I n v u r t

Imagine you are out in the country. You’ve pitched your tent and you’re sitting back relaxing, you’ve started hitting the piss (as you do in these situations) and decide to put on a trance album. You love this music, so why not play it really loud out bush? This is your weekend after all. Suddenly, you’re surrounded by a pack of fugans (fucking ugly bogans), looking rather ominous and swearing that if you don’t turn off that ‘techno’ crap that there could be Trouble.

The problem demonstrated above, is that electronic music is all too often not seen as “real” music. It’s seen as something that you really only listen to out at clubs, or in the case of the country, at the one local club that plays it sandwiched between some dodgy RnB anthem and Loveshack. The definition of music, to some, is a very pure thing. To some of those who love bands, electronic music such as trance is nothing of the sort. But what if you aim to take that image, and rebuild it? What if you are, in fact, a musician and you want to try to get that sense of true music out using the electronic music medium?

Darren Tate is synonymous with the kind of electronic music that would have fugans up in arms. At the heart of things, he is known for his epic trance production and sets, but for this classically trained artist there does not seem to be any form of distinction between the various ways in which music is created – and he is attempting to move beyond the typical stereotypes. Read more »

Unassuming, devoid of pretension and as laid-back as anyone can be after constantly being on the move, Mallorca Lee is a guy who has been around the block more than a few times, and has the relaxed, humble attitude to prove it. As once a member of the seminal and acclaimed Ultrasonic, and having long since struck out on his own as a DJ, he has seemingly managed to find a balance that most DJs can only aspire to between his love of music, and his need to keep his feet firmly on the ground in regards to it – and he’s not afraid to bring things down a level at which others are envious.
Read more »

Everyone knows the Gold Coast – home of bleached babes, movie world and parties that just seem to go on forever. But the party capital of Australia isn’t just renowned for its plethora of tourist orientated activities, but its DJs also beginning to make its mark on the global electronic and house music scene, and the Stafford Brothers are one of the many acts that are helping to lead the charge. Read more »