It has been 3 long years since Paul Oakenfold last graced our shores for the Future Music Festival back in 2009. In that time Paul has been extremely busy; having partnered his widely respected Perfecto label with Armin Van Buuren’s almighty Armada Music, the label has gone from strength to strength and continues to be at the forefront of electronic music boasting a continuous stream of successful new releases. Paul’s globally syndicated radio show Planet Perfecto is now aired in over 40 countries every week and has quickly amassed a legion of loyal fans worldwide. Paul has also returned to the DJ circuit in a big way with a non stop schedule of over 200 shows in 2012 – with appearances at some of the largest and most respect events and festivals across the world.

His highly acclaimed Four Seasons tour and album concept, which embraces a cutting edge visual show fused with Paul’s Full On Fluoro sound has recaptured the imaginations of fans new and old worldwide.

http://www.inthemix.com.au/whatson/s...r_Seasons_Tour

I will have tix to this, will post more details as they come to hand!

Festival Hall?!?! FAILZ

He hasn't been here in yrs so I don't mind so much where it is. Not often he makes the trip across the pond!

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Festival Hall?!?! FAILZ

Same - not really a huge fan of this venue. The sound on the bleachers/sides is shite.

Meh, I guess not many options left for hosting of such shows for this sized audience.

I WANT IN ON THE SECRET SHOW! Pick me

We're fast losing venues in Melbs that's for sure. Especially for larger gigs for more than 1500 punters.

4hr set please

WINZ:

It's Oakey.
Festi Hall is a great size venue and location. It also has a rad vibe

LOSEZ:

Festi Hall has a 1am license doesn't it? Oakey's stuff needs an overnight RAVE!
I wont be here

Very Very Happy Boy.

Festival Hall is a good venue IMO it gets a great atmosphere. Wonder if this can top Cosmic Gate as my favourite event this year??

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LOSEZ:

Festi Hall has a 1am license doesn't it? Oakey's stuff needs an overnight RAVE!
I wont be here

yeah this is a massive downer! cant stand festival hall! its going to be all over by 2am i was hoping for a 2am-7am set (too optimistic).

oh well at least he is coming over and loving his sound at the momment.

It's crap for concerts, guess it might be alright for a "rave", but would need special license/all night affair for someone like Pokey

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It's crap for concerts

agreed, I saw the Smashing Pumpkins there and up to this day I still think its the worst concert I have ever been to.

Pretty obvious the secret gig will be in sydanee.

PM mattpolo for tix

dunno about this one..

last time i saw him was at global gathering in 2006 and he was shocking. epic train wreck.

hopefully he has learnt how to dj in the past 6 years..

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PM mattpolo for tix

haha funny fucker.


askew would be a good addition. one more decent one and I might be tempted to go.
but echoing others..1am close is a bit of a fail.

i just think I would've much rathered to see oakey 10 years ago. so I'd rather not be disappointed now when I know what his sound used to be like.

The man who discovered Hernan gets my respect. Not sure I'm a fan of his latest stuff but haven't heard enough to really judge....

Anyone got some links to some sets from Oakie?

WTF Oakey 2012= Epic fail
this tour is about as relevant as the 10yo cheesy commercial trance he pedals!
lmfao at you guys creaming ya dacks over this shit, get a life!

nah atm hes not too bad - always been cheesey but hes doing solid psy influences atm and it works =)

'too deep for us' - Oakenfold

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Originally Posted by puretrance89

agreed, I saw the Smashing Pumpkins there and up to this day I still think its the worst concert I have ever been to.

Awwww, Blink 182 there was fairly av...

But this was when they were over each other/their lives so thats partly to blame

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Originally Posted by dan-s

dunno about this one..

last time i saw him was at global gathering in 2006 and he was shocking. epic train wreck.

hopefully he has learnt how to dj in the past 6 years..

hahh i was there. So true, but he did play some dope tracks

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Originally Posted by mattpolo8

haha funny fucker.


askew would be a good addition. one more decent one and I might be tempted to go.
but echoing others..1am close is a bit of a fail.

i just think I would've much rathered to see oakey 10 years ago. so I'd rather not be disappointed now when I know what his sound used to be like.

Oakenfold 99 Nye in Sydney was amazing.

Oakenfold 03 QBH was rubbish (excluding the last 30mins of his set)

Get onto his perfecto podcast. The full on fluoro section is pretty good. Nice and ballsy.

As for early finish, I reckon there will be an after party at room. Let's just hope we either get moar Oakey or askew.

Askew FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

http://www.be-at.tv/#/brands/ministr...aul-oakenfold/

is this the type of stuff we're going to get?

needs more 'travelling'

My favourite mix was when he played White Stripes then The Egg - Walking Away one after the other.

Tooootes best DJ evar.

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Originally Posted by drew k

http://www.be-at.tv/#/brands/ministr...aul-oakenfold/

is this the type of stuff we're going to get?

That booth could do with another two or three cdj's

I expect nothing less of Ministry

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needs more 'travelling'

if only

^ the ol prog heads like to have a dig at the bloke every now & then... but in the late 90's early 00's he was one of THE GUYS you'd see if you could only see a few shows for the year. a style all of his own..

saying that check this out

Media Player

Vote for Oakenfold - YouTube

Paul Oakenfold Essential Mix (21.07.2012)!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kngx4

^^^Fantastic mix!!!

I really loved Oakey when I first got into trance in the 90's, then I finally get a chance to see him, but it's on main stage at FMF 08 and I'm thinking, nah he'll be all commercial and shit, but I'll go over to check him out for a bit and he was exactly like that above video. Trainwrecks, poor song choice (played one track twice), best thing about his set was it finishing. All I knew is I wanted to try what he was on that day

Then, early 2011 I heard a few of his new productions and thought, wow ok maybe he's got off the drugs and making a comeback. Then a mate said check out his podcast so I do and it was pretty wicked and finally this

Bring on his show in October.

It's nice to finally see him back and doing what we know he does best. His career reminds me of the fictional career of Frankie Wild in It's All Gone Pete Tong

“I am focused on DJing and making music this year,” Perfecto boss Paul Oakenfold has said, and his worldwide tour will bring him to Australia in Spring. Part of that renewed focus on DJing led Oakey back to the BBC Radio 1 studio to helm his first Essential Mix in five years over the weekend. Despite the long break, he was the second name ever to record an Essential Mix back in 1993 and was the show’s resident DJ in 1999. The Goa set that he created for the show in 1994 is described by Pete Tong as “perhaps the most famous Essential Mix of them all”, capturing a moment in time (inthemix recently heard Above & Beyond’s Jono Grant quoting it as his introduction to dance music). Oakey’s new two-hour session is titled ‘Fluorescence’, inspired by the sound of his offshoot label Perfecto Fluoro.

“I wanted to make something really special for you guys – to take you on a real journey – and this mix is it,” Oakey writes. “It’s been a few months work to put it together and it’s packed with not only great melodic music but also samples from film, radio, speech and other audio sources. I hope you are going to like it and enjoy it as much as I did putting it together.” The tracklist includes a string of familiar names and lesser-known talents, with Melbourne’s own Ahmet Atasever represented.

Perfecto Fluoro figurehead John Askew recently took to his Facebook page to big-up his boss’s effort. “Sitting in the Perfecto office listening to Paul Oakenfold’s Essential Mix,” Askew wrote. “He’s called it ‘Fluorescence’, and I have to say – it’s incredible. Proper trance. Proper Goa. Proper psy. Proper breaks. It’s just fucking cool and fucking proper.” You can give it a “proper” listen over at the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix site, or hit play on the SOundcloud embed below.



S.I.N. (Sub Intelligence Noize) & Rory Tec – Nebula Rising (Progressive Transient Mix)
Mimax – Insomnia
06R – Air
Origin – Planet Cracker (Steve Birch Breaks N Kick Mix)
Ahmet Atasever – All Yours (Ovnimoon Remix)
Moonbeam – Hate is Killer (Arty Remix) (feat. Avis Vox)
Rory James – Memory Flush (Steve Haines Remix)
Adrian Lux – Burning (Topher Jones remix) (feat. Dante)
Snow Patrol – Called Out in The Dark (Flesh & Bone Remix)
Paul Oakenfold – Surrender (Protoculture Remix) (feat. J Hart)
Simon Le Grec – Hey DJ Play My Song
Light Year – Reversion
B.Exp – Overmind
Future Disciple – Nail the Nile
Steve Brian – Vueltas (Thomas Datt Remix)
Sezer Uysal – Nigah I Mestine
Alex Armes – Take This Way (Dankann Antillas Remix)
Armin van Buuren – We Are Here to Make Some Noize
Will Atkinson – Darker Shades of Black (Blazer Remix)
John O’Callaghan – Big Sky (Ben Gold 2012 Mix) (feat. Audrey Gallagher)
Easy Riders – Symbolic Flashback
Simon Patterson – Northern Lights
Armin van Buuren – Yet Another Day (Ben Gold 2012 Mix) (feat. ray Wilson)
Yahel – Now F* Dance
Easy Rider – Hamburger
Thomas Datt – Long Distance
Seth Vogt – Lost (Under This Remix) (feat. Goldillox)
Hard Noize – Breakaway (Blazer Remix)
Brian Cameron – Serotonin Syndrome (Eshericks Remix)
Santiago Niño – City Lights
Paul Oakenfold – Come Together
XGenic – Blaster
Mac & Monday – Yoruba
Planet Perfecto – Bullet in The Gun (Gary Maguire Remix)
Tristan & Magik – Wonderizer

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Originally Posted by Scott_FUTURE

The tracklist includes a string of familiar names and lesser-known talents, with Melbourne’s own Ahmet Atasever represented.



S.I.N. (Sub Intelligence Noize) & Rory Tec – Nebula Rising (Progressive Transient Mix)
Mimax – Insomnia
06R – Air
Origin – Planet Cracker (Steve Birch Breaks N Kick Mix)
Ahmet Atasever – All Yours (Ovnimoon Remix)
Moonbeam – Hate is Killer (Arty Remix) (feat. Avis Vox)
Rory James – Memory Flush (Steve Haines Remix)
Adrian Lux – Burning (Topher Jones remix) (feat. Dante)
Snow Patrol – Called Out in The Dark (Flesh & Bone Remix)
Paul Oakenfold – Surrender (Protoculture Remix) (feat. J Hart)
Simon Le Grec – Hey DJ Play My Song
Light Year – Reversion
B.Exp – Overmind
Future Disciple – Nail the Nile
Steve Brian – Vueltas (Thomas Datt Remix)
Sezer Uysal – Nigah I Mestine
Alex Armes – Take This Way (Dankann Antillas Remix)
Armin van Buuren – We Are Here to Make Some Noize
Will Atkinson – Darker Shades of Black (Blazer Remix)
John O’Callaghan – Big Sky (Ben Gold 2012 Mix) (feat. Audrey Gallagher)
Easy Riders – Symbolic Flashback
Simon Patterson – Northern Lights
Armin van Buuren – Yet Another Day (Ben Gold 2012 Mix) (feat. ray Wilson)
Yahel – Now F* Dance
Easy Rider – Hamburger
Thomas Datt – Long Distance
Seth Vogt – Lost (Under This Remix) (feat. Goldillox)
Hard Noize – Breakaway (Blazer Remix)
Brian Cameron – Serotonin Syndrome (Eshericks Remix)
Santiago Niño – City Lights
Paul Oakenfold – Come Together
XGenic – Blaster
Mac & Monday – Yoruba
Planet Perfecto – Bullet in The Gun (Gary Maguire Remix)
Tristan & Magik – Wonderizer

Fuck yeah. Well done Ahmet.

I got the Mrs for her birthday, Snow Patrol acoustic gig tickets for the same night (I know, don't judge)

Pity cuz after listening to his EM, I would actually consider going. I didn't realise how dark he was playing lately.

"And now for something completely different" *BEN GOLD BIG PS-KY REMIX?* Woot

A hot Essential Mix.

any updates on supports for this gig? i thought it was supposed to be announced a couple weeks ago

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Originally Posted by limitedtimeonly

Fuck yeah. Well done Ahmet.

Thanks mate, pretty stoked with that tbh! Surreal feeling.

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Originally Posted by Scott_FUTURE

“I am focused on DJing and making music this year,” Perfecto boss Paul Oakenfold has said, and his worldwide tour will bring him to Australia in Spring. Part of that renewed focus on DJing led Oakey back to the BBC Radio 1 studio to helm his first Essential Mix in five years over the weekend. Despite the long break, he was the second name ever to record an Essential Mix back in 1993 and was the show’s resident DJ in 1999. The Goa set that he created for the show in 1994 is described by Pete Tong as “perhaps the most famous Essential Mix of them all”, capturing a moment in time (inthemix recently heard Above & Beyond’s Jono Grant quoting it as his introduction to dance music). Oakey’s new two-hour session is titled ‘Fluorescence’, inspired by the sound of his offshoot label Perfecto Fluoro.

“I wanted to make something really special for you guys – to take you on a real journey – and this mix is it,” Oakey writes. “It’s been a few months work to put it together and it’s packed with not only great melodic music but also samples from film, radio, speech and other audio sources. I hope you are going to like it and enjoy it as much as I did putting it together.” The tracklist includes a string of familiar names and lesser-known talents, with Melbourne’s own Ahmet Atasever represented.

Perfecto Fluoro figurehead John Askew recently took to his Facebook page to big-up his boss’s effort. “Sitting in the Perfecto office listening to Paul Oakenfold’s Essential Mix,” Askew wrote. “He’s called it ‘Fluorescence’, and I have to say – it’s incredible. Proper trance. Proper Goa. Proper psy. Proper breaks. It’s just fucking cool and fucking proper.” You can give it a “proper” listen over at the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix site, or hit play on the SOundcloud embed below.



S.I.N. (Sub Intelligence Noize) & Rory Tec – Nebula Rising (Progressive Transient Mix)
Mimax – Insomnia
06R – Air
Origin – Planet Cracker (Steve Birch Breaks N Kick Mix)
Ahmet Atasever – All Yours (Ovnimoon Remix)
Moonbeam – Hate is Killer (Arty Remix) (feat. Avis Vox)
Rory James – Memory Flush (Steve Haines Remix)
Adrian Lux – Burning (Topher Jones remix) (feat. Dante)
Snow Patrol – Called Out in The Dark (Flesh & Bone Remix)
Paul Oakenfold – Surrender (Protoculture Remix) (feat. J Hart)
Simon Le Grec – Hey DJ Play My Song
Light Year – Reversion
B.Exp – Overmind
Future Disciple – Nail the Nile
Steve Brian – Vueltas (Thomas Datt Remix)
Sezer Uysal – Nigah I Mestine
Alex Armes – Take This Way (Dankann Antillas Remix)
Armin van Buuren – We Are Here to Make Some Noize
Will Atkinson – Darker Shades of Black (Blazer Remix)
John O’Callaghan – Big Sky (Ben Gold 2012 Mix) (feat. Audrey Gallagher)
Easy Riders – Symbolic Flashback
Simon Patterson – Northern Lights
Armin van Buuren – Yet Another Day (Ben Gold 2012 Mix) (feat. ray Wilson)
Yahel – Now F* Dance
Easy Rider – Hamburger
Thomas Datt – Long Distance
Seth Vogt – Lost (Under This Remix) (feat. Goldillox)
Hard Noize – Breakaway (Blazer Remix)
Brian Cameron – Serotonin Syndrome (Eshericks Remix)
Santiago Niño – City Lights
Paul Oakenfold – Come Together
XGenic – Blaster
Mac & Monday – Yoruba
Planet Perfecto – Bullet in The Gun (Gary Maguire Remix)
Tristan & Magik – Wonderizer

Fu*ken billiant

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Originally Posted by mattpolo8

I got Snow Patrol acoustic gig tickets for the same night

wouldn't expect anything less of you dude

So is there anything at all known about the 'secret event'? Or is it actually secret for once?

Ren signing on, thanks to B@M Hope to hear Oakey drop some local acts in the line up, like Ahmet!!! ;-)