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WESTERNSYNTHETICS OPENS PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL 2011

Filed Under: News
Jan.29, 2012

Exclusive footage of Westernsynthetics performing at Pyramid Rock Festival 2011 is now live on YouTube. Check it out

Westernsynthetics was welcomed home by a huge crowd at the 2011 Pyramid Rock Festival, his first Australian performance since returning from Europe. Situated on the beautiful Phillip Island in southern Victoria, Westernsynthetics opened the Festival, performing straight after Rockwiz.

WS @ Pyramid 2

Photo by Boudicca http://www.beedeeism.com/

The Pharaoh’s Annex stage was pumping, full of the next generation. A younger crowd of more than 3,000 people, they danced and cheered as Westernsynthetics conducted their first musical journey of the weekend. Dedicating the set to the workers at the festival, his two hour set showcased his own tracks including Australian community radio favourites “80808″, “Workers Dub” and “KMADMG” from the new EP “No Holiday”. Westernsynthetics also spun much-loved tunes from fellow comrades Africa Hitech as well upcoming Victorian producer Kloke.

However, the biggest lure came from the 4 unreleased experimental creations that Westernsynthetics trialed on the system and an unsuspecting crowd. Developed in Berlin, these tracks will be released on the forthcoming Westernsynthetics second album in 2012.

Pyramid Rock Festival 2011 delivered performances from Sydney’s own Westernsynthetics alongside Muscles, Scissor Sisters, The Living End, Hermitude, Gotye, The Herd, Grandmaster Flash, Cloud Control, Salmonella Dub and many more.

Westernsynthetics music available from Beatport & iTunes:
http://www.beatport.com/artist/westernsynthetics/97662
http://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/westernsynthetics/id336546196?uo=4

Check out:
http://soundcloud.com/sub-continental-dub
http://www.facebook.com/subcontinentaldub

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WESTERNSYNTHETICS SMASHES THE BALLROOM STAGE AT OUTLOOK FESTIVAL 2011

Filed Under: News, Videos
Oct.23, 2011

In September 2011 Westernsynthetics was the 1st Australian to perform at Outlook Festival in Pula, Croatia.
Sub Continental Dub would like to thank the Outlook Festival crew for loving the Westernsynthetics sound and inviting us along.
SCD would also like to thank Arts NSW & MusicNSW for supporting us during this tour.
For Westernsynthetics booking please contact Kristy [at] subcontinentaldub.com

For more information check out:

http://soundcloud.com/sub-continental-dub
http://www.facebook.com/subcontinentaldub
http://www.westernsynthetics.net
http://twitter.com/w_synthetics

Westernsynthetics music available from Beatport, iTunes, Boomkat & Juno
Beatport
iTunes
Boomkat
Juno

 

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Outlook Festival, Pula Croatia 4/09/11

Filed Under: News, Pics
Sep.27, 2011

Shlompin Demigod style

 

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Westernsynthetics in Berlin

Filed Under: News
Aug.25, 2011

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?285182

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Westernsynthetics Europe Diary

Filed Under: News, Pics
Aug.09, 2011

Westernsynthetics has pissed off to Europe for a few months to write a new album and do play some gigs.
Here is the link to his travel blog. It will be updated regularly.

As seen in bar in a backstreet in Amsterdam…

Stickers found in Amsterdam!

Space Is The Place in Amsterdam too???

Westernsynthetics is writing a new album. Keep up to date with its progress or lack thereof here.

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No Holiday for Westernsynthetics

Filed Under: News
Jun.19, 2011

NO HOLIDAY – WESTERNSYNTHETICS

GET A FREE DOWNLOAD OF “NEW FUSE” HERE



 

No Holiday is released in celebration of Sydney Producer Westernsynthetics performing at the 2011 Outlook Festival. Available exclusively on Beatport and including a free download giveaway at westernsynthetics.net

No Holiday is the follow up EP to the acclaimed May Day Radio album. Recorded in late 2010 at a beach front cottage in the surreal surroundings of Kiama, Southern New South Wales, Australia, the EP contains two fresh cuts clearly displaying the signatory Westernsynthetics aesthetic.

KMADMG (Kiama Dreaming) is a pulsating techno slammer that tips its hat to the roots of dubstep. It contains the familiar yet unique Westernsynthetics stamp of production, with use of analogue FX and layered soundscapes over a huge kick drum. Extreme low sub bass frequencies here!

Title track No Holiday experiments with drone and melodic atmospheres to propel complex drum patterns and layered snares over the thick bass line. No Holiday dabbles with the old school rave genre while morphing through complex progressions and nuanced melodic phrasing.

 

WESTENRNSYNTHETICS

Westernsynthetics will be the first Australian to perform at Croatia’s Outlook Festival this September 2011. Quoted as “the best four days of bass music in Europe, if not the world” by Resident Advisor, Outlook is the largest dubstep & soundsystem culture festival in Europe. With a mammoth line up from the most cutting edge and vibrant electronic music scenes around today Westernsynthetics will be performing alongside the likes of Jamie XX, Benga, Skream, Digital Mystikz, Kode 9, Foreign Beggars and many more, with an expected audience of 10,000 people.

In early 2011 Westernsynthetics released his debut album May Day Radio. Sydney radio station FBI awarded it the highly coveted Sunset Album of the Week. This album also received excellent reviews with spins & rotation across Australian and international radio.

In 2009 Westernsynthetics was nominated for ‘Best Instrumental Composition’ category in the Australian Songwriters Association Awards for his debut 12” LP Engine No. 999.

No Holiday, May Day Radio and Engine No. 999 are released on Sub Continental Dub and distributed internationally by renowned UK imprint Cargo Records.

No Holiday is exclusively available on Beatport until July 1

Available all other digital retailers 1st July 2011

 

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Westernsynthetics @ Sydney Sounds Like Festival

Filed Under: News
Jun.19, 2011

Come hear the new Westernsynthetics No Holiday EP played live on July 9th at FBI Sydney Sounds Like festival. See you on the floor! facebook event

 

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WESTERNSYNTHETICS plays Outlook

Filed Under: News
Mar.25, 2011

Photo by Angelina http://www.vintage.au.com/

Westernsynthetics will be the first Australian to perform at Croatia’s Outlook Festival this September 2011. Quoted as “the best four days of bass music in Europe, if not the world” by Resident Advisor, Outlook is the largest dubstep and soundsystem culture festival in Europe. With a mammoth line up from the most cutting edge and vibrant electronic music scenes around today Westernsynthetics will be performing alongside the likes of Jamie XX, Shy FX, Benga, Skream, Digital Mystikz, David Rodigan, Kode 9, Foreign Beggars, The Bug, Hudson Mohawke, Benji B, Ramadanman and many more, with an expected audience of 10,000 people.

Westernsynthetics is a passionate Producer from Sydney, Australia. A regular performer at Australian dubstep nights, Westernsynthetics has supported UK heavyweights and performed at numerous festivals including Rainbow Serpent, Peats Ridge and Big Day Out. His live shows fuse his unique blend of acid, dub, techno and electronic psychedelia.

In early 2011 Westernsynthetics released his debut album May Day Radio. Sydney radio station FBI awarded it the highly coveted Sunset Album of the Week. This album also received excellent reviews with rotation across Australian and international radio. In 2009 Westernsynthetics was nominated for ‘Best Instrumental Composition’ category in the Australian Songwriters Association Awards for his 12” LP Engine No. 999. Westernsynthetics debut album May Day Radio and LP Engine No. 999 are released on Sub Continental Dub and distributed internationally by renowned UK imprint Cargo Records.

Outlook Festival September 1–4 2011 Croatia, EU www.outlookfestival.com/westernsynthetics

For more information contact: kristy[at]subcontinentaldub.com

Outlook Festival performance and European tour project is supported by MusicNSW

MEDIA HYPE:

http://pulseradio.net

http://www.threedworld.com.au/

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla fundraiser 13/03/2011

Filed Under: News
Mar.07, 2011

Gaza is the world’s biggest open air prison. The people of Gaza have been living under a brutal millitary blockade by US backed Israel. Israeli warplanes routinely bomb the Gaza strip keeping the people of Gaza in a constant state of fear. The Israeli government has been conducting this genocidal war against Palestine since 1948. The last Flotilla was brutally attacked by Israeli commando’s demonstrating to the world the murderous brutality of the Israeli government.

Sub Continental Dub supports the struggle for the liberation of all historic Palestine from the  river to the sea. Come to this fundraiser on Sunday and help us contribute to the ongoing struggle to break the siege of Gaza once and for all!

I will be representing for SCD on Sunday the 13th of March at the Gladstone hotel so come join us!

Westernsynthetics ( for the SCD crew)

For more info on the Australian contingent of the Flotilla, and how to donate click here:

http://subcontinentaldub.com/Leaflet_GFF2Aus.rtf

Press from the facebook page:

Help end the brutal siege of Gaza, come down to the Gladstone to hear some of Sydney’s premier DJ’s strut their stuff in support of an Australian contingent sailing with GFF2.

On the line up is – Edseven – Jonny Faith – Westernsynthetics – Prize – Victim – Shantan Wantan Ichiban – Sofie Loizou – BC SWAT.

FREE GAZA !

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Dubshack wrap up

Filed Under: News, Reviews
Feb.08, 2011

Sub Continental Dub along with Void & Foreign Dub presented the Dubshack @ Peats Ridge festival over New Years 10/11
Everyone played amazing sets, the hijack soundsystem was fat as butter & the punters were amazing as usual.The Dubshack ended on NYE with hundreds of people chanting DUBSHACK! DUBSHACK! with victim dropping the classic Anti-War Dub.

On The Sub Continental Dub curated day on the 29th of December Alistair Erskine opened the Dubshack with an array of hip hop and funked out beats that suited the ridiculous heat perfectly. Boot & Sook then turned the heat up with their signature heavy dubstep to an enthusiastic dancefloor. Sofie Loizou again was the standout for the Dubshack, she was so popular that when Paul Fraser could not attend due to radio commitments, Sofie was asked to fill in for Void on New Years Eve, playing a slickly mixed and selected set of future beat goodness.

Other standouts were b.i.n.t. freaking the shit out of the hippys with his broken beat breakcore experiments, Spherix brought in the Techno & Flippo literally brought people to tears with his deeper than deep set on the evening of the 29th.
Eli played his bon voyage set before setting off to the UK to live. His set was a lesson in Dubstep, strictly vinyl and true to the original ethos of the sound.
Kodama provided amazing visuals as did Jack Barton and Sam Fox. This is the first time we had visuals on the at the Dubshack and it was a very special addition to the SCD night. many people commented on how unique the visuals were, all three artists brought their own special experiements to the screen.

3rd Eye played his slickly produced deep and minimal bass heavy dubstep to adoring punters while Bec Paton closed the SCD night with a cut and paste collage of hip hop, funk and turntablism. Bec never fears to challenge her audience with the intensely exploratory nature of her music. It was a pleasure to have her close the SCD leg of the Dubshack as her ethic embodies what we set out to achieve when we established this label.

We hope everyone had a great time as we surely did. Thanks to everyone who spent some time with us and our bass!

Kristy & Rhyece from Sub Continental Dub

Photos by Adrian Rostorolla

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