All About Blow Your Own Way
Christian Vance: Phunk on the Jazz & high on the soul
For years Christian Vance has manifested the ethos of Detroit techno in Melbourne, performing live with the cult trio Phunk de Sonique, but now he's going it alone. [more]
Kenny Larkin: Dark Comedy
The dark comedy stands seductively in the middle of the baron stage - chased only by his own shadow. Ladies and Gentleman please join your hands in welcoming to the stage Mr. Kenny Larkin. He stands there in momentary silence before he starts his dark comedy serenade, the music still jazzing. [more]
From the very moment a young Walker's consciousness was touched by the force of electronic music, he knew that there was something he had to do about it and that it was the start of something major. After toying around, experimenting in the techno-pop field struggling to exist solely as an artist.. [more]
In a frosty small town in Sweden, five hours away from Stockholm, an unlikely Iranian with a penchant for piano picked up an Atari to much curiosity and at that exact point in time discovered his love for electronic music. [more]
Techno may have returned underground yet DJ Rolando, Aril Brikha and Fabrice Lig are creating a new - and deeper - form of the music that intrigues Detroit purists, house heads and those who always loved classic electronica without the tags. [more]
It ain't no joke. This guy is one seriously funny motherfucker. Rezok was expecting some serious, low-down, philosophical, thinking man - but instead, he got this energetic, charismatic and vociferous ball of laughs - enough to have Rezok in stitches by the end of the interview. [more]
Christian Vance of Melbourne based tech trio "Phunk de Sonique" on the intricacies of the live form, the art of stortelling, aliens and dead authors. [more]
In Melbourne, Australia, there are three people sitting on a couch that have created sounds that are just waiting, not alone, not blue, but just waiting for the world to hear their sonic vibrancy. [more]
Blow Your Own Way with Robert Babicz lineup
As previously announced on ITM, Soma Corp brings to Australia for the first time Robert Babicz LIVE aka Rob Acid and in Melbourne Babicz will feature at Blow Your Own Way on Sunday 10th June at ffour. [more]
Blow Your Own Way set times
Alex Smoke has arrived in Australia and is ready to rock it out at Saratoga this Thursday 25th January at Blow Your Own Way. The much anticipated set times have just been announced. [more]
Blow Your Own Way with Alex Smoke
Soma Corp this week announces that Blow Your Own Way is all set to return on Thursday 25th Januaray, (Anzac Day eve) with one of the hottest names in modern electronica – Alex Smoke LIVE at the historic Melbourne venue of Saratoga. [more]
Blow Your Own Way with Kenny Larkin set times announced
Hot of the press, ITM has received the scoop on the much anticipated set times for tonight's Blow Your Own Way show with Kenny Larkin at Playpen. [more]
The Phunk de Sonique trio have been playing to the Melbourne house and techno faithful for well over 6 years and it has now come to the time where one of its members will be playing his solo debut at Blow Your Own Way featuring Kenny Larkin on Friday 19th May. [more]
The Blow Your Own Way party series courtesy of Soma Corp will return to Melbourne on Friday 19th May at Playpen to feature a 4 hour set from Detroit DJ/Producer Kenny Larkin. [more]
Set times for the Blow Your Own Way event featuring Stewart Walker, happening tonight at Playpen have just been announced. [more]
After receiving the news of a Stewart Walker tour heading our way next week, Soma Corp has just given ITM the lowdown on the party details for Stewart's first of the two performances in Melbourne. Blow Your Own Way is all set for Friday 27th January at Playpen. [more]
Soma Corp is proud to announce it's first solo tour with one of the most sought-after and innovative live acts on the market - minimal legend Stewart Walker. [more]
Soma Corp has just released the much anticipated set times for the Kenny Larkin show to be held this Friday 3rd December at the Public Offic. [more]
This Saturday night (27th November), local artists Phunk De Sonique are providing an exclusive live set for Triple J's Mix Up program. Their set will be accompanied by local DJs Ben Cromack and Mike Callander with exclusive DJ mixes recorded fresh for the occasion. [more]
As tour dates were announced last week, Soma Corp has since been in touch with ITM to announce the full lineup and event details of the Kenny Larkin gig. [more]
Truth Events and Soma Corp in Melbourne have teamed up yet again to bring to Australia techno/house producer from Belgium - Fabrice Lig aka Soul Designer. [more]
This Friday 12th December, Melbourne is set to Blow its own way, at the new lush surroundings of Passion. Set times have just been announced. [more]
Truth Events, the revered team that brought you Derrick May and Alton Miller, and newly-founded Soma Corp, team up on Friday 12th December to launch a new party concept in Melbourne - Blow Your Own Way. [more]
Honkytonks are teaming up with Soma Corp and Truth events to bring to you another instalment of "Blow Your Own Way" on Friday 23rd April, featuring Swedish producer with strong Detroit affiliates -Aril Brikha (Transmat). [more]
Local Extracts #4 feat. Patrick HAF @ Ffour, Melbourne (22/12/07)
by Kat_in_Japan on January 7th, 2008
Soma Corp’s fourth installment in the 'Local Extracts' series was perfectly timed with the celebration of their fourth birthday, and featured Australian techno luminary Patrick HAF, aka The Sentinel. [more]
Add one international techno artist, class-A local DJs, top notch sound and venue, and a great underground party series. What do you have? A guaranteed good time! [more]
The long weekend was made even longer thanks to the Soma Corp crew when Robert Babicz graced our shores to rock our socks. And that is exactly what he did. [more]
Smoke’s music resonates with wistful longing. Our imaginations grasp at fleeting memories; we ponder what might have been. We reminisce and ultimately, we feel. [more]
Blow Your Own Way was one of the best nights I had had out in ages and boy had it been a long time since I had danced that much from start to end. The music, the crowd, the line up, and the vibe were enough to make me blow... [more]
Unforgettable sounds from Belgian melodic man of the moment Fabrice Lig the Soul Designer and local crowd favourites Phunk de Sonique delivering Melbourne-tech with the quality of a well tailored suit. [more]
Honkytonks played host to a hot night of house, techno and everything in between, featuring one of the most exciting up and comers on the Detroit house stage in Swede Aril Brikha and a dark and dirty live performance from local trio Phunk de Sonique. [more]
Blow Your Own Way @ Passion Nightclub, Melbourne (12/12/03)
by PiNKe & Drexciyan on August 30th, 2004
On Friday 12th December 2003, two girls strolled through the heartbeat of Melbourne searching for a way to blow their own way. Somewhere in the proximity of Flinders Street they stumbled across a small vision bundled up in a cocoon like cavern. Passion. [more]
Alex Smoke - live at Lolita Club Barcelona (April 2006)
In light of Soma Corp's upcoming Australian / NZ tour for Alex Smoke LIVE (UK), Soma Corp presents a killer live set recorded last year at the Lolita Club in Barcelona. [more]
Kenny Larkin - live at Fuse, Detroit (May 29 2005)
Get in the mood for the May 2006 tour from one of the biggest names in techno with this insane live set from Kenny Larkin recorded in one the world's techno centre, Fuse in Detroit! [more]
Stewart Walker - live at Shanti, Moscow (July 23, 2005)
Stewart Walker is one of the finest names in mnml and this live set will give you all the excuses you need to get amongst it at one of his gigs around Australia. Enjoy! [more]
Kenny Larkin - The Zones 2004 Promo
Stand up comedy and music. Two entirely different forms of expression that share hardly any similarities - except in the case of Kenny Larkin originally from Detroit, but now based in Melbourne. Check out this promo for your tech and house fix! [more]