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WHAT'S HOT EVENTS DEJA VU, MELBOURNE - Fri 28th September
DEJA VU MELBOURNE @ Dream nightclub, Dream nightclub 28th SeptemberMr Peculiar, Hyperception, Sensient...
Unfortunately the Crazy Ducks will not be performing at this gig. We will hopefully be able to see them in Oz in late Oct, so stay tuned! Tonight will feature Melbourne's top artists including Hyperception (Mr Peculiar vs Auricle), Mr Peculiar, Sensient and more! Win tix!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL 2007, MELBOURNE - Friday - Monday, 26 - 29th Jan
RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL 2007 MELBOURNE @ Near Beaufort, Near Beaufort 26 - 29th JanRainbow's 10th year!!!
Back for their 10th year celebration, we joined Green Ant for a kick butt, fun-swirling adventure that combined dance, music, art, performance, spiritual education, relaxation, healing and everything else unimaginable and indescribable. All packaged in an environmentally sound weekend of shenanigans for your consumption!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS BASS NEW YEARS, MELBOURNE - Sunday, 31st Decmber 2006
BASS NEW YEARS MELBOURNE @ The Palace, The Palace 31st Decmber 2006A very happy New Year's Eve at The Palace!!!
Some of Melbourne's top rave crews G.O.D, 3D, Bass, BPM, Kryptonite, Connect, and Insane came together for one massive New Year's Eve celebration at Melbourne's originl home of clubbing debauchery - the Palace!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS DEJA VU 2 ...ANOTHER BLOODY TRANCE PARTY!, MELBOURNE - Mon, 25th Dec
DEJA VU 2 ...ANOTHER BLOODY TRANCE PARTY! MELBOURNE @ Dream nightclub, Dream nightclub 25th DecMr P & Auricle's final Oz gig!
Mr Peculiar (Sonic Dragon Recs) and one of psy's leading-ladies Auricle, plus their double-act Hyperception! All-star support from Eclipso (Mindelight/Mexico), Oblique Industries (lively), Trolley (Synergy47), Nimda (Alien Earth), Asha (Soulquest), Dave C (AKA Nimda), Dream Katcher (DJ set), Si.continuum (live / Satori Recs), Si.con and Apex Sounds!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS SOULQUEST SUMMER SOLSTICE, MELBOURNE - Friday - Sunday, 15th - 17th Decemeber 2006
SOULQUEST SUMMER SOLSTICE MELBOURNE @ Opoeia, Opoeia 15th - 17th Decemeber 2006Blistering Summer Solstice!!!
Summer Solstice is a time of fulfilment of love, the time of the year when the Sun God is at his most powerful. The Soulquest crew celebrated this astrological extreme with two nights of phat, funky, sonic and conscious tunes in a sensationally limitless space!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS HONTO - EARTHCORE AFTERPARTY, MELBOURNE - Friday, 1 December
HONTO - EARTHCORE AFTERPARTY MELBOURNE @ Brown Alley, Brown Alley 1 DecemberMichael Mayer & Tsuyoshi Suzuki!
Earthcore and Sunny presented the summer edition of Honto in electro mode with special guests Michael Mayer (Kompakt/Germany) and Numanoid (Tsuyoshi Suzuki/Japan), plus Gavin Keitel, and Mike Callander over three rooms at Brown Alley!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS EARTHCORE CARNIVAL AFTERPARTY, MELBOURNE - Friday, 1 December
EARTHCORE CARNIVAL AFTERPARTY MELBOURNE @ Room, Room 1 DecemberMo Chic & Nick Sentience!
Progressive star Mo-Shic (BNE-YoYo/live/Israel) is the first Israeli to have entered the respected DJ Magazine top DJs list. UK hard trance pioneer Nick Sentience (Riot/Innovate/UK) has a career has spanning 10 highly successful years, during which time he has produced over 120 tracks and DJed at some of the world’s most prestigious clubs! Catch them both at Room!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS EARTHCORE CARNIVAL AFTERPARTY, MELBOURNE - Friday, 1 December
EARTHCORE CARNIVAL AFTERPARTY MELBOURNE @ Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales 1 DecemberSome Kings of psytrance rock The Prince!
The dust had settled, but the party went on with an oppportunity to catch up with old friends, make some new ones, relive some classic memories from an unforgettable Earthcore, and enjoy the psychedelic sounds of some of the kings of the scene ~ Raja Ram and Antix!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS 13TH ANNUAL EARTHCORE GLOBAL CARNIVAL, UNDERA - , 24 to 26 November
13TH ANNUAL EARTHCORE GLOBAL CARNIVAL UNDERA @ Goulbourn River, Victoria, Goulbourn River, Victoria 24 to 26 NovemberMore than 150 acts over 11 outdoor playgrounds!
Earthcore's three day bush odyessey of music, dancing, performances, art, local designer and food markets, and much more. Featuring over 150 artists, including over 30 internationals from all corners of the globe - electro, trance, hard dance, techno, breaks, psychedelic, and downbeat across seven stages!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS INFINITE EVOLUTION, MELBOURNE - Fri, 17th Nov
INFINITE EVOLUTION MELBOURNE @ Brown Alley, Brown Alley 17th NovPeculiar patterns...
A pre-release party for Mr Peculiar's eagerly anticipated new album Infinite Evolution, soon to be officialy released in mid January 2007 on Sonic Dragon, but we had the chance to get our hands on it long before the stores! This was a Melbourne-only special event! The night was also a sendoff for the Hyperception duo as they embark on a year long global tour...

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS DEJA VU ~ ANOTHER BLOODY TRANCE PARTY!, MELBOURNE - Mon, 6th Nov
DEJA VU ~ ANOTHER BLOODY TRANCE PARTY! MELBOURNE @ Dream nightclub, Dream nightclub 6th NovHyperception on Cup Eve!
An unforgettable extravaganza featuring Mr Peculiar vs Auricle who rocked it as double-act Hyperception, Redline (Earthcore / Imajika), Al Diddy (Earthcore / Eye Spiral Recs), Psy Ku (Japan), PsyDuel's Benny Drohan and Ben Kakoschke, JFX vs Krisis (The Psyentists), plus Dream Katcher live completing an all-star lineup!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS EARTHCORE GLOBAL CARNIVAL '06 LAUNCH PARTY, MELBOURNE - Friday, 3 November
EARTHCORE GLOBAL CARNIVAL '06 LAUNCH PARTY MELBOURNE @ Prince of Wales Band Room, Prince of Wales Band Room 3 NovemberSesto Sento and Mindelight!
Featuring Sesto Sento (live/Israel/Com.Pact Records) + Mindelight (Phonokol/live/Israel) the Earthcore Global Carnival '06 Program & DVD Launch was totally stompin, with support from local trance hard hitters Coomzy, Auricle, Orpheus, plus an electro room featuring Spiz, Mo Ichi vs Myagi, Colonel Mustard and Heath Myers (Semi Retired)!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS ALCHEMY LABEL PARTY ~ SHANE GOBI + FEAKULIZER LIVE, MELBOURNE - Friday, 20th October
ALCHEMY LABEL PARTY ~ SHANE GOBI + FEAKULIZER LIVE MELBOURNE @ CBD nightclub, CBD nightclub 20th OctoberGreen Ant's Alchemy party!
Green Ant proudly presented this feature night of Alchemy Records' best alongside some of Melbourne's finest for a night to remember! Shane Gobi (UK) and Freakuliszer (live, Switzerland), D-mak vs Coomzy, Jigsaw (live), Mr Peculiar (live), Tim Harvey rocked downstairs while Jonny Mac, Bobby Raver, Benza and Andrew Haig tore the roof off upstairs!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS 3D FEATURING DANCEPORTALGLOBAL'S TARANTISM PSY ROOM LAUNCH, MELBOURNE - Friday, 20th October
3D FEATURING DANCEPORTALGLOBAL'S TARANTISM PSY ROOM LAUNCH MELBOURNE @ CBD nightclub, CBD nightclub 20th OctoberAl Diddy vs E.lad, Japan's Psy Ku, and The Psyentists!
On level three of 3D @ CBD, DancePortalGlobal.com launched its monthly psytrance stomp session ~ Tarantism (an uncontrollable urge to dance) featuring Al Diddy (Eye Spiral Records) vs E.lad (Eye Spiral Records), Psy Ku (Japan) and The Psyentists (JFX vs Krisis)! What a night it was!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS FREEBASE, MELBOURNE - Sunday, 15th Oct
FREEBASE MELBOURNE @ Brown Alley, Brown Alley 15th OctConsulting the Auricle!
This insallment of Earthcore's weekly Sunday clubnight Freebase featured one of Psy's leading-ladies Auricle whose chunky happy trance kept the dancefloor jumping, Suntribe tore up the place early, and a special surprise appearance by Mr Peculiar had the crowd enthralled! Make sure to check out Freebase at its new home at Big Mouth in St.Kilda!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS DANCEPORTALGLOBAL.COM'S PSYNRG, MELBOURNE - Sat, 30th Sept
DANCEPORTALGLOBAL.COM'S PSYNRG MELBOURNE @ Laundry, Laundry 30th SeptA synergy of dance styles!
We prepared for funky psytrance antics from Dream Katcher's Leigh Gilmour, followed by Red Eco's melodic through to hard psytrance, then 3D/G.O.D's St.Luke played hard psy through to hard trance! Up next Elevation's Nikki Sig vs Nomes tore up the UK hard dance, and Bass' Miss Binx vs Xis played hard trance anthems to close!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS BEATS WORKING, MELBOURNE - Sat, 30th Sept
BEATS WORKING MELBOURNE @ Laundry, Laundry 30th SeptBroken beats worked a treat at Laundry!
The Beats Working crew were back upstairs at the Laundry on Saturday featuring Hans DC, Scotrod, Feigan and Tahl - an up-for-it crowd of breakbeat afficionados and newcomers alike joined forced on the dancefloor to make this a wicked night!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS BPM AND DANCEPORTALGLOBAL'S PSYDUEL, MELBOURNE - Sat, 23rd Sept
BPM AND DANCEPORTALGLOBAL'S PSYDUEL MELBOURNE @ Dream Nightclub, Dream Nightclub 23rd SeptPsyDuel rocked Dream!
We braced ourselves for a full-on Psytrance extravaganza featuring hard-rocking bush doof gurus Redline, Al Diddy, and Luke Shamanix plus BPM's bassline maniacs Ben Kakoschke and Benny Drohan letting loose with their own blends of stomping psychedelic trance alongside Dream Katcher live to further remove us from the plot we once had a grasp of!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS THE PSYCHEDELIC CLUB, MELB - Fri, 22nd Sept
THE PSYCHEDELIC CLUB MELB @ Old Colonial Hotel, Old Colonial Hotel 22nd SeptMelbourne's weekly Friday night doof!
Friday nights haven't been the same since PsyClub sprang up to fill a void by providng psytrance weekly on Friday nights with all your favourite psy-scene DJs providing an onslaught of hard-hitting trance tracks to tantilise you!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS 3D, MELBOURNE - Friday, 22nd Sept
3D MELBOURNE @ CBD Nightclub, CBD Nightclub 22nd Sept3D powers through another rocking Friday night!
Melbourne's weekly institution of underground clubbing 3D at CBD nightclub welcomes scores of devoted fans to its three levels of hedonism each and every week as many top crews come together under one roof to make three worlds collide!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS HONTO FEAT COSMOSIS, MELBOURNE - Saturday, 16th Sept
HONTO FEAT COSMOSIS MELBOURNE @ Brown Alley, Brown Alley 16th SeptA journey into Cosmosis!
Cosmosis was one of the original pioneers of the Goa and psy-trance sound! Cosmosis has created his own unique brand of full power psy-trance music and he's been busy taking his live shows to some of the globe's biggest dance music festivals including Boom in Portugal and Ozara in Hungary, as well dates in Brazil, Belgium, London and Moscow! Collonial was rammed!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS PHD/PHARMACY AFTERPARTY, MELB - Sat, 9th Sept
PHD/PHARMACY AFTERPARTY MELB @ Inflation, Inflation 9th SeptThe ultimate afterparty!
As thousands limped home after Pharmacy Black, hundreds of the faithful continued their evening at the official afterparty at Inflation where PHD resident Soul T and Pharmacy resident Hellraiser were headlining with support from many of Melbourne's top hard DJs and the hard clubbing faithful!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS FREEBASE, MELBOURNE - Sunday, 3rd Sept
FREEBASE MELBOURNE @ Brown Alley, Brown Alley 3rd SeptDiddy rock Freebase? Of course he did!
This insallment of Earthcore's weekly Sunday clubnight Freebase featured one of Melbourne's favourite Psytrance sons Al Diddy (Eye Spiral Records), who tore the roof off Colonial with his solid track selection and tight mixing alongside stomping sets by Suntribe and other residents ~ this was a night to remember!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS ELEVATION, MELBOURNE - Thurs, 31st Oct
ELEVATION MELBOURNE @ Altitude, Altitude 31st OctNikki Sig tore up Tuned's Elevation!
Tuned Entertainment's weekly Thursday night bash went off as resident UK Hard Dance gal Nikki Sig took to the decks to show us what its all about! Week in week out this place is rocking as the partyhard crew start their weekends early!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS ELEMENT & SP AWARDS, MELB - Sat, 12th Aug
ELEMENT & SP AWARDS MELB @ Cage, Cage 12th AugDancing in our element!
An unforgettable night with a return of the happy rave vibe from the past with a collection of some of the best dance music played by some of the most fun DJs out there! This party was dedicated to the shufflers, the hands in the air crew, the jump-up crew, and especially the PLUR crew!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS COLLISION, MELBOURNE - Friday, 28th July
COLLISION MELBOURNE @ The Prince, The Prince 28th JulyWe braced ourselves for Collision!
Electro, breaks + trance clashed in a genre-defying cocktail at the launch of Collision, which saw local party crews Earthcore, Lectroland and the Dirty Deeds posse go head to head across three rooms! Many of Melbourne’s most talented spinners battled it out as hundreds showed their support for the local groovers!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS 3D VS KRANKIN, MELBOURNE - Fri, 25th Sept
3D VS KRANKIN MELBOURNE @ CBD Nightclub, CBD Nightclub 25th SeptWhen titans klash!
That krazy krew from Krankin were back to take on the boys from 3D in some one on one action! St.Luke, Ajax, JFX, Hope, M-Experience, ALSD and more, with special guest star DJ Promo (UK-Guiness book of Records world DJ champion), Xenergy live, and Noise TV to document the event - it was a night not to be missed!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS INSOMNIAX, MELBOURNE - Sun, 10th July
INSOMNIAX MELBOURNE @ Chasers, Chasers 10th JulyMelbourne weekends rock into Monday morning!
Insomniax has found a new home on Sunday nights at one of Melbourne's favourite clubbing venues - Chasers! This installment featured hard trance DJs Jeremy K, Soul T, and Mark-e-Mark, plus a modelling competition to kick off the night thrown in for good measure!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS HONTO ~ SAFI CONNECTION, MELB - Sat, 1st July
HONTO ~ SAFI CONNECTION MELB @ Brown Alley, Brown Alley 1st JulyWe made a (Safi) Connection!
Two of Melbourne's favourite party crews, Earthcore and Sunny served up the winter Honto edition, featuring trance dynamo Safi Connection (Spliff Music, Israel), local goon support by Earthcore main man Spiz playing a prog set, Rantzi (Israel/Ultrasound) plus local trance maestros Dr B and Suntribe!

REVIEW EVENTS FRANTIC - ONE LAST TIME!, MELB - 23rd June
FRANTIC - ONE LAST TIME! MELB @ Room, Room 23rd JuneOne last time for Frantic!
After 6 years, 44 parties, 40,000+ punters, and bringing out the best hard dance DJs in the world including Nick Sentience, BK, Phil Reynolds, James Lawson, Andy Farley, Ed Real, Steve Hill, Paul Glazby, Matt Clarke, Steve Blake and Ian Betts to name a few, Frantic decided to end their Melbourne hard dance events. It's been a wild ride, and they went out with a roar!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS TRAINCORE, MELB - Sunday, 11th June
TRAINCORE MELB @ A train!, A train! 11th JuneEarthcore presented Traincore!
500 partygoers took to the tracks for a night on an old diesel train with DJs Thad Lester, Gavin Martin, Redline and Axiom providing the soundtrack in the psy-trance express carriage, Suntribe in Macedon, while Colonel Mustard, NicNac, Little Evil, Brainstorm and Elektra took the decks in the Loose Caboose.

REVIEW EVENTS BLOW YOUR OWN WAY, MELB - 19th May
BLOW YOUR OWN WAY MELB @ Playpen, Playpen 19th MayBlow your own way with Kenny Larkin!!!
Those lucky enough to be at his gig two years ago will testify that Kenny Larkin was still jamming it out nearly two hours over his finishing time! We caught his highly anticipated and much appreciated return to Oz in an exclusive four hour performance at Playpen alongside Melbourne's finest purveyors of techno, deep funk + electro!

REVIEW EVENTS GRANDMASTER ROC RAIDA (USA)!, MELB - 13 May
GRANDMASTER ROC RAIDA (USA)! MELB @ Esplanade Hotel, Esplanade Hotel 13 MayGrandmaster Roc Raida rocked the Espy!
Presented by Elementz, legendary turntablist and DMC Hall of Famer Grandmaster Roc Raida (USA) hit the Gershwin Room at the Espy for his only Melbourne gig, supported by very special guest Tim Dog (USA) plus local legends Phrase, The Inflatables & DJ Flagrant!!! Check out the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS DJMSM'S ROC RAIDA DJ SEMINAR!, MELB - 12 May
DJMSM'S ROC RAIDA DJ SEMINAR! MELB @ Area 61, Area 61 12 MayA DJ grandmaster showed us how its done!
Roc Raida began his DJ career in the early eighties at the age of ten, and is now considered among the best of the contemporary DJs. He has brought the underground art of turntablism to a fresh new level. We checked out his DJ Mixing School Melbourne seminar!

REVIEW EVENTS SMUG PARTY!, MELBOURNE - 21 April
SMUG PARTY! MELBOURNE @ Noise Bar, Noise Bar 21 AprilThe Sound of the Melbourne UnderGround!
The world is now looking down under and they see the energy and purity of our underground dance culture. Energized like no other SMUG have taken the psy-trance sound to the next level - its time for the world to hear the Sound of the Melbourne UnderGround! We checked out a SMUG gig!

REVIEW EVENTS BASS STATION PRESENTS RIOT!, MELB - 14 April
BASS STATION PRESENTS RIOT! MELB @ The Palace, The Palace 14 AprilEd kept it Real at Big Bass!
Big Bass events are always huge, and this one was no exception as London's Riot Records tour swept through town, featuring ex-Nukleuz boss Ed Real, Sydney's Bexta, Brisbane's Baby G, Hard Kandy's Scott Alert, PHD's Sout-T, and Bass all-star residents Jewelz, Compound, Gazmatron, Tonka, T2, Steve Black, Carl Brown, Jeremy K, and DJ Klassic, plus world-class production!!!

REVIEW EVENTS MORE FIRE 5TH BIRTHDAY, MELB - 8 April
MORE FIRE 5TH BIRTHDAY MELB @ Mercat LG, Mercat LG 8 AprilAnother year of More Fire!
To celebrate their fifth birthday, More Fire saw residents Jesse I, Ras Crucial and Damajah take to the decks, plus a burning selection from the extended family - Natty Sistren Sound, Bass Bin Laden, Andy Ites, Troublemaker, Housewife's Choice, Tempa and Jah Builder, plus nuff guest MCs and other surprises. Two levels of pure reggae and dancehall in one unity - more fire!!

REVIEW EVENTS ARCTURIAN ACTIVATIONS TOUR!, MELB - 6 Apr
ARCTURIAN ACTIVATIONS TOUR! MELB @ The Forum Theatre, The Forum Theatre 6 AprRecoding the subconscious through Sacred Geometry!
Dutch graphic designer Janosh started making his Keys of the Arcturians holograms as art and soon found they bear a remarkable resemblance to crop circle formations - he believes that their Sacred Geometry provide us with a shortcut to open our subconscious minds at a level which would usually take hours of meditation to reach!

REVIEW EVENTS EARTHCORE IN THE PARK, MELB - 13 March
EARTHCORE IN THE PARK MELB @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Sidney Myer Music Bowl 13 MarchInfected Mushroom rock Earthcore in the Park!
Earthcore In The Park's annual extravaganza spread its wings with star-studded lineups across five stages taking in drum & bass, trance, techno, electro, hip-hop, breaks, psy and more along with madness inducing installations, lights, markets, workshops, deranged performances, etc!

REVIEW EVENTS HARD KANDY VS KRANKIN, MELBOURNE - 10 March
HARD KANDY VS KRANKIN MELBOURNE @ Cage, Cage 10 MarchKandy launched their new double album at Krankin!
Hard Kandy and Krankin joined forces to celebrate the launch of HK's new 'Episode 5' double album mixed by Scott Alert and Alex Kidd (UK) with a visit from the man himself - Alex Kidd, alongside all the Hard Kandy and Krankin DJs we know and love! These two rave klans really know how to throw a party!

REVIEW EVENTS BPM PRESENTS DUEL, MELBOURNE - 4 March
BPM PRESENTS DUEL MELBOURNE @ Dream Nightclub, Dream Nightclub 4 MarchWe went head to head as Duel launched at Dream!
With the BPM room dedicated to 100% UK Hard Dance and the Redline room bangin out Hardstyle, Tech-Trance & German Hard Trance - from the sound of London to the sound of Melbourne and everything in-between, Duel's launch had us covered! Its was also BPM's 4th Birthday so they pulled out all the stops!!!

REVIEW EVENTS SOULCLIPSE FESTIVAL, TURKEY - 27 Mar - 2 Apr
SOULCLIPSE FESTIVAL TURKEY @ Room, Room 27 Mar - 2 AprA total eclipse psytrance festival to blow your mind!
Soulclipse was an outdoor open air trance festival to celebrate one of nature's most spectacular natural manifestations, the Total Solar Eclipse - the festival's concept was based on a long continuous history of other Eclipse festivals that occur throughout the globe!

REVIEW EVENTS G.O.D VS KRANKIN!, MELBOURNE - 11 FEBRUARY
G.O.D VS KRANKIN! MELBOURNE @ Cage, Cage 11 FEBRUARYAnother mighty clash for thier double birthday bash!!!
G.O.D returned with a massive 3rd Birthday including a monster lineup of some of Melbourne’s most respected DJs, and it’s hard to believe that four years ago a humble night called Krankin was born which thanks to all its fans has now become one of Melbourne's Saturday night dance institutions! See the pix!

REVIEW EVENTS TUNED VS BPM, MELBOURNE - 11 February
TUNED VS BPM MELBOURNE @ Tunnel, Tunnel 11 FebruaryTara brought it home!
Joining forces for a massive night, BPM and Tuned presented London superstar and homegrown legend Tara Reynolds along with Ben Kakoschke, Benny Drohan and Jase Wood providing their own takes on the thumpin UK Hard Dance sound, while Julian Reynolds, Andy Golden and Jester pumped out hard trance and hardstyle to the Tuned massive! See the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS RAINBOW SERPENT AFTERPARTY, MELB - 3 FEB
RAINBOW SERPENT AFTERPARTY MELB @ Prince Bandroom, Prince Bandroom 3 FEBThe Rainbow Serpent afterparty at the Prince!!!
With encore performances by top international guest artists Frank Beckers (Sprout, Germany), Edoardo (Neurobiotic, Italy), and Beauty and the Beat (Germany), the RSF afterparty was not only a catch up to relive the memories and see photos/video collected at this year's event, but it was also a stomping good party! See the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS FRIDAYS @ AREA 61, MELBOURNE - 3 February
FRIDAYS @ AREA 61 MELBOURNE @ Area 61, Area 61 3 FebruaryFridays at Area 61 are grooooovy!!!
Area 61 Fridays bring funky house and electro to St .Kilda each and every Friday night, with a hip hop room upstairs on the 3rd weekend of each month! This place draws a party-crowd like a magnet! Get ready to get down some of Melbourne's most dedicated DJs rocking the floor into the early hours! Check out the pics!

WHAT'S HOT EVENTS RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL '06, BEAUFORT, VICTORIA - Friday to Monday, 27th – 30th January
RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL '06 BEAUFORT, VICTORIA @ Outdoor venue, Outdoor venue 27th – 30th JanuaryA 4 day open air psychedelic trance festival!
Rainbow Serpent '06 was the biggest and best yet, with another exciting line-up featuring some of the leading psytrance DJs and producers from around Australia and the world, 5000+ revellers, a huge collection of artists and performers, and an expanded healing/workshops space with activities to entertain and enlighten. See the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS PHARMACY VS KRANKIN, MELB - 17 December
PHARMACY VS KRANKIN MELB @ Cage, Cage 17 DecemberDuMonde krank Kristmas!
Pharmacy’s corporate techno whores squared off against the Krankin light brigade for a very special Christmas party in the hallowed halls of Melbourne’s favourite stomping ground! In true Pharmacy style they defiles all we hold good and true in a Yuletide celebration of debauchery topped off by Krankin’s high octane party antics! Check out the photos!

REVIEW EVENTS MELBOURNE SHUFFLER PARTY, MELB - 17 Dec
MELBOURNE SHUFFLER PARTY MELB @ Westgate Park, Westgate Park 17 DecThe "Melbourne Shuffler" doco DVD launch party!
For the past two years Underground Epidemic Productions have dedicated themselves to documenting the dance that they love, encompassed in a raw, edgy visual showcase that investigates the soul of Melbourne's own dance. We joined the wicked daytime launch party and saw the truly inspiring doco too! See the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS BPM, MELBOURNE - 2 DECEMBER
BPM MELBOURNE @ Altitude, Altitude 2 DECEMBERUK hard dance nutter DJ Macey was back on tour!!!
BPM proudly presented Torque frontman and UK heavyweight DJ Macey on a whistlestop tour of Oz before heading back for the long London winter. Backed with a powerful lineup of local hard dance talent this BPM pushed Altitude to new hieghts. Check out the photos!

REVIEW EVENTS EARTHCORE CARNIVAL, VIC - Fri 25 to Sun 27 Nov
EARTHCORE CARNIVAL VIC @ Country Victoria, Country Victoria Fri 25 to Sun 27 NovOz's biggest dance music and lifestyle festival!
This extravaganza featured one of the most diverse lineups ever, ranging from the legend himself Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros), psytrance freaks Juno Reactor's 8 piece band, UK NRG nutters Lab 4, plus many more. Whatever your musical taste, this was one party not to miss - see the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS KRANKIN, MELBOURNE - 15 October
KRANKIN MELBOURNE @ Cage, Cage 15 OctoberUpfront and personal with Lisa Lashes (UK)!!!
As part of her Lashed World Tour that will see her take the stage from Ireland, Norway, China, Canada, France, the UK and a host of other exotic destinations, Lisa Lashes included Australia in her busy schedule and the Melbourne leg of this jet setting tour was held at Krankin with a sell out crowd!!! See the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS HAPPY TO BE HARDCORE TOO, MELB - 23 July
HAPPY TO BE HARDCORE TOO MELB @ Cage, Cage 23 JulyTruly hardcore!!!
Smile Police and Speedy Sounds united once again to transform Cage into a hive for all things hardcore. Taking us back to the old skool for a lesson in the history of hardcore and then back again, the musical mayhem rocked the foundations. From the old skool to the nu, this crew are nutters to the core... are you Happy to be Hardcore Too? Check out the pics...

REVIEW EVENTS PSYSEX (ISRAEL), MELBOURNE - 8 July
PSYSEX (ISRAEL) MELBOURNE @ The Palace, The Palace 8 JulyWe got our groove on for Psysex - live!
Green Ant & Exotic Native joined forces again to present one of Israel's most respected psychedelic acts - Psysex live, along with some of Melbourne's best psy, progressive and electro DJs, plus décor & visual artists, Silent Disco and more - this was one massive party! Check out the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS HARD KANDY, MELBOURNE - 2 July
HARD KANDY MELBOURNE @ Nepean Hotel, Nepean Hotel 2 JulyHK presented JK Walker!
At only 23, JK Walker (formerly Jay Walker) has been writing tracks for nearly 10 years. Captivated by the early 90’s rave scene, with the help of an AMIGA 500 his productions began. After two hardcore tracks in the late 90s he assumed the trance and hard trance styles under the DJ/producer name Jay Walker and hasn't looked back. See the pics...

REVIEW EVENTS PHARMACY VS HARD KANDY PICS, MELB. - 20 May
PHARMACY VS HARD KANDY PICS MELB. @ METRO, METRO 20 MayWe entered the Lab 4 Pharmacy vs. Hard Kandy!
Gracing the stage were the bad boys of hard dance - Lab 4, along with Alex Kidd (Goodgreef, UK) and some of Melbourne's finest hard dance DJs, residents from two of its biggest promotions including Hard Kandy's Scott Alert along with Pharmacy's mechanical animal, the Hellraiser.

REVIEW EVENTS MORE FIRE, MELBOURNE - 8 April, 2005
MORE FIRE MELBOURNE @ Deep 11, Deep 11 8 April, 2005The 4th birthday bashment!
Many think reggae isn't for dancing, but anyone who's made it down to Deep 11 for Chant Down’s More Fire will have had a blast if they like dancing to seriously bass heavy sounds! April 9 marked four years running as the leading reggae dancehall night in Australia, and it was bigger than ever thundering over the two levels of Deep 11 / Mercat X. Rastafari!!! Check out the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS FREEBASE'S B'DAY PICS, MELBOURNE - 27 March
FREEBASE'S B'DAY PICS MELBOURNE @ Seven Nightclub, Seven Nightclub 27 MarchFreebase turned five in true Earthcore style!
Running for five years, Freebase is Melbourne's only weekly psytrance + progressive club night. DJs on rotation include Alias, Dr B, Hugo and weekly local and international guests including a collective of Japanese psytrance heros who were here to help celebrate the club's birthday...

PEOPLE PROTEUS DJ INTERVIEW - MARCH 2005
ProteusDJ Proteus goes Digital!
Finland's best known Hard Dance DJ has taken the world by storm. Having played alongside some of the biggest names in the Hard Dance Scene, Proteus has created quite a name for himself. Playing such a style he does accompanied by such a unique appearance, seeing a performance by him is quite a show. We got to know him a little better...

REVIEW EVENTS TWO TRIBES REVIEW/PICS, MELBOURNE - 13 March
TWO TRIBES REVIEW/PICS MELBOURNE @ Melbourne Park, Melbourne Park 13 MarchAustralasia's biggest indoor electronic music festival!
Originating in Melbourne a number of years ago, and having attracted up to 25,000 people at a single event, Two Tribes 2005 once again took in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide as Future Entertainment and Hardware united with a host of the country’s best promoters to bring Australia’s own electronic music super-event.

REVIEW EVENTS TWO TRIBES REVIEW/PICS, SYDNEY - 5 March
TWO TRIBES REVIEW/PICS SYDNEY @ Sydney Superdome, Sydney Superdome 5 MarchOz's biggest indoor dance festival hits Sydney!
Originating in Melbourne a number of years ago and having attracted up to 25,000 people at a single event, Two Tribes 2005 again sees Future Entertainment and Hardware unite with a host of the country’s best promoters to produce Australia’s electronic music super-event.

REVIEW EVENTS RAINBOW SERPENT, BEAUFORT - 21-24 Jan
RAINBOW SERPENT BEAUFORT @ Outdoor venue, Outdoor venue 21-24 JanA 4-day international music, arts & lifestyle festival!
The Rainbow Serpent Festival's tradition of unity and peaceful cooperation continued to entertain, surprise and enlighten this year with the most inspirational music from around the globe, wonderful creations by artists and performers and a host of activities.

PEOPLE ATMOS DJ INTERVIEW
ATMOSAtmos will rock ya, no fear!
Atmos’ first release was on Pablo Gargano’s EVE records. His breakthrough was the hugely successful “Klein Aber Doktor” on Flying Rhino records. His debut album “Headcleaner” is a milestone in its’ genre and is considered a progressive trance classic today. Catch him at the Rainbow Serpent Festival!!!

REVIEW EVENTS GOD VS NRG NYE PHOTOS, MEBOURNE - 31 DEC
GOD VS NRG NYE PHOTOS MEBOURNE @ Altona Sports and Liesure Center, Altona Sports and Liesure Center 31 DECOh my Gospel Of Dance!!!
Gospel of Dance & Smile Police presented G.O.D NYE 04/05 - NRG Super Special 'You are G.O.D and only you have the NRG to make the change.' Sinners from two rave families teamed up for an NYE party to remember as G.O.D and Smile Police brought Melbourne's underground dance scene together to party into the Year 2005. Check out the photos! 

REVIEW EVENTS EARTHCORE CARNIVAL, VIC. - 26-28 November
EARTHCORE CARNIVAL VIC. @ Goulbourn River, Near Mooronpa, Goulbourn River, Near Mooronpa 26-28 NovemberWe had a huge weekend at the Earthcore Carnival!
he three-day global extravaganza was Earthcore's 11th Anniversary and they really went for it with 20 international acts, 200 local & interstate artists, six stages, massive market precinct, monster installations and more in the beautiful Australian bush...

REVIEW EVENTS TIDY PART 1, MELBOURNE - 1 Novemeber
TIDY PART 1 MELBOURNE @ Club QBH, Club QBH 1 NovemeberWe Kept it Tidy!
After many legendary UK Tidy weekenders, a massive arena at this years Creamfields and enough productions to sink a battleship, Future Entertainment, Pharmacy, Loaded and Hard Kandy presented the first official Tidy event down under featuring Johan Gielen (Netherlands), Tidy Boys (UK) and Lee Haslam (UK). Check out the pics!

REVIEW EVENTS MISCHIEF!, MELBOURNE - FRIDAY 25 JUNE
MISCHIEF! MELBOURNE @ Room 680, Room 680 FRIDAY 25 JUNEMischief returned with Detroit's Stacey Pullen
Following on from Derrik Carter's amazing performance at the last Mischief, the next party featured another Detroit legend Stacey Pullen joined by local lads Grant Smillie, Ant J, Steep, and many others in a transformed venue that was packed with quality DJs, fans and production.

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