'Pacific Highway Music reintroduces Skegss as the duo of Ben Reed and Jonny Lani presenting their most masterful and fully realized work to date. The Byron Bay-bred band’s third full-length album brings a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form of rock. Centered on Reed’s frenetic and playful lyricism, Pacific Highway Music finds Skegss exploring the more complicated elements of the human experience with sincerity and unabashed joie de vivre.'

- DIRGE -
Australian DJ Rep @ MMD Records
Former Ascension Stage Manager @ Esoteric Festival

- UPCOMING GIGS - 
8/11/25 - The Portal ft. Purist + Hierophants
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-portal-presented-by-replicant-records-tickets-1706327023059
Rubix Warehouse, Melbourne, VIC 

5/12/25 - Electric Boogaloo 2 
VIC Bush

- BIO -
Dirge is the Twilight Psytrance project of Melbourne born Mike O'Shard.

For 11 years he has spread a strange and sinister signal across Australian dance floors - a dark broadcast transmitted by shadow; a message sent by the frequency of night.

Mike managed the Ascension Stage at Esoteric Festival in Australia between 2017 - 2024, and currently represents MMD Records from Cape Town, South Africa as a label DJ.


- CONCEPT -
A 'Dirge' is defined as a lament for the dead; as a mournful song, piece of music or sound. 

Almost a decade ago in the moonlit forest of Mount Disappointment, a strange message was received. The message began as a barely perceptible hum underneath the noise of the local broadcast network, and was transmitted with one purpose - to corrupt the mind of a local human target and spread.. relentlessly. 

Within the darker reaches of its human host body's imagination, this message would bide its time and grow as a quiet voice in the darkness - as a ghost in the machine - until one day, it would be noticed.

On the surface, all was normal. It was a day like any other, until a disruption was felt within the network. The disruption was felt as a slight shimmer; a most subtle shift in the pitch of the broadcast's frequency.

For one small moment, the broadcast faltered, and faded. A team was deployed to investigate. 

Investigating the disruption, the message was discovered and identified as virulent. It had grown in such great measure over time that the network's signal, once thought to be untouchable, had been hijacked entirely. The broadcast signal was now a distorted and ghostly shadow of its former self. 

The report made by the team investigating the anomaly concluded that the disruption had not been felt within the original network; there was nothing of that network left. The disruption had been felt at the very moment that the last remainders of the original network were extinguished.

No-one had noticed the message spread, nor detected the signal's growth. No-one had heard it whisper as it redirected every connection on the network's server. No-one had heard its screams of contempt and rage as it ceaselessly multiplied itself in the background. 

In the final moments of transmission, a new message was received - one word uttered in an unfamiliar tongue, in an endlessly repeating loop - "Dirge..."

- ROCK THE BODY, BEND THE MIND -

- LINKS - 
www.facebook.com/dirgepsytrance
www.facebook.com/MMD.Records

Credit and thanks to 0dB - Reversible Records (Justin Blij) for the profile shot: https://soundcloud.com/0_db

From deep within the echoes of forgotten worlds, a new voice emerges—shaping sound into story.

Blurring the lines between myth and machine, this is Fable Techno—a raw, genre-defying journey through textured soundscapes, organic elements, and deep, driving bass. Live piano, orchestral fragments, and percussive roots weave through hypnotic rhythms, grounding the ethereal in something ancient and real.

Built for seekers and wanderers, each set is an invitation: explore the unknown, expand the self, move beyond.

Ancient pulse. Future form. Mythical Quests

Filterheads is the fresh, psychedelic trance project of Joakim & Mike. 
The duo bring a new twist to night psychedelic music. 
Concocting a blend of heavy hitting yet funky bass-lines, trippy soundscapes and screaming leads. While utilizing quirky, tongue in cheek samples to keep the vibes lively and the dancefloor buzzing.        

In a short amount of time the music has taken the global psytrance scene by surprise. 
Launching their debut EP 'Space Apes' which cemented the project and kicked off a flock of festival bookings across the European festival circuit and abroad.
Blasting at iconic parties such as Modem, Ozora, Antaris, Universo Parallelo and many more... 

Their 2nd EP 'Darkside of the Spoon' followed, and again has proven that the music is resonating wildly across the globe.
With plans for an album set for a 2017 release. Expect more music and developments, as things have only just begun to heat up within Filterheads lab.

Avalon  is one of the leading and most in-demand artists in the Psy-Trance scene today and for over a decade one of the top headliners at most major psychedelic trance events around the globe and has worked with Tristan, Ajja, Vini Vici, Astrix, Burn In Noise, Ace Ventura to name a few.

Avalon has had 15 Psy-Trance number 1 hit’s on Beatport and five number 1 selling albums,  he has also released another 5 albums with his collaboration projects (3 albums as 'Killerwatts; with DJ Tristan and one album with Sonic Species under his progressive alias ‘Future Frequency’, 1 album as 'RealityGrid' with E.V.P ) which have also garnered mass appeal. 

His non-stop world wide touring schedule has seen him playing at the biggest events including, Ozora, Boom, EDC Las Vegas & Orlando, Glastonbury, Tomorrowland, Burning Man, Tribe, Dreamstate, Exit festival, Sunburn, Ultra, Universo Parallelo, Tribe, Rainbow Serpent, Enchanted Valley Carnival, ASOT, Symbiosis, Atmosphere, Ministry of Sound, Time and Space, Xxxperience, BAT, Antaris, Freedom, Origin, and the list goes on. Avalon is signed to the legendary Nano records, but also has released on major labels such as spinnin records. .

High-Tech Minimal
be serious!

In 2024, the single "Gravity" went gold in Mexico.

MyCityByNight Soundcloud is a platform & agent in showcasing the very best in underground South African electronic music 

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The live Psy Trance act of Ruan Capes. 
A dreamy, yet powerful, psychedelic style. Edging the borders of both night and daytime trance. 

Sun Department Records ☀️
BOOKINGS: ruancapes1@gmail.com

Psytrance producer and Dj from cape town South Africa.

Dan Scot, is a psytrance DJ with a passion for music and community. He has been making waves in the psytrance scene with his energetic performances and dedication to his fanbase. His music is a reflection of his love for the genre, and he is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible with his sets for the last 15 years! Dan Scot takes his dancefloor on a journey through a dystopic wonderland!

Recently stepping down from Psynopticz Records, Dan Scot now finds himself co-owning Hidden Leaf. A Cape Town production and artist management brand hosting indoor and outdoor events for the past 3 years. He has built a dedicated fanbase that eagerly anticipates each new performance. His sets are always packed with energy, a relentless assault on the senses, full of driving beats and mind-bending soundscapes. He is a true master of his craft, and his fans are always in for a treat when he takes to the stage. 

Dan is more than just a dj, he is a true advocate for the psytrance community. He is always looking for ways to bring people together and create a sense of unity within the scene. Whether it's through his music or his interactions with his fans, he is always striving to create a positive and uplifting experience for everyone involved.

Over the years Dan Scot has appeared on most of Cape Towns indoor circuit including his own production, Zodiac which sadly ended with the pandemic.

He has also performed at outdoor festivals such as Origin, Organik, Alien Safari's Rezonance NYE, Masqued Ball, Vortex, Altered States, Wacky Woods, Echo Gatherings, One Festival DBN, Equinox Experience, Elysium DBN, Sanctuary JHB, Twilight Festival JHB, Connexion NYE DBN, Transylvania, Earthdance JHB, Cape Town as well as in Nelson Mandela Bay!

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