Lineup Announced for Digital 2006 festival
Author: events@tranzfusion
Monday, March 6, 2006
EASTER FRIDAY. 14TH APRIL 2006
FEATURING an ALL-STAR cast:
20:20 SOUNDSYSTEM (LIVE)
LAB 4 (LIVE)
DJ T
JORIS VOORN
JAMES HOLDEN
MARZZ (LIVE)
DJ RALPH LAWSON
STEVE HILL
ERIC POWELL
JOHN FERRIS
HELLRAISER
Welcome funk-timers to Australia's first festival dedicated to new electronic music and media. After an awesome event on Anzac Day 2005 with blinding performers from a bunch of first time to Oz artists, Digital 2006 presents an awesome array of talent, from across the globe dedicated the the "new sounds" of future dancefloors. Spread over 5 areas, Digital on the banks of the Yarra/Docklands will serve up a multitude of sounds from electro to house, techno to hip hop, funk to hard trance.
CREWS
[HARDWARE]
Founders of the Melbourne electronic music scene, Hardware's presented over 150 events in 15 years of work including Two Tribes, Kabuki, Hardware, Telephunk, Belfast, TransAtlantic and more. Fun, intelligent party music for a discerning crowd, guests include Laurent Garnier, Jeff Mills, Adam Beyer, Dave Clarke, Tiga, Miss Kittin and more. Cutting edge, futuristic, electronic sound scapes for the electronic massive!
[PHARMACY]
The prophets of rage return to the scene of the crime imploring you to rage against the coke machine and bow down before the unholy church of Pharmacy! Turning more tricks than an overworked street hooker, the Pharmacy doppelgangers will summon up a veritable butchers shop of flaming hard trance, spine shattering techno and soul stealing acid.
[HONKY TONKS]
Recently voted in the top five clubs in the world by super rad New York Magazine 'V', Honkytonks at this year's Digital Festival will create an amazing cirque de toilet atmosphere "arena"... Something never before attempted at a "Honkytonks RAVE" event in Melbourne and mixed cocktails on the dancefloor for the cool and the fool alike!
[PHD]
Almost 4 years on, phd continues to bring together the best of local & international hard trance, hard dance & hard style djs both by day & by night. phd is also renown for it's atmosphere, vibe & passionate punters than can only describe the feeling as "fuck yeah!"
[BIRDHOUSE]
They're crazy, they're cute, they're popular to boot! Enter the Birdcage where Melbourne's notorious party pranksters, ghetto rock stars and glam hipsters have made Friday nights at Motel the hottest spot in town! In no time at all Birdcage has forged a reputation for intelligent house music and packed dance floors, up for it party peeps and good music built this Birdcage!
[LASERGUN]
One of the few quality electro crews in Melbourne, Kev Lasergun loves his tunes whether they be minimal tek, electro and the like!! Kev also loves a good debate on Electro house vs. "its just techno". And he's 100% right!
[SUNNY]
[ARTISTS]
20:20 SOUNDSYSTEM LIVE - Feat RALPH LAWSON, SILVER CITY & DUBBLE D
The 20:20 Vision label have reinvented themselves as right now's hottest electronic label. Ralph Lawson's brainchild sees him at the band's helm providing beats, loops and fx, with bass and keys courtesy of stars in their own right Silver City and drums by Danny 'Dubble D' Ward. Combining the adrenalin of a live show with the flow of a club set to make musical magic, all systems GO!
LAB 4 (LIVE)
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage! What can be said about Lab4 that has not been said before- The pair from the dark side of the moon are without question the most extreme live acts on the planet- thusly nominated alongside the Chemical Brothers and Faithless for the prestigious honour of best international live act for 2005. The Lab4 war machine continues on its path of destruction- their new album 'None Of Us Are Saints' effortlessly melts th Tags