Your Guide To The 2017 SAM Awards Electronic Nominees

10 August 2017 | 12:31 am | Staff Writer

Abbey Howlett

Gliding through crisp guitar tones and a voice that transcends dimensions, Abbey Howlett has created a significant following amongst the South Australian music scene. We have seen her style morph from vintage acoustic melodies into syncopated, synth drenched, vocally driven loops, blending hip-hop and soul in a unique way.

Allume

Allume is the solo project of Adelaide's Elena Nees. A self-taught producer and singer, Nees tries to capture attention without asking too loudly for it; using sparse but catchy melodies over honestly sung vocals in a formula that continues to grow in its bravery and complexity as she explores her own capacity as a creator and artist.

Antigen

Daniel Claridge and Christian Kamleh are a duo who have been producing music for three years. There's a familiarity to their sound, but they also push the boundaries, while focusing on community and collaborative work.

Auguste

Australian step-sister duo Auguste present a fresh sound that embodies deep harmonic vocals and electro-pop vibes reminiscent of early London Grammar and Bat For Lashes. Auguste’s latest track, Siren Sounds (co-produced with Japanese Wallpaper), hit number one on the Indie Shuffle Electro Pop chart for an entire month upon its release.

Hartway

Taking inspirations from FKJ and Luke Million, Hartway are an acid-jazz and nu-disco duo making waves in the Adelaide music scene. Bringing a fresh perspective to classic groove-based music, Jack Degenhart and Conor Barkway joined forces with the vision of creating soulful electronic music with a healthy mix of organic elements. Having honed their craft as the winners of the Fresh 92.7 Producer’s Series, Hartway's music promises infectious melodies and irresistible grooves.

JBounce

Rising Adelaide DJ JBounce is quickly mastering his chosen craft with aspirations of hitting the global stage in the years to come.

Kimonono

Kimonono formed in 2015 out of a mutual respect for electronic music between Caitlin Feagan and Dan Linke. After releasing their debut EP, Kimonono I, that August, they supported KLP, Wafia, Tigerilla and Urtekk. Dream Dungeon is the first single the duo has released in the lead up to their second EP; building on the experimentally infused pop of their debut all the while introducing big choruses and infectious synth hooks.

Lonelyspeck

Lonelyspeck is the moniker of Adelaide’s Sione Teumohenga and is a project represented aptly by its name - centred around explorations of personal spaces inner and outer, intimate and cosmic. A bedroom producer in the purest sense, Lonelyspeck produces every element on his own.

Nakatomi

Emerging from the southern suburbs of Adelaide, Nakatomi taps into the spirit of '80s nu wave, '90s grunge and some liberal helpings of modern electro pop. Their latest single, Wild Romance, has earned them a wealth of praise among the industry.

PDTokay

A story based music project about an '80s cyberpunk city, the sinister corporation controlling it, and the grizzled private detective working to take them down.

Southpaw

After the release of her debut EP, well-rounded multi-instrumentalist Southpaw was labelled "the next big thing" by New York's Scratch The Block. Her music is full of warm floating synths washing over hip hop instrumental beats and sultry vocals.

Tevlo

Catchy vocals, beautiful melodies and expert production, Adelaide producer Tevlo knows no boundaries when it comes to music. With elements from a large variety of genre's it's hard to put a name to his sound.

trfk

19-year-old producer trfk is new to the music scene but ialready establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with. Peak Hour featuring Roxanne saw his debut single fetch a modicum of success in Australia and the rest of 2017 is set to be a busy remixes, originals and tourings.

We May Be Creatures

A musical project started by Jack James Troisi, focused on blending orchestral compositions with electronic and post-rock progressions. Troisi produces, records, and composes all the music as well as creates all the visuals and films for the project.

Wolfjay

Wolfjay is an electronic artist who blends elements of hip hop and dance with heartfelt and honest lyrics. For A Moment is the lead single off his Formative Years EP - a collection of songs about growing up and the decisions we make.