Dance – Rocknerd

Cut Copy, Botanical Gardens, Melbourne

6 June, 20266 June, 2026 Dance, Live 0

It’s nice to see local kids who have received some international acclaim return to their home ground, even if they do so with some regularity.

Leftfield, Botanical Gardens, Melbourne

6 June, 20266 June, 2026 Dance, Live 0

Spanning techno, trip-hop, progressive house, and dub, I readily admit to being a very long-term fan of Leftfield.

Basement Jaxx, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

6 June, 20266 June, 2026 Dance, Live 0

Plenty of performers and truly wonderful costumes, certainly among some of the best that have been presented at any live show, all along with the expected levels of light and colour, as the musical duo were safely ensconced in their own pit.

Rüfüs Du Sol, Inhale / Exhale (2025)

6 June, 20266 June, 2026 Dance, Record 0

For fans of Rüfüs Du Sol, Inhale/Exhale is not a dramatic departure from their earlier work.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984).

10 May, 202411 May, 2024 Dance, Pop, Record 0

It was never going to be easy to live up to that earthshattering series of singles, but I should not be thinking “yes, yes, get on with it.”

Capsule: Metro Pulse (2022).

3 February, 20233 February, 2023 Audio, Dance, Record 1

Yasutaka Nakata‘s much-anticipated synthwave masterpiece.

Missed Connections: Happy Mondays.

18 January, 202323 July, 2023 Dance, Indie, Opinion 0

I had an epic musical missed connection when I confused the Happy Flowers with the Happy Mondays, and didn’t realize what had happened until thirty-odd years later.

Shelf-reading at Bandcamp: Industrial — Leæther Strip, Metal Heart, Master Boot Record, Pertubator (2022, 2023).

13 January, 202323 July, 2023 Dance, Industrial, Opinion, Record 0

Yeeeeeahhhh that’s the 2nd floor of Slimelight GOOD STUFF, y’all.

Five slabs of listening from 2021.

20 December, 202114 November, 2022 Classical, Dance, Record, Rock, Writing 0

Two are actually from this year!

Records: Slow Down Molasses (2021), Shriekback (1989).

8 July, 202112 July, 2021 Dance, Indie, Pop, Post-Punk, Record 0

Also: the Terminator comedy dick puppet remix technique.

Grum: Deep State (2019).

5 February, 20209 April, 2020 Dance, Record 0

Experientially and holistically, this is a thoroughly enjoyable piece of work of which Grum can be pretty proud of.

Underworld, June 1st, 2019 Sydney Opera House

9 September, 20199 September, 2019 Dance, Live 0

Possibly one of the most iconic progressive house bands of the 1990s, Underworld’s appearance at Sydney’s Vivid light and sound festival was exceptionally appropriate.

Links: Mark E. Smith, keeping Nazis out of punk, have you heard about Napster?

26 April, 2019 Dance, Industry, Links, mp3, Post-Punk 0

Suspended in gaffer.

Cryptorave: Arpanet, M.E.S.H., Amnesia Scanner — Romantso, Athens, Saturday 16 February 2019

9 March, 20199 March, 2019 Dance, Live 0

Excessive quantities of pseudish babble wrapped around a surprisingly good live techno gig.

Lords of Acid: Pretty In Kink (2018).

6 September, 20187 September, 2018 Dance, Industrial, Record 0

Everyone’s familiar with Lords of Acid at a basic level, right? Dark electronic erotica? Techno songs about fucking? It’s all very nineties. Pretty in Kink was released in May 2018 but still puts out the oldschool LoA vibe.