tracklist: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-dylan-paper-cuts-09-07-21

This month’s episode comes with a guest appearance by my good pal Dylan. A good friend for quite some time… we skate together, always talk music and have even run a few memorable park raves together over the years in Melbourne. He runs a great little label called Paper-Cuts that’s been exposing exceptional new dance music from Oz folk for a few years that you should probably go stick your nose into, you won’t regret it.

check out https://paper-cuts.bandcamp.com/

@papercutslimited

dublab.com

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 21 w/ Dylan (Paper-Cuts) - dublab LA

Tracklist to come:  https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-simone-de-kunovich-10-05-21

This episode comes with a guest mix from my dear friend Simone De Kunovich. Simone is a bit of a legend in the city of Milan, or at least it felt like that every time I was in town. We connected via my label partner Mic when they both lived in Berlin some years back which resulted in him joining the Superconscious Records family with a truly wild EP ! Since this beautiful relationship formed we’ve always stayed connected and I found him to be one of the main voices that helped me keep sane since the damn virus lured its ugly head. When things are weird, confusing and somewhat overwhelming, I would find myself in long discussions with Simone via whatsapp voice memo’s that would help me gain some clarity whilst simultaneously challenging me and also making me laugh. Besides being a zenith of wisdom, Simone is a killer fun deejay whom I’ve had the pleasure of playing alongside with a bunch of times. He’s served up to HP HQ an italian dream house special, lots of rarities, have fun with shazaming this one!

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 22 w/ Simone De Kunovich - dublab LA

archive: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-extra-silky-11-02-21

This month’s show comes with a guest mix from a dear friend from wayyyyy back… Nina Ratsaphong ! (aka Extra Silky). We became friends when we were in our early 20’s and partying at the infamous Mercat Basement (RIP) in Melbourne and have remained homies to this day! A couple of years ago Nina showed me this mix she made and it blew me away because it was full of wild EBM, industrial new beat stuff that I loved and I had no idea Nina was even into that vibe. Nina isn’t a DJ by the way, she’s infamous for making everyone’s hair look great in Sydney at her iconic Extra Silky salon. I think it’s more fun for me personally in this current climate to bring people onto the show who aren’t “djs” because we’re not in short supply of those (lol) so i’m planning on doing it more. Also Nina somehow managed to make a mix that suits the Hardcore Positive name more than anyone else so far, what a legend!
@extrasily - hour 2

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 23 w/ Extra Silky - dublab LA

info: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-huge-jackman-02-01-22

This month is the 25th monthly anniversary of hardcore positive’s entry into the online radio thunderdome. It’s been a wild ride so far and mostly contributed from far off lands but that looks to be finally changing. To celebrate 25 laps around the proverbial internet sun, I have brought along Brisbane local mischief maker and supreme dance music collector Huge Jackman (known to his mum as Jack Brodie). While I was up in the region last week having a holiday, we decided at the last minute to run a naughty little park party together, sadly we only managed to make it to about 5 hours in before the law stepped in and cut short everyone’s good graces. The 2 hours in this episode capture the timezone where people were sitting on rugs, catching up with friends and having their BYO varieties before slowly starting to make their way into dancing territory. To anyone who has been following HP since the start, thank you from the bottom of my heart ! Enjoy the ride x

@hugejackingman

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 25th Spectacular w/ Huge Jackman - dublab LA

tracklist: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-dj-dreamcatcher-09-06-22
@dreamcatchersdreamtime
In this episode of Hardcore Positive, I am joined by my good friend DJ DREAMCATCHER aka George Barnes. George and I go wayyyyy back, both being young groms in the dance music scene in Australia, before simultaneously packing our bags and moving to London to pursue our artistic dreams. George’s main focus has always been fashion (currently he’s the creative director for Australian streetwear brand Afends) but we’ve always maintained a mutual love of music so while he was passing through tinsel town for work, I had to make him drop by the studio and get his two cents on Hardcore Positive.

Hardcore Positive ~ w/ Dj Dreamcatcher - dublab LA

tracklist: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-timepoor-11-01-22

This months HP welcomes Melbourne's Timepoor. Timepoor (or Luke as he is known to his mother) is a dear friend and musical inspiration of many years. We've been talking, making & living music in each others orbits for a long time, most recently working on Veranda Culture together while in the Melbourne lockdown of 2020/2021. We had a studio together above a pub, where we escaped the weirdness of the outside world and recorded constantly for months on end, it was a pretty fun & crazy situation. 

Luke's new solo project Timepoor feels like a consolidation of ideas & expressions that were existing within him for a long time that have now found a comfortable home to settle in. I got him in for an interview to talk about it all plus he blessed us all with a recent live recording at the Tramway Hotel in Melbourne's inner north.

** note ** due to having issues locking down a time to do a proper phone interview due to timezones. we did a bunch of back -n-forth voice memo's and stitched them together, so my apologies if the vibe isn't fluid and it sounds kind of odd.

Hardcore Positive ~ w/ Timepoor (Live) - dublab LA

Forthcoming from "A New Way of Living LP" on Voyeurhythm Records 2014

Release Date: May 19 2014

A1 - First Light
A2 - Rap Beef
A3 - Watching The Stars
A4 - Scary TV
B1 - Ellingfort Road
B2 - The More You Like
B3 - G.A.B.O.S

Francis Inferno Orchestra - G.A.B.O.S

My debut LP for Voyeurhythm Records

Distributed by CLONE

B2. THE MORE YOU LIKE

B1. ELLINGFORT ROAD

A1. FIRST LIGHT

B3. G.A.B.O.S

My remix for Mr Beatnick out on @tiefmusic

Out November 2014

JUNO: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/mr-beatnick-marshmallows/552897-01/

PHONICA:http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/mr-beatnick-marshmallows-tief-music/125813

Mr Beatnick - Ice Cream Strut (Francis Inferno Orchestra Remix)

For the leather-inclined ~ macho jungle juice for your body & soul

Forthcoming via Suco (Superconscious)
Distributed by Aboveboard

Mum Said Chocolate Isn't Good For Dogs (FIO Edit) [Superconscious Records]

http://www.noiseinmyhead.com.au/2016/03/010316-w-francis-inferno-orchestra/
In the mix with Melbourne’s prodigal son Francis Inferno Orchestra, whose spent the last two years banking quality studio cuts in London. His most recent EP ‘Where Will You Be Spending Eternity?’ was self-released via Superconcious Records, which he runs with likeminded Melbournian Fantastic Man. Quickly becoming our favourite active label, it’s been platform to Zanzibar Chanel splinters Imhotep and Luis Cl, Swedish analogue duo Mount Liberation Unlimited and some loony house from András. A Fantastic Man EP is now in the works.

yasuaki shimizu – sateto
suspended memories – first blessing
megabyte – glow energy
round one – in zaire (blood mix)
sirons – cruise missile blues (instrumental)
maxxi & zeus – mz medley
fio – purkkushhion tool
musumeci – harry batasuna (an-i edit)
peter schäfer – s392
galaxy 2 galaxy – journey of the dragons
club style – crazy wild
kerri chandler – on my way
da posse & underground crew – orgasm
andrás – gold coast (surfers paradise mix)
andy summers & robert fripp – image and likeness
suspended memories – ritual noise
placid angles – ocean (london mix)

Noise In My Head 1/3/2016 - Francis Inferno Orchestra Mix

*Order the vinyl: http://www.plastic-world.net/shop/donny-bent-working-out-12-pre-order
*Out now on Plastic World: https://www.facebook.com/plasticworldrecords

Donny Benet - Working Out (FIO's Yarra Bend Reprise)

It’s been a year since Francis Inferno Orchestra’s last hit for Superconscious Records ’Harmony’ shredded it’s way into record bags across the globe, Now, twelve months on, he returns with his latest 12’ 'Oasis and A Time'. The A-side consists of two versions of the lead track ’Oasis'. The 'Celestial Body Mix’ which is a dreamy uptempo dance escape, and the 'Erotikk Mix' which gives a nod to early Italian DFC records and the sounds of Deep Forest. On the flip, 'Mating Rituals of the Eastern Suburbs' is a devoted chant to the humble inhabitants of the suburb of Burwood in Melbourne.

12" release - 27.1.2017
Superconscious Records

Francis Inferno Orchestra - Oasis (Celestial Body Mix)

My mix for Stamp The Wax's Diggers Directory series
Read the interview here: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/04/20/diggers-directory-francis-inferno-orchestra/

DIGGERS DIRECTORY: FRANCIS INFERNO ORCHESTRA

Veranda Culture is the new project from Melbourne artist and DJ, Francis Inferno Orchestra.

The next step in his musical journey sees the producer shift-direction with the tranquil and beautiful Veranda Culture, balancing New Age ambience, percussive pulse rides and echoing synths for an album that unfurls with a calming patience and soothing confidence throughout.

Recorded over a period of three years between Melbourne and London, FIO began making Veranda Culture after discovering the debut album of Greek-born, Sausalito-based composer Iasos – the New Age masterpiece ‘Inter-Dimensional Music’ LP — in Melbourne’s Liquorice Pie record store. James finished writing the album in London during a somewhat chaotic time in his life, when he was feeling the pressure-cooker environment of the city.

Veranda Culture LP - 12" Vinyl + Digital - 6/10/2017

Veranda Culture - Allodynia

20.07.2018
Superconscious Records

"This takes me back! 1991... Joe, Damo and I used to hit every Biology at the docks. We were young and skint, but somehow managed to always make it to the rave. We were so up for it! The vibes were sick… good music… best mates... and the ecstasy… mannn those little fuckers (Damo from Carlton north, if you ever listen to this on here, hit me up brother!). I’m a family man in my 40s now but this music takes me back to my 20s, I close my eyes and I can still feel the rush, the heat of everyone crammed into those warehouses and the huge, stupid grin on my face.”

HYGIENE

<3 SURPRISE <3 
Valentine's Day 2019 comes with a surprise gift from New Age Bloke in the form of 'NAB1'. 7 eargasmic ditty's that will serenade and woo that special someone(s). The package contains - A N.A.B. usb, romantic candy, an incense cone & a secret bonus extra; all packed in a cassette box. 
NAB1 is a one time thing, a VERY LIMITED package with only 30 units available worldwide.

Order yours now: https://verandaculture.bandcamp.com/album/nab1

NAB1

NEW AGE BLOKE - NAB1 (preview)

http://testpressing.org/2019/04/mix-484-francis-inferno-orchestra/

TESTPRESSING MIX #484 - Francis Inferno Orchestra - Tales From Beneath Your Barn

Tracklist here: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-11-05-19

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 1 - dublab LA

Tracklist here: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-12-03-19

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 2 - dublab LA

Special guest and nice bloke Orca DJ! @orcadeejay One of minds behind @skydiverrecords Record Store in Melbourne, Australia.
Tracklist here: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-guest-orca-dj-03-03-20

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 5 w/ Orca DJ - dublab LA

HARDCORE POSITIVE T-SHIRT NOW AVAILABLE: https://everpress.com/remembering-pub

This episode is a special tribute to Aussie & Nz pub rock/new wave/synth/punk music in the 70’s & 80’s. It’s understatement to say that pubs play a vital role in antipodean culture, not just in a social sense but also as a service to the music & arts community. So many bands & artists that eventually went on to superstardom started out by grinding their teeth at their local pubs. 

The outcome from this current lockdown situation is it’s looking like a lot of pubs & small venues probably won’t make it out the other side, and if that happens it will be a huge loss for the music scene as a whole. 

This mix is mostly just a bit of fun to show off a bunch of lesser-heard aussie & nz music, but also it’s a slight nudge to anyone listening to be conscious and have a pot & parma at their local when this is all over. damn I miss the pub :'(

-- TRACKLIST --
INXS - THE UNLOVED ONE 1981
HEX - FIRE ISLAND 1989
DON WALKER - ELEUPTHERIA 1981
ANDREW DUFFIELD - BIG PUBLISHING CONTRACT EXPIRATION DATE KISS OFF 1986
IAN MACFARLANE - FIRES ON THE PLANE 1987
DANSE MACABRE - TERMINAL 1982
BEARGARDEN - DRINK, DRINK, DRINK 1985
ANDREW DUFFIELD - YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THAT GUY (NOTHING!) 1986
DECKCHAIRS OVERBOARD - THAT’S THE WAY 1982
THE REELS - THE MEETING 1979
PATRICK GIBSON - CATATONIC 1981
SERIOUS YOUNG INSECTS - SAFE 1982
THE ZIMMERMEN - DON’T GO TO SYDNEY 1985
WHIRLYWIRLD - RED RIVER  1980
SYSTEMATICS - YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU LOVED ME 1981
YA YA CHORAL - GOD’S BUZZSAW 1982
HUGO KLANG - THE WHEEL OF FAT 1982
SCRIBBLE - SILLY GIRL 1983
DANSE MACABRE - E.C.G. 1982
NO - SLAVE 1987
TISM - THE ART-INCOME DIALECTIC 1985
WHIRLYWIRLD - BIG GUN ACTION 1980
A CLOAKROOM ASSEMBLY - FOSSIL CRASH SLEEPING 1981
 TISM - TAKE YOUR LOVE 1991
DROPBEARS - FUN LOVING 1981 
PEL MEL - DON’T COMING LOOKING 1982
THE SILENT REACH - TEDDY BEARS 1989
SERIOUS YOUNG INSECTS - HOUSEBREAKING 1982
THE SILENT REACH - MELANCHOLY LOVE SONG 1989
THE LIMP - MARKED MAN 1981
DON WALKER - FREEDOM THEME 1981
TOYS WENT BERSERK - GUNS AT MY HEAD 1986
SCRIBBLE - MOTHER OF PEARL 1985

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 6 ~ 'Remembering.. PUB' - dublab LA

Tracklist here: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-guest-myles-mac-09-01-20

Here we go again, another month of this confusing existence we endure means another episode of Hardcore Positive™ is presented before us. It’s not all terrible however, in fact this month I managed to swoop up a great guest and truly great friend to give his 2 cents. Myles Mac, the figure behind Melbourne Deepcast… An internet mix series that’s been in operation since 2009 and has had pretty much anyone thats the” who’s who” of underground dance music walk through it’s proverbial doors. Always consistent and never compromising, the mix series is very much loved all over the world, just like Myles himself. Was very happy to have the big loveable guy on the show, a somewhat full circle affair since i contributed my mix for MDC about 10 years ago

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 11 w/ Myles Mac (Melbourne Deepcast) - dublab LA

This months episode is a special one because it marks one entire year that dublab have put up with me hanging around, how nice and polite of them! I thought it would be cool to bring into the HP fold, my dear friend and much loved DJ and lowkey chef Fantastic Man! He’s got his first album due out on respected japanese label Mule Musiq just around the corner and he’s been stuck in Melbourne since covid just like me, so the reasons to celebrate keep piling up! I managed to sneak in an interview with him in the show too, oh and the mix bangs. A toast to 12 months of being Hardcore Positive™ and to 12,000,000 more, bless and thank you.

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 12 - 1 Year Special!! w/ Fantastic Man - dublab LA

video : https://www.dublab.com/archive/veranda-culture-dublabs-21st-anniversary-10-03-20

Veranda Culture, the musical project established by Australian electronic music artist Griffin James, is performed live for the very first time at the dublab 21st Anniversary. All new music recorded at his loft studio in Melbourne, Australia, alongside close friend and studio partner Luke Coleman.

Veranda Culture [LIVE] - dublab's 21st anniversary (10.03.20)

tracklist/download: https://www.dublab.com/archive/francis-inferno-orchestra-hardcore-positive-w-guest-yu-su-12-01-20

Last august Yu Su was temporarily residing in LA for a short time whilst on a sort of extended tour/sorting out visa combo adventure. Whilst in town we managed to write a bunch of music together (keep your eyes peeled for SCR015) and even stop by the Dublab studios for a little B2B. Well, almost a year and a half later… those tracks are about to finally see the day of light. So to truly execute this charming tableau, we got together again (virtually this time) on the same radio station for another 2 hours of fun.

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 13 - w/ Yu Su - dublab LA

Itria

Psychotria Think Tank

Episode 15 with my good friend from Tel aviv Galo! known locally as Galo the Great - a hip hop dj prodigy in his teens and has been a legend in Israel for years! this months guest mix shows exactly why that is a fact.

tracklist to come

Hardcore Positive ~ Episode 15 w/ Galo - dublab LA

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