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The Official INTERZONE : CLUB INDUSTRIAL Electronic Newsletter
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BUILD 960506
Another couple of months have passed since the last junk:mail, and there is
some news worth telling, at last. Nothing new on the Interzone front, but
the Perth scene moves forward nevertheless.
I've decided to slash the New Music, Club Reviews and Music Programs
sections of junk:mail, because nobody's sending me anything, and I don't
have time to write the stuff myself. If you get keen and want to express an
opinion or two, please mail me. Thus far, nobody has. Bastards.
Cya,
JEREMY
(Jeremy G Byrne)
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EMAS:
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The University of Western Australia has spawned a new club dedicated to
music, chemistry and having a good time (well, that's probably not in the
Consititution, but I'm extrapolating for accuracy). The Electronic Music
Appreciation Society (seriously) has already run a couple of successful
events, and intend to do far more.
The first of these took place at the incredibly dubious venue within
the twisted bowels of Raggabone Records in Barrack Street, and featured
Sensory Overload playing their music-of-the-spheres in a breezy little
attic while gabba and hardcore pumped and pounded in the basement, for
those who could find that door marked "Beware of the Leopard". It was BYO
oxygen in the dungeons, and the six flights of stairs were, well, a
tripping hazard, but the event showed the potential of the concept, and
the local police were suitably entertained by that sartorially-frugal
"girl in the glitter" who seems intent on taking the tiara-as-high-fashion
look of today's under-14s to its extreme.
The second, decidedly better-located event took place on April 27 at the
UWA Refectory. The evening saw performances from LD120, Sensory Overload
and CSU--although the latter's 4:00am performance was cut short by the
closure of the venue for security reasons--along with "Atro Boy" Adrian
and a number of fine amateur DJs from that branch of music we like to
pigeonhole as "techno". The four roboscans plus strobe barely filled the
space, but the big video screen, smoke machine and excellent Turbosound
system made the event look and sound quite professional. Sensory Overload
was the big hit of the night, and their CD is eagerly awaited.
EMAS are considering running events at Dominion in the future (see below),
and it's likely that this organisation will eventually take on the mantle
of "Clan Perth"--if they last long enough.
Dominion Social Club:
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Dominion are open again, running just about fortnightly (still Saturday
Nights from 8:00PM, 158 William Street, along the very dangerous-looking
alleyway, through some worrying rubble and down a set of precipitous
stairs sure to entertain the gravitationally and psychedelically
challenged alike).
They assure me that "permenancy is just around the corner" after their
cause was championed in the Perth City Council by a friendly councillor
(who referred to them as "Gothics" and made some amusingly misinformed
statments about the subculture, as reported in the local Business paper).
When this occurs (and nobody can decide that people dressed in black are
far too aesthetically challenged for the streets of Perth), the intention
is to run a series of other nightclub events, with a techno-oriented club
run by an ex-Melbournite to be first cab off the rank.
Dominion has grown steadily (they now have upwards of 400 members), with
extra bits of decor, furniture etc. creeping in, although the "dancefloor"
remains an area of concrete with an unfortunate propensity for crippling
the over-excited and the music still tends to drift into repetitions of
second-rate Goth covers and bland industro-buzz as the night wears on.
Still, it's the best in Perth by far.
Remember, this is a members & guests-only club, so try to latch onto a
regular or call Mike on 061 (09) 381 9252 for details.
LIES------------------------------------------------------------------------
Real Pogs:
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Wednesday, May 1 (the night _after_ Walpurgisnacht, sadly), saw a
promotion for one of the current swathe of Vampire flix "Nadja" at, of all
places, the ultra-mainstream Post Office nightclub in Northbridge.
Partially sponsored by Alysian Empire, the event sadly failed to
capitalise on the amusing (though only locally-relevant) pog connection.
Alysian Empire _should_ have put out a limited edition "Post Office Goth"
t-shirt.
Wayne's World:
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Everyone's favourite DJ has been on the move again. Having abandoned
Tardis (his Friday Night at the Firm) to Adrian, Friday May 3rd saw DJ
Wayne make another attempt to regain his dignity in "the large room behind
DCs", a venue with comparatively few pretensions and a new paintjob which
probably didn't help his cause (the walls are now, apparently, white).
According to one brave soul who ventured out in sympathy, the event was
not a big success (she stayeyed for less than half an hour). Where to
next, one wonders? Gobbles?
Blacklungsnogthing:
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Not content with his recent Planet-smashing, Dave Thrussel is apparently
heading our way again in the near future. No details yet, but the scrabble
for the support spot is underway.
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Into the Interzone:
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Well, these days Interzone burns brightest in the dataflow. With the club
in hibernation, our electronic presence is about all we can offer. For
those of you with more time than sense, here are Interzone's online
details in one handy reference:
E-MAIL: interzone@midnight.com.au
LISTSERV: netslave@midnight.com.au (for info/subs/help re. the List)
MAILING LIST: junkmail@midnight.com.au (for posting to the whole List)
WWW: http://www.midnight.com.au/interzone/
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junkmail@midnight.com.au: Interzone's Electronic Mailing List
This wonder of modern technology waits--humming and buzzing weirdly to
itself in the perpetual darkness of midnight.com.au--to serve all your
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to the Mailing List and JUNK:MAIL anyhow).
There are two components to the Mailing List: the List itself (the email
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those deserving folx out there) and the List Server (the email address
where you can send administrative commands to get on or off the list, to
find out how many people are on it, get help about it and eventually
retreive files from it). The List is "junkmail@midnight.com.au" and the
List Server is "netslave@midnight.com.au". Don't get these confused, or
you'll look like a complete bunny.
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Incidentally, "Junk" was the Interzone Magazine, which has yet to see the
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