CURRENT PROGRAMS
TEST PILOT A program dedicated to independent
film. Emerging filmmakers and film societies present new works. Test
Pilot embraces a wide cross-section of genres – including narrative,
experimental, short film, documentary, animation and video art. Filmmakers
and producers can also organise fundraisers, workshops, tributes and
forums.
ELECTUNDRA Melbourne’s audio visual
underground in all its glory, combining fresh pulses and strains of
electronic music with innovative screen imagery. Featuring acts such
as Spoonbill/ Dropbear, Robin Fox, All India Radio/Martin Kennedy,
Soteria Bell/Blake Barratt, Tim Webster, Koshowko/Martin Hansen, City
Frequencies/Object State, Soul Mirage/dpwolf, Isnod and Max/River
River, LBW/Joseph Barrows, Seth Rees/Guy Harris, The Spheres, Grey
Skies Blue Ensemble, Foreign Birds, Because of Ghosts Duo/Jacob Pearce
and Reuben Stanton, Cam Butler/Jacob Simkin, Amanaska/Simon Lewis,
and Wind Up Toy/Object State. The Electundra sessions have also spawned
our annual Electundra Festival on Nov 11, 18, 25 and Dec 2. For more
details visit. www.electundra.com.
PROCESS The Royal
Australian Institute of Architects invite emerging architects to
address new concepts and practical issues in contemporary architecture
on the first Monday of each month. Recent presenters include Stuart
Harrison, Brigette Cameron, Brandon Yeoh, Jerome Frumar, Dominique
Ng, Kerstin Thompson, Ivan Rijavec, Janet McGaw, Tim Hurburgh and
Mark O'Dywer.
FROMAGE With a keen
edge honed by years of fanatical crate diving, Fromage's effort
is to cut through the tenuous trends and genre-humping of the modern
club scene. It's as simple as introducing the sexy disco audio gems
of bygone eras to handsome contemporary jams on the third Friday
of each month. Featuring Phil Smart, Clint Hargreaves, Chestwig
5000, Nate B, PCP and Dr Disconyx with visuals by Pied Piper Productions..
OPEN ARENA A performance
night that presents new hybrids of theatre, performance and screen
art. Emerging performance artists test new ideas in short experimental
pieces. Recent highlights include 'Bazaar', 'Dark Sparks' and 'Distractions'
performed and directed by the dancers of Travel Art Dance Company.
KITE Tertiary institutions
present experimental screen works and multimedia. Participating
schools include VCA, RMIT, LaTrobe, Deakin, Swinburne, Melbourne
and Monash Unversities.
PITCH BITCH The
Pitch Bitch playground fires up host DJs Mo Ichi and Miyagi mish
mashing deep electro, click house and acid tech beats every second
Saturday night of the month at Loop. The visuals are by f-stop and
hi.tek.trash. The project is manufactured by i.n.k.
FIDGET FRIDAY. Scatterbuff
presents a mass of music and visuals for our next killer event.
After the success of the first night, we've turned the heat up a
notch. Buff Diss will be performing his own style of masking tape
art all over loop which needs to be seen to be believed. DJs scattermish,
Loot, Emillionzzz and Deltoid will be serving up a dancey party
selection of electro, hip hop, baile, bmore, and house blends, with
VJ Sauce Face blowing up the projectors. Don't miss out on a club
night like no other! Check out the new myspace.com/scatterbuff for
our video flyer, mixes, pics and more.
ATTACK OF THE KILLER FAIRY PENGUINS
If you can see the penguins, they can see you. If you can't see
the penguins, it may already be too late. Join Harry Helix and special
guest DJs Andrew Jobe and George Z at the launch party for Attack
of the Killer Fairy Penguins - a bumpy ride of tech-house to get
your weekend started with a fat little shake of your rump. Also
featuring the twisted visual artistry of Joseph Barrows. The penguins
are restless.
IT'S YOUR THING combines
turntabalism, MCing and other live acts. A mash up of funk, soul,
hip-hop, rock, beats and rhymes, It's Your Thing is led by a dedicated
collective including Mr. Moonshine, Sketchendry, Mikeydubwiser,
IlResponce and Orfd who all work hard on the third Saturday of each
month in bringing the house down.
PICKELED BEATS Serving
plates of carefully selected produce
designed to please the most discerning of aural gastronomes. A gourmet
delight that's guaranteed to make you scratch your pants and move your feet. This is a dish best
served loud, and eaten standing up. Zanda will be supplying entrées coming in all shapes of fatness
- funk from deep to dusty, fun-ass hip hop and delicious grooves
Mains will be served by DJ Lickweed, fulfilling all your cravings
with a blend of the essential hip hop ingredients, old and new coupled
with generous scratchings. The Sweet Desert is Paul's area of expertise.
Martini on rocks is always accompanied by spinning platters of fresh-sliced
beats and marinated electro. We hope you enjoy this culinary experience
brought to you by those who know: "the best beats are pickled
beats." With special guest VJ's 'Team Attack'!!!
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