Greetings
Last week we announced the incredible lineup.......... So what about the rest of the festival many have asked ?Our 32 page guide hits the streets tomorrow but in the meantime here's the lowdown on what else is on offer
throughout the 3 days.........
earthcore global carnival
26 - 28 november
goulburn river - victoria - australia
Our 11th year..........
Once more we return to the Goulburn River for 3 days of chakra realigning chaos. Shake out the cobwebs and rescramble your brain in readiness for the long hot summer ahead. This year we have expanded our lineup significantly to celebrate the incredible range of live acts on offer. Mostly appearing under the Big Top these acts span hip hop, breaks, dub, trance/jazz and more to give you a break from the jolly good pounding you will receive elsewhere on the site on the other 5 stages.
The market area sprawls across the site, linking the other areas with endless opportunities for tasty treats, refreshing juices, caffeine fixes, or a complete outfit change. This year will also feature a hairdresser and makeup artists, so there's no excuse for looking shabby on Saturday night (apart from going too hard on Friday night). The market will also include shaded chillout areas where you can enjoy your latest purchase, or just take a break from the constant activity elsewhere. Pass through the workshop area and head for the River to cool down and revitalize.
Gates open 9 am Friday 26 November...........
Monster Main Floor
Featuring free full-body massages by Thumpenstein, the 'mother' of all earthquake machines, feel the ground shake then get down and pray for forgiveness at the feet of the Almighty. Optical assault by Team Switch and VJ mishmash shootout. Miles and miles of electrical cabling, 250 tonnes of magnets, steel and cleverly woven shoelaces will all combine to produce another decorative masterpiece from Ram Maharaj, Locomoptic and Dr Inferno. Cornea melting beams and rays concentrated from the emanations of an ancient crystal found under a pile of rotting wood in my backyard by Genius Laser Technology.
featuring Mekon (Wall of Sound/U.K), Pitch Black (live/Kog Transmissions/N.Z), Bobby Raver, FreQ Nasty (Sony/N.Z), Disko Pussy, Adam Jay (live/Theory/Chromagnon/USA), 1200 mics (live/Tip World/U.K), Eat Static (live/Tip World/U.K.), Son Kite (live/MPDQX/Sweden), Alias, Dr B, Simon Posford (Closing Set)
Circus Beserkus Big Top (Friday + Saturday)
Under the Big Top this stage features most of our live acts, the bar, and too many performers. Either high above you on the trapeze, or right in front of you. Including the Sonic Manipulator, Hysterical Trousers, Spider Monkey, Futurelic, Amordios, the Ringmaster, the Tattooed Lady and more. Remember - there is a shire wide ban on drinking in public places. You can be fined up to $200 for drinking alcohol outside the licensed area.
with crew support from Fathom, Gimme a Break, Sunny, Beats Working, Meccanoid
Sunny (the return of Steve and gang)
Melbourne's infamous underground club returns to Earthcore for a 6th time. Deep tribal house, dirty sticky electro, demented beats and Steve's infamous cousins messing around. What more could you want ?
Beats Working
Formed out of a desperate bid to play their records to their friends, the Beats Working collective has quietly grown into something of a cornerstone in the Melbourne breaks scene. Never satisfied with boundaries of genre, dress or attitude they have worked hard to give their growing “family” a place each month where they can be themselves. Comprised of breakbeat enthusiasts, not purists, their tastes in music are as wide as their love for the broken beat.
Meccanoid
Meccanoid began in March 2002 as the brainchild of James Quirk and Emma Glitch. The idea was to establish a monthly night dedicated to the electro sound,. By early 2003 Meccanoid had taken off having its own theme, stunning decor and a venue full of costumed personalities. Meccanoid now resides at the Public Office where it continues to showcase the very best of electro in its broadest forms in a unique party environment....
Performers
'Futurelic post apocalyptic survival unit Leylandroid Cruezer robotized bus-ship. Open at night for mutant transmogrification by the alien crew, and recovery in the uv biomechanical garden of earthly delights.'Gobblyn-Smyth Productions and Friends present 'THE GROTTO' Enter a portal to another world, another time, Journey the deep pits of your mind. A Carnival of the senses.
Circus Beserkus Big Top is a fully licensed area........ (No cages this time)
featuring Ferris vs Little Evil, Obliveus, Han DC, Scotrod + Mc Direkt, Scrambler (live), Common Knowledge (live), lil Stormer, Grimus & Tecknob (live), Brad Daniels, Dr Jane (Sydney), Carrot, Papa Stylee & Cool Hand, Morph (live), Still Thinking (live), Red Eyes (live), Reason (live), TISM (live/Madman), Salmonella Dub (live/Virgin Records/N.Z), Shapeshifter (live), Vance Musgrove, Jono Fernandez, Mike Callander, Gavin Keitel, Toupee, Not Happy Jan, Glitch, Quirk
Hydra arena (Friday + Saturday)
After legendary efforts at the Millennium event, and the crater. Retina Scan Project (Brisbane) return again to take care of the decor and lighting.
Synergy 47 presents Elevator 2
Following the 1st Elevator renegade floor in 2003 it's back bigger bolder and weirder. Like the Six Million Dollar Man taking over the Hydra floor on Friday night with the massive A.V.E. Pound System that’s gunna punch you like your mum used to when you wouldn’t eat your peas!! Building from ambient and progressive beats into smooth psychedelic trance – a perfect warm up to an awesome weekend in the bush. Make sure you get your butts on site early to experience the best Friday night at Earthcore EVER!
featuring Chiba Bros, Luke Shamanix, Tim Harvey, Al Diddy, Trolley, Nimba, Metrognome (QLD), Mickey Space (Thailand), Andrreas (Nano Records/Mexico), Couch (N.Z.), Siaqua (live), Steve Barr, Prometheus (live/Twisted Records/U.K.), Younger Brother (live/Twisted Records/U.K), GMS (live/Spun Records/Ibiza), Hallucinogen (live/Twisted Records/U.K), Kemix/Batta (live/Japan), Dj Lucas (10 kilo/U.K), Dj Jamin (Singapore), FreQ (live/Iboga Records), Raja Ram (Tip World/U.K.)
Smile Police - Inthemix.com.au - Pharmacy present
Pharmacy: Live and Loud Arena (Saturday)
Pharmacy
Report to your local therapists, report to your local church, report to your local police department- its goin’ down! The infamous Pharmacy fire starters are back to once and for all reserve their place as Melbourne’s original menace to society! Since its inception in September 2000, Pharmacy has unrelentingly punished crowds with its own secret blend of herbs, spices and lest not we forget only the hardest, darkest and dirtiest techno, acid and hard trance this side of the badlands. Shufflers beware !!!
Smile Police
For half a decade now Smile Police has been keeping the rave scene smiling with a style of party that is uniquely well.... unique. Now, under the banner of Earthcore and with the help of Pharmacy, Smile Police promise to deliver you something that will blow your mind into dimensions you never knew existed. Be prepared, be very prepared, because once your frowns been turned upside down you'll know why they're called the Smile Police.
featuring Dogam Rotor, Jason Rudeboy Esq, Honeysmack (live), Squidy, Stevie B vs Crispy, Ben Kakoschke vs St Luke, Scott Alert, Lab 4 (live/Tidy Trax), Dee Dee, Thomas P Heckmann (live/Wavescape/Germany), Ad Nauseam (Hellraiser&Sanders), Nick Sentience (live/Quality Trax/U.K), Richie Braic vs Flipside(Syd), Nexus vs Rapid
Renegade Areas (Saturday)
Panic Stricken Bovine
Since the start of the millennium the Bovines have been involved in of a large number of different events; including a free NYE party, a series of day club recoveries, a show for techno legend DJ Misjah, collaborations with the Melbourne Techno Collective and Massive and two Australian tours for US techno star Adam Jay. This will be the Bovine's 1st appearance. Techno shenanigans at it's finest.
Virus
For six years Virus has been urging the Melbourne Masses to lose it on the dance floor. Renown for it's notorious club nights, hosting International guests to bonafide, underground warehouse gigs, there's no doubt that no-holds-barred, full-on Party Mayhem are synonymous with the Virus name. A renegade tent installed with The Virus Sound System and a techno line up from Panic Striken Bovine - get ready for some Outdoor Dance floor Mayhem!!
featuring Demsta, Tristan, Gideon Max, Sam Mc Ewin vs Jay Reading, PDT, Devious(Adelaide), Komplex (live), Dave Pham, Van Diemen, Gene Hoffman, Slieker, Daniel Rachele, Adam Jay(USA), Dave Rankine, Itchy
Riverside Beats Soundsystem
Let Timmy and his merry goons entertain you riverside with mental beeps, bleeps and twisted stuff we can't even define. Mark Hogan cameo appearances, dancing Muppets, mysterious gnomes and yes the "must not miss" commentary on the boat race. Music to float swim or sunbake to, on your beanbag, lilo or hammock. Slump to the funky sounds, and chill out for a while. Please take all your rubbish away with you, and think about those downstream.
featuring Lee Harvey, Jane Fondle, Ozone, Transaxle, Moon, Mark Hogan, Mario Manaro
Workshops
Once again we offer a huge program of FREE workshops, significantly expanded due to the huge response last year. All workshops will be held in the workshop zone - not far from the market area (see site map). This year we will offering the most popular options from previous events as well as some new ones Most workshops are at least an hour in length, and a full program will be available on site at information. No need to register, just turn up at the appropriate time(s) and go for it.
Chanting, Yoga Qi Gong, Kinetic Light Sculpture, Stencil and Spray Art, Dreamcatcher making, Middle Eastern Drumming and Drum Jam (BYO drums and other instruments), Belly Dancing, Solar and Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Tie Dying, Circus Skills, Juggling, Staff Twirling, Lap Dancing, and the huge Community Art Project in the Market all day Saturday!!!
Animation / VJs
Earthcore has highlighted specific VJ's over the years but this time we are doing things a little differently. In an effort to prevent VJ retina burnout, and to provide a greater range of visual feasts for all of you punters, we've unleashed as many VJ's as we could fit on the bill (or those that took us out for enough lunches anyway...). These include:
Olaf
As well as VJ'ing at Melbourne's major events, Olaf has created many interactive video installations (eg the laser harp) for the Next Wave Festival, Mind A Maze, Rock 'n Roll Circus and others, utilising his physically interactive multimedia systems to extend the body's movement as an interface to sound and video. As well as self funded, Olaf's projects have received support from private, State Government and Federal Government bodies including Film Victoria, City of Melbourne, FTO, AFC, Australia Council for the Arts. Olaf utilises software he has helped design that emulates other mixers and effects generators, enabling an almost unlimited variety of visual treats.
Team Optrix
Featuring Ben Skewes (NZ) and dadfhgaligh(Japan). Fresh back from Tokyo`s Vision Quest 2004, Team Optrix are set to transform the big screen into a psychedelic masterpiece. Their visual synthesizer guarentees beat syncronised colour and quality. "We maintain a high-tech approach, pushing as much vibrance as the projectors will tolerate. Combining optical vibrance with true colour equals full-on hallucinations," Ben Skewes, Team Optrix founder.
Devoloid Media - The Devolution of Celluloid Media
Regressing the complex digital form of modern visuals into something much deeper and exciting. With an intelligent blend of crisp digital, real life and stop frame imagery mixed liver than live. With two visualists creating up to 4 layers of imagery as well as syncopation, the Devoloid visuals style has to be seen to be believed.
Zihni TV
Zihni Chirali, ZTV. Screening a collage of the previous E/C festivals shot on Super8 & Digital Video mixed with the present/live footage.
Eskatonia Visuals (Sydney)
Eskatonia was founded by Roger Bolton, a visual effects artist who has worked on dozens of commercials and music videos over the last five years. Inspiration to bring together his graphic work and the psytrance scene lead to the founding of Eskatonia Visuals in 2002.wanted to bring a more flowing organic style to the screen than he had seen before. Joined by regular contributor Miriam they mix, edit, sample and shoot from a diverse array of sources to bring a continuous visage to the screen encompassing simultaneous journeys through evolution of life, consciousness and the flow of the dancefloor.
Rob Ride
As a trained 3d Animator with two short films under his belt, Rob Ride approaches VJing from a new perspective. Using only his own 3D work, Rob pushes a completely digital aesthetic. With his custom built live visual machine, no two sets are ever the same.
Schmooze Cinema
What can we say - an earthcore stalwart (with the emphasis on the wart) specialising in his own highly refined, cut up style of presentation. Hyperbole, justaposition, mindless chaos - you decide. A combination of late night telly, out of date cliched cartoons, and too many crash scenes. Also presenting the late night features through to dawn on Friday night.
For those competitive types out there this year we have added a couple of opportunities for you to win fabulous trophies made from plastic or other worthless materials and the envy of all of your mates:
1. The Boat Race - entry is open to teams of greater than 2 members. The rules are simple:
* your boat/watercraft must have been made by you and your team
* must be human powered (no engines, no flotilla of trained guinea pigs on leashes)
* cheating will be frowned upon, but if it means you win well.......
2. Best campsite - the campsites have been a major feature of our gigs over the years (eg. the crew who relocated their entire loungeroom into a hire truck). This year we will be having a few roving camera people come around to record the most outstanding efforts. These will then be shown on the big screens in the Circus tent on Saturday evening, and the winners announced.
3. Beach Volley Ball - For those of you with the Olympic spirit still inside them, head down towards the river for our 1st annual Beach Volley Ball comp. Teams need to be no more than 4 players in total. To sign up please visit the info tent at the event bf 3 pm Saturday to register. Action starts at 4 pm.
For those not interested in the intensity of peer rivalry well just remember in the words of that immortal song...."Everyone's a winner babe."
Boat race entries with details of your team and craft need to be sent through to
[email protected] or pip c/- PO Box 1318 Collingwood 3066.
Remember the river is shallow, full of snags and hungry cod, so bear this in mind when designing your craft...........
Safety Information
The usual rules apply and they are mostly common sense, designed to help you and your mates have a great time, and live to tell the tale. Ignore them at your own peril, as stupid behaviour gets its just desserts.
* No Pets
* No BYO - save us the hassle of confiscating and drinking it ourselves. Confiscated alcohol will not be returned. There is a shire wide ban on drinking in public places for the entire weekend. You can be fined $200 for drinking alcohol outside of the licensed area.
* No No Fires - we had 2 fires last year, thanks to 2 idiots. This includes fireworks, firesticks etc etc. Don't put yourselves and others in danger.
* No Illicit Substances
* No camping between the levee bank and the river.
* No jumping or diving into the river - submerged logs and other hazards are lurking just beneath the surface.
We also advise:
* Don't camp under overhanging branches
* Bag your own rubbish and drop it in the nearest bin. Messy camps do not attract quality lays. Remind your neighbours if necessary.
* Butts in the bin or in your portable ashtray.
* Driving like you want to arrive home - a designated driver, rest stops and associated good driving practice will ensure that you do. Have a break before driving home.
* Look after your mates - and any one else obviously not having a good time. First Aid and Ravesafe are there for your benefit. Do not hesitate to visit them if you need to.
* Big and Hairy Security in the area will not tolerate inappropriate behaviour or fluro leg warmers. Both are unfashionable and will not win you any friends.
* Everyone is here to enjoy themselves, and a bit of respect goes a long way.
Final release discount tix $120 (ALL INCLUSIVE NO BOOKING FEE - SAVE $10 OFF THE PRESALE PRICE) via
http://www.earthcore.com.au
Ticket collection days will be happening 23 + 24 October & 13/14 & 20/21 November for those wishing to grab them bf the event.
12 noon - 7 pm - 236 - 248 Brunswick St Fiztroy (follow the posters up the stairs)
Otherwise please be sure to have your order no (eg. 32146) and relevant id to gain entry at the gate on the day.
This is an 18+ years, fully licenced event.
Absolutely no free list
Cheers :D
