Overview
This article is sponsored by our partners Thredbo.
The inaugural Efterski Festival lineup promises 'Big Beats'. While the world's craziest free-skiiers are providing entertainment in the air, a selection of homegrown and international acts will be creating the party at ground level.
Kele Okereke and Aussie duo Hermitude share the headline spot. Transported into public consciousness via Bloc Party, Okereke released his debut solo album, The Boxer, in June 2010, under the name 'Kele'. Lately, he's also been busy writing — blog posts for the Guardian and a series of "sexually charged" short stories. At Efterski, however, he'll be spinning a DJ set.
Hermitude is one of the most-talked-about success stories of the past twelve months on the domestic front. After releasing HyperParadise, the two-man electronic production team played a sold-out tour, before winning the 2013 Australian Music Prize.
Other major names on the programme include indie dance crossover trio RUFUS, whose recent exploits include supporting Van She and Yuksek; EMI-signed, "more beats, less croquet" DJ Alison Wonderland; World's End Press, whose blend of traditional instrumentation and live electronics have been winning over Triple J, BBC6 and Bill Brewster; the SOSUEME DJs, described as "the insanity of the club taken on the road"; and garage-pop-surf-punk pair the Bleeding Knees Club.
At Thredbo's Alpine Hotel, Rekorderlig will host both its hot pools and the Club Mod stage, where festival-goers can deny the external sub-zero temperatures with a warm cider, a swim and sets from Australia's finest Modular artists.
A limited number of three-day festival passes are selling for $50, and accommodation-plus-music packages start at $165.
