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Closer Apart + Opiuo at Kuranda Roots Festival

Kuranda Roots Festival isn’t usually where you find too many Open Records artists on the bill, but this year, both Melbourne techno and tech-house duo Closer Apart (featuring Andy Kidd ex-Continuum and Freddy from Lubdub… their track Last Word is featuring on our new compi
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Waltone supports Ace Ventura

Israeli progressive trance king Yoni Oshrat, aka Ace Ventura from Iboga Records, is back in town this weekend, bringing his fat, bass-heavy sound to Casbah for Freakquency. Yoni made a big impression here in Cairns a few years back as headline act for Winter Solstice, so needless to
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Somatica this weekend!

The epic last ever Somatica Music, Arts and Culture Gathering touches down in Victoria this weekend, bringing with it one of the best events of the year. Taking place over the Easter/Anzac big public holiday marathon, Somatica features an all-star line-up of all-Aussie talent, includ
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Japan Day Of Hope fundraiser

The good people of Far North Queensland are doing their bit today to help the citizens of Japan get back on their feet after their recent devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency. The Japan Day Of Hope is on now at Fogarty Park on the Esplanade and features a huge day of
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Win Northern Alliance II Prize Pack!!!

With Northern Alliance II getting closer and closer by the day, Open Records and No Qualms thought it would be nice to give something back to all the crew who have supported us so far on this new and exciting journey. To celebrate Max Cooper and Tetrameth coming to town, we’re g
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Max Cooper interview at Pulse Radio

One of the UK’s most innovative names in techno, Max Cooper, drops into Cairns next weekend for Northern Alliance II at The Casbah Lounge. Australian online radio Pulse recently caught up with Max on the eve of his Australian tour, to find out what makes the man tick. It really
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Vibrasphere’s last North Queensland show ever

Legendary Swedish progressive act Vibrasphere have decided to call it quits, but not before one last world tour to celebrate their years of amazing music and live shows. It’s not an Open Records gig, but if you’re in Far North Queensland, Fire Art Entertainment has teamed
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Symbiotic Harmony in Tasmania

Another wicked party on the horizon for the Open Records team is Symbiotic Harmony, located deep in the amazing forests of Tasmania. We make it across the bass strait quite regularly (god we love that name), but it’s not that you’ll see more than one of down at once, so th
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Sonica: Free party in North Queensland

It’s been a while since a good, legal free party went down in Far North Queensland, but next weekend we’ll see exactly that with Sonica, located just south of Cairns. With a huge line-up of Far North Queensland’s best talent including Open Records’ own Drewan a
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Northern Alliance II

After the massive success of our inaugural gig last month in Cairns, Open Records and our good friends at No Qualms are wasting no time in bringing you round 2. Locked in for April 15 at Casbah, Northern Alliance II will feature international techno luminary Max Cooper, alongside Melb
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