DySC Melbourne

developing your sonic conscience

The Party: Rye Rye - Miss Libertine - 23 October
17 year-old Baltimore MC Rye Rye blew up in 2008 following collaborations with the worlds hottest party starters Blaqstarr, Diplo, and The Count and Sinden. Touring with M.I.A since autumn/winter '07, she has since signed onto Ms. Arulpragasam's N.E.E.T.label (via Interscope). Remember your dancing shoes.

Tic Toc - Busy Signal ft Rye Rye & MIA

The Concert: The Basics - Empress Hotel - 23 October
Who's Melbourne's best live band?

Considering it certainly isn't Eddie Current Suppression Ring, these guys might be up for the gong. Consisting of Wally de Backer (Gotye), Tim Heath and Kris Schroeder these guys kill it with spot on harmonies, tight licks and sugar sweet pop-rock stylings. Watch out for their cover of The Beatles' "Three Cool Cats" (via The Coasters).

Rattle My Chain - The Basics

The Album: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping - 21 October
Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer was Kevin Barnes' first true masterpiece; traversing autobiographical themes such as depression, suicide, and chemicals, the record climaxed in the stunning "The Past is a Grotesque Animal" from which Barnes' transformed into his glam-rock transsexual alter-ego Georgie Fruit. In the Athens, Georgia native's own words, Skeletal Lamping "attempt(s) to bring all of my puzzling, contradicting, disturbing, humorous...fantasies, ruminations and observations to the surface, so that I can better dissect and understand their reason for being in my head". Enjoy not just the album, but the packaging too.

Nonpareil of Favor - Of Montreal

The diary (where you should be seen):
23.10.08 - Concert: Roy Ayers - Prince Bandroom
24.10.08 - Concert: Pez - Roxanne Parlour
24.10.08 - Party: The Bang Gang Deejays - 3rd Class
25.10.08 - Concert: Dragonforce - Forum Theatre
19.10.08 - Concert: The Vines - HiFi Bar & Ballroom