How To Be Cool At Parties/Circe

How To Be Cool At Parties

Debut album, Now Wait for Last Year, out through Tropical Grid, available on iTunes.

Plastic

No Love

TV Movie

Birds/Beheadal

Birds

Circe

Agony

Tetris (feat. Kate Ireland)

Blisters (feat. Noah Learmonth)

Body Broker

Cold

Dirt

Curse

Science nerd meets earthy artist to make sonically lush dance music... Umm excuse me? It sounds like the premise of some independent movie but it isn’t. It’s true. Daniel R. Muller, a self-confessed lover of physics and visual artist Anna Hien make up the psychedelic electronic duo - Xanthopan.

A classically trained pianist and violinist, Daniel began his foray into dance music in the late 90s on Brisbane’s doof scene, attracting attention for his own brand of psychedelic electro. Never one to shy away from sonic experimentation, Daniel has spent years honing his sound into a unique mix of genres; creating music that spans breaks, trance, acid and electro.

Teaming up with Anna, an artist who paints trippy visualisations of music, Daniel’s sound is given an unexpected edge. Her lyrics, atmospherically delivered, are centred on the universe and what it is to be human. They provide a juxtaposition that distinguishes their music from the majority of contemporary dance. It is this mix of light and dark, thematically interesting but danceable that makes Xanthopan an accessible and diverse listen.

In 2010, Xanthopan released their breakout single “What’s the Chance of Being Wrong?” and the accompanying music video – an eerie but beautiful artwork shot by Laura Dudgeon –received airplay on ABC’s music video programme, Rage.

With a Melbourne tour already under their belt and a slew of gigs at Sydney institutions like Oxford Art Factory and the MIDI in the City events, Xanthopan are making their mark on the Australian dance scene, distinguishing themselves from the usual and wowing audiences in the process..!