The Rapture/Azari & III Sydney sideshow double pass

Five copies of electronic label Paper Chain's Album Sampler on CD:

Paper Chain Sampler Vol. 1 is the first compilation release from the Paper Chain label.

After much debate as to whether or not a compilation CD would be developed, Paper Chain thought ‘bugger it, why not?’. After all, their birthday was on the horizon, and what better gift to share with the people that have followed them since inception in 2008? With a release scheduled on their birthday in 2011 the sampler serves as a taste tester of old and newer artists on the roster and showcases the talents that the label gave a open palette to in order to interpret and develop their sound.

The Sampler kicks off with one of Paper Chain’s hardest working producers, Ta-ku. Cosmo Gets comes in with the heavy hitting ARK 280, comprising of production wonder kid Shazam AKA Cameron Parkin and rhythm section skin hitter Sam Kuzich. The duo have continued to wow audiences with their journey through cosmic funk.

James Ireland’s lush sounds on Eggrolls calms down the vibes and sets it up nicely for Virginia-based rapper/vocalist Bobby Blunt to lend some vocals to the collection. Naik’s live shows have made jaws drop around Australia with his on point drummer and crafty live instrumentation with sample-based music – Battle of Actium is a great example of how versatile this producer can be.

Diger Rokwell’s Omaha is one of the disc’s highlights, providing a bubbling synth symphony that should send listener’s thoughts skywards. Being an artist, producer and also one of the main forces behind The Community his track shows how much something can boom-bap. After release For What It Worth with Paper Chain in early 2011 Raashan Ahmad strips it back and keeps it raw with Take It Slow, featuring the beautiful vocals of Sarsha Simone.

Thinnen came to people’s attention after winning the bounce remix comp with Paper Chain; since then he has gone from strength to strength and developed his own mellow sounds within the dubstep/electronic scene.

WattHZ boss Ylem steps away from his tight dubstep production to give us a hit of some sub heavy volume and washed out vibes. Lowaski started out as the live drummer for Naik but since then has put down the sticks and picked up recording devices to produce some of the most out-of-the-world music heard to date. An album is set to drop later in the year Paper Chain. Kit Pop steps up with Carni; a synth driven grimey beat track that keeps the heads in check. His first EP Smoke Cloud comes out in November.

Melbourne’s Dyl Thomas (one half of Polo Club) joins Paper Chain as their first digital crooner. His 808 beats and soft vocals show another side to this many faceted artist. And Rekab, WA’s number one dubstep DJ 2 years running, dishes out a percussion based number called Girls All Around, proving he’s not only a well rounded DJ, but a solid producer too.

There’s plenty of dirt to enjoy on the collection, and you can find out first hand as BMA Magazine has five copies to give away to lovers of all things electronic. To win, write to allan@bmamag.com and tell us your greatest musical discovery of the past year. For more info on Paper Chain, head to www.paperchainpeople.com .

Two double passes to Chaos A.C.T. VI:

Mighty metal fest CHAOS A.C.T. IV is back again on Saturday March 3 with one of their biggest line-ups to date.

CHAOS A.C.T. VI will see its first European headliner, industrial groove masters Sybreed (Switzerland – article found here) who will bring some of the most vicious grooves, furious metallic blasts, technological shivers and icy melodies created on this planet to the next edition. CHAOS A.C.T. VI will see a whole array of genres performing at the next event to ensure the Australian metal fans tastes have been covered right through out the day and evening.
This particular event has always been strongly supported by the Canberra metal fans and performing artists of all genres even outside of metal. Canberra has often been overlooked with metal touring and is often forgotten about its contributions to Australian Metal over its long serving history. It has also been home to the heavy metal greats such as Armoured Angel, Alchemist, Psychrist, Dehuman, Henry’s Anger, Pod People and over the recent years Aeon of Horus, Mytile Vey Lorth, Infinitum, Kill For Satan, Tortured and Hellbringer to name a few. Not to mention it has also been home to the magnificent Metal For The Brain.
On Saturday March 3 at The Greenroom, Woden Tradies Club, the nation’s capital will see 23 of some of the countries finest metal artists performances being led by a very lengthy and not to be missed performance by Sybreed. 12 hours of hard hitting heavy metal followed by an exclusive after party for the Chaos A.C.T. army from Midnight to 4am.

We have two double passes to the metal showcase. To win, tell us about your favourite bit of metal merchandise.

Five double film passes to Shame starring Michael Fassbender:

Courtesy of Transmission Films, we have five double passes to see the powerful new film Shame, currently screening at Greater Union, Manuka and Dendy Cinemas.

Directed by acclaimed director Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame is a brilliant portrayal of sex addiction and its consequences. It stars the Golden Globe Award nominated actor Michael Fassbender and the luminous Carey Mulligan, and is co-penned by writer of The Iron Lady, Abi Morgan.

To win a double pass and see what all the hubbub is about, write to allan@bmamag.com and tell us who you would most likely develop a sex addiction for.