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AARGHT RECORDS SWALLOWED BY THE FUTURE
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY UNDERGROUND CARPARK
Co-presented with Aarght Records
Orbiting the paleo-futuristic aesthetic of VHS, Aarght Records are transforming Melbourne University’s heritage listed underground carpark into a stark, hostile world reminiscent of 1980’s futuristic sci-? classics Blade Runner and Videodrome. Following on from Siberia Records’ post-apocalyptic transformation of the same space in MMW 2012, Aarght Records present a vision of the future, as seen from the past. The soft-static universe and analogue sensibilities of the VHS generation is recreated in an aural cacophony of neo-future garage rock and psychedelic punk. Taking their name from a brand of ?ashspun, high-density polyethylene ?bre, Detroit’s Tyvek will bring nonchalant punk and lo-? garage rock, stripped down with chop-shop pop, basement psych blowouts, manic riffing and incisive lyrics. The guitars are buzzy and loud, the rhythms are quick, the drums crash, and the angst is genuine. Tyvek delivers a unifying anthem for Detroit’s punks, nerds, and audiophiles - ?ghting to be heard in a declining city of industrial decay. Melbourne ultra-group the Ooga Boogas – who recently snuck out of hiding to release their ?rst album in ?ve years – are arguably a great disappointment, or the best band in the world… depending on who you ask. Flipping the bird at corporate discourse, and with an ironic shrug to music industry norms, the Ooga Boogas offer a free-spirited blend of elegant garage pop, dirty-arse surf rock, post-punk electronica and everything in between. Supported by Nun, Eastlink, Exhaustion and the Ausmuteants, this will be a night of future visions and hurtling sounds, as seen through the eyes of a world long gone.

TYVEK (USA)
OOGA BOOGAS NUN EASTLINK EXHAUSTION AUSMUTEANTS
SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 4 PM – 11 PM

TICKETS $30 18+
Transaction and booking fees may apply MOSHTIX.COM.AU/MMW

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