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The Capitol, Perth (393 Murray Street, Perth)
Friday May 25th, 2007
Doors Open 8.30pm
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Event has sold out!!!
FREESTYLERS BIO (UK)
More old-school hip-hop, electro and ragga than big-beat techno (though they’re often pigeon-holed that way), the Freestylers were formed by the trio of Matt Cantor, Aston
Harvey and Andrew Galea. All three were British b-boys back in the day, and were heavily involved in Britain’s dance scene by the late ‘80s, both as DJs and producers—Cantor recording as Cut’n’Paste, 2 Fat Buddhas and Freska All Stars among others, Harvey as Blapps! Posse (author of the 1990 breakbeat classic “Don’t Hold Back”). Harvey had also worked with Rebel MC and Definition of Sound, but after meeting Galea, the pair began recording together as Sol Brothers and soon brought Cantor into the fold as well.
Taking the name Freestylers from their first sample (Freestyle’s “Don’t Stop the Rock”), the trio released their first single, “Drop the Boom (AK-48)” and formed their own Scratch City Records to release it. The track was a prime slice of vocoderized electro, and became an underground club classic as far afield as bass-driven Miami. The Freestyle EP followed late in 1996, and Freestylers also released singles on Freskanova (home of Cantor’s many solo projects). The group even managed a chart hit (and Top of the Pops appearance) with 1998’s “B-Boy Stance,” a collaboration with vocalist Tenor Fly. A spate of remixing followed, for Audioweb, Afrika Bambaataa and the Jungle Brothers (the latter a pair of the Freestylers’ prime influences). The trio also helmed the big-beat compilation FSUK 2 and contributed a Radio One Essential Mix (where Beenie Man, Public Enemy, the Fall and Whodini all rubbed elbows). Live appearances at Glastonbury and around the European festival circuit met with much praise, and the Freestylers finally released their debut album We Rock Hard in 1999. The mix album Electro Science followed a year later.
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Future Entertainment and Mellen Events are bringing Armin Van Buuren to Australia to play his ‘Armin-only’, Ibiza-style ‘White Parties’, and Perth is getting a taste on a Friday night! On the back of his sold out Metro City solo show in 2004 and his headlining spot on the 2006 Two Tribes Festival tour, Armin will treat Perth audiences with an extended set you’ll need the whole weekend to recover from.Consistently ranked as one of the world’s top dance music identities in the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll, Armin last toured Australia in March 2006, headlining the Two Tribes tour and inaugural Future Music Festival in Sydney. Fans are already frothing at the mouth in anticipation of the upcoming ‘arena’ tour.
Armin has held the Number 2 position in the prestigious public voted DJ Top 100 Poll for consecutive years now. Other recent accomplishments include the awards for Best Radio Show and Best Compilation (for “A State Of Trance”) at the 2005 Miami Winter Music Conference’s International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs). The success of his A State Of Trance radio show has led to a signing with The Radio Department (home to Carl Cox and John Digweed), who have distributed the show internationally. Check out his website www.arminvanbuuren.com for details of online and FM broadcasters.
Expect to be transported to another world as spectacular visuals and sophisticated sound production beam out to thousand’s of party people all dressed in WHITE! Melbourne’s Mark James & Western Australia’s Kenny L will support.
