ACC is a founding member of Crate Mates, Tessellate, Chewin’ The Fat, a diverse group of crews which reflect art, music, culture and prime vibes. They are a platform for a paralleled utopia of Melbourne’s music scene.
Acid Chess Club is also the alter-ego of Stevie H - an upbeat, indie dance, nu-disco, funk, & groove influencer. His new persona, now includes the likes of nu-jazz, new beat, electro, Balearic, breakbeat and acid house.
In hopes to create something new and different, an instrumental live hybrid band has been formed. Four more individuals, a heap of keys, synths, records, a sax and electric guitar along side some live percussive instruments. This is called ‘Pipe Dreams’.
His sound has been heavily influenced by wiggy and eclectic soundscapes that will stalemate your senses into confusing chaos. His sets reflect this and involve interesting, unique & brain puzzling tracks combined with a love for vinyl that will keep yourself in check… mate.
DJ LX
Inspired by the underground 80s and 90s electronic music scene, DJ LX is a curator of tunes that keep you dancing. Being one of the founding members of the event group, Crate Mates, DJ LX has played alongside local and international headliners across different venues in Melbourne's music scene. His sets mix old gems that he finds digging through crates with new tracks from emerging local producers. Often blending genres and taking you on a wild ride that you can never anticipate.
EDDY GORDO
Eddy Gordo has been a staple in the Crate Mates collective on their mission to carve out a unique sound in the Melbourne club scene. For those of you who hunger for dark rooms and heavier sounds, Eddy never disappoints with his repertoire of breaks, electro and acid to get you through the sweaty mornings.
LAPISCINE
Music enthusiast of deep, unconventional grooves with a pinch of emotive atmosphere.
Would be how Folding Shadows’ describes himself. His love for music began at an early age as his parents played him everything from hip hop (Jungle Brothers, De La Soul), electronica (Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy), soul (Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder) and punk (S*x Pistols) but matured once he really started getting out to see live bands and DJs. His journey through music has included playing in local bands around Melbourne and writing his own songs. He hosted a radio show and lived in Paris which was formulative to his current music taste.
No stranger to music that is beyond the mixing spectrum, his true passion is producing tracks using samples or elements not traditionally seen in dance music. ‘It’s all about mood, and hypnotic groove. It’s about those tracks that get you moving without even realising.’
FROU FROU
Julia has been playing for a little over a year and has played at a handful of venues in Melbourne, including Glamorama, Dr. Morse and Lounge. Over this time her sound has evolved as she has navigated the audiences, scene and her own personal journey with music. When she plays a set, her go to is deep house, but likes to break it up with something a bit on the strange side. She also loves a house set, laced with funk and hints of disco. Anything that provokes people to dance.
Her background is in health and in relation to her music, she often appreciates the healing that comes from sound and from the art of creating and performing a set. The creative process, the movement, the coming together of people and sound healing are all therapeutic to her.
She also produces tracks. Her sound is inspired by the realms of deep layered house, ambient pads and evolving acid bass lines. But like any creative pursuit, inspiration is drawn from the unexpected sources and contexts. Often times she draws from the sounds of meditative music, patterns in nature and by picking apart elements of sounds.
