SLUMBERJACK

The duo aren't all about the drop.

Ahead of their biggest tour yet, we get up to speed with Slumberjack..

The boys give us a guide to their new self-titled EP.. Perth production duo Slumberjack are having a pretty great run lately, most recently popping up on the influential Skrillex Selects Top 10 Soundcloud chart for their track Body Cry feat. Father Dude. That same track pops up on their new self-titled EP, which has just been released today, and which you can buy HERE, and Morgan and Fletcher were kind enough to take us through each song on the four-tracker: BODY CRY FEAT. FATHER DUDE Morgan: The original version of Body Cry was actually a completely different track to the one that’s on the EP.  We wrote it almost a year ago and just kept tinkering with it as we improved our production skills. We only recently got in touch with Father Dude to do some vocals on it and it was almost set to go but there was just something about the whole track that didn’t quite sit right and it frustrated us for the longest time. The ‘answer’ came to me mid-shower; I ran out to write the whole thing down

"My best advice is turn it up loud, turn the lights off and get crunking."

The banger-machine has been vibing on Perth duo Slumberjack.. We're not sure what's bigger news this week - that Skrillex just performed a Celine Dion cover on a grand piano on Diplo's boat party in the Carribean, or that young Perth producers/Wonderland local headliners Slumberjack just had their track Body Cry feat. Father Dude (the first from an upcoming EP release) hand-selected by the internationally renowned Skrillex to feature on his Top 10 Tracks on his Skrillex Selects Soundcloud. The second one is definitely more exciting to us... and means huge exposure for Perth's electronic music scene - although Skrillex does have a quite nice voice.   On top of Skrillex's heckers tour schedule (that in the last few months has seen him play huge festivals Coachella, Hard Summer, Ultra Festival, the Mad Decent Boat Party, and will very soon see him jet around Australia for Stereosonic Festival), the producer otherwise known as Sonny Moore is widely regarded for his taste making and talent-

The first taste of Slumberjack's upcoming EP release is a beauty.. With the Australian tour for their d-floor destroying single Felon wrapping up earlier this month, Slumberjack have a new Father Dude-featuring single to mark the beginning of their Aussie summer dominance - Body Cry. A slightly more restrained effort compared to the beast that was Felon, Body Cry still packs plenty of oomph in the realms of chilltrap, with a track dripping in the duo's typically tight-butthole production skills. They'll be hitting the upcoming Stereosonic Festival in WA, followed by an appearance at our very own Wonderland, but Body Cry is the first taste of their upcoming self-titled EP release, which will no doubt see a bunch more Australian tour dates around those times. Slumberjack x Sable Text Message Interview HERE Slumberjack - Sprinter feat. Sable HERE

Spenda C gives us the keys to his DJ set essentials.. Steve Lind AKA Spenda C is no stranger to the Australian bass music scene, hailed by peers as being at the forefront of the local trap music scene. So who better to ask for from dancefloor detonators than this guy right? Celebrating a brand new single with a huge Australian tour, check five bass beasts from one of the best in the game right now: CARMADA - MAYBE This is "Australian Sound" done right! I love how the sweet vocal intro lulls you in and then BAM that BAM that drop with the gnarly, grindy synth smacking you upside the face and making you wanna start a mosh pit. HYDRAULIX & OSKI - LET'S PLAY This is an absolute MONSTER from homies Hydro & Oski. Every trap DJ and his dog has been dropping this one. Let's Play has loads of energy and it's weird as fuck but still works a treat on the dancefloor. I play this every set. BAAUER & BOYS NOIZE - FIRE LIKE THIS This collab has been getting a lot of hate on the interwebs but I rec

Slumberjack are taking their heavy new single on the road.. Slumberjack go from strength to strength in 2014. Following their team-up last year, Morgan Then and Fletcher Ehlers are quickly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Following a slew of great remixes for the likes of DCup, Goldroom and Wave Racer, along with a collaboration with our own Sable, their latest single Felon has been detonating dancefloors all over the shop. They're touring it this September, check the dates after you get another slab of Felon below: FELON TOUR DATES: Sat 20 Sep – Death Disco @ Capitol, Perth, WA Wed 24 Sep – The Wall @ World Bar, Sydney, NSW Thur 25 Sep – Hell’oco @ The Helm, Mooloolaba, QLD Fri 26 Sep – TBC CLUB, Brisbane, QLD Sat 27 Sep – Anyway @ Bottom End, Melbourne, VIC Follow Slumberjack: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE Slumberjack x Sable Text Message Interview HERE Slumberjack - Sprinter feat. Sable HERE

Should have known we'd just get photos of weird Korean drinks and crying cats.. WA radio institution RTRFM are launching their epic 10 day Radiothon on Friday 15 August across four venues with a host of Perth's finest (seriously - check the details HERE), and the apple in our eye you know as Sable will be smashing things out at the Flyrite stage. There, along with Lower Spectrum and Cloudwaves DJs, he'll be joined by good pals Slumberjack (you might remember a little ditty they released together called SPRINTER), so we figured why not ask these two production behemoths to take a break from sexting and actually interview each other via the iPhone. We should have known it'd just be full of weird pictures, Korean beverages and sad cats, but if you dig a little deeper there's some sneaky little bits of info here and there that might just pique your interest.

The 2014 Radiothon is taking over four Northbridge venues for an epic pledge drive kick-off.. Perth institution RTRFM is an entirely self-funded enterprise, and each year for 10 days the radio station calls on you, the listeners, to give a little back over the course of a 10-day Radiothon Pledge Drive. One of the many ways you can do it (check HERE for all the details) is simply by attending the 2014 Radiothon Party, going down Friday August 15 across four Northbridge venues - The Bakery, The Bird, Ya Ya's and Flyrite. Each venue hosts four unique line-ups, featuring some of Perth's best and brightest: THE BAKERY - Savoir, Rainy Day Women, Kučka, Davey Craddock & The Spectacles and The Weapon is Sound. YA YA's - Dream Rimmy, Loners, HAMJAM and Hideous Sun Demon.

It's time to get serious.. Today marks the probably the heaviest - and most exciting - Friday Freebie we've had the chance to share with you in some time. We've been following the progress of young Morgan and Fletcher AKA Slumberjack since their inception last year, and their latest release on the Die High Records label we feel marks a turning point. Their production game has always been on point, but Felon has taken what we know about the duo's penchant for the bass-heavy and turned it all the way up to down for what. With echoes of TNGHT (R.I.P), it delves head first into a deep, dank and dark club, only coming up for air with a delicate piano outro to pull you back to reality. Basically, It's the business, and you can cop a free download/stream it below, and follow the dudes on FACEBOOK, because we're looking forward to whatever comes next (which, coincidentally, will be destroying the Perf Stage at our own Circo Festival).