⊹₊🔥⋆｡°✩ This week, I highlight some more local and an emerging talent you need to jump on now . ⊹₊🔥⋆｡°✩
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Elle Shimada (Naarm / Melbourne)
Elle Shimada, the Tokyo-raised, Melbourne-based queen of beats and strings, just dropped a banger that’s making waves. Her track "PUSSY POWER POLITICS," features fireeeeee bars from rapper POOKIE (from last weeks spotlight), is a bold anthem of feminism and empowerment. Picture fat basslines, jazzy vibes, and a groove that demands you move, even if you don’t want to. SLAPS - a dance floor revolution.
She creates a unique vibe, blending new-jazz energy with unapologetic activism. If you’re into beats that make you think and dance, this one’s for you.
June Jones (Naarm / Melbourne)
Melbourne’s alt-pop wizard, making total a heart-melters and "Looking Out for an Angel” is the one that hits deepest. She blends her signature raw, emotional vocals with lush, haunting synths. It’s all about that longing feeling—searching for connection in a world that can feel a little too big sometimes. Hallowing.
This is the the kind of song I play when I'm lying on the floor, and I just want to stare at the ceiling, and feeling everything all at once. Hurting for no reason, or for all the reasons. It’s from her upcoming EP Proximity, this one is filled with gut wrenchers and cinematic energy for days. DO NOT sleep on June Jones— you can even support her and listen to up and coming tracks on her Pateron.
Jason Dhakal (Guest Selector Genesis M - Manila, Philippines)
Born and raised in Oman, moved to the Philippines when they were 16 and started his career - openly queer and unapologetic about his politics. Fully embraces Filipino queerness.
His track Body & Soul is reminiscent of Frank Ocean’s - but it’s still uniquely Filipino, and has Island approach to s3xiness. If you liked this track, you need to watch the film clip, which will add another layer of mind-blowing goodness.
Interview w/ANESU an Artist, Producer, Curator from Boorloo (Perth), now based in so-called Sydney, with roots in Zimbabwe, making waves with his fresh take on hip-hop, soul, rnb and a touch of electronic.
We chat:
- Messy relationships, queer cultural experience, self-discovery and making music about their bad habits with us,
- Re-distributing land, spaces that feel exclusionary to queer and trans experiences
- Being and remaining authentic, whilst also reminding QTPOC to space
- Black artists always have to be at the forefront innovating because the spaces are not there yet
- The power of story telling
- How allies need to show up for Queer Trans and Black Artist - pay them for their work
- We go under the hood of their process of creating magic
WHERE TO SEE THEM PERFORM
DATE: 14th FEB
VENUE: MCA
EVENT: TBA
TIME: TBA
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WE CHAT WITH BADING THING COLLECTIVE ABOUT
- focusing on centering the whole Filipinx baranGAY (trans/GNC/enby/queer) and broader BIPOC experience first and foremost.
- filipinx being over represented in the queer community, but there are no cultural spaces by them or for them. Within the last 10 years they’ve begun emerging in the community.
- They’re having their first party and everyone is invited - it’s a pageant, party and celebration of their culture.
DATE: 15th FEB
VENUE: RED RATTLER THEATRE, MARRICKVILLE
EVENT: BADING THING
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GUEST MIX BY DJ FRIED PORK CHOP
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