Night Visions 4

Myth of the Cave (Desert Dwellers Remix)

"Sarah McDonald effortlessly segues from applying a dash of tropical swelter to thirties standards, tinkering with Thelonius Monk torch songs to a soul jazz rendition of an Amy Winehouse classic." 

Joel Shortman, Rathdowne Records.

"..deceptively laid back and self-assured, with an undercurrent of emotions waiting to sweep you by. When she sings “Rusted brandy in a diamond glass”, it’s the rust she focuses on, not the diamond. Tom Waits would approve...

..There’s a lot of nostalgic glamour associated with the ’20s and ’30’s era. Singers who choose to sing this material often end up as replicas of the sultry divas of the past, dressing up in satin gowns and pearls and stale femininity. Not Sarah McDonald. She approaches her material with a tomboyish attitude, phrasing the classic jazz and obscure torch songs that comprise her set list with a punk sensitivity and a kind of modern-day angst delivered by this beautiful, soulful chili-infused chocolate voice of hers. When she opens her mouth, she showers her audience with raw emotion. No pretense, no polished femininity, no nonsense. It helps that she’s sexy as hell when she does it; and that she’s surrounded by a killer band: Ron Romero on tenor sax, Kumar Shome on guitar, Ben Hanlon on the bass and Lewis Pierre-Humbert on the drums. As these musicians spew fire from their instruments, people get up and dance to her singing, even if she sings Monk’s “I mean you” (not the most danceable song out there)."

Nikos Fotakis, australianjazz.net

Sarah McDonald evokes cool smoky jazz club atmosphere with expressive melifluous phrasing contrasting with rhythmic dexterity.  She is a singer who has been as influenced by horn players and drummers as she has by the great vocalists. Having delved deeply into music, she draws from the greats of the history of jazz, blues and soul and selects choice standards, along with original, contemporary and more esoteric repertoire that she infuses with a soulful authenticity.

She has had a wealth of experience performing original music in various guises, playing in a range of contemporary original bands, world music ensembles and playing music for circus, theatre and film.

She also plays flute and sings in Tarab Ensemble, playing classical Arabic music:

https://www.facebook.com/thisistarab/


For bookings contact: iiiiilk.type.kind@gmail.com

Gil The Grid.
[ Team Hoog Tempo ] 
[Milky Way Rotterdam] 

[Genre's]
FUTURE I UKG I BASS I STEP

Aspiring  DJ who has a big love of UK BASS Music. Due to his background of being a dancer  he has always been deeply connected to music. The more complicated the better. Still learning the technical aspects of it but his Absolute Musical Hearing  will deliver some freshly mixes and productions not heard before. His ears for every minor detail results in transitions that you wont even notice when he is mixing and oh yeah....
I ALWAYS MIX LIVE!!!!

Future Garage/  Future Beats / Dubstep / Purple step / Grime / Bassline / UKG & everything in between...



For Info/ Bookings : Gilthegrid@gmail.com




Electronic music duo featuring Australian singer, producer & visionary Deya Dova, recording live on the Earth's energy lines across the planet.
Bookings UK / Europe - rich@midnightmango.co.uk
Bookings Australia / US - hamilton@reflektarecords.com

“Exquisitely produced, reminiscent of The Knife or Bjork and yet completely, refreshingly, unique." IN THE MIX

“This singer producer sounds like the love child of an orgy between Fever Ray, Shpongle and Trentemoller." 3D MAGAZINE

MaK Swell is a Melbourne born DJ who is constantly expanding to new genres keeping his sets new and fresh. Mak Swell's energy behind the decks is like none other and mixes a broad range of genres from Nu disco, funky house to  Deep grungy techno/prog, Mak Swell knows how to play what the crowd wants and select the choonz the crowds didn't even know they loved. 

He played in the Queer party scene in melbourne at parties like Poof Doof, Dirty camp and Camp as-well as techno clubs like circus and pawn and co. Since moving up to QLD Mak Swell has landed a residency at Rattlesnakes Motel and has recently made his breakthrough into the Doof screen where this year he has played at Rabbits eat lettuce,  Earth frequency and most recently Orin aya. It's always a joyous experience with Mak Swell at the party spreading his pure joy and love for music and dancing

Myth of the Cave (Desert Dwellers Remix)

DEYA DOVA