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Hear some good Australian psych, killer US power-pop and a little dash of collaborative hip hop for good measure.

For over a decade, Plastician has circumnavigated the globe, spreading the good word of dubstep and grime to the natives. Jason Kenny charts the course.

“You know, we always talk about recording again. It would be a daunting task though."

Defamer tell us a bit about themselves.

Jamie xx, one of the worlds most prolific producers will be making his way into the Triple R for an exclusive DJ set next week.

“Creatively both bands drive each other,” he admits. “There’s a small element of cheeky competition which is great, but the big picture is we’re both working together to create this experience – that idea is enough to inspire all of us many times over.”

“We left in some ghost voices, footsteps and banging piano lids and the like because Jay [former Wilco member] liked to have those random things left in a mix.”

"You get to that point where you’re feeling sick... but then someone says ‘let’s party!’ and you go down the rabbit hole every time and end up out until the sun comes up.”

“There’s this sort of future jungle stuff... It is proper beats, less pedestrian and less like house."

Melbourne’s MaRLo tells Rueben Hale that trance is bigger than ever, even without the drugs.

“My greatest happiness has been to see the growth of bands like San Cisco," says City Of Fremantle’s Festival Officer Bruna Chiovitti in the lead up to Hidden Treasures.