Pilerats

We're back with another awesome compilation, can you guess who will be on it?. At the end of last year we launched our own label, Pilerats Records and to celebrate the formation of it we brought together some of our favourite artists together in one epic and free compilation. It was called Rat Pack #1 and it featured unheard tracks from Trippy Turtle, Ryan Hemsworth, Esta, Odesza and more! We later brought Ryan Hemsworth, Odesza and Esta down for Circo 2014 which went down a treat. Over this year we signed on Perth bass lord Sable, the aurally stunning Willow Beats, lo-fi jammers Hamjam and Phoenixesque Cabana. So after a killer year for Pilerats we thought why not do another compilation? And on that note we're happy to announce the arrival of Rat Pack #2. Well, not just yet. It's coming Monday 8 December but we've got a monolithic wordsearch for you to try and figure out all the artists before it's released. Can you find out who will be on there? Artwork by us. #Madeinthepile

After nearly two years of silence Purity Ring return with a single titled Push Pull.. Purity Ring have released their first track, Push Pull, in nearly two years and it reflects a shift towards a more pop-orienated sonic direction in place of chopped vocals and twilight-infused synths. This decision to move away from chopped vocals could reflect a growing confidence in Megan James' voice and more elemental tracks in comparison to their instrumentally dense debut album Shrines. Purity Ring's sonic shift reflects a decision to push their creative boundaries as they have with the bouncing drums and the playful piano keys that appear in the track. But what remains the same is the dulcet toned voice of James as it soars over the track. Whether this piece is their first single on an upcoming release or a stand alone track we don't know but it's good to have them back. Click HERE to head to their website to see the lyrics and more. Follow Purity Ring: FACEBOOK

Highasakite's latest video for Leaving No Traces is a conceptual release focusing on relationship but culture and nature..

Lido is bringing some Christmas cheer to Australia this December.. Gun Norwegian producer Lido is making his way to Australia for the first time in 2014 (well, he may have already been here under a certain half-shelled moniker previously), and we're beyond excited to have him play our Pilerats X-Mas party (get a full run-down HERE), in addition to the Future Classic x BBE Christmas Weekender. Those shows will see him joined by some serious forward-thinking producers like Sophie, QT, Nadus and HWLS (read an interview with HWLS HERE), and we were fortunate to get some time with him before he lands down under in a couple of weeks.

Win a soul-stirring Willow Beats experience in Perth.. There's a tonne of events happening this December in Perth. If you're feeling overwhelmed by how all the parties and gigs are ramping up, and feeling indecisive as to what exactly is worth your social time and money then hey, we'll make it easy for you. Go to Willow Beats next week at the Astor Theatre next Thursday. Essential. Why? Because seeing an act play a proper headline gig at a proper venue, where they'll play a full set with heaps of added extras, and you have room to dance and meditate on sound, is about 100x better than seeing them play a rushed 'best of' at a crowded music festival with rubbish sound. Also, as far as venues go, a historic art-deco theatre built in the 1920s, is pretty shit-hot place to experience a gig. And lastly (most importantly) Willow Beats are positively peaking right now, entering into the tail-end of a huge year of live shows - all of which you could say have been leading up to this Water EP tou

Perth dude's brilliant Steve Aoki impersonation prank at Stereosonic goes viral..

Hear supermodel Cara Delevingne sing with Pharrell Williams in a film for Chanel.. Chanel’s Métiers d’Art collection runway show is a pretty special event each year - a new Chanel ready-to-wear collection is debuted outside of the official Chanel show schedule, and the show always hones in on a city that's somehow linked to Chanel's history. This year it heads to historic Salzburg, and is sure to be a spectacle of epic proportions. Head designer Karl Lagerfeld has premiered a film that will accompany the show - Reincarnation - a musical inspired by the history of an iconic Chanel jacket, starring international catwalk crazy chick Cara Delevingne and multiple Grammy-award winning singer Pharrell Williams, an aspiring fashion mogul himself. Pharrell plays an elevator bell-boy whose wearing the jacket in Austria in 1954, and becomes a muse for Delevingne, who plays Coco Chanel.  You can't deny it's a beautifully shot l'il thing, and worth it to hear Delevingne sing for the first time (ap

The Avener's latest single, Fade Out Lines, is as if Darkside decided to embrace deep house.. French producer The Avener's track Fade Out Lines, a deep house majesty, has finally become available in Australia and it's ticking all the boxes for a slow-burning hit. Indeed, it takes the proggier elements of Darkside with the throbbing bass lines and adds some vivacious guitar licks. And while it doesn't have the long drawn out builds that Darkside excel in, the coltish choruses add a summery feel that is lost on Darkside and other deep house producers. And that mashing of a dark throbbing bass throughout the build with playful guitar chords in the chorus sees The Avener become more than just another French producer making deep house. Grab it from iTunes HERE. Follow The Avener: FACEBOOK

Twin Peaks have a baseball battle in their newest video for I Found A New Way.. It seems fitting with the recent return of Twin Peaks (TV Show) that the band who took their name from the show bring out a new music video to announce their album is being released in Australia too. For those who don't know Twin Peaks, they're from Chicago and they make scuzzy, lo-fi rock with a care-free attitude. They were also friends with Chance The Rapper at school and had their own posse called Dudes On Chief or the DOC Squad.  I Found A New Way has that rough jaggling guitar sound throughout it mixed in with different members of the band, something that they do on all their songs, which gives the band the ability to change the mood of song straight away. Indeed, at the beginning there are this near baritone driving the track as it slowly builds to the chorus. As the chorus hits a rough ragged voice jumps into the mix seeing all sense of control give way to an all-out guitar jam. I Found A New Way is