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Stories from the underground

Interviews, Industry Insiiide features and Track of the Week picks from Perth’s underground music and events scene.

Track Of The Week - Flashcult with Headspin. DNB song. Interview with PartyLine Perth May 2026

Track of the Week: Flashcult... Futuristic Warehouse Raves, Dan Brown, and the Art of the Breather

Harrison Schaler, better known as Flashcult, is a Perth born and raised DJ and producer who has been playing for 15 years, spanning more than half his life.

  • 174 BPM
  • DJ
  • Drum & Bass
  • Interview
  • +1

3 min read

INSIIIDE SUBSPECTRA - A PartyLine Perth Interview, May 2026

Industry Insiiide: [ S U B S P E C T R A ]... Live 174BPM, Sunset Subs, and the Audio Spectrum

The members of \[ S U B S P E C T R A \] have been active in the Perth DNB scene for over a decade across various versions of instrumentation and band…

  • 174 BMP
  • 174 BPM
  • Drum And Bass
  • Interview
  • +1

4 min read

BROMAD Track Of The Week - Raize EM UP! PartyLine Perth Interview, May 2026

Track of the Week: Bromad… PS2 Nostalgia, Chinese Restaurant Raves, and the Death of "Drop-to-Drop" Mixing

Stefan McRoberts, the producer and DJ known as Bromad, has been honing his craft for 16 years. Originally from Kilmarnock, Scotland, he moved to Perth at…

  • Bass
  • Track of the Week
  • Trap
  • Underground

4 min read

INSIIIIDE Ritual - PartyLine Perth Feature and interview with the Perth Based Event organiser - May 2026

Industry Insiiide: RITUAL… Breaking the Perth Bubble and the Temple of House Music

For Ivana K and Lucia M, the journey to becoming event promoters started where all great music ventures do: on the dancefloor. A wild night at a Habitat gig…

  • Dance
  • Interview
  • Rave
  • Techno
  • +1

4 min read

Track of The Week winner Ikigai with song Ai Đưa Em Về (IKIGAI Hard Dance Remix) - sits down with PartyLine Perth for an interview April 2026.

Track of the Week: IKIGAI… Anime Remxies, Defqon.1 Energy, and The Reason For Being

Steven Nguyen, better known as IKIGAI, is a Vietnamese Born Australian who has been behind the decks since 2009\. Originally starting out as DJ Steve, he…

  • Anime
  • Hard Dance
  • Interview
  • Track of the Week

3 min read

INSIIIDE The Industry Link Perth. We sit down with Michael Caird in an interview uncovering his new event networking event series. April 2026.

Industry Insiiide: The Industry Link Event… Networking, Knowledge, and the 7-Year Music Cycle

Michael Caird has been deeply embedded in the music scene for over 10 years, spanning multiple careers and locations before basing his operations in Perth.…

  • Interview
  • Networking

3 min read

Track Of The Week - Pardeaux / Just For Me (Edit). PartyLine Collective Perth Interview. April 2026

Track of the Week: PARDEAUX… Melodic Electronic, Boiler Room Burnout, and the Beauty of a Sizzler Buffet

Brett Pardo, the producer and DJ known as PARDEAUX, has spent eight years navigating the club circuit and even longer refining his craft in his bedroom.…

  • Interview
  • Track of the Week
  • UKG

4 min read

Track Of The Week Feature with Von-Tek and his track 'Hear The Noise'. Interview with PartyLine Collective Perth 2026 April

Track of the Week: Von-Tek... The Blade Bloodrave, Schranz, and the "Last Shot" at Music

Cameron Bowden, the force behind the Von-Tek project, has been DJing for 16 years. If he had to describe the sonic vibe of his sets, he paints a very…

  • Hard Techno
  • Track of the Week
  • Underground

3 min read

Interview with Perth Based UKG organiser IMPULSE with PartyLine Perth April 2026

Industry Insiiide: Impulse... Music First, Transparency, and the Truth About Perth UKG

Santiago Ricaurte Toro has been active in the Perth scene for around six years. The brand "Impulse" originally began by throwing private events on Thursday…

  • Dance
  • Feature
  • Interview
  • UKG (UK Garage)
  • +1

3 min read

Lust Interview with PartyLine Collective as he takes track of the week April 2026 / Drum and Bass

Track of the Week: LUST… High-Speed DnB and the Pursuit of Perfection

For Perth-based DJ Marco, better known as LUST, the name says it all. It represents a constant, burning desire to be the absolute best version of himself,…

  • Drum And Bass
  • Interview
  • Track of the Week
  • Underground

3 min read

Houseology Director, Lennon Williams Talks to PartyLine Perth in an Insiiide Interview April 2026

Industry Insiiide: Houseology… The Study of UK House and the Power of Community

From starting out at 20 years old to throwing 5,000-person warehouse raves, Lennon Williams is on a mission to ensure house music completely takes over the…

  • Dance
  • House
  • Interview
  • Underground

3 min read

IMRA takes this weeks Track Of The Week (March 2026) with Check this out. PartyLine Perth Interviews her to find out more about her journey to this moment

Track of the Week: Irma… Global Grooves and Rabbit Holes

For Irma Kapic (aka Irma), the DJing journey has been a rapid ascent. Born in Germany to Bosnian parents and raised in Perth, she officially entered the…

  • Hard Groove
  • Hard House
  • House
  • Interview
  • +1

3 min read

INSIIIDE feature/ interview with the director of Raindance Festival Perth. March 2026 with PartyLine Perth

Industry Insiiide: Raindance... Cultural Labour and the Fight Against "Beige"

Jonathan Moreno has been involved in the outdoor rave scene for over half his life.

  • Dance
  • Drum And Bass
  • Festival
  • House
  • +6

4 min read

INSIIIDE interview with Lick n Beat From Perth with PartyLine Perth March 2026

Lick’n’Beat… Engineering the Immersive Dancefloor

For Guillaume Schweitzer, the founder of Lick’n’Beat, a party is only successful if the energy flows completely between the crowd and the music.

  • Dance
  • Interview
  • Rave
  • Underground

3 min read

Aaron M Perth Local Tech DJ wins PartyLine Perth Track Of The Week. Interview.

Track of the Week: Aaron M… The Tech-Trance Revival

In 2013, Aaron M moved from Ireland to Perth. At the time, he was deep into a 12-year break from DJing and radio presenting, with absolutely no intention of…

  • Interview
  • Peak Time Techno
  • Rave
  • Techno
  • +2

3 min read

garbagetv interview with PartyLine Collective Perth March 2026

Industry Insiiide: Garbagetv… For the Minorities, Not the Majorities

Thirteen years ago, Kiel Rogers was playing a set at the legendary Naarm/Melbourne queer club, "Hugs and Kisses". Fueled by youthful angst, he named his night…

  • Dance
  • Disco
  • Rave
  • Tech House
  • +2

4 min read

Track Of The Week 'Hands In The Air' Lynch Perth DJ interview with PartyLine Perth

Track of the Week: LYNCH… From the Front Left to the Festival Stage

For Ollie Lynch (aka LYNCH), the connection to Perth’s underground scene is visceral.

  • Drum And Bass
  • Jump-Up
  • Perth DJ
  • Track of the Week

3 min read

Track of The Week feature on Pha2e with 'Begging For Another Hit' March 2026 PartyLine Perth

Track of the Week: PHA2E... Architecture, UKG, and Basement Raves

If you ask Rex Burton to describe the vibe of his sound, the answer is immediate: "Project X in an underground basement rave."

  • Interview
  • Track of the Week
  • UKG (UK Garage)
  • Underground

4 min read

Insiiide After Dark Music Perth. An interview with founder and director Mitch Acomply- PartyLine Collective Perth

Industry Insiiide: After Dark Music... The 140BPM Architects

For Mitch Acomply, the numbers don't matter. Not the ticket sales, not the Instagram algorithms, and certainly not whatever the rest of the Perth scene is…

  • Drum And Bass
  • Feature
  • Record Label
  • Underground

3 min read

Interview with Corey Townsend (Senditt) for his recently released tune and our Track of The Week 'Tonight'

Track of the Week: Senditt… Building DnB from the Warehouse Floor

For Corey Townsend (aka Senditt), inspiration doesn't come from a pristine studio. It comes from the warehouse floor.

  • Drum And Bass
  • Jump Up
  • producer

3 min read

An interview with founder (Jennifer Melsopp) of Rave On and Ascension Perth. PartyLine Collective Perth February 2026

Industry Insiiide: Ascension… The Persistence of Hard Dance

Jennifer Melsopp’s first event started with a stolen $500 deposit and a venue that stopped answering calls.

  • Happy Hardcore
  • Hard Dance
  • Hard Style
  • Hard Tech
  • +2

3 min read

HVIA and Nenshin sit down with PartyLine Collective Perth for and interview about themselves and their newly released Track 'Humble' flip. February 2026

Track of the Week: HVIA & Nenshin... The Survivor and The Samurai

Collaborations are often just file transfers. But sometimes, they represent a collision of two distinct worlds.

  • Artists
  • International DJ's
  • Perth's Finest
  • Trap

3 min read

Bionic/ Lee Majors Presnets - Interview with PartyLine Collective Perth, February 2026

Industry Insiiide: Lee Majors... Bringing Breaks Back (On Vinyl)

Lee Burcher (aka Lee Majors) is a study in reverse engineering. While most promoters start as DJs and eventually become ravers, Lee spent decades on the…

  • 90's Raver
  • Breaks
  • Interview
  • old skool
  • +1

3 min read

Manikin Track Of The Week Artist Feature with PartyLine Collective Perth. Drum and Bass Hindsight Remix, February 2026

Track of the Week: Manikin… 1970s Punk to 170 BPM.

For Chris Fernandes (aka Manikin), the name isn't just a tag... it's a lineage.

  • Drum And Bass
  • liquid
  • Remix
  • Track of the Week
  • +1

3 min read

Insiiide Backroom Network Perth. An interview with Alessandro Hipolito & Dylan Nguyen. PartyLine Collective Perth

Industry Insiiide: Backroom Network… The 19-Year-Olds Rebuilding the Open Deck

If you think you need big budgets and decades of experience to run a successful event, talk to Alessandro Hipolito and Dylan Nguyen.

  • Multi-Genre
  • Networking
  • Open Decks

4 min read

Shellaz Interview with PartyLine Collective Perth DnB 2026

Track of the Week: SHELLAZ… High Tension DnB

Josh Holliday and Tyler Casserly (aka SHELLAZ) are a study in contrasts that just works. Josh hails from Dorset, UK, moving to Australia for a lifestyle…

  • Drum And Bass
  • Jump Up
  • Track of the Week
  • Underground

4 min read

INSIIIDE Restless. Interview with Zac / Whyze - Head owl at Restless Australia. PartyLine Collective Feature

Industry Insiiide: Restless Australia... "Participation Over Everything"

For Zac (aka WHYZE), the name "Restless" wasn't just a brand: it was a feeling. Born out of the frustration of lockdowns and a stalled scene, Restless…

  • House
  • Interview
  • Tech House
  • Underground

4 min read

TRMV Track of The Week PartyLine Collective - Perth January 2026

Track of the Week: TRMV… From the Broome Bush to Perth Warehouses

For the last 16 years, Todd Vasilis (aka TRMV) has called Broome home. But every summer since 2020, he makes the pilgrimage down to Perth with one goal:…

  • Hard Techno
  • Underground
  • Warehouse

3 min read

Dark Under - Insiiide feature interview with PartyLine Collective Perth January 2026

Industry Insiiide: Dark Under… Bringing Argentine Passion to Perth Warehouses

When Eric Kevin Carpintero moved from Buenos Aires to Western Australia, he noticed something missing.

  • Local Organiser
  • Techno
  • Underground

3 min read

KATHARSIS TRACK OF THE WEEK PARTYLINE COLLECTIVE PERTH. Artist interview

Track of the Week: KATHARSIS… From Tomorrowland to The Vault

Jordan Monaghan (aka KATHARSIS) isn't your typical local DJ. Born in New Zealand, he grew up bouncing between Egypt, Germany, and Portugal before landing…

  • Bass House
  • Tech House
  • Track of the Week

3 min read

Techn0de Insiiide interview with Perth Based Techno Event Organiser. PartyLine Collective.

Industry Insiiide: Techn0de… Bringing Real Techno Back to Perth

In 2020, Law Corden returned to his hometown of Perth after years immersed in the New York City underground scene. He found that after COVID, the city that…

  • Event Organiser
  • Techno
  • Underground

4 min read

FRÄULEIN NOIR / Track Of The Week / PartyLine Collective / Perth DJ / Driving Techno

Track of the Week: Fräulein Noir… From Berlin to The Bush

Sometimes, the best things in life are accidents.

  • Rave
  • Techno
  • Track of the Week
  • Underground

4 min read

Good Karma Music Feature With PartyLine Collective Insiiide.

11 Years Deep: How Good Karma Music Built a D&B Legacy in Perth

In the fast-moving world of electronic music, lasting five years is an achievement. Lasting fifteen is a dynasty.

  • Drum And Bass
  • Interview
  • Underground

4 min read

Track of The Week, Cornah - Rusty. January Week 2 (004)

Track of the Week: Cornah… From Macclesfield to The Vault via the ‘Helsinki Bus’

It takes a certain level of commitment to fly halfway across the world, check into a hostel, and immediately start crafting dark, technical jungle rhythms on…

  • Drum And Bass
  • Track of the Week
  • UK

4 min read

Insiiide Filth with PartyLine Collective. A feature of a Perth Dubstep Organiser. Feature

From 6AM Kickons to Rewriting the Rules: Inside the Mind of Filth

If you were in the Perth scene a decade ago, you knew the drill. You started at Shape, you ended at a house party, and somewhere between the sunrise and the…

  • Bass
  • Dubstep
  • Interview
  • Underground

4 min read

Nayler Track of the week DnB artist DJ Perth

Track of the Week: The Nayler Method. How A Calculated Move to Perth Built a Neuro-Funk Weapon

Nayler (Riley Nayler) isn't interested in luck. The producer and DJ just took out Track of the Week with his heavy, dark remix of "Arrival" by actively…

  • Drum And Bass
  • neuro
  • Neurofunk
  • Track of the Week

3 min read

WeLove Perth Event Organiser Interview with Partyline Collective and their Insiiide series.

In the Age of the 2-Million-Follower DJ, Authenticity is an Expensive Habit.

Let’s be honest: The easiest way to pack a club in Perth right now isn’t to book a selector who has spent 15 years mastering their craft. It’s to book a…

  • Rave
  • Techno
  • Underground
  • WeLove

5 min read

MOOCH DJ PERTH/ PartyLine Collective Track Of The Week December 2025

Track of the Week: Sub-Bass, Storms & The Story of “Shake That”.

If you've been paying attention to the Perth underground music circuit lately, you know that the local Drum & Bass scene isn't just surviving, it's thriving. And right at the centre of that low-end frequency is Mooch (Marc Chadwick).

  • DJ Producer
  • Drum And Bass
  • Jump Up
  • neuro
  • +1

4 min read

Insiiide Fvded Events Perth, Interview with Founder Mickey

Sunsets, Sub-frequencies & The Swan: How Fvded is Keeping Perth Underground Music Afloat

From BYO beers to exclusive sunsets: How one promoter is fighting rising costs to keep the Perth underground scene alive and afloat.

  • Boat Party
  • Deep Tech
  • House

5 min read

NextJen Perth DJ

🎧 Track of the Week: NextJen Drops “Red Flags” & Reigns Over Perth’s Hardcore Scene

A coming-of-age rave story, 170BPM, a baby monitor blinking on the desk, and happy hardcore re-engineered for the now.

  • DJ
  • Happy Hardcore
  • Hard Dance
  • Track of the Week

4 min read