Live Review: Leon Osborn, Mudlark, Coel Healy, Ourobonic Plague, Sam Atkin, Alex Griffin, Spirit Level, Britt Day

Mojo’s Bar was buzzing with activity early on Saturday night, playing host to a range of local electronic and instrumental talent as part of RTRFM’s annual Winter Music Festival. The night kicked off early on in the courtyard, with RTR host Britt Day spinning tunes and getting patrons energised and ready for the night ahead.

Kicking things off on the main stage was experimental pop duo Spirit Level, who won the crowd over with the rich ambient sounds of songs from their first two EPs as well as new song Wanderer, which got a great response. After their set, the crowd gravitated back out to the courtyard where Alex Griffin was now on the decks to entertain them with an eclectic set of upbeat synth pop, punk, electronica and more. 

Electronic artist Sam Atkin was up next on the main stage, mixing synthesisers and ambient noises together while singing into a Vocoder for an engaging performance. The artist capped off his set with an almost unrecognisable cover of Prince’s Purple Rain, yelling into his Vocoder over a wall of synthesiser layers and electronic beats.

In similar fashion Ourobonic Plague began with a noisy, feedback-laden version of Flaneur before merging it into the heavy sounds of Holographic Wrath and It Wonders. He threw in an original remix of LVST’s Followed Home before finishing strong with the epic sounds of Lake Slasher.

Back out in the courtyard, Coel Healy was keeping the party going with a jam-packed mix of funky tunes for the crowd that included the George Benson classic, Turn Your Love Around, as well as Al Downing’s I’ll Be Holding On and Lancelot Layne’s Yo Tink It Sorf.
The always impressive duo of drummer Warsame Hassan and Steven Bovenizer, aka Mudlark, quickly captivated the crowded venue with tracks like Hype Hope, Eels and Resting On Hollow Laurels, Resting. The band finished with Metlab Mapel and a thunderous version of & that got a fantastic response from the crowd.

Electronic music producer Leon Osborn capped the night off with a great performance of tracks including his latest, You Were Gone, ending a fantastic night of local talent at one of Fremantle’s best live music venues.