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Taste testing with DJ Ides

A truly memorable meal is more than just satisfying your hunger, it’s a dining experience that lingers in our psyche, one that is savoured and exists as a point of happiness for those that shared the experience.

Witness the unwavering smiles as you fondly reminisce over the subtle mix of ingredients and clever fusion of flavours, dished up in a precise and considered manner that hints at the years of experience, practice and dedication it takes to master such a simple, yet complex art form.

If you find your musical mouth watering and can’t quite satisfying that craving for something memorable, then grab the phone, book a table and prepare yourself for a feast of ear-filling and perception-altering proportions with DJ Ides. Sit back, jump up, get down and be tantalisingly tempted as Ides concocts a simmering sonic stew of musical mayhem that showcases her vast melting pot of influences.

Drawing together ingredients as diverse as electro, nu-skool breaks, hip hop, Florida electro-breaks, big beat, neo-lounge grooves, Miami bass and German industrial techno, DJ Ides cooks up a truly unique genre-bending, funk-fuelled menu that is all her own. Witnessing Ides seamlessly meld together a diverse, yet perfectly cohesive set to a packed dance floor is a must-witness treat for any self-respecting musical connoisseur.

Having sampled, hosted, tasted or stirred nearly every major beat-infused shindig in Melbourne over the last 10 years, Ides has her assured fingers in a number of party pies around town. Her dedication to throwing the best underground parties through Got Funk? has sated many a hungry punters aural appetite and has built her a five star reputation.

Next time you find yourself yearning for that midnight electronic feast, give yourself a true treat and indulge in a generous serving of DJ Ides. No artificial flavours guaranteed.

[Written by N. Sproal 2007]

The Hot Wax Salon

Melbourne is well known as being the original breeding-ground of some of our country’s most talented DJs, MCs & producers in breakbeat music. But did you know that up until recently there have been less than a handful of females emerging from the local pack? A little time and hard work from three of the city’s most celebrated DJs has turned things around with one of today’s most talked about new club nites & female DJ crews – known as The Hot Wax Salon.

Established by lilStormer, DJ Ides and lil miSbreaks, The Hot Wax Salon opened for business at the Bunker Lounge in early 2005. Fortnightly shows running til the end of the year saw the club launch itself as the first gig of its kind – gathering together both reputed and up-and-coming DJs & MCs from the breakbeat, drum n bass, booty and electro scenes (with an overall aim to represent all good forms of underground electronic styles at their events).

Together the girls have brought a unique dynamic into the crew with much energy, passion & dedication to their music and the future direction of the Hot Wax nite. They each also manage to stand out as individuals within the overcrowded Melbourne scene:
Ides with nearly 11 years under her belt, having worked closely with legendary places like Purveyors, Out Of Order, Hellfire and most notably, being the longest standing resident at Hot Rod & Rudeboy’s Club Filter; lil miSbreaks is one of the more prominent names currently around town, operating as a regular DJ & party animal for Fraktured, Late Show and Pick Up the Pieces to name but a few. She has shown her spectacular success in the past year with her name attached to most of our local breaks nites; and lilStormer - with her name saying it all - hailed into Melbourne from the UK and in the last three years has been making a strong name for herself as a quality DJ and event manager. She is one of the main minds behind nites such as the Brainstorm sessions @Republika as well as more obscure shows from crews like the Brunswick Massive. Her uncanny ability to embrace a wide variety of styles also comes across with her knack of bringing likeminded people together, her knowledge of music and promoting an invaluable asset to the trio. The Lils give us an extra treat, using the Hot Wax nites to bring us their energetic & big-fun versus sets which should not be missed.

The ladies from the Hot Wax Salon appear regularly together in the clubs. Check the Vault for galleries and check the Hot Wax MySpace for upcoming appearances.