Brown Alley is Melbourne's premiere underground club. We have hosted the world's best DJ's, bands and electronic acts. Consistently known as one of the most forward thinking clubs in Australia, we are dedicated to dynamic house, techno, breaks, electro, progressive, indie, alternative rock… and anything else that aligns within the club's cutting edge programming.
Robert Babicz [LIVE]
Lusine [LIVE]
Nadja Lind
Klartraum [LIVE]
Online Tickets $30:
http://admin.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=55703
Robert Babicz
It seems almost pointless giving a description of who Robert Babicz is and what he does, because in reality even your mum knows, or at least admires his fine selection in scarfs . Needless to say we are ecstatic to have the master back and playing for electric owl for the first time!
Along side Robert Babicz is ........
Lusine
Lusine in our opinion Lusine is quite possibly the most cutting-edge electronic artist we have ever had the pleasure of hosting. From abstract electronica to melodic techno and futuristic broken beat; we specifically targeted this great Ghostly International artist and we are very excited to announce his Australian debut for electric owl.
Nadja Lind / Klartraum
Nadja Lind. This lady is about to absolutely explode on the world techno map, and is responsible for fantastic releases on Soma and Darkroom Dubs to name just a few. She headlines some of the worlds best clubs such as Fabric, Space and Zouk and will also be performing as Klartraum LIVE along side Helmut Ebritsch.
Support: Text Book Music [LIVE], Trinity (Syd), Echo Inspectors [LIVE], Dean Millson, Oni Maye Project, Remedy, Oliver James, Daniel Tardew, Audixx, Alex Thomas, Kristian Michail.
Online Tickets $30:
http://admin.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=55703
Friday May 18, Brown Alley
For those of you who came to our Circus party, you make have a small idea of what to expect, but one thing is for sure, this party will be a night not to miss!
Plus our Soda Residents including:
Cauc-Asian DJs
Dom Dolla
Vedran & Friends
OK-Nar
Dylan Matheou
Tim Fitz
Sonic Vibes
Blue Jay DJs
Top Deck
Max Kruse
Tim Light
Conor Turner
This is a meeting not to be missed.
In 2012 The venue is about to take an exciting and new direction and we encourage everyone who is passionate about there electronic music to come down and hear about the changes at the venue. Have the opportunity to play, promote, make bookings or get involved in what we promise to be some of the biggest plans for the local scene in nearly a decade.
This meeting will be the first point of contact where we will tell you about the massive change that will take place at the venue in the second half of this year, into the summer club nights, festivals and beyond.
This is unlike any Brown Alley meeting you have been to.
TUESDAY MAY 22 - 7.30PM IN THE BLYTHE ROOM TOP LEVEL.
See you there
FRIDAY JUNE 8TH
It's been almost 6 months since our last party, but we're back, and what better way to reunite the Heavy Innit massive than with a dj/mc duo widely recognised as being at the forefront of the progressive dubstep sound. For the first time ever, Rinse fm's Youngsta & Toast will be hitting our shores, and are set to shake the foundations of Heavy Innit on June 8th with a set full of deep, tech'd out dubstep with devastating bassweight. Plus, boasting a huge local & interstate support line up over 2 stages, we'll be covering the past, present & future of uk bass music over 8 hours of dubstep, grime, jungle, & reggae. Trust, you don't want to miss this!! Tickets $25+bf available from www.moshtix.com.au
LINE UP
YOUNGSTA + TOAST
BOOT (SYD)
SAFIRE
AFFIKS & A13
DROID SECTOR
CAMO
DUBFONIK
BASS BIN LADEN
ANDY OUCH & BLW
1LC
JESSE JAHMAL
SPIN FX
NAM
Tickets on sale 10th April. www.wearenovel.com.au
Chris Liebing returns to Melbourne for his 1st show since 2009, be prepared for an extended set from the techno legend. Kaiserdisco debut Australian tour will be sure to please their legion of fans who've been begging to see them techno artist hit Australian shores.
CHRIS LIEBING
is dj, producer, radio host of a weekly show and the driving force behind the labels CLR and Spinclub Recordings. His sound has continuously evolved during his dj career, always true to his Techno roots. He was one of the first djs that used the new possibilities in the course of the digitalization of music in a consequent and creative way. The real-time manipulation of the individual elements plays an important role in his sets. Due to the good co-operation with various software and hardware makers, his current setup offers him practically endless possibilities. He is a worldwide requested dj and also part of the Collabs live act, together with the Dutch producer Speedy J. His productions and remixes appear in the play lists of numerous renowned djs. Hereafter some milestones in his career.
KAISERDISCO
Both Frederic Berger and Patrick Buck are true boys from Hamburg. They are in their mid 30´s and have had single careers of their own for more than 10 years, but when they joined forces things began to simmer. They have so much in common that you could think they were twins in mind. Both started to play musical instruments at school and also started their DJ careers then. As they grew up Patrick started to study and Frederic started an apprenticeship. Patrick quite his studies and once Frederic had completed his hotelier apprenticeship both became professional musicians.
After several years pursuing their musical careers they meet up and discovered that they had a great deal in conmen and then started to work together.
Hailing from St. Petersburg in Russia it was way back in 2003 that a young Alexey Egorchenkov first got the taste for the musical drug Drum & Bass. Like many others before him he became hooked, dabbling with his own production and DJing soon after. Taking the artist name Enei his career began to blossom giving him star status in his beloved Russia and far but it wasn’t until 2007 that things really began to escalate.
During this year Enei earned his first official release on the Dutch label Fokuz but it was the first of many as others began to drop on other imprints such as Blu Saphir, Cyanide and Citrus throughout 2008 and 2009. Whilst his productions and profile began to take shape a certain eagle-eyed label boss, renowned for his supreme A&R’ing, was keeping close tabs on him; it wasn’t long before the phone call was made and Kasra secured the first Enei release for Critical Music at the end of 2010. The rest as they say, is history.
Releasing the Andy C favourite ‘Cracker’, ‘One Chance’ and the much lauded ‘Stone Head EP’, Enei’s Critical discography is relatively short but seeing the sheer talent within Kasra signed him exclusively for the label in 2011. It was Enei’s biggest year and to top it off he came away the ‘Best Newcomer Producer’ accolade at the end of year Drum & Bass Arena Awards.
As we enter 2012 things are only getting better for Russia’s number 1 producer/DJ; his debut album is complete and scheduled for early summer whilst a slew of remix work continues to pour in. With his music supported by Goldie, London Elektricity, Bailey, DJ Hype, Andy C, Kasra and many more, and an ever increasing DJ’ing schedule, you can guarantee this is merely the start of it as one of the most exciting of the new producers generation in electronic music today continues to make his way.
In 2008, the band takes a new scope when “French Fuck” gets signed to Shimon’s label (AudioPorn). After its release, the 12” climbs the charts to reach the first place and stays number one for a couple of weeks, bringing them immediatly at the forefront of the scene.
Quickly after, comes out a series of 12”s, reaching systematically the top 10 charts:
“Quarks”, “The Secret”, “Vandals”, “Lottery”, “Teleportation”, “Tarantino”, “Oakwood” show the band’s versatility and production quality. All those tracks got heavy support from the world’s most famous DJs of the electronic music scene: Pete Tong, Steve Aoki, Skrillex, Rusko, Benga, Datsik, Flux Pavillion, Doctor P, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Kissy Sell Out, Annie Nightingale, Andy C, Chase & Status, Subfocus, Pendulum…
Since then, the band has been asked to remix tracks for big names such as Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Crystal Method, Nero, The Bloody Beetroots… and appears on labels such as Warner, Ultra, MTA, Virgin, Ram Records or Dim Mak.
Back from their acclaimed world wild tour which took them around Europe, America, Asia, and Oceania over 4 months, the future looks bright and busy both on the road and in the studio as the band is putting the final touches on genre defying music for their debut album.
His tracks have featured on the BBC Radio1 Essential Mix and in the DMC US House Chart and playlisted by best dance music djs such as: Tiesto, Pete Tong, Bob Sinclar, JUSTICE, Sasha & John Digweed, Fedde Le Grand, Steve Angello, Tocadisco, Roger Sanchez, Kaskade, Sharam (Deep Dish), Alex Gaudino, Robbie Rivera, Laurent Wolf, David Piccioni, Jason Nevins, Chris Lake, Hernan Cattaneo, Tom Novy, Joe T Vannelli, BSOD, John Dahlback, Inpetto, Jean Claude Ades, Demi, Omid 16b, Desyin Masiello amongst his fans.
His DJ sets offer an impeccable house / tech-house selection ranging from deep grooves to more techno oriented tunes all designed to rock the dance-floor to its foundations. He has performed all over Italy, Canada, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Poland, Hungary, the UK, Germany, Cyprus, Belgium, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Tunisie, Portugal and Switzerland such as both resident and headline DJ.
Glaswegian based artist Alex Smoke recently released his second album, 'Paradolia' on Soma Records.
Paradolia is defined as the human ability to creatively perceive coherent images in randomness. This is an unusual word by anyone’s standard but then Alex Menzies (aka Mr Smoke) is an artist very far from the usual. A Rorschach test this is not, more a sonic experiment that explores the parameters of Alex Smoke’s potent psyche.
Alex remarks on its significance “I guess the album is the pattern and the tracks the randomness as I didn't have a plan to tie everything together. I also think it describes really well the appeal of music that at first sounds random but makes sense as a whole.”
It is almost twelve months since Soma unleashed ‘Incommunicado’, Smoke’s masterful debut. Lauded by critics upon its release in March 2005 it portrayed his instinctive maturity in constructing emotional, deep grooves with intricate production techniques. ‘Incommunicado’ enveloped a myriad of influences including dub, electro, grime and minimal techno. One of the album highlights, ‘Don’t See The Point’ demonstrated his desire to incorporate his own vocals in innovative ways, while voicing his frustrations at the current political climate. This pivotal release augmented the fact that his music was not confined to the dancefloor and
could not be pigeonholed by genre.
With an intrinsic understanding of how to rock the dancefloor, he has created the magnificent ‘Meany’, the first track to be released as a single (twelve inch version comes with a Matt John remix). This live-set staple is a twisted technoid cut of stuttering disorder that will erupt in the club.
Another album seducer is the majestic ‘Snider’, a shimmering techno groove that nods to the minimal sound and his love of classic Detroit. Album opener ‘Persona’ is prime example of the deep and pulsing Alex Smoke sound that we know and love.
The personal nature of his music is evident throughout, on tracks like the reflective ‘A Moment To Myself’, the emotional ‘Something’s Gone’ and the fragile beauty of ‘Left Drift’ his wistful sound resonates. With the razor-edge beats of ‘We Like It Insipid’ he draws attention to his dislike of certain aspects of the world around us. “The title refers to the lowest common denominator tastes of the world as a whole, from Macdonalds to the Daily Mail to every other fucking flacid appendage of modern society.” His
social conscience remains intact.
2005 has been the year which has witnessed this young producer’s rapid ascent through the ranks of the techno elite. Since the release of ‘Incommunicado’ he has been booked to play the clubs and festivals of the UK, Europe and beyond. Alex reflects, “It’s all been slightly surreal, because everything has happened so fast, but it's obviously been brilliant.
The main thing that I've found hard to get used to is not seeing so much of my friends at the weekends so next year I'm taking more time off.”
His coveted releases on Berlin label Vakant have cemented his club
credentials and found their way into boxes and laptops of innovative dj’s everywhere. Not content with a slew of killer twelves, Alex Smoke remixes have constantly been in demand, recently renovating Mylo, Alex Under and Vector Lovers. 2006 is already shaping up to be another monumental one for Alex Smoke with the release of ‘Paradolia’ and subsequent UK and European
live tour.
Along with a couple of friends, Chez Damier opened The Music Institute in Detroit in the late '80s. Every nascent music scene needs an outlet. And The Music Institute proved just as important for the development of techno in the city as The Warehouse and The Music Box had been for house music in Chicago a few years earlier.
Damier, AKA Anthony Pearson, could have stopped there, assured of a place in dance music history—albeit just a footnote. But, instead—and after a few years managing the KMS studio and label for Kevin Saunderson—he returned to his hometown of Chicago and, alongside Ron Trent, created a musical legacy deserving of an entire chapter. Between 1993 and 1995, the first 15 releases on the pair's Prescription label—widely regarded as one of the finest house imprints ever—crafted the blueprint for what would become known as deep house. And 15 years later the tracks they created together as Chez N Trent—most notably "Morning Factory," "Sometimes I Feel Like," "The Choice" and "Be My"—remain unparalleled examples of the genre.
When seemingly at the height of their powers, however, musical differences put paid to the partnership. Trent took sole control of Prescription and, for a year or so, Damier focused on the sub-label, Balance, before taking an extended break from the music industry. A handful of releases in 2004 and the odd DJ date hinted that a return was on the cards. But conclusive proof only came in 2009 when Damier committed to a series of releases for the German label Mojuba, as well as launching his own new project, Balance Alliance.
