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Forest Swords review – hyper-textural electronic music and dystopian visuals

Forest Swords review – hyper-textural electronic music and dystopian visuals

by Cyclone Wehner | Jun 16, 2025 | Reviews

Forest Swords performed at ACMI, on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on Saturday 14 June. It’s virtually forgotten now, but in the early 2010s there existed an electronic music genre, or aesthetic, called nightbus, denoting atmospheric...
Beth Gibbons review – emotional immediacy at Portishead singer’s Melbourne show

Beth Gibbons review – emotional immediacy at Portishead singer’s Melbourne show

by Cyclone Wehner | Jun 2, 2025 | Reviews

Beth Gibbons performed at Hamer Hall, on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on Sunday 1 June. Beth Gibbons might be the biggest-name international guest on this year’s RISING program. Touring Australia as a solo artist for the first time, the...
Toto, Christopher Cross review – hits and deep cuts as the yacht rock revival comes to Melbourne

Toto, Christopher Cross review – hits and deep cuts as the yacht rock revival comes to Melbourne

by Cyclone Wehner | Apr 17, 2025 | Reviews

Toto and Christopher Cross performed at John Cain Arena in Melbourne/Naarm on Wednesday 16 April. Once considered passé, yacht rock has undergone a cultural resurgence in recent years. As a result, late ’70s US acts such as Toto and Christopher Cross have found...

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