Likes Of You Stage @ Future Music Festival

The Likes Of You ‘Techno Tent’ returns to Future Music Festival in 2012!!

The Likes Of You represents electronic music and clubbing at its most cutting edge. Pushing the musical boundaries for the last five years in clubs throughout Australia, every March we go large hosting the tent at the Future Music Festival nationally. Take the underground approach of The Likes Of You and times it by a thousand and you start to get the idea. A mini techno festival within a festival with an atmosphere that is unparalleled.

In 2012 we continue to break new ground delivering more international talent than ever before. Leading the charge one of the most influential electronic artists of our time, Aphex Twin (aka Richard James) poised to make his eagerly anticipated return to Australian shores following a 10-year hiatus. With limited performances at only the world’s top festivals this is a once in a lifetime chance to see his live show in all its glory. Leave your expectations and inhibitions at home as Aphex Twin gets set to change the way you think with his mind-bending performance.

Cocoon’s head honcho Sven Vath, Future Music Festivals very own techno mascot returns once again to steer the ship in the underground direction and he brings with him an all-star ensemble of techno royalty including Dubfire, Oliver Huntemann and Resident Advisors newly crowned Number 1 DJ, Jamie Jones who is undoubtedly hungry for the power as he gets set to make his Australian festival debut.

Adding some live action into the mix the uber cool Azari & III return to Australia after wowing crowds with their whistle stop tour last year. Featuring the talents of Alixander, Dinamo Azari, Starving Yet Full and Fritz Hedler, their live show need to be seen to be believed, renowned to induce even the most timid dancers out of the corner they are set to get each and every one of you a little bit hot under the collar.

Last but by no means least and rounding off this impressive cast we throw a wildcard into the tent in the form of Cape Town’s trio of rap-ravers Ninja, Yo Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi Tek otherwise known as Die Antwoord. With a new album about to be unleashed you can guarantee this dynamic know how to get any party started!

Aphex Twin
Arguably the most influential electronic artist in the history of contemporary dance music, Aphex Twin (aka Richard James) has been twisting minds and taking dancefloors on epic “Braindance” journeys since the release of his debut EP “Analogue Bubblebath” way back in 1991. Making use of a whopping 14 monikers during his career, as Aphex Twin he is best known and loved for his groundbreaking albums “Selected Ambient Works 85-92”, “Selected Ambient Works Volume 2”, “...I Care Because You Do”, “Richard D. James Album” and “Druqks”), and iconic tunes like ‘Come To Daddy’ and ‘Windowlicker’. Renowned for trawling the sweetest sounds from a range of genres – including Ambient, Acid, Breakbeat, Techno and Noise – and mixing them up to set the world on fire, this veritable genius is a true master, in every sense of the word.

Sven Vath
Germany’s King of Techno, Sven Vath, is a cult-figure within the world’s pulsating EDM underground. As one of the genuine driving forces behind modern electronic music, his seminal albums (including ‘Accident in Paradise and ‘The Harlequin, The Robot, & The Ballet Dancer’) literally paved the way for contemporary Techno, while his Cocoon record label, events and parties are undisputed marks of uber-cool chic and premium quality worldwide. Celebrating his 30th year as a DJ this year and fresh from his 12th massive season with Cocoon at Amnesia in Ibiza (the gems from which are about to be dropped as a compilation), Sven’s appearance at Future music festival 2012 is part of Sven's annual world tour for this mix CD " The Sound Of The 12th Season. Renowned for delivering marathon sets and engaging the crowd with his off-the-wall antics, he’s an inimitable force who continues to break musical ground and reshape EDM as we know it – long live the King!

Dubfire
As one of the world’s leading doyens of twisted, dark House and Techno, Dubfire (Ali Shirazinia), is a prodigious DJ and Producer who sits at the very forefront of the international EDM underground. The mastermind behind the cutting edge SCI + TEC digital label and the genius responsible for tunes like ‘Roadkill’, ‘Ribcage’, ‘Emissions’ and ‘Rabid’; Dubfire travels the globe delivering twisted sets of distinction and caving heads with his trademark “jet-black, polished-chrome Techno” sounds. As one half of the all-conquering Grammy Award-wining Deep Dish duo, he helped pioneer the Progressive House and Deep House genres in 1990s; now, in 2012, he’s helping to forge a whole new realm of Techno and amassing a legion of brand new fans in the process.

Die Antwoord
Featuring the blistering talents of Ninja, Yo Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi Tek, Die Antwoord are a trio of rap-ravers that know how to get a party started and take it into overdrive. Hailing from Cape Town in South Africa and fuelled by a passion for Hip Hop and Zef, this dynamic trio is the genius behind singles like ‘Beat Boy’, ‘Wat Pomp’, ‘Fishpaste’ and ‘Rich Bitch’. Already veterans of festivals like the Big Day Out and Coachella, and signed to leading global label Interscope Records, Die Antwoord are the fresh new face of a fresh new sound that’s set to blow up in 2012.

Jamie Jones

Jamie Jones has achieved in the space of a few short years what many producers try for a lifetime. Turning his hand to a variety of styles while still maintaining a strong signature sound, Jones has created an admired musical identity and a loyal global following. One of techno’s rising stars, he’s part of a new guard of house and techno DJs who resonate as artists, party people, DJs and live acts. A regular feature at Ibiza’s biggest nights and London’s biggest clubs, his productions have graced iconic imprints including Cocoon, Get Physical and Poker Flat to name just a few, while his debut long player “You Don’t Remember the Future” was released on Crosstown Rebels to critical acclaim in 2009. Innovative, talented and driven by the love of a good party, Jamie Jones is flying the international Techno flag with distinction and aplomb. Catch him on the up.

Oliver Huntemann
A pioneer of the German techno scene who went on to become a worldwide dance music superstar, Oliver Huntemann has remixed Depeche Mode, The Chemical Brothers and Underworld, collaborated with Dubfire, released a stream of excellent original releases, and played in every nightclub that matters, from Paris to Sao Paulo. He’s soon to release his fourth album Paranoia on his own Ideal Audio label, and the considerable buzz around it suggests that he’s set to reaffirm his status at the forefront of electronic music. His music really is something else – minimalism with just enough dirt to keep the beats interesting and the crowds dancing.

Azari & Ill
In their first ever festival performance after captivating the Vivid audience at Sydney Opera House earlier this year Azari & III are set to blow Australian audiences away again! Hitting the world between the eyes with singles like ‘Hungry For The Power’ and ‘Reckless (With Your Love)’ at the start of their stunning musical adventure, Azari & Ill have since been a much-loved mainstay of the planet’s finest clubs and biggest festival stages. Blessed with a rare ability to transcend genres and scenes, their high profile fans range from Annie Mac and Grizzly Bear to Boys Noize and Broken Social Scene, while their list of remix duties takes in the eclectic likes of Robyn, Cut Copy, Booka Shade, Creep (Romy of the XX) and LA’s noise darlings Health. Tirelessly building a bridge between the worlds of dance and rock, Azari & Ill features the talents of Alixander, Dinamo Azari, Starving Yet Full and Fritz Hedler, and are the real deal for anyone who likes music, proper.

The Likes Of You:: Touring Nationally with Future Music Festival March 3 – 12