Crooked Colours

The WA trio's great year rolls on into their national tour.. It’s Wednesday and I’m holed up in my car on the top of the car park of a suburban shopping centre waiting for my girlfriend. I’m starring at the giant sign advertising McDonald’s and contemplating the mediocrity of my existence, and maybe a 50c cone. On the other end of the phone line Phil Slabber - one third of West Australian electronic outfit Crooked Colours - is taking a break from working on a new track to recount the band’s recent stint on the road with RÜFÜS, the process of curating remixes, and what to expect when Crooked Colours roll out on their headline national tour this weekend.

Skies and Crooked Colours kick off the first of many Young Muscle parties

The In Your Bones EP is backed by the Crooked Colours' first ever national headline tour.. It's been a massive few months for Crooked Colours - singles smashing it, festival slots, epic remixes... And it's all built up to today's release of the In Your Bones EP (but it HERE), coinciding with their first ever national headline tour announcement. The In Your Bones EP features the already-released Come Down and In Your Bones, plus third track Keep Your Mouth For Lying, which stands strongly side-by-side with the other two: This is all in addition to a seemingly endless stream of remixes for both released singles - Come Down has seen re-works from Alison Wonderland, Jesse Rose, Yolanda Be Cool, Wordlife, Palace and more (check 'em all HERE), while In Your Bones has remixes coming from Casino Gold, Craig Williams, CRNKN, Sampology, Trinidad, Young Franco, and this cracker via Melbourne wunderkind, Chiefs: Phew, with all that business out of the way, let's finally get to that national tour

"I think that’s just where that vibe came from and it was so much bigger than we were used to."

WA trio Crooked Colours continue their good run with a cracking new single.. Following on from the hugely successful single Come Down, Crooked Colours have released their follow-up, very much in the sparse-followed-by-synth-waves mould set by Come Down. In Your Bones lures you in with minimalist guitars, rhythmic percussion, and Phil Slabber's smooth vocals until it finally lets loose in a wash of synth. After Crooked Colours initial beginnings of leaning too heavily on their influences (understandable for any new band), it's exciting to watch them develop into something almost entirely their own. But enough of my jibber jabber, just listen to it below, and keep your eyes peeled for the release on Sweat It Out, May 9, coming with a huge remix package featuring Casino Gold, Chiefs, Craig Williams, CRNKN, Sampology, Trinidad and Young Franco. You can catch the lads live at Bunbury Groovin' The Moo on MAY 9, or supporting Rufus on their massive national tour at the following dates: Fri 3

Fresh of the production press, a newbie from Perth kid Palace.. Today's Friday Freebie is guaranteed to get you all nostalgic on the d-floor this weekend with its sample. I don't really wanna tell you where it's from, I'd rather you listen and let it bug you for a while until you figure it out. This tune comes fresh out of WA today, from young-gun producer Palace, who most recently has been killing it with his remix of another WA product - Crooked Colours, and their cracking single, Come Down. So enjoy Slow Burn, get around Palace on FACEBOOK, and if you can't figure it out, scroll down.   Don't click HERE until you've truly given up, 'cause sample-spotting is a fun game.

Alison Wonderland's bringing the rave to a warehouse near you this May.. If there's one thing I know for sure, it's the quality of raving is directly proportional to said raving being done in a warehouse. Alison Wonderland knows this, and today has announced the Wonderland Warehouse Project - her only capital city tour this year, taking place in as yet un-announced "temporary party templates". And if that's not enough, she's bringing along to of the country's hottest producers of the moment in Wave Racer and Young Franco. Festivals are played, clubs are played, let's go back to back to the warehouse: “I wanted to thank everyone who has supported me the last few years and I couldn’t think of a better way to do that than give them a truly unforgettable experience. I've got a few surprises up my sleeve, and am super excited that my m8s Wavey and Franco are coming too." Last time she wandered around the country it sold out pretty damn quickly, so don't fuck around - tickets are only $25,