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Jennifer Loveless will release her new EP, ‘Water’, via Butter Sessions this month.
Landing on 12th March, the Canadian-born, Melbourne-based DJ/producer’s second release is a four-tracker of hard-hitting house and techno grooves inspired by the force of water.
“When writing this EP, I was thinking about water and I was thinking about sweat,” Loveless explains of the release. “I was thinking about festival season and kick-ons galore. I was thinking about the crew out west and how the sun looks going down over the water there in summer. I felt really free then - a little buzzed, a little sideways - but free. I felt good then, and have a gracious amount of times since. Frivolous and free - like water, water, water.”
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Big Yawn took to the studio with their uncompromising loud instrumental sound:
the four-piece is raucous and thunderous yet tight and cool-headed. The audience felt this and loved every minute of their set.
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The first time I saw Big Yawn live was at a Butter Sessions warehouse basement party back in late 2018. I remember being really entranced by the rawness of their sound, hanging on each moment to see where they would go next. Having them on Drive Live was a no brainer - that raw energy and spontaneity came through on air, and our studio audience was captivated.
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Support local music.
As Melburnians return to doing the things they love, the support we have for the recovering music industry must be maintained. Live music has begun to resume but the effects will still be felt throughout the industry if we as music lovers don’t continue listening, buying merch and buying records.
The often forgotten but vitally important facilitator of music releases, the record label, especially needs our support. These independent labels give a voice to artists who don’t fall into the mainstream or can’t find a channel for their art. Indies foster the diversity of Melbourne’s music scene.