When John Ferris was in Perth several weeks ago for Ministry of Sounds Hard NRG gig over Easter, he could hardly contain his praise “It was absolutely fantastic. Describing his last time here as slightly disappointing, he remarks, “This time around it seemed to go off. Last time I felt the crowd got a bit bored, and by the time I came along, a shitload of people disappeared.”
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In recent times, the Aria award nominated artist known as Mr Timothy has been described by most media reports as a “quiet achiever”; mainly due to his having engineered or co-produced with such diverse artists as Madonna, INXS and Craig David. Thankfully, he has also taken his talents and lodged them firmly in his own studio in order to produce “This is Tha 1″, his debut album.
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Trans-Atlantik is a true tour de force for the masses. Spanning three cd’s, this plethora of tunes hits its target audience with precision and enthusiasm. Bringing together various genres under a single banner, Ahead Music presents the global icon of Slinky with a neat selection of tunes, taking the listener on a graceful voyage through a slice of the electronic music manifest.
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After twelve years of DJing and with a multitude of album releases under his belt, Dave Lea has every reason to be enthusiastic about his upcoming Australian tour. Having just returned from a successful yet cold-weather challenged tour of the U.S, the affable man behind one of club-lands most admired production companies is looking forward to once again bringing his version of the gospel of electronica to Perth fans.
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It’s 1am in the morning, London time, and one of the biggest names in modern trance, Matt Darey, is pulling another all nighter. Having been stuck in the studio a lot within recent months, one gets the impression that some fundamental shifts in trance may be on the near horizon. These shifts may have to do with the fact that Darey is at an exciting and somewhat possibly daunting stage of his career. Having taken a two year hiatus from a scene that he had become somewhat disenchanted with, he humbly admits that although it has been a hard task getting back into the swing of the industry, it is at the same time, very refreshing to come back with a new perspective – “Music used to be my life, totally,” he remarks somewhat laconically. “Its becoming more like that again.”
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