Dance News

Bringing the blackness to Adelaide are Shadow Play, with guest Paul Blackout. Head honcho of Hardline Rekordingz, with numerous releases on his own imprint and releases on Killing Sheep and Bloody Fist, Paul Blackout brings his own inimitable style of twisted dark side drum’n’bass to Adelaide. Joining him upstairs is Audio Opticon, Insidious, Havok and Bakup. Downstairs will be Stagga4wrd, Jayar, Benny Raw representing the sounds of the dubstep.

Relive your Enchanted fun times with Relive at HQ on Fri 10 Aug. Join DJs Devious Vs MR S, MPK Vs Fiction, Josh, H-Bomb, Cheeky B, with MC Quantum playing the best of the music that made Enchanted.

On Fri 10 Aug at Earth Nightclub M.T.M.E. Productions present ETERNAL ENERGY 8, featuring the king of hard house, Andy Farley. At the forefront of hard house since the 90s, his tight mixing and awesome sets will rock Adelaide once again. Local support by Adrian V, Odyssey, Anarki, Mr S, Roket, Cheeky B, Konstantine, Equinox and Adam-T.

Bringing you a year of quality entertainment, HQ turns one on Fri 10 Aug and is bringing Grant Smilie of TV Rock fame to party with residents RMAC, Brendon, Steve Hart, Damage, Kontrol, K2, Soho, Professor X, C4, Angel and Chris D.

Upstairs at HQ on Fri 17 Aug DJ’s MPK, Filter, Macro and John Doe are bringing you the funk! Liquid funk is the quality end of drum’n’bass with smooth rolling bass lines, sweet vocals and funky sounds combining to create a happy, positive vibe that reaches out to all.

And for all those budding DJs out there, crank up your turntables and get practicing, because the Spring Edition of the Lockdown DJ Comp is on like Donky Kong. Many new faces came through the ranks in the past due to this comp and received great exposure in the industry and became the building block for many who entered. The invitation is open to all genres including house, electro, breaks, techno, d’n’b, trance, free form, hardcore, r’n’b and everything in between. To enter the competition or get more info, email Pratty lockdownpromo@bigpond.com with your name, style, and contact details (including mobile number). Competition is open to all men and women aged over 18 years. DJ’s with club residencies or regular paying DJ gigs or who are under 18 will not be accepted.

Julian Cram