100% Magazine #1355

WED JA N 23RD 2012

ISSUE 1355 MELBOURNE’S ONLY DEDICATED CLUB MAG

JUSTIN MARTINUSA J.PHLIPUSA

ANTHONY PAPPAAUS

AND MORE PLUS: NEWS, TOURS, CLUB PICS

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UPCOMING

FEBRUARY

JANUARY

ONTOUR THE BLOODY BEETROOTS [ITA] Thursday January 24, The Palace SOUL CLAP [USA] Friday January 25, The Liberty Social CLAUDE VONSTROKE [USA], JUSTIN MARTIN [USA] Friday January 25, Brown Alley RAINBOW SERPENT: GUY J [ISR], CHRISTIAN SMITH [SWE], PETER VAN HOESEN [BEL] Friday January 25 - Monday January 28, Lexton BIG DAY OUT: THE BLOODY BEETROOTS [ITA], KASKADE [USA], CRYSTAL CASTLES [CAN] + MORE Saturday January 26, Flemington Racecourse WOLFGANG GARTNER [USA], PROXY [RUS], HUORATRON [FIN] Saturday January 26, Royal Melbourne Hotel SASHA [UK] Sunday January 27, Chasers DERRICK CARTER [USA] Monday January 28, Alumbra JESSIE WARE [UK] Wednesday January 30, Prince Bandroom SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA [SWE] Thursday January 31, Sidney Myer Music Bowl Friday February 1, Sidney Myer Music Bowl KLUTE [UK], GRIDLOK [USA] Friday February 1, Brown Alley RIVA STARR [UK] Friday February 1, Billboard ABOVE & BEYOND [UK] Saturday February 2, Hisense Arena HOLY OTHER [UK] Tuesday February 5, Workers Club EL-P [USA] Wednesday February 6, Corner Hotel BUTCH [GER], EDU IMBERNON [ESP] Friday February 8, Brown Alley JACKMASTER [UK], SHLOHMO [USA] Friday February 8, The Liberty Social ULTRAMAGNETIC MCS [USA] Saturday February 9, The Espy BICEP [UK] Sunday February 10, Revolver Upstairs MACKLEMORE [USA], RYAN LEWIS [USA] Tuesday February 12, The Palace Saturday February 16, Corner Hotel BLAWAN [UK], MARCEL DETTMANN [GER] Friday February 15, Brown Alley LUNICE [CAN] Saturday February 16, Revolt Artspace JUDGE JULES [UK] Saturday February 16, Room 680.

DAMIAN LAZARUS [UK], SUBB-AN [UK], SHAUN REEVES [GER] + MORE Sunday February 17, Brown Alley PICTUREPLANE [USA] Sunday February 17, The Liberty Social DIXON [GER], HUXLEY [UK] Friday February 22, Prince Bandroom BOK BOK [UK], L-VIS 1990 [UK] Saturday February 23, Revolver LINKWOOD [UK] Friday March 1, Prince Bandroom MOODYMANN [USA] Friday March 8, Prince Bandroom FANTASTIC MR FOX [UK] Saturday March 9, The Liberty Social GOLDEN PLAINS: MOODYMANN [USA], JULIO BASHMORE [UK] + MORE Saturday March 9 - Monday March 11, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE PRODIGY [UK], DIZZEE RASCAL [UK], BOYS NOIZE [GER] + MORE Sunday March 10, Flemington Racecourse ELI VERVEINE [SWI] Friday March 15, La Di Da Basement ATARI TEENAGE RIOT [USA] Friday May 17, Billboard

REAL TALK

Have you ever watched a friend eat an entire kilo of chicken in one sitting? It’s a game changer, that’s for sure. I don’t know if we’ll ever be able to look each other in the eye again.

Tyson Wray

Animals Dancing: Linkwood

Though he remains quieter than most in the electronic music world, a quick review of Linkwood’s brief discography reveals an unmistakable influence on the current house music climate. After dropping very well received releases on labels such as Prime Numbers and Firecracker’s sister imprint Shevchenko since his last Australian visit in 2010, 2013 will see a new album, which is a follow up to his widely acclaimed 2009 album System. He plays the Mercat Basement on Friday March 1.

Rainbow Serpent: Good To Go

After much commotion, Rainbow Serpent have confirmed they have received the necessary permits to go ahead as planned next weekend. The announcement came via their Facebook page, with festival organisers stating: “We are very excited to announce Rainbow Serpent Festival 2013 will go ahead after the Pyrenees Shire Council today granted all necessary permits. We are very thankful to council and emergency services and thoroughly appreciate the extra time required of them to reconsider our permit application. It’s been a tough week and our entire team are now working harder than ever to produce the most spectacular Rainbow Serpent in 16 years as a thank you to our army of fans who gave nothing but support and encouragement when we needed it most.” Furthermore, they’ve also made a last minute addition to the lineup with the legendary Sasha, who they describe as “one of the world’s most eminent DJ’s who has been pivotal in the worldwide electronic music industry for more than 25 years.” Rainbow Serpent runs from Friday January 25 to Monday January 28 in Lexton.

Christian Vance: Future Haul of Famer

Critically acclaimed Christian Vance is playing in Melbourne for one show only on the tail end of his tour of Europe. Performing over the last decade solely as a live electronic musician, Christian Vance is en route to Melbourne since moving to Berlin to share his deep, layered and emotionally driven sound with his Haul Music label cohorts. His first time in the cage at Revolver will be shared with resident Mike Callander, new Berlin resident and Haul Music contributor Claire Morgan and one of 2012’s best underground performers, Haul Music label boss Craig McWhinney. It will be Vance’s one and only show in Melbourne and he is bringing with him the promise of new music and a surely unmissable night.

Catch Christian Vance and the rest of the Haul Music crew at Revolver on Friday February 8.

Inner Varnika: Sojourn For The Soul

Inner Varnika is a three-day event dedicated to devoted music enthusiasts and artists whose only aim for the weekend will be to create a community of dancers whilst also providing a sojourn for the soul. Any event that reveals details and has extremely limited capacity is bound to get attention. Inner Varnika is for lovers of techno and house and their simple mantra – “Dancing is an essential, elemental and a simply fundamental way of warming your Inner Varnika” – is refreshing.

Capacity is limited to 500 people and their selfproclaimed “carefully selected international guests” has only seen but one name released. Lerosa hails from Dublin and is responsible for productions that range from Drexciyan-inspired electro, emotive techno to the rawest house. The lineup, even if it’s only at one name, is promising and the mystery surrounding the event conjures up excitement of a resurgence in rave culture that boasts all that we have come to learn and love about it: peace, love, unity and respect. Early bird tickets have already sold out and the next batch are on sale in a week or two. Inner Varnika is happening from Friday March 29 to Sunday March 31.

Stefano Miele, known to you and I as Riva Starr, is on his way back to Melbourne armed with his Italian charm and fresh and unpredictable style. He’s the proud owner of Snatch Records and brings with him an energy that washes over crowds wherever he plays. His peers are heroes of house themselves and always boast kind words of support, including Fatboy Slim, Gilles Peterson and Claude VonStroke. Club favourites I Was Drunk and Get Sexy are amongst Riva Starr’s most recognisable work and with a stream of remixes as unstoppable as his career, there is never a dull moment in Miele’s discography. It is no wonder Riva Starr is on his way back and you can catch him at Billboard The Venue on Friday February 1.

Night Slugs: L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok

Night Slugs founders L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok are coming together to play at Revolver Upstairs in a night that has been years in the making. The Night Slugs brand has firmly established itself as a label, London club night and radio show as well as being responsible for the biggest releases from Lil’ Silva’s Pulse vs. Flex, Jam City’s Magic Drops to Girl Unit’s Wut. Founders and producers in their own right, L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok are bringing their twisted hybrid of grime, funk and house to Melbourne. They hold a reputation of destroying dance floors with their back-to-back sets, which will be enough to transport crowds into a mirage of dark London clubs some will have seen and other would have only dreamed about. L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok play Revolver Upstairs on Saturday February 23.

Limited earlybird presales are available from Moshtix.

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Riva Starr: Drunk and Sexy

UP TO DATE

Chart-topping Swedish superstar and worldwide phenomenon Avicii has been added to the already incredible lineup for this year’s Future Music Festival.

At just the age of 23, Avicii has accomplished more than a room full of producers ever will in the short amount of time he has been on the scene. A twice Grammy Award nominee and a pioneer of EDM, the young producer is making waves with his Avicii x You project which will see him collaborate with fans, producers and musicians from all over the world for his next single. He will be headlining the EDM Stage at this year’s Future Music Festival and playing alongside renowned artists including Dizzee Rascal, Hardwell, Steve Aoki and Madeon. The rest of the lineup boasts acts including The Prodigy, The Stone Roses, Azealia Banks and Boys Noize (live) to name but a few. Catch Avicii at Future Music Festival on Sunday March 10 at Flemington Racecourse.

Salt-N-Pepa are anything but unfamiliar and one third of the legendary trio, DJ Spinderella is heading to Melbourne. As the lady with the big attitude and even bigger beats, DJ Spinderella provided the backbone of the Salt-N-Pepa’s success. These women opened up the male dominated doors of hip hop and created an industry standard everyone struggled to replicate. The world famous DJ has hosted various radio shows as well and was named the Rap/Hip Hop DJ of the Year in 1995 from the Washington, DC Music Association. Pioneers of hip hop and feminism, DJ Spinderella represents an important part of history as well as the promise of a DJ set that will leave no seat occupied. It’s all happening Friday January 25 at Laundry Bar.

DJ Profile: Brooke Evers

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up?

I was in a reality show where I had to sleep in the bush. I woke up at midnight with a giant rat at eye level. I didn’t sleep after that.

Describe yourself using the title of a song.

Young, Wild and Free - Snoop and Wiz What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child?

You can fall pregnant if you kiss a boy.

The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? I once tripped on the mic cord in front of over 2,000 people!

What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat?

Anything on repeat does my head in!!

What’s the most played record in your bag?

I have a few good bootlegs I’ve made but I love to drop 212 by Azealia Banks at every show.

What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die?

Will cancer ever be cured?

If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead?

Television.

When and where is your next gig?

Australia Day – I’ll be at Sound Empire at Crown.

DJ Profile: Sax On Legz

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up?

Being constantly on tour, when I do wake up in my own bed instead of a hotel room it is a good feeling but then a bit strange as I am so used to hotel rooms.

Describe yourself using the title of a song.

Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child?

I believed the Sandman was real.

The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? Arrived at a club I was performing at one night and the bouncers didn’t know I was Sax On Legz, they asked if I was the pole dancer for the night!

What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat?

Definitely Call Me Maybe, there’s a dub step version of it too. Makes my ears bleed.

What’s the most played record in your bag?

Rattle – Bingo Players What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die?

How the dinosaurs came.

If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead?

I am currently studying my bachelor in music. If my DJing didn’t work out I would have become a school music teacher.

When and where is your next gig?

Australia Day – I’ll be at Sound Empire at Crown.

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100% AUSTRALIA DAY WEEKEND GUIDE DIRTYBIRD SHOWCASE SASHA & ANTHONY PAPPA RAINBOW SERPENT When is it? Gates open Thursday January 24 at midday and the music stops afternoon of Monday January 28.

Where is it? Near Beaufort in Victoria. Visit our website for directions.

Who’s playing? Sasha, Bakke, Caballero, Commercial Hippies, Ecliptic, Eelke Kleijn, Filistine, Guy J, Haltya, Hardfloor, Hypnotech, J-Dub, Mathew Dekay, Nathan Fake, Oliver Koletzki, Peter van Hoesen, Prometheus, Spoonbill, Tim Healey, The Mollusk and lots more.

What sort of shit will they be playing? Shit music is totally banned at Rainbow! However we will feature over 100 musicians across multiple genres including live bands, electro, house, breaks, dub and ambient.

What’s the crowd going to be like? A community of happy faces and open arms. For many of the 10,000 plus people who attend each year Rainbow is an institution, annual reunion and a marker in the year that’s looked forward to for months in advance. And costumes. There will be many costumes ranging from the hilarious to the (fabulously) outrageous.

What will we remember in the AM? Everything from the most sublime, body-shaking beats to amazing décor, roving artistic performances, workshops and incredible food. You especially won’t forget all the new friends you made along the way.

What’s the wallet damage? Presales are currently $250 or $280 on the gate.

Where can we get tickets from? rainbowserpent.net or on arrival.

Give us one final reason why we should we celebrate Australia Day weekend here? This once small, niche gathering has evolved into a multifaceted weekend of dance, colour, free expression and celebration that people now travel from all over the world to Western Victoria to experience. Put simply if you’ve never been to the Rainbow Serpent Festival now is the time for you to join them so buy a tent and call your mates!

When is it? Sunday January 27 Where is it? Chasers Nightclub Who’s playing? Sasha, Anthony Pappa, Phil K, Kasey Taylor, Sean Quinn, Rollin Connection, Walter Juan, Isaac Fryer, Flow plus more TBA. What sort of shit will they be playing? You will hear the very best the world has to offer in the way of deep house to deep tech house, techno and progressive music. It’s not every day we have one of the world’s leading DJs here to play us music which is at the forefront of the current trends, so this is the perfect chance to see which music is the sound of tomorrow.

What’s the crowd going to be like? The crowd is going to be electric and full of energy, bringing a vibe which is second to none, making this one of the biggest and best nights of the year.

What will we remember in the AM? If the show is to go as planned, hopefully you can’t pinpoint one thing as everything will come together to create one of the best nights you have ever had out in a club.

What’s the wallet damage? $45.

Where can we get tickets from? Moshtix or futureentertainment.com.au or on the door on the night (however there will only be limited tickets on the door, so best be there early).

Give us one final reason why we should we celebrate Australia Day weekend here? If you have a good taste in music and know what a good party is all about, then this party is for you. The show really sells itself – we have one of the world’s top leading DJs (former world no.1 DJ – DJ Mag poll) Sasha and an all-star Australian lineup including world renown legend and Australia’s biggest export DJ, Anthony Pappa, and also the kings of Melbourne: Phil K, Kasey Taylor, Sean Quinn, & Rollin Connection and more, all in one of Melbourne’s iconic nightspots, Chasers nightclub.

This show is set to sit at the top of the list of gigs of the year and that’s for sure. This is not to be missed.

When is it? Friday January 25 Where is it? Brown Alley Who’s playing? Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, J.Phlip, Phil K, Dave Pham, Rollin Connection, Tahl, Flip 3k, Citizen.com, Danny Silver, Walter Juan, Adelle, Jungle Bros, Blake & Torren Foot, Eddie Stephens, Akin Sayar, Mickey P, Audixxx, Huw Dedman, Henry Webster, Tim Muphy & Will Cumming, Elliot Hunter, James Nielsson, Themba Wahlstom, With Love and Dylan Gear.

What sort of shit will they be playing? You will hear all kinds of music at this show. Everything from the funky tech house to bouncing techno to rolling electro to the sounds of bass music, broken beats and everything in between and more.

What’s the crowd going to be like? It’s looking like the show might be a sell-out crowd of well-up-for-it party goers looking for a great time with the way things are going. As for crowds you can always be sure our crowds are second to none when it comes to these type of events.

What will we remember in the AM? Where do I start? The amazing music played by the world renown international artists might be one spot, the awesome new sound system and production being brought in for the special occasion would be another great spot, or even the awesome crowd and electric vibe that will be brought from nothing other than a most rocking night out. So to answer the question, hopefully you will remember the way home once the club shuts in the wee hours in the morning.

What’s the wallet damage? $45.

Where can we get tickets from? Moshtix or behind the bar at Brown Alley, or on the door on the night. However there will only be limited tickets on the door, so best be there early.

Give us one final reason why we should we celebrate Australia Day weekend here? The DJ lineup and show as a whole really does speak for itself. It’s the place to be for sure. It’s going to be the biggest and best club show over the whole long weekend. So pretty simple choice in my opinion.

ANDY C When is it? Saturday January 26 Where is it? The Hi-Fi Who’s playing? Andy C & MC GQ What sort of shit will they be playing? Drum and bass.

What’s the crowd going to be like? Crazy.

What will we remember in the AM? Not much!

What’s the wallet damage? $40+bf Where can we get tickets from? brokenbeatassault.com or thehifi.com.au Give us one final reason why we should we celebrate Australia Day weekend here? Andy C & MC GQ at The Hi-Fi has become a tradition to the Melbourne drum and bass scene, we celebrate Australia Day with Andy C & GQ every year and it’s always one of the most anticipated drum and bass events of the year!

COQ OZ When is it? Sunday January 27. Open at 12pm, free BBQ at 4pm.

Where is it? Lucky Coq Who’s playing? Upstairs: DJ Ayna, Tom Showtime vs DJ Maars, Citizen.Com vs Matty Blade. Downstairs: Condensed Milk, DJ D’Opus, DJ Flagrant and Agent 86.

What sort of shit will they be playing?

Upstairs: NuFunk, bootlegs, breaks.

Downstairs: hip hop, funk, party jams.

What’s the crowd going to be like? Hippies, skanks, hipsters, idiots, young and old, jocks, baby dolls and a special guest appearance from your mum.

What will we remember in the AM? Fuck all.

What’s the wallet damage? Free entry because that’s what we do.

Where can we get tickets from? No need, bring yourself and your drinking pants.

Give us one final reason why we should we celebrate Australia Day weekend here? Because we live in ‘Straya and on this day all Aussies eat good food, drink great beer and act like idiots with our mates.

HOTTEST 100 PARTY When is it? Saturday January 26 Where is it? The Espy Who’s playing? RÜFÜS, YesYou, Redcoats, World’s End Press, Eagle & The Worm, Sures, Bored Nothing, The Delta Riggs, Red Ink, Harts plus very special guest DJ Yoda with his new video show.

What sort of shit will they be playing? Good shit.

What’s the crowd going to be like? Wild.

What will we remember in the AM? Not much, except you’ll wake with a warm fuzzy afterglow.

What’s the wallet damage? Dude, it’s free!

Where can we get tickets from? No need.

Give us one final reason why we should we celebrate Australia Day weekend here? Biggest and best free event in Melbourne.

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COVER STORY

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Loop featuring the incredible sounds of Dysphemic, Wasabi, U-Wish, SK, Kymaera, Missile, Zuluflow and Alt Esc Del on visuals. 10pm until late.

Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne

WEDNESDAY23RD COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal.

Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out!

Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

MIDNIGHT SOUL ENSEMBLE Whether it’s a DJ on the one’s and two’s side by side with a drummer hitting the skins while jammin’ away into the night, or soul singers gracing our humble stage performing Erykah Badu tribute songs over wonky future beats, or hip hop DJs cuttin’ up Serato records, we got the mid-week party. You know you wanna. Free entry.

Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free.

Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

LAUNDRY WEDNESDAYS Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass.

Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

THURSDAY24TH BIMBO THURSDAYS Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend.

Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

FREE RANGE FUNK Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk.

Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops.

Free entry every Thursday.

Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems.

Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning.

Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick

FRIDAY25TH GET LIT Get Lit every Friday night with Mugen & D’fro slicin’ n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems. Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO.

EDEN SATURDAYS

Free entry. From 10pm.

Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am.

CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR FRIDAYS A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements!

First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am.

Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

LOUNGE-CLUB Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor? Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. LoungeClub happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry.

Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne

FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS

FORBIDDEN Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours!

Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne

FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget!

Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

FRIDAY NIGHT LOFT PARTY Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

PANORAMA Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week!

Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now.

One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

SATURDAY26TH

It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two and Oohee rocking til the break of day.

Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight!

First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

Cymatic Society returns with a monster lineup to send your senses into harmonic bliss. This free monthly event returns to

In the grand tradition of past Saturday nights at the Prince of Wales, it will regain it’s rightful place on the pantheon of Australian dance music playing host to the best and most exciting EDM locally, nationally and internationally. Local residents include Generik, Oskar, Swick, Tranter, M.A.F.I.A., Streetparty DJs and Clip Art, and scheduled guests The Aston Shuffle, Tonite Only, The Swiss, Luke Million, Parachute Youth, Louis La Roche, Alvin Risk and more. In addition, Homecoming has prepared a veritable roster of exciting drinks and cocktails to fuel the fun, including Fresh coconut cocktails, Dr. Pepper, Electric Lemonade, Tecate, Thai-style Buckets and Bubble Cup cocktails.

Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

HOT STEP Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free.

Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy

SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40.

One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

SOUND EMPIRE Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts.

Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank

STAR SATURDAYS Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests.

Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry.

Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra

WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family.

Dancing from 10pm weekly.

Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne

SUNDAY27TH SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am.

For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle.

Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor

The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne.

Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne

SUNDAE SHAKE Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves.

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MONDAY28TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next.

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TUESDAY29TH BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free.

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COSMIC PIZZA NHJ and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights.

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RAINBOW SERPENT’S LIFESTYLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY GATHERING: BURNING MAN EXPERIENCE It’s been a “very scary” week for the Rainbow Serpent crew, with the fate of this year’s festival hanging in the balance between bureaucrats and bushfires. However, at the time of print, Rainbow Serpent have announced that the festival will go ahead. This, for Lisa Ariganello, the organiser in charge of Rainbow Serpent’s Lifestyle Village, means joining her team on site to finish setting up one of Rainbow Serpent’s most unique attractions, the weird and wonderful Lifestyle Village.

This is Ariganello’s second year running as Lifestyle Village’s coordinator, moving up from a lowly festival volunteer a few years earlier, and her furious passion for the festival gives us a glimpse into the tiresome work the festival organisers are doing to keep this year’s event on Australia’s must-see, must-do calendar.

“I’ve only been in Australia for five years,” Ariganello remembers, “but that first year I came and volunteered with a whole bunch of friends and that was the first time I’d ever been. I gradually started doing different jobs and working within the Lifestyle Village for a couple of years and then ended up with this role and it’s been great. It’s been amazing seeing the different areas of Rainbow and now being one of the coordinators – it’s just really great.”

Attractions like Lifestyle Village are what set Rainbow Serpent apart from your run of the mill music festival. An area within the festival, Lifestyle Village is best described as the cultural hub of Rainbow Serpent, a place to experience the festival’s unique sense of community. “It’s one area that punters can go to experience other aspects of the festival than just music. There are workshops and talks and an art gallery that you can stroll through. A lot of people come and they’ll just relax in the Village. In the centre we have a permaculture garden that becomes a central meeting point for a lot of people. Even just during the day when it gets really hot, a lot of people will come in and relax and sit down in one of the workshop spaces and just chill out for a bit. It’s definitely a great option rather than just spending all day on the dance floor,” Ariganello explains.

This year sees the introduction of the Sacred Soundsphere to Lifestyle Village.

“Yeah, it’s the first time it’s ever been at Rainbow Serpent,” says Ariganello, “so it will be exciting to see that. There’ll be sound healing and meditation and performances going on every day in a dome. It’s going to be like a sacred space – an alter – and people can go in and take place in meditation circles and singing and healing and things.” This year’s Village also sees the return of the Solar Cinema, screening original, and often strange, films, shorts and animations throughout the weekend. Canadian director Jeet-Kei Leung will also be there speaking about his new documentary, The Bloom. Kids Zone will again be packed with arts and crafts, dance lessons, puppet shows and lots of special bands and performers for our youngest generation.

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Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry.

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Guest speakers are an important part of the Lifestyle Village experience, and this year the running theme of the talks seems to be the extremely relevant issue of international festival culture and its influence on the global community. “Chris Deckker will be speaking about global information and festival culture,” Ariganello explains. “He created EarthDance which is like a global festival movement.

Graham St John is really well-known in the scene; he’s written a few books based on global tribe technology, spirituality and side culture. He’s amazing at doing interviews and collecting data from festivals around the world. Jeet-Kei Leung is speaking on the same topic. We seem to have a lot of people who are talking about global festival community, so that should be interesting.”

But of course, one of the most interesting aspects of Rainbow Serpent is the multitude of workshops available around the clock. “We have five different workshop spaces. There are spaces we call inner realm workshops and then there are the outer realm workshops. The inner realm workshops deal more with discussion based topics and people sharing ideas and conversation. It’s usually a more intimate setting. Then outer realm workshops are the movement and dance based things that get people going: yoga, belly dancing, hula, Tai Chi.” Rainbow Serpent is more than just the music, and, in fact, it’s more than just the art.

Ariganello tries to put the essence of the weekend into words. “It really is a community gathering. I think it’s the fact that it feels like family while you’re there. It’s this really amazing feeling of everyone coming together for this one weekend of the year and everyone looks forward to it. It’s a really positive place to be, everyone’s so happy. There’s nothing like it in this country. It’s Australia’s own Burning Man.” Kate McCarten Rainbow Serpent runs from Friday January 25 to Monday January 28 in Lexton.

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JUSTIN MARTIN FINDING HIS WINGS: JUSTIN TIME Justin Martin is on his way back to Australia this month for the Dirtybird Records tour. He has been integral to Claude VonStroke’s label from the start, having appeared on the first four releases. After bolting out of the gate with his release for Ben Watt’s Buzzing Fly label in 2003, garnering support from A-list DJs around the world, Martin’s melodic and tough house sound has found fans all over the world. As well as his own original productions, Martin has become known for his collaborations with his brother Christian as The Martin Brothers.

Martin has been making waves this last year for his solo productions though. His debut album, Ghettos & Gardens, was released in May on Dirtybird. Talking from his San Francisco home during a rare break in his touring schedule, his passion for the city shines through.

“I absolutely love living here. I’m not home that often but when I am I’m as busy as I can be in studio. I love San Francisco and I’m very proud to be based here. I have been out to Australia three times now and Melbourne has similar vibes for sure. I think that’s probably one of my favourite cities in the world. It’s

such a cool place and such a beautiful city.”

Martin believes that his debut album has started a new phase in his already successful career. “It was honestly one of the best experiences that I have had. I had no idea what I was really getting myself into. It had been a long time goal of mine that seemed elusive for years. I just didn’t have the discipline or the focus to sit down and do it. I was finally on a roll in the last two years. I got super motivated and saw that the harder that I worked, the more fun I had. I just decided to buckle down and do it and, to be honest, I could not be happier with the response. It was just a really incredible experience.”

So what has the reaction been like? “When I was touring after the album I didn’t really know how people were going to take it and how the critics were going to write about it and all that stuff. All of that went well but for me the biggest thing was the tours and doing the shows. Seeing how excited my fans were when I dropped my own music was, for me, the biggest pay-off.

That’s the whole reason that I do it. I make music for the dance floor and to make people happy when they dance.

“I was a DJ before I was a producer, first and foremost. There’s nothing that I love more than performing and just making a dance floor of people happy. I have just kind of seen in the last six months in doing this tour that it’s a complete thing. The excitement and energy that is there is something that I only got glimpses of in previous tours. For me, this is a whole new world and it’s a game changer.”

This year is shaping up to be another busy one. “I’m releasing my first EP with Eats Everything on Hypercolour in February.

I have been working in the studio with him a lot and we’re planning a kind of secret project for 2014. So we’re trying to get into the studio as much as we can this year. We have another single coming out on Dirtybird in May. “We’ve also got this Dirtybird players compilation. It has all of the different Dirtybird artists, the young blood and the up and

comers, and the extended international family just contributing to, you know, what we like to think of as the Dirtybird sound.

That’s going to be coming out in March I believe and there are 12 tracks I think. Other than that, I’m going to be doing a bunch of touring and try to do as many Dirtybird parties around the world.”

Martin is looking forward to his tour and he was forewarned that it’s Australia Day weekend. “People are telling me it’s going to be crazy! I’m totally excited!”

Simon Hampson Justin Martin [USA] the Dirtybird Showcase at Brown Alley alongside Claude VonStroke [USA] and J.Phlip [USA] on Friday January 25.

J. PHLIP LEARNING ABOUT: THE DIRTYBIRD AND THE BEATS Jessica Phillippe took a winding road to get into DJing. She fell in love with house music and got her first set of decks at 19-years-old whilst studying Systems Engineering at university.

It is often said that there is a strong relationship between music and maths, and you don’t have to look far for proof of that in her productions and DJ sets.

Phillippe honed her skills and started to DJ at local parties whilst she was studying. After moving to San Francisco and establishing herself as an in-demand DJ she came to the attention of Claude VonStroke, who signed her to his Dirtybird Records label. Phillippe is now part of the core Dirtybird Records crew who are touring Australia this month. Her story reads like a dream but the reality is a hectic schedule and a lot of hard work. It’s not without its very enjoyable moments though – she has just completed a tour on the Holy Ship, a three-day cruise ship rave that is now in its second year.

“Holy Ship was unbelievable! I don’t think I have ever played a party like that – it was so insane,” enthuses Phillippe. “There were really special moments that could only happen at a party where you are all stuck together in one place for three days.

I jumped up and down so much that I actually couldn’t walk afterwards. And when we pulled back in the harbour in Fort

Lauderdale I was drinking straight vodka and screaming off of Skream’s balcony to turn the ship around. I think that might just say it all. What an adventure!”

For all the fun there is a reality back home though. “I just got kicked out of my flat in Berlin, while on tour in the US, thanks to a mean neighbour. It’s a long story and it’s kind of a mess.

I’m officially homeless and I’m trying to figure out how to move back to the bay. I need to get things a bit more settled again so that I can focus on productions. In the meantime I’m trying as hard as I can to work on music while on the road.”

After four months of touring, finding the time and locations to produce music is hard. “I don’t have a place or studio of my own in the US so my life is a bit mad. I have come to realise that I need to move back to San Francisco and the Bay Area.

I need a studio to nerd out in that is on the same continent where I am DJing.”

With a dad who was a live sound engineer and very much interested in electronics it was almost inevitable that Phillippe would gravitate towards engineering and music. “My dad started building speakers in his garage in high school and ended up touring with REO Speedwagon for 14 years. He also ran sound for The Doobie Brothers, Prince, Willie Nelson and more.”

Phillippe’s DJ sets and productions brought their own flavour to Dirtybird. There is a bassline bounce and a sense of fun in her output that defines J.Phlip. It fits well with the label but manages to set her apart. “I definitely don’t sound exactly like any of the guys nor do they sound like each other,” she reflects. “We all bring in something different. I think initially I brought in a lot of house sound, coming from Chicago. Then I had a booty phase and an electro phase. Now I really like to bring in some techno style sounds. It’s tough to analyse and I’m always playing a lot of different stuff. I try to dig hard because the guys are also digging hard and I like to surprise them and sound different.

“Sometimes I dig and dig through new stuff and can’t find anything that is as good as the old. I’m on an old Disco D tip right now. DJ Rum’s Mountains Pt. 1 (Pedestrian Pirate Radio Remix) is my absolutely favorite thing to play right now.”

There tends to be quite a bit of UK bass in her sets too. “I

nature of his productions, he is a man without peer.

“It has taken quite a long time to get to this point; sure the music had its 15 minutes of fame, like many other genres that pop out of the blue. But because of the non-commercialised foundation of the scene, it grabbed its foothold in the culture – around the world. Ten or 20 years ago people hadn’t even heard of drum and bass and now they’ve got forums in Russia, crews in Norway and record labels in France. I put all that down to its urban roots.”

Certainly too, anyone who mutters the name Andy C immediately associates it with his long running and incredulously successful Ram Records imprint – but who would have thought that it would become such an unmitigated success – especially when a few friends were sitting around over a few pints in 1992 and innocently wondering whether a record label would take off. Yet fast forward 20 years and the Ram Records label remains undoubtedly one of the most esteemed across the globe generally – let alone in the genre.

Yet none of it was by mistake, describes Andy. “We’d been record shopping; making records with Ant [his business partner] and we had tunes out and hadn‘t been paid for them.

I thought that I would rather spend the time and effort and

put this stuff out myself. I was leaving school and looking for my own direction. My man Shimon was around too and we all kind of inspired one another and luckily, we’re all still here today. Not for a million bucks – not even in hindsight – could I have foreseen that when I was hanging out in clubs for ten and fifteen pounds a night – that I would end up traveling the world and playing music. I’ve really been blessed!”

And no less, the party continues. In 2012, the label helped launch and develop the careers of artists like Mind Vortex and Hamilton, while playing host to releases of bona-fide legends like Chase & Status, Sub Focus, Calyx & Teebee and Cultureshock. But all of that is irrelevant, because few artists have done as much for electronic music as Andy C. He arguably sits atop the drum and bass tree and years on, maintains a

really love so much of that stuff! It’s some of the most inspiring dance music. Especially Boddika. His music is the dopest of the dope for me right now!”

Phillippe has a new a techno track coming out on a Dirtybird compilation in February. “It’s my first almost all hardware track and I’m pretty stoked about it,” she reveals. After that she has a collaboration with Kill Frenzy due to come out called In Yo Mouf.

So what has she heard about Australia? “I have heard it’s really fun and the people love to party. I have definitely gathered that from the Australians I have met around the world! I honestly don’t know a lot though. I’m excited to check it out!”

Simon Hampson J.Phlip [USA] plays alongside Claude VonStroke [USA] and Justin Martin [USA] at Brown Alley on Friday January 25.

ANDY C BOSS: OF THE BASS It’s hard to give a man so much credit when he is as modest and circumspect as Andy C. Andrew Clarke (don’t call him that) is firmly grounded, his feet etched resolutely upright and head screwed on in a clockwise direction. Yet 2013 brings another milestone for the legend. After his start in 1992, this year marks the beginning of his third decade in the business. A true feat by any means, but one further demonstrated by the fact that the music business is a fickle one – trends come and go and artists can lose relevance quickly.

Luck, though, might have been on his side, for drum and bass has stood the test of time too. It has evolved and grown from the at times negative mass media exposure it received during its incarnation as the style called jungle. It has overcome the pessimism and disapproval that loosely associated dubstep as the evolution of the genre as well – and rightly, it now bridges the sound between a number of different genres including hip hop, breaks and techno. For good drum and bass remains as unpretentious as it is unrelenting. And not surprisingly, Andy C remains one of the finest proponents of the genre, seemingly able to continue to bend the rules and push boundaries. Whether it’s like ever evolving live audio-visual setup, or the genre defying

positivity that eludes even many of his youngster compatriots.

“Sure it can be hard – I mean, things might seem easy but as time goes on you have to embrace new ideas – after all, we are all in a fortunate position. I’ve got great people around me pushing the cause. It’s just hard allocating the time to it all.

But it’s cool. I wouldn’t change it for the world. For my shows, I’ve got a lot of new material too – call it a few left hooks and upper cuts!”

RK Andy C [UK] plays The Hi-Fi on Saturday January 26 alongside MC GQ [UK] and more.

ANTHONY PAPPA DARK BEATS: PROGRESSIVE SOUNDS Music trivia time – which artist has been the pre-eminent Australian representing house music in the UK for well over a decade? If you guessed Anthony Pappa (and didn’t read it in the title) you win a gold star. He is a legend – and a good bloke to boot. No less, Anthony is a fine example of how the international scene frequently gobbles up the finest we have to offer, yet in many ways, affords us the opportunity to feel the love from time-to-time. A musician from an early age, sound has been an incessant part of Pappa’s life.

“My father was a musician and I always used to have band practice, playing drums as a kid,” he says. “That started my DJ journey as well. I picked up the turntables when I was 13 and at that point it was really just a hobby for me while I was at school.

Later I began to think that I really enjoyed it and wondered if I could do it full time. Of course I wanted that elusive job as a musician but the idea of doing that and nothing else felt like a dream that was going to be a difficult one to achieve.”

Of course the boy went on to compete with great success at the DMC competitions and that gave him a new level of exposure.

“By that time, I was practicing and doing tricks and learning

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things that hadn’t been done before. Then I moved to the UK and that was a difficult time – but I really wanted it more than anything. I didn’t take no for an answer and strived to achieve what I wanted. My determination and will power didn’t let me down. It’s hard starting your life and your career in a country you don’t know from scratch. Looking back though I didn’t think about it too much and I just kept going.”

Right now, the lad is back in Melbourne where he is doing an Australian Tour as well as working on the Darkbeat 10th Anniversary Compilation CD which features Rollin Connection, Phil K and of course Pappa himself. Scheduled release is March 2013. More importantly, though, he is back in Melbourne to play at one of his favourite venues with partner in crime Sasha. “I have played with him many times over the years,” says Pappa, “but it’s great to be doing a gig with him in my hometown. I’m excited to be playing again at Chasers as this was my last residency within Australia and the last gig I did before I relocated to the UK in 1995!”

Naturally, Anthony has seen electronic music evolve over time – whether it’s good or bad. But it is likely that he takes it all FEATURES

in his stride and takes the opportunity to experiment and do things a little differently. “These days, I’m into a lot of different styles ranging from down tempo, mid tempo, house, tech house, the better side of progressive house and techno.

When playing out, my sets vary from 110BPM to 128BPM depending on venue and time of set I play,” he says.

And with that, he is feeling the renaissance in dance music.

“Today, past and present sounds come together in a way to create the current sounds which will be timeless – as opposed to here today and gone tomorrow. It’s all about playing good music no matter what electronic music genre you’re into. For me right now, I’m liking Hunter Game, Re.You, Inxec and Pentatones. I don’t have any preferences as to what l play as long as they are good tunes that l am into.”

But with all of that humility and charm – a trait he continues to possess after all these years, despite his unmitigated success – the chap enjoys a life outside of music that helps him maintain balance and deal with a little pressure. “I do have a life outside of music. I think it’s healthy to have a life outside of what we all do in life,” he chimes. “I’ve been a DJ now for over 25 years and love what I do. Having done so many gigs, all over the world, these days pressure is no longer really a factor. But still to this day, I get excited before every gig.”

RK Anthony Pappa [AUS] plays at Chasers Nightclub alongside Sasha [UK] and more on Sunday January 27.

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THURSDAY24TH MOTOWN THURSDAYS Kick start your weekend with Melbourne’s newest Thursday night! Motown Thursdays caters to all true music lovers. Join us on an eclectic musical journey of soul, funk and disco through to early R&B. A live soul band features some of Melbourne’s most talented musicians; Carmen Hendricks, Laurent Soupe, Duncan Kinell and Aaron Mendoza just to name a few. DJs keep the records spinning into the early hours; residents are Reg-e, Lee Davies, Kalepe, Dinesh, Suga, Rubz and Alwin Rafferty. Join us around a big, shiny disco ball or two, for free entry, soulful tunes, drink specials all night and a dance floor full of friends!

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LIKE FRIDAYS Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B and electro house across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more.

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LIGHT We celebrate everything that has made Light at Red Love, kicking off with our after work drinks session from 4pm. Our DJ lineup includes each and every one of the Daddy Macks who have helped lead Light into our fifth running year of old school R&B. Harvey Yeah, Ripz, TMC and Stel Kar locking down that Old School Flava with guest appearances by G.A.K. & The Seminar of Funk and Nick K. It’s all happening this Friday as we celebrate five years of doing our do and bringing that Red Love!

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Every Friday evening DJ Jumps of The Cat Empire will take to the decks at the bar, spinning his rare afro Latin funk vinyl collected from around the world from 6.30pm until late.

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SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin hip hop, R&B and house tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials.

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REDLOVE SATURDAYS RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school R&B and house to kick! RedLove resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further!

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SHAKA SATURDAY The newest R&B Superclub Shaka Saturdays’v grand opening is set to hit Melbourne over two massive weeks.

The northern suburbs newest, freshest club playing all of your favourite R&B, hip hop, old skool and reggae. Shaka Saturdays is showcasing Australia’s newest and favourite R&B DJs, including DJ C-RAM bringing video mixing to Melbourne and special guest hip hop band Yellow Cake. Set at one of the most amazing venues Melbourne has to offer with two levels, good music, great ‘Shaka’ atmosphere and cheap drinks, we are hoping to pack it out and create a night for people to remember.

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DJ YODA FORCE IS STRONG: WITH THIS ONE Those who have experienced a DJ Yoda set will undoubtedly never have heard anything remotely similar.

100% catches up with the British mix-master extraordinaire to find out whether he’s managed to capture this uniqueness on his new record Chop Suey and whether he’ll be pulling out surprises at his upcoming show at Villa.

Imagine one of those talking heads shows fronted by Bert Newton where they countdown something like the top 20 movie catchphrases from the ‘80s accompanied by ‘hilarious’ comments from Z-list celebrities who seem to be an authority on everything. Now throw in some upfront hip hop tracks, some guilty pleasure pop tunes, a smattering of TV themes and a good dose of scratching, cutting and expert mixing. This is the sound of DJ Yoda. The shows of Duncan Beiny (as he’s otherwise known) are unlike any other DJ on the planet. One night you could hear the theme tune from M*A*S*H over some block-party beats or the dialogue from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off synced into an ‘80s soft-rock anthem. You just never know what to expect. However, this style wasn’t really something he developed consciously.

“I didn’t deliberately set out to do that but now that’s the way, I’m very happy about it,” he explains over the phone during a break in his two month tour around these parts. “I’ve watched different trends in dance music and DJing come and go and I just feel very happy to watch it and be no part of it whatsoever. It’s served me pretty well to be true to what I love when I DJ. I’m very honest about the stuff that I like, even if other people might consider it sometimes not cool to be playing country and western music or ‘80s music or whatever. I just play what I like and stay honest to myself and I think that automatically sets a DJ apart from anyone else.”

After leaving university in the ‘90s, Beiny started to produce mixtapes containing this mish-mash of genres that took his fancy and the popularity of these grew so much that he was asked by Antidote Records to produce an official version, which was released as How To Cut & Paste Mix Tape Vol.1. Another volume has since been released along with an ‘80s, a ‘30s and a country and western version, and so the legacy of Yoda began where any track or sample is ripe to be played. But is there anything he would never play?

“I would never say never,” he cheekily replies. “I remember reading this quote from DJ Q-Bert when I was growing up, he said, ‘If you give me any record I’ll find a way to flip it, it can be an opera record or whatever, I’ll find a way to make it work’. I find that really inspiring.

I love the idea that you can take any sound and make something cool out of it, so I would never say never.”

“I also think that as a guest DJ especially in somewhere like Australia where I’ve flown all the way across the world to come here, it seems to be a waste to stand there and let a record play for five minutes. I’m all the way over here because I wanna bring something to the mix that you couldn’t just have anyone do; I wanna mix stuff up, make it interesting in a way that a computer couldn’t do.”

Another feature of a Yoda performance is the speed at which everything happens – tracks and references appear and disappear within seconds, constantly keeping the audience on their toes. “That comes down to just having a short attention span,” he explains. “A lot of the time when I DJ, I only have an hour and a half to play and there’s too much good music in the world.

So I’m like, ‘This song’s cool, how about this one and how about this one?’. I also think that as a guest DJ especially in somewhere like Australia where I’ve flown all the way across the world to come here, it seems to be a waste to stand there and let a record play for five minutes. I’m all the way over here because I wanna bring something to the mix that you couldn’t just have anyone do; I wanna mix stuff up, make it interesting in a way that a computer couldn’t do.”

It’s this sort of energy and fun that Beiny has brought to his second record Chop Suey. Just one look at the track-list with titles such as Charlie Sheen, Sega RIP and Big Trouble In Little China is evidence enough that he’s managed to transfer the madcap nature of his sets to CD format. “I worked with different vocalists on every song on the album, so there’s a whole bunch of people on there, a really eclectic mix of rappers and singers,” he says. “I wanted the lineup of vocalists on the album to be really representative of my music taste. So you have stuff on there that’s representing music that I listened to as a kid in the ‘80s like Boy George and Mike Winslow [the sound effects guy] from the Police Academy movies and then you have stuff on there that represents the ‘90s rap music I used to love, people like M.O.P. and Greg Nice from Nice & Smooth. And then you have this new generation of music that I like, people who are the future of music for me, like Action Bronson – one of the best rappers out now – and Sway, one of my favourites from the UK. There’s all these different people on there and it hopefully all comes together and represents the sound that I’m all about.”

With his second visit to our shores this summer just around the corner, Beiny has been working out what extra treats he can bring forth to keep things as unique as ever, but he’s rather coy as to what they are when quizzed. “I don’t want to give it away as it will ruin the surprise,” he concludes. Can’t wait.

Andrew Nelson DJ Yoda [UK] plays at The Espy on Saturday January 26.

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Mercat Cross Lvl 1, 456 Queen St, Melb, 9348 9998

Albert Park Hotel Cnr Montague & Dundas Pl, Albert Park, 9690 5459

Mink 2 Acland St, St Kilda, 9536 1199

Alia Lvl 1, 83-87 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9486 0999

Miss Libertine 34 Franklin St, Melb, 9663 6855

Alumbra Shed 9, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Espl, Docklands, 8623 9666

Misty 3-5 Hosier Ln, Melb, 9663 9202

Back Bar 67 Green St, Windsor, 9529 7899

Mockingbird Bar 129 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 0000

Bar Open 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 9601

Musicland 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 9359 0006

Baroq House 9-13 Drewery Ln, Melb, 8080 5680

Neverland 32-48 Johnson St, South Melb, 9646 5544

Bendigo Hotel 125 Johnston St, Collingwood 9417 3415

New Guernica Lvl 2, Hub Arcade, 318-322 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 4464

Bertha Brown 562 Flinders Street, 9629 1207

Night Cat 141 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 0090

Big Mouth 168 Acland St, St.Kilda, 9534 4611

Night Cat 279 Flinders Ln, Melb, 9654 0444

Billboard 170 Russell St, Melb, 9639 4000

Noise Bar 291 Albert St, Brunswick, 9380 1493

Bimbo Deluxe 376 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 8600

Northcote Social Club 301 High St, Northcote, 9489 3917

Birmingham Hotel Cnr Smith & Johnston St, Fitzroy

Old Bar 74 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9417 4155

Black Cat 252 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6230

One Twenty Bar 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy

Blue Bar 330 Chapel St, Prahran, 9529 6499

Onesixone 161 High St, Prahran, 9533 8433

Blue Tile Lounge 95 Smith St, Fitzroy

Order Of Melbourne level 2, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 6707

Boutique 134 Greville St, Prahran, 9525 2322

Palace Hotel 893 Burke Rd, Camberwell

Brown Alley King Street, Melb,9670 8599

Palace Theatre 20-30 Bourke St, Melb, 9650 0180

Brunswick Hotel 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9387 6637

Palais 111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, 5348 4849

Builders Arms 211 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Palais Theatre Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, 9525 3240

Cabinet Bar 11 Rainbow Alley, Melbourne, 9654 0915

Papa Goose 91 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, 9663 2800

Caravan Music Club 95 Drummond St, Oakleigh

Penny Black 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 8667

Caseys Nightclub 660A Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9810 0030

Pier Live Hotel 508 Nepean Hwy, Frankston, 9783 9800

Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets 80 Smith St, Collingwood, 9415 8876

Pony 68-70 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9662 1026

CBD Club 12-14 McKillop St, Melb, 9670 3638

Portland Hotel Cnr Lt Collins & Russell St, Melb, 9810 0064

Chaise Lounge Basement, 105 Queen St, Melb, 9670 6120

The Prague Hotel, 911 High St, Northcote, 9495 0000

Chandelier Room 91 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, 9532 2288

Pretty Please 61c Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9534 4484

Chelsea Heights Hotel Cnr Springvale & Wells Rd,

Prince Bandroom 29 Fitztory St, St Kilda, 9536 1168

Chelsea Heights, 9773 4453

Prince Of Wales 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9536 1168

Cherry Bar AC/DC Ln, Melb, 9639 8122

Public Bar 238 Victoria St, North Melb, 9329 6522

Chi Lounge 195 Lt Bourke St, Melbourne, 9662 2688

Railway Hotel 280 Ferrars St, South Melb, 9690 5092

Co. Lvl 3, Crown Complex, 9292 5750

Red Bennies 371 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9826 2689

Colonial Hotel (Brown Alley) Cnr King & Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 8599

Red Love Lvl 1, 401 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 3722

Commercial Club Hotel 344 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, 9419 1522

Retreat Hotel 226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford, 9417 2693

Cookie Lvl 1, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 7660

The Retreat Hotel 280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9380 4090

Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond, 9427 9198

The Reverence Hotel 28 Napier St, Footscray, 03 9687 2111

Cornish Arms 163 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

Revolt Elizabeth St, Kensington, 03 9376 2115

CQ 113 Queen St, Melb, 8601 2738

Revolver Upstairs 229 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5985

Croft Institute 21 Croft Alley, Melb, 9671 4399

Rochester Castle Hotel 202 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 9415 7555

Cruzao Arepa Bar 365 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 7871

Rooftop Cider Bar, Cnr Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne, 9650 3884

Cushion 99 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, 9534 7575

Room 680 Level 1, 680 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 9818 0680

Damask 1/347 Burnswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 4578

Roxanne Parlour Lvl 3, 2 Coverlid Pl, Melb

The Drunken Poet 65 Peel Street, West Melbourne, 9348 9797

Royal Derby 446 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 2321

Der Raum 438 Church St, Richmond, 9428 0055

Roal Melbourne Hotel 629 Bourke St, 9629 2400

Ding Dong Lounge Lvl 1, 18 Market Ln, Melb, 9662 1020

Ruby’s Lounge 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, 9754 7445

Dizzy’s Jazz Club 381 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 1233

Saint Hotel 54 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9593 8333

Double Happiness 21 Liverpool St, Melb, 9650 4488

Sandbelt Live Cnr South & Bignell Rd, Moorabbin, 9555 6899

E:55 55 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9620 3899

Scarlett Lounge 174 Burnley St, Richmond, 9428 0230

East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick, 9388 2777

Seven Nightclub 52 Albert Rd, South Melb, 9690 7877

Edinburgh Castle 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

Spensers Live 419 Spencer St, West Melb, 9329 8821

Electric Ladyland Lvl 1, 265 Chapel St, Prahran, 9521 5757

Spot 133 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, 9388 0222

Elwood Lounge 49-51 Glenhuntly Rd, Elwood, 9525 6788

Standard Hotel 293 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy, 9419 4793

Empress 714 Nicholson St, Nth Fitzroy, 9489 8605

Star Bar 160 Clarendon St, South Melb, 9810 0054

Espy 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, 9534 0211

Station 59 59 Church St, Richmond, 9427 8797

Eurotrash 18 Corrs Ln, Melb, 9654 4411

Stolberg Beer Café 197 Plenty Rd, Preston, 9495 1444

Eve 334 City Rd, Southbank, 9696 7388

Strange Wolf 71 Collins Street (enter via Strachan Lane), Melb, 9662 4914

Evelyn 351 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 5500

Sub Lounge & Restaurant 168 Elizabeth St Melb, 0411 800 198

Ferntree Gully Hotel 1130 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, 9758 6544

Sugar Bar (Hotel Urban) 35 Fitztroy St, St Kilda, 8530 8888

Festival Hall 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, 9329 9699

Temperance Hotel 426 Chapel St, South Yarra, 9827 7401

First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 6380

Thornbury Theatre 859 High St, Thornbury, 9484 9813

Forum Theatre 154 Flinders St, Melb, 9299 9800

Tiki Lounge 327 Swan St, Richmond, 9428 4336

The Fox Hotel 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood, 9416 4957

Toff In Town Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melb, 9639 8770

Fusion Lvl 3, Crown Complex, Southbank, 9292 5750

Tony Starr’s Kitten Club 267 Lt Collins St, Melb, 9650 2448

The Gallery Room 1/510 Flinders St, Melbourne, 9629 1350

The Tote Hotel 67 Johnson St, Collingwood, 9419 5320

Gem Bar & Dining 289 Wellingston St, Collingwood, 9419 5170

Town Hall Hotel 33 Errol St, North Melbourne, 9328 1983

George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822

Trak Lounge 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 9826 9000

Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420

Tramp 20 King St, Melb

Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055

Transport Hotel Federation Square, Melb, 9654 8808

Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061

Trunk 275 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 9663 7994

Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066

Tyranny Of Distance 147 Union St, Windsor, 9525 1005

Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville

Two of Hearts 149 Commercial Road, Prahran

Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944

Union Hotel Brunswick 109 Union St, Brunswick, 9388 2235

Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548

Veludo 175 Acland St, St Kilda, 9534 4456

HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434

Victoria Hotel 380 Victoria St, Brunswick, 9388 0830

Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227

Wah Wah Lounge Lvl 1, 185 Lonsdale St, Melb

Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900

Wesley Anne 250 High St, Northcote, 9482 1333

Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329

Westernport Hotel 161 Marine Pde, San Remo, 5678 5205

Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484

Willow Bar 222 High Street, Northcote, 9481 1222

Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran

Windsor Castle 89 Albert St, Windsor, 9525 0239

John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350

Workers Club 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 8889

Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142

Workshop Lvl 1, 413 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9326 4365

La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680

Yah Yah’s 99 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9419 4920

Labour In Vain 197A Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 5955

The Vine 59 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9417 2434

Lomond Hotel 225 Nicholson St, East Brunswick Longroom 162 Collins St, Melbourne, 9663 9226 Loop 23 Meyers Pl, Melb, 9654 0500 Lounge 243 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 2916 The Lounge Pit 386-388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy 9415 6142 Love Machine Cnr Lt Chapel & Malvern Rd, Prahran, 9533 8837

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