Dorothy of the Day is a solo vocal loops project by Australian singer Rachel Holmshaw. She uses as her point of departure the atmosphere of Hollywood Broadway musical films of the 1930s, in particular the geometry and repetition of the often epic choreography of Busby Berkeley films. 

Using just her voice and a loop pedal she creates her musical landscapes live. Her pieces develop gradually, each vocal tone losing its individuality with every new layer. The temptation with a loop pedal is to reinterpret the one-man band, to defy the constraints of a conventional multiplayer scenario and be musically self-sufficient. Rachel’s intention however, is to use the loop pedal not as a means to an end, but to play it as an instrument, to utilise its limitations and to showcase its characteristics and boundaries. In doing so, her music is repetitive and slow building, unable to dazzle with sharp musical changes in melody or form. She strives for the appreciation of a moment that is repeated yet slightly altered with every cycle. Her aim is to crystalise a nuance and set it in motion. Layer by layer she evokes the warm charm and nostalgic lustre of black and white celluloid, coaxing the listener into a hypnotic nostalgic dream world. 

She released her first vocal loops album Sketches for Something Altogether Larger as Dorothy of the Day in 2010 and is currently recording her second: Something Altogether Larger.

Bookings enquiries and info? management@deepchild.com

---

Australian producer, DJ, designer and teacher Rick Bull, best known by his artist name Deepchild, has been one of the Antipodes' best regarded electronic music exports for two decades.

Bookings have included BERGHAIN / PANORAMABAR / FUNKHAUS BERLIN / DEMF / TRESOR / WATERGATE / SONAR / EXIT FESTIVAL / FUSION FESTIVAL / NEW FORMS FESTIVAL CANADA / ENDUP SANFRANCISCO / SANKEYS MANCHESTER / EGG LONDON / SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE STUDIO + many, many more...

With club, broadcast, composition and critical-discourse experience, Bull’s investment in electronic music is deeply rooted. The formerly Berlin-based artist made his debut at the city’s legendary Berghain club in 2007 and he has toured internationally and extensively since then. Fortified by an expansive catalogue of releases and remixes on labels like Get Physical Music, BBE, Sleaze, Leisure System and Future Classic, Deepchild is also one half of the Juno Award nominated duo, Concubine.

“Clinically, surgically sharp, yet always of a complete rhythmicity, Deepchild smoulders in every sense of the word.” – BigShot Magazine

Wax Museum Records is a record store and label based in Melbourne.

Australian singer / songwriter, guitar player and producer. Currently living in Kyoto, Japan following three years in Berlin, Germany. Adult alternative that pushes into soul, blues and country.


Most stuff is up at http://danielarena.bandcamp.com

curlwired is following