Music and art have always been powerful tools for catalysing change.

Right now, more than ever, we need our musicians, artists and creative types to turn their talents toward affecting positive change in the world.

I’ve long thought it would be great to see a proper modern protest music movement, and don’t think there’s nearly enough music that expresses a political view, provokes thought or raises awareness. So I’ve been collecting tracks like that for a while now, and have finally gathered enough to put together a little mix to share. After all, they can’t quite censor music (yet).

*With gratitude to the artists who made these tracks and took the chance to say something meaningful with their music.

Hamid - Revolution Bay
Paolo Rocco - Caution You feat. Wayne Tennant
Pfeiffer - Step for 7 Minutes
Right On - Stay Grounded
Gonzalez - Conspiracy Theory
Mark Deutsche - Atoxic Love (Ilario Liburni Remix)
Cravo E Canela - Simple Life (Salvatore LoGrasso & Sergio Santos Remix)
Polder, Lauhaus, David Labeij - Krisis
Michal Ho - Truly Alien feat. Lil’Dirrty
Lee Guthrie - Socialism
Mar-T, Luca Donzelli- Tartune
Madmotormiquel, Nayan Soukie, Sebo - Leaving Train (Sascha Cawa Remix)
Right On - Fade Away
Madmotormiquel, Nayan Soukie, Sebo - Everything Will Change

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Phil has been a fixture on the Australian electronic music scene for over 30 years. He’s played lots of records to lots of people in lots of clubs, bars, warehouses, fields, deserts, basements, carparks and bunkers over the years. He’s renowned for playing fresh sounds and forward thinking electronic music, and has been involved in putting on some of the most legendary parties and events in Sydney and beyond.

Voted Australian DJ Of The Year at the National Dance Music Awards in 2000, and twice voted into DJ Magazine's prestigious list of the worlds Top 100 DJs.

He’s played at all the premier events around Australia and held an infamous long-standing residency at Tweekin, the Sydney clubbing institution voted Best Club Night at the 2000 Dance Music Awards and described by DJ Magazine in the UK as "coming under the very short list of proper clubs around the world".

Phil has been chosen to play alongside a diverse range of visiting in Australia and has played all over the world, including London, Berlin, Mexico, Asia and across the USA. 

Co-founder of record labels Think and Thunk, he’s also released original material and remixes under various guises on labels like Motorik, Junkbeats and Future Classic.

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Phil Smart