outdoor party http://www.aliak.com/taxonomy/term/60/atom/feed 2007-08-04T20:59:20+01:00 The Boom Book - capturing the essence of the Boom Festival http://www.aliak.com/content/the-boom-book-capturing-essence-boom-festival 2008-02-12T21:15:56+00:00 2008-03-16T16:15:50+00:00 AliaK The "Boom Book" was a project carried out during 2007 as a commemoration of Portugal's Boom Festival's 10th anniversary. The goal was is to independently release a book about Boom but also to highlight its main contribution to today's world - as leader in incorporating novel approaches to entertainment and providing experiences lived through a festival which can pioneer new perceptions and visions, enhancing all of us and our relationship with the world we live in.
This book is a collaborative project put together by anthropologists, journalists, designers, illustrators, poets, musicologists, and photographers to capture the essence of the Boom Festival. The Boom Book includes essays, interviews, visionary art by Alex Grey, Robert Venosa or Android, and innovative texts about psy-trance. It is a cultural record of striking importance, capturing the beauty of Boom and also the role of subcultures in a modern world.
visit http://www.boomfestival.org/boombook/ for information about the Boom Book, or http://www.boomfestival.org/ for details about the festival.
the 2008 Boom Festival will be held from 11-18th August. you can virtually visit the Boom Festival location in google earth.

]]> The "Boom Book" was a project carried out during 2007 as a commemoration of Portugal's Boom Festival's 10th anniversary. The goal was is to independently release a book about Boom but also to highlight its main contribution to today's world - as leader in incorporating novel approaches to entertainment and providing experiences lived through a festival which can pioneer new perceptions and visions, enhancing all of us and our relationship with the world we live in.

This book is a collaborative project put together by anthropologists, journalists, designers, illustrators, poets, musicologists, and photographers to capture the essence of the Boom Festival. The Boom Book includes essays, interviews, visionary art by Alex Grey, Robert Venosa or Android, and innovative texts about psy-trance. It is a cultural record of striking importance, capturing the beauty of Boom and also the role of subcultures in a modern world.

visit http://www.boomfestival.org/boombook/ for information about the Boom Book, or http://www.boomfestival.org/ for details about the festival.
the 2008 Boom Festival will be held from 11-18th August. you can virtually visit the Boom Festival location in google earth.

]]> Super Massive new sound opens Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival http://www.aliak.com/content/super-massive-new-sound-opens-urban-stage-marrickville-road-festival 2007-08-22T14:26:27+01:00 2007-08-22T14:26:27+01:00 Malina Hamilton-Smith Making its festival debut at Marrickville Road Festival this year is an artistic new band called Super Massive. Super Massive will perform on the Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival, Marrickville on Sunday 9th September at 11am.

]]> Making its festival debut at Marrickville Road Festival this year is an artistic new band called Super Massive. Super Massive will perform on the Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival, Marrickville on Sunday 9th September at 11am.

Named for modern society’s collective fascination with superlatives and for the biggest and best! of everything as much as for their wall of sound, Super Massive is a synth pop rock band with exhilarating, danceable grooves, an emphasis on melody and an engaging, energetic stage presence. The band has a unique sound and a treasure trove of songs that respond to the nature of today’s urbanised, fast-paced world.

Much of the writing was inspired by the experience of living in inner Sydney over the last couple of years. Says singer Malina Hamilton-Smith “Some of the songs are observations of society, whilst some are escapism – but escapism of a realistic kind. The sort of escapism anyone can achieve, such as trying to take life at a slower pace, living in the moment or living in your body as opposed to your head.”

Unlike many electro-heavy bands, Super Massive is a full rock band line-up, with synth elements used to add layers of texture, creating a very full and distinctive sound. Influences stretch beyond the current fashion for 80s synthpop to embrace aspects of 70s rock, glam rock, funk, French electro and big beat, building an original sound that avoids ever being purely retro.

Formed in 2005, Super Massive’s chief writers are singer/performer/writer Hamilton-Smith and drummer/composer Glenn Abbott (best known for his work in Machine Gun Fellatio). Talented bassist John D. Young (Marcia Hines, Chuck Berry, Vanda & Young) joined in 2006.

Rhythm and groove is incredibly important to Super Massive. “We want the music to move people, physically and emotionally. Glenn and John are both very funky players, and it’s awesome when they really let loose, play something intense and challenging and carry the audience away with them. They’re very good at adding tasty playing without distracting from the core structure of the song.”

One of the most popular events of the inner west’s cultural calendar, the Marrickville Road Festival is a street party that attracts over 50,000 people a year. “We’re thrilled to have been asked to play. We’re still a very new band and haven’t released any of our music yet, so it’s a lovely surprise to have been asked to join the bill of such a wonderful community spirited event. It’s great to be a part of it and we’re looking forward to a really fun day.”

]]> 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

]]> Earthcore Global Carnival @ Cruiser Park (Sunshine Coast / QLD) http://www.aliak.com/node/2508 2006-11-15T15:54:50+00:00 2006-11-15T15:55:49+00:00 AliaK 2nd annual
earthcore global carnival
queensland
1st - 3rd December, 2006
@ Cruiser Park, Jimna, Sunshine Coast
supported by triple j's Mix-Up
You're invited to kick off your summer in style at the biggest and best dance party experience of the summer when Earthcore's Annual Global Carnival hits Cruiser Park on the Sunshine Coast 1st - 3rd December, 2006! To be held in Queensland for the second time ever after over 13 years of festivals in country Victoria, the weekend of music, arts and dancing promises something special to be remembered.
Full international line up includes DJ Krush (hip-hop/Sony/Japan), John 00 Fleming (hard-dance/trance/JOOF/UK), Michael Mayer (electro/Kompakt/Germany), Nick Sentience (hard-dance/trance/Nukleuz/UK), Raja Ram (trance/1200 Mics/Shpongle/TIP World/UK), GMS (trance/live/Spun/Ibiza), DJ Lucas (breaks/10kilo/UK), Phony Orphants (progressive/live/Iboga/Denmark), Emok (prog/Phony Orphants/Iboga/Denmark) and Jeppe (Phony Orphants/Iboga/Denmark) across four stages.
The Monster Mainfloor features everything from dub and hip-hop, to hard dance, psy trance, breaks, electro and more with locals Slot Machine (live/Byron Bay), AB Didgeridoo (live/Byron Bay), D-Ko (live), Hired Goonz (live/Gi'iwa), Drew-id (live/Dada-Stream), Paul Abad (Subterran), CY (Zenon/Polysonic) and Cosmo Cater.
The collective energies of some of Brisbane's burgeoning techno and electro nights over the last five years, Drop and liquidBASS bring you everything from mantric tribal techno rhythms, raw jacking funky house, deep hypnotic minimal house, to breaks, broken beats, acid, glitch and booty with Scott Walker (DROP), Orinoko (liquidBASS, Melt, 4zzz ,Electronic Goodness), Fuzion (Melt), Shadrach (liquidBASS, acidfever), Nick Taylor vs Jet More a.k.a. Jet Taylor Experience (Byron Bay), Dave Basek (Junkbeats/20for7/Tza Dynasty/Byron Bay), Murray Antill (live), Si Clone (Submerged Bay Fm/Byron Bay), Fergus Alexander (Logic/BPM), G-Money (The Goodness), Valli Lee (The Goodness/liquidBASS/4ZzZ Electronic Goodness) and Schoolyard Dope Fiends.
Brisbane's leading drum & bass posse Rudebwoyz go head to head with Virus crew for three days of broken beats, electro, progressive and hard trance / dance madness with courtesy of lowkey + nude (live), Baby Gee (Family), Tranceducer (Virus), Operon vs Erther (Rude Bwoyz), Anarchy (Majex/Resonate/Mayhem), Michael Redfern (Logic), Majex (live), Sektile vs Shards (generation2K- PLEXUS/!113g@1 v@1u3), Sammy Gee (Gold Coast), De la Haye (Junglettes), Kosha D (Phat alBeats), JT Effect, Angus Gibbons and Justus.
Polysonic bring you an array of psychedelic delicacies from around the world and beyond (Friday only) including Hexadecimal (live/Brisbane), Jole (Loony Tunez/Nthrn NSW), Amaranth (Zenon), Mesq (Gi'iwa/Polysonic/Reality Pixie), Chaotic Eternal vs Tantrum (Nthrn NSW), Kaneda (Polysonic), Senoi vs Karmacuetical (Harmonize Records), Solatek (Domo Rec/Psytek/Cairns) and Dr Zaius (DadaStream).
Lighting and visual delights by Mark Hemmant (EFX Lighting), Ampt Productions, Squiffyvision, Pi-rate and OE World, roving performances by All Star Fish and aural delights by J&S Audio.
Earlybird tickets SOLD OUT. Second release $85 til end September, third release $90 til end October.
Full pre-sale tickets $99 from 1st November.
. Camping is included in your ticket price! Tickets can be purchased from www.earthcore.com.au, Gooble Warming, Rocking Horse Records, Central Station, Skinny's Music, Butter Beat, Music Mania Southport, Sunflower Music Broadbeach, Toomba Records Gold Coast, All Music & Vision, Fairy Floss and Music Shop Byron Bay, Music Bizarre Lismore, Red Zoo Maroochydore and Phat Al Beats Noosa.
http://www.earthcore.com.au
[via phreakin news list]

]]> 2nd annual
earthcore global carnival
queensland
1st - 3rd December, 2006
@ Cruiser Park, Jimna, Sunshine Coast
supported by triple j's Mix-Up

You're invited to kick off your summer in style at the biggest and best dance party experience of the summer when Earthcore's Annual Global Carnival hits Cruiser Park on the Sunshine Coast 1st - 3rd December, 2006! To be held in Queensland for the second time ever after over 13 years of festivals in country Victoria, the weekend of music, arts and dancing promises something special to be remembered.

Full international line up includes DJ Krush (hip-hop/Sony/Japan), John 00 Fleming (hard-dance/trance/JOOF/UK), Michael Mayer (electro/Kompakt/Germany), Nick Sentience (hard-dance/trance/Nukleuz/UK), Raja Ram (trance/1200 Mics/Shpongle/TIP World/UK), GMS (trance/live/Spun/Ibiza), DJ Lucas (breaks/10kilo/UK), Phony Orphants (progressive/live/Iboga/Denmark), Emok (prog/Phony Orphants/Iboga/Denmark) and Jeppe (Phony Orphants/Iboga/Denmark) across four stages.

The Monster Mainfloor features everything from dub and hip-hop, to hard dance, psy trance, breaks, electro and more with locals Slot Machine (live/Byron Bay), AB Didgeridoo (live/Byron Bay), D-Ko (live), Hired Goonz (live/Gi'iwa), Drew-id (live/Dada-Stream), Paul Abad (Subterran), CY (Zenon/Polysonic) and Cosmo Cater.

The collective energies of some of Brisbane's burgeoning techno and electro nights over the last five years, Drop and liquidBASS bring you everything from mantric tribal techno rhythms, raw jacking funky house, deep hypnotic minimal house, to breaks, broken beats, acid, glitch and booty with Scott Walker (DROP), Orinoko (liquidBASS, Melt, 4zzz ,Electronic Goodness), Fuzion (Melt), Shadrach (liquidBASS, acidfever), Nick Taylor vs Jet More a.k.a. Jet Taylor Experience (Byron Bay), Dave Basek (Junkbeats/20for7/Tza Dynasty/Byron Bay), Murray Antill (live), Si Clone (Submerged Bay Fm/Byron Bay), Fergus Alexander (Logic/BPM), G-Money (The Goodness), Valli Lee (The Goodness/liquidBASS/4ZzZ Electronic Goodness) and Schoolyard Dope Fiends.

Brisbane's leading drum & bass posse Rudebwoyz go head to head with Virus crew for three days of broken beats, electro, progressive and hard trance / dance madness with courtesy of lowkey + nude (live), Baby Gee (Family), Tranceducer (Virus), Operon vs Erther (Rude Bwoyz), Anarchy (Majex/Resonate/Mayhem), Michael Redfern (Logic), Majex (live), Sektile vs Shards (generation2K- PLEXUS/!113g@1 v@1u3), Sammy Gee (Gold Coast), De la Haye (Junglettes), Kosha D (Phat alBeats), JT Effect, Angus Gibbons and Justus.

Polysonic bring you an array of psychedelic delicacies from around the world and beyond (Friday only) including Hexadecimal (live/Brisbane), Jole (Loony Tunez/Nthrn NSW), Amaranth (Zenon), Mesq (Gi'iwa/Polysonic/Reality Pixie), Chaotic Eternal vs Tantrum (Nthrn NSW), Kaneda (Polysonic), Senoi vs Karmacuetical (Harmonize Records), Solatek (Domo Rec/Psytek/Cairns) and Dr Zaius (DadaStream).

Lighting and visual delights by Mark Hemmant (EFX Lighting), Ampt Productions, Squiffyvision, Pi-rate and OE World, roving performances by All Star Fish and aural delights by J&S Audio.

Earlybird tickets SOLD OUT. Second release $85 til end September, third release $90 til end October.

Full pre-sale tickets $99 from 1st November.

. Camping is included in your ticket price! Tickets can be purchased from www.earthcore.com.au, Gooble Warming, Rocking Horse Records, Central Station, Skinny's Music, Butter Beat, Music Mania Southport, Sunflower Music Broadbeach, Toomba Records Gold Coast, All Music & Vision, Fairy Floss and Music Shop Byron Bay, Music Bizarre Lismore, Red Zoo Maroochydore and Phat Al Beats Noosa.

http://www.earthcore.com.au

[via phreakin news list]

]]> organik magik @ Opoeia (Victoria) http://www.aliak.com/node/2456 2006-11-06T16:41:52+00:00 2006-11-06T16:43:13+00:00 AliaK organik magik, sat 11th
DIRTY DISCO BALLS PRODUCTIONS & 11:11
PRESENT
ORGANIK MAGIK 11/11
Join us for a magical weekend @ Opoeia November 10-12. We'll be indulging in a full LIVE ORGANIC TRIBAL FUSION gathering the sorts of which we've not been able to enjoy for some time. Come join us in recognition of the energy building towards 2012. Lots more info to come...
http://www.opoeia.com.au

]]> organik magik, sat 11th

DIRTY DISCO BALLS PRODUCTIONS & 11:11

PRESENT

ORGANIK MAGIK 11/11

Join us for a magical weekend @ Opoeia November 10-12. We'll be indulging in a full LIVE ORGANIC TRIBAL FUSION gathering the sorts of which we've not been able to enjoy for some time. Come join us in recognition of the energy building towards 2012. Lots more info to come...

gANGA gIRI LIVE (Termite Records)

mANTRIX LIVE (SUB/Psyharmonics)

dON pEYOTE LIVE (Interchill)

kRUSTY (Greenant)

pHAT kONTROLLERZ LIVE (Zenon/Fabula)

kUNDALINI (Greenant)

oBLIQUE iNDUSTRIES LIVE

pAUL kEARNEY LIVE (Fabula/Greenant)

rAINBOW aRCHITECT LIVE

pSYCHOTROPICS (Dirty Disco Balls/PsyPneumatix)

oNE tRIBE LIVE

d dOT

dEVINE uNION

just added jET mORE (friday night vinyl)

A world of lighting/projections/installations/decore by cALIBIYAU, rAINBOW aRCHITECT, vIDMAN, hAPPY cAMPER + sHROOMZ

Creative stage installations by CANOPI CREW + MASSIVE fire installations by MUTOID WASTE COMPANY!

Being @ Opoeia there will be limited capacity. Presale tickets will be released within a fortnight - dirtydiscoballs@gmail.com. $35 presale $45 on the gate. You can call Opoeia to do it in style by booking a cabin on 5288 7393.

PLUS Lady Lynx dancers and Blue Turban Drum Circle with Full Healing Space with workshops

http://www.opoeia.com.au

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a chat with Richie, from Melbourne band / crew WD40, who builds sound toys and instruments for outdoor parties and festivals - for both kids and adults. he discusses his thoughts on the importance of play. midway through some people walk past and one starts playing a piano down the other end of the room so there was a nice chat about instruments and the piano Richie has at home.

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a chat with Richie, from Melbourne band / crew WD40, who builds sound toys and instruments for outdoor parties and festivals - for both kids and adults. he discusses his thoughts on the importance of play. midway through some people walk past and one starts playing a piano down the other end of the room so there was a nice chat about instruments and the piano Richie has at home.

]]> EARTHCORE hits QLD - The Amorphous Adrodgynous headlining http://www.aliak.com/content/earthcore-hits-qld-the-amorphous-adrodgynous-headlining 2005-08-19T06:48:00+01:00 2005-08-19T06:48:00+01:00 FSE For the first time ever, Australia's largest dance music and lifestyle festival will be coming to QLD in full outdoor tour mode. Many of you have been making the Victorian pilgrimage to attend this annual event, but now it is scheduled to happen in our own backyard! fusing brisbane and earthcore presents.. EARTHCORE QLD - OUTDOOR :: 24 HR :: OPEN AIR FESTIVAL - SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER. The thunder from down under brings it monster martian death ray to Brisbane! Earthcore's main floor will unleash an open-air all star international lineup from dusk till later than dawn...... Internationals on the lineup so far include : The Amorphous Adrodgynous (Future Sound of London

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fusing brisbane and earthcore presents

EARTHCORE QLD

OUTDOOR :: 24 HR :: OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER

The thunder from down under brings it monster martian death ray to Brisbane! Earthcore's main floor will unleash an open-air all star international lineup from dusk till later than dawn......

Set on a lush 1000 acre property little more than 60 minutes from Brisbane, this international extravaganza will encompass the best of live and electronic music for a full twenty four hours of non-stop entertainment.

Full market precinct, camping, workshops and other festival frolicking amidst three stages of performance, an impeccable production and enough weird stuff to throw chooks at.

EARTHCORE - THE MONSTER MAINFLOOR

The Amorphous Adrodgynous (Future Sound of London's 6 piece band) (live)
Peretz aka Perry Farrell (Porno for Pyro's- Jane

]]> Shaman Australis http://www.aliak.com/node/1829 2005-06-11T10:34:00+01:00 2005-06-11T10:34:00+01:00 AliaK Native & Exotic Ethnobotanical Seeds, Plants, Herbs & more

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]]> Gathering of the Tribes festival http://www.aliak.com/node/1360 2004-07-28T21:56:00+01:00 2004-07-28T21:56:00+01:00 AliaK Gathering of The Tribes is an annual five day festival which unites and supports dance music collectives by cultivating networks and promoting activism, education, and sustainability.

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]]> Pseudo Sound Project http://www.aliak.com/node/1151 2003-12-27T12:28:00+00:00 2003-12-27T12:28:00+00:00 AliaK a DIY sub-cultural-portable-independent-electronic-music -moving imagery-label+outfit

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]]> Got Funk? productions - melbourne underground breakbeat http://www.aliak.com/node/992 2003-11-27T23:38:00+00:00 2003-11-27T23:38:00+00:00 DJ Ides || Homepage for one of Melbourne`s enduring underground breaks promoters - Got Funk? productions ||

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]]> Tribal Shift http://www.aliak.com/node/938 2003-11-17T02:50:00+00:00 2003-11-17T02:50:00+00:00 AliaK Sydney outdoor party

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]]> freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor http://www.aliak.com/interviews/freenrg 2003-11-01T09:42:00+00:00 2007-08-04T20:59:20+01:00 AliaK freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor - AliaK
AliaK spoke with Graham St John regarding his new book about Australian electronic music community, travelling sound systems and DiY party culture.
GRAHAM ST JOHN : EDITOR AND COMPILER OF "freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor" @ FRIGID (HOPETOUN HOTEL, SYDNEY)
SUNDAY 17 MARCH
"freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor" is a book about music - electronic music, the sounds, and methods of creating and sharing these sounds with other likeminded individuals. It`s about people, the passionate people who live on the fringe of society celebrating electronic music with their DiY ideals and also the spiritualistic insights that music can bring. It`s about technology, and how technology can be used to spread ideas and keep people informed. It`s about information, information that cannot be suppressed by traditional media. And it`s about history, the history of one sector of the Australian electronic music community, which to this day,

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AliaK spoke with Graham St John regarding his new book about Australian electronic music community, travelling sound systems and DiY party culture.

GRAHAM ST JOHN : EDITOR AND COMPILER OF "freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor" @ FRIGID (HOPETOUN HOTEL, SYDNEY)
SUNDAY 17 MARCH

"freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor" is a book about music - electronic music, the sounds, and methods of creating and sharing these sounds with other likeminded individuals. It`s about people, the passionate people who live on the fringe of society celebrating electronic music with their DiY ideals and also the spiritualistic insights that music can bring. It`s about technology, and how technology can be used to spread ideas and keep people informed. It`s about information, information that cannot be suppressed by traditional media. And it`s about history, the history of one sector of the Australian electronic music community, which to this day,
hasn`t been documented as completely as in this book. It`s a book of great importance. Anyone who deems themselves passionate about electronic music should have a read and keep it as a reference as to how electronic music industry in Australia has come about.

"freeNRG : notes from the edge of the dance floor" is an amazing book, not only because of the topics covered, or the depth and breadth of research done by the contributors and Graham St John, but also because of the amount of personal insight gained from reading the ideas of the people interviewed. In great detail, the book delves into the undercurrents of one of the more active aspects of the Australian electronic music community, their social, ecological and technology based roots and leads the reader on a journey from which their ideas may be forever changed. Each chapter includes a comprehensive listing of references which, if the reader were to follow, would lead them on new paths of discovery and knowledge.

Here is the transcript of a quick chat with Graham St John at the Sydney launch of freeNRG.

[speaker key:]
::: AliaK
>>> Graham St John

>>> I`m Graham St John, the editor and compiler of "freeNRG - notes from the edge of the dance floor". I guess the best way to describe it is the fact that it`s all about how art is raised to inspire the imagination, is mobilised in the service of a cause. The art being electronic music, techno music and the various aesthetics that orbit around electronic music throughout the 90s. The causes are many - from establishing s sense of community, to intercultural reconcilement, to defending natural heritage. It`s kind of an undercultural history, or a history of the underculture of the 90s, which has really been only documented in subterranean sort of formats - preaching to the converted. This is a book that hopes to reach a lot more people in the broader community.

::: Definitely, I don`t think I`ve ever seen one written as an actual book, I`ve only seen articles on the websites and email lists so it`s good to see. You`ve done a great deal of research for this work, cross-references and in-depth studies..

>>> It`s a pretty solid compilation

::: How long did it take to compile?

>>> It was pretty miraculous really - it only took a little over about 14 months from conception to holding it in my hand. There`s an electronic version as well - it`s also available as an e-book (pdf), so it can be experienced in an electronic format.

::: Will it have updates of future events and future studies?

>>> Well yeah, there`s a possibility for a second print run as well. It`s pretty uncertain territory, electronic publishing, e-book publishing, it`s never been successful in the past but I think there`s an international tech-savvy readership for this type of thing and the very fact that there has not been this type of documentation of the culture of electronic music in Australia even though there`s a lot of stuff coming out of the UK and their experiences there, and the States - this is the first compilation of
such very inspiring stories.

::: Australia`s got such a long history, such a tribal history, it seems sometimes that we haven`t really delved into it as much as we could, but this book seems to do that?

>>> It does. Like I said, there`s an underculture, a very vibrant thriving underculture that is captured in this book. The connection between politics and electronic music culture is the thing that`s inspired me, particularly Earthdream. Earthdream 2000 was the principle inspiration for the book

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