Offworld Productions and Cyan present another joint production on the Sunday of the Christmas Long Weekend.

Featuring:
THE FREESTYLERS (UK)
UK beat champions (currently getting massive airplay on Triple J).

Support:
DAN THE MAN - ROYCE
BILLSBY - SAXON
ECHOIC

Room 2:
BJAM - ECHOIC
GREG PACKER - ADRIAN SARDI
DIAMOND D - ROSKO
SHEP - SHUEY

Tickets: $25+bf, the first 200 tickets purchased from Central Station and Mills receive a free Freestylers mixtape.
Venue: Globe.

Review please :)




SCIENCE FICTION

26th Dec '98

After the success of Ministry of Sound, Delirium are to present their traditional Boxing Day Science Fiction event. This event will be HUGE and like last year a 2000 plus crowd is expected. Details as to when tickets go on sale will be released soon.


Featuring Room 1:
DERRICK CARTER (Chicago) - JON HARDY (Sydney)

Support:
DAN THE MAN - DAVE JaCKSON
RUDY - MARTIN L
CHAD D - EMMANUEL


Featuring Room 2:
OLIVER LIEB (Germany)
Germany's finest in an exclusive LIVE performance.

SPACE DJ'z
UK's 4-deck techno terrorists

JASE FROM OUTTA SPACE - NU-23
MRW - PUFF
TROY - KRIECE

Tickets: $30+bf, After December 12 tickets will be $35+bf
Venue: Perth Institute of Contempory Arts (51 James Street Northbridge).

Wow.. this was one of the best parties of the year.. With an uncomparable venue and wicked DJ's. Space DJs were first to feature the night, this had to be seen to be believed.. wicked scratching with really really fast mixes.. Everyone loved it, the quick pace and quick mixes, making it an exciting 4 deck set.

Then it was Olivers turn on the decks, Oliver was very sick. That is why he played at 3 instead of 12. He was throwing up all evening and actually had to run off the stage once during his set. As it was we were very lucky he actually played at all. And he said that he wasn't up to playing live, so he kept it simple and just mixed. But he did an excellent job, with 101% commitment with pulling off the tightest mixes with bangin techno/driving trance, cheers and screams from the crowd throughout the 3 hours.. Great crowd response throughout the night to all of the DJ's. Caught a glimpse of Derrick Carter, who played a Chicago house set, house roomed loved it.

The promoters definitely out done themselves with this one, with both the rooms having wicked sound/lighting, chillout was the best I'v seen, and the venue, an art gallery.. Respect to the Delirium & Nexus undoubtedly the best promoters in WA.




TSYOSHI SUZUKI

26th Dec '98

Featuring:
TSUYOSHI SUZUKI
Direct from London & Tokyo, Arguably the worlds best-known psy-trance Dj.

Support:
JAYD & CHOICE - BIG MAC
CHRISTIAN - MUSE
SNEAK_E

Tickets: $20+bf
Venue: Globe.

Anyone here?




ESCAPE II

25th Dec '98

Featuring:
DAMIEN JAY - PAUL J
HUTCHO - SPLINK-E
FREEESTYLE - KEV
RHINO - MENTAL
LEROY - MENIS
ROB FENDER - HAVOC
GREG PACKER

Tickets: $5
Venue: 30min from Perth. Released on the night @ DC's or Shell Service Station on Thomas Rd. (end of Kwinana freeway) from 6-8pm.

Wicked venue, a massive filed in the middle of nowhere (Baldivis). The laser/lighting looked wicked beaming up and around. The sound lacked though, with the speakers really distorting at times. There was around 200 people max, I think it would have been a bit far for most people, perhaps a bit too much cheddar happy played at the night, but never the less, respect to the promoters for managing to setup an outdoor party, has potentially for future, bigger events.




VIBEALITE

12 Dec '98

Arena One, all ages - Venue released in X-Press:
LUCKY LUKE - FREESTYLE
HUTCHO - SCRAPPER
GREG PACKER - SY (UK)
SNIPER - KEV

Arena Two, 18+ - Future Vibe (old Gravity):
SLINK-E - MERRICK
BRIAN G - MENTAL
SY - RHINO
KEV - CORRUPTION


Tickets: $20+bf for 18+ arena, or the all ages arena.
Venue: Future Vibe Hellenic Centre (Sterling St)

Vibealite After a mad rush of people grabbing maps and walking to the venue people got settled and sussed out the venue. Which wasnt too bad :) Early on in the night some good sets being played with Greg Packer playing a good jungle set which was a relief from the hardcore for a bit. The main man: SY!!!@@@## He lived up to most of our expectations although some more scratching woulda been awesome. The crowd loved it! Rumours has that Sy loved the all ages crowd "he felt the vibe".The night wound on well with a choice set from hutcho. Kev came on and played a mad happy hardcore set with freestyle closing the night! And a mention that some mad mc ing during kev and freestyles set by a crowd member! Nice one peter! All in all we saw the lights and we are still feeling the vibe! Respect out to the WHITE GLOVE KREW (you know who you are)! And Jamies Bunnies!
Thanks Stacey.




BATTLE ROYALE

12th Dec '98

Featuring:
HIP HOP - DAN THE MAN V's BILSBY
BIG BEATS - ECHOIC V's ANDREW VRANJES
JUNGLE - GREG PACKER V's ADRIAN SARDI
FREESTYLE - HIP HOP V's BIG BEAT V's JUNGLE

Tickets: $8 before midnight, $10 thereafter.
Venue: Players.

Also a big and different night.. how was it guys?




REUNION 98

28th Nov '98

Due to the phenomenal success of last years event Reunion 98 will, for the first time offer three rooms. The first playing club classics, the second rave anthems, and the third an all ages arena.

Club Classics
JJ - JAY
HUBBA - GULLY
DIRTY DEN - DAVE JACKSON
STEVE MASON

Rave Anthems
SIZE - MIGGY
ECHOIC - HUTCHO
BIG MAC - GREG PACKER

All Ages Arena
QBALL - KEVIN
KRANK - KENNY L
SCRAPPA - ROB FENDER

Tickets: $19+bf for access to all areas. $15+bf access to all ages.
Venue: Globe Entertianiment Complex.

It was GREat!The start of the night was a wee bit confusing of which line to go in, but eventually that got sorted out! Once you were in you were hooked! Everyone was heaps glad that the venue was at globe because with the amount of people anywhere else and it would of been hell squashed! The all ages room was ..HOT.(literally) the temperature was very high down there prolly because the music was going of!! SOme good tunes early on and top mcing by Interjecta. then moving into a great jungle set! second last was kev who just played awesome (tho some technical problems at the end of his set!) The final set was Kenny L!! and what a set it was!! evryone was gettin well into it it was MAD!!! RAve Anthems was Tops packer was great along with hutcho and the rest ! some top mc'ing. And CLub Classics was Bangin! The club tunes were rollin out all night with gully wrappin it up for the night and he did that MIGHTY WELL!! FUll respect to everyone who went We made it a REUNION to remember!!!
Thanks Stacey




WICKED CITY

28th Nov '98

Featuring:
DJ SHINKAWA (TOKYO)
Japans No.1 tech-house Dj incorportates techno and house, creating a style of music that is fresh and pounding as well as acidic and intense.

Support:
KREICE - ETONIC
LITTLE TOM
MICAH Vs MUSE

Tickets: $15+bf
Venue: Players.

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HOUSE RULES

27th Nov '98

Featuring:
DJ CHER (Singapore)
Dj CHER will mix it up in a 3 hour, 3 deck set.

Support:
AUDY - DAVE JACKSON
H.G.H

Tickets: $15+bf
Venue: Globe Entertainment Complex.

how's this fair?




CAUTION pH 0.2
21st Nov '98

A night of acid soundscapes, jungle, trance and techno.

Featuring:
ONDY - TWITCH
MUSE - DR CLAW
MICAH - BRENOX
TIME - MIKE L
JFOS (LIVE

Venue: Nothern Forest
Tickets: Free, donations welcome.

No idea how it was, anyone?




PLASTiK

14th Nov '98

Featuring:
DAVE ANGEL
UK godfather of house and techno, in his first visit to Perth.

Support:
PUFF - MRW
TROY - JOEL HARMAN

Tickets: $25
Venue: Globe Nightclub.

This was the place to be. Dave Angel did not disappoint with his seamless mixing and his selection of bangin techno and funky beats. His 4hr set showed all why he is compared with the likes of Carl and Sven. Bigup Delirium, hi to Megan & Carey.




ABDUCTION

14th Nov '98

The home of hardcore raving bids farewell. Gravity's closing down party.

Featuring:
SNIPER - FREESTYLE
CORRUPTION - SCRAPPA
SUBSONIC - MENIS
GREG PACKER - SPLINKE

WARNING: Dj's may be acting strangely due to anal probes!

Tickets: $8 before midnight, and $10 after.
Venue: Gravity.

Saw the big line for this, anyone got details for me?




SABOTAGE

7th Nov '98

There is a competition for up and coming Dj's to do the opening set on the night. There will be free tickets as consolation prizes.

Tapes should be 45min long and any style is ok. Entries should be sent to: AREA, PO BOX 230, BURSWOOD, WA 6100. Entrants must supply real name, Dj name and contact details.

Featuring:
SUGAR RAY (SYD) - PHIL SMART (SYD)

Support:
MRW - KRIECE
EMMANUEL - COMPETITION WINNER

Tickets: 12+bf before Nov 1st, then $15 & $20 on the door.
Venue: Globe Entertainment Complex.

Heard the night was not very well supported. Sugar Ray had a good set.




ABDUCTION

7th Nov '98

The notorious big bud smokes its last session

Featuring:
GARY GORBETT - SAXON
QBALL - ECHOIC
SIZE - GREG PACKER
ROSKO - MENTAL

Tickets: $8 before midnight, and $10 after.
Venue: Gravity.

How did this go?




TRILOGY

7th Nov '98

Featuring:
MENTAL - INTERNATTY
GREG PACKER - AMNESIA
ECHOIC - HUTCHO
KRANK

Tickets: $11
Venue: Upstairs @ Redheads Dance Bar.

Was dead at 12..




GORDON KAYE

4th Nov '98

Featuring:
GORDON KAYE
He is part of the production team "Joy For Life" and last year released two tracks under "Eight Wave".

Support:
DIRTY DEN - BIG MAC
LILLY

Tickets: $10
Venue: DC's.

Weekday crew?




TELETHON FUNDRAIZER '98
18th Oct '98

In the wake of the M.O.S Tour, the all day, all ages, comedown/benefit gig will grab hold of the momentum and keep it going from 9am. The event features television and radio coverage, artistic backdrops, BBQ & 18+ bar.

Featuring:
DJ WELLY(UK) - MRW
HUTCHO - TRAY
ROB FENDER - DAVE JACKSON
RESHARD - JUNIOR
MANIS - FUSION

Venue: Hellenic Centre
Tickets: $10 presale, $12 on door

Missed the televised cross.. but heard the party went on all day! wicked!




MINISTRY OF SOUND

17th Oct '98

The event will feature 2 rooms; one dedicated to the more harder house sounds that can be experienced on Friday nights at the Ministry of Sound and another room dedicated to the deeper more garagey sounds that can be experienced on Saturday nights at the Ministry of Sound. This is going to be a biggie!

Featuring:
PAUL JACKSON - PHIL ASHER
JAYSE KNIPE - NICK LAW

Support:
DAVE JACKSON - RUDY
DAN THE MAN - CHAD D
PUFF - MRW

Tickets:$35+bf TICKETS ALREADY SOLD OUT, set to be massive.
Venue: Gilkison Dance Studios.

Wicked party from ALL reports, with a 2000+ crowd!




THE PRODUCER

10th Oct '98

Featuring:
THE PRODUCER(UK)
The man of the moment in the UK hard/techno scene.

MC RIBBS(UK)
The best MC in the world, pure and simple.

Featuring:
ROB FENDER - HUTCHO
KEVIN - DUTCHY
CORRUPTION

Tickets: $18+bf
Venue: Gravity.

Heard this was a good 'ARD night, suprising for Gravity. MC Ribbs lived up to his title.




RAY KEITH
2nd Oct '98

Featuring:
RAY KEITH (UK)

Support:
QBALL - JAY
ROSKO - ECHOIC

Tickets: $18+bf
Venue: Gravity

Ray Keith missed his plane? would kinda sour the event.




PROPHECY

27th Sep '98

Featuring:
DJ INFLUENCE
One of UKs finest producers.

Support:
GREG PACKER - ECHOIC
RINO - MENTAL
FREESTYLE - JAYD
INTERNATTY - KEVIN
FANATIK

MCs:
KAPONE - CHRONIC - SINISTER

Tickets: $20+bf
Venue: Embassy Ballroom.

a good night with a great atmosphere. the venue was good howevere the dance floor was huge and therefor u didnt not get the close atmosphere which i prefer. DJ influence did not dj for some reason he did not turn up at all. interjecta also mc'd. the night was well designed and the music variation was great. jungle right through to drum and bass. the nght ended witjh some fine mc' ing from kev and a great last set ! all around a great night.
Thanks Stacey.




DJ MAG TOUR

27th Sep '98

DJ Magazine Australian Tour featuring Luke Slater/Andy Morris/Chris Coco - Sunday September 27 (Queens Birthday Long Weekend). Expect a big party, big sound andlightshow, special decor and some special surprises. More details in the coming weeks.

Techno Room Featuring:
LUKE SLATER(UK)

MRW - PUFF
TROY - JFOS

House Room Featuring:
ANDY MORRIS(UK) - CHRIS COCO(UK)

CHAD D - DAVE JACKSON
KREICE - FLEX

Tickets: $22+bf up to Sept 20th. $29 there after.
Venue: Globe Nightclub.

Good turnout (1400) and atmosphere.

All the internationals commented on the great vibe and energy at the event with Luke Slater later declaring that Perth is one of his favourite places in the world to play.




FLIPPER

27th Sep '98

Featuring:
GREG PACKER - JJ
REWIND - ADAM 12
GULLY - WAZ
BILLY B - F.B.I

Tickets: $7 on door
Venue: Mercury Room (418 Murray St).

anyone here?




SUBMERGE

26th Sep '98

Featuring:
ECHOIC - SIZE
INTERNATTY - FREESTYLE
ROB FENDER - MENTAL
HUTCHO - SCRAPPA

Tickets: $10 before 12, after $15
Venue: Gravity.

howd it go?




ARRYTHMIA

19th Sep '98

Featuring in the Front Room:
APHRODITE

Support:
ECHOIC - SHEP
ANDREW VRANJES - SHUEY
JFOS

Featuring in the Back Room:
BILLY B - WAZ
ADRIAN SARDI - MUMBLES
JUSTIN

Tickets: members $12, public $15
Venue: Greenwich Bar.

What a night it was, with the Greenwhich being very full, tickets selling out before 12. Aphrodite was recieved much better then the last time he was here, playing an excellent set, darkside and techstep with the usual classics (very simular to the set he played on Mixup the week before). At the end of his set throwing out a hole heap of records to the crowd. Was a great night! Sound, Venue, tunes were wicked, only complaint would have to be the overcrowding (but better that then the other way I guess). Respect EMAS!




SLIPMATT

19th Sep '98

Featuring:
SLIPMATT
The most popular UK happy hardcore dj is back to Perth once more, and not in Gravity.

Support:
SNIPER - SUBSONIC
SPLINK-E - MENIS
CORRUPTION - FREESTYLE

Venue: Gravity
Tickets: $18+bf

Heard it went alright considering the above event was on also.




YUMMY

19th Sep '98

Featuring:
KEN CLOUD (syd) - SIMON CALDWELL (syd)

Support:
KRIECE - MRW

Tickets: $8+bf
Venue: Players.

YUMMY WENT GREAT - THE REACTION TO KEN AND SIMON WAS COOL - THEY PLAYED STUFF NO ONE HAS REALLY HEARD OVER HERE.

Thanks Kriece.




PROGRESSIVE

12th Sep '98

Featuring:
FRONTSIDE
Frontsides Chris Arkley-Smith & Scott Simon have one goal in mind when they set about a live performace, to give the audience pumping rhythms for their feet soarng melodies for their minds.

Support:
CHAD D - MRW

Tickets: $10+bf
Venue: Players.

This went well.




PROGRESS

11th Sep '98

Featuring in Gravity:
BRYAN GEE & MC MOOSE (UK)
Bryan Gee is resident at his own night called "Movement" at ar Rhumba in Londons West End. MC Moose first started MCing at the Pirate Club london in '87, becoming well established in the jungle scene.

Support:
BJAM - ECHOIC
ROSKO - GREG PACKER
QBALL - JAY

Featuring in DC's:
CHRIS & JAMES

Support:
BIG MAC - LILLY
DIRTY DEN - STEVE MASON

Tickets: $15
Venue: DC's & Gravity.

Was a wicked night I hear!




PLASTiK

4th Sep '98

Delirium in conjunction with Nexus present the next in the series of Plastik techno parties on Friday September 4 at Players with legendary European techno DJ's Adam Beyer (of Drumcode and Code Red)/Cari Lekebusch(from Hybrid and Harthouse) and Christian Smith(Tronic Records).

Featuring:
ADAM BEYER - CARI LEKEBUSH
CHRISTIAN SMITH

Support:
MRW - PUFF
TROY

Tickets: $20+bf
Venue: Players.

Wow what a party, started slow, but did it go off later in the night. Was a night of hard trance, with one of the internationals (dunno which one) going of, with a hell of alot of tricks and snips, playing two same records and scratching (something you don't usually see with trance djs). The 3 Djs were well recieved, Respect to all involved!




DJ NOISE

29th Aug '98

Dj Noise from Denmark, the winner of the 1996 DMC world and current holder of the Superman Inc, Battle for Wold Supremecy, will be in Perth to showand prove his amazin' skills.

Featuring:
DJ NOISE

Support:
DAN THE MAN - ROYCE
BILLSBY - KID NAPPS
MC SKANK

Tickets: $15 presale, $20 door
Venue: Redheads dance bar.

A good night? Undoubtedly! We came to the Fat Fluid party to see the 96 World DMC champion and the 94 NMS Superman Battle for World Supremacy Champion (and personally, my favourite hip hop DJ in the world!) Noize flex his skills on the turntables. We were not disappointed.

As 12:30 approached and the tall, skinny frame of the Dane everyone had come to see made its way behind the turntables, a crowd started to form in front of the decks in eager anticipation of Noize's battle display. The Perth crowd knew they were in for a treat as Noize warmed up with a series of flare and crab scratches over the preceding DJ's records.

After an introduction by the compere, Noize got under way, and what followed was 15 minutes of the most intense turntable based entertainment that Perth had ever witnessed. It's one thing to see a DJ mix on a video, but being there live and witnessing crowd response just takes it to another level, especially if it's someone like Noize. Flawless juggles, intricate scratch routines and the cheeky use of cut up hip hop lyrics were all combined in one dazzling display of turntable wizardry. The ear to ear smiles, hollering and thunderous applause never stopped throughout his 15 minute display, the highlight being a routine involving a beat record calling out numbers starting at one and finishing at ten and Noize cutting up with a different scratch (transforms, flutters, echos, crabs, etc) in between each one. The best thing was that Noize seemed to really enjoy himself and kept that smile on his face the whole time he played.

At the end of his set, he copped large props from the audience and everyone else (DJs, security) who had gathered around to witness his demo. He then went on to produce an encore set that was just as well received as the first! Another great thing about Noize (together with his turntable skills) was his attitude. He grabbed the mic and told everyone he was an ordinary person like everyone there at the party and that he was honoured to play in Perth, then he announced that he was going to play some records and told everyone to just have a party!

Then as Noize proceeded to play tracks, everyone got down and did their thing, a B-Boys comp was taking place on the hallowed square of lino while others danced on (not surprisingly) the dancefloor. Half way through his set, a freestyle session took place with local MCs stepping up and flexing on the mic. By the time we had left there were still a few hanger-ons that kept on grooving to the sounds Dan the Man was supplying after Noize handed control of the Technics to him.

All in all, a brilliant night well worth the sixteen dollars for the ticket to see my favourite DJ play live - and he played one of the best sets I've ever seen or heard him do! Well done to Fat Fluid for putting the man on and let's hope this isn't the last time Noize (or any other reputable hip hop DJ) graces our windy city!

Thanks Max!




DEEP DRUM 2

29th Aug '98

Featuring:
SHUEY - ADRIAN SARDIE
SHEP

Tickets: $5
Venue: Greenwich back bar (Hay St entrance).

review?




STATESIDE

22nd Aug '98

Delirium in conjunction with Spiral Promotions & Red Ant present the next Stateside.

Featuring:
MARK FARINA (San Francisco)
NICK LAW & JON HARDY (Sydney)

Support:
DAN THE MAN - DAVE JACKSON
MARTIN L

Tickets: 19+bf
Venue: Players.

Review?




TWISTED

22nd Aug '98

Given the lack of large hardcore events this year, Choice Promotions have decided to bring you an event which will be long remembered, Featuring two arenas of wicked vibes with something to soothe everyones tastes, young or old. How many weekends have past by this year with nothing to do and nowhere to go? Well no longer!

M-ZONE
He's has been one of the UK's Leading Trance & Techno DJs for the past few years. He'll play two sets, one will showcase the sound of the future and the other will encompass the sounds of the past.. From "The Golden era of raving".

ANGU$
Brisbane Dj Angu$ is one of Australias most respected and talented Dj's. He will take us on a trip back down memory lane as we witness hiw own style of old skool, played as only he knows how.

ARENA 1
Featuring the sounds of the future, Trancecore, Breakbeat and Uplifting bangin vibes. This will be an upfront arena and is an all ages zone, one for the whistle crew.

M-ZONE(UK) - ANGU$ (BRIS)
DUTCHY - GREG PACKER
HUTCHO - KEVIN
METAL - ROB FENDER

MC's:
SENSE - INTERJECTA

ARENA 2
Licensed for over 18's and programmed musically to spoil those who remember. This arena features a mix of both Old Sckool classics ass well as Trance and Techno. One for the Perth original massive.

M-ZONE(UK) - ANGU$ (BRIS)
CORRUPTION - GREG PACKER
HUTCHO - KEVIN
KREICE - SPLINK-E

MC's:
KEV - PREACHER

Tickets: $25 until the 9th Aug, thereafter $30
Venue: Gilkinson Dance Studios, Hay St Perth (Near Firestation).

Excellent party had by all, excellent venue, good music and wicked vibe. Arrived during Dutchy set, who played a harder set then usual, then Hutcho with his own mix of hardcore. Whilst MARK-NRG just kicked his trance set off up stairs, M-Zone played downstairs with a trancecore set, at this point, both upstairs & down were very full (the line outside went right around the building).

Greg Packer had a mad set, playing his own techstep/jumpup style the way only he can, working in the crowd, with Kev following. Packer & Hutcho played back to back, with the upstairs turntables facing away from the crowd, Was hard to follow the action upstairs & down. But was a very good night, only complaint would be the STRICT security, to the point of where they were confiscating laser pens.

Pictures from Twisted.




PROGRESSIVE

15th Aug '98

Featuring:
MARK JAMES
Support:
CHAD D - MRW

Tickets: $10+bf
Venue: Players.

How was it?




STEP BACK IN TIME II

15th Aug '98

A night dedicated to all the past hardcore classics.

Featuring:
GREG PACKER - HUTCHO
ROB FENDER - SPLINKE
ECHOIC - BJAM
SCRAPPA

Dr. S Gachet will also play.

Tickets: $8, after midnight $12
Venue: Gravity.

This would of been good hay? review?




COVERT OPERATION

14th Aug '98

Featuring:
GREG PACKER - HUTCHO
ROB FENDER - KARNAGE
KEV - HAVOC
BLACKOUT - MIKEKOLA
DUTCHY

Tickets: $5 Venue: The Jackal (upstairs).
Broadcasted live on the net.

Got to the Jackal around eleven thirty to see the place kind of empty. Mr. Karnage was finishing off his set before Mikekola and Hutcho stepped up and played some records. Rob Fender followed, paving the way for the hallowed Dutchy to grace the turntables with his presence. The Vermin Crew's very own Kevin was set to play at around two thirty before I decided to pack up and jump in the Magna for the drive home - would have liked to have stuck around to check out Blackout's set but the idea of jumping into a warm bed was too appealing. The place started to fill out towards the end of the night and there were a handful of people dancing about at various points during the night. Personal highlight of the night was taking to a poster on the wall with an artliner and aesthetically modifying (and adding our own) meanings and connotations to the text already there. Personal gripe (and this is a personal opinion so if you don't like it please email me and we can discuss it) was that for a night covering the broad musical spectrum, all i heard was jungle and happy hard/trancecore orinetated stuff. Was expecting some hip hop or electro, but I suppose sticking around for a whopping three hours will limit what you get to hear. Hope to see more events like these popping up and getting tuned into by the netheads of Perth.

Thanx to MAX




SKIN UP

8th Aug '98

Featuring:
Dr S GACHET
Direct from the UK, the man behind Audio Maze.

Support:
DIAMOND D - GREG PACKER
ADRIAN SARDI - JAY
ANDREW VRANJES - ECHOIC

Tickets: $18
Venue: Gravity.

If you missed him here, check him out at STEP BACK IN TIME.




UNDER THE INFLUENCE

1st Aug '98

A night of jungle and old-skool grooves.

Featuring:
DJ INFLUENCE
Direct from London town Dj Influence has been tearing up the UK rave scene for 5 years now. Playing regularly alongside Dj's such as HYPE, Randall, Kenny Ken, Andy C to name but a few.

Support:
INTERNATTY - BRIAN G
GREG PACKER - ZIG ZAG
SPLINK-E - CORRUPTION

Tickets: $12
Venue: Regal Theatre ( Cnr Hay St & Rokeby Road, Subiaco).

Wow! this was a packed party! the venue JAM packed throughout the night (wicked massive old free cinema within the venue, very different chillout). Greg Packers set was seamless as ever, Influence had a 2 hour set playing alot of new tracks and a heap of old classics.. Very good party, goes to show how big jungle in Perth really is.




NEXUS COMMUNICATIONS LABEL LAUNCH

1st Aug '98

Perth record label Nexus Communications are planning a label launch for the new single "WET Trax Vol. 1".

** Vinyl copies of "WET Trax Vol. 1" by DJ Will-E-Tell will be available from Central Station as of Friday July 17.

Featuring:
WILL-E-TELL (melb)
Exclusive 3 hour set

Support:
JFOS - NU-23
PUFF - MRW

Tickets: $10+bf
Venue: Players.

The trance crew was out in the masses for this one, caught a glimps of JFOS's set of hard hitting trance break's, MRW had a monster set, with each mix being executed perfectly and teasing the crowd with the EQ, nice to see the people supporting the launch, was excellent, bigup MRW!




CLAUDE YOUNG

30th July '98

Featuring:
Claude Young
music creator and turntable manipulator.

Support:
RED EMBER - HAMIS
CHASE - MICHAEL BISHOP
LAUCHLAN - SIRE
GEAR & SHERBERT

Tickets: $18
Venue: VIBE @ Greenwich Club

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MESH

25th July '98

Featuring:
DJ MESH
Direct from Switzerland, Dj Mesh fresh from a 20000 strong crowd at Montereux Festival. Mainland Europes finest Drum'n'Bass producer/Dj will be flying in with a selection of his latest dub plates, played in his own seamless style.

Support:
SIZE - MENTAL
DIAMOND D - GREG PACKER
FINESSE - ECHOIC
BJAM

Tickets: $18+bf
Venue: Players.

No idea how it went.. anyone?




SMOKIN'
18th July '98

For those of you into Big Beat, Cyan are planning another joint gig with Offworld Productions.

Featuring:
ADAM FREELAND
Adam Freeland will be familiar to most people as the one of the DJ's at the recent Vibe's Tour and the man behind the Coastal Breaks mixed CD's (Big beat/trip hop).

Support:
DAN THE MAN - ECHOIC
SAXON - MALLINDER
SOUNDLAB

Tickets: $20+bf
Venue: Players.

How was this event?




MADHATTERS BALL

18th July '98

Mad Hatter Ball returns in its fifth annual party.

Featuring in Gravity:
ECHOIC - SAXON
GREG PACKER - SIZE
HUTCHO - ROB FENDER
MENIS - KEVIN
Q-BALL - ROSKO
FREESTYLE - CORRUPTION

Featuring in DC's:
LILLY - BIG MAC
SPACE ACE - CODY
G-STYLES - STEVE MASON
DIRTY DEN

Tickets: $15+bf.
Venue: Gravity & DC's.

"Went 2 Madhatters on Sat nite and had the ball of my life. 2 many people though, not even enough space to dance (2000). But they played some wikkid old happy trax like some of Scott Browns stuff and It'S TIME 2 RETURN 2 THA CLASSICS....I waz just jumpin' around like FRENZY!"
Thanx to Petra!





GREG PACKER
11th July '98

Featuring:
GREG PACKER (6 Hour set)
Greg Packer began Djing in 1989 and started playing on the nightclub circuit in 1990. This included spots at clubs such as Freezer, Berlin, James Street, The Edge, Elevation and raves as Elevation1, Telepathy, Eclipse, De Ja Vu, Temple of Dream, fanatazia and Lost in Rave '92 to name a few.

Support:
SIZE

Tickets: $15
Venue: Players.

I hear Greg got the respect he deserves at this one! with the Perth people packing Players, Greg going through many of his musical styles.




TRANCEMIT 5
3rd July '98

The Trancemit series of events continues at Krush nightclub. After the success of the last event the next is scheduled for Friday July 3. The night will feature the mixing of Perth DJ's Puff and MRW programming anything from tech-house to trance and banging techno. A capacity crowd is expected and like the last couple of Trancemits a pumpin' night is expected til the wee hours. Entry is $5 but anyone can blag their way in by e-mailing a list of those who wish to attend to : delirium

Featuring:
PUFF - MRW

Tickets: $5
Venue: Krush

Like usual, Krush being pushed to capacity to hear the pumping tunes by MRW and Puff.




PERTHQUAKE
27th June '98

Featuring:
D-sire (Jungle) - Freestyle (Happy)
Sniper ('95 Hardcore) - Greg Packer ('93 Dark Old skool)
R-A-W (Perth's newest live pa) - Splink-E (93 uplifting old skool)
Menis (Kniteforce Breaks) - Internatty (Dark Jungle)

Tickets: $10 after 12 June $12.
Venue: Gravity.

How was Perth Quake?




STATESIDE

20th June '98

Delirium in conjunction with Spiral Promotions launch a new irregular clubnight focussing on US house DJ's.

And to kick it off, two of the most in-demand US house DJ's in the form of 3-deck legend Derek Carter and vocal house supremo Chez Damier. After an extremely successful tour last year, Derek Carter returns to Perth for one show only ready to display the trademark Chicago house style. Joining him is one-time Prescription records boss and now Balance Recordings supremo Chez Damier. Expect silky smooth mixing, deep and funky house and a sexy Chicago style atmosphere.

Featuring:
Derek Carter/Chez Damier (Chicago)
Jon Hardy/Nick Law (Sydney)

Support:
DAVE JACKSON - DAN THE MAN
MARTIN L

Tickets: $24+bf up to and including June 13 and thereafter $29+bf
Venue: Players Nightclub.

How was it?




TWEEKIN'

13th June '98

East meets West, US meets OZ, in the battle to end all battles Dj verses Dj, mixing it up to the death.

Featuring:
DJ GRAEME (San Francisco USA)
Dj Graeme has firmly established himself as on of the biggest names on the U.S Dj touring circuit. He started Djing in '87 in his native UK alongside college friends Claudio and Aphrodite.

SUGAR RAY
Sugar Ray is without doubt one of the most influential pioneers of Australian dance music scene, almost single handedly initiating the Australian acid house phenomenon in '89.

Support:
KRIECE - RUDY

Tickets: $13+bf before 7th June, therafter $18+bf.
Venue: Players Nightclub.

Info on this one soon.




ULTIMATUM OZ TOUR 1998

5th June '98

Carl Cox's legendary house and techno label Ultimatum begins its AustralianTour in Perth upstairs at The Jackal Nightclub.The Ultimatum label has a reputation as groundbreaking and forward-thinking and has featured releases from Carl Cox, Josh Wink, Trevor Rockliffe, Shades of Rhythm and Australias own Josh Abrahams.

Featuring:
TREVOR ROCKLIFFE
Trevor Rockliffe is one of the UK's finest 3-deck mixers and has built a strong reputation having been resident at legendary London clubnights 'Trade' and 'Garage. Trevor Rockliffe regularly travels around the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, the US and Japan and is well known as a producer for his tracks as Black and Brown and for his recent hit with Blake Baxter 'Visions of You'.

Support:
PUFF - MRW

Venue: Upstairs at The Jackal Nightclub
Tickets: $19+bf

Very nice night at the Jackal, Trevor mixing up a very long set full of variety and crowd pleasers. Puff and MRW also having excellent sets, nice to see the trance/house scene strong as ever.




HOMEGROWN

30th May '98

Brought to you by th VCP, Homegrown is a party highlighting just some of the Perth MC and DJ talent.

Featuring:
GREG PACKER - ROB FENDER
FINESSE - HUTCHO
FREESTYLE - REWIND
MENIS - SNIPER
ZIPPY - DUTCHY
D'SIRE

Tickets: $10 before 12, thereafter $12
Venue: Gravity

Went off I hear, someone who went gimmie details!




JAZZ & BASS SESSIONS

16th May '98

The Jazz & Bass Sessions Tour 1998 will feature the man behind Formation records.

Featuring
DJ SS & MC WARREN G

Support:
ECHOIC - ROSKO
FINESSE - SIZE
MENTAL

Tickets: $18+bf.
Venue: Gravity.

How were they?




SNEAK 4

15th May '98

A preview of Perths finest up and coming DJ's

Featuring
LACHLAN - SIMMON
MARK VEENSTRA - KEITH McGOWAN
SCRAPPA - GREG PACKER
K'ALEE

Tickets: $5.
Venue: Krush.

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TRANCEMIT

8th May '98

After an absence of some 5 months Nexus returns to present another Trancemit night, this time on a Friday night. Trancemit returns to Krush for Part 4 in the Trancemit series, with the date locked in for Friday May 8. Doors open at 10pm and the festivities continue until the wee hours. Featured music includes old school trance, nu-school techno, tech-funk and hardhouse.

The ethos of Trancemit has always been to present good quality new and old electronic music in an intimate environment. Those of you lucky enough to have experienced the first two Trancemit events at Krush will know the story.

Featuring:
PUFF - MRW

Venue: Krush Nightclub
Tickets: $5

Trancemit was a sellout jam packed to the rafters, just to see the trance duo Puff & Whippy, who did not disappoint, providing one of the best aggresive mixing I'v heard in a while, and a excellent vibe. Bigup Puff & Whippy!




PROGRESSIVE

25th April '98

Progressive is a new monthly event that will take you to different venues in and around Perth. Each month will showcase different talent from around our nation and sometimes around the globe.

Featuring:
KC TAYLOR
One of Melbournes finest DJ's KC Taylor, who is most well known as one half of Our House, who have released on Paul Oakenfolds Perfecto label. KC regularly DJ's around Australia and has just returned from a UK tour where he played The Ministry of Sound amongst other clubs.

Support:
CHAD D - MR WHIPPY

Tickets: $7
Venue: The Kazbah (298 Hay Street Subiaco).

could someone email me a review.




PLASTIK

18th April '98

Delirium in conjunction with Nexus present the next in the series of Plastik parties featuring legendary German trancemaster Oliver Lieb.

Featuring:
OLIVER LIEB
Oliver Lieb is most well known as the fathers of German trance. He has released material on German labels Harthouse, Superstition, Noom, Global Ambition to name but a few. He is most well known as the artist behind LSG, Spicelab, Paragliders, Ivan and Ambush. This is your chance to see him DJ and mix together blissful trance, driving techno and melodic tech-house.

Support:
JEFF TYLER(melb) - JASE FROM OUTTA SPACE
NU-23 - MRW
PUFF - TROY
ONDY - JOEL HARMEN

Ticket: $20+BF
Venue: International Players Lounge
(underneath sheraton hotel).

Perth had a glimpse why Oliver Lieb is one of the best trance Dj/Producer in the world at Players Saturday night. With the man playing some wicked selections, his set was baggin all the way, and Players was full to the rafters with party goers fully admiring the the trance legends set.

Excellent Set by ALL of the Dj's playing, especially Joel Harmen and Jeff Tyler! Bigup Delirium & Nexus, thanx to Jeremy for the tickets.




DREAMROOM II

18th April '98

Rave in a Cave
At the most awe inspiring dance venue the west coast has ever seen, the DREAMROOM II brings you asound system that will blast your eyeballs through the back of your skull and a light show that will bring them back.

Featuring:
SON OF THE UGLY ONE - LEON
BENWAY - ONE
+ Guests

Tickets: $30
Venue: infoline 0897 573 644 or 0897 579 558

Did this event actually go ahead? anyone wanna tell us about it?




JACK RABBIT
12th April '98

A night of bouncy tunes and easter spirit.

Featuring:
GREG PACKER - FINESSE
ECHOIC - KRANK
MENTAL

Tickets: $8 at the door.
Venue: International Players Nightclub.

Eh? how was this guyz?




GROOVERIDER

11th Apr '98

Featuring:
GROOVERIDER
The godfather of drum & bass returns for his only Perth appearance this year.

Support:
QBALL - BJAM
INTERNATTY - ECHOIC
GREG PACKER

Tickets: $18+bf
Venue: Gravity

His set took in a wide range of the disparate elements of jungle, starting with jazzular textures following through to hardstep uppercut. Technically proficient, Grooverider was obviously concentrating on the crowd and his selection, a selection that could be described as dark, without being foreboding, and always in touch with the flailing limbs of the people who really matter.
From X-Press 16.4.98.




INTERNATIONAL

11th Apr '98

The next smoking gig planned on the Big Beat front is International featuring London big beat superstar Laidback set for a show in Perth on Easter Saturday.

Featuring:
LAIDBACK
Laidback appears as part of the Bolshi Records Australian Tour 1998. Bolshi Records has been variously described by the UK press as 'one of the sexiest beat labels around' and championed by The Face, NME and the like for their own brand of beatfreakery and beyond. Laidback is the headlining artist on Bolshi and is set to rock Perth with a 3 hour set featuring smoking Big Beat, Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, and Chemical Beats.

Support:
SOUNDLAB (LIVE) - SAXON
DAN THE MAN - MALLINDER
ECHOIC

Tickets: $19+bf
Venue: International Players Lounge
(underneath sheraton hotel).

All reports from the party are good here, especially for a laidback kinda party, bigup Laidback!




ELEMENTAL

10th Apr '98

EMAS ignites the long weekend with a night of pure energy. Fusingall the elements of electronic music together.

Featuring
ECHOIC - JASE FROM OUTTA SPACE
KRIECE - MUSE
SHAMUS - TWITCH
HAWKEYE V's THE CLAW
MUMBLES

Tickets: $10 members, $12 non-members.
Venue: 275 Stirling St.

Reports from MAX states that this party was pritty big, and going right off, but MAX never actually entered, he was out front, so anyone want to expand on this?




KENNY KEN

28th Mar '98

Featuring
KENNY KEN & MC STEVIE HYPER D

GREG PACKER - ROSKO
SAXON - ECHOIC
Q-BALL

Tickets: $18+BF
Venue: Gravity

I know shit loads of people went to this one, could someone please give me a review?



CHAIN REACTION

21st Mar '98

Featuring:
JOHN DIGWEED
John Digweed is not the worlds most flamboyant DJ, he doesn't dress in head to toe westwood, he doesn't scream and shout during his sets, and he doesn't hang out with pop stars mates. What he does have is a genuine passion for dance music and a commitment to his craft that goes beyond fashion.

SIMON COYLE
Simon is the new wunderkind of the Melbourne tech-house scene.

CHAD D - KRIECE
DAVE JACKSON - PUFF
MRW

Tickets: $24+BF after 13 March $29+BF.
Venue: Globe Nightclub

Someone wanna help me here :)



PHANTASY

14th Mar '98

After the success of the hardcore tent at Sonik '98 festival and the New Years Eve party, the Teknology Corps return to bring you... Phantasy.

Featuring
PA's: FANATIK - VIOLATION

DJ's: GREG PACKER & JJ
MRW - ROB FENDER
LEROY & KEVIN
HUTCHO - DUTCHY
KRIECE

MC's: I-ROCK - VIPER
BRENNOX - SENSE - PREACHER

Tickets: $6 before 11:30, then $9.
Venue: Gravity.

This was a wicked night; with a wide variety of styles and not too much of just one style. With Packer and JJ going back to back with a triphop/drum 'n base set, just starting the ball rolling. Then Rob stepped up with a mad trancore set. Then we came on, playing the first hardcore of the night, making the crowd go berzerk, the set was made very interesting when a couple on the dance floor started making out, Kev sending a shoutout "To the guy getting head", later being asked to leave. We finished our set with a 240bmp track making the crowd hurt.

Then Dutchy with happy hard, Fanatik having a kool set playing a mixture of jungle and hardcore well done boys!. Then it was Kev and Leroy with happy/oldkool, really playing the tunes the crowd wanted.. This was a good night with Gravity being full most the night. Big shoutout to Kev and Hutcho for a wicked party and giving us the opportunity to play, goodluck to Kev for the trip over.



PLASTIK

6th Mar '98

Featuring:
RICHIE HAWTIN
He is one of the most pivotal Dj's and producers in the world of techno today. Most recently Richie Hawtin repositioned the goal-posts with his amazing Concept series on PLUS-8 and his most recent Plastikman single "Sickness" was testament to his unerring commitment to experimental techno.

Supports:
MRW - PUFF
TROY

Tickets: $24+BF
Venue: upstairs @ JACKAL nightclub

Well the plastikman returns to Perth again to deliver his tweaky minimal style.

We arrived at 11 to hear Puff playing a fairly minimal set even by his standards, at this stage the place was quite empty which left me wondering how many people would turn up? I was disheartened to learn that hawtins kit (eg records, drum machines) had been lost in baggage during his flight from melbourne and he possibly wouldn't be playing (damn plebs.) Well it turned out MRW was nice enuff to lend his records to hawtin and chase up some drum machines for him. It was Richie's turn to play at about 1:30 and he didn't dissapoint, immediately he launched into his trademark banging minimal style performing some sick drum programming and acid riffs over many of the tracks absolutely screwing with people's heads (highlight of the night was when he played spastik!!.) Was also impressed by Richie's down to earth attitude , hanging around and answering questions and signing people's autographs for up to an hour after his set.

My only gripes of the night were -