Freak of Nature Vol. 2

Post Pump

Butter Sessions Records - Incienso - Kalahari Oyster Cult -  Planet Euphorique - Analogue Attic Recordings

Europe/UK booking: Jo@klsbookings.com
North / South America: s@icartists.net
Australia Booking: James@watartists.com

Sonic explorers, label heads, pillars of the Melbourne/Naarm underground, Sleep D explore the rave unconscious - driving rhythms, hypnotic bass, worlds of echo and the hazy bliss of the morning after. Childhood friends with Iraqi and Maltese lineage, the duo and their legacy building Butter Sessions label have ushered in a new era, sensibility and productivity to the city that raised them.

A defiantly DIY two-man assembly line, Maryos Syawish and Corey Kikos have issued a steady stream of diverse records on their own imprint, as well as on like-minded international outposts Incienso, Planet Euphorique and Cocktail d'Amore. Releasing ‘Rebel Force’ in 2019 and ‘Electronic Arts’ in 2023, their albums bind a singular take on mutated house, bush doof, dub techno and downtempo, while their composition and production capacity has also been augmented via 2021’s chamber orchestra collaboration ‘Flashed Glass’ and the rescored film soundtracks for ‘Eraserhead’ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’.

With long-standing DJ residencies and an ever evolving live show fit for both clubs and vast paddocks, the dexterous duo’s alchemy has energised hordes across the US, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Tangenziale has been spinning vinyl since 1995, acquiring his first pair of SL1200 turntables from a local mobile DJ who was ‘upgrading’ to CD. :)

Playing Triple J’s Mix-Up in November 1997, Tangenziale created a 3 hour live mix including tracks by local Ballarat electronic artist Kriyashakti (Chris Pollard). Part of this set was again repeated on New Year’s Eve 1997 as part of a ‘best of’ show alongside Josh Wink’s Mix Up set from that year amongst others.

The set was recorded on an absolute minimum of gear: 1x tiny 2x channel Gemini mixer, 1x SL1200 and one awful 1200 clone, a Roland MC303, some sort of Yamaha synth, recorded to a hired DAT machine. I highly suspect it only got a replay because the DAT was probably still laying around the Mix Up studio haha.

Tangenziale, originally known as DJ 2600, also hosted a weekly electronic music radio show (The Genesis Project) on Ballarat’s 3BBB FM, started Kinesthesia Productions organising free bush doof parties, played at many Victorian doofs (incl. Imajica, Ganeshatribe) and Kryal Castle parties (Wild Things) along with occasional Melbourne club nights (Earthcore at Seven, Bass Station). He also played regular club nights at Ballarat’s Bridge Mall Inn, Grainery Lane, Ballarat Uni, random warehouses.

Favoured genres are jungle, liquid drum and bass, deep house, classic techno, vintage psychedelic trance, and electronic ambience/chill out.

label by https://soundcloud.com/sleepd
since 2010

An appreciation of all music in all art forms. A variety of House, DnB, Acid, Hip Hop, Rock, ambience, and so much more.
“Creating Electric Neon Blue Vibrations”

Denver CO

Ranging in sounds from ethereal, ambient atmospheres to laser sharp synths and hi speed percussion, Mr. Frick creates and plays a range of sounds tailored towards the rave minded individual.