EP.9 January 12, 2025.
CORIN, The Glitch Mob, Acopia, Cannons, 700 Feel, Archie Mike, TYGAPAW, George Riley
episode 4 with fbi 94.5FM
LA based DJ and KCRW radio presenter Raul Campos joins Music Director Lindsay Riley from Sydney's fbi 94.5FM for the final of four episodes of Sonic Dialog.
In the final instalment with Lindsay from fbi radio in Sydney, delves into Australia's underground electronic music scene in Australia, sharing and discussing tracks from Filipina-Australian producer, composer and performer CORIN, emotive dream pop trio Acopia and electronic duo 700 Feel. Raul introduces Australian audiences to Los Angeles based duo The Glitch Mob, the lush sounds of fellow LA based trio Cannons, and straight from the queer club scene of New York via Mandeville, Jamaica Producer, DJ and Artist TYGAPAW.
About fbi 94.5FM: Sydney's community radio station fbi targets a demographic of 18-25 year olds and plays 50% Australian music with half of that from Sydney.
About KCRW: KCRW belong to Los Angeles, connecting diverse perspectives and the sounds of Southern California with curious communities around the corner and around the world. They are NPR’s flagship member station in Southern California and a community service of Santa Monica College.
LISTEN BACK TO THE FULL EPISODE OVER AT: www.fbi.radio/programs/sonic-dialog
CORIN
Corin Ileto (CORIN) is a Filipina-Australian producer, composer and performer working in performance art, sound design, theatre and club spaces. In her compositions, traditional forms merge with hyper-digital sounds to create new imaginary realms.For nearly a decade now, Corin Ileto has been releasing some of the most unique electronic music you’ll find in Australia. Pairing hyper-digital sounds with baroque-laden ambience, and backing it up with an immersive sense of chaos, she’s an artist you certainly need to know.
However, with a background that involved studying piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, CORIN’s exposure to electronic music didn’t come until much later. This background in classical music informed her unique approach, with the DIY process of learning platforms such as Ableton soon resulting in a full-blown immersion into the Australian electronic scene.
The Glitch Mob
The Glitch Mob is an American electronic music duo from Los Angeles, California, comprised of Ed Ma (edIT) and Josh Mayer (Ooah), first coming together in 2006 through a mutual love of underground rave culture.
Their first three albums - Drink the Sea, Love Death Immortality, and See Without Eyes - took them on a decade long adventure of headline shows and massive festival stages across the globe, leading the charge with high-end production.
From the music to their live shows, their new era centres around community, authenticity, immersion, and most of all - connection to the culture that brought them together.
Acopia
Acopia is the collaborative project of Kate Durman, Lachlan McGeehan and Morgan Wright; an intimate excursion of ultra-emotive dream pop. Following their highly anticipated debut album 'Chances', released in 2022 by well-respected record label Companion, the trio have firmly established themselves as one of the most exciting bands out of Naarm/Melbourne’s music scene.
Led by ethereal vocals, Acopia fuses together a production of intricate rhythms, soaring melodies and lush harmonies that transports listeners to intimate and nostalgic depths. ‘Holding On’ is lifted from Acopia’s self titled 2023 album, described by Pitchfork as ‘pedigreed electronic producers in their own right; their work in this band is minimalist but purposeful, prizing drive and atmosphere even when the music is at its sparsest’
Cannons
Los Angeles trio Cannons – Michelle Joy [vocals], Ryan Clapham [lead guitar], and Paul Davis [drums, keys]— recall warm memories, soundtrack the bliss of the moment, and gaze towards a brighter tomorrow with their handcrafted analog production, glossy guitars, cinematic synth-craft, fluid breathy vocals and evocative lyrics threaded together by classic songbook poise.
riginally formed in 2013, the band united lifelong friends and musical partners-in-crime Ryan and Paul with recent Los Angeles transplant Michelle. In addition to early radio support from tastemaker KCRW, their single ‘Body Talk’ appeared in an episode of the HBO series Ballers. ‘Loving You’ is lifted from their 2023 album Heartbeat Highway.
700 Feel, Archie Mike
700 Feel are an electronic duo comprised of Jonny Hawkins and Juan Villamor who bring together UK garage, hip hop, dub and house with subtle shadings of footwork and jazz interspersed throughout. Made up of Jonny Hawkins and Juan Villamor, the duo’s separate upbringings – in the UK and US – are interwoven with the sensory overload they call home: Western Sydney.
‘Ain’t Shit Changed’ is lifted from their double EP Muscle Memories Volume 1, and features their fellow artist and friend Archie Mike, who was incarcerated during the early stages of the pandemic. Facing the intensity of isolation, Archie found solace in music in the same way 700 Feel did, just on the other side of the wall and Archie Mike poignantly celebrated Muscle Memories’ Volume 1 with his own release day from life behind bars.
Through Muscle Memories Volume 1, 700 Feel manifests their diligent attention to genre – de-constructed and meticulously studied one beat at a time – remoulded into their own cultivation.
TYGAPAW, George Riley
Dion Mckenzie known as TYGAPAW, is a Producer, DJ and Artist, originally from Mandeville, Jamaica, and based in Brooklyn, New York. Through creating Fake Accent, an event series established to create safe spaces for the Black queer and trans community in nightlife across New York, TYGAPAW was able to break into the New York club scene. This shift inspired them to move into founding an independent record label, a solo music career a11nd lead to multiple tours around the world.
Today, TYGAPAW stands firmly in a fast-paced music culture. Their two stand-out releases Love Thyself and Handle With Care caught the attention of the producers from UNDERPLAYED, a music documentary that premiered at TIFF in 2020. TYGAPAW’s personal journey is featured amongst other prominent DJ’s in the documentary. UNDERPLAYED interrogates gender inequality in the electronic dance music industry, addressing the question of why it is that only 4 of the top 100 dance tracks in 2019 were made by women.
'GLAMOUR Riddim' is lifted from their album love has never been a popular movement and features George Riley, one of London’s most unstoppable R&B forces.