Live Review: A1 Bassline, P. Morris, D.Y.P., Clunk

One should never underestimae the importance of innovative thinking in something as hastily progressive as the electronic music scene. Admittedly, the amount of comically-titled sub-genres can get a bit tiresome and even turgid at times, but when a musician is able to make a sincere impact through even the subtlest change in the direction of a sound, it's simply exciting. The collective that simply refuses to stand still continues to ensure that Perth is exposed to the very artists that concord with this sense of innovation.

The Bakery hosted a stellar local line-up that included Slime Recording's D.Y.P and I.C.S.S.C head honcho Clunk. The room typically utilised as nothing more than a  humble extension of the girls bathroom saw to a much more resourceful  use, transformed into a particularly intimate alternative dance floor.   Some vibrantly-constructed visuals by Perth local graphic gurus Austin Gow and Sam O'Dea saw to a kaleidoscope of dolphins and golden palm trees - a seemingly perfect backdrop for what was to come.

Los Angeles-based Night Slugs affiliate and Bear Music curator, P. Morris  (formerly the practically ungoogle-able 'MΔRRI$') has just come off the back of his debut mix tape, the pertinently titled Debut. A sound that has really only gained popularity fairly recently, Morris has been pushing this sultry blend of trap music and chillwave since 2011.  Sporting an oversized Fade To Mind T-shirt, Morris' signature 'goombawave' sound was definitely prominent throughout the performance, with a unique fusion of smooth 808 and aggressive rap. Arnold and Sweater Beats' bouncy Jello Drip rode into a high-energy remix of Tyga's super hedonistic Rack City Bitch to kick off what was a very playful and thoroughly enjoyable set. Morris finished things skilfully with his tear-jerking remix of Katy B's Crying For No Reason, before UK-based A1 Bassline took things into his own hands. The Essex-born Tighten Up Records co-founder burst onto the scene at only 17 with his first 12”, Girl Thing, in 2008, and has continued to refine the sounds of garage-influenced house. A1 played out a plethora of adjoining agreeable house selections, including Anthony Naples and Florian Kupfer, to the crowd's delight. Burial's powerfully sombre Southern Comfort washed over the lucky remainders at the 2am mark, settling things down nicely to conclude a marvellous evening.