Surfers Paradise a city of Meter Maids and the home of Indy. A town that never sleeps. Always something to do, as long as you catch the 3am curfew. But Elsewhere is a fairly recent concept for the coast, with the owners of a long-running Melbourne club deciding to bring a small piece of Melbournian culture to Surfers Paradise. In my eyes they’ve succeeded, as you feel like you could very well be at a Brunswick Street club.

The only thing missing was the menu for gourmet pizzas, chunky chips and maybe a pool table or two. Local artists display their art on the wall and it’s a split level venue, so if you feel like chilling and having a chat then you can go too the lower level and grab a martini or a cocktail and kick back. The top level has a funky dance floor and comfy lounge booths so you can strut your favorite dance moves, or just sit back and enjoy the tour.

The majority of the punters who graced the place were a mixed bag of retro chicks and DJ superstars, a crew who you might invite to your place. One girl sporting her Robbie Williams cane. Guys with funky waistcoats and sleek vegetarian shoes grabbing a drink at the bar. The majority of the crowd are dressed in individual styles, different to most clubs on the coast where girls like to wear the same outfit as each other. Resident DJ Alex Ward warms the venue and encourages people to the dancefloor with a minimal mix of old school computer sounds like you would find on 80s computer console games, combined with an ocean-influenced sense of ambience.

Continuing where Alex left off with some smooth minimal house sounds, Giv with his crisp white shirt and Bohemian stylings played a clean—sounding set. Hailing from Cypress, his sounds are a little more continental and bringing a chilled minimal feel to his mix for the Surfers audience this evening. I asked Giv myself who his main influences and he explained, “I have so many influences, Depech Mode would be someone that I could say would be one of my first influences”

Finally, Germany’s Martain Eyerer played a cool set of minimal techno He brings the crowd to climax with his futuristic computerised rythms and off-beat sections of high-pitched slithers that were reminiscent of something from HR Gigers’ Alien films. Warm underlying basslines holding the tunes together and getting everyone to their feet and shaking their booty on the dance floor. If you get the chance to catch him in alive setting then don’t pass it up… Definitely a win for the Gold Coast!