technobasswithmahead !!! adambeyer, richiehawtin, deetron, dave clark, slam, misjah, technasia & mr siegling, funk d'void, dominik eulberg, sven vath, par grindvik, joris voorn, ricardo villalobos, wighomny bros, steve bug, djT, thomas schumacher, UR, jeff mills, derrick may, kevin saunderson, juan atkins, michael mayer, superpitcher, blake baxter, derrick carter, mathew johnson, surgeon & regis & the murder boys, phil kieran, chris liebing, speedy j, hardfloor, extrawelt, umek, valentino kanzyani, gorillaz, woody mcbride, john tejada, layo and bushwacka, cisco and the advent, josh wink, alex delani, cari lekibush, joel mull, beastie boys, pixies, jesper dahlbeck, tomas khrome, hardcell, massive attack, tom middleton, sibegg, magda, the hacker, dave caretta, matthewdear/audion,.....this list will go on and on till I stop........
I listen and to and play far too much music for my own good, Keep putting on parties when I'm far too busy, and generally drink more beer in a week than is recomended by most doctors.
Apart from holding down a job, in the 'real' world I also instigate and generally try to co-erce people into getting loose at parties such as MELT, The Goodness and liquidBASS. Usually with some measure of success !!!
I also co-host a radio show called Electronic Goodness on Brisbane's independent community radio station 4zzz (102.1fm for those who don't know).
I also sporadically run a mailing list that makes an attempt at keeping track of a number of high quality local underground and independent dance music happenings.
email meltmailing@hotmail.com if you'd like to join it.
UPCOMING GIGS
A weekly dose of Techno.Minimal.House and Psy on Brisbane's community radio station 4zzz (102.1fm)
It's called ELECTRONIC GOODNESS and it's on every Saturday night from 8pm till 10pm hosted by myself, Ms Rowena and my partner in crime Valli Lee. .
Friday 28th March
COLOURS returns to The Moon Bar.
Colours, now an established resident night at Empire’s Moonbar, is back to round up a massive first quarter in Brisbane’s scene.
Minimal Funk through to Techno beats. $10 cover....
featuring
Leo Hede – DJ Set (SEGUE)
Nat Monaghan (Sidechain)
Mike Redfern (LOGIC)
Orinoko (MELT)
Residents: Elliot Clarke and Fuzion
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Sunday 23rd March (easter sunday)
AMPT Productions present UK tech house.minimal.techno ledgends LAYO & BUSHWACKA! playing an epic 4 hour set that'll even get the easter bunny going
Fully supported across 3 stages with an easy going 3pm start and a local lineup to drool over including some slamming techno beats from yours truely and the rest of the MELT crew
Orinoko, Fuzion, Valli Lee, Brad Cahill, Murray Antil, Mike Redfern, Schoolyard Dope Fiends, Sy Fi, Ian Nearhos, Scott Walker, Adicts Crew and a VJ lighting rig from the AMPT crew.
Tickets available now fromRockghorse, OzTix, www.inthemix and more
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDANT SCENE !! SEE YA ON THE FLOOR
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Friday 8th February
Polysonic present ARTIFACTS (Timecode/Sth Africa)
From the people that brought you Quantum Relic, Earthcore QLD, Polytronic, Infected Mushroom, Earth Freq & so much more, comes one of the most prominent names in global psychedelic dance music – Artifakt.
ARTIFAKT[Timecode//South Africa], CY[Polysonic], STUART WILD live//dj set[Polysonic], NECTA[Disconekta],NAT MONOGHAN[Sidechain], AMOS, ORINOKO[ Melt], JOLE
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Sunday 23rd March (Easter Sunday long weekend)
AMPT Productions present Layo & Bushwakka!!
More details to follow but Layo a& Bushwakka should be enough......more to follow
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Friday 11th January
BUMP n FUNK
Moon Bar - Empire Hotel
Bumpy, funky, deep, techy, tribal and minimal sounds to kick off your weekend. With a hot local line-up it looks set to be a solid night of jack & groove.
Kieron C, Orinoko, Ian Nearhos, worthDj and the BangBros. delivering the goods this month.
So whether it be to wind down and relax while soaking up a smooth groove, or getting it started and shaking your money maker to some rolling, jacking, slamming beats.
Bump ‘n’ Funk is the answer!
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Orinoko Bio – LONG 2008
Techno grooves, beats n basslines. Dirty haus, techno and minimal. From an early age music has always been a central part of Orinoko, aka David Ince’s life. From borrowed mix tapes recorded at early Brisbane raves to his first set of turntables in the early nineties the discovery of dance music set him on the course you see before you today. An early interest in Hardcore and the Rave scene was diverted by a chance discovery of Detroit techno at a rave whilst traveling the UK and Europe. Eight hours of Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Blake Baxter and Orinoko was hooked, spending the next few months devouring as much techno as possible. Once back in Australia, he took to the decks and started to learn the skills and music that have driven him to this day. The early days in Nth Qld consisted of throwing and playing at free parties everywhere and anywhere, from the inner city to the middle of nowhere, warehouses to dried creek beds and the tops of mountain ranges. This DIY ethic led to a chance encounter one blurry morning with dj Shadrach and Phreakin Productions was born. A string of residencies and club nights followed over the next 2 years with a number of successful parties and nights and a sound that nurtured a Nth Qld dance scene that has continued from strength to strength today.
In 1999 a move to Brisbane was undertaken and a long road of instilling himself on an already vibrant underground scene, one of the pinnacles of which was a year and a half long residency on Saturday nights at Brisbane’s underground sound lounge Mantra (circa 2001). He then went on to co-host and promote a series of rocking parties such as liquidBASS (2002-2006), MELT (2005 – present) and The Goodness (2005 – present – free party power!!), all showcasing the techno, minimal and house sound to the Brisbane scene.
Along the way have been numerous sets supporting the majority of Techno style internationals that have passed through Brisbane and a heavy involvement running and managing the 'liquidBASS vs DROP' stage at both the 2005 and 2006 Earthcore QLD Global Carnivals.
Orinoko also co-hosts ‘Electronic Goodness’ a purely electronic based radio show on Brisbane’s community radio station 4zzz, every Saturday night, peaktime from 8 – 10pm.
Underground, overground wombling free……….
Orinoko has supported Adam Beyer, Joel Mull, Stephan Bodzin, Steve Bug, Funk d'Void, Deetron, Michael Mayer, Jeff Mills, Meat Katie, Lee Combs, Misjah, Ben Simms, The Youngsters, Kazu Kimura, Woody McBride, Chester Beatty, Devilfish, Dr. Motte, Ken Ishii, Tom Clark, Tarentella, Redanka and Space DJ'z.
Interstate: Simon Sleiker, DeeDee, Slack, Diskopussy, Simon Digby, Phil Smart, Simon Coyle, Damien Laird, TechiOne.
Psycatron - Directions/Tipping Point Out Now On Beatport!
Charted by John Digweed at No.6, Plays from Dave Clarke, Dubfire, Fanciulli, Zabiela and Christian Smith and many more
All is well here mate, we are still getting over the huge storms that smashed our house (check my photos) but we are well.Great to hear you've got Val in work while you kick back, im still trying to swing that one! Techno in Brisbane is dead, it's all progno and handbagtech(lol)
I went and saw a dude called Flying Lotus the other week, he did a lap top show, best thing ive seen in years, bent hip hop into banging electro tech into drill and bass into hardcore and back again, turned the moon bar into a rave, if you get the chance(which im sure you will)see him!!
Say gday to any brizzy peeps for me and keep it cranking!
