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Fractured Stage: set to cut down wallflowers like a whipper snipper at the prom, the Fractured Beats stage presents some of Australia’s and the World’s finest djs and electronic music acts. Heralding hip hop, funk, breaks, d&b, electro and house in a veritable ignition of pump and pulse will be...
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PENDULUM W/ MC VERSE (uk)
Pendulum is a drum and bass/breaks group from Perth, Australia. In 2003, the group relocated to the United Kingdom and the rest is history. The Pendulum sound is typically heavy beats accompanied by low, buzzing basslines, overlaid with epic synthesized leads. They've produced various remixes of other artists, the most well-known being their remix of Voodoo People by The Prodigy. |
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INFUSION (live)
Three boys from Wooloongong who now play as often in Melbourne as they do in Atlanta or Tokyo, Infusion have played nearly every major festival the world has to offer from Glastonbury in the UK, Coachella in California, Roskilde in Denmark and countless others. Their second, longplayer Six Feet Above Yesterday snared two ARIA Awards for Best Dance Release and was crowned one of the Top 50 Albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone. |
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FREQ NASTY (nz)
Darin Mcfayden aka FreQ Nasty has always been seen as an originator in breakbeat. Dark and ominous, drifting and playful, steeping and funky he started his breakbeat career at Botchit & Scarper in the late nineties with his Underglass single and has recently expanded his affiliations to include the Smart Systems label as well as the mighty Skint Records. His Skint releases include "That's My Style" / "Goose" and "Amped" / "Transforma". These two releases showcased the swinging, steppy style that has gained him much acclaim from the DJs worldwide. |
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SAUL WILLIAMS (usa)
The past decade has seen Saul Williams emerge as one of the world's most recognized poets as well as a rising actor and a highly acclaimed musician. His poetry has been featured everywhere from The New York Times, Esquire and Time Magazine to Rolling Stone and added to curriculum’s at Cornell, NYU and Harvard amongst countless others universities, but it’s his music that is his most powerful artistic medium. He released Amethyst Rockstar (co-produced by Rick Rubin) in 2001 to critical international acclaim. His latest album, simply titled 'Saul Williams' captures the authoritative cool of hip- hop, the playful angst of rock and roll, the raw emotional torment of emo and the fuck-off-ness of punk. |
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SOMA RASA
Put simply, Soma Rasa is Australian 'Electro Phonography' at it's finest. Their deeply refined production aesthetic and constantly evolving stylistic approaches have placed them at the forefront of the Australian electro/breaks scene, while landing them in front of crowds of thousands at festivals & clubs across the country. |
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NEXTMEN (uk)
Internationally renowned Cambridge born production duo The Nextmen (Brad Baloo and Dom Search) continue to set the globe alight. In the wake of countless mixed releases, singles, remixes, credits, collaborations, bootlegs and two internationally successful albums; ‘Amongst The Madness’ (75 Ark) and 'Get Over It' (Scenario Records), this brilliant pair have appeared everywhere from The Cannes Film Festival MTV Party to Glastonbury Festival. |
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CONCORD DAWN (nz)
"NZ’s pioneers of Drum and Bass", Concord Dawn were reared on jungle beats. Extensive touring in Asia, America, Europe, Canada and Australia has earned them a fearsome reputation for their live performances. When they finally dropped their much anticipated 3rd album ‘Uprising’ on their homeland in 2003, it achieved gold sales in just 3 months. |
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10 SUI (uk)
Britain’s “first lady of breaks” clocked up 7 tours of the USA and Canada between 2000 – 2003. An annual pilgrimage to Australia has since seen her sculpt her particular flavour of electro breaks alongside the likes of Tim Simenon (Bomb The Bass), Freeland and Roots Manuva on the ‘Vibes on a Summers’ Day’ and ‘Summerdayze’ festivals through Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane. |
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KATALYST
To remarkable acclaim, May 2002 saw the release of Ashley Anderson a.k.a Katalyst’s debut album “Manipulating Agent”. From Triple J album of the week “Manipulating Agent” went on to earn Katalyst an ARIA nomination for “Best Dance Artist” and take out “Best Producer” and “Best Album” at the 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards. Katalyst is for those who like their beats strong and addictive, having shared the stage with the likes of DJ Shadow, DJ Premier, Guru, The Roots, Jurassic 5, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and The Black Eyed Peas and played all the major Australian festivals including Splendour In The Grass, Big Day Out, Homebake, The Falls Festival, Livid and now; Beats On The Beach. |
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RU C.L
Ru C.L is one of the most exciting artists to emerge from Australias thriving Hip Hop scene, hailing from Melbourne & Jamaican heritage, Ru C.Ls skills are evident in his diverse lyrical styles. He moves effortlessly between rugged Hip Hop vocals, Jamaican Dance Hall & soulful R&B. Performing in a true house party style he is something not to be missed! |
MISSION IGNITION
A seven piece with a huge underground sound and an overwhelming earthy feel Mission Ignition are a heavy-weight band with a very unique flavour and loads of experience in rocking a crowd. Live credits include a killer opening set for and mammoth after-party jam with Fat Freddy’s Drop, dual live/soundsystem sets at Exodus, a ridiculous body-painted Lily World set at the Big Day Out, waking up the assembled crowd on sundown at the Gathering Festival, and turning Splendour in the Grass on it’s head. Mission Ignition are currently in the studio recording a bunch of tracks of which they’ll release a single as soon as Summer’s set in. |
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RAZ BIN SAM & THE LION I BAND
Spreading the Israelite truth internationally through original roots and culture music, Raz Bin Sam is the front man of the 5 piece tough and hard hitting, original ragga/reggae band “Lion I”. The band uses a combination of roots, ragga and middle eastern rhythms and are quickly being recognised as guaranteed crowd pullers. They have billed at numerous festivals including Exodus and Splendour in the Grass 06 and played with international artists such as ragga/dancehall star Tippa Irie. Look out for the release of the band’s latest album “Jerusalem is calling” currently being recorded in Byron Bay, available in shops January 2007! |
BASEK & SADLIK
Basek & Sadlik are the backbone of the junkbeats sound, combining on stage a diverse range of music together with live musicians from the junkbeats collective. Basek & Sadlik have performed and produced together for well over a decade their unique sound combined with their extensive performance experience guarantees a set full of live energy and awesome underground tunes. Both independently and under the junkbeats moniker, the duo boast a discography the length of Chile! |
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