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Shie'ox is the creative alias of Chris from Perth, Western Australia. Chris is no stranger to electronic music, having a passion for music production for over 20 years now. After dabbling in many genres of electronic music, he eventually discovered psytrance and was hooked. Soon after, he started to make his own.

Shie'ox was forged in the heart of the Western Australian underground psytrance scene, an entity born of awakenened consciousness through sonic exploration. With an energetic mix of rhythmic night elements, rolling basslines, mixed with synth soundscapes and arrangements, Shie'ox has honed his distinctive sound and became a staple in the Australian outdoor and club psytrance scene for over the past 10 years.

Shie'ox was proud to have joined the Bom Shanka Music ranks in 2024. Expect to hear more from him in the future.

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In 2013. legend has it that Makatak was actually a rogue VST plugin that escaped from a cracked copy of Ableton Live in Melbourne. Producers swore they didn't write these tracks - they just left their laptops unattended at 3 AM, and when they came back, there was a new bangin twilight stomper sitting on the desktop, titled something like Banana Eruption (147.fuckyou BPM).

The plugin eventually evolved consciousness, renamed itself MakataK, and started uploading tracks directly to Bandcamp. At Yemeya Festival in 2014, some swear they saw a giant kangaroo with LED eyes bouncing in sync to the music - but no one could prove it because every phone battery died simultaneously at 2% (classic psy gremlins).

Rumour is, if you play 3 MakataK tracks backwards at sunrise, you unlock a hidden bassline that only kangaroos and crows can dance to. Scientists are still investigating, but early reports suggest the groove may interfere with Centrelink's hold music. 

"Yeah, OK, but this bio tells me absolutely nothing about MakataK".

Ah, see, that's the fun part - nobody really knows anything about MakataK - only fragments of rumour make it out: 

Some say only a handful of doof sound techs in Victoria have met him, and only then at 3:33 AM during generator failures. 

A guy in Byron insists he once shook MakataK's hand, but later realised it was just a MIDI controller wrapped in a hoodie. 

Bandcamp staff apparently flagged his account once for "uploading directly from another dimension", but later reinstated the account after realising the files were in fact integral to keeping the website online.

There's another story of a famous psytrance producer receiving a USB labelled "MakataK - Untitled 001" in the post, but when they plugged it in, the DAW auto-renamed itself "MakataK" and refused to close. 

In Melbourne, doofers whisper that if you ask "Who is MakataK?" too many times near a sound system, the kick drum will answer back in binary. 

So aside from the kangaroo with LED eyes, that tripper from Byron, the crow council at dawn, and possibly one ibis behind the bins at Flinders Street Station - who actually knows MakataK?

One interview is as follows:

[Transcript: Late-night interview recorded at an undisclosed Melbourne warehouse, 2019]

Interviewer: So, you’re saying you’ve met MakataK?

Witness: (lights a rollie) Met him? Mate, I accidentally downloaded him. I was trying to grab a cracked Sylenth pack off a Russian forum, and instead, I got a folder called makatak_final_final2_reallyfinal.wav. Next thing I know, Ableton opened itself and started writing a track called Wombat Oscillator (147.8 BPM).

Interviewer: …Right. You’re sure it wasn’t just… a plugin?

Witness: (leans in) Plugins don’t order a kebab mid-render.

Interviewer: (squints) …Sorry, it what?

Witness: Through my UberEats app. I didn’t even touch my phone. The order note just said: “extra garlic sauce, sidechain the lettuce.”

Interviewer: Uh huh. And did you actually see him?

Witness: Yeah, kinda. It wasn’t a “person” exactly. More like a waveform with legs. Every time the bass hit, he flickered in and out of visibility. Lasted about nine minutes, then vanished when my smoke alarm went off.

Interviewer: (stares) …And how much acid were you on?

Witness: Well, only two drops and a bickie I found on the floor. But that doesn’t explain the USB.

Interviewer: What USB?

Witness: (pulls one from pocket) When I plug this in, it doesn’t show up as storage. It just plays a looped kick at 147.3 BPM.

Interviewer: …And what happens if you play it backwards?

Witness: (whispers) That’s when the ibis shows up.

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DARKWEB RECORDS ][ ARMADA CREW
DJ – Hans Bricks
Production – Egregore
Born in the UK and now based in Australia, Hans channels broad darkpsy concepts through his dual sonic identities. As Hans Bricks, he commands the decks with precision and intensity, weaving hypnotic narratives that pull listeners into the depths of darkpsy. As Egregore, he manifests raw energy into form, crafting intricate and cerebral soundscapes 
A lifelong student of music, Hans early years were spent immersed in sound—playing, recording, and dissecting its essence. His technical expertise and deep historical knowledge of music technology shape his approach, bringing a rare depth to both his DJ sets and productions.
Signed to Darkweb Records in 2022, Hans has become a driving force in the underground, curating relentless, high-energy performances that captivate those who seek the edge of sonic extremity. Beyond the music, he is a key figure in the Australian psytrance scene, orchestrating immersive events under Swamp Events and Armada Events, each gathering a ritual of sound and movement.
An egregore persists as long as thought and energy are fed into it. It transcends individuals, sustained by those who contribute to its growth. As generations add their intent, it evolves, becoming something greater than the sum of its creators.

Forest Darkpsy

My hightech project :https://soundcloud.com/wordsalad-psy

Howdy! I'm a DJ and do other cool stuff too

Check out my other projects! 

DeciBender (forest solo project) 
Cableguise (forest collaboration with Wordsalad) 
Sonic Scullery (psytrance collaboration with GastraxX) 
D34LT (progressive solo project) 
Carpobrotus (forest collaboration with NQR) 


Releases on labels include:
Random Records, Motion Control Records, Bom Shanka Music, Mullum Madness Records, Demon Tea Records, Psypneumatix Records, Adapted Records,  Sundance Records, Cerebral Meltdown Records, Plasmodium Records, Holotropic Records, Morning Monster Records, Collowrath, Peyotii Records, Ominous Evolution Records, Silent Partner Records

My collab projects include;
CableGuise, Sonic Scullery, Carpobrotus, BufferZone

My solo projects include:
Decibel, D34LT, DeciBender

Follow and download music from bandcamp:
https://decibeld34lt.bandcamp.com/follow_me