No Comments Written by FLIP on September 13, 2009 – 9:00 am

Darkbeat is kicking open Brown Alley’s doors to another whole venue party with a massive international bill and an even bigger lineup of fresh locals and local legends! Along with the infamous Rock Like This and Mixed Messages cres, Darkbeat presents a next level lineup of divergent styles indicative of its wide ranging music policy. Throwing away the industry standard of the un-educated, and scene attracting crowd, Darkbeat returns to come and correct.

Prepare for a night of rollin’ techno, intelligent break beat & house as we present Slam (UK) , Fergie (UK), Silicon Soul (UK), Kid Kenobi (AUS) and Skool Of Thought (UK).

Not to be missed..!

Who: C’mon, seriously ..?! look up..
What: Big club night across 3 levels and many rooms!
When: Friday September 18 2009
Where: Brown Alley, Cnr King and Lonsdale, Melbourne City
Damage: Industries $25, online $30+BF - here or here

Kid Kenobi (AUS)

Since his early beginnings behind the decks in 1996, Sydney based Kid Kenobi has steadily risen to his current place as the busiest DJ on Australian and International shores. Kid is best known and regarded as the one of the tightest DJ’s with his upfront style of booming breaks, house, fidget and kick snare grooves.

Skool Of Thought (UK)

Living between the UK and Australia, Skool Of Thought is the owner and label manager behind the award winning Against The Grain & SuperCharged Music record labels – home to a resident night at one of the best clubs in the world: London’s Fabric. He has been described by IDJ magazine as ‘an underrated genius’ [who] is helping form the ‘nu skool breaks’ scene.

Slam (UK)

SLAM need no introduction. 2009 has been one of their busiest periods ever. Performing dynamic sets at many of the world’s leading festivals including Monegros, Oxygen, Bestival, 10 days off, Extrema, Glastonbury and T In The Park, they have also played at some of the world’s best clubs including the legendary Womb In Tokyo, Cocoon in Frankfurt, Rex in Paris and Berlin’s infamous Watergate and Berghain to name a few.

Fergie (UK)

For the past decade, Fergie (aka Robert Ferguson), has been a DJ of international standing, and he’s never had a stronger and more vibrant aural identity than right now. Playing the kind of music he wants, determined not to be held back by perceptions and tags from the past, he continues to be a global representative for electronic music by consistently breaking down underground barriers and bringing new music to the people, without compromise.

Silicon Soul (UK)

Silicone Soul are Craig Morrison and Graeme Reedie. The pair were originally in the band Dead City Radio but later traded guitars for electronics, hooking up with Slam’s Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle, who signed them to Soma Records. The pair make everything fro deep house and tech house to progressive house and electronica. They are best known for the single ‘Right On’, which is one of the highest-selling singles from the Soma catalogue.

Huge Local support includes:

Phil K
Mike Callander
Dave Pham
Rollin Connection
Gavin Keitel
Matt Radovich
Jamie Stevens
Steve Ward
Smash Bang
Sam McEwin
Nick Thayer
Boogs
Muska
Citizen.com
Deviant
JD
Flip
Ryan Riback
Paul Beynon
Pete Gordon
Jon Beta
Dave Juric
Alam
Lady Liquid
West:One
Tahl
Freya
Mish
Arlo
Yenks
DanTrz
Kodiak Kid