Overview
A lie that people will tell you about techno is that it’s dead. That the glory of the trancy dance music that sprung out of subgenres in Detroit has been eclipsed by crappier subgenres, and by people who claim that techno is made up of Moby, Fatboy Slim, copious amounts of alcohol and even tunes that rely on LYRICS.
Well regardless of how the techno scene is faring in Detroit (according to Eminem, nobody listens to it) it’s far from dead in Sydney. The proof is in the MOTORIK! parties, which combine techno only with things that don’t detract from the beat. These things include secret locations that you have to RSVP to get the address for, and sometimes they include costumes.
That’s right, in honour of MOTORIK! #5 falling on Halloween weekend they’re inventing yet another subgenre. But this subgenre isn’t about house, disco or electro — it’s about techno zombies doing the bang gang with techno vampires, moshing with techno werewolves and hardstyling it with techno Vikings. The Finger Prince and special guest Jensen Interceptor will also be there along with Slow Blow, Cosmonaut and The Kat, so you know it’s still all about the music too.
RSVP to motorik.motorik@gmail.com for venue details.