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Heading up the HARD PLANET mainroom action comes three of the nations finest DJs: Nik Fish, beXta and Amber Savage.
Voted No. 3, 4 & 11 respectively on the inthemix national top 50 list by the punters of Australia they are sure to bring some damn fine dancefloor action. Joining them from the local scene are absolutely smashing DJs: Danny Boy, Karma, Tristan Cameron & J Frantik. read more for info or check the www.adventjah.com.au website when it relaunches in August

ZEN ZEN ZO is once again offering BUTOH Workshops on Monday nights (7.30-9.30pm) at the Avalon Theatre in St Lucia, Brisbane, from July until November. Participants can join at any time, space permitting. "The passion of the Butoh dancer is an inner one. What you see on the outside is always infinitely subtle. you see a trace of the emotion, never the emotion itself. In the west we have a tendency to throw ourselves against walls as a way to indicate passion. The Japanese just show traces, not unlike their prints, their art of leaving traces on paper. They disclose only just enough to allow you to imagine an inner poetic landscape. This is much more interesting" email info@zenzenzo.com for more information

Clan Analogue, Australia's premier electronic arts collective, is completely freaked out to issue forth their new compilation Doppler Shift: electro selections (catalogue no. CA034). The new CD is rammed full of the latest electro selections from the cream of Australia's electro and synth-pop artists. Available through Australian distributors Creative Vibes, look for Doppler Shift at all record stores across the electro-magnetic spectrum from july 5th 2004. read more for more information or visit www.clananalogue.org

Warchalking is the practice of marking a series of symbols on sidewalks and walls to indicate nearby wireless access. That way, other computer users can pop open their laptops and connect to the Internet wirelessly. It was inspired by the practice of hobos during the Great Depression to use chalk marks to indicate which homes were friendly. visit http://www.warchalking.org for more details and to find out what the warchalking symbols mean.

BananaRAM is an International Art Network committed to supporting the creation, presentation, discussion, preservation, promotion and distribution of art engaging new technologies in significant ways. The 2004 premise is exploring Mind Control and the need of sublimating the anxiety of the viewer through art. Reality in the visual world of today can be melt with images on screens and in our vision, art is the only way for the viewer to achieve self determination. Artists create beauty and irony for freedom

Disorientation is a monthly night of electronic audio-visual performance at Lanfranchis Memorial Discotheque in Chippendale. The event aims to present innovative work by both established and emerging electronic artists while simultaneously expanding the audience for such work. June's artists include Terre Thaemlitz (USA), Pimmon, Donna Hewitt & Julian Knowles Team Australia. Read more or visit http://aliasfrequencies.org/disorientation for more details.

Painting you can hear, dance you listen to and eye popping sounds from a psychedelic virtual orchestra. Chrissie Parrott and Jonathan Mustard have created a sense-bending experience. Movement vocabulary allows dancers to manipulate sound and images in symbiosis with Mustard's video colour-tracking system. read more of visit http://www.soca.ecu.edu.au/students/masters/Jonathan_Mustard/ for details

Terre Thaemlitz (USA/Japan) is an award winning multi-media producer, writer, public speaker, educator, audio remixer, DJ and owner of the Comatonse Recordings record label. For the better part of a decade, Terre Thaemlitz has been at the beating heart of electro-acoustic and computer based musics, completing a role as one of the central figures of the ambient scene of the mid-nineties. His work critically combines themes of identity politics - including gender, sexuality, class, linguistics, ethnicity and race - with an ongoing critique of the socio-economics of commercial media production. This
diversity of themes is matched by Thaemlitz' wide range of production styles, which include electroacoustic computer music, club oriented deep house, digital jazz, ambient, and computer composed neo-expressionist piano solos. Terre Thaemlitz is in Australia to present his Lovebomb performance - read more for details on Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne lectures/performances.

Undeniably one of the most sophisticated D&B acts today, the Black Sun Empire collective are journeying from their native Netherlands to promote their awesome debut LP release 'Driving Insane' in the Southern Hemisphere! RudeBwoyz & generation 2K are chuffed to present to Brisbane a hint of the future: Micha BSE playing a 2 hour DJ set, Expect the same quality production on which RudeBwoyz have built a solid reputation, and more - extra-beefy sound, fresh visuals from ION, a bigger dancefloor, 2 pool tables, and best of all - a 5am license! Rinse'n'Roll with Operon, Erther, Justus & Shards 'til dawn! Copies of Black Sun Empire's latest killer LP 'Driving Insane' will be on sale on the night. Read more for details

This month's Camera Obscura plays host to the screening programmes from the 2003 >>backup_festival : new media in film<<. Started in 1999, the festival traces "the convergence of new media and the medium of film". In 2003, the festival received 1,100 entries submitted by artists from 44 countries. Screenings of a selection of the main programme, backup.award, and a special selection of experimental music videos, backup.clipaward will take place. As a side note, the call for entries for this year's Backup Festival 2004 closes on July 15. (http://www.backup-festival.com). read more or visit http://obscura.lanfranchis.com for more details on the other film showings

Joining X-Dream, the dynamic duo from Germany, will be non other than: Superfluid (live) >>> SymbioteK (live) >>> Fred Disko (Byron Bay) >>> Beka (Turbo Trance, Byron Bay) >>> Unity Dub (Liquid Sound Design, Byron Bay) >>> Noodles (Tribe 187, Byron Bay) >>> Aniki (Nutznboltz, Brisbane) >>> She Roxs >>> DrDom. An event to be remembered, there'll also be death defying stunts and aerial acrobatics from trapeze artists, and the mandatory fire twirly whirly freaks. Full scale production to tantalize your synapses from Poseidon's Beam \ Skypak , Projections and Robotics \ Travelling KaleidoscopiK Candle Bonanza, Extra Sensory Lighting & Decor Trip \ Retina Scan Project. Also providing the visual stimulation will be PiRate and special international VJ guest Oi1y from New Zealand. Check www.fusingbrisbane.com and www.earthcore.com.au for constant updates, news and ticket information.

Triptych continues to express Tennent's Lager's commitment to quality, innovation and challenging music. It has music at its core and continues to be the most diverse and intensely programmed music event in the country. For the first time Dr Robert Moog will be onstage with Jean Jacques Perrey, legends like Andre Williams, T-Model Ford and Dr Alimantado will all grace triptych stages, many appearing for the first time ever in the UK. visit http://www.triptych04.com/ for details

"Les Siestes electroniques" is a festival devoted to adventurous electronic music with an ambitious program that opens itself to the general public. The free festival is held in Toulouse, France and features artists such as Funkstorung, Telefax and Dabrye. http://www.les-siestes-electroniques.com/ for more details

From June 2nd to the 6th Montreal will transform into the quintessential electronic music immersive experience. With over 60 artists from close to a dozen countries, MUTEK returns for its 5th anniversary bearing something for everyone. Given the eleven different showcases, panel discussions, workshops, and a bagful of surprises, audiences will be able to enjoy all permutations of contemporary electronic music from morning to night. And this year being a landmark birthday for the festival, a handful of our past discoveries have returned to mark the occasion with some rare performances. Visit http://www.mutek.ca/ for more details or read more to find out about this year's lineup

Koneisto, the oldest festival for electronic music and arts in Northern Europe, celebrates its fifth anniversary on 13th and 14th of August 2004. This year the festival will take place in Kaapelitehdas with eight stages. Also other forms of art such as performances and video installations play a big role in relaxed atmosphere of Koneisto. Performances from artists such as Matthew Herbert, The Streets, Richie Hawtin, Jimi Tenor, plus more. visit http://www.koneisto.com for more details