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New: Future - 'Monster' Mixtape
New: Future - 'Monster' Mixtape
Future has released a new mixtape just in time for Halloween weekend - the appropriately named Monster features 16 speaker-shattering tracks. Monster is dark in mood – is it a deliberate Halloween theme-ing thing or has his recent break up with Ciara gotten the guy down? read more
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Through the combined powers of Metric & ICSSC, the 25-act strong CIRCO Festival was born. Featuring the most exciting Australian acts doing the rounds today, and more future-leaning internationals than you can count on both hands, from every corner of the globe. read more
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GG Magree Interview
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Sometimes we invite artists up to our dirty little office to throw small soirées featuring intimate sets from said artists for a lucky few. Somehow we tricked Chet Faker to do it once, and the results were pretty magical. This is him performing I'm Into You. read more
We were lucky enough to host the Willow Beats National tour earlier in 2013. We booked the venues, found the best local acts in each city and managed to sell out The Workers Cub, Melbourne; Bowler Bar, Brisbane; F∆MILY in Perth and Spectrum, Sydney with the up-and-coming beatmakers! They've gone... read more
Synchrodogs
Synchrodogs
Tania Shcheglova and Roman Noven are two emerging photographers who have been experimenting with cameras since their perhaps not-so-innocent youth. They came together on the internet and since then have been working together to create incredible imagery which they distributed mostly via flickr and diy zines. read more
Video - Dizzee Rascal, 'Pagans'
Video - Dizzee Rascal, 'Pagans'
After bouncing back onto the scene in a flurry of spurting blood and ripped bedsheets in his nutso, next-level Halloween exclusive Couple of Stacks, Britain's most legendary MC Dizzee Rascal just premiered Pagans (prod. by Footsie), which takes the next level to..um...whatever comes after the next level.  read more
New Music: Kagu - Shadow Of The Wind
New Music: Kagu - Shadow Of The Wind
Just about any site that is going to post Sean Heathcliffe's newest project, Kagu, is going to reference the sudden break-up of Snakdaktal earlier this year: read more
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One Last Dip
One day we dream someone will shoot a series of photos for us just like this. Until that time, enjoy this epic series from photographer TYLER KANDEL for STALKER Magazine. It's celebrating the end of the American summer, but has us extremely looking forward to the Australian summer. Wins all round. read more
Meet Kilter
Meet Kilter
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Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ Fan-Made Tour Film
Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ Fan-Made Tour Film
While there's no word yet as to when acclaimed art director Hype Williams' Yeezus film, written by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, is due to hit cinemas, we can tide ourselves over with the work of one die-hard Yeezus fan, John Colandra, who has spent several months editing together guerilla-style... read more
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Interview - Destroy
Joseph Boin, better known as Destroy, is among the nation's most prominent and talented artists - his work spans across street and mural art, chalk pastels, airbrushing, traditional brush work and previously tattooing. Recently, he took the time to answer a few questions. read more
New Music: Frank Ocean - memrise
New Music: Frank Ocean - memrise
If you’ve been thinkin’ bout Frank Ocean lately, and wondering what the Grammy Award winner up to since his widely loved and influential 2012 Channel Orange, the answer comes in new track memrise which Ocean quietly shared on his tumblr. read more
Video: Highasakite - Leaving No Traces
Video: Highasakite - Leaving No Traces
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One day our marketing guru came up with the genious plan to create a signature burger, and with the help of the awesome people at Flipside Burger Bar in Perth, that dream became a super-awesome tasting reality. read more
Ta-ku's new Songs To Break Up To EP is fucking rad. And he's always a pleasure to talk to, so enjoy, and download that awesome piece of music from HERE now. read more
Video: Father John Misty - Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
Video: Father John Misty - Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)
Father John Misty just doesn't care anymore, I mean just look at this press release, 'A few months ago, I had an idea for a video. I was going to rent a wedding chapel, get a dozen kittens and stage a kitten wedding, over which I would preside and intercut... read more
New Music: Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2 Mixtape
New Music: Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2 Mixtape
Louisiana rapper Kevin Gates and 2014 XXL Mag Freshmen Class member Kevin Gates is hard at work on his album for Atlantic Records right now, but in the meantime he's not leaving us hanging, finishing up 2014 strong with the delivery of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Luca Brasi 2, hosted by DJ Drama. read more
Interview: Darkside
Interview: Darkside
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New Music: Floria - Bring It Back
New Music: Floria - Bring It Back
The other week in his Mix-Up Exclusive for Nina Las Vegas, Pilerats Records producer Sable got the rap fan in me a bit riled up when he threw some cheeky raps into his mix: bookended by Danny Brown, and Rich Homie Quan's Some Type of Way, was a futuristic R... read more
New Music: Sans Parents - Coming Back To You
New Music: Sans Parents - Coming Back To You
Sans Parents are the new kids on the block; made up of two former Hungry Kids Of Hungary members - Kane Mazlin, Ryan Strathie - and an Andy Bull collaborator, Alex Bennison. Their debut single Coming Back To You is a snappy piece of garage pop and with aggressive guitar licks... read more
Sable EP Download Link
Sable EP Download Link
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Last week saw the - somewhat surprising - release of Skrillex's debut album, Recess, via a mysterious App/game he put up on his website. Unlocking a new track every 30 minutes, you could stream it via said App until its ACTUAL RELEASE in Australia last Friday - tomorrow in America. read more
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Smile You Son Of A Bitch - A Jaws Art Tribute
Last weekend at Los Angeles' Hero Complex Gallery held the Jaws-themed exhibition to end them all. Maybe you're not a Jaws-aficianado like myself, but you've still gotta appreciate rad pop art. I watched the film at about the age of 5 and instead of becoming scared of the ocean it... read more
Very early on in the piece, like right back at the start, we hung out with Skrillex a heap of times whenever he was in the country. Video legend Moonclad Kid documented a heap of these and ended up cutting it together as the video clip for Summit.  read more
10/10 Would Listen: Cloudwaves
10/10 Would Listen: Cloudwaves
Cloudwaves is a radio show making the late night a great night on RTRFM. On a Friday morning from 12am - 2am, the Wavvy gang - Sleepyhead, Aslan, Dani M, Dan Dalton and Jai Chouhan - select tunes you can get wild and wavy to in your crib, car or club,... read more
Warner enjoyed our Skrillex effort so much they asked us to make a video clip for Aussie hip hop dude Illy's new single On & On. When you use that many kilmotres of light rope, there's always gonna be a shitload of technical difficulties. But ultimately a lot of fun. read more
New music: GRMM - Circles feat. Yasmin
New music: GRMM - Circles feat. Yasmin
After copping a mention as one of our 13 must-sees at next month's Electronic Music Conference, producer-on-the-rise GRMM has released his new single Circles feat. UK vocalist Yasmin ahead of a big summer tour that includes Falls and Southbound appearances. read more
New Music - Hudson Mohawke, 'Chimes' Remix
New Music - Hudson Mohawke, 'Chimes' Remix
28 year-old Glaswegian tyke Hudson Mohawke makes earth-shaking, maximalist electronic bangers and devastates pretty much every building he's asked to play in. A few months ago he released his first proper solo record since 2009's Butter - dropping the Chimes EP on Flying Lotus' Warp Records label. read more
Video: The Preatures - Ordinary
Video: The Preatures - Ordinary
After knocking out a national tour of Australia The Preatures have just released a music video for Ordinary composed of shots from their time in America. Directed by Alex Ryan it tracks The Preatures' through an America still enamoured with rock'n'roll and where demin and leather jackets are the norm. read more
1979
1979
In the late 70's Joe Maloney took one for the team and stayed sober enough to operate a camera. The waterparks, boardwalks and arcades of New Jersey were staple haunts of the free living youth and Maloney has captured that time and place in its complete purity. read more
Hayden James EP Review
Hayden James EP Review
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New Music: KUČKA - Divinity
New Music: KUČKA - Divinity
WA-based experimental electronic gal KUČKA has been on a roll in 2014 following the release of her breakout single Unconditional, most recently taking home three WA Music Awards, which has flowed nicely into The Fader today premiering her latest single, Divinity. read more
New Music: Yung Gud - 'Beautiful/Wonderful' EP
New Music: Yung Gud - 'Beautiful/Wonderful' EP
As Swedish rap oddball Yung Lean continues to shake up the rap game and anger #realhiphop heads all around the globe, it’s about time we shone some light on the army of fantastic producers that shaped Lean's truly singular sound. Nightvision, Gatorade, Princess Daisy and Ghosttown are among the most recognized and well-received Yung... read more
New Music: Hiatus Kaiyote - By Fire EP
New Music: Hiatus Kaiyote - By Fire EP
One of the most impressive Australian stories of musical triumph in recent years is Hiatus Kaiyote; a band that dabbles in electronic-infused R&B, and were the first Australian group to be nominated for a Grammy in the R&B Performance catergory. You can listen to the award-nominated single, Nakamarra, HERE. read more
Justin Guthrie's Clay World
Justin Guthrie's Clay World
For me, good photography uncovers or pushes something new on the world, furthering or contributing to the medium rather than just merely absorbing. Justin Guthrie's latest series is good photography.  read more
New Music: KLO - Cusp EP
New Music: KLO - Cusp EP
We're not surprised Melbourne cousins KLO are doing so well - from an Australian music fans' point of view, their music sits at this ideal nexus between the minimal, vocal-led indie pop coming from artists London Grammar and Jessie Ware that holds influence over us from abroad, and Melbourne's DIY,... read more
New music: Future Brown, 'Talkin Bandz' feat. Shawnna
New music: Future Brown, 'Talkin Bandz' feat. Shawnna
Much to the delight of their overlapping fanbases, NYC-via-Kuwait producer Fatima Al Qadiri, Asma Maroof and Daniel Pineda of Nguzunguzu, and Lit City Trax footwork legend J-Cush formed a supergroup, Future Brown, about a year ago now in late 2013. read more
Video: Belle & Sebastian - Nobody's Empire
Video: Belle & Sebastian - Nobody's Empire
Belle & Sebastian have just released a video for Nobody's Empire which makes use of pieces of archival footage, fan-sourced film, and footage from the album cover shoot. The song itself is reflective of Stuart Murdoch's medical issues and his struggles as a young man with them. read more
PHOTO: St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2014
PHOTO: St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2014
Documenting the tour around Australia capturing epic atmospheric shots that showcase the festival site, crowd and artists all in one image to be used in marketing and promotion the following year. read more
New Music: Twerps - I Don’t Mind
New Music: Twerps - I Don’t Mind
Lo-fi garage pop was really on trend my formative gig-attending years. For my 21st birthday I made all my mates come and see Best Coast at Becks Box, and I’ll never forget lining up for ages during a Chicago heatwave to see Real Estate play an incredible set in a... read more
New Music: Montgomery - Wake Up (Arcade Fire Cover)
New Music: Montgomery - Wake Up (Arcade Fire Cover)
Following last month's release of her debut EP New Clear War with the legends at I OH YOU, the mysterious Montgomery continues to keep us guessing in eerily beautiful ways with this stellar re-work of Arcade Fire's Wake Up. read more
New Music: Milwaukee Banks - Van Gogh // Monitor
New Music: Milwaukee Banks - Van Gogh // Monitor
Milwaukee Banks have just released a double A side single release and alongside acts like Baro they are part of new age of Australian rap acts that are delving into future beats and cloud rap.  read more
Life On The Edge
Life On The Edge
Daniel Njegich is a Perth-based photographer who does a shitload of awesome fashion editorials in our magazine each month, and he's just launched a new Pozible project to get himself back to Bangladesh after creating two differnet multimedia projects back in 2011. read more
New Music: Ben Abraham - Speak (Lower Spectrum Remix)
New Music: Ben Abraham - Speak (Lower Spectrum Remix)
We've been really excited about Australian producer Lower Spectrum ever since we stumbled upon his single Khlever earlier this year. From that spawned a video premiere, leading up to the release of his killer Traces EP. We've since had the pleasure of catching him live a few times, and it's been an audio/visual... read more
New Music: iLoveMakonnen EP Re-Release
New Music: iLoveMakonnen EP Re-Release
Now that Drake's signed Atlanta rap oddball/legend iLoveMakonnen (Makonnen Sheran) to his label, OVO, Drake's decided he's going to re-release iLoveMakonnen's self-titled EP, ILOVEMAKONNEN, on Dec 15. The original EP dropped in July but didn't take off straight away, until Tuesday became a runaway hit (not to mention basically a... read more
Video: Laura Marling - Short Movie
Video: Laura Marling - Short Movie
For those who've missed on singer-songwriter Laura Marling's overwhelming talent it's best to describe her as having the bluntness of Courtney Barnett merged with the instrumental beauty of Ben Howard. Short Movie is the title track from Laura Marling's fifth album and she has dropped a music video alongside it. read more
Last week we managed to get a bit of time with Shiny Joe Ryan from POND before he jumped on a plane to go to the ARIAs. A far cry from POND's humble beginnings around the various backyard sheds of Fremantle. read more
New Music: Savoir - Eternal
New Music: Savoir - Eternal
New music from Perth outfit Savoir is always cause for celebration, and we've been fortunate enough in the past month to get not one but two new tracks from them. First we had Malala a couple of weeks back, and following a premiere on DummyMag today, they've dropped the second half... read more
Video: Tink and Timbaland, 'Round The Clock'
Video: Tink and Timbaland, 'Round The Clock'
Take a look at anyone's 'biggest predictions of 2015' list and young (like young - 19) year old Chicago rapper Tink is a given. With a professional, emotional and aesthetic maturity way beyond her years, she's already got four incredible, self-made mixtapes under her belt, although has yet to release a... read more
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ART: Flowermouth - 'Nostalgia' EP
Another Perth release I was really happy to be a part of. read more
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In Their Shoes - Skrillex
In Their Shoes is a major worldwide creative project between Warner Music Australia with support from Converse, Sharpie and eBay that sees musicans across the globe hand-designing Converse sneakers to be auctioned off later this month, with all proceeds going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. read more
New Music: Disclosure & Mary J. Blige, 'Follow'
New Music: Disclosure & Mary J. Blige, 'Follow'
Mary J. Blige’s team-up with Disclosure might just prove to be the most forward-thinking career move the R & B diva's made in the last decade. read more
New Music: Remy Banks - One Twenty Five. (feat. Wiki from RATKING)
New Music: Remy Banks - One Twenty Five. (feat. Wiki from RATKING)
It makes sense that Remy Banks and RATKING's Wiki would team up for something. Individually, they're putting Queens rap back on the map; reigning over the borough of today in the way that 50 Cent and NAS reigned the borough of yesteryear. read more
Video: Pond - Zond
Video: Pond - Zond
Read our recent interview with Pond HERE. read more
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ART: The Others - 'Red Eyes' LP
Stoked to be a part of this LP. Working with bands that you really enjoy is the best part of this job. The LP itself is killer as well, one of the best releases out of Perth for a long time! read more
New Music: Turtle - Lavender
New Music: Turtle - Lavender
"A slow burning piece of beauty," is how NME has described Glaswegian producer Turtle's output thus far. And it's hard not to argue. Following from the release of his debut EP Who Knows, which saw comparisons to the likes of Jon Hopkins and Sohn, Lavender (premiered on blahblahblahscience.com) is the first single to be... read more
New Music: Nico Ghost - Coolin'
New Music: Nico Ghost - Coolin'
We can't really tell you much about Nico Ghost other than we got an email from him the other day that said: read more
New Music: Django Django – First Light
New Music: Django Django – First Light
First Light is our first sign of Django Django potentially shifting away from psychedelic jaggly indie-pop into a far more reserved synth-driven voyage. Indeed the track seems to embrace the use of synths over their previous tracks which played guitars, drums and synths off against each other. read more
The Disturbing Reality Of Data Retention
The Disturbing Reality Of Data Retention
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ART: Crooked Colours EP
Crooked Colours EP Artwork read more
New Music: Alta - Hold Your Fire
New Music: Alta - Hold Your Fire
It's been over a year since we first started listening to/talking about Melbourne electronica duo Alta and their Game Broke Out EP, followed by the incredible video clip/song combo of Wash It Down earlier this year. Now, heading into 2015, the future is looking bright as the duo have announced their signing... read more
New Music: O.T. Genasis - ‘Coco’ (Dark0 remix) + New Video
New Music: O.T. Genasis - ‘Coco’ (Dark0 remix) + New Video
2014 was a good year for hip hop newcomers making it big on the power of one hit track: joining Bobby Shmurda, Rae Sremmurd and Dej Loaf in this respect was Long Beach rapper O.T. Genasis, a protégée of Busta Rhymes, who basically rose to prominence overnight with his street... read more
Video: Kagu - Shadow Of The Wind
Video: Kagu - Shadow Of The Wind
Early December last year saw the announcement of a new project from ex-Snakadaktal member Sean Heathcliff called Kagu, with a stunning first single in Shadow Of The Wind. At the time it was revealed since Snakadaktal's split Heathcliff had been immersing himself in the new project, taking ideas from daydreams and... read more
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ART: Sun City - 'Set Alight' EP
Sun City - Set Alight EP Artwork read more
Don't Fuck With Our Dreams
Don't Fuck With Our Dreams
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New Music: Tobtok - Free feat. Hoodlem
New Music: Tobtok - Free feat. Hoodlem
Tobtok is the nomme de plume of Swedish producer Tobias Karlsson, who I'll admit was relatively unknown to myself until his latest EP Savanna was passed on to me having just been released on French tastemaker label Kitsuné. read more
New Music: Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (Album Stream)
New Music: Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (Album Stream)
One of my cultural resolutions heading into the New Year was to listen to more albums start to finish, instead of just zoning in on hyped tracks and thrashing them. First cab off the rank is Panda Bear’s Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper, and as I come to closing... read more
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ART: Beside Lights EP
Beside Lights EP artwork. 2012 read more
New Music: Alica Keys - Feelin U, Feelin' Me (Falcons Remix)
New Music: Alica Keys - Feelin U, Feelin' Me (Falcons Remix)
LA-based producer Falcons is making his way to Australia very soon, brought over by the newly formed Kosher Group, and in a bit of pre-tour happy times he also just ticked over 40K Soundcloud followers. To celebrate all of the things, he released a sexy-as-fuck remix of Alicia Key's Feelin U,... read more
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ART: Stillwater Giants - 'Fly Under The Radar' EP
Album artwork by Fraser Johnson.The Stillwater Giants boys were dumb enough to give me my first paid freelance job, ever. They've had me back for some other projects since, but yeh, pretty dumb. read more
Video: Skrillex - Fuck That
Video: Skrillex - Fuck That
As he approaches an Australian return for the upcoming Stereosonic Festivals, Skrillex has dropped an epic - and rather intense - clip for Fuck That from his latest LP, Recess. Reading the YouTube comments is pretty fun too - his fans expecting the usual dubstep sounds but getting an (IMO) absolutely killer... read more
New Music: Slum Sociable - Anyway
New Music: Slum Sociable - Anyway
Dubbed as Mordialloc’s filthiest animals in the presser I received about Slum Sociable, that is unfortunately about all I'm able to tell you at this juncture. The first thing it did was introduce a place known as Mordialloc to me, which I now know is in Victoria, and whatever goes on... read more
Spirit of Akasha - Albe Falzon Interview
Spirit of Akasha - Albe Falzon Interview
It is not everyday you get to catch up with a legendary film maker. Albe Falzon is a man who falls very humbly into that catergory. He is arguably responsible for one of the greatest surf films of all time in Morning of the Earth, the film that first showed... read more
New Music - Kitty, '❄♡Frostbite♡❄' EP
New Music - Kitty, '❄♡Frostbite♡❄' EP
New York-via-Florida's Kitty (ex-Kitty Pryde) is taking her bedroom rap / Tumblr game into the world of sugary pop, introducing us to her new, lighter approach on just released EP ❄♡Frostbite♡❄. Listening to the five-track ❄♡Frostbite♡❄ is going to come as a bit of a shock for Kitty fans - after all,... read more
Video: Title Fight - Rose Of Sharon + Aus' Tour
Video: Title Fight - Rose Of Sharon + Aus' Tour
With their new album Hyperview due January 30 on Anti Records, Pennsylvania four-piece Title Fight have this week dropped a new video for the single Rose Of Sharon, and announced a pretty massive run of Australia tour dates in the middle of the year. read more
Spirit of Akasha - Kye Fitzgerald
Spirit of Akasha - Kye Fitzgerald
For those that don’t know, Kye Fitzgerald hails from surfing royalty. His father Terry has been responsible for some of the most iconic boards of the 70’s and a great surfer. While his brother Joel has also made a name for himself shaping boards and slaying waves, be sure to... read more
New Music - Collarbones, ‘Only Water’
New Music - Collarbones, ‘Only Water’
Sydney’s Marcus Whale and Adelaide’s Travis Cook are the wonderful Collarbones, a producer duo who’ve been making genre-defying, forward-thinking music together for nearly eight years now. read more
New Music: Tobias Jesso Jr. - How Could You Babe
New Music: Tobias Jesso Jr. - How Could You Babe
Come 2015 blogs will keenly you tell about the next rapper to watch with his cunning ability to 'bitch' lots of times in one song, or about some soppy English indie-synth band, but here at Pilerats we're not doing that, we're just telling you to pay attention to Tobias Jesso... read more
In Issue #11 of Pilerats Magazine we ran a killer little fashion editorial, featuring photo and video content. read more
One time we followed St Jerome's Laneway Festival around the country, and on the last date we got these four legends to talk about shit. These are their stories. read more
Video: Kele - Closer
Video: Kele - Closer
Following up from his debut album Trick Kele Okereke, frontman of Bloc Party, has released a video clip for his track Closer. The clip is shot throughout a dark winter's night in Peckham, London. The haunting nature of the song fits the dark palette of the track and makes uses of... read more
Video: Eleanor Dunlop - Rollin' On (Premiere)
Video: Eleanor Dunlop - Rollin' On (Premiere)
Sydney's Eleanor Dunlop has followed on from a successful 2014 and the release of her debut EP with her latest offering, Rollin' On, a track that sees her moving away from the darker piano-pop stylings on that previous release, into a rumbling piece of surf-rock underpinned by Dunlop's smooth, smouldering vocals. read more
Andrew Wessen is the guitarist from the band Grouplove, a mad surfer and a lord. He is currently touring around Australia with Big Day Out and surfing as much as he can. I caught up with him recently to talk about the band's involvement in Albe Falzon's new film Spirit of... read more
New Music: Carmada - Realise (EP)
New Music: Carmada - Realise (EP)
Carmada's debut 4-track EP Realise is full of delicate builds and monstrous break-downs of warbling bass that all point to one thing, its a banger. So don't worry, there aren't any accoustic instruments as far as I could tell but there is a saxophone. read more
Video: The Smith Street Band - Get High, See No One
Video: The Smith Street Band - Get High, See No One
Following an exceptionally great 2014, The Smith Street Band have powered into 2014 with utmost style. First there was THIS incredible vinyl release, followed by Monday's appearance in the triple J Hottest 100. Coming in at #69, Surrender was the group's first ever appearance in the seminal music poll, and it... read more
New Music: Oisima - Sun Of Truth Feat. Mei Saraswati
New Music: Oisima - Sun Of Truth Feat. Mei Saraswati
It's been a quiet year for Oisima with almost nothing from the man except his Goddess remix album at the beginning of the year. Oisima has finally returned with a charming, interstellar styled single Truth Of The Sun featuring Mei Saraswati, the vocalist of Afro-house WA group Savoir. Sun Of The Truth follows a... read more
New Music: Will Butler (Arcade Fire) – Anna
New Music: Will Butler (Arcade Fire) – Anna
Californian artist Will Butler, better known as the composer for Arcade Fire, is forging himself a solo career, late last year announcing a debut solo album is on the cards, Policy. Will, whose been in Arcade Fire for ten years, is brother to the band’s lead singer, Win Butler. read more
Video: A-Trak - Push Feat. Andrew Wyatt (E.A.S.Y Remix)
Video: A-Trak - Push Feat. Andrew Wyatt (E.A.S.Y Remix)
E.A.S.Y. consist of DJs Enferno and Shiftee, two DJs who grew up turntabling and not pressing playing. They're now back with a remix of A-Trak's Push which you can listen to HERE and a live video of it below with them showing how #RealDJing works. E.A.S.Y. read more
Video: Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best + Album Announce
Video: Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian At Best + Album Announce
After having a truly breakthrough year in 2014, Melbourne rocker Courtney Barnett has announced details for her highly anticipated debut album, with the absolute killer title: Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit. read more
New Music: Anna Lunoe - B.D.D Remix EP
New Music: Anna Lunoe - B.D.D Remix EP
Having released her massive single Bass Drum Dealer back in June, Australian producer Anna Lunoe has enlisted the help of her friends, A.C. Slater, Jubilee and Wuki for three mammoth remixes, alongside a brand new collaboration with fellow Australian producers Wordlife. read more
New Music: Kagu - Human
New Music: Kagu - Human
Where Shadow Of The Wind was a cut of dreamy of electronica with an apt music video to boot Sean Heathcliffe’s second single Human is a huge step-up in energy and direction. Indeed, to balance calming moods in an EP with hungry drum lines and reverb-laced vocals is a tricky one... read more
New Music: Indian Summer - Loveweights Feat. Shaqdi
New Music: Indian Summer - Loveweights Feat. Shaqdi
After wrapping a short tour in America where we were given an exclusive tour diary that showed off the glory that is Indian Summer they're now back in Australia with a new single. It's titled Loveweights and features vocals from Swedish vocalist Shaqdi. Loveweights starts out minimal with a tingling piano and a rough... read more
Video: Peter Bibby - Stinkin' Rich [Pilerats Live Recording]
Video: Peter Bibby - Stinkin' Rich [Pilerats Live Recording]
"When somebody mentions this 'Australia Sound' thing I don't think of the instrumental hip hop or chillwave that they're generally referring to, I think of people like Paul Kelly, Will Wagner & The Smith Street Band... and Peter Bibby. read more
New Music: Redial - Work It Down
New Music: Redial - Work It Down
After jumping back on d-floors in Australia and abroad a couple of months back with new single Don't You Feel, Redial doth return today with another new tune that sees the producer again evolving with his take on future-beat and trap. Work It Down ups the fun after the bass-tastic bombs he threw... read more
Cloud Control x Pilerats Instagram Takeover
Cloud Control x Pilerats Instagram Takeover
Angus & Julia Stone's Australian tour kicks off tonight in Perth (check their 10 essential tour on-tunes HERE), one that sees them supported by dream-pop outfit Cloud Control, and for something a little different the Blue Mountains group will be taking over the Pilerats Instagram to offer you some behind... read more
New Music: Kilter - ReShades (Minimix)
New Music: Kilter - ReShades (Minimix)
Over the past year we've been big fans of Kilter with the release of his single They Say and we even got round to doing a sneaky video interview with the man. And now Kilter has just released a minimix of an upcoming release that could be termed as an LP featuring remixes... read more
New Music: Stonefox - This City
New Music: Stonefox - This City
This City is the second single from fresh Melbourne trio Stonefox - a three-piece consisting of vocalist Jenna Russo, guitarist Tim Carroll and drummer Monica Spasaro, and it's a beautifully restrained piece of ambient indie-pop. Wisely letting Russo's vocals carry the load, the track works in its simplicity, which is in... read more
New Music: Sia - Big Girls Cry (Odesza Remix)
New Music: Sia - Big Girls Cry (Odesza Remix)
Pilerats fave Odesza are returning to Australia in 2015 as part of their world tour for their debut album In Return. They'll be playing at Sugar Mountain in Melbourne along with a series of shows around the country, the full list of dates are below. read more
10/10 Would Listen: Bad Noose Independent Press
10/10 Would Listen: Bad Noose Independent Press
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Premiere: Cassian - Running feat. Cleopold (Set Mo Remix)
Premiere: Cassian - Running feat. Cleopold (Set Mo Remix)
Currently celebrating the super-positive response to his latest single Running, Cassian - the dude who was doing deep house long before it was in vogue - is releasing a sweet remix package via the kings at Sweat It Out for said tune, featuring himself on VIP Dub duties, Kraak & Smaak,... read more
Tour Announce: Stick To Your Guns
Tour Announce: Stick To Your Guns
Influential Californian hardcore outfit Stick To Your Guns are back with their fifth studio album Disobedient.  The heavily anticipated follow-up to 2012's Diamond is set for release tomorrow (10 February) and was recorded with legendary punk and hardcore producer John Feldmann (The Used, Saosin, We Came As Romans).  read more
New Music: Four Tet - Parallel Jalebi (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
New Music: Four Tet - Parallel Jalebi (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
The 2013 Four Tet album that this track comes off, Beautiful Rewind, is an all time favourite of mine. Packed with introspective, oddball, tech house-flavored beats, I like how Four Tet favours more experimentation on it a heap more than his other releases. read more
New Music: Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
New Music: Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
Multi-Love is the title track of Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s album that will be released May 26 via Jagjaguwar. The first thing that strikes you about Multi-Love is how different it sounds to previous releases. But the first listen doesn’t give any hints as to why, it just sounds unique within... read more
New Music: Hayden James - Something About You
New Music: Hayden James - Something About You
Following last week's announcement of the release of Future Classic's Teen Idols compilation, which came with a brand new Touch Sensitive track (info HERE), this week Hayden James has thrown his contribution to the compilation up on Soundcloud in Something About You. read more
Video: Jungle - Julia
Video: Jungle - Julia
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Video: Flamingo - Drip Away
Video: Flamingo - Drip Away
During last week's Electronic Music Conference we had the pleasure of stumbling across Adelaide trio Flamingo's set during one of the EMC Play nights, and it was a cracker. Their tropical-feeling name is indicative of the music they put out - a very laidback and groovy type of beatsy electronica,... read more
New Music: Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (Album Stream)
New Music: Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (Album Stream)
"Mobile lifestyle, lovely sex, independence, happiness oh and no one ever really knows the real you," sings Father John Misty in Holy Shit, as he seemingly extols and mopes about the desires and perceptions of being middle-class. read more
New Music: Jam City - Kindness Remix & Crisis
New Music: Jam City - Kindness Remix & Crisis
Night Slugs' producer Jam City has given Kindness and Robyn's track Who Do You Love, of Kindness' Otherness album, a moody, metallic remix for a forthcoming remix EP of the track. Jam City was in the studio with Kindness when he started working on the original sample for Who Do You Love, and helped... read more
Video: Royal Blood - Out Of The Black
Video: Royal Blood - Out Of The Black
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Premiere: GRRL PAL - NGHT
Premiere: GRRL PAL - NGHT
A few weeks ago saw WA-based electronic duo GRRL PAL re-enter the fray after a lengthy stint in the US living and working with producer Parker Ighile (G-Eazy, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj), and already great results in that return tune - Paradise. read more
New Music: Jesse Davidson - Laika [Premiere]
New Music: Jesse Davidson - Laika [Premiere]
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Gasp x Pilerats.com Guest Mix
Gasp x Pilerats.com Guest Mix
A few weeks back we decided to set up our own Pilerats.com Soundcloud to give us free reign to post all the rad new music we discover through the Pilerats website, and avoid any confusion with our own Pilerats Records releases. read more
Defeater Australian Tour
Defeater Australian Tour
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Splendour Faves
Splendour Faves
Splendour In The Grass this year saw us joined by a young Perth photographer Jack Lawrence, who operates under the name Slice Of Life (Follow him on FACEBOOK yo), and needless to say the kid done good. read more
New Music: Azealia Banks - Chasing Time (Høwl Remix)
New Music: Azealia Banks - Chasing Time (Høwl Remix)
Not to be confused with Ta-Ku and Kit Pop's project HWLS, Høwl is Melbourne wunder-kid James Moriarty's (also the same name as the central villain in Sherlock Holmes) moniker where he drops some vicious knick/snare combos that make us think of Sable/Night Cruise. read more
New Music: Karl S Williams - Is This Love [Premiere] + BTS Photo Exclusive
New Music: Karl S Williams - Is This Love [Premiere] + BTS Photo Exclusive
Guitar slinging, banjo-wielding man of impeccable hirsuteness, Karl S Williams is kicking 2015 off with a massive heap of news, which we're gonna do the best we can in wrapping up in this post. After a barnstorming 2014 that saw a record deal with Warner's indie imprint Footstomp Music which... read more
New Music: Teki Latex - Zodiac (Motez Edit)
New Music: Teki Latex - Zodiac (Motez Edit)
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of watching one of the smoothest cats in Australian electronic music, Motez, throw down a v-large B2B set with Howard from Disclosure at the World Bar as part of Sweat It Out's showcase night during EMC Play. read more
New Music: Ceres - Ceres Is For Lovers (A Love Song By Ceres)
New Music: Ceres - Ceres Is For Lovers (A Love Song By Ceres)
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New Music: Porter Robinson - Years of War (Golden Features Remix)
New Music: Porter Robinson - Years of War (Golden Features Remix)
Golden Features entered the music scene as a storm-cloud of mystery in February of this year, attracting the curiosity of music commentators everywhere, who began penning speculative articles (Golden Features Is Big In Australia Right Now – But Who Is He?) It didn’t take long for that cloud to crack... read more
New Music: Wolf Alice - Giant Peach
New Music: Wolf Alice - Giant Peach
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Premiere: JOY - Stone (Zuri Akoko Remix)
Premiere: JOY - Stone (Zuri Akoko Remix)
Brisbane producer JOY has had a bloody bonza 2014, releasing some killer original tunes, absolutely slaying Peking Duk's Like A Version, recording THIS beautiful live recording, and just this week being named as part of inthemix's 21 Locals set to own 2015. read more
New Music: Lurch & Chief - Fading Out
New Music: Lurch & Chief - Fading Out
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Video: Electric Mantis - Flips and Flops (Ego's Where The Wild Things Are AV Edit)
Video: Electric Mantis - Flips and Flops (Ego's Where The Wild Things Are AV Edit)
Visual connoisseur and sample extraordinaire DJ Ego is a master of bringing together weird and enjoyable sounds into one noisy mix of passion. Alongside a good dose of eye candy to measure. Just take this edit of Bound 2 featuring Kanye West's video clip mixed into Seth Rogan and James Franco's parody. read more
Video: Chela - Handful Of Gold
Video: Chela - Handful Of Gold
We've all got those places that we go to where the owner will let us get away with more than usual and know our order instantaneously because we've shown up at the store for years. There's this Indian kebab store near me that doesn't even bother asking me what I... read more
New Music: Gengahr - She's A Witch
New Music: Gengahr - She's A Witch
Gengahr have been steadily making noise over in the UK but their latest single Witch is their first track to gain traction in Australia. And rightly so with its playful atmosphere and airy vocals it doesn’t bother to take itself too seriously, which is definitely all right by Pilerats. read more
New Music: Two Can & Father Dude - Double Edge
New Music: Two Can & Father Dude - Double Edge
Two Can have teamed up with singer Father Dude to drop some searing hot future R & B in the form of Double Edge. The track appears on the Hegemon SoundCloud, which also features songs from Just a Gent and GRMM, giving Double Edge a stamp of authenticity before it's even played. read more
New Music: Loon Lake - Surfin'
New Music: Loon Lake - Surfin'
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New Music: La Mar - Anchor (GRMM Remix)
New Music: La Mar - Anchor (GRMM Remix)
A few weeks ago we INTRODUCED you to Sydney duo La Mar, at the time celebrating the release of their single Anchor - the second release out of the just-launched Stoney Roads Records stable. It followed on from the debut SRR release - Mazde's Shifted Thoughts feat. read more
Brand New - Deja Entendu Re-press
Brand New - Deja Entendu Re-press
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Video: Seekae - The Stars Below
Video: Seekae - The Stars Below
Seekae have just released a beautifully shot, haunting video clip for their current single The Stars Below. The connection between clip and the track itself is limited but conceptually the melding of shadows and varying hues of blues reflect the overall melancholy as Alex Cameron states, 'Do you even know what real... read more
New Music: Foreign/National – Always Blue
New Music: Foreign/National – Always Blue
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New Music: Stoney Roads Volume 3
New Music: Stoney Roads Volume 3
Electronic music blog Stoney Roads and recently stamped Stoney Roads Records have released the third volume of tracks that showcases the ever-evolving electronic soundscape across the globe. In particular, volume 3 can be seen as an introduction to producers who are pushing the envelope. read more
Video: The Love Junkies - A Fool's Errand
Video: The Love Junkies - A Fool's Errand
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Video: George Maple - Vacant Space [A Live Recording]
Video: George Maple - Vacant Space [A Live Recording]
Beauty is in the simplest of things. And George Maple's live recording of Vacant Space is a testament to this. With a throbbing drum beat and strobe in sync we enter a world of mirrors that have cracked into thousands of pieces. But this disintergration has halted momentarily for the viewer. read more
Video: Art Of Sleeping - Crazy
Video: Art Of Sleeping - Crazy
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Create & Explore 005 - Loston x Adam Borello
Create & Explore 005 - Loston x Adam Borello
Create & Explore 005 - Loston x Adam Borello is the fifth collaboration to emerge out of Ta-Ku's creative project that brings together beatmakers and photographers in one seamless conversation. Both producer Loston and photographer Adam Borello hail from Western Australia. read more
New Music: Waterstrider - Calliope
New Music: Waterstrider - Calliope
Waterstrider distills the vocal prowess of Alt-J’s Joe Newman with the math-rock formula of Foals in their latest single Calliope to form heady slice of indie-rock. They hail from Oakland and Calliope is the second track from the five-piece’s upcoming debut album Nowhere Now. read more
New Music: KOA - All Of My Love
New Music: KOA - All Of My Love
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New Music: In Hearts Wake - Breakaway
New Music: In Hearts Wake - Breakaway
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Interview: Sasha Grey
Interview: Sasha Grey
Porn star-turned-author-turned-model-turned-actress-turned-DJ (not all in that order) Sasha Grey touches down in Australia in a couple of weeks for her upcoming Here I Am DJ tour, and we were fortunate enough to get a little bit of chat time in between her traversing the globe. read more
Interview: HWLS
Interview: HWLS
After years spent working together on a variety of projects, two of Western Australia's brightest exports - Kit-Pop and Ta-ku - officially sealed the deal late last year with the formation of their new project, HWLS. read more
Interview: Alex Burnett (Sparkadia)
Interview: Alex Burnett (Sparkadia)
Hey man how’s it going, are you still in London at the moment? read more
Hermitude's Most Memorable New Years Eve
Hermitude's Most Memorable New Years Eve
Hermitude are a formidable force live; with a clear effort made to actually re-create a live performance at every gig they play, which sees the energy become almost palatable in the air. And ahead of their headlining set at NYE On The Harbour we got a hold of Hermitude to... read more
New Music: A. G. Cook - Beautiful (Rustie Edit)
New Music: A. G. Cook - Beautiful (Rustie Edit)
Released as a part of the LuckyMe advent calendar Rustie's edit of Beautiful by PC Music's A.G. Cook sees him adding a futuristic 'warp-trap' twist. Beautiful is one of the biggest P.C Music releases to date (past releases include Hannah Diamond, GFOTY & more) with light synth and high-pitched, bubbly vocals captivating... read more
Interview: PUCK
Interview: PUCK
After landing themselves Best Metal/Heavy Act at the WA Music (WAM) awards, local legends PUCK have been making some serious waves in the past few months. The Perth-based three-piece have a distinct aesthetic to their sound with slow and heavy riffs, touching on areas of stoner rock, shoegaze and all around... read more
Converse Sneakers Clash Wall
Converse Sneakers Clash Wall
Last weekend saw the completion of a massive mural in Fremantle as part of a series of artistic installations across the globe - the Converse Sneakers Clash Wall. Using the hashtag #sneakerclashfreo hundreds of submissions were sent in acrossa Australia for ideas for street artists Sheryo, The Yok and Alex... read more
5 Essential Flips With GANZ
5 Essential Flips With GANZ
After rising to prominence over 2013/2014 with his now-patented "GANZ Flip", the Dutch producer is making his way to Australia for a very merry New Year, playing a heap of club and festival shows (check the dates down below). read more
Interview: Lido
Interview: Lido
Gun Norwegian producer Lido is making his way to Australia for the first time in 2014 (well, he may have already been here under a certain half-shelled moniker previously), and we're beyond excited to have him play our Pilerats X-Mas party (get a full run-down HERE), in addition to the... read more
New Music: Azealia Banks - Chasing Time (Emoh Instead & Zebarah)
New Music: Azealia Banks - Chasing Time (Emoh Instead & Zebarah)
After spending the year pushing What So Not Emoh Instead has returned with a fiery remix of Azealia Banks' Chasing Time with relatively new DJ Zebarah. Having already been remixed by Australian producers Feki and Høwl, this edition of Chasing Time features some deadly drops courtesy of Emoh, mixed with a slight progressive feel courtesy Zebarah. read more
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Video: Client Liaison - Groove The Physical
Video: Client Liaison - Groove The Physical
The clip for Groove The Physical is basically just one of those music videos where the club is on-point, the people are on-point and you're sitting at home eating ice cream because the latest episode of *insert popular tv show* has come out. read more
Interview - Tycho
Interview - Tycho
Scott Hansen (pictured below) is not only known as the creative force behind Tycho (where he's joined by Zac Brown and Rory O'Connor), but also as the graphic designer ISO50 who is behind the colour-merging artworks for his albums. Ahead of his national tour of Australia including an apperance at Southbound (check our Happy... read more
New Music: The Kite String Tangle - Stone Cold (Kilter Remix)
New Music: The Kite String Tangle - Stone Cold (Kilter Remix)
Last Friday saw the release of Kilter's ReShades LP, a collection of remixes that Kilter has compiled over the year alongside some of his own original tunes being remixed by others. And following on from the remixes of AMTRAC and Hermitude, Kilter has delivered a roaring remix of Kite String Tangle’s Stone... read more
Interview: Little Dragon
Interview: Little Dragon
Little Dragon's fourth album Nabuma Rubberband was a fiery piece of electronica mashed with the haunting vocals of Yukimi Nagano. 2014 has been an exciting year for Little Dragon as they have toured all over the world but have sadly only played two shows in Australia. read more
New music: Beyonce, 7/11 - Jack Ü Remix
New music: Beyonce, 7/11 - Jack Ü Remix
As soon as Beyonce threw down those ghetto-fresh lyrics in 7/11 ‘smack it, smack it, in the air’, you just knew the scene’s craftiest producers were already thinking about ways they could turn the otherwise hook-less, melody-less track into something ready for the peak time club.  read more
It's Time For More Mica Levi In Your Life
It's Time For More Mica Levi In Your Life
 One of our favourite musicians, 28-year-old Brit Mica Levi (Micachu), was just nominated for a BAFTA for her original soundtrack to Jonathan Glazer's eerie sci-fi independent thriller Under The Skin. Mica's already taken home Best Composer at the European Film Awards, with Oscar nominations approaching, hers is on a short list... read more
Interview: Vic Mensa
Interview: Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa had a breakout 2014, kickstarted by his huge single Down On My Luck, along with being apart of/starting the Save Money collective with Chance The Rapper and Joey Purp. He's in Australia this month appearing at the Red Bull Music Academy x Future Classic Stage at St Jerome's Laneway Festival and... read more
Interview: SOHN
Interview: SOHN
Interviewing SOHN was not easy with phone lines dropping (mostly due to my useless phone) but with the conversation taking place across multiple continents it made for an interesting insight into the man under the hood, Christopher Taylor. read more
New Music: Röyksopp - Sordid Affair (LO'99 Remix)
New Music: Röyksopp - Sordid Affair (LO'99 Remix)
We've been big fans of up-and-coming producer LO'99 since back in August when we featured him on the site, up until last month when he dropped Medium Rare Recordings' first official release, Take Me Back with Marshall F. That deep, bassy house sound had an incredible resurgence in 2014, and LO'99 is... read more
New Music: Peking Duk - Take Me Over feat. Safia (Time Pilot Edit)
New Music: Peking Duk - Take Me Over feat. Safia (Time Pilot Edit)
WA-based duo Time Pilot have been on our radar for a while now - a) because they're a couple of bloody good blokes, but more importantly b) because they're a couple of bloody talented producers. We froth so hard we featured their track Vowel Play on the Pilerats Rat Pack #2... read more
New Music: Porsches - Horses
New Music: Porsches - Horses
Summer (noun) – The time of year where everyone in Australia heads to the beach equipped with their finest beers and smoothest tunes. read more
New Music: Boot Action - Gorgan feat. Barry Tones
New Music: Boot Action - Gorgan feat. Barry Tones
Surfing the hype wave from their massive Bosun EP, Melbourne-based house duo Boot Action have released their latest masterpiece, in the form of Gorgan, and absolute tune-and-a-half featuring some sweet vocals courtesy of Barry Tones. Gorgan is large from the get go, with heaving bass, smooth vocal work and delicate... read more
Last time Emoh Instead was in Perth we bailed him up before his set for a good old fashioned chinwag about life, missing planes, releasing his new EP, international freak-outs and more. The video interview is found at the bottom, and you can check the first track from his Say So... read more
Interview: Collarbones
Interview: Collarbones
Sydney/Adelaide collaboraters Marcus Whale and Travis Cook have been working together for eight years as Collarbones, which is a pretty lengthy career in the age of Internet hype. After a two-year release hiatus, Collarbones really ramped things up in 2014: putting out both a mixtape (Atlantis), performing at Vivid Sydney,... read more
New Music: Sam Smith – Leave Your Lover (Motez Remix)
New Music: Sam Smith – Leave Your Lover (Motez Remix)
After thrashing out an huuuge set at Pilerats very own Wonderland Festival at the end of 2014 Motez has now started 2015 with a remix of Sam Smith’s Leave Your Lover that carries some serious fire. read more
Chet Faker US TV Debut
Chet Faker US TV Debut
Turns out Portia de Rossi isn’t the only Australian that tastemaking comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is in love with. Our own prince of alt-pop deconstruction, Chet Faker, who recently won triple j’s Best Record of 2014 for his studio debut Built on Glass, and won multiple awards... read more
New Music: The Prodigy - Nasty
New Music: The Prodigy - Nasty
With Future Music Festival 2015 rapidly approaching, news is coming thick in the lead-up. Late last year saw the addition of Sandstormin' Darude to the festival, and this week has seen a couple of big announcements. First there was the 200-strong local lineup drop - check the huge roundup of names HERE. read more
Interview: Rustie
Interview: Rustie
Russell Whyte, probably better known to most future-bass music fiends as Glaswegian-based producer Rustie, successfully managed to follow up his break-out 2012 album Glass Swords with last year's Green Language. An album that shows the kind of cohesiveness and maturity many artist's can struggle with the dreaded second album. One of the world's most-hyped... read more
New Music: Spirit Faces - Cloudplay (Feat. BUOY) (Time Pilot Remix)
New Music: Spirit Faces - Cloudplay (Feat. BUOY) (Time Pilot Remix)
Perth producers Time Pilot had a really industrious 2014; edging their way into the contemporary Australian electronic music map with some promising originals, including a killer number, Vowel Play, on our Pilerats Records RAT PACK #2 Compilation, before ending the year with a big undertaking - a remix for Peking... read more

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New Music: Left. – Lay With Me
New Music: Left. – Lay With Me
Rising Sydney twosome Left. are taking 2015 by the scruff of the neck with this brand new single, Lay With Me, ahead of the release of their debut LP Sirens, due February 6 via Create/Control (pre-order HERE). read more
New Music: Vallis Alps - Young
New Music: Vallis Alps - Young
Vallis Alps are a very new duo comprising of Seattle-based producer David Ansari and Canberra-based vocalist ParissaTossif. I can’t really tell you much more than that, but one definitely gets the feeling we’ll be hearing from - and learning a lot more about – them in 2014. read more
New Music: Jamie Now – Jamie Now’s Mystical Menagerie (EP)
New Music: Jamie Now – Jamie Now’s Mystical Menagerie (EP)
Fresh from releasing remixes for the likes of Golden Features, Alison Wonderland, HWLS and more, plus an EP release last year, Melbourne-based producer Jamie Now has released another cracking EP to kick off a big 2015. read more
New Music: Purity Ring – Begin Again
New Music: Purity Ring – Begin Again
Future pop starlets Purity Ring have just dropped their second single, Begin Again, off their upcoming album Another Eternity (due March 3 2015 via 4AD) so just stop whatever you’re doing. It’s wild burning passion encased with a cold prison of dry percussions. read more
Hayden James - Something About You Tour
Hayden James - Something About You Tour
Like an early Christmas present Aussie beatsmith Hayden James dropped an absolutely ball-tearing single late last year in Something About You, and he's just announced an early-2015 tour to celebrate the fact. It'll be his debut live headline tour in Australia, one that will see him joined by producer-on-the-rise Mickey Kojak... read more
Premiere: New Navy - Pelican (Elizabeth Rose Remix)
Premiere: New Navy - Pelican (Elizabeth Rose Remix)
November last year saw the release of New Navy's latest single Pelican, a typically breezy piece of chilled-out pop from the Sydney three-piece. And with the new year they're kicking things off with an equally chilled-out start thanks to Elizabeth Rose applying her certain set of electronic skills to a remix of Pelican. read more
New Music: Azedia - Kin
New Music: Azedia - Kin
AZEDIA are a London-based production duo made up of two school friends who've been making music together since 2010, which led to a debut EP release in 2012, followed by their debut album Life Goes On in 2013. read more
Domestic Bliss - A Clique Arcade Editorial
Domestic Bliss - A Clique Arcade Editorial
The Clique Arcade are a new force on the Western Australian fashion scene, putting the focus on indepedent designers and supporting up-and-coming labels. Last week they shot this killer editorial, called Domestic Bliss and featuring emerging models Oli Callisto and Pia Herring. read more
New Music: Roland Tings - Pala
New Music: Roland Tings - Pala
What else to do on these sticky summer nights but boogie. And who better to bring the boogie than Odyssey? I want to be...inside ouuuutttt....out, out, out... If you'd prefer to leave your dancefloor legends back in the 70s, you've got the alternate option of checking out Melbourne producer Roland Tings, the... read more
Interview: Galtier
Interview: Galtier
Geelong-based avant-club producer Galtier (Jiah Wells) is a rarity on the Australian contemporary electronic music scene at the moment; actually adamant on breaking ground and approaching creativity with fierceness rather than formula, to come up with energising, future-forward music that stands out a mile amongst all the generic trap-infused house bangers... read more
Premiere: Just A Gent - Limelight feat. Rozes (Louis Futon Remix)
Premiere: Just A Gent - Limelight feat. Rozes (Louis Futon Remix)
While Philadelphia-based producer Louis Futon had a massive 2014, one gets the feeling he's only just getting started, with the announcement of his first ever headlining tour kicking off in Australia this month, and today's huge new remix to celebrate. read more
Caribou Mega Mixtape
Caribou Mega Mixtape
Is this one of the hugest mixtapes of all time? Canadian producer Caribou, the producer behind one of the most emotional dancefloor tracks of 2014, Can’t Do Without You, has curated a 1000 track playlist, called 1000 Songs For You, today, as a means to give props to all the fans... read more
Darude's Other Songs
Darude's Other Songs
With today's announcement that Future Music Festival have added none other than Mr Sandstorm himself, Darude, to the lineup, we have to face the reality that one man, so adored for one song, will be playing songs for what we can only assume will be about an hour. read more
Premiere: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel (Set Mo Remix)
Premiere: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel (Set Mo Remix)
2009 banger Dance The Way I Feel by Ou Est Le Swimming Pool is getting something of a revival in 2015. It first started appearing when swagalicious beatsmith Paces started throwing his own little edit of the track into his live sets (listen HERE), and now it's coming out as a full... read more
Video: Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap Live At The Enmore
Video: Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap Live At The Enmore
If Chet Faker thought is 2014 was a pretty good one, he must be pinching himself this early in 2015. Last week he absolutely destroyed his appearance on American TV, making Ellen Degeneres reconsider her sexual orientation with a killer rendition of Gold (watch HERE), and he's marching towards some very... read more
New Music: Eves The Behavior - TV
New Music: Eves The Behavior - TV
Laneway has a talent for putting unknown but talent-endowed Australian acts on their bill, with last year’s lineup including heartstring yanker MT WARNING for instance. And 2015 is no different with Eves The Behavior. Formerly known only as Eves, 2015 looks to be the year that she starts to fan the... read more
Video: FKA Twigs - Pendulum
Video: FKA Twigs - Pendulum
She was one of the artists we couldn’t take our eyes off in 2014; and 26 year-old British singer FKA Twigs seems intent on maintaining our attention in 2015; yesterday receiving two nominations for the BRIT Awards -  British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act – on the back... read more
Premiere: Aela Kae - We Come Back
Premiere: Aela Kae - We Come Back
When I last wrote about Aela Kae's track Pure Zone I spoke of the sense of quiet embedded within her music. We Come Back takes cues from Pure Zone but showcases a delicate strength not seen before with the airy vocals and frisky drumbeat. read more
New Music: Alison Wonderland - U Don't Know feat. Wayne Coyne
New Music: Alison Wonderland - U Don't Know feat. Wayne Coyne
While this is only a teaser of the full track, it's worth a blog post anyhow based on a few things. U Don't Know is the first track Alison Wonderland has released since last year's killer Calm Down EP, which featured a heap of respected and loved producers like Lido and Carmack,... read more
New Music: Akouo - Pieces
New Music: Akouo - Pieces
Scheduled to be released on the upcoming All They Do single, Pieces is the latest tune to come from Tasmanian-based producer Akouo - an artist we've covered plenty over the past 12 months (HERE, HERE and HERE are some good start points). read more
New Music: Brenmar – Hula Hoop (feat. UNiiQU3)
New Music: Brenmar – Hula Hoop (feat. UNiiQU3)
After releasing his monstrous track Award last week, New York-based producer Brenmar has dropped his latest offering in the form of Hula Hoop, featuring Jersey Club star UNiiQU3. Mashing the hectic percussion and quick pace of the Jersey genre with a heaving brass section and spoken vocals by the NLV Presents... read more
Text Message Interview: Pat Stevenson
Text Message Interview: Pat Stevenson
In an effort to take a break from invading the personal phone space of musicians, we thought who else could we annoy that could send us some visual gold that isn't just emojis? The answer was obvious, and we jumped on the phone with Pat Stevenson AKA Hobopat, part of... read more
Video: Client Liaison - Pretty Lovers + Aus' Tour
Video: Client Liaison - Pretty Lovers + Aus' Tour
Throughout 2014 Client Liaison displayed an incredible knack for producing videos so perfect to the duo's aesthetic it almost hurt - check some examples HERE, HERE and their - arguably most brilliant - effort HERE. Today sees the announcement of their final run of dates celebrating last year's self-titled EP... read more
One Night With: The 2 Bears
One Night With: The 2 Bears
The 2 Bears are British producer/DJ duo Raf Rundell and Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), who've been traipsing around the globe delving into a variety of styles including house, hip hop, 2-step, garage and more, and have been frequent visitors to our shores since their 2009 formation. read more
Video: Flying Lotus - Coronus, The Terminator
Video: Flying Lotus - Coronus, The Terminator
Is there an artist whose visual and audio aesthetic is more considered than Flying Lotus? The dude's output feels so meticulously crafted he almost feels like a higher being. Alright maybe we're being a little hyperbolic with those kind of statements, but whatever, he's one of the world's most exciting... read more
Premiere: Danny T - Let Me Go
Premiere: Danny T - Let Me Go
Following the release of his Take Me EP last year (listen HERE), one of Australia's long-standing key figures in a currently booming house scene, Danny T is back with "complete burner" (Golden Features, 2015) in Let Me Go. And after you have a listen to the stream below you will concur with the... read more
New Music: Björk - Vulnicura LP
New Music: Björk - Vulnicura LP
Well. Talk about a treat for Hump Day. read more
Shred The Gnar Festival
Shred The Gnar Festival
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Bonobo Aus' DJ Tour
Bonobo Aus' DJ Tour
Simon Green AKA Bonobo is headed back to Australia and New Zealand this coming March for a series of DJ sets, which while not the master-producer in live form, are damn sure the next best thing. read more
New Music: Lilt - Don't Tell Me
New Music: Lilt - Don't Tell Me
Following the release of their EP Swim back in 2013, Perth-based electronic trio Lilt (fronted by the sensational Louise Penman) have returned to the centre stage with a beautiful new single, released independently earlier this week. Don’t Tell Me, the duo's first release since their Coming Down single ten months ago, is remarkable. read more
New Music: Stwo - Eden (MUTO Remix)
New Music: Stwo - Eden (MUTO Remix)
Australian-based producer Miles Davidson, better known under his beat-making moniker MUTO, is no newbie when it comes to remixes. His recent remix of Justin Timberlake’s What Goes Around Comes Around has clocked over two million plays on his Soundcloud (we covered it in our 5 Under 500 a lil while... read more
Premiere: The 2 Bears - Not This Time (Capracara Remix)
Premiere: The 2 Bears - Not This Time (Capracara Remix)
The 2 Bears are British producer/DJ duo Raf Rundell and Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), and they're making their way to Australia to bring some of their patented brand of bump'n'grind house over four shows during this Australia Day weekend. read more
New Music: Ryan Hemsworth - shh#000000 Compilation
New Music: Ryan Hemsworth - shh#000000 Compilation
If only more producers were as benevolent with their research and dubs as our ol’ m8 Ryan Hemsworth. Hemsworth’s Secret Songs Soundcloud is where he gets behind music he’s vibing, with new tracks usually uploaded every couple of weeks for free download. read more
San Holo Australian Tour
San Holo Australian Tour
When we last heard from San Holo the Dutch fruity future wave producer was gearing up to release a bucketload of succulent remixes, oh and being asked by Disney to stop using San Holo or cough up $10 million due to copyright issues with the Star Wars name Han Solo. read more
New Music: Flamingo - Lost On You + Tour
New Music: Flamingo - Lost On You + Tour
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New Music: Alison Wonderland - U Don't Know feat. Wayne Coyne + Album Details
New Music: Alison Wonderland - U Don't Know feat. Wayne Coyne + Album Details
After a little tease earlier in the week, Alison Wonderland today has dropped the full version of her Wayne Coyne joint, U Don't Know, along with announcing details of her debut album Run. You can get U Don't Know today if you PRE-ORDER the album, which is due March 20. read more
New Music: Celestial Trax - Tonicity EP
New Music: Celestial Trax - Tonicity EP
We'll say it once and once only. Nah, we'll actually in all likelihood say it again in fifty subsequent related posts: y'all need to get your ears around New York cloud producer / genre-bender-extraordinaire Celestial Trax. We knew this dude was special from the moment we first heard his seriously dope track Illuminate on... read more
Red Bull Music Academy Sydney Studios Takeover
Red Bull Music Academy Sydney Studios Takeover
The 17th edition of the Red Bull Music Academy takes place in Paris this October/November, and the applications phase for the annual event are now open until March 4, and to mark the occasion RBMA Australia are taking over the legendary Studios 301 in Sydney for a week of lectures, parties, radio... read more
10/10 Would Listen: Next Hype
10/10 Would Listen: Next Hype
Fun times are always afoot when Next Hype are around. read more
New Music: JOY. - Weather
New Music: JOY. - Weather
If you look at a list of artists we talked about a heap in 2014, after our own Pilerats Records artists one of the next inline would definitely be Brisbane producer Olivia McCarthy, better known to most of you as JOY. read more
Video: Cosmo's Midnight - Snare
Video: Cosmo's Midnight - Snare
After unleashing Snare, a seductive elemental track, the flames were lit and with the announcement of an EP for 2015 a wildfire seemed only moments away, especially given our nation's youth broad caster falling in love with the track equal as much. read more
New Music: Stwo - Eden (Omniment Remix)
New Music: Stwo - Eden (Omniment Remix)
In recent weeks there have been a flurry of producers remixing Stwo’s Eden, and following MUTO’s effort last week, his and now Omniment’s re-work have really stood out. Omniment being no stranger to Pilerats with a remix Godwolf’s See It Through premiering on the site last year. read more
New Music: ODESZA - Bloom (Lane 8 Remix)
New Music: ODESZA - Bloom (Lane 8 Remix)
It is safe to say that Seattle-raised group ODESZA has had a pretty damn massive year. Their latest album, In Return, was one of the biggest electronic releases of the year, collecting a whopping ten #1’s on the Hype Machine charts, as well as performances around the world, including the... read more
New Music: Shlohmo - Buried + Album Announce
New Music: Shlohmo - Buried + Album Announce
After a brief Twitter lead-in, at the witching hour last night, Henry Laufer, AKA Shlohmo, delivered new track Buried, the second bout of new music we've heard from the popular Los Angeles underground producer, after he gave us the broody Emerge From Smoke last month.  read more
Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety is a brand from Sydney, Australia, that crafts wallets and bags with the finest Italian, French and New Zealand leather. Their bio really screams out that they'd rather focus on the quality, design and function of their products than appeal to the fads of the masses. read more
New Music: Hysterics (Girl Unit) – Club Life & Empty
New Music: Hysterics (Girl Unit) – Club Life & Empty
London-based electronic collective Night Slugs lead the charge when it comes to imaginative, futuristic music for dancefloors (L-Vis 1990, Lil Silva, Kelela, Jam City, Helix). One of their biggest early label stars was producer Philip Gamble, known to most as Girl Unit, who came through with some catchy anthems –... read more
First Base
First Base
Manifesting the simple surf and skate culture marked at Bondi Beach, First Base fabricates the chillest basics: tanks and tees and trackies and other things designed with hooks in comfort and versatility. There's a sportiness that lends the freedom to move like you were wearing nothing at all, like the... read more
New Music: Lapalux - Closure + Album Announce
New Music: Lapalux - Closure + Album Announce
Back in 2013, when Flying Lotus' experimental beats-driven imprint Brainfeeder first put out producer Stuart Howard, Lapalux’s first proper album of dreamy electronica, Nostalchic, Lapalux was the label's only signing. Now in 2015, Flying Lotus has added 29 acts to the roster, including Jeremiah Jae, Samiyam, Teebs, Tokimonsta, Mono/Poly and more. read more
New Music: Sommeil - Touch
New Music: Sommeil - Touch
Karlin Courtney AKA Sydney-based producer Sommeil, has unleashed the first taste of his recently-born electronic project in the form of Touch, a smooth, synth-packed jam. Imagine the smooth, soul-influenced vocal work of The Weeknd or Toro Y Moi, crossed and blended with the 90’s synth and electronic beatwork typical of... read more
Nina Las Vegas & Swick Aus' Tour
Nina Las Vegas & Swick Aus' Tour
This February Nina Las Vegas and Swick band together for a quick string of club dates all around this great southern land, picking up where they left off with the release of their two-tracker late last year: read more
Premiere: Jamie xx - Far Nearer (Young Franco Bootleg)
Premiere: Jamie xx - Far Nearer (Young Franco Bootleg)
One of Pilerats' perennial fave DJ/producers and much-loved human beings in general, Young Franco is looking to back up a great 2014 with what we're expecting to be an even bigger 2015, and he's kicking things off nicely with this tidy little bootleg of Jamie xx's seminal tune, Far Nearer. read more
LOLs by Small Humans
LOLs by Small Humans
My little brother used to tell really bad jokes as a kid; mostly because for a long time he thought jokes were just questions that needed any kind of answer. Most kids don't start to understand wordplay, riddles and puns (the concepts behind your basic knock knocks) until around six... read more
New Music: How To Dress Well & TALA – The One
New Music: How To Dress Well & TALA – The One
When big brands; Nike, Adidas and any number of alcohol companies get involved in making sponsored articles it often seems that they lack any real feeling. Adidas and Yours Truly’s (publication company) creation ‘Songs From Scratch’ have bucked this by creating a space to host tracks made by talented artists... read more
Friday Freebie: Dooms Night - Azzido Da Bass x Timo Mass (LO'99 Edit)
Friday Freebie: Dooms Night - Azzido Da Bass x Timo Mass (LO'99 Edit)
Currently running around the country celebrating his Take Me Back single, LO'99 isn't spending his time on tour lazing around hotel rooms and having spas. Instead he's bumping out edits of rave classics like this one - the Timo Maas remix of Azzido Da Bass's Dooms Night. read more
Video: Montgomery - Not Around
Video: Montgomery - Not Around
Following her introduction to the Australian/world soundscape in 2014, I OH YOU's most recent signee, Montgomery has released another beautifully shot video clip. Not Around is the follow-up single from her debut track Pinata, both appearing on her debut EP New Clear War. read more
Left. - Lay With Me [Video Premiere + Album Stream]
Left. - Lay With Me [Video Premiere + Album Stream]
A few weeks ago Sydney duo Left. released their latest single Lay With Me in advance of their upcoming LP Sirens - due February 6 via Create/Control (pre-order HERE). Drawing comparisons with the likes of AlunaGeorge and Little Dragon, there’s a lot to love about them, which is why we're very stoked today to... read more
Barney Cools Interview + Mixtape
Barney Cools Interview + Mixtape
Barney Cools are a v-fresh new clothing brand out of Sydney with a focus on street-wear and international street-style, along with a relaxed lifestyle that keeps thing simple. We'll let them explain a bit better below, and while you read it definitely stream this dope 'Poolrats' Live Mixtape, recorded exclusively for... read more
New Music: Paces - Nothing's Forever feat. Kučka
New Music: Paces - Nothing's Forever feat. Kučka
Following a barnstorming 2014 that included a heap of rad singles and remixes, his On My Mind EP, a mainstage set at Splendour and lifting Tkay Maidza to the swaggiest spot on the Hottest 100 of 2014 list - #100 - with his tight production on Switch Lanes, Mikey Perry AKA Paces... read more
Video: Skrillex - Doompy Poomp Directed By Fleur & Manu
Video: Skrillex - Doompy Poomp Directed By Fleur & Manu
Following the news of Sable's appearance in the latest Skrillex Selects playlist, we have some more Skrillex-related news that's no less worthy of your attention. The producer has teamed up with The Creators Project for a video clip to a song he himself has deemed unclassifiable - Doompy Poomp, from last... read more
One Night With: Kittens
One Night With: Kittens
Lauren 'KITTENS' Abedini has gone from DJing in her bedroom to touring with Kid Cudi, performing with Chief Keef, DJing for Usher and starting LA's most exciting club collective ATHLETIXX - a crew consisting of herself, DJ Hoodboi, Falcons and Promnite. read more
Video: Purity Ring - Push / Pull
Video: Purity Ring - Push / Pull
We were awash with Purity Ring fever in December last year, when the Canadian duo released their first music in two years (since their 2012 album Shrines) with dreamy single Push / Pull, a track that, along with subsequent release Begin Again, demonstrated Purity Ring ability to make killer music... read more
New Music: fLako: Kuku EP Stream + Video
New Music: fLako: Kuku EP Stream + Video
fLako - Dario Rojo Guerra - is a German-raised, London-based producer, with Chilean roots, that’s been making incredible, mystical and atmospheric music for a while now. International music tastemaker Gilles Peterson once rated fLako as the ‘most highly rated emerging producer’ out right now. read more
Video: Ego - Between Dreams Mixtape
Video: Ego - Between Dreams Mixtape
After teasing us with a visual edit of Kanye & Jay’s Bound 2 and a Where The Wild Things Are edition of Electric Mantis’ Flips & Flops, Drips & Drops, earlier last year (which also appears in this show), Australian DJ Ego has dropped his full Audio Visual (A/V) live show,... read more
For the past 12 or so months we’ve been doing our darndest to impact the cultural landscape. Whether it’s via a premium quality digital magazine, a classy-looking website filled with stuff we think you’ll think is cool, or throwing parties around the country with international and national artists at the... read more
New Music: Young Thug x Dizzee Rascal - I Luv Stoners (Oneman edit)
New Music: Young Thug x Dizzee Rascal - I Luv Stoners (Oneman edit)
Three greats in perfect synergy - 100x yes! After premiering the track on Rinse FM a few weeks back, the inimitable DJ Oneman - who was in Australia just two weeks back (where he got really stuck into the, erm, finest food we have to offer) - has upped onto... read more
#JDFutureLegends Presents: The Kite String Tangle Live Show Premiere
#JDFutureLegends Presents: The Kite String Tangle Live Show Premiere
So yesterday we threw up a silly little thing on the old 'Book with our video man Tay Kaka and electronic wunderkind Danny Harley AKA The Kite String Tangle, fooling around in front of a green screen: read more
Carmada Australian Tour
Carmada Australian Tour
The bromance that envelops Drew Carmody and Max Armata - aka Carmada continues in 2015 with the duo going from strength-to-strength, after they trailblazed their way through 2014 capturing an iTunes No.1 album and much acclaim for performances on the Listen Out and Stereosonic tours, and just recently popping up at #41 in the triple j Hottest... read more
GL's Tiny Guide To Electro Funk
GL's Tiny Guide To Electro Funk
GL are engaging in a hectic start to 2015 - with show announcements coming out the wazoo. Check down the bottom of this post for a full wrap because there's a heap, although Melbourne fans are in for a triple treat this March when they take up an artist residency... read more
Video: Tchami - Promesses
Video: Tchami - Promesses
The father of future-house will soon be back in the country for Future Music Festival, and any time we find some news that's Tchami-related is fine by us. This video clip is a couple of weeks old, but we only just stumbled upon it today so we're gonna fucking talk... read more
New Music: London - Juice (AObeats remix)
New Music: London - Juice (AObeats remix)
Taking influence from the likes of Hudson Mohawke (catch our interview with him HERE), Cashmere Cat and Just Blaze, US-born producer AObeats has released a stellar new remix, flipping London’s tune Juice on its head and packing it full of tropical vibes. read more
Video: Who Is Hannah Diamond?
Video: Who Is Hannah Diamond?
Underground dance music has been talking in pop's language of late; with producer A.G. Cook's UK-based upstart label (well, more of a semi cultural movement, lately) PC Music leading the charge in this new conversation. Pilerats were lucky enough to have a first hand experience of the label when SOPHIE and SOPHIE's... read more
New Music: Rabit - Bloody Eye
New Music: Rabit - Bloody Eye
Tri Angle Records, whose guiding motto as music curators is "haunted by the need to find things that will haunt us", have birthed a number of high-profile releases (as far as weirder, non-convential beat music goes, in any case) over the past couple of years: artists such as Evian Christ (whom... read more
New Music: Purity Ring - Repetition
New Music: Purity Ring - Repetition
Purity Ring have been wooing fans with their steady release of singles like Push Pull and Begin Again, and now with the airy Repetition. It doesn’t carry the soaring anthem of Push Pull nor the bewitching mood of Begin Again, however much like the previous two singles Repetition has its own identity with... read more
Video: Flight Facilities x Vic Mensa - Down On My Luck/Down To Earth At Laneway
Video: Flight Facilities x Vic Mensa - Down On My Luck/Down To Earth At Laneway
Vic Mensa is hot product right now - his latest collaboration with Kaytranada is proof of that alone, and when he teamed up with Flight Facilities over the weekend at St Jerome's Laneway in Sydney he confirmed what we already hoped. read more
New Music: Human Movement – Paradise feat. Eliza Sol
New Music: Human Movement – Paradise feat. Eliza Sol
After conquering a guest mix on Skrillex’s NESTHQ label, Sydney-based dance duo Blake Gilray and Edward Macdonald AKA Human Movement have released an absolute ripper of a track in the form of the six-minute long Paradise feat. Eliza Sol. read more
Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 2
Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 2
For Part 2 of our creative journey we catch up with Kye Howard. For those of you that don’t know, Kye is the Perth-based member of the UK-based Shadow Data collective. Shadow Data is a projection-mapping and digital creative team born in Cambridge, UK with members Ben Tenison-Smith and Pete... read more
Friday Freebie: Zhu x DJ Snake x DJ Mustard - Faded 2.0
Friday Freebie: Zhu x DJ Snake x DJ Mustard - Faded 2.0
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Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 3
Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 3
Andrew Fallara is a young Perth skateboarder known for his cruisy attitude, faultless style and effortless ability. Having grown up in a household where his old man surfed and there were regular roadtrips to the beach, Andrew transferred what he saw in the ocean onto the streets of Perth. read more
New Music: Tear Council - Anywhere
New Music: Tear Council - Anywhere
Headed by Matt Van Schie (Van She/Du Tonc), Tear Council is a new outlet for Van Schie, and one that sees him re-uniting with former Van She bandmate Michael Di Francesco, probably better known to you as the bass-happy bandit Touch Sensitive. read more
Mrs Mac's Presents -  A Creative Journey: Part 4
Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 4
As far as a bio goes, Iain Campbell has been playing out as DYP since 2009. His first gigs were a part of the very first ICSSC parties, and we all know how legendary they were and continue to be. read more
New Music: Little Shoes Big Voice - Smoke N Mirrors
New Music: Little Shoes Big Voice - Smoke N Mirrors
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Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 5
Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 5
We could fill this post with heaps of information, stories and so on about our roadtrip, but to be honest it really is as simple as this: the guys came through and the trip was so much fun. read more
New Music: Melty - Nightmare Alert
New Music: Melty - Nightmare Alert
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Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 1
Mrs Mac's Presents - A Creative Journey: Part 1
The world's first recorded long distance roadtrip was taken by the wife of the guy that invented the first patent motorcar. Her name was Bertha Benz and she travelled a total of 106km on that game-changing day in 1888. read more
Pilerats Presents: At The Pile #1
Pilerats Presents: At The Pile #1
A couple of weeks ago saw the announcement of Cosmo's Midnight upcoming national tour celebrating their latest single Snare, taking in a range of dates around the country, including a Perth show Saturday 7 March at Gilkisons Dance Studio. read more
Charles Murdoch x Pilerats Mix
Charles Murdoch x Pilerats Mix
So we thought this one got lost to the big wide world of internet backlogs of stuff you upload then it goes missing for some reason. Whatever the case, this bad boy has miraculously re-appeared on our Soundcloud so now we're very happy to share it with you! read more
Video: Indian Summer - Loveweights
Video: Indian Summer - Loveweights
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New Music: Saint Felix - Speak/Lie [Premiere]
New Music: Saint Felix - Speak/Lie [Premiere]
Having first heard Michael Jackson’s Dangerous at age 7, Melbourne’s Saint Felix’s admiration for the King Of Pop has provided a foundation for the genesis of his own musical identity, one that also melds artists such as David Bowie for a project that honours the pop luminaries of days gone by. read more
New Music: Sia – Elastic Heart (Clams Casino Remix)
New Music: Sia – Elastic Heart (Clams Casino Remix)
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New Music: Brodinski feat. Young Scooter - François-Xavier
New Music: Brodinski feat. Young Scooter - François-Xavier
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Mrs Mac's Creative Journey: BTS Photos
As you know, we went away on a roadtrip thanks to Mrs Mac's. This wasn’t any old roadtrip: this was a creative journey in which we took three strangers away and tasked them with creating something which would entertain you lot. read more
New Music: Obey City – Waterbed feat. Anthony Flammia
New Music: Obey City – Waterbed feat. Anthony Flammia
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Sable - Feels So Good
Sable - Feels So Good
...and we're pretty fucking proud to say WA product Sable's fresh new track, Feels So Good, is our Pilerats Records #001. Ever since he rocked up to Circo Festival to cover an earlier set after being asked only a few hours before we've been in love with the young production gun... read more
Katie Noonan's Vanguard - Peace Is My Drug (Oisima Remix) [Premiere]
Katie Noonan's Vanguard - Peace Is My Drug (Oisima Remix) [Premiere]
One of this country's most interesting and forward-thinking producers, Oisima, is once again bucking trend against what people may think he's up to, today dropping a remix from Australian songstress Katie Noonan and her un-released track, Peace Is My Drug. read more
Video: Alison Wonderland - U Don't Know (feat. Wayne Coyne)
Video: Alison Wonderland - U Don't Know (feat. Wayne Coyne)
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Interview - Sable
Interview - Sable
Last week we had the pleasure of sharing our first ever release on Pilerats Records, Sable - Feels So Good. Since that time it's clocked up over 30,000 plays on Soundcloud, a couple of thousand free downloads, and a heap of love from the likes of What So Not and Nina... read more
New Music: Kids At Midnight - Survival
New Music: Kids At Midnight - Survival
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New Music: Loudun – Gold feat. Tashka
New Music: Loudun – Gold feat. Tashka
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Video: Oisima – Sun Of Truth feat. Mei Saraswati
Video: Oisima – Sun Of Truth feat. Mei Saraswati
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New Music: RAINDEAR - Veins (WTNSS Remix)
New Music: RAINDEAR - Veins (WTNSS Remix)
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New Music: Rytmeklubben - Seen (Sable Remix)
New Music: Rytmeklubben - Seen (Sable Remix)
There is a supremely exciting undercurrent of action happening around boy wonder Sable at the moment, spurred on by the recent inclusion of his Kanto EP in a recent Skrillex Selects playlist (check it HERE), and his Ed Sheeran remix hitting Majestic Casual. read more
New Music: Dom Dolla - Love Like This
New Music: Dom Dolla - Love Like This
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New Music: Kodak to Graph – Los Angeles
New Music: Kodak to Graph – Los Angeles
Florida producer Kodak to Graph aka Michael Maleki, has been getting busy lately. The 23-year-old, who recently announced his massive Break The Ice tour of the US alongside producer buddies Big Wild and OBESON, has just released a new single, Los Angeles. read more
New Music: Midnight Pool Party - Stay [Premiere]
New Music: Midnight Pool Party - Stay [Premiere]
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Video: Calvin Harris – Pray To God (feat. HAIM)
Video: Calvin Harris – Pray To God (feat. HAIM)
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New Music: Lisa Mitchell – Wah Ha (Seekae Remix)
New Music: Lisa Mitchell – Wah Ha (Seekae Remix)
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Video: Shlohmo – Buried
Video: Shlohmo – Buried
Shlohmo, AKA Henry Laufer, continues to take his work to scary new levels. A few weeks ago, the LA-native released Buried, a grim and obscure track off his forthcoming album Dark Red. Read about the track HERE. With the new season of The Walking Dead out this week and zombie fever back... read more
Mixtape: Hudson Mohawke, Valentine’s Day Slow Jams VIII
Mixtape: Hudson Mohawke, Valentine’s Day Slow Jams VIII
"Lay back, and let Hudson Mohawke take you away..." 29-year-old Glasgwegian producer Hudson Mohawke, the producer and one half of TNGHT, has been busy working on a follow up to his Chimes EP, and has also been putting in work producing for Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis, and singer Antony Hegarty, producing Hegarty’s album. read more
Video: Björk - Black Lake
Video: Björk - Black Lake
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New Music: Huon Kind - Feel Like This
New Music: Huon Kind - Feel Like This
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10/10 Would Listen: Flower Drums
10/10 Would Listen: Flower Drums
Flower Drums are putting out some of the nicest, warmest garage-pop we’ve heard in ages. They're like Perth's answer to Toro Y Moi or Washed Out. As we enter into 2015, Pilerats are keeping a firm ear on this four-piece from Perth, who had a winner of a year in... read more
CARMADA Text Message Interview
CARMADA Text Message Interview
We hope you enjoy this text message interview with the slightly-longer-haired half of bass music bros Carmada. Since officially joining forces last year as Carmada, Max Armata (Yahtzel) and Drew Carmody (L D R U) have been absolutely killing it. read more
Sid Pattni ft. Meg Mac - Go Back Home
Sid Pattni ft. Meg Mac - Go Back Home
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New Music: Oscar Key Sung - Premonition
New Music: Oscar Key Sung - Premonition
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Love A Good Conspiracy Theory? - Reptilian Overlords
Love A Good Conspiracy Theory? - Reptilian Overlords
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In The Booth: J-ROCC
In The Booth: J-ROCC
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New Music: George Maple - Where You End And I Begin feat. Grande Marshall
New Music: George Maple - Where You End And I Begin feat. Grande Marshall
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New Music: Young Franco - Talkin' Bout It feat. KLP
New Music: Young Franco - Talkin' Bout It feat. KLP
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Mrs Mac's Presents: A Creative Journey Comp Winners
Mrs Mac's Presents: A Creative Journey Comp Winners
I am sure you all have caught the videos and remember Mrs Mac's challenging us to create a new style of roadtrip - a creative one. 3D mapping and visual artist Kye Howard AKA Shadow Data, young Perth skateboarding upstart Andrew Fallara and Perth producer  DYP jumped on board to join in... read more
New Music: Brodinski - Brava
New Music: Brodinski - Brava
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New Music: Aywy. - Opiate
New Music: Aywy. - Opiate
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Belmont's Finest - I'm In Love With The Mocha
Belmont's Finest - I'm In Love With The Mocha
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New Music: Years & Years - King (Paces Remix)
New Music: Years & Years - King (Paces Remix)
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New Music: Lyves - Shelter
New Music: Lyves - Shelter
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Love A Good Conspiracy Theory? - Hollow Earth
Love A Good Conspiracy Theory? - Hollow Earth
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New Music: Our Man In Berlin - Molière
New Music: Our Man In Berlin - Molière
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New Music: Conics - Burning Up
New Music: Conics - Burning Up
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New Music: Hatch – Ticket To Anywhere (Tracy Chapman Cover)
New Music: Hatch – Ticket To Anywhere (Tracy Chapman Cover)
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New Music: Miami Horror - Love Like Mine feat. Cleopold
New Music: Miami Horror - Love Like Mine feat. Cleopold
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New Music: Demo Taped - I Luv U
New Music: Demo Taped - I Luv U
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Pilerats Rat Pack 1
Pilerats Rat Pack 1
Whispers of a forthcoming Pilerats Records compilation started last week, when we unleashed a crossword puzzle on the masses, complete with some cryptic clues about who might be involved. TODAY, the project dropped, featuring an incredible collection of new and unreleased music from Australia, to the USA and beyond. read more
New Music: Toro Y Moi – Buffalo
New Music: Toro Y Moi – Buffalo
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Paces - Nothing's Forever Remix Pack [Premiere]
Paces - Nothing's Forever Remix Pack [Premiere]
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With Sable - Feels So Good recently clocking up over 100,000 plays on Soundcloud, we figured it was time it received a visual accompaniment, and our very first Pilerats Records release gone and done just that with a video clip that premiered over at RunTheTrap THIS MORNING. read more
Ryan Hemsworth's Diplo & Friends Mix
Ryan Hemsworth's Diplo & Friends Mix
Last week saw Diplo & Friends' radio show host a Valentine's Special and who better to get in the mix than the king of emotions himself, Ryan Hemsworth. The one-hour mix is as excellent as you'd expect, traversing a glorious menagerie of genres and featuring a whole heap of un-released... read more
New Music: Hermitude - Through The Roof feat. Young Tapz (HWLS Remix)
New Music: Hermitude - Through The Roof feat. Young Tapz (HWLS Remix)
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New Music: Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On feat. MØ
New Music: Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On feat. MØ
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New Music: COS/MIC - I Ain't Got No Man
New Music: COS/MIC - I Ain't Got No Man
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Just cause your bank account’s in the negative doesn’t mean your weekend’s gotta be a drag. Here’s some no money weekend options for you. You can thank us later. Or now. Or never. We don't mind. read more
New Music: Celestial Trax, Ride or Die EP
New Music: Celestial Trax, Ride or Die EP
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New Music: Purple - Extinction
New Music: Purple - Extinction
Lisbon-born, London-based artist Purple is a part of Shlohmo's LA-based label, WeDidIt, which is kind of like a tight, Wu-Tang style collective of producer weirdos. Cop his debut EP Salvation from 2013 to get an introductory feel for his dark, hypnotic sound.  read more
Who is Flerm?
Who is Flerm?
I remember when Flerm first began. Splendour In The Grass weekend was just getting started, we were having a few quiet beverages, and I showed all my friends this new FB page called Flerm. And we LOL’d. Oh how we LOL’d. It was much internet. The muchest we could handle. read more
New Music: Szymon - Golden
New Music: Szymon - Golden
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Video: Penelope Austin - Dynamite feat. Baro [Premiere]
Video: Penelope Austin - Dynamite feat. Baro [Premiere]
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Love A Good Conspiracy Theory? - Vatican Secret Archives
Love A Good Conspiracy Theory? - Vatican Secret Archives
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Just cause your bank account’s in the negative doesn’t mean your weekend’s gotta be a drag. Here’s some no money weekend options for you. You can thank us later. Or now. Or never. We don't mind.  read more

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Sable EP Snippets
Sable EP Snippets
Sable is exploding the soundwaves, get ready for the next front. The single ‘Feels So Good’ reached number2 most played on TripleJ and continues to grow with online streams toppling over 300k plays! With the support of the Internet & radio community he was also named in the inthemix 30... read more
Characters You Could Get Lucky With This Halloween
Characters You Could Get Lucky With This Halloween
Whoever your celebrity crush or darkest fantasy, someone will likely be role-playing them at a party this Halloween. So the time is now to fulfil that celebrity crush or fantasy fetish this week… Well as close as you’re probably going to get. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
If you spent all your dough renting yourself a dope Halloween costume and splurging on drinks and lollies and fake blood, you're not obliged to hide under the covers all weekend due to lack of funds (unless you're stupidly hung over, in which case, you will definitely need to get... read more
Sable - Feels So Good EP
Sable - Feels So Good EP
Sable - Feels So Good EP is Out Today!With countless shows around the country & his first single, the huge jersey inspired glitter bomb 'Feels So Good' sitting at #2 in the Triple J Most Played charts (just behind Australian behemoths The Presets!), it's a bonafide fact that our little furry... read more
Dune Rats - South West Rampage Tour
Dune Rats - South West Rampage Tour
A couple of months back Dune Rats went around the country for a bunch of shows celebrating their latest single Superman, from their debut album released earlier this year (buy HERE). Part of that tour saw them go on a jaunt to the south west of our neck of the woods... read more
Slow Magic - Love 2014 Mix
Slow Magic - Love 2014 Mix
We're pretty damn excited about Slow Magic's upcoming AUSTRALIAN TOUR. The mysterious forest dweller claiming to be everyone's best friend is in New Zealand on Thursday, before heading west to play a bunch of Australian shows after. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Money can buy booze and gig tickets and movies and tasty food, all of our standard weekend-go tos, but money can't buy the thrill you'll get skating along the ocean's edge under the stars, experiencing the sweat and passion of live punk in someone's backyard, or the feel-good endorphins that... read more
Golden Features EP
Golden Features EP
I'd love to tell you all about Golden Features, but I can't. Literally he/she just released a self-titled EP for free on Soundcloud last night, and it's killer. The genre-traversion found on Golden Features is great, with some slow jams, bassy music, winding house, trippy samples and more to be found. read more
SK Games x Sable @ CoLAB Festival
SK Games x Sable @ CoLAB Festival
With the upcoming CoLAB Festival fast approaching it's time to unveil one of the most interesting collaborations they have instore for the day's festivities - one that sees our very own Sablemon joining forces with the team at SK Games - a team of game developers living and working in Perth who... read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Just cause your bank account’s in the negative doesn’t mean your weekend’s gotta be a drag. Here's our guide on how to extract the mostest fun on the leastest money.   read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Arm yourself with this guide for righteous feels when you see people out this weekend forking over $50s at the door for last-minute gig kicks and indulging in pricy yet unsatisfying thrills.  read more
Dystopia: Chernobyl
Dystopia: Chernobyl
As part of a CBS News '60 Minutes' special Danny Cooke has created a short clip of what remains of the town of Pripyat which was near the epicentre of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in 1986. At first glance we're shown a world filled with Soviet iconography; imposing concrete buildings and the... read more
Pilerats' 10 Days of X-Mas #1
Pilerats' 10 Days of X-Mas #1
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
An important part of being an adult is learning how to manage a budget. When you learn how to do that, please let us know because we still haven't figured it out. We prefer this method: lose track of how much money you're spending on everything, end up broke by... read more
Pilerats 10 Days Of X-Mas #2
Pilerats 10 Days Of X-Mas #2
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #8
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #8
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #5: Outré Gallery
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #5: Outré Gallery
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #7
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #7
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
No Money Christmas
No Money Christmas
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Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #9
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #9
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #10
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #10
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
Sid Pattni Ft. Meg Mac - Go Back Home Video
Sid Pattni Ft. Meg Mac - Go Back Home Video
Perth based wonderkid Sid Pattni recently paired his enviable production chops with the caramel smooth vocal chords of Melbourne should-be-superstar Meg Mac to create the future-soul jam of the year in 'Go Back Home'.  read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Welcome to your $0 weekend. read more
Pilerats.com Presents: Double Of The Dead
Pilerats.com Presents: Double Of The Dead
A somewhat well known fact about Pilerats.com's editor is that he thoroughly enjoys zombie films, and has a pretty stupid collection of them at his house. So when the opportunity arose to host a zombie movie double at Perth's Rooftop Movies, it was a...no-brainer. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Just 'coz you've only got a few clams in your account doesn't mean you have to bury yourself in the sand and avoid social contact all weekend. Study Pilerats' handy cheapskates' guide to the weekend closely - everything in it is $5 or cheaper - and prepare to put your... read more
No Money Fringe Weekend
No Money Fringe Weekend
Perth’s pulsing with performance, art and people (so many people!) right now, with annual independent arts event Fringe World in full swing. The festival have turned up the heat with a mammoth 2015 programme; with over 500 events going down – you can peruse them, and buy tickets, HERE. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Weekend vices at a nice price, so you'll still have some lunch money when Monday rolls 'round. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
Here's our weekly pre-weekend tips for means to extract the mostest fun, on the leastest money. read more
Cory Blake - The Missing Green Tile EP
Cory Blake - The Missing Green Tile EP
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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After the mysterious Golden Features released an EP a couple of weeks ago with little more than his name and some quality sounds, we're all about the unknown at the moment. So when Melbourne duo Hopium sent us Cut, with its beautiful, striking video clip and brooding, post-industrial/darkwave beats, we got... read more
New Music: The Japanese House - Still
New Music: The Japanese House - Still
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The Black Keys have announced their new album, Turn Blue, will be released May 9, featuring 11 tracks produced by The Black Keys themselves along with some help from Danger Mouse. In event better news, they've released a single - Fever - to go with the announcement. read more
The Secret Life Of Superhero Toys By Edy Hardjo
The Secret Life Of Superhero Toys By Edy Hardjo
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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Barack Obama Reads Mean Tweets
Barack Obama Reads Mean Tweets
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Do Sniffer Dogs Actually Work?
Do Sniffer Dogs Actually Work?
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Music Theory and your Degenerative Lifestyle
Music Theory and your Degenerative Lifestyle
I know I'm a little late to this particular internet call-and-response circle jerk party but hey, it never hurts to prolong the life of an engaging subject, especially when it is one that I am (and you should be) interested in. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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DJ Sliink Aus' Tour
DJ Sliink Aus' Tour
DJ Sliink, the Jersey Club king himself, is bringing an abundance of bouncy grooves and hard kicks around Australia in April. Already indulging ears with a Soundcloud full of remixes, DJ Sliink has been causing a ruckus on the airwaves and in clubs around the globe. read more
Ricky Gervais Is Here To Tell You Netflix Has Arrived
Ricky Gervais Is Here To Tell You Netflix Has Arrived
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Wonderland Warehouse Project
Wonderland Warehouse Project
If there's one thing I know for sure, it's the quality of raving is directly proportional to said raving being done in a warehouse. Alison Wonderland knows this, and today has announced the Wonderland Warehouse Project - her only capital city tour this year, taking place in as yet un-announced... read more
Micah Black - Post Future Retro
Micah Black - Post Future Retro
Perth-based DJ/producer Micah Black is a bit of a legend 'round these parts. Regularly running parties with events crew and good friends of the Rats BOOMTICK, and also one half of bassy breaks duo BLACK & BLUNT, the dude knows what's up. read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
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Interview - Black Lips
Interview - Black Lips
It's 7am Perth time when my phone rings with an ultra polite conference call man connecting me through to Jared Swilley, the bass-playing party extraordinaire from Atlanta, Gerogia. We are a both a little hazy, I've had like three hours sleep and he is currently driving from one show to the... read more
Whoever out there was saddened when Azari & III promptly stopped doing Azari & III last year need no longer worry - Melbourne duo Client Liaison are bringing the '80s pastiche and bringing it hard. The thing that separates good music from novelty is earnestness though, and it's something Client... read more
We’ve been big fans of Mikey Bee’s MT WARNING for a long time now - his haunting, psych/folk/country/alt-rock project that began when he hooked up with surf film director/legend Taylor Steele. More recently he and his two offsiders rocked some killer live sets at St Jerome’s Laneway last month, and... read more
Friday Freebie: Palace - Slow Burn
Friday Freebie: Palace - Slow Burn
Today's Friday Freebie is guaranteed to get you all nostalgic on the d-floor this weekend with its sample. I don't really wanna tell you where it's from, I'd rather you listen and let it bug you for a while until you figure it out. read more
After slaying some huge crowds over this year's Fringe World program in Australia's various capital cities, DJ Tom Loud AKA Hot Dub Time Machine is taking the "World's First Time Travelling Dance Party" back to where it belongs - in da clurb. read more
Young Franco's Free Remix Package
Young Franco's Free Remix Package
Following last week's ANNOUNCEMENT that he'll be joining Alison Wonderland and Wave Racer on the upcoming Wonderland Warehouse Project Tour, Brisbane producer/DJ Young Franco has today released a remix package that you can all download for free. read more
...and it involves a finely tuned mix of artists such as Flume and Wave Racer. read more
Sable - Feels So Good Tour
Sable - Feels So Good Tour
The apple in our eye, the spring in our step, the icing on our cake, the ketchup on our chips (you get the idea)... We're very excited today to announce WA young gun Sable has just announced his first national tour, taking the Feels So Good EP around the country this... read more
Klo - Make Me Wonder
Klo - Make Me Wonder
We can't tell you much about a new duo called Klo. We couldn't even tell you where they're from. A little bit of research reveals they are cousins. So there's that. So I guess that leaves us to focus on the music, and put simply - it's beautiful. read more
Introducing - Ceres
Introducing - Ceres
Just ahead of their national tour kicking off this week, we thought it'd be nice to get to know Melbourne outfit Ceres, who are celebrating the release of their album I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here. read more
Motez - Promise Me EP
Motez - Promise Me EP
Adelaide producer/DJ Motez is, to coin Zoolander but in an updated internet fashion, saahhhhh hot right now. His Madison Avenue REMIX has been dominating clubs and charts for a few weeks now, and he's just been over in the US chilling with his Sweat It Out pals and generally being awesome. read more
This excerpt has been taken from Issue 15 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. read more
Friday Freebie: Slumberjack - Sprinter feat. Sable
Friday Freebie: Slumberjack - Sprinter feat. Sable
After premiering earlier in the week with the legends over at PURPLE SNEAKERS, you can now free download this new jam, Sprinter, from WA young guns Slumberjack, who enlisted good pal and a particular fave of ours for obvious reasons, Sable. read more
Interview - Mac DeMarco
Interview - Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco is known to be crazy, loud and to happily say what is on his mind. However, Mac shaped up to be far more jaded by the system than expected. Showing a different side in our interview, touching on the anxiety surrounding Salad Days, working with Tyler, The Creator and... read more
Fresh from what appeared to be a KILLER TOUR with Elizabeth Rose that finishd up in our neck of the woods last weekend, Canberra trio Safia have just announced an epic tour of their own taking over May and June. read more
Introducing - Night Cruise
Introducing - Night Cruise
Who are Night Cruise? This little "Introducing" piece is probably not going to make you any the wiser. But hey, we'll embed some of their music into it, and you can at least get a good idea of what they sound like. read more
Midnight Pool Party - Linger EP
Midnight Pool Party - Linger EP
A couple of weeks back we had the pleasure of offering you Sydney disco outfit Midnight Pool Party's new single, Linger, as our FRIDAY FREEBIE, and now you can download the whole Linger EP, featuring B-side Disco Delight, plus a couple of killer remixes from Luke Million and Sondrio. read more
Sable - Foolin' Video Clip Premiere
Sable - Foolin' Video Clip Premiere
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Meet the New School doing it Old School
Meet the New School doing it Old School
Trap, Jersey Club, Moombahton etc - what one can take as flash in the pan genres that are fun, trendy and almost exclusively listened to by kids chasing the current in-thing whilst wearing tumblr-fresh and certified clothing. read more
Maker Agency
Maker Agency
Today sees the announcement of respected Aussie booking agent and general legend Alastair Green's new booking agency, MAKER, following his departure as head of electronic music at Artist Voice. According to Al, MAKER is a double-edged sword - one one side providing a highly-customised personal experience, on the other developing... read more
From his infectious dancefloor worms to super sexy minimalist slow jams, there's nothing we don't like about Oscar Key Sung. A prominent part of the new wave future-R&B crop, we definitley got our sway on last time Oscar played in Perth, so we're excited for him to come back as... read more
Directed by Hiro Murai (Childish Gambino, St. Vincent) this new video clip for Smooth Sailing - the next single from Queens Of The Stone Age's latest album, ...Like Clockwork - is all kinds of awesome. What starts out as somewhat harmless drinks with friends, ends with all kinds of drugs under the sun,... read more
DJs around the world are crying tears of joy today as Australian wunderkind producer Flume finally released that remix of Lorde he teased us about months and months ago with some sly tweeting between himself and Australia's other music powerhouse (yes Lorde is a Kiwi, but talented Kiwis become Australian... read more
Splendour In The Grass 2014
Splendour In The Grass 2014
After a seemingly endless wait, and about 1000 blog posts speculating on who would be on the line-up, who wouldn't, whose fake poster was the best and what Outkast were doing, Splendour In The Grass finally shut everyone the hell up and just announced the damn thing. read more
HOLEANDCORNER
HOLEANDCORNER
HOLEANDCORNER is the combined efforts of touring companies Illusive and Funf, and it's hitting the east side this winter with a line-up that puts the focus on top-quality acts, in an environment that will strive for 'memorable experience' over anything else. read more
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Kitsuné Club Night Aus' Tour
Kitsuné Club Night Aus' Tour
French taste-maker label extraordinaire Kitsuné are returning to the country this May for the second edition of their Kitsuné Club Night Tour, and this time they're bringing French heavy-hitter Pyramid, who you probably know from his track Wolf. read more
Currently tearing the UK a new one celebrating the upcoming release of their new album Black Rat, Shane from DZ Deathrays was kind enough to take a quick break to talk about the new album, SXSW, their expanded line-up for live shows and drinking wine/playing golf. read more
Friday Freebie: Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Cosmo's Midnight Bootleg)
Friday Freebie: Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Cosmo's Midnight Bootleg)
If the internet/music world said 'Okay everyone, this is gonna be the last time a producer fucks with a '90s/'00s R&B track using future-beats vibes, so enjoy it', we'd be okay with that. This track's been done (and very well, mind) countless times, so we like to think Cosmo's Midnight's... read more
Friday Freebie: Paces - Can't Touch Me feat. Madeline Vida
Friday Freebie: Paces - Can't Touch Me feat. Madeline Vida
I was about to write something like, "around these parts we're big fans of Mikey Perry AKA Paces", but I've written it so many times, you get the idea. Plus I've written it again now anyway, soooo yeah. I digress... read more
California four-piece Plague Vendor have just released their debut album, Free To Eat, which packs a shitload of punk-rocking good times in all of 18 minutes. It's all killer, and definitely cause to get to know 'em a little better. You can grab their album HERE: read more
Luke Howard - Night, Cloud
Luke Howard - Night, Cloud
Luke Howard is a composer/pianist from Melbourne who last year released his first solo album, Sun, Cloud. Filled with beautiful compositions of the ivory-key kind, he's following it up with a remix EP called Night, Cloud. Today he's released the Kyson remix of his track August, which preceeds a massive pack featuring re-works... read more
We've been crushing hard on Movement ever since we stumbled across their first couple of songs, especially Feel Real, and later last year Us with its incredible VIDEO CLIP. Needless to say we're pretty fucking excited about the upcoming EP release - it's been on repeat since we got a sneaky preview... read more
Raph Lauren - Chicago
Raph Lauren - Chicago
We can't tell you a whole lot about Sydney beatsmith Raph Lauren, besides the fact one of his tracks, the so-far unreleased Home, featured in Ryan Hemsowrth's COOL DJ MIX a few weeks ago. When that one comes out officially we can't tell you for sure, but we're pretty excited to share... read more
Crooked Colours - In Your Bones
Crooked Colours - In Your Bones
Following on from the hugely successful single Come Down, Crooked Colours have released their follow-up, very much in the sparse-followed-by-synth-waves mould set by Come Down. In Your Bones lures you in with minimalist guitars, rhythmic percussion, and Phil Slabber's smooth vocals until it finally lets loose in a wash of synth. read more
Whilst being a pretty isolated city, Perth is definitley not lacking in the musical department, and this year's State Of The Art Festival is testament to that, with 34 acts taking over four stages across the Perth Cultural Centre, Saturday 31 May. read more
Basenji - Speak With A Dofflin (Sable Remix)
Basenji - Speak With A Dofflin (Sable Remix)
The keen beans out there who gave Alison Wonderland's mix for Diplo & Friends for BBC1 a spin may have heard this already, but now it's out officially and to download for free. We're incredibly excited about the prospect of Basenji and Sable working together (we cannot wait to show... read more
Last year our in-house bros Metric and ICSSC curated a mid-year festival that blew Perth away with a top-notch line-up featuring acts from Australia and abroad, the over and the underground and the big and the small for an epic day that we're still feeling the effects of (proof in... read more
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting to Cut Copy's Dan Whitford while the group were setting up for a show in Manchester. Being a massive Cut Copy fanboy, I was pretty stoked to finally chat to him (after interviewing everyone else in the group probably... read more
While you're all sitting there hitting refresh on your Splendour ticket thing and getting fucked over by scalpers, one of the stars of last year's festival, Alison Wonderland has dropped a new single and video clip - both of which are huge. I Want U featuers the producer/DJ now adding "vocalist"... read more
Wordlife - Dat Ain't Fair feat. Ms Tony
Wordlife - Dat Ain't Fair feat. Ms Tony
Currently traversing the country supporting Aus' dance legends The Presets, Sydney duo Wordlife were kind (see: fucking awesome) enough to give us a free tune for your downloading pleasure. Kato and Adam Bazetto like to get deep, and have informed us this little ditty has been killing it at their... read more
Japanese Wallpaper - Waves feat. Pepa Knight
Japanese Wallpaper - Waves feat. Pepa Knight
We'll always have time for Melbourne young gun Japanese Wallpaper, who has been consistently impressing us since day dot (when he was like 12 or something), and his latest release is no different. Waves dabbles in downtempo electronica like only JW knows how, and this time he's got the added bonus... read more
Aus' hip hop prince (or is that jester?) is touring the country once again this month with his party-starting flavour of hip-hop and good times on a 10-date tour, including regional stops and underage shows, with support from up-and-comers Jackie Onassis and Mikey Hundred. read more
The Hacker Aus' Tour
The Hacker Aus' Tour
The east-coast get a special treat this month with The Hacker swinging by for a few shows for hiz ZONE Tour. The French electroclash maestro and Goodlife Records boss will be bringing he 20 years of studio experience, as well as his momentous collaborations with Miss Kittin, to our shores... read more
Stwo, Sango & Pomo Aus' Tour
Stwo, Sango & Pomo Aus' Tour
You know it’s a good day when Future Classic and BBE announce a triple headline Australian and NZ tour, featuring three of the biggest rising stars in the beats and electronic world. Arriving on our shores at the end of May and playing a handful of shows all across Australia... read more
Faim - Means To Their Ends Single Tour
Faim - Means To Their Ends Single Tour
2013 WAM Award nominees for Punk Act Of The Year, Perth five-piece punk-rockers FAIM have just announced a cracker-jack new single in Means To Their Ends, and are celebrating with a little trip around the country. Means To Their Ends packs in all the theatrical, crazed and frenetic punky pace we've come... read more
Grasshoppers Launch Party
Grasshoppers Launch Party
The lads over at killer Melbs club night Cant Say are combining forces with the Witching Hour Order and Collarts for a new monthly party at Ding Dong lounge - GRASSHOPPERS. Drifting away from the bangers & trap you might associate with Cant Say, Grasshoppers is putting the focus on... read more
This excerpt has been taken from Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. read more
This excerpt has been taken from Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. read more
This excerpt has been taken from Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. read more
Friday Freebie - Maxx Baer - Caprisun (Grimm Remix)
Friday Freebie - Maxx Baer - Caprisun (Grimm Remix)
Sydney producer Grimm is probably currently getting in your earholes plenty lately with his track Electrify feat. Father Dude, a spin on radio there, a post on a big blog here, and bob's your uncle, he's gonna be huge. read more
La Dispute are known as a heavy and emotive post-hardcore band. You either scream your soul out along with them or dismiss them as being “too angst-y”. But with their third full-length album, Rooms Of The House, La Dispute have raised the bar of the post-hardcore genre, and in doing so... read more
Following the release of their sophomore EP Game Broke Out a few months AGO, Melbourne boy-girl duo Alta are back with a new single, Wash It Down, and - to be frank - a fucking awesome video clip accompanying it. read more
This excerpt has been taken from Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. read more
If you don’t know who Banks is by now, you’re really missing out. The genre-shifting lyrical goddess has been making waves on the Internet for only about a year, but has already played Coachella, toured with The Weeknd, and was tipped as one to watch in 2014 by a multitude... read more
Things We Learnt: Disclosure (Live)
Things We Learnt: Disclosure (Live)
We saw Disclosure last weekend, here’s some thoughts from said show. Header photo: Tunnel Vision read more
Crooked Colours EP / Tour
Crooked Colours EP / Tour
It's been a massive few months for Crooked Colours - singles smashing it, festival slots, epic remixes... And it's all built up to today's release of the In Your Bones EP (but it HERE), coinciding with their first ever national headline tour announcement. read more
Dylan Baldi, at the ripe old age of 22 has released his fourth full-length album, Here & Nowhere Else, and it cements his indie-darling status. It's seriously all killer-no-filler, and we got to chat with him about it, dealing with the pressure of media outlets such as Pitchfork, and future plans... read more
Introducing - Yeah Boy
Introducing - Yeah Boy
Out of the ashes of Parachute Youth, we'd like you to meet Yeah Boy, currently celebrating the release of his debut EP, Can't Get Enough: read more
Introducing - JP Klipspringer
Introducing - JP Klipspringer
Celebrating his first full release, Melbourne solo artist JP Klipspringer answered a few questions for us so yo could get to know him - and his super-chilled slow jams that remind me of a sparser version of The Panics - a little better. Stream the EP below, or buy it HERE. read more
cln - Better Than
cln - Better Than
Better Than is 18-year-old Brissy producer cln's new single, and it's the first taste of his forthcoming EP, Sideways. I've been following his progress for a while, including remixes of tracks like Disclosures' White Noise, and Kilter's They Say, which were cool without blowing the proverbial roof off. read more
Introducing - East Of Ely
Introducing - East Of Ely
East Of Ely are a five-piece fresh out of Sydney that fall somewhere between the Naked & Famous and The Temper Trap, and they've just released their debut EP and announced a mini east coast tour to celebrate. read more
RBMA x SITG
RBMA x SITG
One of the few memories that have stuck with me from Splendour In The Grass last year was pretty much every night finding myself wandering over to the Red Bull Music Academy stage in a fit of lost bewilderment, and without fail finding a killer dancefloor pimped out with incredibule... read more
Crooked Colours - In Your Bones (Sampology Remix) PREMIERE
Crooked Colours - In Your Bones (Sampology Remix) PREMIERE
V-excited today to premiere the first of a few remixes to come for Crooked Colours' latest single, In Your Bones. It follows from that killer Chiefs remix, the release of their EP and its epic national tour ANNOUNCEMENT. read more
Friday Freebie(s): Go Freek & Embassy
Friday Freebie(s): Go Freek & Embassy
Today we present you with a tune from either side of the spectrum, depending on what kinda weekend you have planned. read more
Jessie Andrews' Aus Tour
Jessie Andrews' Aus Tour
Because it is far too fucking easy to drop 'awesome' puns in relation to Jessie Andrews' other profession, I'm taking the high road (lead in sentence not withstanding) for this tour announcement. And rightly so, because Jessie Andrews is very quickly establishing herself as a producer/DJ to watch. read more
UK trio Darlia will be making their Australian debut at this year's Splendour In The Grass, along with a couple of sideshows to boot. All the dates and the video clip for their single Candyman after a brief intro with Nathan from the group. read more
Dreamboat producer/live percussionist/all-round-nice-guy Kilter's single They Say is currently going great guns, and he's just released a trippy-ass video clip to go with it. For it, he collaborated with Melbourne artist Kate Shaw, and it will hurt your brain and eyes in good ways. read more
Our partner's in life and love, Metric Promotions and ICSSC have just added three acts to this year's Circo Festival - check the initial announcement HERE - and we're pretty damn pleased with the additions. As you probably guessed by the header photo, Canadian wunderkind Ryan Hemsworth is headed back our... read more
Paces Australian Tour
Paces Australian Tour
Gold Coast beatsmasher/friend of the fedora Paces has just locked down his upcoming Australian tour in support of the single Can't Touch Me feat. Madline Vida. It comes off the back of a Groovin The Moo appearance, plenty of triple j lovin', and the announcement he'll be joining Splendour In The... read more
A couple of weeks ago - around the time The Kite String Tangle was busy slaying Groovin The Moo - we jumped on the old wireless to send a few texts to the man behind one of Australia's most popular electronic outfits. read more
Confession time - I very rarely watch a video clip from start to finish. Even though they generally fly under the four-minute mark, I just don't have time. I'll skip through it and make sure I give myself precious extra minutes to social media or whatever it is I do... read more
What Tomderson thinks about Katy Perry being the new Mad Decent thot
What Tomderson thinks about Katy Perry being the new Mad Decent thot
Lil BB Tomderson has been making waves like a veritable Moon Emoji across Australia recently with his bouncy as fuck remixes and originals, so I thought I'd sit down and have a chat with him about his new Jersey Club pack, what he's got planned for the future and whether... read more
As anticipation for the upcoming Wonderland Warehouse Project reaches fever pitch (as in, it starts in Melbourne TONIGHT), we decided to go straight to the source of the idea for what you can expect when Alison Wonderland, Wave Racer and Young Franco roll into a warehouse near you. read more
Kučka - Unconditional *FRIDAY FREEBIE/PREMIERE*
Kučka - Unconditional *FRIDAY FREEBIE/PREMIERE*
One of Perth's most intriguing and exciting acts, KUČKA has today released her new single, Unconditional. Having A$AP Rocky first sample then ask KUČKA to provide some backing vocals on his huge album Long. Live. ASAP from last year has obviously rubbed off on the producer - Unconditional is a cracking R&B-infused slow jam... read more
The Aussie House Scene Is Killing It
The Aussie House Scene Is Killing It
With the term ‘Australian Sound’ fortunately very quickly falling out of favour, the focus still remains on the artists who fall under that banner, who are admittedly killing it *cough* Sable *cough*. Today however... Today is about the 4x4 as we cast our gaze outside of that particular scene, and... read more
Sable - Foolin' (Basenji Remix)
Sable - Foolin' (Basenji Remix)
Our absolute favourite pairing in the whole wide world continues today, with Sydney beatbrain Basenji unleashing his first official remix - taking to Sable's new single Foolin'. It follows Sable's remix a few weeks back of Basenji's Speak With A Dofflin (listen to/download that HERE), and turns Foolin' into a slightly more chilled... read more
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Motez - Own Up / Single Tour
Motez - Own Up / Single Tour
In case you missed the memo yesterday RE: Aussie House Producers Killing It...well, they are. Motez topped that list which wasn't officially ranked, and like a self-fulfilling prophecy, the South Australia producer has released a new single to commemorate this most joyous occasion of us getting bored and writing articles... read more
If you listen to our national youth broadcaster there's a very good chance you've heard German folktronica duo Milky Chance's single Stolen Dance (the video clip is down the very bottom for the seven of you that haven't). read more
If you hate winter as much as I do, this new disco-house jam from the pairing of producer/DJ/photographer dude Airwolf and normally bass/keys-player-in-the-band-Jakubi, Jasper, should make you feel warm and fuzzy. Girls To Jump is reminscent of the earliest Ducksauce tunes, it pumps with plenty of sassy horns and groovy bass... read more
London-via-Sydney electronica outfit Seekae have announced details for their third album - The Worry - due for release via Future Classic on September 12. Their credentials speak for themselves, with two previous albums that topped a lot of Best Of lists, and The Worry is looking to be their most ambitious and intimate... read more
The Aussie House Scene Is Killing It Pt. 2
The Aussie House Scene Is Killing It Pt. 2
Earlier this week we ran article about the Aussie House Scene at the moment, and as is the point of these kind of articles, it was as much a chance for us to expose people we've been enjoying, as it was for other people to reach out and tell us... read more
After Alison Wonderland gave us a short briefing on what to expect on the Wonderland Warehouse Project tour, the DJ/producer definitely has not disappointed on her three shows thus far. Check a little video evidence below, and here's what one of our contributors thought after the Brisbane show last Saturday night,... read more
Guest Selectors - Pomo & Sango
Guest Selectors - Pomo & Sango
Before we begin this excursion into the minds of the about-to-kick-off-their-first-Australian-tour duo Sango and Pomo (joined by Stwo - deets HERE), let me first apologise for the photoshop effort above. I'm sure Sango isn't a tiny human compared to Pomo, but I do kinda like how they're looking at each other. read more
Señor Roar Force Majeure Mix
Señor Roar Force Majeure Mix
Former Adelaide house dons turned bass lords, DJ/producer duo Señor Roar have a couple of shows this weekend, one in our corner of the world at Force Majeure with the good party people of Ambar, followed by a Sydney Social show with one of our faves, Go Freek, and a... read more
Zhu - Faded (Trumpdisco Remix) *Premiere*
Zhu - Faded (Trumpdisco Remix) *Premiere*
If you havne't heard Zhu's massive track Faded by now, well there's a good chance you aren't reading this post, so I'll dispense with the pleasantries and get straight to it. Melbourne producer Trumpdisco has added his signature ravey electro touch to the track, and it's taken Faded from smooth, deep-housey banger... read more
Washed Out Launch Party
Washed Out Launch Party
Washed Out is a new live music venue/art space opening in Wollongong next month, with a focus on booking emerging local and touring acts whilst simultaneously pushing the local art and design communities of the area. read more
Friday Freebie: Triple Threat
Friday Freebie: Triple Threat
With the internet's penchant for releasing a crazy amount of new music for free, it was foolish to think we'd be able to keep this Friday Freebie column to one tune per week. With that in mind, here's three new tracks we came across this week which you can download... read more
ODESZA are two-piece production duo made up of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, an enigmatic two-some who have been pouring out irresistible, sample-filled tracks for a few years now. Circo Festival (Perth, June 28) has recruited this duo to bust out the best they have in what will be their first ever... read more
Mas Ysa is another of a heap of interesting acts making up the lower part of the Splendour In The Grass 2014 line-up - acts you might not know too well yet, but will do yourself a massive favour in getting to know them... read more
Sunday 8 June (Queen's Birthday long weekend for you east-coasters) sees some serious vinyl fanatics going for a dig through their (EPIC) crates for an all-vinyl assault on the Cliff Dive Bar. Sexy bass basher Touch Sensitive will be joined by John Wall and lady about town Ariane for a... read more
Introducing - Wet
Introducing - Wet
Wet have had a pretty great past 12 months, in Australia especially once triple j latched onto a couple of tracks and got everyone 'round here very familiar very quickly. Enjoy their self-titled EP below while you learn a tiny bit more about them... read more
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To celebrate the release of new single Kobe, downtempo Melbourne producer Yeo is setting off on a massive national tour to celebrate what's been a great year following the success of previous single Girl. Having spent the summer touring with the likes of Ngairre, Fractures and UK buzz-band Glass Animals, Yeo has... read more
Following the release of their critically-adored fourth album Nabuma Rubberband earlier this year, Swedish electro-pop guns Little Dragon are headed down our way for a limited run of initimate shows on the east coast. Zone Lowe already proclaimed single Klapp Klapp (video below) as the 'Hottest Record in The World', while Paris is... read more
In 2012, I was wandering around Brisbane during BIGSOUND trying to find my friend, when I heard an explosion of sound come from above me. I went into the Zoo, and this was the best decision I made all conference. read more
Track By Track - Yujen's No Aware EP
Track By Track - Yujen's No Aware EP
Late last year we stumbled across Melbourne trio Yujen, backed by the bearded wonder Chet Faker. The group make lush, atmospheric electronica for the soul, and have just released their debut EP, No Aware, and were kind enough to send us a few words about each of the six tracks on offer. read more
Interview - Royal Blood
Interview - Royal Blood
Royal Blood's rise to the top is already becoming mythologised after Arctic Monkeys drummer Matthew Helder wore their shirt when he played at Glastonbury 2013. Furthermore, they were later asked back by the Monkeys to play their two-sold out Finsbury Park gigs. Finsbury Park holds around 40,000 people. That's 80,000 people. read more
Friday Freebie: Slumberjack - Felon
Friday Freebie: Slumberjack - Felon
Today marks the probably the heaviest - and most exciting - Friday Freebie we've had the chance to share with you in some time. We've been following the progress of young Morgan and Fletcher AKA Slumberjack since their inception last year, and their latest release on the Die High Records... read more
London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
If you tried to count the number of times people have remixed London Grammar you'd probably be counting for longer than you have left to live. Hey Now in particular has copped it over the past six months, which is why when we happened upon this rework of their latest single Wasting My Young... read more
Leure - Lightfields EP Launch
Leure - Lightfields EP Launch
West Australian singer/songwriter/producer Leure has just dropped the first taste of her upcoming Lightfields EP, and the title track features Ash Hendriks' typically beautiful take on electronica, with ethereal vocals drifting over sparse yet complex beats. To celebrate, she's playing an EP launch show in WA at Mojos, Fremantle, which is... read more
At the crossroad between electro-pop and film soundtracks from days gone by in the sci-fi/horror/fantasy realm comes California duo ROOM8. And it makes sense to be honest - this is the kind of music to put on in your cadillac as you're driving along America's west coast, '80s movie starlet... read more
If you can name a bigger rock band in Australia right now I'll eat my hat. They just tore Groovin' The Moo another one follow summer festival dominance, and are about to embark on a MASSIVE, almost completely sold out national tour (it's probably sold out by the time you're reading... read more
Interview - Jungle
Interview - Jungle
Jungle quickly became a sensation by the end of 2013 with only two singles, Platoon and The Heat because of their brilliant videos. Featuring B-Girl Terra and High Rollaz respectively it was hard not to love the simplistic but irresistible nature of their music. read more
Aussie club kid weirdo extraordinaire Swick has joined forces with French bass maestro Douster for the Internet Dreams EP. The concept release combines the internet sounds and imagery of days gone by with the duo's combined production talent for an awesome four-track, downloadable on a trippy platform at the website WWW.INTERNETDREAMS.NET. read more
Melbourne progressiver rockers Closure In Moscow have just released their second LP, Pink Lemonade, which has been receiving glowing reviews from all the corners of the world. And we decided that rather than us tell you to go buy it (you should), we'd do something a little different, and focus on... read more
Death Grips drop new LP feat. Bjork
Death Grips drop new LP feat. Bjork
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Interview - Daktyl
Interview - Daktyl
Rich Lonbay, more commonly known as Daktyl, has been killing it lately with some impressive originals being released on labels like DIE HIGH and Hegemon. The British born producer has been working hard to accompany an already notable onslaught of remixes, with some dope tunes of his own. read more
Introducing - GRIMM
Introducing - GRIMM
By now you've probably heard young Aussie producer GRMM - his single Electrify feat. Father Dude has been dominating the radio and internet waves for the past few months. We've been watching keenly since we first heard it, and he's since backed up with a more originals and a couple of... read more
Jensen Interceptor - Under The Influence
Jensen Interceptor - Under The Influence
With the impending release of his new EP System Addict due out Friday June 13 on Motorik Records, Sydney producer Jensen Interceptor has first laid down an epic three-hour mix for Motorik's much-lauded 'Under The Influence' series. As you might expect/hope from a three-hour mix, this one traverses all genres under the... read more
If you've heard us bleating on about Circo Festival a lot it's because a) We're helping run the damn thing, and b) It's gonna be the bee's fucking nuts. There's only two weeks til Circo takes over the Claremont Showgrounds (Saturday June 28), and the likes of Ryan Hemsworth, Nina... read more
Buying Vinyl Without Being A Prick
Buying Vinyl Without Being A Prick
Despite the ease of downloading music off the internet these days (how most teens get their tunes), vinyl is now being re-embraced by the youth and its purchase has become rather popular. This is good, vinyl is a great thing that brings you closer to the music, is taking teenagers... read more
Akouo - Mesa EP
Akouo - Mesa EP
We've been big fans of Tasmanian producer Akouo for a while now, and this week sees the release of his new EP, Mesa - another killer release in a long line of them out of the Die High Records stable. read more
Surecut Kids - Bust Up Da Place ft. Top Cat
Surecut Kids - Bust Up Da Place ft. Top Cat
It's only Friday morning, but the bangers are well and truly here for the weekend to get rolling. First up, Gold Coast legends, bass music deviants and trap vibe merchants Surecut Kids have released their new single, Bust Up Da Place featuring legenday ragga MC Top Cat in what turns out to... read more
As we roll full steam ahead to not only the release of Seekae's third LP The Worry on September 12, but their national tour this August, Seekae have released another cracking video clip, this time for latest single, Test & Recognise. read more
Friday Freebie: Banks - Drowning (Lido Remix)
Friday Freebie: Banks - Drowning (Lido Remix)
There's seriously nothing rapidly-rising Norwegian producer Lido can do wrong. Scrolling down his Soundcloud you'd be hard pressed to find a dud remix or original there. And that killer run continues with the release of his rad new remix of Banks' Drowning. read more
Introducing - Tora
Introducing - Tora
Sometimes you hear a track from a band that you've never heard of before and it actually makes you stop checking Facebook etc. for three-and-a-half minutes. Yesterday that track was Overcome feat. Potato Potato, from a five-piece outta Byron Bay called Tora. read more
Interview - Deejay Earl
Interview - Deejay Earl
WTF? WTF? WTF? WTF? TEKLife Just Sent It Up... The Ghettoteknitianz are a formidable clique of footwork DJs based in Chicago, led by Spinn and the recently passed Rashad, and whose crew includes Traxman, Gant-Man and younger producers like DJ Manny and Deejay Earl. read more
Golden Features' Golden Treasures
Golden Features' Golden Treasures
Header photo via AdamNOTeve / CAN'T SAY. read more
10 Years - 10 Records with The Community
10 Years - 10 Records with The Community
From a two person street art project to a collective of 30-plus, The Community is celebrating 10 years of awesome music, art and parties this weekend - Saturday 21 June, with one seriously epic show over two rooms at The Bakery. read more
Zhu - Faded (ODESZA Remix)
Zhu - Faded (ODESZA Remix)
Sometimes the stars just align and some of your favourite artists combine for rad results. In today's edition of that happening, one of the CIRCO Festival acts we're beyond excited about is ODESZA (check our interview with them HERE), and they've turned their attention to Zhu's huge (and getting huger) track, Faded. read more
Interview - Just A Gent
Interview - Just A Gent
After a killer start to the year getting props from the likes of What So Not's Emoh Instead, Just A Gent has had a stellar run of originals and remixes alike - most recently putting his touch to Madison Avenue's Don't Call Me Baby, and this week updating Tears For Fear's... read more
Following the release of his killer EP Heads in March this year, WA born and bred hip hopper Coin Banks is taking the release (which features the likes of Ta-ku, 20syl and Homeboy Sandman) around the country. read more
As part of a recent Rinse Session for influential London-based radio station Rinse FM, Eglo Records darling Fatima laid down this beautiful rendition of SWV's Rain, complete with indoor umbrella and all. You can check out the whole Rinse Session HERE, or head to the Rinse FM WEBSITE for more aural goodness. read more
Throw in a bit of Michel Gondry, some Terry Gilliam, some Mighty Boosh, and we're gonna say a little Die Antwoord, and you'll get something close to Art vs Science's new video clip for their latest single, Creatures Of The Night. read more
With only a couple of months between now and Porter Robinson's much-hyped debut album Worlds (Aug 8), the buzz for the US electro star's debut LP grows and grows. Following a couple of great singles in Sad Machine and Sea Of Voices, Lionhearted comes barrelling into your ear world with a visually impressive video... read more
How much can you accomplish in 12 months? I can think of one guy who could probably trump that. King of Bass and veteran in the Australian music scene, Michael Di Francesco – better known as Touch Sensitive – is one of the many amazing acts to be playing CIRCO... read more
Willow Beats - Merewif Single Tour
Willow Beats - Merewif Single Tour
Save for some rare appearances at Hong Kong's Clockenflap Festival, Australia's mighty Falls Fest (and of course their sell out solo tour!) Willow Beats have spent most of the last 12 months locked in the studio. read more
Introducing - Aborted Tortoise
Introducing - Aborted Tortoise
Presented by the City of Fremantle, Hidden Treasures is now in its fourth year of creating unique collaborations and dialogues between musicians and music lovers, softening the barriers between performers and audiences in some of Fremantle's coolest spaces. read more
Go Freek - Way You Dance EP Tour
Go Freek - Way You Dance EP Tour
A couple of weeks back we got our teeth stuck into the Australian house scene (read the two parter HERE and HERE) and one of the acts we featured with much love was Sydney duo Go Freek. read more
Mickey Kojak - Feel My Pain feat. Tazzy
Mickey Kojak - Feel My Pain feat. Tazzy
If it seems like we talk about Sweat It Out artists and releases a lot on this blog, there's a pretty simple explanation for it - everything they release is absolute gold. No one's pushing sweaty club sounds like these dudes and they're on another winner with 19-years-young Mickey Kojak... read more
Tina Says - Bang Your Head On Mix
Tina Says - Bang Your Head On Mix
Hard to believe that CIRCO Festival is only a week away (tickets HERE) and the office is well into festival organisation stress level mode engaged, but this new mix from one of our Perf Stage artists has definitely eased the tension. read more
Create & Explore 001: Michael Salisbury x Esta
Create & Explore 001: Michael Salisbury x Esta
Perth beat king Ta-ku has kicked off his new Create & Explore series with this beautiful new video featuring beats by Esta, and photography from Australian snapper Michael Salisbury. Create & Explore is described as thus: "A conversation between mediums. From visual to auditory, beat makers are paired with photographers... read more
Deer & Tomderson's West Coast Weekender
Deer & Tomderson's West Coast Weekender
Melbourne-based comrades DEER and Tomderson are heading west. The pair will embark on a multi-stop journey to the Australian west coast, making an appearance at some of Perth’s most hyped clubs thanks to #Burnersquad. Heading west is inevitable for DEER, who is part our Pilerats Records roster. read more
Last night we saw Chet Faker do his live thang at the Astor Theatre, and while the hangover is still too strong to encapsulate all of our thoughts regarding said show right now, there's definitely head space to share a couple of dope remixes laid out for the bearded one. read more
There's a very good chance you've heard Germany-based two-piece Milky Chance's single Stolen Dance - the clip (down the bottom) has clocked up a tidy 41million views on YouTube and rising, over a year later. Last week saw the Australian release of their debut album, Sadnecessary (get it via iTunes HERE), and Gab Strum... read more
If you asked me to pitch you an idea for a video accompaniment to Golden Features dark and dirty banger Tell Me feat. Nicole Millar, I honestly would have struggled (but then it's not my job, soooo). read more
Young Muscle
Young Muscle
Young Muscle is the combined efforts of three mates outta Adelaide, born from a love of good music, good parties, and good local sounds - most often seen at the club night they started out together, Cats. read more
The Kite Stringle Tangle - Arcadia/EP/Tour
The Kite Stringle Tangle - Arcadia/EP/Tour
We're getting really excited about CIRCO Festival this weekend (TICKETS HERE), and as if The Kite String Tangle knew this, he's just released a new single, Arcadia. Following up his breakout tune Given The Chance was always going to be a big ask, but we feel pretty comfortable in saying Arcadia is... read more
Interview - Nina Las Vegas
Interview - Nina Las Vegas
As people's obssession with the Australian dance music scene grows and grows with peoples' eyes and ears on us more firmly then ever, it's become essential that we have someone not only championing what we do here, but introducing us to sounds from around the globe to keep us on... read more
Know Your Splendour - Nguzunguzu
Know Your Splendour - Nguzunguzu
Splendour In The Grass is edging closer and closer, with a line-up that is stronger than ever (which is a kinda pointless thing to say given the fest manages to kill it every year), and we're really looking forward to getting back into the dark and wonderful world of the... read more
Lanks - Thousand Piece Puzzle EP
Lanks - Thousand Piece Puzzle EP
Melbourne-based instrumentalist/producer Will Cuming AKA Lanks just released his debut EP, Thousand Piece Puzzle, with celebrations beginning at The Grace Darling last Thursday, and a Sydney show at Upsairs Beresford this Friday 27 June. As is becoming commonplace in the Australian music scene, Cuming also fronts another band, Farrow, but has... read more
With Kilter's Shades EP landing on July 11, one of our favourite young beatsmiths in the country is taking his MPC-bashing, keyboard noodling, percussion-pad drumming live show around Australia and New Zealand for a huge 16-date tour, which includes an appearance at Splendour In The Grass. read more
Something exciting is happening on the West Coast of the US. The crew from Soulection – a record label, radio show and collective of musicians based in Los Angeles – seems to have no limits to how forward thinking and innovative they can be making music. read more
Nina Las Vegas Pt. 2
Nina Las Vegas Pt. 2
In case you missed it earlier this week, we had a big and awesome chat with Nina Las Vegas about her time overseas, the global domination she’s planning with Mix Up Exclusives, and also maybe probably hopefully finally getting some of her own music out into the world (read it HERE). read more
Interview - Basenji
Interview - Basenji
With CIRCO Festival right around the corner (it's tomorrow!) we thought it was high time that everyone got to know the new-wave electronic maestro that is Basenji, or Sebastian Carlos as he is known to his friends. read more
Hard to believe it was just over a week ago that model/adult film star/DJ/producer/jewelry designer/all-of-the-things American gal was in Australia playing a bunch of super-fun DJ sets around the country. The Perth date saw her roll in with good mate Alison Wonderland, along with new friends Bastille for a long night. read more
Loston - Next Exit
Loston - Next Exit
Good friend of the rats and general legend Loston has released a new track, this time an original following a couple of much-loved re-works of Sampha's Too Much and James Blake's Retrograde. 2014 has seen those tracks getting huge spins at the likes of Coachella, along with a heap of love from... read more
Zhu - Faded: The Remixes
Zhu - Faded: The Remixes
It's not surprising that Zhu's barnstorming debut single Faded is getting a lot of remix love. While we can't speak for the rest of the world, something about it has clicked massively in Australia, and the vibes continue with this pretty epic remix package. read more
Seekae - Test & Recognise (HWLS Remix)
Seekae - Test & Recognise (HWLS Remix)
London/Sydney trio Seekae's upcoming national tour is fast approaching, in anticipation of the release of their upcoming third LP, The Worry. A little while back they dropped the first teaser of the album - Test & Recognise, again highlighting the addition of more vocal work from group's Alex Cameron. read more
Interview - The Others
Interview - The Others
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Interview - Crooked Colours
Interview - Crooked Colours
It’s Wednesday and I’m holed up in my car on the top of the car park of a suburban shopping centre waiting for my girlfriend. I’m starring at the giant sign advertising McDonald’s and contemplating the mediocrity of my existence, and maybe a 50c cone. read more
Interview - LUCIANBLOMKAMP
Interview - LUCIANBLOMKAMP
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Having just released his first album Startup Cult last Friday (it's brililant - go get it HERE), things are going pretty well for young Allday. He's just wrapped up a huge tour, and Lizzy Berezy caught him at the tailend to talk about his mum, the tour, and of course, the album. read more
CIRCO Festival Video Wrap-Up
CIRCO Festival Video Wrap-Up
So just over a week ago the combined powers of Metric Promotions, ICSSC and Pilerats threw the second ever edition of a festival called CIRCO. There were bands, producers, DJs, trapeze artists, projections from COMBS and Shadow Data, and raving. Lots of raving. From you glorious people. read more
Introducing - Go Freek
Introducing - Go Freek
Sydney duo Go Freek are one of my favourite acts going around at the moment. They were pretty much the reason I wrote THIS article about house music (which also led to a SECOND article, mind), and I actually get excited at the thought of playing their tunes out. read more
Lower Spectrum - Khlever
Lower Spectrum - Khlever
LOWER SPECTRUM is the working pseudonym of producer/composer Ned Beckley, an artist originally from Melbourne, but now residing in Fremantle, WA. In a state filled to the brim with up-and-coming producers, Beckley's sound is a breath of fresh air - swirling, kaleidoscopic beats grow around warm beats, absorbing rhythms and... read more
Maya Payne - Fragile (Someones Enemy Remix) *Premiere*
Maya Payne - Fragile (Someones Enemy Remix) *Premiere*
Maya Payne is a young solo artist out of Christchurch, New Zealand, who combines sparse beats with effortlessly smooth vocals that pays homage to the likes of Chet Faker and a stripped back Chvrches. Meanwhile, Will Gibson, AKA Someones Enemy, is the ripe old age of 17, fresh out of... read more
Young Franco - Close 2 U EP
Young Franco - Close 2 U EP
Brisbane boy wonder Young Franco has just calmly dropped some fresh tunes on the world in the form of the Close 2 U EP, a two-tracker featuring the titular tune (plus vocals from Joy), along with Hurricane. The former is a classic slice of piano house, featuring the soothing vocals of fellow Brisbane... read more
Fishing - Shy Glow National Tour
Fishing - Shy Glow National Tour
Following on from the recent release of their killer debut album Shy Glow, Sydney duo Fishing are taking the album on an east coast sojourn that will no doubt feature plenty of the skittering beats and joyful melodies they've come to be known for. read more
Back Back Forward Punch - Solid Gold
Back Back Forward Punch - Solid Gold
Back Back Forward Punch are a Melbourne electronica two-piece who we've featured a couple of times before, and who rocked our socks when they supported Chela/Pyramid at the recent Kitsune Club Night parties. Solid Gold is their latest single, and it sees them exploring new realms of production and vocal work,... read more
Banoffee - Got It
Banoffee - Got It
Ahead of the August release of her debut EP, Melbourne's Banoffee has given us a beautiful teaser in the form of new single, Got It. As producers down under start to expand on the 'Australian Sound' template, edgy, femme-led pop is looking like a very agree-able way forward for some. read more
The Kite String Tangle x CIRCO
The Kite String Tangle x CIRCO
We were really stoked to have Danny Harley AKA The Kite String Tangle play for us at CIRCO a few weeks ago. One of our favourite artists going around at the moment (check our text interview with him HERE), he just released his latest single Arcadia, an exceptional follow-up to his... read more
We Are The Brave - Your Ghost *Video Premiere*
We Are The Brave - Your Ghost *Video Premiere*
Emerging Sydney electro-pop duo We Are The Brave first came to our attention earlier this year with the release of their EP Noctua, and have been steadily carving a niche out for themselves ever since. This brings us to now, where we're very proud to present the Australian premiere of a... read more
Introducing: The Walking Who
Introducing: The Walking Who
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Rave Of Thrones Aus' Tour
Rave Of Thrones Aus' Tour
While winter has pretty much come to the land of ice and snow, we now have something new Game Of Thrones-related in Rave Of Thrones - a national DJ tour by none other than Kristian Nairn, better known by you as Hodor. read more
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If you’re anything like me, with Splendour fast approaching, you’ve already completed your itinerary multiple times and passed it onto your friends so they can start planning now too. If you’re not so crazy, and you need a bit of guidance, take my word for it – see Dustin Tebbutt. read more
FBi Radio's Northern Lights Competition
FBi Radio's Northern Lights Competition
For the first time ever Sydney’s FBi Radio is launching a national competition - offering one solo producer/artist and one band the chance to go on an epic adventure to the Iceland Airwaves Festival. Previous winners Rainbow Chan and Oliver Tank have embarked on the journey to a festival widely... read more
Wil Wagner Solo Tour
Wil Wagner Solo Tour
The Smith Street Band’s Wil Wagner has already had a huge 2014, and it’s about to get even bigger. Between recording the third LP with his band, touring the world and more recently, collaborating with TZU’s Joelistics, Wagner has announced an east coast tour to celebrate his forthcoming solo 12"/EP, due... read more
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
Way back in the beginnings of 2013 we had the pleasure of interviewing Jessie Ware when she was here for Laneway Festival. We talked to heaps of people that day, and even though it was fucking hot and most artists were not overly excited about talking to us, Jessie was rad. read more
Andy Bull last week announced his 'Sea Of Approval' national tour, celebrating the release of his much-anticipated second LP of the same name, out via Island Records last Friday. Sea Of Approval is an open and personal body of work - his unique voice and acoustic piano is backed with... read more
Perth institution RTRFM is an entirely self-funded enterprise, and each year for 10 days the radio station calls on you, the listeners, to give a little back over the course of a 10-day Radiothon Pledge Drive. read more
Knowing Ry Cuming
Knowing Ry Cuming
Ry Cuming is an interesting man, he toured as a support act for Maroon 5, was signed to a subsidary label of Sony Music releasing an album and lived in Los Angeles. Originally he came from Angourie which has a population of 170 people, a median age of 47 and... read more
Strangeways DJs - $AFE ENVIRONMENT$ mix 2014
Strangeways DJs - $AFE ENVIRONMENT$ mix 2014
Melbourne trio Strangeways DJs flicked through this banger mix a couple of weeks ago and it's been on repeat ever since. A seriously rammed one-hour mix of future bass, jersey, trap, Russian ghetto (their words), and some of their own (Lido-approved) edits/mash-ups. read more
The Love Junkies - Televison
The Love Junkies - Televison
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HAND GAMES MIX #21
HAND GAMES MIX #21
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Shlohmo & Jeremih release their No More EP
Shlohmo & Jeremih release their No More EP
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UV Boi - Thank U Single Tour
UV Boi - Thank U Single Tour
Sliding iPhone sounds into tracks is pretty genius. If your song is playing somewhere and people aren't already listening, that shit grabs your attention right off the bat. Just ask Knife Party. Fortunately, unlike that particularly exruciating slice of electro-house, UV Boi's debut single, Thank U, is an incredibly endearing piece... read more
Indian Summer - Shiner National Tour
Indian Summer - Shiner National Tour
Like a beautiful flower, we've been watching Indian Summer grow from party club mash-up DJ extraordinaires into one of this country's best and brightest producer duos, and a stellar run of releases has reached a glowing peak with the release of Shiner feat. Ginger & The Ghost. read more
Tkay Maidza - U-Huh
Tkay Maidza - U-Huh
Following radio-slaying bangers Brontosaurus and Handle My Ego, Tkay Maidza is continuing her killer roll in 2014 with new single U-Huh. Something akin to the stylings of MIA and Azealia Banks (minus the diva bullshit), Tkay has carved a strong-as-fuck name for herself very quickly following some self-assured live shows on the last... read more
ODESZA - In Return
ODESZA - In Return
For some members of the Pilerats office, getting ODESZA to Australia had been a project some three years in the making. To finally have them over last month to play at CIRCO Festival was, to put it bluntly, fucking awesome. read more
Fractures - Won't Win (Japanese Wallpaper Remix) *Premiere*
Fractures - Won't Win (Japanese Wallpaper Remix) *Premiere*
It's no secret we're big fans of too-young-to-be-this-good Japanese Wallpaper, having featured his tracks Waves feat. Papa Knight and Breathe In feat. Wafia on this blog, and several times on our old website (RIP). So when the opportunity arose to premiere a remix he's done for another of Australia's incredibly bright young things in... read more
RUFUS - Atlas Light/Dark Deluxe Edition
RUFUS - Atlas Light/Dark Deluxe Edition
Much the way Flume seemed to dominate the end of 2012/beginning of 2013, the second half of last year steaming into 2014 felt like Sydney trio RÜFÜS' time when it came to Australian electronic music. In a world full of beatsy solo producers the three-piece released their debut album Atlas, filled... read more
Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill
Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill
We'll have to admit we hadn't heard of 19 years young Perth artist Troye Sivan until recently. This makes sense on one hand as the single we're rocking today - Happy Little Pill - is his debut release. read more
Teebs Australia/NZ Tour
Teebs Australia/NZ Tour
The Operatives are a collective of multi-talented musicians and curators responsible for presenting tours of ground-breaking international talent and a platform for emerging artists to be heard, and 2014 sees them celebrating a decade of killer events with the return of producer Teebs. read more
Introducing - CHIME
Introducing - CHIME
CHIME are... well if I told you it'd defeat the purpose of this blog post. Get to know 'em once you've had a listen to their cracking first single, Phase, available for free download below: read more
Friday Freebie: Ryan Hemsworth - Gods (with UV Boi)
Friday Freebie: Ryan Hemsworth - Gods (with UV Boi)
Earlier this week we posted UV Boi's upcoming national tour ANNOUNCEMENT, highlighting him as one to watch while also celebrating his debut single, Thank U feat. Fionn Richardson. He's kicking off his first ever national tour today, so it seems like a good time to share his just-released colab with... read more
Lower Spectrum - Traces EP
Lower Spectrum - Traces EP
It's almost hard to believe there is music like this coming out of my hometown. At a time when everyone's doing the trap/half-time/bouncey/wavey beats thing (and quite often doing it well, mind), Traces, the new EP from Fremantle-via-Melbourne producer Lower Spectrum is a breath of fresh air. read more
The Love Junkies Album Tour
The Love Junkies Album Tour
2014 has seen The Love Junkies tour Australia four times, play their first international shows in Singapore and Vietnam, sign a deal with German-based label Siiick Records for their releases in Europe, and release their self-produced Flight Test EP with lead single Chemical Motivation - so pretty fuckin' busy you might say. read more
Danny T - Take Me EP Tour
Danny T - Take Me EP Tour
Our continued frothage on the Aussie House Scene (read more HERE and HERE) continues with the announcement of Danny T's upcoming Take Me EP tour, celebrating his latest release which features Take Me, along with B-sides She Knows It, and Near To Me: read more
Hopium - Dreamers feat. Phoebe Lou
Hopium - Dreamers feat. Phoebe Lou
Earlier this year we featured the first single from Melbourne outfit Hopium - called Cut it came complete with a visually stunning video clip and brooding, post-industrial/darkwave beats, which had us rather excited (check it HERE). This excitement has proved justified with the recent release of their follow-up single - Dreamers, featuring Phoebe... read more
Movement - Ivory Video/Tour Dates
Movement - Ivory Video/Tour Dates
We've said it TIME, and TIME, and TIME again, but Sydney trio Movement are easily one of our favourite Australian acts going around at the moment. And again, they've done nothing to make us stray from that opinion with one of the video clips of the year thus far. read more
BIGSOUND 2014
BIGSOUND 2014
BIGSOUND has announced its first live line-up announcement for 2014, featuring a huge 80+ acts in the initial drop, with a heap more to come all set to rock/dance out in front of Aussie music industry peeps and punters over the weekend of September 10 & 11. read more
cln - Sideways EP
cln - Sideways EP
There's SO many young producers coming out of Australia it's becoming harder and harder to cut through noise, and this fact alone makes it really pleasing when someone does. And today we're happy to share with you Brisbane producer cln's debut EP, Sideways. read more
Since bursting onto the scene earlier this year with the one-two punch of sing-along smash Delete and joining the increasingly strong I OH YOU team, DMA's have done nothing to dispell the hype with much-hyped live shows around the country, constant radio play and copping love from the likes of Blur's... read more
So the Splendour come down is still running hard - cold sweats, acid flashbacks, dancing in our sleep: the whole shebang. Fortunately looking over the photos and working on some of the video interviews we conducted is helping. Today we're happy to share our first - with Australian dance music overlords RÜFÜS. read more
Introducing - Atlas Bound
Introducing - Atlas Bound
Fresh Sydney duo Atlas Bound are having a good time of things lately - following the release of their first single LOCK (clocking up a not-bad 250,000+ plays in a month), they've just been nominated by Stoney Roads/Red Bull for Breakthrough Producer Of The Year (more info HERE) in the upcoming... read more
Goldroom - Till Sunrise feat. Mammals (Premix)
Goldroom - Till Sunrise feat. Mammals (Premix)
And now for a remix competition with a difference - LA-based producer Goldroom (he of Embrace fame) has announced the August 11 release of his new single, Till Sunrise feat. Mammals, by releasing a "premix". He can explain a little better: "The Premix is an experiment. read more
Jonathan Boulet - Gubba Tour/New Video
Jonathan Boulet - Gubba Tour/New Video
2014 sees the return of Sydney's Jonathan Boulet after a year in Germany, with his new album Gubba. It's a departure from 2012's rad album We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart, a more sonically noisey and aggressive album, with the first single Hold It Down... read more
Interview - Sticky Fingers
Interview - Sticky Fingers
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Watch: Catlips - Kanimbla Video Clip
Watch: Catlips - Kanimbla Video Clip
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Jane Tyrell - Wild Waters
Jane Tyrell - Wild Waters
Melbourne songstress Jane Tyrell has released the first taste from her forthcoming solo debut (due later this year on Elefant Traks), and Wild Waters is an attention-grabbing first cut. Based around Tyrell's smoky vocals to sparse production featuring soft melodies crescendoing into delicate percussion and synths, it's a beautifully pared-back single,... read more
Friday Freebie: LDRU - Give It All
Friday Freebie: LDRU - Give It All
LDRU has been pushing the tropical vibes since day dot pretty much, but even still his new single Give It All still feels like a complete breath of fresh air. Epically fun, bouncy riddims bang around some ragga vibes - it screams summer, it screams good vibes, and it is far... read more
Last June when we ran a little music festival called CIRCO (video wrap HERE), and it gave us the pleasure of hanging out with one Kele Okereke. Notoriously quiet and humble, he was both of those things, but still super friendly and fun to hang out with. read more
Introducing - Angus Dawson
Introducing - Angus Dawson
Much like Flume inspired a generation of young beatmakers, 2014 is starting to see those beatmakers put more emphasis on the singer/songwriter aspect of their music, with sonically-pleasing results. WA-based dude Angus Dawson is another on the rise, and he took a bit of time to help you get to... read more
Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill (Casper Zazz Remix) *Premiere*
Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill (Casper Zazz Remix) *Premiere*
Just over a week ago we came across 19-year-old Perth sensation Troye Sivan, a solo pop dude with an already huge online following (2.3 million Youtube subscribers, 1.6 million Twitter followers, 900,000 Facebook fans) who had just released his first official single, Happy Little Pill (listen HERE). read more
Interview - Elk Road
Interview - Elk Road
Elk Road is Rory Garton Smith, a producer who's been studio-bound for a few years now, although only in 2014 launching the Elk Road project. His production talents are already garnering plenty of attention, and judging from this interview it's full steam ahead... read more
#JDFutureLegends Sable X Kele
#JDFutureLegends Sable X Kele
Just over a week ago Jack Daniel's Australia launched their #JDFutureLegends series with a pretty great video about Money In Music, featuring Australian artists discussing... you guessed it - making money as an artist in the music industry. read more
Wolf Tide - Spoke The Words *Music Premiere*
Wolf Tide - Spoke The Words *Music Premiere*
We get sent so much music every day it can actually get really overwhelming from time to time, but due to the constant influx of new music from all over the world - we get to hear some amazing music. read more
Golden Features - Tell Me feat. Nicole Millar (Jamie Now Remix)
Golden Features - Tell Me feat. Nicole Millar (Jamie Now Remix)
To say Golden Features has been killing it in 2014 would be putting it lightly. A cracking debut FREE EP, dark and broody (and awesome) video clip (HERE), and a balltearing set at CIRCO Festival earlier this year (read about his golden treasures HERE). read more
Bearhug - So Gone
Bearhug - So Gone
Having toured with the likes of Bored Nothing, Stephen Malkmus, and Broken Social Scene, and with influences ranging from Sonic Youth to Fugazi and Sic Alps, Sydney five-piece Bearhug have announced their second full length album So Gone, with the first single from it, Borderlines. read more
Thrupence - Don't You Mind
Thrupence - Don't You Mind
Two years after causing a Bandcamp meltdown with his independent EP release Voyages, Melbourne producer Thrupence has dropped a new single in Don't You Mind, which also doubles as his official introduction to the Future Classic family. read more
Slow Magic - New Album/New Single
Slow Magic - New Album/New Single
Slow Magic's Australian tour earlier this year was one we haven't soon forgotten. It might sound simple, but just adding a couple of toms to his live sets and having him gesticulating wildly around them for the duration was a sight to be hold - immensely engaging and procurating massive... read more
Young Franco - Close 2 U EP Tour
Young Franco - Close 2 U EP Tour
By our count, Brissy gun Young Franco is having a hella-year. First boogieing his way into our ear space on the Pilerats Rat Pack Compilation #1 (HERE), he's toured the country a BUNCH of times, released a huge free remix PACKAGE, jumped on the Alison Wonderland Warehouse Project TOUR, and... read more
Dune Rats - Superman/Tour
Dune Rats - Superman/Tour
On the back of a tour that saw Dune Rats sell out every show across Australia while celebrating their debut album release, the unholy trinity are rising up from the dangerous boredom of downtime and getting back to doing what they do best - making soundtracks for hellmen and women... read more
Tkay Maidza - U-Huh Video Clip
Tkay Maidza - U-Huh Video Clip
Fresh from tearing the roof off the… tent… at Splendour In The Grass's Mixup Stage this year - at midday no less, vibes were strong early - Tkay Maidza has dropped the snappy video clip for her latest single, U-Huh. read more
Meg Mac - Roll Up Your Sleeves/Aus' Tour
Meg Mac - Roll Up Your Sleeves/Aus' Tour
We've been vibing on Meg Mac since she worked with our Perth synth-pop pal Sid Pattni on one of Pilerats Records' earliest releases, Go Back Home (check the amazing video clip for it HERE and their collaborative process HERE), and it's epic to see her killing it on her latest solo release, Roll... read more
Willow Beats - Merewif Video + Water EP
Willow Beats - Merewif Video + Water EP
With their latest single Merewif announcing Willow Beats as a part of the Pilerats Records family, along with just generally killing it, it's time for the world to see the video clip. Premiering yesterday on PIGEONS & PLANES, it's a tumbling bustle of mystical excitement, bringing the duo’s water-soaked visions for... read more
Video Premiere: Lower Spectrum - Khlever
Video Premiere: Lower Spectrum - Khlever
You've probably heard me blabbing on about Lower Spectrum a lot lately, so I'll spare you too much pre-amble (just check out his EP HERE, or some gushing over KHLEVER) - needless to say he's making music that does good things for me, and it's a fairly unique sound in Australia's... read more
Video: Motez - Own Up
Video: Motez - Own Up
Last night saw the first official Stoney Roads Producer Of The Year Awards go down (check all the results HERE), celebrating our country's current glut of talented beatsmiths. And we couldn't think of a more deserving winner than Motez - the guy has been pushing house sounds for a while... read more
Goldielocks - Moonbeam
Goldielocks - Moonbeam
Plucked straight out of the stars and pulled down into your ears, Goldielocks is a Sydney-based producer whose recent work has turned towards syncopated rhythms, off-kilter beats, subliminal noise and sparse production. Inspired by the likes of dance music's most influential player, Flume, Jamie xx, Flying Lotus and Seekae, all... read more
OutsideIn Festival
OutsideIn Festival
Now entering its third year, Sydney boutique music festival OutsideIn have not surprisingly announced a cracking first-round line-up for their 2014 event, raving in to Sydney’s Manning House complex on Saturday 29 November. As mentioned, it's a stellar mix of old and new, headed by '90s hip hop pioneers The... read more
Sable X Splendour + New Track!
Sable X Splendour + New Track!
Header photo by Slice Of Life. read more
FKA Twigs - LP1
FKA Twigs - LP1
Tahlia Barnett, also known as FKA Twigs, is an experimental R&B musician/dancer hailing from Gloucestershire, UK. Originally known as just Twigs, due to her constantly cracking and popping bones, she was pressured to change her name due to another artist named Twigs, leading to her current moniker FKA (formerly known... read more
Track By Track: TKST - Vessel EP
Track By Track: TKST - Vessel EP
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Future Classic x Le Coq Sportif: The Reissue Project
Future Classic x Le Coq Sportif: The Reissue Project
Future Classic and le coq sportif have teamed up to release a collection of limited edition pieces and exclusive tracks, known as The Reissue Project. The collaboration will feature a limited range of clothing designed by le coq sportif for the label, but deliving deep in the archives with some... read more
#JDFutureLegends Sable X Kele BTS
#JDFutureLegends Sable X Kele BTS
Last week we were finally able to announce our contribution towards Jack Daniel's Australia's #JDFutureLegends project, with Pilerats Records golden child Sable working with none other than Bloc Party frontman and DJ/producer Kele Okereke to produce a new single. read more
Video: Klo - False Calls + Debut Show
Video: Klo - False Calls + Debut Show
Melbourne cousin duo Klo first caught our attention back in April with their debut single Make Me Wonder (check it HERE), which resonated with international accolades from BBC Radio 1, Earmilk and Indie Shuffle, to name a few. read more
Jamil Zacharia - Holla Girl/Holograms (Oscar Key Sung Re-imagining)
Jamil Zacharia - Holla Girl/Holograms (Oscar Key Sung Re-imagining)
File this one under Sunday chillout sessions: Melbourne's Jamil Zacharia was given the opportunity to put his own spin on Oscar Key Sung's already beautiful single, Holograms, and the results are equally as pretty. It's blissful stuff that doesn't really go anywhere in particular, but that's kinda the point. read more
Sinden - Got Me Moving (Mickey Kojak Remix) *Premiere*
Sinden - Got Me Moving (Mickey Kojak Remix) *Premiere*
Sweat It Out circa 2014 continue pumping bangin' house music to the masses (we talk about it ALOT), and their recent signing - 19-years-young Mickey Kojak - is already killing it with his first single swiftly added to rotation on Triple J (listen HERE). read more
Video: Babaganouj - Bluff
Video: Babaganouj - Bluff
Brisbane four-piece Babaganouj - besides having a difficult to type but wonderful to say band name - have been killing it this year. It's no surprise given the group's pedigree, featuring members from celebrated acts like Yves Klein Blue, Go Violents and Inland Sea, and latest single Bluff is keeping the... read more
Video: Client Liaison - Queen + EP Tour
Video: Client Liaison - Queen + EP Tour
As I've SAID BEFORE about Client Liaison, if you're going to do cheesy - back yourself, do it 110%, and do it well. Melbourne duo Client Liaison, with their pastel pastiche and emotive '80s disco vibes, do it incredibly well, and their new single Queen keeps the good vibes going. read more
Your Paradise is a new festival for 2014, and one not like any other in the country. Taking place over three nights on the delightfully tropical Plantation Island in Fiji this November 19-22, it not only features a world-class line-up of international and Australia DJs/producers, but a raft of activities... read more
Andy Bull - Talk Too Much (Ribongia Remix)
Andy Bull - Talk Too Much (Ribongia Remix)
Following some props from the likely Indian Summer lads over at STONEY ROADS, and Dom Alessio jumping on board this week, it's definitely time to get acquainted with Sydney producer Ribongia. He's been making music for a couple of years now, but it feels like in 2014 he's really starting... read more
UNDR ctrl - New Music Agency/Launch Party
UNDR ctrl - New Music Agency/Launch Party
Former Modular booking agent Paul Stix has just launched a new business venture in UNDR ctrl - an "an innovative booking, touring and events agency, representing a highly regarded mix of electronic artists from Australia and around the world." After heading up Modular's booking under the guide of The Musique... read more
Introducing: LO'99
Introducing: LO'99
Following our premiere yesterday of Mickey Kojak's new Sinden remix (check it HERE), we figure it time to give another up-and-coming house producer some lovin' in LO'99. Fairly mysterious, he's been bobbing up with a few sweet free remixes and originals, and we get the feeling it's just the beginning... read more
The Blurst Of Times Festival 2014
The Blurst Of Times Festival 2014
The Blurst Of Times Festival is back for 2014 for a huge day of good old fashioned rock and roll. Part 1 of this year's lineup takes over The Brightside, The Brightside carpark and The Zoo Saturday 18 October, and offers punters another chance to get across some of the... read more
Video: Indian Summer - Shiner + Tour Dates
Video: Indian Summer - Shiner + Tour Dates
With their latest single Shiner feat. Ginger & The Ghost being premiered by THUMP US, clocking up a million Youtube views, racing past a quarter-mill on Soundcloud and hitting #1 on Hype Machine, it's time for one our fave duos in Aussie Dance Indian Summer to unleash their first ever music video. read more
Safia - You Are The One National Tour
Safia - You Are The One National Tour
The Safia juggernaut continues to roll in 2014, with somehow even more exciting bizness to come. After their headline tour a couple of months ago saw sold out shows across the country, along with a huge Australian support tour for NZ queen of brooding pop, Lorde, the Canberra trio are... read more
Video: Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill
Video: Troye Sivan - Happy Little Pill
Following the release of his first official single, Happy Little Pill, and the ensuing remix from another young group of Melbourne producers Casper Zazz (check it HERE), WA-based Youtube sensation Troye Sivan has dropped a video clip for the track which is racing towards half-a-million plays in only a day. read more
Interview - Seekae
Interview - Seekae
Sydney electronic outfit Seekae are on the verge of releasing their much-anticipated third LP, The Worry (out September 12 via Future Classic - pre-order HERE), and with the national tour celebrating said releasing kicking off this week, John Hassell from the trio took a break from tour prep to answer a few questions. read more
Broncho - What *Premiere*
Broncho - What *Premiere*
If "Cheap Trick meets the Drive soundtrack meets every great song from Fast Times At Ridgemont High meets the greatest after-hours party you've never been to" sounds like your cup of tea, then boy do we have the band for you. read more
Step-Panther - It Came From The Heart
Step-Panther - It Came From The Heart
Sydney trio Step-Panther are marching towards the release of their new album Strange But Nice, due September 19 and produced by Big Scary's Tom Lansek, and their new single is only whetting our appetite more. Solidifying their shift towards a somewhat poppier direction, it still packs enough of the wonky guitar jangles... read more
Video: Violent Soho - Saramona Said
Video: Violent Soho - Saramona Said
Between dudes ripping gumboot bongs during their set at SPLENDOUR and customised beer pong TABLES, I think it's safe to say Violent Soho are Australia's favourite rock'n'roll act in 2014. The fact they have consistently backed it up with incredible live shows and just generally being sick cunts (they really do... read more
Flying Lotus - You're Dead! Preview
Flying Lotus - You're Dead! Preview
LA-born Steven Ellison, known better as Flying Lotus, has recently announced details of his forthcoming album on Warp Records, entitled You're Dead! - "You’re Dead! is a shamanic pilgrimage into the psychedelic unknown of the infinite afterlife. A sonic, visual and metaphysical fusion of technological innovate and technical virtuosity that amounts to a... read more
Video: At Home With Millions
Video: At Home With Millions
Brissy babes Millions are on the verge of releasing their debut album Max Relax - and following a sneaky advance listen we're bloody stoked for them - so we thought now would be a good time to dig up an old fave from the archives. read more
Benson - Hot Mess Tour
Benson - Hot Mess Tour
Melbourne mate and man of the night Benson has dropped a new single, which also doubles as announcing his annointment into the Australian House Mafia you know as Sweat It Out, and it's a ball-tearer of a start. The tune, Hot Mess feat. read more
We're having a killer run of premieres lately. Last week another indie-tronic duo Wolf Tide let us premiere their beautiful debut track Spoke The Words (listen HERE), and we're very happy to keep the wolf vibes going with this killer remix of GodWolf's third single, See It Through. read more
Track By Track: Mammals - Anamalia EP
Track By Track: Mammals - Anamalia EP
Sydney's Mammal's release their debut EP Animalia Friday 15 August, and it caps off an impressive time for the group that includes the first single Wolf garnering accolades all over the place, along with the just-dropped Goldroom collab - Till Sunrise (listen HERE). read more
Text Message Interview: Sable x Slumberjack
Text Message Interview: Sable x Slumberjack
WA radio institution RTRFM are launching their epic 10 day Radiothon on Friday 15 August across four venues with a host of Perth's finest (seriously - check the details HERE), and the apple in our eye you know as Sable will be smashing things out at the Flyrite stage. read more
Text Message Interview: Troye Sivan
Text Message Interview: Troye Sivan
19-year-old internet sensation Troye Sivan in the last few weeks has been proving worthy of his hype, releasing his first official single Happy Little Pill to chart-topping success, and - on a much smaller scale, obvs - crashing our own website when we were premiered this Happy Little Pill's killer remix from... read more
LOLO BX - Too Curious feat. Mayo
LOLO BX - Too Curious feat. Mayo
DIY, Bathurst-based bros LOLO BX have announced themselves to the Australian electronic scene with their first official two-track EP, Too Curious, out now on Die High Records. The title track is an electronic jam celebrating our current R&B resurgence, featuring the unique vocals of Chicago-based "next big thing", Mayo. read more
Our Man In Berlin - Cirrhosis
Our Man In Berlin - Cirrhosis
We've been keenly following WA outfit Our Man In Berlin since first hearing their single Flight earlier this year (listen HERE), and their latest effort - Cirrhosis - makes it pretty clear why. It's dreamy, ethereal indie-pop, lying somewhere between Foals, Alt-J and Glass Animals, and it follows the aforementioned Flight and also Airhead... read more
Paces
Paces
Adelaide duo Problems are making some serious inroads into the Aussie producer scene if their new single Capture Me is anything to go by. While you can check out the original version of the tune via this wavey VIDEO CLIP, this week the focus shifts towards a pretty sweet remix package... read more
Interview: Banoffee
Interview: Banoffee
We first came across Banoffee when she released her latest single Got It (listen HERE), which was kind of a shame-on-us situation because people have been hyping her all year, so consider the rest of the year spent making up on lost time. read more
Caribou - Our Love
Caribou - Our Love
A couple of months ago Caribou dropped the first taste from his upcoming album release in Can't Do Without You, which was met with super excitement - one friend said it sounded like Caribou by way of David Guetta, and that he really loved it. read more
Review: Willow Beats @ Northcote Social Club
Review: Willow Beats @ Northcote Social Club
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Bored Nothing - Ice-Cream Dreams + Album
Bored Nothing - Ice-Cream Dreams + Album
Melbourne artist Bored Nothing has announced details for his second album, Some Songs, due October 24 here via Spunk Records, with the first single from it - Ice-Cream Dreams. Following an album full of collected works, Some Songs was very much written with one eye on the album format, and continues the '90s-homaging,... read more
Video: The Harpoons - Can We Work This Out
Video: The Harpoons - Can We Work This Out
From the moment I heard Melbourne outfit The Harpoons' first single Unforgettable I was hooked. That silky smooth R&B slow-jam had more groove than you can poke a stoke, and the follow-up single Can We Work It Out slows things down even more. read more
Odesza - Say My Name feat. Zyra
Odesza - Say My Name feat. Zyra
Three weeks away from the release of Odesza's new album In Return (check all the details HERE), the Seattle duo have released another new track in Say My Name feat. British vocalist Zyra. We're so pumped, especially following their debut shows in Australia in June - being one of the highlights of... read more
Interview: Maatzi
Interview: Maatzi
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Wafia - Let Me Love You
Wafia - Let Me Love You
We first came across Brisbane artist Wafia when she guest vocalled on recent Triple J Unearthed winner and perennial Pilerats fave Japanese Wallpaper's 2013 single Breathe In (listen HERE). We've been waiting with bated breath for whatever comes next, and today we are incredibly happy to report she has not disappointed. read more
New Navy - Rosaline
New Navy - Rosaline
New Navy continue kicking 2014 square in the nuts. Following the release of their much-loved single Heaven, New Navy have released the next single, Rosaline - the first official release from their forthcoming debut LP. Rosaline is a twisted take on the love song, featuring their typically silky smooth vocals, tropical vibes and... read more
Video Premiere: The Love Junkies - Television
Video Premiere: The Love Junkies - Television
As Perth three-piece The Love Junkies charge towards the release of their second album, Blowing On The Devil's Strumpet (due September 5 - pre-order HERE) we're incredibly stoked today to premiere their new video clip for their latest single Television. read more
Problems - Capture Me (JL Remix) *Premiere*
Problems - Capture Me (JL Remix) *Premiere*
As mentioned earlier in the week when we posted Paces' remix for Adelaide duo Problems' new single Capture Me (listen HERE), they're making some serious inroads into the Aussie producer scene. And while you can check out the original version of the tune via this wavey VIDEO CLIP, our attention turns... read more
NLV Presents: International Edition
NLV Presents: International Edition
Following on from a sell-out run of club gigs earlier in the year featuring some of Australia's brightest up-and-coming producer/DJs, Nina Las Vegas has announced the next NLV Presents tour, featuring a cast of international DJs - some of the most diverse/fresh talents from around the globe: "I wanted the... read more
Friday Freebie: Panama - Stay Forever
Friday Freebie: Panama - Stay Forever
Stay Forever is the new tour single from Aussie indie-pop outfit and Future Classic kids Panama, and it's been on repeat since we first heard it a couple of days back. It comes from the band whilst they traverse the globe, playing festivals and shows around Europe following their debut... read more
It’s been a exciting week for diehard Richard D. James AKA Aphex Twin fans, with a surprise announcement of his 2014 return in the form of a giant blimp flown over London. For those who recognise the name but know little about Aphex Twin, have a little read HERE to... read more
#JDFutureLegends: Sable feat. Kele - The One
#JDFutureLegends: Sable feat. Kele - The One
We've talked ad nauseum about this project coming to fruition - so we'll keep it short today. Our Jack Daniel's Australia #JDFutureLegends project has finally reached its peak today with the release of Sable and Kele's collaboration - The One. read more
Mid Ayr - My Mayhem
Mid Ayr - My Mayhem
If you're having a very slow, painful Monday like this office is, maybe My Mayhem - the debut release from Brisbanite Hugh Middleton AKA Mid Ayr might make you feel a little better. More commonly recognised for his guitar work in The Trouble With Templeton, Middleton's "sparkle swing" sounds in his... read more
Video Interview: Indian Summer
Video Interview: Indian Summer
To say Indian Summer have had a pretty great year would be selling them short. They've been steadily pumping out some rad singles/EPs via the kings over at Sweat It Out, most recently culminating in the release of their Shiner EP. read more
Deja - Sirens + EP Tour
Deja - Sirens + EP Tour
Haxx and Rromarin, AKA Melbourne electronic producer duo Deja have just announced the follow-up to their succesful 2013 debut EP, Make Light, with the release of new single Sirens, and a video clip for most recent single, Heart (check that down the very botto). Siren is the lead single from their sophomore EP,... read more
Loston - Drown
Loston - Drown
It's been a pleasure following WA-based producer Loston's growth from his original edits to now focusing on his own originals. His James Blake and Sampha touch-ups got your curiousity (and a lot of others' judging by how well they killed Hypemachine and the like), but as we mentioned with the... read more
Split Seconds - Delivery
Split Seconds - Delivery
Melbourne-via-Perth Split Seconds are back with a new single, announcing the release of their upcoming debut EP Neil Dumb & Young with the track, Delivery. The single has a few little tricky production techniques we haven't yet heard from the four-piece, and there's plenty to like about it. read more
Rainy Day Women - Mrs Jones *Premiere*
Rainy Day Women - Mrs Jones *Premiere*
Following a video premiere last week for hard-rocking WA outfit The Love Junkies (check Television HERE), we're very #PerthProud today to unveil some more goodness out of our fair corner of the world in Rainy Day Women's latest single, Mrs Jones. read more
Twinsy - Tear It Down
Twinsy - Tear It Down
Ballarat trio Twinsy have dropped a - quite frankly - rocking new single in Tear It Down to announce the release of their upcoming Espiritus EP release - due October 31 via Dew Process/Universal. The first person that sprang to mind was Jonathon Boulet from a couple of years back - all... read more
Midnight Pool Party - If You Were Mine (Baby)
Midnight Pool Party - If You Were Mine (Baby)
Midnight Pool Party have been flying the flag for disco and funk around Sydney parts for a while now, and their new single If You Were Mine (Baby) keeps those vibes in spades. Throwing together splashes of Breakbot, Miami Horror, Flight Facilities and even some Jamiroquai/Stardust, its a groove-laden disco jam... read more
I Oh You DJs - Take Me To The Hospital Mixtape (Pt 1)
I Oh You DJs - Take Me To The Hospital Mixtape (Pt 1)
Curated by Scott Armstrong - the wheelspinner behind I OH YOU DJs and mastermind of I OH YOU's Froth Of The Day posts (website HERE), Take Me To The Hospital is a new monthly mixtape series "each focused on providing you with the good times you so deserve." Which is... read more
JOY. - Captured
JOY. - Captured
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Feki  - Nothing Lasts Forever
Feki - Nothing Lasts Forever
While Brisbane has been a hotbed of rock'n'roll talent for the past few years (decades), the city is quickly proving no slouch when it comes to the production side of things. People like Young Franco and more recently cln have been killing it for a while now, and today we... read more
Introducing - Spookyland
Introducing - Spookyland
On the eve of their upcoming Rock And Roll Weakling EP tour, and some support shows with The Lemonheads later in the year, Sydney outfit Spookyland answer a few sneaky questions for us. read more
DYP - Ardent
DYP - Ardent
The track you will hear in the final Mrs Mac's Creative Project video (dropping Tuesday 2 Septembe) was created over one weekend by Perth-via-Adelaide producer DYP. Called Ardent, he made the majority of it on a gloomy Sunday, drawing on Andrew's skating and Shadow Data's visual projection magic for inspiration. read more
Foreign/National - Life Tourist
Foreign/National - Life Tourist
Foreign/National are five guys outta Melbourne who, according to that ever-reliable source of information Facebook, like beer and Mortal Kombat. We like both of those things too, so it was pretty much destiny that we'd like their breezy brand of psych-pop, which is all out for display on new single Life Tourist. read more
Basenji - Heirloom
Basenji - Heirloom
We've been hangin' out for Basenji to drop a new original tune following the huge success of his first single, Dawn, and today that time has come. Marking his first release with taste-maker allstars Future Classics, Heirloom pays homage to Cashmere Cat, while still putting Basenji's own unique spin on it. read more
Slow Magic - Waited 4 U
Slow Magic - Waited 4 U
Masked creature of the forest and mysterio beatmaker Slow Magic has dropped another rad new tune from his upcoming album release. How To Run Away is out September 12 (pre-order HERE), and so far we've heard Girls and Hold Still (check both HERE). read more
Oscar Key Sung - Holograms [Pilerats Live Recording]
Oscar Key Sung - Holograms [Pilerats Live Recording]
A little while back Oscar Key Sung was in town to play a few shows celebrating his latest release - the Holograms EP. While here we managed to pin him down for an afternoon, go deep underground of Amplifier Bar in Perth and record a live, re-worked version of the EP's... read more
Olympic Ayres - Say My Name
Olympic Ayres - Say My Name
Sydney twosome are marching towards the release of their upcoming Leisureplex EP, dropping the third single from that release, Say My Name. Flying the nu-disco flag in 2014, Olympic Ayres slide beautifully alongside the likes of Classixx and Holy Ghost!, with a funky, driving disco sound, smooth vocals and lush soundscapes abounding. read more
Slumberjack - Felon Aus' Tour
Slumberjack - Felon Aus' Tour
Slumberjack go from strength to strength in 2014. Following their team-up last year, Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers are quickly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Following a slew of great remixes for the likes of DCup, Goldroom and Wave Racer, along with a collaboration with our... read more
Tkay Maidza - Finish Them (Prod. by Bok Bok)
Tkay Maidza - Finish Them (Prod. by Bok Bok)
Imagine a world where Azaelia Banks kept making awesome music, but didn't turn out to be super annoying and bitchy and just a general pain in the ass. Well you can stop imagining because Australia's new hip hop queen Tkay Maidza ticks all the right boxes, and dare we say... read more
Kele - Doubt Video Clip
Kele - Doubt Video Clip
Following a short'n'sweet Australian DJ tour around CIRCO Festival (re-cap HERE), and more recently a cracking new tune with our own Sable called The One (HERE), it's fair to say Kele Okereke is back. And with his sophomore LP Trick due for release October 10, Kele-fever is definitely on the up-and-up. read more
Kito & Reija Lee - Sweet Talk (Sampology Remix) *Premiere*
Kito & Reija Lee - Sweet Talk (Sampology Remix) *Premiere*
Ahead of the release of his upcoming single with R&B crooner Daniel Merriweather (Shine A Light - due Oct 7), we're extremely pleased today to premiere a tidy little remix audio/visual master Sampology whipped up for London-via-Australia duo Kito & Reija Lee. read more
Tube & Berger, Juliet Sikora - Set It Off (POOLCLVB Remix)
Tube & Berger, Juliet Sikora - Set It Off (POOLCLVB Remix)
POOLCLVB are... well we can't tell you who POOLCLVB are because quite simply we don't really know. Cropping up earlier this year, we've seen a steady stream of remixes coming on the POOLCLVB Soundcloud, for the likes of Mickey Kojak and Motez, and ticking all the right boxes in terms... read more
LDRU + Yahtzel = Carmada
LDRU + Yahtzel = Carmada
It was only a matter of time really. LDRU and Yahtzel have been bro-ing out for some time now, with both of them rocking tropical banger vibes in a unique fashion, so it was only a matter of time before they officially joined forces. read more
The Presets - No Fun (Golden Features Remix)
The Presets - No Fun (Golden Features Remix)
Golden Features has been taking Australia by storm in 2014 with his deep and twisty take on bassy house, so it makes complete sense he should team up with Aus' electro legends The Presets for a remix of their latest single, No Fun. read more
Jesse Davidson - Ocean
Jesse Davidson - Ocean
Following on from last week's killer release with Japanese Wallpaper, Between Friends (listen HERE), Adelaide singer/songwriter/producer Jesse Davidson has released the second track from his debut EP, Ocean. It's also the title track, and follows on from the first track Big Bois Gotta Eat, continuing Davidson's downbeat, lo-fi electronic stylings. read more
Flight Facilities - Two Bodies feat. Emma Louise
Flight Facilities - Two Bodies feat. Emma Louise
Flight Facilities would have to be one of the most consistent acts in Australian, nay, global dance music going around. For the past few years they've consistently pushed out single after single of feel-good disco and house, and while some break out a little stronger than others, it's all liquid... read more
Crooked Colours - Capricious
Crooked Colours - Capricious
Following the release of Crooked Colours' debut EP In Your Bones, featuring the break out single Come Down (listen HERE) the band is back with their latest offering, Capricious, the first single off their sophomore EP due out later this year. read more
Interview: Young Fathers
Interview: Young Fathers
Young Fathers are the fast-rising UK hip hop trio gaining swift attention for their no-holds-barred approach to making music. Their diverse backgrounds (Liberia, Nigeria, and Scotland) and musical tastes fuel the trio’s uncompromising formula that ensues their hard-hitting music is at the fore, and not overshadowed by any desire for... read more
My Favourite Things: Meg Mac
My Favourite Things: Meg Mac
Everything's coming up Meg Mac on the eve of her upcoming Australian tour. All dates on said tour have now sold out (check 'em HERE anyway), and she's just dropped a new single that will feature on her self-titled debut EP, out Friday 12 September. read more
Interview: Baro
Interview: Baro
Quite simply, Baro is creating some of the smoothest hip hop in Australia right now, which is no mean feat given he's all of 17-years-old. Having caught the ear of Triple J presenters with his early work Word Smoother, his latest mixtape Howgoodisgood? has caused quite a ripple, and there's a... read more
Introducing: Two Can
Introducing: Two Can
Two Can have been steadily making waves in 2014 with a stream of remixes and originals, dabbling in the realms of tropical chiltrap, with a production quality that extends far beyond their relatively young (producer) age. They also seem like very nice chaps. read more
Tropical Bangers With Young Franco
Tropical Bangers With Young Franco
Sunday 21 September sees good vibes party Stranded hit South Stradbroke Island with a killer line-up featuring Alison Wonderland, Allday, Safia, Client Liaison, Just A Gent, Paces, Promnite, Designated, Young Franco and Fishing. We couldn't think of a better crew to get your desert island rave vibes on with, and... read more
Coin Banks - Someone *Premiere*
Coin Banks - Someone *Premiere*
After a killer BigSOUND show last night in Brissy, we're stoked today to bring you the online premiere of his new single Someone, from his forthcoming Tails EP. A sincere and honest love song featuring Ánders and The Ruby Horns, with Mr.Troy on production, Richard Kingsmill has already heaped praise on the... read more
YACHT - Where Does This Disco?
YACHT - Where Does This Disco?
LA-based electro-pop outfit YACHT have unveiled their latest single, Where Does The Disco? an ode to love and compact and compact discs. Comprised of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L Evans, the single marks the first release from YACHT since January this year and their signing to Downtown Records, plus comes with... read more
Jamie Now - Never Fade EP
Jamie Now - Never Fade EP
We first came across Melbourne-via-Perth producer Jamie Now when he flicked us this KILLER REMIX of Golden Features' Tell Me feat. Nicole Millar, and have been eagerly anticipating more original work since, and this week saw the release of his Never Fade EP. read more
BOOTS - Mercy
BOOTS - Mercy
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SBTRKT Releases 2 New Tracks
SBTRKT Releases 2 New Tracks
London-based producer, songwriter and multi-instrumental masked wonder SBTRKT has dropped two new tracks from his upcoming sophomore LP Wonder Where We Land, due September 26. We'll dispense with the pleasantries and get straight to the music - Voices In My Head feat. A$Ap Ferg, and Higher feat. Raury.  read more
Dune Rats - Fuck It [Acoustic Video]
Dune Rats - Fuck It [Acoustic Video]
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Interview: Slow Magic
Interview: Slow Magic
Today sees the release of the follow-up to 2012’s beloved and critically acclaimed ∆ album, and How To Run Away reflects uncharted growth for masked forest imaginery friend, Slow Magic. Oozing both otherworldly beauty and a mastery of production, we've already been teased with a couple of singles in Girls and Hold Still, which... read more
Streets Of Laredo - Slow Train
Streets Of Laredo - Slow Train
Brooklyn-based, New Zealand outfit Streets Of Laredo have released a nicely tripped-out video for their single Slow Train, from their upcoming album Volume I & II out October 3, via Dine Alone Records. Founded by family members Daniel, Dave and Sarahjane Gibson, and inspired by the '70s folk-rock circuit, Streets... read more
Interview: Anklepants
Interview: Anklepants
There's not much you need to know about Anklepants - he's from Australia but lives in Berlin. Has one of the most talked-about sets in Boiler Room history (watch below), and wears a penis on his face when plays live. read more
Carmada - Maybe
Carmada - Maybe
The unholy union of Yahtzel and LDRU is officially official, with the release of their first single, Maybe. In their solo form they've never held back from the bangers, but Carmada feels like an outlet where they just get to cut loose away from any expectations themselves as individual may face. read more
Safia - You Are The One
Safia - You Are The One
Following the release of previous singles Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues and Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds, Safia have dropped their third single, and You Are The One is a sligthly bouncier affair than previous releases. Setting the stage perfectly for a summer roadtrip or poolside hangs, vocalist Ben Woolner-Kirkham once again... read more
Tropical Island Essentials: Paces
Tropical Island Essentials: Paces
Paces will join an epic lineup this coming Sunday 21 September when the tropical party vibes take over South Stradbroke Island for Stranded, featuring a killer line-up of Alison Wonderland, Allday, Safia, Client Liaison, Just A Gent, Paces, Promnite, Designated, Young Franco and Fishing. read more
Montgomery - War Cry
Montgomery - War Cry
Your mates and our's, I OH YOU have announced the newest member of their record label family today in the form of young artist, Montgomery. For a label normally associated with rock and fucking roll (Violent Soho, DZ Deathrays, DMA's etc.), Montgomery seems - so far - as a bit... read more
Arca - Thievery
Arca - Thievery
I first came aross Arca a fair while ago now, when our record label boss pointed him out in THIS POST about some producers people should be getting their ears around. Here's what he said at the time: "...Bucket loads of proper haunting synth work and drum sounds like a... read more
Leisure Suite - Ease Away
Leisure Suite - Ease Away
Leisure Suite immediately put themselves under my 'ones to watch' list when they dropped their first single, Great Expectations, back in May this year (listen HERE), and so I'm super happy to be sharing their second single today, Ease Away. read more
Photo Diary: Dune Rats vs WA
Photo Diary: Dune Rats vs WA
There's something about Dune Rats and the south west of Western Australia that goes together like milk and honey. When dudes who don't mind getting loose play shows in front of crowds that have "loose" in their DNA, good times will no doubt abound. Maybe security will get involved. read more
Kimbra - '90s Music (Client Liaison Re-work)
Kimbra - '90s Music (Client Liaison Re-work)
I'll be honest - I wasn't a huge fan of Kimbra's '90s Music when she released it. I appreciate it's something a little different for one of Australia's brightest artists, but I just couldn't get into it. read more
RTRFM's AZ20
RTRFM's AZ20
Ambient Zone is RTRFM's local ambient, experimental and electronic music program, and this Sunday sees the show celebrating two decades (!) of existance with a night featuring some of Perth's finest beatbrains, taking over The Bird. read more
Listen: HAMJAM - Love
Listen: HAMJAM - Love
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Introducing - Ceres
Introducing - Ceres
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Last Weekend With Peking Duk
Last Weekend With Peking Duk
Lsat weekend the south west of WA was treated to one of the loosest weekends it has been involved in for some time (we assume). Not only did Dune Rats take all and sundry down on a three-date tour thanks to HOOCH (photographic evidence HERE), but arguably two of Australia's biggest... read more
Young Franco - Close 2 U Remix Pack
Young Franco - Close 2 U Remix Pack
It’s been a huge year for Brisbane gun Young Franco (while we could never get sick of posting about him - he's probably the most posted-about dude on our website. Following the release of his two-track EP Close 2 U ft. read more
Video Interview: Words with Ta-ku
Video Interview: Words with Ta-ku
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10/10 WOULD LISTEN - Bad Noose Independent Press
10/10 WOULD LISTEN - Bad Noose Independent Press
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Kimbra - Miracle (Bag Raiders Remix)
Kimbra - Miracle (Bag Raiders Remix)
Following the release of her killer new album, The Golden Echo, it would appear Aussie songstress Kimbra has turned her attention to picking great Australian producers to remix her tracks. Yesterday we posted the perfectly perfect Client Liaison re-work of '90s music (listen HERE), and today we get a remix from Aussie... read more
Unify - A Heavy Music Gathering
Unify - A Heavy Music Gathering
Unified and The Hills Are Alive have launched a new event to give 2015 the kick up the arse it needs with UNIFY: A Heavy Music Gathering. The two-day camping and music gathering will take in the picturesque surrounds of South Gippsland, two hours out of Melbourne, at a site... read more
5 Bass Bombs With Spenda C
5 Bass Bombs With Spenda C
Steve Lind AKA Spenda C is no stranger to the Australian bass music scene, hailed by peers as being at the forefront of the local trap music scene. So who better to ask for from dancefloor detonators than this guy right? Celebrating a brand new single with a huge Australian... read more
5 Favourite Things w/ Dusky
5 Favourite Things w/ Dusky
Deep house demons Dusky will be in the country this November for a heap of shows around the country to celebrate their latest EP, Love Taking Over. And not only that, they've promised four hour (that's right, four) sets on all the stops, giving them a chance to flex their house music... read more
Jack Ü - Take Ü There (feat. Kiesza)
Jack Ü - Take Ü There (feat. Kiesza)
After letting a live version of the tune float around for a few weeks, Skrillex and Diplo have officially dropped their first single as Jack Ü, Take Ü There. At the Mad Decent Block Party in Brooklyn early last month, Diplo invited vocalist Kiesza on stage to premiere the track, followed by Zane Lowe giving it a... read more
Just A Gent - Stories To Tell Tour
Just A Gent - Stories To Tell Tour
Just A Gent continues a pretty amazing 2014 with news of a new EP and a huge tour across Australia, New Zealand, North America and Indonesia over the next few months, with more to be announced soon. read more
Luke Million - Light & Sound (Young Franco Remix) *Premiere*
Luke Million - Light & Sound (Young Franco Remix) *Premiere*
We've been talking about Young Franco a lot this week/month/year - and for good reason; dude is killing it. This week in particular though he's already given us a few TROPICAL BANGERS ahead of Stranded Festival this weekend, plus yesterday he dropped a killer REMIX PACKAGE for his latest single Close... read more
Alison Wonderland - Cold Video Clip
Alison Wonderland - Cold Video Clip
Following the horror-inspired visuals for the clip to I Want U, and our own video dude's effort on second single Lies, today sees the release of a new clip for Alison Wonderland's latest single and Lido colab - Cold. read more
Friday Freebie: Yung Lean - Yoshi City (Melty Bootleg)
Friday Freebie: Yung Lean - Yoshi City (Melty Bootleg)
Meet Sydney bass-fiend Melty and his tidy little bootleg for Yung Lean's Yoshi City. We'll be honest, don't know a whole lot about Melty, other than we like his nom-de-plume and his Soundcloud is home to an EP called Mysterious Journey. read more
DMA's - Laced/So We Know 7-inch
DMA's - Laced/So We Know 7-inch
Since first coming to our (and pretty much everyone's) attention with the release of their debut single Delete and simultaneously joining the I OH YOU family, DMA's have had a killer 2014. Their self-titled EP has seen them touring the country already on the reg, slaying Splendour In The Grass and garnering... read more
Andy Bull Tour Reflections: Week 1
Andy Bull Tour Reflections: Week 1
Currently touring his new album Sea Of Approval, Andy Bull has taken to little bit of downtime he had last week to give us a few things he's learnt over the past few shows. For the remaining tour dates, click HERE. read more
Violent Soho - No Sleep Til Mansfield Tour
Violent Soho - No Sleep Til Mansfield Tour
Quick dot-point wrap for how fucking great Violent Soho are going at the moment: read more
Still Parade - Beach
Still Parade - Beach
I always start these kinds of posts with something about how running a music blog means I get sent shit loads of music every day, but only some of it really grabs my attention. So now that I've started this post by pointing out that very thing, it also means... read more
Hoodlem - Firing Line (Rat & Co Remix)
Hoodlem - Firing Line (Rat & Co Remix)
With Melbourne outfit Rat & Co about to join a European tour with Hoodlem, it makes sense they'd drop a sneaky remix of that act's single, Firing Line. Rat & Co recently joined Chet Faker around Aus' on his recent Built On Glass album tour, and you get the feeling they... read more
Behind The Mask With Golden Features
Behind The Mask With Golden Features
While it pains us to say "hottest dance act in Australia right now", it has to be said Golden Features is definitely there or there-abouts at the moment. He first exploded onto the scene with a free debut EP (listen HERE) in February of this year, and has quickly gone... read more
Sable - Kanto EP
Sable - Kanto EP
It's been a huge year for Pilerats Records' debut signee, culminating most recently in a collaboration with none other than Bloc Party hero Kele on The One (listen HERE), a cool-as-ice tune perfectly suited for the winter months. read more
Kito & Reija Lee - Starting Line Video Clip
Kito & Reija Lee - Starting Line Video Clip
Having been buds since they were all of 13 years old, you might say Kito & Reija Lee were destined to do good things together. On the even of their upcoming Australian tour celebrating release EP II, the twosome have just dropped a great new video clip for the single Starting Line... read more
Overjoy - Stop
Overjoy - Stop
After the success of LA-based duo Overjoy's Club Sweat debut Monstrous, which earned support from the likes of Benoit & Sergio and Touch Sensitive, the duo known as Metty and Hoff to their mates are pack on the Sweat It Out-run label with a new single, Stop. read more
INTRODUCING: GL
INTRODUCING: GL
Cruising on glowing synths, gritty drum-machines, and stratospheric vocals, GL are a Melbourne duo who've recently signed to Sydney label Plastic World, with their debut self-titled EP out now. We got a quick rundown about the duo before its release, which features grooving single What Happened To Us, below: read more
Drawing With Willow Beats
Drawing With Willow Beats
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Kele - Coasting
Kele - Coasting
Kele has debuted a new song - Coasting - off of his sophomore solo album, Trick, due October 10 via Lilac Records/Kobalt Label Services. It follows on from his release with our own Sable, The One (listen HERE), and more recently the first single from Trick - Doubt (HERE). Coasting, with Kele's forever-amazing falsetto over muffled... read more
SBTRKT - New Dorp. New York ft. Ezra Koenig Video Clip
SBTRKT - New Dorp. New York ft. Ezra Koenig Video Clip
With SBTRKT's much anticipated follow-up to his self-titled 2011 album, Wonder Where We Land almost upon us (Friday 26 September via Young Turks/Remote Control), the UK beatsmith has dropped a brilliant new video clip for its first single, New Dorp. New York feat. read more
Close Counters - Close Counters EP
Close Counters - Close Counters EP
From all the way down in Tasmania comes an incredibly assured debut self-titled EP from 17 and 19 year old electronic duo, Close Counters. Having joined forces last year, Finn Rees and Allan McConnell began experimenting with a variety of instruments, sounds and production techniques, and the results thus far... read more
Kendrick Lamar - i
Kendrick Lamar - i
if you can find a more anticipated album than Kendrick Lamar's folllow-up to good Kid, m.A.Ad City, we'll eat out hat. And today sees the release of the first single from that upcoming sophomore release, simply titled, i. read more
Zhu - Gun (Chvrches Cover)
Zhu - Gun (Chvrches Cover)
Listen Out kicks off in Sydney and Perth this weekend, and we're looking forward to it - that's how devoid of creativity I am right now. Anyway Zhu will be playing his first ever live shows over here, which makes sense since you get the feeling Australia has grabbed onto... read more
Scholar - Skin
Scholar - Skin
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WAM Festival 2014
WAM Festival 2014
Following a revamping of the entire format at the 2013 edition, this year's WAM Festival will continue evolving into the epic celebration of all this WA music our talented state deserves. Rocking an even stronger focus on local produce, 2014 features the game-changing addition of a huge Block Party, along... read more
Aela Kae - Pure Zone
Aela Kae - Pure Zone
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KUČKA - Unconditional Tour
KUČKA - Unconditional Tour
Riding high on a wave of buzz following the recent release of her rad new single Unconditional, it's rad remixes (links down the bottom) and a heap of BigSOUND hype, KUČKA is embarking on her debut national tour this October. Unconditional is a slow-burn, experimental R&Booty jam that has seen the A$AP Rocky... read more
Video Interview: Shlohmo
Video Interview: Shlohmo
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What So Not - European Tour Mix
What So Not - European Tour Mix
After completely destroying the American festival and club circuit for the past few months, hanging out with buddies like Skrillex and Dillon Francis and generally absolutely kiling it, What So Not are back in the country for what we now know to be a really short break. read more
Video Interview: Ta-Ku, Flume & Chet Faker
Video Interview: Ta-Ku, Flume & Chet Faker
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Yeo - Come Find Me EP Stream
Yeo - Come Find Me EP Stream
We've had a rad time following the progress of young Melbourne producer Yeo for the past couple of years. First coming across with him the tune Girl, each new piece of music has been a joyous example of the perfect meld between production and songwriting. read more
Safia - You Are The One Video Clip
Safia - You Are The One Video Clip
Safia have launched their charge into the 2014/15 summer, first with new single You Are The One, and now with a video clip for that track directed by Jimmy Ennett. Telling a tale of heartbreak/finding lost love to the backdrop of an apocalyptic suburban street, it also doubles as a fun... read more
Text Message Interview: NLV x Swick
Text Message Interview: NLV x Swick
Nina Las Vegas's NLV Presents: International Edition (can't believe it wasn't called Foreign Bangers) is fast approaching, with the first show hitting the clubs Friday 10 October in our neck of the woods. You can check all of the dates for it after you scope this little text message interview... read more
Odesza - Say My Name (cln Remix)
Odesza - Say My Name (cln Remix)
We've been continuously impressed with young Brisbane producer cln's output since we came across his song Sideways (listen HERE), a precursor to his killer debut EP, Sideways - listen to that one HERE. Well today we're sharing another of his tunes not just because it's great, but also to try and give... read more
Introducing: San Holo
Introducing: San Holo
When I first heard about San Holo I already thought, I'm gonna like this guy, because I like Harrison Ford, and his name honours one of the great Harrison Ford characters - Han Solo. From the Netherlands, San Holo has dropped his new EP, Cosmos, and he makes incredibly catchy and... read more
One Day Are Your New Fave Aussie Hip Hop Crew
One Day Are Your New Fave Aussie Hip Hop Crew
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Flowermouth - Vision Studio Sessions
Flowermouth - Vision Studio Sessions
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Friday Freebie: Howl - Sports Challenge
Friday Freebie: Howl - Sports Challenge
Following a premiere via Run The Trap earlier this week, it's time for people who read our site to get around Melbourne's Howl. We don't know a whole lot about him, other than he's quite young, and his production skills are so tight-butthole it hurts. read more
Panama - Stay Forever Video Clip
Panama - Stay Forever Video Clip
Panama's latest single Stay Forever recalls the lush, cinematic vibes of M83's latest output, so it's only fitting that the video clip is equally cinematic in scope. It's pretty simple, but beyond entrancing and the most easily watchable three-and-a-half minutes you'll find today. read more
10/10 Would Listen: Cloudwaves
10/10 Would Listen: Cloudwaves
Cloudwaves is a radio show making the late night a great night on RTRFM. On a Friday morning from 12am - 2am, the Wavvy gang - Sleepyhead, Aslan, Dani M, Dan Dalton and Jai Chouhan - select tunes you can get wild and wavy to in your crib, car or club,... read more
Wookie - The Hype feat. Eliza Doolittle (Young Franco Remix) *Premiere*
Wookie - The Hype feat. Eliza Doolittle (Young Franco Remix) *Premiere*
As you might have guessed, we bloody love that Young Franco kid. Whether it's his latest Close 2 U EP feat. JOY. (HERE); the awesome remix package it came with (HERE); his recent remix for Luke Million (HERE); or his dashing good looks, dude's a champion. read more
Jackie Onassis - NSY Aus' Tour
Jackie Onassis - NSY Aus' Tour
After rocking the biggest venues of their careers as part of the recent One Day tour (check some recent love for them HERE), Jackie Onassis are showing no signs of turning down with the announcement of a series of national club shows to support new single NSY. read more
Montgomery - Piñata
Montgomery - Piñata
Following the introduction of DMA's earlier this year, I OH YOU have pretty quickly proven a knack for unearthing talent you may not know yet, but will quickly fall in love with. Such is the case for their latest signing, Montgomery, when they announced the young artist with the single War... read more
Spirit Faces - Hold It Down Ft. Zebra Zap
Spirit Faces - Hold It Down Ft. Zebra Zap
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Video Interview: Tune-Yards
Video Interview: Tune-Yards
Merrill Garbus AKA Tune-Yards has had a pretty good 2014 that has seen the release of her new album Nikki Nack, a killer follow-up to her breakout album WHOKILL from 2011. Noted for her percussive style, Tune-Yards has never been overly easy to define, but there-in lies her uniqueness. read more
Video: Arca - Thievery *Aus' Premiere*
Video: Arca - Thievery *Aus' Premiere*
As mentioned when we posted the track INITIALLY, we've been excited about the work of producer Arca since some time early last year, and we've been feverishly anticipating new music from him since. His dense and darkly-layered productions are about to find a home on Arca's debut album, Xen, due November... read more
New: Dreamers - Hopium (Two Can Remix)
New: Dreamers - Hopium (Two Can Remix)
After announcing themselves earlier this year with debut single Cut, and really stamping their place in the Australan electronic music scene with Dreamers featuring Snakadaktal's Phoebe Lou (listen to both HERE), it's fair to say Hopium are easily ones to watch in the latter half of this year and moving forward. read more
Tour: Portugal. The Man
Tour: Portugal. The Man
There are few things more exciting than a Portugal. The Man Australian tour, the Alaskan-bred, Portland-based indie lords who've proven time and again on Australian tours that they're one of the world's best live acts... nay acts period. But if they toured Australia for free, that too would be pretty epic. read more
Tour: Fractures World/Hallowed Ground
Tour: Fractures World/Hallowed Ground
Following a sold out tour last month, Fractures has released a powerful video collabortion for his song It's Alright, along with announcing a run of shows overseas and a couple of special shows in Sydney and Melbourne in November. read more
New: River Yarra - The Look
New: River Yarra - The Look
River Yarra is a new project from from Raudie McLeod, previously releasing music under his own name and also 1993. And while I haven't heard of those until now, or River Yarra til this single fell into my lap, I'm definiltey on board. The Look incorporates field recordings of rocks bring... read more
Video Interview: Flight Facilities
Video Interview: Flight Facilities
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10/10 WOULD LISTEN - SEPTEMBER
10/10 WOULD LISTEN - SEPTEMBER
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Sam Tiba's Guide To Bromance Records
Sam Tiba's Guide To Bromance Records
Friday 10 October sees Nina Las Vegas's next NLV Presents tour, the International Edition, kick off in Perth at Villa, where she'll be joined by a fresh list of some of the world's most on-point tune selectors. read more
New: Sampology - Shine A Light feat. Daniel Merriweather
New: Sampology - Shine A Light feat. Daniel Merriweather
Following plenty of remix work lately, including Crooked Colours' In Your Bones (HERE) and more recently Kito & Reija Lee's Sweet Talk (HERE), audio/visual king Sampology has combined with R&B crooner Danile Merriweather for a bounding slice of feel good summer vibes on the tune Shine A Light. read more
Bacardi Triangle
Bacardi Triangle
Bacardi obviously had a sit-down earlier this year and thought, Halloween is scary and all, but how can we make it scarier - and with bangers. Through this fictional pow-wow/festival organisation meeting that I've just made up in my head, the Bacardi Triangle Festival was born, featuring some of the... read more
Tour: Surecut Kids / New Tune With Spenda C
Tour: Surecut Kids / New Tune With Spenda C
In another case of perfect producer match, Gold Coast bass swag kings Surecut Kids have combined with trap terror Spenda C for a naughty new tune called Slut Drop feat. Hello Gevena. It comes packaged with a tidy little video produced by audio/visual lord Ego, featuing Geneva on the vocals and plenty... read more
A Guide To Jersey Club With UNiiQU3
A Guide To Jersey Club With UNiiQU3
Friday 10 October sees Nina Las Vegas's next NLV Presents tour, the International Edition, kick off in Perth at Villa, where she'll be joined by a host of some of the world's most on-point tune selectors. LuckyMe's Eclair Fifi, Booty-beatmaker Swick and Bromance Records/Club Chavel dude Sam Tiba will be joined... read more
Video Interview: King Parrot
Video Interview: King Parrot
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Introducing: Billy Fox
Introducing: Billy Fox
Sittingly nice and tightly somewhere between James Blake and The Kite String Tangle, Sydney producer/songwriter Billy Fox releases his debut seven-track mini-album Overboard on Wednesday 1 October. We were so taken with the single Mystery, we decided straight away we wanted to learn more. So we went some questions, and found out more. read more
St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2015
St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2015
The St. Jerome's Laneway Festival returns in 2015, and once again like clockwork this country's favourite indie festival has produced another stellar line-up of up-and-comers, established stars and future heroes to get your eyes and ears around. read more
New: Haim - My Song 5 (Movement Version)
New: Haim - My Song 5 (Movement Version)
If you're getting tired of our bleating on about Movement - too bad. It's not gonna stop til the rest of Australia catches on. They're currently supporting Banks in the US, so while they're star continues to rise overseas, they remain relatively quiet over here. read more
Tour: Sonic Architects' National Conference
Tour: Sonic Architects' National Conference
Featuring four boundary-pushing Melbourne-based artists, the Sound Architect's National Conference is taking in all capital cities this November/December for a four-hour live soundclash featuring some of this country's brightest new breed. Hiatus Kaiyote, Remi, Kirkis and Silent Jay & Jace XL will combine for a unique run of shows featuring... read more
New: Atticus Beats - Decisions feat. Woodes
New: Atticus Beats - Decisions feat. Woodes
20-year-old Gold Coast producer Atticus Beats has released his official debut single in Decisions today, dropping as a free download and complete with a who's who of Australia's finest up-and-coming beatmakers. Featuring a seductive melody and soothing vocals from Melbourne's Woodes, it's got summer chill-out tune written all over it.  read more
5 UNDER 500
5 UNDER 500
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Fieldings - Wild Release Vol II EP
Fieldings - Wild Release Vol II EP
Sydney producer/songwriter Lucinda Hearn AKA Fieldings has been releasing experimental folk-pop sounds for the past six months, culminating in a recent appearance at BigSOUND in Brisbane a few weeks ago. It's beautiful, delicate stuff, that provides a good opportunity to tune out for a few minutes, or in the case... read more
BEEN TRILL vs A$AP ROCKY
BEEN TRILL vs A$AP ROCKY
Less than 24 hours after A$AP Rocky released his video clip for Multiply, in which he disses clothing brand BEEN TRILL, the company's co-founder, Heron Preston, responded on Instagram, then, in a rather genius move, promptly made a tee-shirt, which he calls the ‘Tip Drill’ tee, that depicts Rocky standing... read more
Track By Track: Little May - Little May EP
Track By Track: Little May - Little May EP
Sydney indie-folk trio Little May have a huge week ahead of them. They've just released a new single - Bones - which features on their upcoming debut self-titled EP release, itself due out Friday 10 September. Not only that, they've just signed to two (!) hugely influential international labels in Island... read more
Welcome To The Fam: Càbãnå
Welcome To The Fam: Càbãnå
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Video: JOY. - Captured (Live Recording)
Video: JOY. - Captured (Live Recording)
We've been enthusiastically following the progress of Brisbane native Olivia McCarthy AKA JOY. since she first popped up on vocal duties for Young Franco's Close 2 U EP earlier this year (listen HERE). Enthusiastically following became changed to anticipation for everything that comes next once we heard her beautiful first single Captured (listen HERE). read more
New: Nina Las Vegas & Swick - Don't Send/Auto Flash EP
New: Nina Las Vegas & Swick - Don't Send/Auto Flash EP
With the the NLV Presents: International Edition kicking off this week (check dates HERE) Nina Las Vegas and fellow NLV tour pal Swick have joined forces for Nina's first official release, out now for free on Skrillex's OWSLA offshoot, Nest HQ. read more
New: Redial - Don't You Feel *Premiere*
New: Redial - Don't You Feel *Premiere*
For those of us who were balls-deep in the electro-haze of 2007-09 Redial will be a familiar name, bringing an impressive set of banging remixes and originals to clubs and festivals around the country. After we assume spending a little time on tropical islands sipping coconuts and chilling out (basically... read more
Stream: Kindness - Otherness
Stream: Kindness - Otherness
Kindness’ Adam Bainbridge's 2012 full length World, You Need a Change Of Mind was a sparkling hybrid of old and new dance music, modern pop and funk versus moody neo-disco and soul – with plenty of big funky basslines, like that in memorable single Gee Up.   read more
Tour: Ghostface Killah
Tour: Ghostface Killah
The return of one of the most iconic hip hop artists of our time, Ghostface Killah from The Wu Tang Clan will be blazing shit up around Australia and New Zealand this summer. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the members went... read more
Video: Zeds Dead - Hadouken
Video: Zeds Dead - Hadouken
This summer will see Smirnoff launch their Sound Collective project in an effort to take the ego out of EDM and bring it back down to a real level – where the music is paramount and good times with you the main concern. read more
Tour: Ribongia - It Began
Tour: Ribongia - It Began
Sydney-based producer on the come-up Ribongia is embarking on his first national tour in support of his forthcoming EP, It Began (out October 31 - pre-order HERE). After signing with October Records earlier in the year, there’s been no stopping the Sydney based, Italo DJ/producer. read more
Video: The Ocean Party - Head Down
Video: The Ocean Party - Head Down
Melbourne outfit The Ocean Party today dropped the video for new single Head Down, offering a taste of their upcoming LP release, Soft Focus. Due October 31 in Australia, the group will be heading to the US for the first time later this month to perform at CMJ in New York, before... read more
New: Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - Sugarman
New: Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - Sugarman
Don't pretend you didn't at some stage enjoy the heck out of We Speak No Americano when it became the one and only go-to track for clubs/pubs/parties/RSLs in 2010. Sure Yolanda Be Cool had to denounce themselves from it a year or two ago, but that's only because you all played... read more
Mix: DJ Barely Legal - Rise Up #024
Mix: DJ Barely Legal - Rise Up #024
23-year-old Brummie born, London-based DJ Barely Legal (Chloe Robinson) just unleashed this dream of a mix for Trap Magazine, featuring songs from across the garage, jungle, grime, bass and footwork spectrums, along with a good dose of Destiny's Child, Usher, Jeremih and Alicia Keys. read more
Fryars - Cool Like Me + Album Announce
Fryars - Cool Like Me + Album Announce
UK producer Fryars is on the verge of releasing his much-anticipated album Powers, due November 14 via Fiction Records/Caroline, and Cool Like Me is the perfect introduction to the summer jams we can expect for the release. Power was written, programmed and sung by Fryars as "a soundtrack to a film that does... read more
New: Banoffee - Let's Go To The Beach
New: Banoffee - Let's Go To The Beach
Banoffee is fast approaching the act to watch this coming summer, especially if Let's Go To The Beach is any indication. Yes it's a blatant attempt to give you summer beach vibes, but when it's as meticulously put together as this track, there's is zero shame in longing for a sandy dancefloor... read more
Tour: Split Seconds - Neil Dumb & Young
Tour: Split Seconds - Neil Dumb & Young
Having just released their rad - and handsomely titled - EP Neil Dumb & Young, Split Seconds are playing three special shows in the middle of this month to celebrate. Featuring two popular singles in recent hit Delivery and Triple J-fave Halfway There, the EP is another sterling collection of indie-pop gems. Stream Delivery... read more
New: Tora - Eat The Sun EP
New: Tora - Eat The Sun EP
We've been frothing on Bryon Bay five-piece since we came across their single Overcome feat. Merryn Jeann (listen to it and learn a bit more about them HERE), and since then they've been growing at a rapid pace, no doubt aided by a much-lauded appearance at Splendour In The Grass earlier... read more
Crystal Castles Are No More
Crystal Castles Are No More
Canadian singer Alice Glass has announced her departure from Toronto-based electronic outfit Crystal Castles (which consists of her and producer Ethan Kath), which means the band is over. It’s not all shit though, looks like Alice is embarking on a solo career. read more
New: Young Franco x UV Boi - Anywhere
New: Young Franco x UV Boi - Anywhere
We're extolled enough plaudits upon Young Franco this year (start HERE and work your way back), and UV Boi is no slouch either, touring a killer single in Thank U (HERE) and teaming with Ryan Hemsworth and the most-rad Gods (HERE). read more
Video: Highasakate - Darth Vader
Video: Highasakate - Darth Vader
Fresh from the announcement they'll be joining next year's St Jerome's Laneway Festival (check all the details HERE), Norway outfit Highasakite have released a super-fun new video clip for their single Darth Vader. Taken from their award-winning Silent Treatment album from earlier this year, Darth Vader celebrates Dennis the Menace v2.0, and makes... read more
Video Interview: Nina Las Vegas
Video Interview: Nina Las Vegas
The NLV Presents: International Edition is just around the corner, so we figured for today's #tbt we'd bring to air one of our fave interviews from the magazine with someone who's supported us since day dot - Nina Las Vegas. read more
10/10 Would Listen: ICSSC
10/10 Would Listen: ICSSC
The I Can't Stand Still Collective AKA ICSSC has been throwing parties with some of the world's raddest underground electronic/hip hop/rap acts around Perth (and Australia) for years now, and head honcho Daniel Dalton (who also runs Pilerats Records) probably spends more time listening to music in one week than... read more
I OH YOU - Mixtape Premiere/Text Message Interview
I OH YOU - Mixtape Premiere/Text Message Interview
It's been a huge year for I OH YOU, but let's keep it to the recent times - more specifically the announcement just last night I OH YOU were crownded Best Independent Label at the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards, along with Violent Soho's Hungry Ghost record grabbing a couple... read more
New: Gorgon City - Sirens
New: Gorgon City - Sirens
In 2012, north-London producers Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott, both of which have a deft history of music making individually as Foamo & RackNRuin, joined to form the bassier side of house project, Gorgon City. When the two artists came together, their respective styles gel to make the sound that is Gorgon City, which has gone... read more
New: Paces - On My Mind feat. Youth
New: Paces - On My Mind feat. Youth
Summer is Gold Coast $wag king Paces time to shine - sun-lit bangers are his forte and he's on the verge of dropping his first EP with new record label home etcetc. On My Mind featuring UK outfit Youth (who you might remember from Kilter's Hold Me single earlier this year) is... read more
NYE On The Harbour
NYE On The Harbour
The good folks at Falcon are once again teaming up with the party-vibing folks at Cargo to give you a pretty clear winner for New Year's Eve Sydney party plans - NYE On The Harbour. Joining the dudes you see in the photo above, Hermitdue (read our recent feature with... read more
New: Cut Copy - Oceans Apart
New: Cut Copy - Oceans Apart
As we continue to lose Cut Copy to their ever-growing international audience (this is not meant in a bad way at all!) the legendary Aussie dance act are looking back home for a special release due November 11, called Oceans Apart. read more
New: Peking Duk - Take Me Over feat. Safia
New: Peking Duk - Take Me Over feat. Safia
After taking all and sundry in 2014 with their chart-smashing/world-beating/festival-slaying/AIR Award-winning/venue-selling-out single High feat. Nicole Millar, Peking Duk have finally dropped a tune they've been teasing at heaps of shows with Safia vocalist Ben Woolner-Kirkham - Take Me Over. read more
New: Zhu - Paradise Awaits (Akouo Remix)
New: Zhu - Paradise Awaits (Akouo Remix)
After making his much-anticipated world debut at the recent Listen Out Festivals, Zhu's Australian love affair continues in the aftermath of the shows. Along with a RUFUS remix for Zhu single Paradise Awaits, Tasmanian producer on the rise Akouo offers up this killer slice of future-beat. read more
Matt & Alex's Like A Version Playlist
Matt & Alex's Like A Version Playlist
Triple J's latest Like A Version CD is out today (October 10), featuring 19 tracks along with 19 live videos of our national youth broadcaster's favourite selections over the course of the year. Those with a keen memory regarding things on the internet may recall an article we wrote like... read more
New: Wookie - The Hype 2.0 feat. Eliza Doolittle (cln Remix)
New: Wookie - The Hype 2.0 feat. Eliza Doolittle (cln Remix)
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of premiering Young Franco's take on UK DJ/producer Wookie's latest tune The Hype feat. Eliza Doolittle, itself following a Motez take and part of an all-Aussie affair on The Hype 2.0 remix package. read more
Introducing: Dead Language
Introducing: Dead Language
With three demos on his Soundcloud Dead Language appears like the millions of people who can strum a guitar into to something that vaguely resembles a song. But that's where the comparisons end. Amidst the rough nature of these three tracks Dominic Price's pseudonym Dead Language has created something meaningful... read more
Premiere: Leisure Suite EP Stream
Premiere: Leisure Suite EP Stream
A few weeks ago we posted about Leisure Suite's new single Ease Away, the second track off their debut EP release, and as far as we were concerned it was two for two from the emerging Melbourne trio. read more
Video Interview: Ryan Hemsworth
Video Interview: Ryan Hemsworth
Earlier this year when we dropped the first ever Pilerats Rat Pack Compilation (listen HERE and expect the next one soon!) and somehow we managed to score an exclusive track from the one and only Ryan Hemsworth (I say somehow but our Record Label boss is a smooth operator). read more
EMC Announces EMC Play
EMC Announces EMC Play
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Southbound Presents: Stagebound
Southbound Presents: Stagebound
Southbound's local band comp is getting a little makeover in 2015 - putting the power of selecting the winner is your hands via voting system. Interested artists need to send Southbound their applications, from which they will finalise a shortlist of bands they feel have been working hard/making waves in... read more
Converse: Sneakers Would
Converse: Sneakers Would
Your dirty pair of Cons have seen a lot of good times at gigs and parties no doubt. Converse Australia knows it, and wants you to personify those good times you’ve trod.  read more
New: POOLCLVB - Here You're Mine feat. Erin Marshall
New: POOLCLVB - Here You're Mine feat. Erin Marshall
With plenty of support from some of this country's (/the world's) biggest players in house music - Motez, RUFUS, Nicky Night Time, Golden Features - POOLCVB's guest list is getting longer and the party vibes are on the up and up. read more
Sugar Mountain Festival 2015 Lineup
Sugar Mountain Festival 2015 Lineup
Melbourne’s most progressive music and arts festival - a place for creativity to be absorbed and celebrated - Sugar Mountain will take place in its fourth year on Saturday 24 January, 2015 at a brand new, inner-city location – VCA (Victorian College of the Arts). read more
New: One Day - Leave Your Windows Open
New: One Day - Leave Your Windows Open
A few weeks ago we professed our love for Aussie hip hop crew One Day, featuring members of Horrorshow, Joyride, Spit Syndicate and Jackie Onassis, and they've just released a typically smooth new single in Leave Your Windows Open. read more
Video: HAMJAM - Love
Video: HAMJAM - Love
You've probably seen us bleeting on about HAMJAM a lot this past week or so, but we feel it's for good reason. Last week saw the release of their debut self-titled EP, featuring the first single Love - go on, buy it HERE. read more
New: Capetown - The Night feat. Phebe Starr
New: Capetown - The Night feat. Phebe Starr
Meet Capetown, a new production duo featuring a couple of Brisbane industry heavyweights - choosing to remain faceless for the time being - but already making waves in the club scene with specially-conncocted remixes for Tensnake and Jacques Le Cont and Young Franco (with an Allday one dropping soon). read more
New: Tkay Maidza - Switch Lanes
New: Tkay Maidza - Switch Lanes
Tkay Maidza's our fave, we've said it heaps, so I'll just point you to previous track postings HERE and HERE, where we extoll ridiculous amounts of (very deserved) love upon the hip hopstress. It seems the rest of the world is very quickly taking notice, and today Maidza has dropped... read more
Premiere: Indian Summer - Shiner (Akouo Remix)
Premiere: Indian Summer - Shiner (Akouo Remix)
Following on from his excellent re-work of Zhu's Paradise Waits LAST WEEK, Tasmanian producer Akouo is backing it up this week with a killer remix of Pilerats pals Indian Summer's latest single Shiner. Keeping the head bob vibes very strong, all that isolation off the southern coast of Australia is creating some... read more
BET Hip Hop Award Winners
BET Hip Hop Award Winners
Filmed last month in Atlanta, tonight the BET Hip Hop Awards will air tonight in the States. For the second year Snoop Dogg hosted the rap spectacle, and the full list of winners were revealed today on the BET site. read more
New: Mykki Blanco - Moshing In The Front feat. Cities Aviv
New: Mykki Blanco - Moshing In The Front feat. Cities Aviv
“My new shit gonna make the Internet shit themselves…my new shit is very live, noise pedals and shit”… provocative underground rapper Mykki Blanco said this on his Twitter a few months ago in reference to Gay Dog Food: Fem Slick, his new mixtape coming out on UNO NYC Recordings on... read more
Interview: George Maple
Interview: George Maple
Jess Higgs is somewhere in Sydney watching a storm materialise over a beach. I’m in Brisbane, surrounded by clutter in my study. We’ve hung up on each, and have been playing ping pong with each other’s calls for the past few minutes trying to get the interview back on track:... read more
Video Interview: Jagwar Ma
Video Interview: Jagwar Ma
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10/10 Would Listen: Bad Noose Independent Press
10/10 Would Listen: Bad Noose Independent Press
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Listen: Willow Beats - Merewif (Leon Osborn Remix)
Listen: Willow Beats - Merewif (Leon Osborn Remix)
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Premiere: Twin Haus - Blood Tapes
Premiere: Twin Haus - Blood Tapes
Following the release of their killer Waxen Myriad EP earlier this year and supporting the likes of The Medics, Young Lions, Dune Rats and more, outfit Twin Haus have a new single (out October 17) and some tour dates to back it up, presented by little old us and Beldam Records. Blood... read more
Interview - Edie Green
Interview - Edie Green
Summery pop doesn’t usually have darkness or edginess to it, but Perth-based indie-folk-pop act Edie Green’s sound is more complex than most. Brilliant drum beats, great guitars and incredible vocals are all in abundance – they know what they’re doing, and Australia likes it – they came second overall in... read more
New: Savoir - Malala
New: Savoir - Malala
Perth three-piece Savoir are such teases. First, they gave us that incredible Perth Boiler Room performance last year, the one people still casually bring up today and just exchange knowing glances, slowly shaking their heads side to side in wonder... read more
Lido's Diplo & Friends Mix
Lido's Diplo & Friends Mix
You know you're being earmarked for hugeness when global dancefloor tastemaker Diplo invites you to do one of his BBC1Extra Diplo & Friends mixes. Cashmere Cat's bestie, Norwegian producer Lido, from the Pelican Fly record label (Richelle, Mr Tweeks) recently got on board and his 60 minute mix is devastatingly good. read more
Acid Stag Presents: Mammal Sounds Christmas
Acid Stag Presents: Mammal Sounds Christmas
Mammal Sounds will be migrating south at the end of November, as they celebrate the festive season with a smashing night music by some of Australia's raddest up-and-coming artists. Taking over the stage at Shebeen in Melbourne will be local electro-duo Back Back Forward Punch (pictured), Sydney disco-funk dudes Midnight... read more
Dancehall Dance Tips from Dutty Dancing
Dancehall Dance Tips from Dutty Dancing
With just a few days till Sydney's premiere Dancehall night, Dutty Dancing doing it's second party in Melbourne, I have put together some videos to inspire you for the dancing competition. Dutty Dancing is a party with the energy of Carnivale, playing a mix of energetic, electrifying dancehall reggae, and... read more
My Favourite Things: Holy Holy
My Favourite Things: Holy Holy
Brisbane psych-folk outfit Holy Holy are on a roll. Following the release of a beautiful new video clip for the single History, and they've just popped up on Triple J Mornings for Like A Version, smashing out a glorious version of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart. read more
Friday Freebie: Elk Road - Hurt No More
Friday Freebie: Elk Road - Hurt No More
If super tight production gets you going, look no further than rapidly-rising WA-based producer Elk Road (check an interview we did with him a while ago HERE) He's been in the game for a few years now under a variety of different guises, but his latest venture is garnering serious... read more
Premiere: KLP - Medicine
Premiere: KLP - Medicine
After a stellar year that's seen her rocking DJ sets around the country, releasing some killer music and taking the reigns of Triple J's House Party each weekend, KLP is dropping a new single and has announced a heap of shows over November/December to celebrate. Medicine is sultry slow jam, produced... read more
New: Just A Gent - Limelight feat. ROZES
New: Just A Gent - Limelight feat. ROZES
To say Jacob Grant has had a big 2014 is selling it far too short - smashing Hypemachine charts, national tours, Stoney Roads awards and Soundcloud plays to go along with hype from some of the world's biggest names in dance is just the beginning under his producer guise as... read more
New: James Blake - Building It Still
New: James Blake - Building It Still
As has become more and more standard for James Blake's Thursday night BBC Radio 1 Thursday night residency shows, the British producer slipped a previously un-released track from the archives onto the airwaves. Called Building It Still, it's Blake the way we love him - sparse, throbbing bass, the occasion... read more
Video Interview: Broods
Video Interview: Broods
Here to prove New Zealand isn't just responsible for one pop starlet in Lorde, Georgia and Caleb Nott have had an equally impressive 12 months following the release of their self-titled debut EP earlier this YEAR. read more
New: Pond - Elvis' Flaming Star
New: Pond - Elvis' Flaming Star
One of the most prolific outfits to ever come out of Australia, let alone WA, Pond have announced details for their upcoming sixth studio album, born from the group and a parade of friends taking a couple months worth of mountains of tape stitched together to form Man It Feels Like... read more
Interview - Gang Of Youths
Interview - Gang Of Youths
Gang Of Youths don't really do interviews anymore but Pilerats were lucky enough to grab a few moments with the lead singer of the band David Leaupepe to take a look inside the group. They're an interesting anomaly in the music industry having been a band for two years but with... read more
New: Peter Bibby - Hates My Boozin'
New: Peter Bibby - Hates My Boozin'
From his upcoming debut album Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician, Peter Bibby released his latest single Hates My Boozin' just over a week ago, and today sees the release of the accompanying video clip, telling a ramshackle tale of WA songwriter Peter Bibby's love for a beverage. read more
Premiere: Allday - Always Know The DJ (De̊ǰa Remix)
Premiere: Allday - Always Know The DJ (De̊ǰa Remix)
Melbourne duo De̊ǰa have had a killer 2014, having just wrapped up their headlining tour celebrating the Infinite Ecstatic EP which included shows in all capital cities, on an island at Rottofest and closing the Listen Out Festival in Melbourne. read more
CMJ Dreaming
CMJ Dreaming
While there's an incredibly strong Aussie contingent over at CMJ at the moment (break a leg SAFIA, Fractures, Banoffee, DMA's and errybody else!), we've got pretty bad FOMO for a bunch of international acts we're also missing out on. read more
K-Pop Concert Disaster
K-Pop Concert Disaster
On Friday, 16 young people fell to their deaths when a grate they were standing on collapsed, at a K-Pop Concert in South Korea. Today, the accident has promoted one of the concert organisers, wracked with guilt, to jump off a ten-storey building and commit suicide. read more
Video: Shabazz Palaces - Motion Sickness
Video: Shabazz Palaces - Motion Sickness
Who are Shabazz Palaces? Tendai Maraire and Ishmael Butler from Seattle. What do they do? Make trippy avant-raps with wild drum beats (Ishmael’s on vocals and is the face of SP, while Tendai plays ancient instruments from his homeland, Zimbabwe). read more
New: San Cisco - Run
New: San Cisco - Run
Following a couple of years galavanting around the globe touring their smashing self-titled debut record, playing iconic festivals such as Lollapalooza and Reading, along with headline sellout shows in LA, NY, London and Tokyo, San Cisco are finally back in the motherland. read more
New: Grace - Pluto
New: Grace - Pluto
Previously releasing music under her full name Grace Woodroofe and now operating under simply her first, Pluto is the first taste of what we can expect from the WA-born solo artist Grace, and it's a powerful statement. read more
Watch: #throughglass, FKA Twigs’ directed advert for Google Glass
Watch: #throughglass, FKA Twigs’ directed advert for Google Glass
26 year old star-in-the-making FKA Twigs has just conceptualised, directed and starred in an “arty short film” (c’mon…it’s a commercial) for Google Glass. This peculiar move by Google Glass comes in the footsteps of James Deen and Andy San Dimas, who recently used Google Glass to shoot a porno. If you're... read more
Watch Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Noel Gallagher watching TV
Watch Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Noel Gallagher watching TV
Gogglebox is an award-winning British documentary TV series that kicked off early last year, and is already in its fourth season. The show, which goes for an hour, features ordinary (and sometimes highly opinionated!) British TV viewers - couples, families and friends, sitting in their living rooms watching weekly British... read more
Future Music Festival 2015
Future Music Festival 2015
After weeks of speculation you can finally lock in hip hop royalty Drake for next year's edition of Future Music Festival. He's joined by a host of heavy hitters, some having visited Future in the past, others fresh faces, with a lineup that goes a little something like this: read more
Tour: Sasha Grey - Here I Am
Tour: Sasha Grey - Here I Am
The time for getting pissy about "celebrity" DJ tours has definitely passed, it's now just up to you the punter if you want to see international people from movies, TV shows, or urm... internet porn, rock out at clubs in our fair land. read more
Stoney Roads Launches Record Label
Stoney Roads Launches Record Label
Yesterday saw Aussie music blog kings Stoney Roads announce the launch of their new record label - Stoney Roads Records, stating: "The label will play home to a number of local and international artists and be built on the strong emphasis on creating an inclusive community of creators that work... read more
Video: Wet - Don't Wanna Be Your Girl
Video: Wet - Don't Wanna Be Your Girl
Taken from their recently released self-titled debut EP, Don't Wanna Be Your Girl is an emotionally charged new single finding Brooklyn trio Wet at their most delicate, and unsurprisingly, most beautiful. The video was directed by the female-run erotic magazine 'Beauty Today', featuring singer Kelly Zutrau, who said of the collaboration: read more
Video: Montgomery - Pinata
Video: Montgomery - Pinata
Following the announce of Queensland-based singer Montgomery joining the I OH YOU family earlier this year, we've been eagerly anticipating her debut EP release, New Clear War, which is out tomorrow (October 24). We originally fell in love with first release War Cry, with a crush that only grew with the follow up, Pinata. read more
10/10 Would Listen: Cloudwaves
10/10 Would Listen: Cloudwaves
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Tour: Millions - For Your Leisure & Pleasure
Tour: Millions - For Your Leisure & Pleasure
Brisbane four piece Millions are hittin' the old dusty trail over November and December for their For Your Leisure & Pleasure Tour, bringing their swoonworthy brand of indie-pop swagger to a stage near you. They'll be erforming songs from their debut LP, Max Relax, an album spearheaded by juicy first... read more
New: Ariel Pink - Black Ballerina + Aus' Tour
New: Ariel Pink - Black Ballerina + Aus' Tour
Currently celebrating his latest album pom pom, Ariel Pink has released the second single from it - Black Ballerina, coinciding with the announcement he'll be hanging around in Australia following his appearance at the just announced - and completely awesome - Sugar Mountain Festival (lineup details HERE). Black Ballerina continues Pink's weird and... read more
WAM Festival - Nominees & Events Rundown
WAM Festival - Nominees & Events Rundown
This year's celebration of all things WA music - the WAM Festival - is looking ridiculously huge. Like too big to comprehend massive. So we're gonna try and break it down in as simple a fashion as possible, because we love the place we live, and especially love the ridiculous... read more
New: Yeo - Secret Powers
New: Yeo - Secret Powers
It seems like only yesterday we were fortunate enough to stream Yeo's Come Find Me EP (HERE) - well it was only a month ago so that's probably why - but he's already back with some new music in the form of sexy new single Super Powers. read more
New: Gunns - The Fool
New: Gunns - The Fool
As is often with bands around these parts (and everywhere, I guess), the members who form WA dream-pop-garage-surf rockers Gunns play in a bunch of other bands. The reason I point this out in this instance is that two of the team (Hamish and James) you - hopefully - know... read more
Friday Freebie: Jackie Onassis - One Thing
Friday Freebie: Jackie Onassis - One Thing
Following the release of their new single NSY a couple of weeks ago (check the clip HERE), in conjunction with a tour announcement (that we're very excited to be presenting), Aussie hip hop duo and part of the One Day CREW, Jackie Onassis have some more new (free) music in One Thing. read more
Indian Summer Remix Package + US Tour
Indian Summer Remix Package + US Tour
A couple of weeks ago we had the honour of premiering the Akouo remix of Indian Summer's dancefloor-destroying single Shiner feat. Ginger & The Ghost, and now the full remix package is available, just in time for the lads to embark on their maiden voyage of the US. read more
Panda Bear Shares New Video for 'Mr Noah'; Announces New Album
Panda Bear Shares New Video for 'Mr Noah'; Announces New Album
Panda Bear, the solo project of Noah London from Animal Collective, has released a video for a track called Mr Noah. It’s directed by French collective AB/CD/CD, known for their work developing the visual identity of French label Colette, and for videos for Uffie, Lily Allen, and Kitsuné Records. read more
Listen: Caribou's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix
Listen: Caribou's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix
BBC Radio 1 is one dance music’s most iconic brands, and the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix is one of the world’s most loved and listened-to mix shows, and continues to hold respect despite the explosion of many more mix-based radio shows. read more
5 UNDER 500
5 UNDER 500
A lot of acts that you read about on music websites - the hot/upcoming/buzz-worthy articles - come from a press release, with the authors sent a lot of awesome new music and having to sift through for the good stuff. read more
Text Message Interview: Allday x Mathas
Text Message Interview: Allday x Mathas
With Allday currently running around the country on his sold out tour, and Perth MC Mathas joining Joelistics on his Australian tour, we thought it was time the two got to know each other a little better. read more
No Money Weekend Guide
No Money Weekend Guide
Just cause your bank account’s in the negative doesn’t mean your weekend’s gotta be a drag. Here’s some no money weekend options for you. You can thank us later. Or now. Or never. We don't mind.  read more
Video: CHVRCHES - Under The Tide
Video: CHVRCHES - Under The Tide
Scottish trio CHVRCHES have released a visually-very-pleasing new video clip for their single Under The Tide, directed by Sing J Lee, who along with working with the band in the past, has also worked on clips for the likes of Australia's own Vance Joy and Gorgon City. read more
Video Interview: Meg Mac
Video Interview: Meg Mac
Meg Mac is an Australian act very quickly on the rise. We first fell in love with her when she guest vocalled on one of our earliest Pilerats Records releases with Sid Pattni - Go Back Home (listen HERE), and it's been rad to watch her rapid climb to high rotation... read more
Diplo and Skrillex Monster Mix
Diplo and Skrillex Monster Mix
At the beginning of last year Mad Decent tastemaker Diplo announced he’d be collaborating with Skrillex in a project called Jack Ü. Both producers are leaders in their field, and both work hard to discover and support amazing new talent; so any project involving the two of them is predestined... read more
Video: Carmada - Maybe
Video: Carmada - Maybe
Carmada, AKA Aussie tropical banger merchants LDRU and Yahtzel, have dropped the video for their debut single Maybe, just in time for summer. Shot in LA along Venice Beach, it's basically just a a girl on a bike fucking everybody's shit up, and it's all kinds of awesome. read more
Premiere: Ribongia - It Began EP
Premiere: Ribongia - It Began EP
We've been hailing Antonio Rosselli Del Turco AKA Ribongia as one of the country's most exciting producers since first frothing over his originals Slave Trade and Save The Children earlier this year. The best way to describe his music comes from the word 'ribongia', which means chaos or dissaray from Italy years... read more
New: Sun City - Paralyse
New: Sun City - Paralyse
Following the release of their sophomore EP Set Alight a while ago, Perth duo Sun City are ready to bring their trademark indie-electro sound back to dancefloors and beaches around the country with Paralyse, which sees the twosome maturing their sound after an extended break from recording. read more
Ryan Hemsworth Gives Back Catalogue Out for Free
Ryan Hemsworth Gives Back Catalogue Out for Free
He's such a benevolent guy, that Ryan Hemsworth, he never forgets where he came from and always gives back to the fans that made him. At Christmas time last year he gave away RYANPACK Volume 1, a free download pack of 10 previously unreleased remixes of songs including Beyonce, Lorde... read more
Video: Violent Soho - Eightfold
Video: Violent Soho - Eightfold
Next week sees Violent Soho's final tour for 2014 kicking off, and while I could recap the Brissy outfit's stellar year I'll just point you to THIS POST, which wraps up the more recent golden events for the group. read more
Gimme Some Truth Music Documentary Film Festival
Gimme Some Truth Music Documentary Film Festival
A film festival solely dedicated to music documentaries is a pretty great idea, made even better when it’s spearheaded by a local independent radio station with impeccable taste in music. Gimme Some Truth - RTRFM's music documentary festival – returns for its sophomore year, showcasing eight films over six days, including... read more
Premiere: Pepa Knight - Coyote Choir
Premiere: Pepa Knight - Coyote Choir
Jinja Safari co-frontman Pepa Knight first came to our attention when he popped as the guest vocal on Japanese Wallpaper's Waves (listen HERE), and he's released a couple of solo singles in the meantime, but today marks the announcement of his debut solo EP Hyptnotized Vol I, due November 28. read more
Tkay Maidza - Switch Lanes Video + Switch Tape EP
Tkay Maidza - Switch Lanes Video + Switch Tape EP
Tkay Maidza continues to take 2014 by the scruff of the neck, following a slew of great releases (listen HERE and HERE), last Friday saw the release of her debut EP Switch Tapes, featuring the Paces-produced joint Switch Lanes. And after premiering with Complex yesterday, the animated video clip for the single is now live... read more
Musica Copa 2014
Musica Copa 2014
Following last year’s hugely successful inaugural event, Musica Copa returns to Marrickville’s KIKOFF centre at Fraser Park in Sydney on Friday 5 December, with an expanded tournament featuring 16 teams and switching to a more crowd-friendly Friday evening format. read more
Drop It Like It's Art
Drop It Like It's Art
Oh, Doggy Dog. First you tell us you’re the reincarnation of Bob Marley and that you’ve moved to Jamaica to become a Rastafarian, burying the Dogg to take on the lion. Then you take a trip to funkytown for an album with Dâm-Funk for Stones Throw, and you reincarnate once... read more
Video: Rachel By The Stream - Reasons To Live + Jordan F Remix
Video: Rachel By The Stream - Reasons To Live + Jordan F Remix
Today marks the official release of Melbourne electronic duo Rachel By The Stream's new single Reasons To Live, first receiving a visually brilliant video clip, and now coming with a sonically synthy remix affair from Sydney's Jordan F. read more
Etsy Pop-Up Markets
Etsy Pop-Up Markets
From little things, big things grow. Just ask Sophia Amoruso, founder of global girls’ clohing business NastyGal and author of #GIRLBOSS – she created a small vintage women's clothing business on eBay that’s now worth $250 million dollars. read more
JOY. - Stone
JOY. - Stone
Whereas Captured was raw talent channelled into a song (watch a beautiful live recording of it HERE), JOY's Stone appears as a highly refined, late night slow-jam that you can keep playing over and over to appreciate. With all it's undulations and bumps it is not unlike that which is named after - a stone. Stone starts... read more
Premiere: GRMM - Electrify (cln Remix)
Premiere: GRMM - Electrify (cln Remix)
GRMM's Electrify feat. Father Dude has absolutely smashed it this year - it's been one of the most-played songs on our nation's youth broadcaster, and has seen the up-and-coming producer playing shows around the country. All this week he's been rolling out remixes for the track as part of a special... read more
Tinashe: Australian Tour
Tinashe: Australian Tour
After debuting an incredible cover story with American musician Tinashe last month, ACCLAIM Magazine are bringing breakthrough singer down under for the very first time for a string of dates in February. She’s been working the independent scene for years, making dark and intriguing experimental mixtapes (2013’s Black Water is... read more
New: Slumberjack - Body Cry feat. Father Dude
New: Slumberjack - Body Cry feat. Father Dude
With the Australian tour for their d-floor destroying single Felon wrapping up earlier this month, Slumberjack have a new Father Dude-featuring single to mark the beginning of their Aussie summer dominance - Body Cry. A slightly more restrained effort compared to the beast that was Felon, Body Cry still packs plenty of oomph in... read more
FKA Twigs Dances for Inmate on Death Row in Creepy New Clip
FKA Twigs Dances for Inmate on Death Row in Creepy New Clip
Prior to FKA Twigs’ success as a solo artist, she worked as a dancer in other artists’ videos. Now, she’s come full circle, starring in her own videos – that are undoubtedly several times more f*&cked up than any of the stuff she was in the background for. read more
Life In Two Bands With Mariachi El Bronx
Life In Two Bands With Mariachi El Bronx
With an Australia tour just announced around their Bluesfest 2015 appearance (all dates down the bottom) and their brand new album Mariachi El Bronx (III) due for release on Friday 7 November, Ken Horne from the group decided to fill us in on all the good parts about being in two... read more
10/10 Would Watch - Video Clips Of The Week
10/10 Would Watch - Video Clips Of The Week
Here are the best video clips out there right now, as voted by the fresssshhhhmakers. That’s us! Okay you got us, we didn’t vote. Also we’re not fresh at all, could probably do with a good shower. read more
New: Foreign Beggars - Modus EP
New: Foreign Beggars - Modus EP
UK bass music trio Foreign Beggars have dropped their massive new EP - Modus, featuring three tracks and guest stars that include Eprom, Alix Perez and Riko Dan. EP opener Sirens featuring Eprom is a glitchy, sci-fi affair and the perfect introduction to the group's new EP, which sees them once again... read more
Video: DMA's - Laced
Video: DMA's - Laced
Following a video premiere on Vice's NOISEY, Sydney's DMA's continue their march of world dominance, winning the hearts and minds of all and sundry with their Brit-pop vibes, low key aesthetic and general seemingly disinterested attitude. But when the music's this good you know it's a bunch of very talented young... read more
Video: Thelma Plum - Young In Love
Video: Thelma Plum - Young In Love
Last night Thelma Plum unleashed her Monsters EP upon a rapturous crowd in Newcastle, and also released her beautifully dark video for new single Young In Love upon the world. It's a simultaneously romantic and unsettling video clip, crafted by Made In Katana, and based upon the Kohei Yoshiyuki photographic series, The... read more
New: Thelma Plum - How Much Does Your Love Cost (Dugong Jr Remix)
New: Thelma Plum - How Much Does Your Love Cost (Dugong Jr Remix)
So we're having a Thelma Plum day today. We just posted about the pretty new video clip for her single Young In Love HERE and announced her national tour kicking off tonight at Oxford Arts Factory. We also just got this rad remix from Melbourne's Dugong Jr, working his magic on another Plum... read more
Friday Freebie: RL Grime - Halloween Mix 2014
Friday Freebie: RL Grime - Halloween Mix 2014
As has become customary over the past couple of years RL Grime has dropped a new Halloween Mix and it's typically all killer no filler from one of the biggest names in trap and bass. It's a sweet balance between his trappier stuff and a heap of rad hip hop... read more
KFC Getaway
KFC Getaway
Have you ever gone to a café just to swindle their wireless, and felt really guilty for staying longer than the regular time it would take to drink a cup of coffee, and bought more coffee you didn’t want to drink just to feel like you have a right to... read more
Dizzee Rascal's Terrifying Halloween Video Clip
Dizzee Rascal's Terrifying Halloween Video Clip
Wow. To commemorate Halloween this year, Britain’s greatest ever (he is) grime MC Dizzee Rascal has released a one-off, horror-themed video clip for his track Couple of Stacks (produced by Footsie), which is only playing for a few days over at Vice Mag before it comes down Sunday.  read more
Laneway Sideshows Wrap
Laneway Sideshows Wrap
When a touring festival like St Jerome's Laneway Festival announces a bunch of sideshows with some of the lineup's biggest hitters it's a sure sign that a) tickets are running like hot-cakes, and b) you're wallet is going to be hurting even more. read more
 Video: Lone - Restless City
Video: Lone - Restless City
Whenever Manchester producer Lone puts something out, we always pay attention. Lone’s June album release Reality Testing was full of brainy house jams – serious levels of soul-stirring bounce in that one!    read more
EMC 2014 Conference Program
EMC 2014 Conference Program
This year's Electronic Music Conference has released details of its daytime program, featuring more than 80 artists and industry leaders speaking over 20 panels to be held across The Eternity Playhouse, The Beresford Upstairs, Lo-Fi and The Standard Bowl in Sydney's Darlinghurst from December 2-4. read more
New: Klo - Under Lie
New: Klo - Under Lie
Following impressive turns earlier this year in debut single Make Me Wonder and then False Calls, Melbourne cousins Klo have premiered their latest single Under Lies via Thump this week, and it's doing nothing to quell our excitement for the duo's debut EP Cusp to be released Friday 14 November via Dot Dash/Remote Control. read more
Video Interview: Abbe May
Video Interview: Abbe May
This weekend sees the WAM Festival take over Perth for a series of conference panels, awards nights and free shows celebrating all things WA Music. For a brief rundown of the nominees (including our own Sable and CIRCO Festivals) and events click HERE, and today please enjoy a video interview... read more
Video Interview: RÜFÜS
Video Interview: RÜFÜS
Summer is fast approaching, which means a lot of things festival wise but pertaining to us specifically, it means Wonderland Festival's Saturday 20 December date at Perth's Supreme Court Gardens is almost upon us. Featuring a carefully-curated, all-Aussie lineup and some of this country's best electronic-based acts, we can't wait... read more
Premiere: Late Night Hysterics - Limerick
Premiere: Late Night Hysterics - Limerick
Late Night Hysterics are a WA-based five-piece who impressed all who saw them earlier this year at Groovin The Moo Festival, and it's now time for the group to release their first single - Limerick. Melding shoegaze, rock and synth in an atmospheric, lush hodge podge of sound, it's a restrained piece... read more
Meet HYLA: Our Stagebound Artist
Meet HYLA: Our Stagebound Artist
As part of Southbound's Stagebound competition, three acts have been chosen to go in the running for a chance to play at next year's edition of the Festival, with three media outlets each picking one to get behind. read more
FoF Music's Bumper 5 Year Compilation
FoF Music's Bumper 5 Year Compilation
FoF Music (Friends Of Friends Music), a collective/label from LA, have always been ahead of the game when it comes to guiding us towards left-leaning electronic sounds. read more
Premiere: Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - Sugar Man (POOLCLVB Remix)
Premiere: Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - Sugar Man (POOLCLVB Remix)
With a quality remix output that just recently culminated in POOLCLVB's debut original tune - Here You're Mine feat. Erin Marshall, the mysterious Aussie duo keep the good times rolling with a tidy little re-do for Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP's reunion track - Sugar Man - which jacks things up while keeping that... read more
Grace - Pluto Tour
Grace - Pluto Tour
Despite Perth being the most isolated city in the world, the place pumps out artists that challenge the rest of Australia's talent. Just look at Grace, who recently supported Alt-J when they toured 'Australia' (read Sydney & Melbourne) and has released a pulsating, sparse electronic single titled, Pluto (which you can listen to HERE). read more
Video: Winterbourne - Cold
Video: Winterbourne - Cold
For awhile Winterbourne curated a questionable adolescent look with slouched beanies, rolled up pant legs and bangs. But hey, we all had our regrettable life choices, I used to wear crocs and socks in public. Winterbourne have gone from painfully cringe-worthy to a bunch of guys making heartfelt, guitar-based power ballads. read more
New: Palace - What You Want
New: Palace - What You Want
Hometown pride runs deep around this office, and WA boy Palace is another young producer from these parts we're always excited to hear new music from. It's been a long time between drinks though - his killer remix for good mate Paces' Leave, other good mates Crooked Colours' Come Down, along with... read more
New: Lurch & Chief - Keep It Together + Tour
New: Lurch & Chief - Keep It Together + Tour
For every single that Lurch & Chief have released over the past year, they've had an accompanying tour and with the announcement of their latest effort, Keep It Together there's another tour to boot. The tour will see them traipsing around the East coast of Australia, celebrating a single that... read more
Video: Nicholas Allbrook - Did I Just Arrive Here..?
Video: Nicholas Allbrook - Did I Just Arrive Here..?
In the words of Nicholas Allbrook himself, "James Spinks made a video for me. I love it so much I want to shit in my hat and go to the courts and officially change my name to Doctor Shit-Hat. read more
New: Naik - Visit From Hell
New: Naik - Visit From Hell
Naik man has been ticking away for a few years now and is known for his eclectic music style which brings together warped guitar lines, psychedelica and snarling hip hop. Furthermore, Naik is also releasing the first single, Visit From Hell, off his second album, and to celebrate he's having a... read more
Video - Arca & Jesse Kanda, 'Now You Know'
Video - Arca & Jesse Kanda, 'Now You Know'
24 year-old, Venezuelan-born, London-residing music producer/mixing engineer Arca’s forthcoming full length studio release, Xen, comes out tomorrow, a year on from Arca’s stunning mixtape &&&, and EP Stretch 2. Prior to its release, he’s just put out a video for title track Now You Know, directed/created by Jesse Kanda.  Given Kanda’s... read more
New: Motion Picture Actress - Hider's Waltz
New: Motion Picture Actress - Hider's Waltz
Following its premiere over with the good blokes at Acid Stag, it's time for the wider world to get around Brisbane-based producer Motion Picture Actress and his new single Hider's Waltz. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Nicolas Jaar and Taylor McFerrin, Hider's Waltz is layer upon layer of delicate electronic instrumentation and... read more
New: Tei Shi - See Me
New: Tei Shi - See Me
Brooklyn-via-Columbia-via Vancouver singer Tei Shi is very quickly becoming an artist you need to be around. Her most recent single Bassically went straight to #1 on Hype Machine, and this new single See Me has very quickly followed suite. read more
Perth Festival Announce Program for 2015
Perth Festival Announce Program for 2015
I can't imagine what summers in WA would be like without Perth Festival. The things I experience from around the world, at Perth Festival every year, are enough to keep me culturally inspired, and in love with the Arts, for the whole remaining year to come.  read more
New: London Grammar - Strong (Loston Rework)
New: London Grammar - Strong (Loston Rework)
WA-based producer Loston continues a stellar run of remix/reworks with the follow up to his original tune a few months back (Drown), this time taking to London Grammar's Strong with his signature brand of dark yet uplifting soundscapes. read more
Premiere: Spirit Faces - Hold It Down (Anatole Remix)
Premiere: Spirit Faces - Hold It Down (Anatole Remix)
A few weeks ago we posted about up-and-coming Sydney producer Spirit Faces, and his new tune Hold It Down feat. Zebra Zap (listen HERE). Very much in-line with our recent obssession with artists just starting to breakthough, we jumped at the opportunity to premiere a remix for Hold It Down, done by another... read more
New: Thrupence - Lessons Mixtape 4
New: Thrupence - Lessons Mixtape 4
We've been feverishly anticipating Thrupence's Lessons Mixtape 4 since he dropped his first tune with Future Classic last August in Don't You Mind. And he hasn't disappointed. I could lazily apply an Avalanches-esque descriptor to his sound (and I just did), but there's also a lot more to it that makes Thrupence... read more
Introducing - Koi Child
Introducing - Koi Child
You may have heard of a groovin' new band gaining prominence around the gig circuit lately. Koi Child are a seven-piece jazz-fusion project hailing from our own port town of Fremantle. Emerging from a collaboration between nu-jazz band Kashikoi and hip-hop trio Child's Play, they've been busy readying a single... read more
New: De̊ǰa - Try Again (De̊ǰa x Aaliyah)
New: De̊ǰa - Try Again (De̊ǰa x Aaliyah)
Melbourne experimental electro-pop twosome De̊ǰa have had a pretty great 2014 that most recently saw them tour their latest EP Infinite Ecstatic around Australia, and just a couple of weeks ago we were pretty chuffed to premiere their chiller remix of Allday's Always Know The DJ. read more
WAM Conference Wrap
WAM Conference Wrap
WAM Festival wasn't just about the awards and block parties - the WAM Conference chalked up a successful two day stint of incredible knowledge-sharing this weekend. Over Friday and Saturday, curious music fans, band members, producers, music journalists, managers, bookers, label owners and more gave up their free time to... read more
New: GRRL PAL - Paradise
New: GRRL PAL - Paradise
WA-based electronic duo GRRL PAL have arrived back from a recent stint in the US living and working with producer Parker Ighile (G-Eazy, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj), and the results are already paying off with the first of a few new tunes to come - Paradise. read more
New: Flight Facilities - Two Bodies feat. Emma Louise (Lido Remix)
New: Flight Facilities - Two Bodies feat. Emma Louise (Lido Remix)
As their sold out Down To Earth tour barnstorms around the country and the album itself scores a 2014 J Award nomination, the good times roll on for Flight Facilities, today dropping a Two  Bodies remix from white-hot producer Lido. read more
Will Bixler's Beaufort St Festival RTRFM Block Party 2014 Mix
Will Bixler's Beaufort St Festival RTRFM Block Party 2014 Mix
This Saturday 15 November in Perth sees the return of the increasingly massive Beaufort Street Festival taking over the Mount Lawley area with some 150,000+ people getting a huge dose of music, art, fashion, food & drink, awesome ugly dog shows and a heap more. read more
New: LO'99 & Marshall F - Take Me Back
New: LO'99 & Marshall F - Take Me Back
Around six months ago four young lads met at a local coffee spot, amongst the hipsters & soccer mums they sat down to chat business. That's what they say anyway. Knowing these four gentlemen - Benson, Terace, Tom Piper and Mike Metro - we refuse to believe these discussions didn't... read more
Video: Lisa Mitchell - Wah-Ha + BTS Photo Exclusive
Video: Lisa Mitchell - Wah-Ha + BTS Photo Exclusive
Lisa Mitchell’s latest track Wah-Ha was written on the back of a shopping receipt while on a holiday. She's just released a dreamy little video to accompany it, and it came about in equally as casual a way: Mitchell and her mate Kirrilee went up to the snow in Falls Creek and... read more
EMC Play Launches It's HUGE Lineup
EMC Play Launches It's HUGE Lineup
The upcoming Electronic Music Conference just added a veritable shitstorm of world's most exciting dance acts to the event, announcing the much-anticipated EMC Play lineup, taking place over Dec 3-4 across four venues in Sydney's Kings Cross. read more
5 UNDER 500
5 UNDER 500
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Dungeons & Dragons Dance Party
Dungeons & Dragons Dance Party
Melbourne DIY dance party bizarros Zanzibar Chanel are an act that come along once in one’s clubbing lifetime. Their super-weird greatness is hard to describe but their esoteric house certainly stands out a mile in a sometimes bleak nightclub landscape of mediocre house, uncreative electronica and grating trap. read more
Video: Client Liaison - Feed The Rhythm
Video: Client Liaison - Feed The Rhythm
As I've said with Client Liaison from day dot - if you're going to do a retro sound you can either do it as a joke (which gets tired pretty quickly), or go all in on it and don't hold back. read more
New: Chiefs & Nick Acquroff - Inside Out
New: Chiefs & Nick Acquroff - Inside Out
Melbourne producer Chiefs has been on our radar all year - popping up as part of our inaugural Rat Pack Compilation and since going on to do some killer work with the good folks at Die High Records. read more
Video - Rustie feat. Redinho - Lost
Video - Rustie feat. Redinho - Lost
That devilish wee Scot rave-maker Rustie (whose about to tour the US taking in dates with Danny Brown and Oneohtrix Point Never, the lucky lad) brought buzzing producer Redinho onboard for his track Lost, his second single from the brilliant Green Language. read more
New: Amy Rose - Awake Alive
New: Amy Rose - Awake Alive
Amy Rose has been releasing music for a number of years now, garnering some attention with earlier singles and EP releases, but one senses she's ready to step things up, and new single Awake Alive is a powerful starting point. read more
Red Bull Music Academy x Boiler Room Chronicles - Australia
Red Bull Music Academy x Boiler Room Chronicles - Australia
Well, this is cool. read more
New: Coin Banks - Tails EP
New: Coin Banks - Tails EP
Perth MC Coin Banks has worked with the likes of Ta-Ku, Homeboy Sandman, and countless other new school legends, first on the Heads EP, then a couple of tracks with Ta-Ku (like the astounding Hatches) and a massive run of live shows supporting everybody from Action Bronson to Cypress Hill,... read more
Chet Faker 2015 National Tour
Chet Faker 2015 National Tour
As his huge year draws to a close, Nick Murphy AKA Chet Faker has announced the details of his biggest Aussie tour to date, and the final tour celebrating his world-beating debut LP, Built On Glass. The homecoming national tour (featuring Chet in three-piece band form) will take in five capital cities February 2015,... read more
Friday Freebie: cln - Satisfy feat. Lou Millar
Friday Freebie: cln - Satisfy feat. Lou Millar
If you read this blog at all you'll know we're big fans of 19-year-old Brisbane producer cln, who lately has been pumping out a series of quality remixes for the likes of Odesza, GRMM and Wookie. read more
Introducing: Leisure Suite
Introducing: Leisure Suite
Currently riding a wave of hype since the release of their debut self-titled EP, Melbourne trio Leisure Suite are gearing up for the launch of said four-tracker this weekend at Melbourne's Boney, with a few friends in tow. read more
New: Jessie Andrews - In Motion EP
New: Jessie Andrews - In Motion EP
Was this an excuse to just re-post our video interview with Jessie Andrews from earlier this year? Maybe. Is Jessie Andrews' new In Motion EP a legit couple of house tunes that go deep in one instance and funky the other? Definitely. read more
Vices Party
Vices Party
Are you a trendsetter? Are you a gogetter? Do you know better (but you do it anyway)? If the answer is yes to any of the above, then come and claim your spot at Vices, the tropical throw-down at Mt Lawley’s Astor Theatre this Saturday. Bad Vacation/Flamingos, Lab Six and Street X have... read more
Interview - Twin Haus
Interview - Twin Haus
Twin Haus are currently on tour throughout the East coast of Australia to promote their latest single, Blood Tapes. Pilerats were lucky enough to premiere the vicious pysch track, which you can listen to below, and are also promoting their tour. read more
New: Cosmo's Midnight - Snare feat. Wild Eyed Boy
New: Cosmo's Midnight - Snare feat. Wild Eyed Boy
Fresh from a heap of festival appearances and a five-month studio break, one of Australian electronic music's most hyped acts Cosmo’s Midnight have put the lights back on in front of the speakers, dropping their new single, Snare, featuring London-based vocalist Wild Eyed Boy. read more
New: Midnight Juggernauts - Aerials EP
New: Midnight Juggernauts - Aerials EP
Throughout ten years of music and monkey business, Midnight Juggernauts have long maintained their adventurous course through the music scene. Recently separated across different countries and different projects, they banded back together on impulse to record a series of EPs, the first called Aerials, (out now via the band's own label,... read more
New: Szymon - Katyusha
New: Szymon - Katyusha
Instrumental track Katyusha is the first song from 23-year-old Sydney music producer Szymon Borzestowski's debut release, Tigersapp, an album that was performed, recorded and produced entirely in Borzestowsk’s bedroom. read more
CoLAB Festival Guide
CoLAB Festival Guide
Saturday 29 November sees the inaugural CoLAB Festival hitting University Of WA's Oak Lawn and providing a laidback alternative to a certain event taking over two days that weekend and requiring weeks of gym prep in the lead-up. read more
10/10 Would Listen: Surface Tension
10/10 Would Listen: Surface Tension
Perth-based club collective Surface Tension have been quietly creeping up as promoters to watch in the past year – we’ve very much been welcoming their diverse taste in talent curation – after teaming up with Get Weird to present the maximalist sounds of Sinjin Hawke in May, in August Surface... read more
New: Willow Beats - Chess
New: Willow Beats - Chess
As the twilight tones of Merewif continue to burn up the FM dial, Kalyani & Narayana continue to take their Willow Beats project to the world stage. The truly unique duo already have a sold out single tour under their belt, and with the impending national tour for sophomore EP water, it's... read more
New: Flower Drums - Bad Websites
New: Flower Drums - Bad Websites
Bad Websites is the first single from Perth four-piece Flower Drums' upcoming seven-track EP 28 Mansions, and it's one of the most delicately crafted pieces of electronic-pop we've heard in a long time. They've very quickly emerged as one of this part of the world's most exciting new acts, layering swirling,... read more
New: Paces - On My Mind EP
New: Paces - On My Mind EP
Following the release of his first single with new home etcetc a few weeks ago in On My Mind feat. Youth, Gold Coast producer and part-time Surcut Kid Paces has released the full EP that homes the track, and it's a tidy, self-contained release that feels a lot more rounded than... read more
Skrillex Selects Slumberjack
Skrillex Selects Slumberjack
We're not sure what's bigger news this week - that Skrillex just performed a Celine Dion cover on a grand piano on Diplo's boat party in the Carribean, or that young Perth producers/Wonderland local headliners Slumberjack just had their track Body Cry feat. read more
New: Kuage - A Part Of You
New: Kuage - A Part Of You
If Flume and Caribou had a bady, and they decided they didn't have enough time to raise it, so they put that baby up for adoption, and then Nicolas Jaar took it under his wing, I think that would end up calling itself French duo Kuage. read more
UNDR Ctrl Summer Rooftop Series
UNDR Ctrl Summer Rooftop Series
Sydney's Kings Cross is in one for heck of a summer over the next few months. First there was the EMC Play announcement last week, and now one of the crews hosting parties at that event - UNDR Ctrl - have announced a very sexy summer series of dance events... read more
Càbãnå Stream Debut EP On Tone Deaf
Càbãnå Stream Debut EP On Tone Deaf
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13 Must-Sees At EMC Play
13 Must-Sees At EMC Play
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Video: San Cisco - Run
Video: San Cisco - Run
The San Cisco express is picking up steam ahead of what no doubt be a very busy summer for the WA indie-pop outfit. Following the release of their first single in a fair while - Run, said song now has a Matt Sav-directed video clip. read more
Introducing: La Mar
Introducing: La Mar
Since announcing the launch of their new Stoney Roads Records label, the good lads over at Stoney Roads have dropped two tunes thus far. The first saw some fairly chilled future-beat stylings in the form of 20-year-old German producer Mazde and his tune Shifted Thoughts feat. La Mar. read more
10/10 Would Listen: Astral People’s Outside In Festival Playlist
10/10 Would Listen: Astral People’s Outside In Festival Playlist
Three years ago, young Sydney guns Vichara Edirisinghe, Tom Huggett and Leron Danilowitz got together in a little pizza bar in Sydney and decided they wanted to quit their respective jobs in physio, accountancy and sales and instead start a company where they could push and nurture experimental electronic sounds, and weird club... read more
Video Interview: Wavves
Video Interview: Wavves
This one time at Splendour In The Grass we had the pleasure of interviewing a - let's be honest, very drunk - Wavves after their barnstorming mainstage set earlier in the day. What resulted was our favourite chat of the festival, and a bottle full of urine... read more
HYLA's 5 Fave WA Acts
HYLA's 5 Fave WA Acts
As part of Southbound's Stagebound competition, three acts have been chosen to go in the running for a chance to play at next year's edition of the Festival, with three media outlets each picking one to get behind. read more
Slumberjack EP - Track By Track
Slumberjack EP - Track By Track
Perth production duo Slumberjack are having a pretty great run lately, most recently popping up on the influential Skrillex Selects Top 10 Soundcloud chart for their track Body Cry feat. Father Dude. That same track pops up on their new self-titled EP, which has just been released today, and which you... read more
Giraffage - 'No Reason' EP + Australian Tour
Giraffage - 'No Reason' EP + Australian Tour
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Drake Australian Tour
Drake Australian Tour
Following the announcement he'll be headlining Future Music Festival 2015 comes the not-unexpected news that Canadian hip hop royalty Drake will be playing a few of his own headline shows around the festival, joined by fellow Future act 2 Chainz. read more
New Music: thestand4rd Album Stream / Download
New Music: thestand4rd Album Stream / Download
If you loved 16 year-old Internet rap sensation Spooky Black’s melancholic single Without You nearly half as much as we did, you should get stuck into the new album from his new group, thestand4rd (pronounced ‘the standard’), which is Allan Kingdom, Psymun, Bobby Raps, and Spooky. read more
Video: Cut Copy Presents - Oceans Apart
Video: Cut Copy Presents - Oceans Apart
Global Melbourne dance music ambassadors Cut Copy recently released Cut Copy Presents: Oceans Apart, digitally and on vinyl via the band’s own dance imprint, Cutters Records. The 19-track continuous DJ-mixed provides a snapshot of new and exclusive music from their hometown’s thriving underground dance music scene and club culture. read more
New Music: Wordlife - Dat Groove
New Music: Wordlife - Dat Groove
Sydney duo Kato and Adam Bozzetto AKA Wordlife have a party-packed December coming up to celebrate their new EP Dat Groove, featuring Chicago dance legend DJ Funk, and a remix from another club lord in Sinden. Along with the tour dates you can see after streaming this charging slice of four-four,... read more
Pilerats X-Mas Party Guide
Pilerats X-Mas Party Guide
You might have heard the phrase ‘salad days’ bandied about before when people are describing times of youth and wildness. We decided that, here at Pilerats, as content-creators we are what you eat, and if Pilerats were a musical salad and these are your wild and youthful salad days, we’d... read more
New Music: Torus - Temples EP
New Music: Torus - Temples EP
This came as a recommendation from my weirdo-music appreciating English mate Keith, whose always got his head deep in the 'Cloud, and who always turns up great new stuff for me. Torus was his suggestion for me this week, with a little 'sounds like Shlohmo' sweetener thrown in, and Keith’s really... read more
New Music: Back Back Forward Punch - Big Time/Up Late In The Jungle
New Music: Back Back Forward Punch - Big Time/Up Late In The Jungle
Melbourne electronic duo Back Back Forward Punch are closing out 2014 with not one but two new singles in Big Time and Up Late In The Jungle. The first is a lesson in driving nu-disco and breezy vocals, while the latter takes things a bit further back, for a pure classic disco... read more
Premiere: If I Had Antlers - Cedar
Premiere: If I Had Antlers - Cedar
If I Had Antlers are Farzan Saif, Jasper Gunderson, Anthony Trimboli and Kurt Sines, a Brisbane-based four-piece who would almost qualify for our 5 Under 500 series, and are no less deserving of your attention. A relatively fresh act, they've been hard at work crafting music which they're looking to... read more
New Music, James Blake - '200 Press'
New Music, James Blake - '200 Press'
Sometimes we think James Blake is some kind of alien humanoid who fell to Earth to bless us with incredible music from the future, and soon he's going to disappear back to wherever he came ftom, leaving a trail of dumbfounded club music fans in his wake...Today Blake upped an... read more
#JDFutureLegends Presents: 7 Wonders Of World Bar
#JDFutureLegends Presents: 7 Wonders Of World Bar
As we've touched on a few times in the past couple of weeks, the 2014 Electronic Music Conference is smashing into Sydney next week from Dec 2-4, and they recently dropped the epic lineup for the artist showcase series EMC Play. read more
New Music: A$AP Ferg (prod. Clams Casino) - Talk It
New Music: A$AP Ferg (prod. Clams Casino) - Talk It
Approaching the release of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, the DJ Drama-hosted Ferg Forever, A$AP Ferg released this track, which is a little lighter and softer than we’re used to from the usually quite intense, turnt-up Trap Lord. read more
Premiere: Azealia Banks - Chasing Time (Feki Remix)
Premiere: Azealia Banks - Chasing Time (Feki Remix)
We first came across producer Feki a few months ago with his original track Nothing Lasts Forever, itself coming on the back of some killer remixes for GRMM, The Preatures and Kilter. Citing the likes of Ta-ku, Stwo and Carmack as influences, they're on display but with a soulful playfulness that... read more
New Music: Hatch - New Direction (Pham Remix)
New Music: Hatch - New Direction (Pham Remix)
Producer on the come-up Pham has been incredibly prolific of late. If you run along to his Soundcloud you'll find flips and edits for the likes of Danny Brown, Jay-Z and Zhu, along with a heap of his own originals. read more
10 Essential Tour Songs With Julia Stone
10 Essential Tour Songs With Julia Stone
Following a series of intimate shows earlier this year, Angus & Julia Stone are getting back to the bigger venues February next year for a massive Australian tour. A tour that will no doubt see plenty of down time between shows, on the road, with nothin' to do but listen... read more
Video Interview: Alison Wonderland
Video Interview: Alison Wonderland
To say Alison Wonderland's had a breakout year would be selling it short. Sure she's been commanding festival stages for a fair while now, but 2014 not only saw the huge Wonderland Warehouse Project sell out around the country, it's also seen her debut EP Calm Down unleashed onto Australia and the world. read more
New Music: Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) (BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation)
New Music: Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) (BADBADNOTGOOD Reinterpretation)
Reinterpretation is often just a fancy word for a remix where the artist will tweak the lyrical progression but otherwise barely challenge the original structure. However, BADBADNOTGOOD's efforts have morphed Future Islands' 80s infused synth power ballad into a sleek jazz-infused 60s ballad. read more
How To Dress Well 'You and I Are The Same' Mixtape
How To Dress Well 'You and I Are The Same' Mixtape
Just wanna marry Juana. Just wanna marry Tom Krell. Six months after the release of his third studio album, What Is This Heart?, Chicago-based singer / producer has made a new mixtape, his first since that great tape he made hungover a year ago. read more
New Music: Unity - Prophecy
New Music: Unity - Prophecy
Formerly based 'round our home state of WA, producer Leon Ross has taken up residence in a new city, and in the process begun a new project under the alias UNITY. Previously making tunes as a duo in CHIME, UNITY sees Ross in solo form, but losing none of the... read more
New Music: Tobias Jesso Jr. - Hollywood
New Music: Tobias Jesso Jr. - Hollywood
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Premiere: The Upskirts - Where Video Clip
Premiere: The Upskirts - Where Video Clip
After a huge 2014, Sydney psych-rockers The Upskirts are rounding out the year with a cracking new video clip for Where, the second single from their third EP - due early 2015. The video sees the group working with long-time collaborator James Brettell (Vesuvius, We Could Be A Team), this time around doocumenting... read more
New Music: Thelma Plum - Young In Love (ShockOne Remix)
New Music: Thelma Plum - Young In Love (ShockOne Remix)
WA drum'n'bass lord ShockOne has thrown his hat into the post-Flume electronica ring on a remix you might not have expected, but one that definitely works. It's also a tune where you'll realise that Brisbane songstress Thelma Plum has the perfect voice for bangers. read more
Video: The Kite String Tangle - Stone Cold
Video: The Kite String Tangle - Stone Cold
Not one to just sit back and be like 'Yeah I've had a pretty bloody incredible year', The Kite String Tangle has released a stunning (and stunning is low-balling it, seriously) new video clip for Stone Cold. read more
Friday Freebie: Golden Features - Tell Me (POOLCLVB Remix)
Friday Freebie: Golden Features - Tell Me (POOLCLVB Remix)
POOLCLVB have been thriving in the increasingly busy and popular house scene in this country right now. With an A list support cast that includes Claude VonStroke, Motez, Rufus and Nicky Night Time, an already glowing remix discography that features SecondCity, Yolanda Be Cool and Tube & Berger, and of course their first... read more
Wonderland 2014 Mixtape
Wonderland 2014 Mixtape
With Wonderland Festival coming thick and fast, today's post is a two-pronged announcement. The first - and most relevant to what we're talking about - is the release of the Wonderland 2014 Mixtape, mixed by ever-reliable Perth DJ Sleepyhead and premiered earlier today with the good folks at Purple Sneakers. He helps... read more
Video: Adria - Pull Me Under
Video: Adria - Pull Me Under
(Almost) 18 year old Perth singer Adria has hit the ground running with the premiere video of the first single off her debut EP - Pull Me Under. The EP's taken Adria to Europe and back, where it got the golden touch from Lykki Li producer Viktor Balter-Lundin, and the... read more
New Music: Kyiki - One (LCAW Remix)
New Music: Kyiki - One (LCAW Remix)
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New Music: Tyson Kraft - XXV
New Music: Tyson Kraft - XXV
Sydney producer, Tyson Kraft has dropped a seriously chilled out trap cut titled, XXV. Warms drums nicely compliment the coarse snarse sounds as the pitched up vocal cuts weave amongst it all. You can get a free download of the track HERE and listen to it below: read more
New Music: Spirit Faces - Cloudplay (Feat. BUOY)
New Music: Spirit Faces - Cloudplay (Feat. BUOY)
We've been big of Spirit Faces since he dropped Hold It Down (Which you can listen to HERE) and then we were lucky enough to premiere Anatole's darker, almost James-blakesque remix of Hold It Down. Spirit Faces has released another single from his upcoming EP, Bedroom Music, and it's titled Cloudplay. Cloudplay varies... read more
New Music: Still Parade - Hunter
New Music: Still Parade - Hunter
Nikals Kramer AKA Still Parade has just dropped an atmospheric stand-alone track titled Hunter, which you can download for free. After dropping tracks like Beach with its sparse soundscape filled by Kramer's falsetto, Hunter appears as a shift towards greater instrumental presence alongside Kramer's voice. Kramer reflects elements of folk but to simply label it that... read more
New Music: Fossa Beats - Thank U
New Music: Fossa Beats - Thank U
If you tried to imagine all the elements of future-beats/R&B you've come to know and love over the past 12-18 months, then threw them into one song I think that song would be Thank U by Melbourne producer Fossa Beats (heck the title even incorporates the letter 'U' in place of 'you'). read more
New Music: Nite Fields - You I Never Know
New Music: Nite Fields - You I Never Know
Nite Fields have been churning out some great slacker-styled beach rock and their latest cut You I Never Know can only prove that they are onto something good. Mixing together some reverb-lathered guitar riffs and sombre sounding vocals, it's definitely an ear-worm. You I Never Know is the first single from their... read more
Interview: Yellow Claw
Interview: Yellow Claw
While we eagerly await Future Music Festival's second lineup announcement to see who'll be joining the likes of Drake, The Prodigy, Tchami and a bunch more, we'll be getting in touch with some of the acts already announced. read more
New Music: Gorgon City - Unmissable (Akouo remix)
New Music: Gorgon City - Unmissable (Akouo remix)
Gorgon City have been making some serious noise this year and will continue to do that into 2015, with tracks like Sirens and now this trap-orienated remix of Unmissable by Akouo. Often with single releases comes a slew of average remixes that murder the original but Akouo accentuates the beauty of Unmissable and... read more
New Music: Halcyon Drive - Cruel Kids EP
New Music: Halcyon Drive - Cruel Kids EP
Halcyon Drive has just released their debut EP, Cruel Kids, which appears as one of the more engaging guitar-based releases of Australian music this year. It's engagement lies in the fact that it unashamedly merges pop hooks with a mixture of garage rock and indie pop. read more
Robert Pattinson plays for Death Grips
Robert Pattinson plays for Death Grips
Recently our interest level in Twilight 'hunk' Robert Pattinson has gone from zero (maybe negative one) to something at least numbering in positive digits. Here's why (stick around to the end):  read more
New Music - John Talabot, Four Tet, Koreless & Jamie xx - Continuum Soundtrack
New Music - John Talabot, Four Tet, Koreless & Jamie xx - Continuum Soundtrack
If you were impressed by the music video for Jamie xx’s Sleep Sound released earlier this year, you will want to check out the incredible work of London-based artists Sofia Mattioli and Rebecca Salvadori. These two creative minds have been long time collaborators, and their latest production is an eight-minute video, reportedly created... read more
Introducing - Ecca Vandal
Introducing - Ecca Vandal
Ecca Vandal's first single, White Flag, is a howling stamp into the ground that she is here. With its writhing pace and the attention-seeking voice of Vandal it is hard not to take notice. So with this in mind we thought it was worthwhile to ask her a few questions about... read more
Video: Thelma Plum - Young In Love (Live Recording)
Video: Thelma Plum - Young In Love (Live Recording)
We've had a busy few weeks Thelma Plum-related at Pilerats. Celebrating the release of her new EP Monsters, we've seen a beautiful video clip for the lead single Young In Love (HERE), along with a couple of killer remixes - one from up-and-coming producer Dugong Jr (HERE), and the second an absolute... read more
Willow Beats - Perth Ticket Giveaway
Willow Beats - Perth Ticket Giveaway
 There's a tonne of events happening this December in Perth. If you're feeling overwhelmed by how all the parties and gigs are ramping up, and feeling indecisive as to what exactly is worth your social time and money then hey, we'll make it easy for you. read more
New Music: Paces - On My Mind Feat. Youth (Palace remix)
New Music: Paces - On My Mind Feat. Youth (Palace remix)
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New Music: Stax Osset - Symmetry
New Music: Stax Osset - Symmetry
If you're a fan of Allday you will probably have heard Stax Osset's vocals from Allday's Ultra glacial edition of Milligrams. Osset has now released her first official single titled Symmetry and it's a lovely piece of floating trip-hop with a skittering drum beat. read more
New Music: Temples - Shelter Song (Jagwar Ma Jono's Wrong Mix)
New Music: Temples - Shelter Song (Jagwar Ma Jono's Wrong Mix)
Jono Ma, one third of Jagwar Ma, originally released this remix of Temples' Shelter Song as a Record Store day 2014 UK special on a vinyl only release. In over 5 minutes Jono Ma managed to warp a 60s Byrdseque jam into a thundering space bass explosion. read more
10/10 Would Listen: Intern edition
10/10 Would Listen: Intern edition
Liam Apter is the current editorial intern at the Pilerats office in Perth. I've previously worked at adamNOTeve, Music Feeds, The Brag and I run my own blog which the Guardian picked up last year and chose as blog of the week. read more
Chanel Film
Chanel Film
Chanel’s Métiers d’Art collection runway show is a pretty special event each year - a new Chanel ready-to-wear collection is debuted outside of the official Chanel show schedule, and the show always hones in on a city that's somehow linked to Chanel's history. read more
Video: The Avener - Fade Out Lines
Video: The Avener - Fade Out Lines
French producer The Avener's track Fade Out Lines, a deep house majesty, has finally become available in Australia and it's ticking all the boxes for a slow-burning hit. Indeed, it takes the proggier elements of Darkside with the throbbing bass lines and adds some vivacious guitar licks. read more
Video: Twin Peaks - I Found A New Way
Video: Twin Peaks - I Found A New Way
It seems fitting with the recent return of Twin Peaks (TV Show) that the band who took their name from the show bring out a new music video to announce their album is being released in Australia too. read more
New Music: Lost In Tundra - Photograph
New Music: Lost In Tundra - Photograph
From the group formerly known as Tundra, Lost In Tundra return with the other A side single of their double A side release and it's titled Photograph. Photograph is a mellow, blissful cut of a summer by the beach where the sun is shining and the sea salt infused wind is wafting... read more
Pilerats Records: Rat Pack #2 teaser
Pilerats Records: Rat Pack #2 teaser
At the end of last year we launched our own label, Pilerats Records and to celebrate the formation of it we brought together some of our favourite artists together in one epic and free compilation. It was called Rat Pack #1 and it featured unheard tracks from Trippy Turtle, Ryan Hemsworth, Esta,... read more
New Music: World's End Press - Spirals (Slide Away)
New Music: World's End Press - Spirals (Slide Away)
World's End Press 2013 self-titled debut album was a masterpiece as it mashed together house, funk with aspects of krautrock and tribal rhythms into an often sombre album. And they've recently appeared on Cut Copy's Oceans Apart album which looks at the Melbourne scene that influenced Cut Copy and continues to... read more
New Music: Purity Ring - Push Pull
New Music: Purity Ring - Push Pull
Purity Ring have released their first track, Push Pull, in nearly two years and it reflects a shift towards a more pop-orienated sonic direction in place of chopped vocals and twilight-infused synths. This decision to move away from chopped vocals could reflect a growing confidence in Megan James' voice and more... read more
No Money Weekend
No Money Weekend
A friend once said to me, "I get nervous when my bank account drops below a $1000." If you're not like this dude i.e. a normal student who tosses up spending their cab money on beers as they reckon they totally walk the eight-kilometres home... read more
Ty Segall - $ingle$ 2
Ty Segall - $ingle$ 2
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New Music: Touch Sensitive - Teen Idols
New Music: Touch Sensitive - Teen Idols
Future Classic have announced that they're putting out a compilation titled Teen Idols which is a snapshot of their releases in 2014. The full tracklist is listed below and will feature unreleased tracks from Hayden James, 123MRK, KOA and Touch Sensitive. read more
5 UNDER 500
5 UNDER 500
A lot of acts that you read about on music websites - the hot/upcoming/buzz-worthy articles - come from a press release, with the authors sent a lot of awesome new music and having to sift through for the good stuff. read more
Lido Free Track Bundle
Lido Free Track Bundle
Off the back of his well-received mix for Diplo & Friends (read / listen HERE), Norwegian producer Lido (whose coming to our Pilerats Christmas party in Perth in a week and a half, woop!) has crafted another special surprise for us.  read more
New music: Dro Carey - Club Injury Handbook EP
New music: Dro Carey - Club Injury Handbook EP
Our deconstructed dance hero Dro Carey – otherwise known as Sydney based producer Eugene Ward – has just this week released his new EP, Club Injury Handbook, for Greco-Roman, his first full release since 2013’s Vital Trails EP. Carey’s made a name for himself nationally and internationally for his oddball blend of... read more
WAM: Song Of The Year Competition
WAM: Song Of The Year Competition
WAM Festival is one of the most exciting times in the Perth calendar as it brings together the entire WA music community for two days to point out to the east coast that WA actually makes awesome music. read more
New Music: Flower Drums - Don't Wait feat. St. South
New Music: Flower Drums - Don't Wait feat. St. South
I’ve exclusively listened to so much ‘future R & B’ lately that I’ve forgotten my affections for a good piece of indie synth pop. When I first heard Bad Websites, a new track Perth four-piece Flower Drums released a month ago, I remembered how great it felt to get washed... read more
Video: Torfason - Feel Like Letting Go
Video: Torfason - Feel Like Letting Go
Torfason are an electronic duo that formed in Brisbane after Sam Gethin-Jones left Last Dinosaurs as the bassist. And they've just released their first single Feel Like Letting Go with a colourful, 90s styled video to boot. The single is the first release from their debut self-titled EP which will be released in early 2015. read more
New music: Pilerats Records Compilation - RAT PACK #2
New music: Pilerats Records Compilation - RAT PACK #2
After years of throwing some of the sickest parties and music festivals the country, and giving shine to countless Australian and international artists through articles on the Pilerats Website, last March Pilerats launched our very own record label, Pilerats Records. read more
New Music: Yumi Zouma - Alena
New Music: Yumi Zouma - Alena
New Zealand based artist Yumi Zouma has just released her latest single Alena it's just what you need on a monday. With Zouma's ethearal vocals, tinkling piano keys that open up the track you are hooked. And the vocals hook that comes in with the warm synths sets the mood for... read more
Video: Emmy The Great - Swimming Pool
Video: Emmy The Great - Swimming Pool
Emmy The Great's latest single Swimming Pool comes off 4-track EP, which is to be released in January, and shares much of the same sensibilities as if this song was to be played under water. Indeed, Swimming Pool is a stripped back, almost dulled down affair with only Emma-Lee Moss' voice cutting through. read more
New music: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (Arca Cover)
New music: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (Arca Cover)
Before he was one of Kanye West's zeitgest Yeezy producers, before he was manning the boards for FKA Twigs, New York-Venezuelan buzz-producer Arca used to do some mad re-edits of classic R & B jams. I still bump his loopy, pitched-up-vocal take on Aaliyah's Are You Dat Somebody, so I was pretty pleased... read more
New Music: Leon Bridge - Coming Home
New Music: Leon Bridge - Coming Home
Leon Bridges hails from Fort Worth, Texas and fuses together elements of Southern soul and gospel into a rock 'n' roll framework. With the rolling drum beat and choral elements in the back of the track it re-creates that Southern America (USA, that is) landscape with the deltas, dust bowls... read more
New Music: Shabazz Palaces #CAKE (Animal Collective Premature Deflirt Mix)
New Music: Shabazz Palaces #CAKE (Animal Collective Premature Deflirt Mix)
Animal Collective have hopped on board to remix Shabazz Palaces' #CAKE or as they've phrased it a 'premature deflirt mix' and for once that terminology actually fits the restructuring of the song. Animal Collective's touches have unravelled the density and instead of 'flirting' with the track like artists may Animal Collective have... read more
Video: Fascinator - Showin' Off
Video: Fascinator - Showin' Off
Fascinator - or Lord Fascinator - as he is known to call himself is the performing moniker of Johnny Mackay (Children Collide), and he has released a self-directed music video for his latest single Showin' Off. Showin' Off reflects clear psychedelic elements, not the psych freak-outs like those of Tame Impala but an almost acid-styled... read more
New Music: Strain of Origin IV Compilation
New Music: Strain of Origin IV Compilation
I know the compilation we should be pushing right now is our own one, but there's another compilation out now, Strain of Origin IV, that I really want to give some love to, as well. It's beats/electronic based, but not for the dancefloor by any stretch - it's altogether more experimental,... read more
Video: WAAX - Wisdom Teeth
Video: WAAX - Wisdom Teeth
It's not everyday someone writes a song about wisdom teeth. Those teeth that everyone dreads being told you have to get out because you'll end up looking like a chipmunk afterwards. And that's what WAAX's latest track Wisdom Teeth is about and they've got a completely unrelated music video to boot,... read more
Video: Youngs - JOY
Video: Youngs - JOY
Youngs debut single JOY acts as an example of artists influenced in the post-Flume era because of that backing percussion instrument that is present throughout. But luckily it isn't a piece of derivative drivel but an attempt to forge their own sound. JOY appears as a gradually layered slice of chilled-out electronica that... read more
New Music: Tempura Nights - Whine (EP)
New Music: Tempura Nights - Whine (EP)
Tempura Nights formed out of Go Violets (RIP) and Major Leagues by distilling the pop sensibilities of Go Violets into the more sombre Major Leagues and then throwing in a dash of rough garage to create Tempura Nights. read more
Premiere: Goodbye Stranger - Cave
Premiere: Goodbye Stranger - Cave
Taking influence from the likes of New Order and Australia's own RUFUS, London-based four-piece Goodbye Stranger have sent us a track that seems far more appropriate for the sunny fields of Australian festivals and beaches than the cold, gloomy skies one might generally associate with the British isles. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #4
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #4
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas #3
Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas #3
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
RTRFM: Distant Murmurs Festival
RTRFM: Distant Murmurs Festival
Perth taste-makers RTRFM have announced they're throwing a multi-stage festival called Distant Murmurs. It's taking over the Rosemount Hotel in January 2015 for some hip-shaking good times. Said hip-shaking will be occuring on Saturday, 17 January 2015 with the event spanning the whole day over four stages. read more
Eglo Records Australian Tour feat. Fatima & Alexander Nut
Eglo Records Australian Tour feat. Fatima & Alexander Nut
One of the highlights of my year was seeing London-based singer Fatima singing on the Eglo Records boat party at Dimensions Festival in Croatia; her warm, soulful croon shimmered harder than the Adriatic sea we were floating on. read more
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #6
Pilerats' 10 Days Of Christmas #6
We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. read more
5 Under 500
5 Under 500
A lot of acts that you read about on music websites - the hot/upcoming/buzz-worthy articles - come from a press release, with the authors sent a lot of awesome new music and having to sift through for the good stuff. read more
Pilerats Splendour Mentor Competition T&Cs
Pilerats Splendour Mentor Competition T&Cs
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