Soundsystem Playlist

Alien Block Party

The Riddler (feat. Cecilia Caleandro)

The Wizard's Lair ...ooo so busy....potions to be made, spells to cast, nails to lengthen, magical creatures to raise, medicinal plants to tend to, broths to brew.....xxx

The Wizard's Lair.WAV

Hall Of Mirrors (Edit)

Move (Feat. Shoshana Sadia)

BS1 Records launches the new collab between Davide Carbone and Australia's pedlars of vaudevillian psychedelia Ungus Ungus Ungus, ‘Holding Me Now’ waves between their carnivalesque party music and hard hitting D&B.

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Holding Me Now [Feat Ungus Ungus Ungus]

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Dr Smythe

This is carnivalesque party music for the creatively inclined, traversing territory from high energy dance beats and bass to swing, jazz and hip-hop. Featuring a dynamic stage presence and a dash of seasoned carnie chaos, this cosmic circus is on a mission to make you boogie, gawp and expand your perceptual horizons.

Ungus Ungus Ungus is a shapeshifting collective, with a flexible lineup ranging from a large live band to a smaller soundsystem ensemble emphasising electronic production in tandem with live instrumentation and vocals. As a result, the crew has become a favourite on both the electronic and folk festival circuits, with their theatrical bent taking them into the performing arts and circus worlds. Their list of appearances includes internationally regarded festivals across Australia and New Zealand, including Woodford Folk, Port Fairy Folk, Rainbow Serpent, Luminate, Wangaratta Jazz,Wellington Folk, Subsonic and the Western Australian Circus Festival, alongside a host of immersive parties and events.

NYE 2021-2022 saw the release of Constellations, the band’s sixth studio album. This concept record fully realises a vision of non-stop party energy combining playful, expressive instrumentation and vocals and a huge and driving electronic bottom end. Swinging guitars, soulful saxophone, wailing clarinet, sweet violin, and bold trumpet recorded through beautiful analogue equipment join some absolutely filthy synth bass and layered acoustic and electronic drumkits to create a sound that is uniquely “ungus” – no other group sounds like this.

In 2022 the band released Move, a drum and bass infused tribute to physical movement in collaboration with Shoshana Sadia. In 2023 a remix of the song Balloon from the Constellations album was released by ARIA-award winning Davide Carbone on BS1 Records, retitled Holding Me Now. The song was featured on Carl Cox’s favourite tracks playlist. 

Their new fifth album, The Cosmic Carnival Part II: Ascension (2018) is the sequel to The Cosmic Carnival (2016). Both are concept albums designed to accompany their swinging sci-fi concept show that has been destroying dancefloors across Australia and New Zealand for the past five years. The most recent release sees the band venture far deeper on their exploration of vintage futurism through a fusion of rich acoustic instrumentation with electronic grooves and the familiar mix of world music, swing, hip-hop, and the sounds of the carnival. 

Ungus Ungus Ungus features a flexible lineup ranging from a large live band to a smaller soundsystem ensemble emphasising electronic production in tandem with live musicians. This has made them a favourite of both the electronic and folk festival circuits, with their theatrical bent taking them into the performing arts and circus worlds. Their list of appearances includes internationally regarded festivals including Rainbow Serpent, Subsonic, Luminate (New Zealand), Wangaratta Jazz and the Western Australian Circus Festival, alongside boutique club nights such as Melbourne’s Electro Swing Club and Sydney’s Art Party. They are regulars at Australia’s regional burn, Burning Seed.

Dr Smythe

Ungus Ungus Ungus

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