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Basenji

Basenji (born Sebastian Carlos Muecke) is an Australian electronic musician and DJ. He gained popularity through the Triple J Unearthed competition. He was then signed to the record label, future classic in 2014, through which he released several singles and one extended play. He has performed at Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival.According to Hannah Galvin of Purple Sneakers, "[he] is making amazing, boundary-pushing electronic music; something he's been lucky enough to take up full-time. Looking ridiculously comfortable on stage, [he] played a nice big bunch of both original and remixed tracks, including a slowed down, sensual version of Disclosure's 'Latch' and his breakthrough single 'Dawn'."His track, "Can't Get Enough" (2015), is used in the opening of the techno thriller film, Nerve (July 2016), and on its associated soundtrack. He undertook a tour of the United States. His single, "Mistakes" (featuring Tkay Maidza) (November 2017), peaked at No. 16 on the ARIA Charts Hitseekers Singles chart. AllMusic's Matt Collar observed, "[he] is an in-demand electronic musician, DJ, and producer known for his buoyant, pop-oriented tracks."

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Live Review: Hermitude, Basenji, Jayteehazard
"Hermitude proved their shows remain unparalleled even after over a decade in the game."
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Live Review: Hermitude, Jayteehazard, Basenji
"Luke ‘Dubs’ Dubber and Angus ‘El Gusto’ Stuart have pulled out all the stops for this latest album tour with a mind-boggling stage set-up that includes turntables, drum pads and synthesisers."
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Listen: Basenji - Petals
Basenji shows a softer side on his first single of 2015..
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Live Review: Basenji, Oscar Key Song, Michael Ozone
Basenji delivers infectious fun to a packed-out Sydney room.
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Live Review: OutsideIn Festival
OutsideIn's third year was a hit at Manning Bar.
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Live Review: Ouija Beats
Ouija Beats proved to be a something for everyone kind of night.
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Live Review: Basenji, D.Y.P, Taylor .245
A sweaty playground of quirkiness
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Luna Park Announces Ouija Beats Halloween Party
Like the giant face-gate isn't terrifying enough
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Basenji - Heirloom
Basenji finally drops the follow-up to Dawn, and it was worth the wait.. We've been hangin' out for Basenji to drop a new original tune following the huge success of his first single, Dawn, and today that time has come. Marking his first release with taste-maker allstars Future Classics, Heirloom pays homage to Cashmere Cat, while still putting Basenji's own unique spin on it. And after he remixed Sable's Foolin' to epic results ealier this year (listen HERE), Basenji has already firmly established himself on the Australian production scene. Stream it below, and catch him at one of his upcoming tour dates after that. TOUR DATES: Fri Oct 3 - Sydney - Civic Underground Sat Oct 4 - Sunshine Coast - The Helm Sun Oct 5 - Brisbane - The TBC Club Fri Oct 17 - Melbourne - The Liberty Social Sat Oct 18 - Canberra - Trinity Bar Fri Oct 24 - Adelaide - Cats @ Rocket Sat Oct 25 - Perth - Welcome to the Valley Follow Basenji: FACEBOOK // SOUNDCLOUD
Features / Music
Interview - Basenji
We got our kawaii bass on with Circo's finest.. With CIRCO Festival right around the corner (it's tomorrow!) we thought it was high time that everyone got to know the new-wave electronic maestro that is Basenji, or Sebastian Carlos as he is known to his friends. And with his friends including Wave Racer, our own Sable and Cosmo's Midnight it's hard not to get excited about the potential. With that in mind Liam Apter shot off a few questions to Sebastian in which they discussed his side-project with Wave Racer, signing to Future Classic, the poor quality sound systems of many venues and he may have hinted at possible collaboration with the aforementioned furry fiend Sable?
News / Music
Future Classic Sign Basenji On Label Deal
Sydney producer signs deal with tastemakers
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Sable - Foolin' (Basenji Remix)
So kawaii, so bass.. Our absolute favourite pairing in the whole wide world continues today, with Sydney beatbrain Basenji unleashing his first official remix - taking to Sable's new single Foolin'. It follows Sable's remix a few weeks back of Basenji's Speak With A Dofflin (listen to/download that HERE), and turns Foolin' into a slightly more chilled affair, holding tight to a 1am groove before unloading into some super-happy-fun-time bounce: You can download it for free, and catch both artists at the upcoming Circo Festival (details HERE).
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