Open Records is proud to present our first release for 2012 with the debut of a new project from Israeli producers Roy Sason and Liran Ackerman, better known to most at MUTe. Best known for their progressive and trance sounds, MUTation will explore new directions in techno and minimal, much like their recent releases on Open including the smash hit remixed by Matador, Roy Rosenfeld and Fiord, Modern Talk. Everyone Is Creative is the Israeli...

The third annual timeOUT Awards went down with the usual fanfare in Cairns last weekend, with a gala evening at Salt House on the waterfront. Hosted by timeOUT Editor and Open Records label manager and DJ Jesse Kuch, the evening was a huge success, with over 500 turning out for a big night of celebrations, live music and celebrity guests. All the winners are now decided (check them here), and The Cairns Post’s talented video editor...

Open Records is proud to announce the last release of the huge year that has been 2011 with Pow-Low‘s Revolution. After delivering a stunning remix of Sensient’s There Will Be Mud on Expansion Pack, the Swiss master producer again returns with a wicked low-slung weapon, backed up by remixes by fellow Swiss producers The Flying Mustards and rising Australian star FunkForm. Revolution is Pow-Low at his bass-heavy best, a wonky...

Open Records is proud to present two stunning remixes of A. Balter‘s track Vintage Lovers Unite, taken from our smash hit 2010 compilation Expansion Pack. Ian Woodsman’s stunning double disc effort was our most successful release ever, going on to spawn four Beatport chart hits and establish Open Records as one of Australia’s most exciting electronic music imprints. US artist Erphun‘s rework kicks the release off...

After a bit of waiting, Google+ has finally launched the ability for brands, businesses and products to launch their own pages. Open Records is always quick to adopt new social media trends and Google+ is no different, with our new page now open for business. The functionality is quite basic for now – but we expect with Google’s stable of apps and programs, it won’t be long before some, if not all, are totally integrated....

Continuing our run of new Australian production talent, Open Records is proud to present the debut full length EP from Maddy Hughes, aka FunkForm. Well-known to lovers of deep, intelligent dance music in Open Records tropical home town of Cairns, we think its finally time for the rest of the world to find out about one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Oz is recent memory. Listening to FunkForm’s first full length release its...