Artists
The roll call of talent that has appeared at the Harbour Party reflects
our pursuit of the latest and greatest, brightest and best of the world
dance music scene. With a mix of leading headliners, up and
coming phenoms and fan favourites, this years line-up is no
different. With the growing number of homegrown heroes
breaking through on the international stage, we didn’t have
to look too far to find who was making a ruckus in 09.
Leading the new line-up additions is UK dancefloor don Sinden, who is
set to open a can of b’more baile funk hip hop electro
powerpop on the
Harbour Party NYE. Joining him will be “Guys Gone
Wild” regulars Hey Now, Bris Vegas boy wonder Sampology will be
bringing his
Super Visual Disco Party harbourside and Miss Sosueme 2009 and general
party princess Alison Wonderland will be taking you for a trip down the
rabbit hole for one hell of a tea party.
Pendulum [DJ Set] - Album Preview Tour
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After dominating the European festival circuit in 2009, the Pendulum
juggernaut continues to roll on, devastating all in its path. Pendulum,
Australia’s favourite sons of broken beat sonic mayhem, are
set
to return to Australia in 2009 to present their first ever DJ set
performance featuring all 3 of the group’s original
members. Having spent a second summer as the defining band of
the
international festival circuit (including phenomenal receptions from
crowds at Glastonbury, Download, V, Isle of Wight and T in the Park
festivals), Pendulum have recently gone back into the studio to work on
their third album that will include some truly exciting collaborations.
The first material to emerge from these sessions will be unveiled at
the end of the year in the group’s first ever DJ set tour
that
sees all Rob, Gareth and El Hornet take the stage with MC Verse to
‘preview’ material from their highly anticipated
third
studio album. Australian audiences will be the first on earth to sample
material from Pendulum’s next studio album, while also
witnessing
their first ever DJ set performance featuring the groups original line
up, in a no holds barred aural assault. Witness the unstoppable tour de
force that is Pendulum, as they tear up Australia in 2009.
Ian Carey [USA]
Winner of the best Dance Video at this year’s MTV
awards (protest from Kanye West withstanding), American house music
hero Ian Carey
will be dropping his signature “funky
basslines” to help you get down, down, down, into the new
year.
With his hit singles and remixes gracing endless compilations and
albums worldwide, his singles ‘Rise’ as one half of
the Soul Providers achieving UK Gold record status and ‘Get
Shaky’ reaching Australian Double Platinum under The Ian
Carey Project moniker, tell you all you need to know about the kind of
funk flavoured, house music ride you can expect Harbour side.
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Sinden [UK]
If getting big upped by Basement Jaxx, Mark Ronson, Armand Van
Helden, Bjork, Bonde Do Role and Santigold, isn’t impressive
enough, and having label mates that include Franz Ferdinand and The
Artic Monkeys, is merely meh, certainly being the co-producer of one of
the dancefloor killers of the past 12 months must seal the deal, non ??
Since popping up on hipster radars in 2005, DJ and producer boy wonder
Sinden has since proceeded to storm onto playlists, compilations, and
festival line-ups with his bouncy blend of b’more, baile
funk,
hip hop and electro. Responsible for the ridiculously infectious
‘Beeper Song’ with production partner in crime The
Count,
Sinden will be lighting the Harbour Party dancefloor up with his deep
bag of hot hot heat.
Grafton Primary
Fully fledged, card holding members of the Aussie new school,
indie electro trio Grafton
Primary have been keeping themselves very busy of
late. With their contagious synth laden, new wave for a new
generation, Grafton Primary’s 2008 break out party saw them
live and loud at Big Day Out, Good Vibrations, Playground Weekender,
Field Day and Parklife.
With their singles ‘Relativity’ and
‘Allstars’ showcasing the Sydney three
piece’s penchant for hypnotic vocals paired with epic
electronica, and remixes for Faker, The Dukes of Windsor and Jackson
Jackson, see why Grafton Primary are fast becoming festival fixtures
when they roll out their epic soundscapes.
Bass Kleph
DJ, label owner and general block rocker about town, Bass Kleph
is one of the rare producers with the ability to achieve commercial
success while still making dancefloor stormers for the underground.
With ‘Helium’ making waves with the Nova nation and
the
current single ‘Spend My Money’ sitting in the top
10 on
the ARIA charts, Bass Kleph brings his wonky basslines and electro
hooks to the masses while still releasing underground anthems such as
‘Bump Uglies’ and ’12 Inch
Therapy’. Do you
really need any more reasons to check Kleph rocking the block??
Lost Valentinos
With a list of collaborators that reads like a roll call of
Australian dnace musics most wanted list, the Lost Valentinos are on
the verge of breaking out. With EP's produced by Kim Moyes of
The
Presets, Pnau's Peter Mayes and Nick Littlemore, also of Empire of the
Sun, and their current long player the handiwork of one Ewan Pearson,
thats a lot of hip people who think the Lost Valentinos are
alright.
This Sydney 5 piece have flexed their carefully crafted psychedelic
indie dance sounds at Parklife, Splendour, Falls, V and the Playground
weekender and are set to demonstrate why everyone is riding the waves
they are making on the international stage. Don't say we
didn't
warn you.
Ajax
The crown prince of cut and paste returns with his brand of
party
mash ups which he has regularly used to blow up parties, leaving a
trail of heaving dance floors and dazed party people.
With Ed Banger head honcho Busy P and the mighty Digitalism sticking
him with their Best DJ tag in 2007 and Justice naming him one to watch
for 2008, Ajax
has since been
focusing on his own ‘Sweat it Out’ label.
With the
likes of Gameboy Gamegirl, Edu K, Act Yo Age, Oh Snap and the
Killaqueenz represented by the label though, there should be no
shortage of dance floor killers in his bag of tricks.
JD Samson [Le Tigre/MEN] [DJ Set] [USA]
Starting off her Le Tigre career as a roadie who manned the
slide projector, JD
Samson’s undeniable flair and charisma soon made
it obvious that she was more suited on stage than next to it.
With their dance punk leanings and their unmistakable tracks
‘Deceptacon’ and ‘TKO’, JD has
previously also
toured with Peaches as her keyboardist. JD’s disco
tinged,
hook filled, punk funk will have your toes tappin and fingers snappin,
with your body following not very far behind.
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Sampology [Super Visual Disco Party]
Bris Vegas boy wonder Sampology will also be bringing his
Super
Visual Disco Party harbourside. Think the usual juggling,
cutting, scratching and mixing that has seen him as a regular fixture
at the Parklife, Good Vibrations, We Love Sounds and BBQ Beats
festivals as well as supporting Mixmaster Mike, DJ Shadow, QBert and
Roots Manuva, except accompanied by visuals. Pictures that go
with
the music, I know, far out right?
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Hey Now
Also joining the Harbour Party NYE 2009 line–up are
“Guys Gone Wild” regulars Hey Now.
These four mild mannered men by day don their leather jackets and
livers of steel at night transforming into their chinstroke fighting DJ
alter ego’s.
Rose, Hansom, Fauce and The Godfather have continued their battle
against “quiet nights in” alongside folks like Boys
Noize,
Switch, The Presets and Felix Da Housecat as well as defeating all
comers at the 2009 ITM DJ comp and showcasing their genre bending style
at the Brisbane Future Music Festival. With remixes
for Art
vs Science, Grafton Primary, Calvin Harris and Depeche Mode, and their
debut EP “We Are Queens Boulevarde” about to drop,
Hey Now
are going places. You coming with?
Hoops
Anna Lunoe, Nina Las Vegas and Bad Ezzy are Hoops
and just like Captain Planet while they all rock individually when they
combine their party powers together, the banging beats and dancing feet
will overcome the forces of the chin strokers and head nodders.
These sisters are definitely doing it for themselves with their choice
cuts of hip hop beats, Baltimore treats, great grime and just about
anything else that will have you “jumping around”,
“throwing your hands in the air like you just don’t
care” and “liking you better if you slept
together”….uh. This explosive trio are
BAD ASS and
you just need to check them out, ok.
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Alison Wonderland
Fellow upstart, Sosueme princess and general girl about town,
Alison
Wonderland’s growing party starting reputation has already
seen
her playing alongside the Cold War Kids, the Arctic Monkeys, Datarock
and Sharam Jey. Ms Wonderland’s set of disco fabulous,
70’s
aerobics video inspired dance dance music at Harbour Party NYE is sure
to take you for a trip down the rabbit hole for one hell of a tea
party. Enjoy.
