stomping Ground: GMS (Spun/live/Ibiza), Raja Ram (TIP World/UK), DJ Lucas (TIP World/ UK), Shulman (Aleph Zero/Israel), Sirius Isness (Phantasm/live/Spain), Protoculture (Nano Records/live/Sth Africa), Michele Adamson (Spun/live/Ibiza), Eskimo (Phantasm/live/UK), Antix (Iboga/live/NZ), FREq (Iboga/live/NZ), Mantrix (Sub/Psy-Harmonics/live), Sourcepan (Faerie Dragon Records/Adelaide), Ritchie Jay (Sydney), Tee-C (Cairns), Coomzy, Dr B and Suntribe.

Red Bus Electribe Zone: Oforia (BNE/live/Israel), Fatali (BNE/live/Israel), DJ Frequence a.k.a. FREq (Iboga/Plasquasm/NZ), Mr Peculiar (Sonic Dragon/live), Hazchem (lively), Benza (lively), Dream Katcher (lively), Axiom (lively), Fulcrum a.k.a. Gavin Martin (lively), Digital Primate, Krusty, Max Vegas, Chunky, Semi Retired, Aaron Smiles, Miss Maxo, Jayson Holden, andycan, Cacophany, Dragonfly, Minge TV, Kundalini, Phil Davine Power and The Jackyl.

Club 333 VIP Discotheque (with lectroland.com, Screw Crew and Psyclone Posse): Numanoid a.k.a. Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Madskippers/Japan), DJ Lucas (10Kilo/UK), Emok (Phony Orphants/Iboga/Denmark), DJ Lucas (TIP World/UK), Chicago (1200Mics/TIP World/Ibiza), Space Tribe (live), Decoy (live), Jigsaw (live), Phat Controllerz, DJ Triploid, Mo Ichi, Luke McD, Mish'Chief, Blinky (live), Benson, Brainstorm, Deviant, Andee Frost, Tim Boyd, NicNac vs Colonel Mustard, Mbug, Geomythik, Wigsville Cabaret plus special guests.

Market Precinct presented by Lasergun & Sunny: Michael Mayer (Kompakt/Germany), Numanoid a.k.a. Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Madskippers/Japan), Spoonbill (live), Obliveus (Killa Beats/Beats Working) featuring MC Direkt + Jig (live bass), Thad Lester, Not Happy Jan, Mur@t (Sydney), Mike Hunt (Lasergun), Dave Pham (Lasergun), Cecille (Lasergun), Shifty, Hans DC (Beats Working), Lil Miss Breaks (Fractured), Guyno (Gimme A Break), Ferris (Slut), Rollin Connection (Dark Beat), Pixleton (Flirt), Simon Slieker & Heath Myers (Semi Retired), Virginia Le (DMC Records), Brett Anderson (DMC Records), Damian Laird (Sunny), Mike Callander (Sunny/Honkytonks) and Gavin Keitel (Sunny).

G.O.D Hard Dance Arena: John 00 Fleming (JOOF/UK), DJ Wag a.k.a. Yakooza (Traffic Tunes/Germany), Mark EG (Blackout Audio/UK), Alex Kidd (Goodgreef/UK), NFX (live), Audiodreams (live), Jewelz, Scott Alert, St Luke, JFX vs Dr Willis, Algorithm, Smeagol, Krisis vs Exa-Cist, Ben Kakoschke, Soul-T and DJ Comp Winner.

Japanese Bonsai Bonanza: Nate (Protoculture/Nano Records/Sth Africa), Uni (Evolution/live/Japan), Slum (Elf Music/live/Japan), Ta-Ka (Mother/Light Music/Japan), Daijiro (Digital Block/Japan), Tokage (Sirius/Japan), Kemix (Sanskara/Japan) and YK (Psy16/Japan).

Market Chillout Dome: Dakini (Submerge Chill Festival), Superfluous Nipple (Biosine/live), Oblique Industries (lively), Selwa (Sanctuarythms) Nemo (Liquid Amber), Sam I Am (Dadastream), Dr Zauis (Dadastream) and Sub G (Uncommon Force).

Frequency Floor: Trolley, Al Diddy, Psychogenesis (live), Sonic Shroom, Miss Regal, Bobby Raver, Auricle, TD Shagga (Somatica), Rif Raf (Deep as Funk/Sydney), MacNik (JonnyMac vs Atonix) and Stoj vs Disect (Canberra).

Renegade Posse presented by Smile Police & Reason: Garthy Garth vs Ozmusic, Jordz, Carlos McSunt, Photon, Xpression, Artemis, Matty J, Loota, Raving Alco, Gazmatron, Squidy, Dex and M-Experience.

Workshop Area: Get energised with drumming and circus skills! Express yourself with stencils and paint! Feel rejuvenated with yoga and massage! Whatever you’re into, check out the Workshop Area! Conscious Realm presents The Last Bastion of Peace - Healing, Performance & Workshop Space including R.I.S.E {Rhythmic Internal Self Expansion},1tribe and Dreamtank2012, Yoga, Qi Gong/Tai Chi, free-styling, improvised performance, painting and drawing and Improvised dance, screening of psychedelic, consciousness expanding and just plain enteraining audio/visual delights.

Roving Performances: Asphyxia (marionette puppetry), Body Grinders (angle grinding), Elohims Child a.k.a. Nik Didge (slide didge direct to your campsite), Emanate (hoop formations), Hektix (roving performances), Makanico's Trichterkraken (squid-like tandem tricycle creature), Neo Starlet (burlesque/cabaret), ORNOThologist (stiltwalking), The Claudatron (Sonic Manipulator Space Performer), Combust Crew (fire acrobatics), Wigsville Cabaret (techno-pop-cabaret) and Queens of the Xbones (burlesque magic).

Décor, Installations + Visuals: The Cyberdelic Harem by Red Herring (Lectroland) & Geomythik (clothing and accessories), Visual Kinetic Fusion installation by Ki Art, Perfectly Lucid - See The Sound (animation, video, live camera feeds and props), Psychedeliacies by Humania (projections/FX/people), Planet Spanna Productions (installations), by Anne Marie Sinclair (mainfloor Aztec theming),Voodoo Productions Deja Voodoo Tronik Trance Temporal (special) Anomoly, Starburst Creations (domes) plus an Outdoor Cinema (screening footage from this year's festival, past festivals and other psychedelicacies).

If you only go to one event this year, then make it the Earthcore Global Carnival – because when the festival's over and your sneakers are a bit worse for wear, you know you're gonna spend the next two weeks scraping dirt out from underneath your fingernails and catching up on sleep lost, you will still have all the happy memories, isnpired musical inspiration and maybe a bit of tan to take home with you!

Ticket information:
Earlybirds: $110 til end of September + $120 til end October
Final release pre-sale tickets: $150 + bf
Club 333 VIP $250 for limited time then $333: Gets you entry to Earthcore Global Carnival, plus the fully enclosed Club 333 Discotheque featuring special international guests and locals, lounges, complimentary alcohol, massages and nibbles, private dancefloor, bathroom facilities and more
Gold Pass $450: Gets you into every Earthcore event for a 12 month season! Present your medallion at the gate and receive 2 x VIP tickets.
Birthday Offer: If your birthday falls between 24 - 26 November, you party for free! You will need to provide proof, such as licence, birth certificate or passport. Discounts also available for birthday groups. This special offer is only available via Earthcore office. Email admin@earthcore.com.au to arrange.
Purchase online: www.earthcore.com.au

VIC Ticket Outlets:
Alley Tunes: Shop 8 660A Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn (03) 9819 9449
Central Station: 2 Somerset Place, Melbourne (03) 9654 2505
DJ City: 958 Centre Rd, Oakleigh South (03) 9579 5991
DJ City: Fact 12 / 22 - 24 Rhur St, Dandenong (03) 9793 4442
DMC: 211 Commercial Rd, South Yarra (03) 9824 1211
Earthcore HQ: 271a Carlisle St, Balaclava (03) 9527 1444
Eye Spy: 58 - 60 Young St, Frankston (03) 9770 0580
HMV Bourke Street: Shop 18, 283 Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne (03) 9654 8533
Inacoma:439 Brunswick St, Fiztroy (03) 9416 1020 and 149 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood (03) 9879 4944
Island Girl Retreat: 1/163 Alcand St, St Kilda 0423 087 481
Mighty Music Machine: 497 Chapel St, South Yarra (03) 9827 4753
Platinum Records: Shop 3/25 Bridge Rd, Richmond (03) 9427 1333
Poetic Jungle: 35 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds (03) 9370 6154
Mixed Bag Music: 276 Church Street, Richmond (03) 9428 0025
Slave Incorporated: 11 Chapel St, Windsor (03) 9510 8793
Disclocation/Leading Edge: 67B Reid Street, Wangaratta (03) 5721 4594
Hysteria: 70 Union Lane, Shepperton (03) 5831 3138

NSW Ticket Outlets:
Central Station Records: 46A Oxford St, Darlinghurst (02) 9361 5222
Electric Monkeys: 78 - 80 Gould St, Bondi Beach (02) 9365 6955
In-denial: 74 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe (02) 9571 8521
Psydeways: 480 King St, Newtown (02) 9565 1828
Red Eye Records: 66 King St, Sydney (02) 9299 4233
Spank: 395 Bourke St, Surry Hills (02) 9360 0548
PDMS: 301 Hunter St, Newcastle (02) 4925 3996
Redback Music: 133 Crown Street, Wollongong (02) 4229 6169
Music@Byron: Shop 12 Byron Plaza N. Johnson St, Byron Bay (02) 6685 7611
Fairy Floss: 6/52 Johnson St, Byron Bay (02) 66808896

QLD Ticket Outlets:
Rocking Horse: 245 Albert St, Brisbane (07) 3229 5360
Gooble Warming: 73 Vulture St, West End (07) 3844 6006
Music Mania: 77b Scarborough St, Southport (07) 5591 1665
Sunflower Music Store: Shop 13 Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Broadbeach (07) 5538 1850
Toomba Records: Shop 129 Dolphin Center Orchid Ave, Surfers Paradise (07) 5539 9396
Phat Beatz: Shop 10, Noosa Junction Plaza, Noosa Heads (07) 5474 9444

SA Ticket Outlets:
3R Dimension, 71 Semension Rd, Semphore (08) 8242 2965
Mills Records: 22 Adelaide St, Fremantle (08) 9335 1945

Tasmanian Ticket Outlets:
Nourish Café: 129 Elizabeth St, Hobart (03) 6234 5674
Ruffcut Records: 33a Elizabeth St Mall, Hobart (03) 6234 8600

ACT Ticket Outlets:
JB Records: Saraton Bldg, Cnr E. Row & City Walk, Canberra (02) 6247 4401

NZ Ticket Outlets:
Cosmic Corner: 237 High St, Christchurch +64 3377 2949; Palms Mall, Christchurch +64 3385 2949; 179 Cuba St, Wellington +64 4801 6970; 5 High St, Auckland +64 9303 2949
355 George St, Dunedin +64 3479 2949

Future Earthcore Gatherings:
Every Sunday – Freebase @ Brown Alley
Oct 7 – Honto featuring Electric Universe (live) and Peter Didjital @ Brown Alley
Oct 20 – Collision 2 – where styles clash @ The Prince
Nov 3 – Earthcore Global Carnival Program Launch featuring Sesto Sento
Dec 1 – Earthcore Global Carnival After Party featuring Raja Ram (12Mics/Shpongle/TIP World/UK), Eskimo (Phantasm/UK/live), Antix (Iboga/NZ/llive) + special guests @ The Prince
Dec 1 – Honto featuring Michael Mayer and Numanoid (Tsuyoshi Suzuki's electro outing) @ Brown Alley
Dec 1 – 3 – Earthcore Carnival Qld featuring DJ Krush, Growling Mad Scientists, Raja Ram, John 00 Fleming, Nick Sentience, Michael Mayer, Phony Orphants, DJ Lucas, Emok, Jeppe and locals across 4 stages @ Cruiser Park, Jimna, Sunshine Coast
March 12 – Earthcore in the Park Festival 2007
2007 – Bliss, Hydra, Traincore, Honto, Collision, Earthcore Japan, Earthcore national

http://www.earthcore.com.au for more details

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