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Locality: Casula, New South Wales

Address: 1 Powerhouse Road 2170 Casula, NSW, Australia

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24.01.2022 MUST READ Filter Zine spoke with Krishtie Mofazzal + some of the incredible artists playing on the Georges River stage this Saturday! "I feel like lots of the music and arts coming out of Western Sydney has a really strong voice, and is often guided or heavily influenced by the creators own intimately personal experiences (like family history, trauma, growing up in Western Sydney, class experiences etc.). Even though music and art made across Sydney and beyond can be pe...rsonal and explorative, I feel like when it especially comes from artists in the Greater Western Sydney area, there is that streak of something inventive and special." - Krishtie Mofazzal [Georges River stage curator] GR stage SET TIMES : 2.30 - 3.30 : Giulia 3.45 - 4.15 : Aishani [live] 4.30 - 5.15 : MLDVR [live] 5.30 - 6.15 : Wytchings [live] 6.25 - 7.10 : Atro [live] 7.10 - 8.10 : Monako 8.15 - 9.15 : Kilimi

23.01.2022 Drawing dots between neofolk, dreampop, reggaeton and chamber opera, Shoeb Ahmad mesmerised the Turbine Hall with a rare and special DJ set at SOFT CENTRE 2019. Fall back in now.

23.01.2022 Ubergrundé hitman. Mammalian-baby. Reecard Farché. Anklepants, in all its glory, live at SOFT CENTRE 2019. ... Tomorrow is the final day to lodge your vote for FBi Radio's 2019 SMAC Awards. SOFT CENTRE is nominated for 'Best Music Event' alongside some incredible company ! If you feel like it, you can vote for us here >>> https://fbiradio.com/vote/

23.01.2022 In one of the worst droughts in our countrys history, unrelenting fires continue to decimate lives, homes, and sacred country. SOFT CENTRE stands in solidarity with the communities, wildlife, townships and firefighters who have been directly impacted by these unprecedented bushfires. For the month of January well be re-selling SOFT CENTRE totes to support the fire relief effort. 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Fire Relief Fund For First Nations Communities and WIRES... Emergency Fund. Totes are sold through our website. >>> https://www.softcentre.com.au/store <<< If you want to donate directly, follow these links : + WIRES Emergency Fund : https://www.wires.org.au/donate/emergency-fund + Fire Relief for First Nations Communities : https://www.gofundme.com/f/fire-relief-fund-for-first-natio Tomorrow well be going to Town Hall at 5.30pm to attend the Sydney Protest: Sack ScoMo! Fund The Firies, Climate Action Now! MILAT have made a justifiably noisy ScoMo protest song just in time, with proceeds going to the brave and under-resourced RFS. Check it out... https://milat.bandcamp.com/releases Hope to see you all there

23.01.2022 Great watch ! Tralala blip sat down with ABC's The Mix in the lead up to their performance at SOFT CENTRE 2019. Get some awesome insights into their history, instruments and innovative songwriting process.

22.01.2022 LIMITED EDITION SOFT CENTRE HOODIES. Featuring original artworks by Ghaaro and Alexander Dueckminor [IG: @thecrystalbeach]. Available in fluorescent orange or glossy black on black ink.... Pre-order now: https://www.softcentre.com.au/store/limited-edition-hoodie Track: Tenebral Cortex - False Iterator [forthcoming ULTRAVIRUS]

22.01.2022 Liquid Architecture are at Liveworks for the first time and they've curated an awe-inspiring all-female program exploring tricks of the mouth, chatter, translation, verbalism and linguistic re-coding. Featuring Phew, Natasha Tontey, Zou Zhao, Sage Pbbbt and Alexandra Spence. Liveworks 2019 | Tricks of the Mouth: Liquid Architecture On for the next three nights. Come check it out !

22.01.2022 Were excited to announce our new series of artist-curated playlists on Currents.fm Currents is a new non-algorithmic streaming platform that uses a playlisting model to bolster financial support for independent artists and labels. Well be asking friends and affiliates of SOFT CENTRE to make beautifully curated playlists for the duration of our social isolation. These playlists link out to Soundcloud and Bandcamp releases, which you can support if you have the means to... do so. New playlists will be added for free on a fortnightly basis. To get access all you have to do is hit the subscribe button on our page. Our first 5 playlists include hot tips on Aus junk noise, leftfield club cuts and ethereal psycore... Zir pres. on the flip side House of Vnholy pres. songs to do push-ups to or survive the apocalypse Makeda pres. heavenly blue MILAT pres. aural alienation: australian noise Thick Owens pres. you destroyed my happy place... Stay tuned.

22.01.2022 If you haven't already, go check out dr33mphaz3r.net ULTRAVIRUS have a built an MMORPG from the ground up, soundtracked by 40 + hours of Trance. Float around in 4 immersive 3D environments designed by some of Svbkvlt's visuals team, customise your virtual doof stick and uncover the hidden psy_llabus! Full body web ascension. Highly recommended.

22.01.2022 "In Australias most populous city, we find a party scene quietly flourishing beyond the reach of so-called "lockout laws." Resident Advisors Real Scenes : Sydney is online now ! Jemma, Thorsten and Sam speak about SOFT CENTRE and the formative warehouse experiences that informed the festival. Theres also some beautiful footage of Thresholds by Papaphilia, Mossy 333 and SIMONA + DJ GEMMA and Leila El Rayes performing at SOFT CENTRE 2018. Shoutout to Alice Joel, Leila and... SIMONA, who curated these works. Also huge thanks to our venue partner Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre who make it all possible ! This film only scratches the surface of whats going on in Sydney, but its well worth a watch. Endless love to all the incredible people that toil to keep this city thriving. Thank you Resident Advisor for the opportunity.

22.01.2022 We'd like to thank everyone who made SOFT CENTRE 2019 a reality. Special thanks to Casula Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, all of our incredible artists, the audience, volunteers, CreateNSW, Australian Council for the Arts, Buzz Speaker Hir, Entropico and our sponsors Asahi & Fireball. Jordan Munns | Billy Zammit | Maja Baska

21.01.2022 Want to buy amazing art for a great cause? Art for First Nations Justice are doing incredible work to raise awareness and funds to combat the effects of the unjust legal system on Australias Indigenous communities. From 4pm this Sunday you can bid on new works by a huge list of talented local artists. Head over to @art_for_first_nations_justice to take part. Proceeds will be split between the Aboriginal Legal Service and Sisters Inside.

21.01.2022 We're excited to announce our new series of artist-curated playlists on Currents.fm Currents is a new non-algorithmic streaming platform that uses a playlisting model to bolster financial support for independent artists and labels. We'll be asking friends and affiliates of SOFT CENTRE to make beautifully curated playlists for the duration of our social isolation. These playlists link out to Soundcloud and Bandcamp releases, which you can support if you have the means to... do so. New playlists will be added for free on a fortnightly basis. To get access all you have to do is hit the subscribe button on our page. Our first 5 playlists include hot tips on Aus junk noise, leftfield club cuts and ethereal psycore... Ziúr pres. 'on the flip side' House of Vnholy pres. 'songs to do push-ups to or survive the apocalypse' Makeda pres. 'heavenly blue' MILAT pres. 'aural alienation: australian noise' Thick Owens pres. 'you destroyed my happy place...' Stay tuned.

19.01.2022 Ubergrund hitman. Mammalian-baby. Reecard Farch. Anklepants, in all its glory, live at SOFT CENTRE 2019. ... Tomorrow is the final day to lodge your vote for FBi Radios 2019 SMAC Awards. SOFT CENTRE is nominated for Best Music Event alongside some incredible company ! If you feel like it, you can vote for us here >>> https://fbiradio.com/vote/

19.01.2022 If you enjoyed the 'Dough Pit' at SC19, we encourage you to check out 'Wet Nurse' at c3 Contemporary Art Space [Abbotsford Convent] this Friday & Saturday. 110% invites you to explore an installation space alive with the humid musk of yeast, the sensual fleshiness of dough, and the visceral grunts, heaves and sighs of performative labour. Performances commence at 6.45pm. Don't miss it !

19.01.2022 Splintered vectors, widescreen drama. Ham Laosethakul [Steeplejack] live at SC19. ...

18.01.2022 For our final event of 2019, SOFT CENTRE presents a showcase of Australian and Chinese artists in collaboration with Shanghai based imprint Svbkvlt. Next Saturday night at ALL Club [Shanghai] we are joined by friendships, Hyph11E, Osheyack, Index and Thick Owens, with visuals by W.O.M.B. Svbkvlt are the centre of China's cutting edge club sound and we were lucky to host some of their artists at Dark Mofo and SC19 earlier this year. ... Insanely honoured and grateful for this opportunity. See you soon Shanghai! Artwork : NAXS corp.

18.01.2022 If you enjoyed the Dough Pit at SC19, we encourage you to check out Wet Nurse at c3 Contemporary Art Space [Abbotsford Convent] this Friday & Saturday. 110% invites you to explore an installation space alive with the humid musk of yeast, the sensual fleshiness of dough, and the visceral grunts, heaves and sighs of performative labour. Performances commence at 6.45pm. Dont miss it !

17.01.2022 Today, to commemorate Juneteenth, Bandcamp is donating 100% of its sales profits to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Based in the US, the NAACP has a a long history of effectively enacting racial justice and change through litigation, advocacy, and public education. We are happy to share our latest selection of playlists put together by some dear friends on Currents.fm, which can help you sift through some amazing releases to support today on Bandcamp. Presenting: + Anuraag p...res. Undercurrents + Ham Laosethakul pres. June Blue + Jannah Quill pres. Mood Swing + Jemma Cole pres. Calm and Seething + Lawrence English / Room40 pres. Something Spoken in the Middle + Sonya Holowell pres. Sonyas On Repeat To scope it out, go here: http://bitly.ws/8NsA Massive thank you to everyone that participated! Weve also shared a great resource of BIPOC artists in the comments below, who you can support directly. The Juneteenth sale starts at 5pm AEST.

17.01.2022 Stock your cart! From 5pm AEST today, Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share on all purchases. That means anything bought over the next 24 hours goes directly to the artists you love. Unsure where to start? No stress! Weve asked some dear friends of SOFT CENTRE to make beautifully curated playlists for our ongoing Currents.fm series: https://a.currents.fm/c/softcentre... Excited to announce - + DJ Bus Replacement Service pres. Sending You a Crispy Kiss + Sote pres. Sote's selection to dive into the sonic world of Zabte Sote + NAXS corp. pres. Ritual of Entropy + Harold pres. Tech From Techelbourne + Index pres. From Within the Depths + Tristan Jalleh pres. No Hurry, No Worry Happy digging

16.01.2022 "In Australia's most populous city, we find a party scene quietly flourishing beyond the reach of so-called "lockout laws." Resident Advisors Real Scenes : Sydney is online now ! Jemma, Thorsten and Sam speak about SOFT CENTRE and the formative warehouse experiences that informed the festival. There's also some beautiful footage of 'Thresholds' by Papaphilia, Mossy 333 and SIMONA + DJ GEMMA and Leila El Rayes performing at SOFT CENTRE 2018. Shoutout to Alice Joel, Leila and... SIMONA, who curated these works. Also huge thanks to our venue partner Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre who make it all possible ! This film only scratches the surface of what's going on in Sydney, but its well worth a watch. Endless love to all the incredible people that toil to keep this city thriving. Thank you Resident Advisor for the opportunity.

16.01.2022 Giulia on the banks of the Georges River. Live at SOFT CENTRE 2019.

14.01.2022 Its unbelievable to witness how much SOFT CENTRE has grown in just three years. Our third edition was the most ambitious, challenging and expansive program to date, featuring over 60 artists from both local and international communities. SOFT CENTRE is a project of love and immense hard work from a team of generous, committed people. We would like to extend our deepest thanks to all the artists, crew, volunteers, technicians and partners who make this day possible. In particular the team at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Liverpool City Council for their ongoing support. Most of all, we want to give the biggest thanks to the incredible crowd, who were so respectful, encouraging and energetic. Thank you, thank you, thank you. More soon.

13.01.2022 "Soft Centre is a grand festival, and stands on its own among Sydneys party landscape. The Casula Powerhouse feels like the only place such a festival could fit, with stages, artworks and acts that filled the spaces all the way to their high ceilings. For a one day festival its almost overwhelming in its scale and effect, with its highly sensory art works, immersive performances from DJs...and avant guard, grandiose stage design making." Thanks for the love Purple Sneakers !

13.01.2022 The first of many SC19 recordings to come is live on the cloud. 33EMYBW playing a kinetic mix of footwork, deco-club and sino-futurist steppers in the Turbine Hall.

12.01.2022 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre are celebrating their 25th birthday this Saturday with an amazing edition of Best of the West. Performers are invited to bring their unique skills and do exactly what CPAC has always done: experiment, push boundaries and bring you the unexpected. Huge congrats to CPAC ! See you there on Saturday !

12.01.2022 ALL or Nothing!

11.01.2022 Wed like to thank everyone who made SOFT CENTRE 2019 a reality. Special thanks to Casula Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, all of our incredible artists, the audience, volunteers, CreateNSW, Australian Council for the Arts, Buzz Speaker Hir, Entropico and our sponsors Asahi & Fireball. Jordan Munns | Billy Zammit | Maja Baska

11.01.2022 100 % original Atro. Live, for the first time, on the Georges River stage. [crowd sounds included]... SOFT CENTRE 2019 is nominated for 'Best Music Event' at FBi Radio's SMAC Awards. Voting closes this Friday. If you had a beaut time, we'd mega appreciate your support ! Head to : https://fbiradio.com/vote/

11.01.2022 Mutant breaks and braindance by Svbkvlt affiliate GOOOOOSE. Live from the Hopper Gallery.

10.01.2022 Great watch ! Tralala blip sat down with ABCs The Mix in the lead up to their performance at SOFT CENTRE 2019. Get some awesome insights into their history, instruments and innovative songwriting process.

10.01.2022 Were truly grateful and humbled to be nominated for Best Music Event at FBi Radio's 2019 SMAC Awards. Voting closes in 6 days. If you can spare a few minutes to lodge your vote, wed really appreciate it ! >>> https://fbiradio.com/vote/ <<< Footage : Entropico... Music : Sote - Holy Error [Opal Tapes] See more

10.01.2022 GOOOOOSE [live] on Skylab Radio right now !

10.01.2022 In What Is Human?, Female Wizard created sound provocations for Jada to embody and translate through movement. Shearing techno, heady club rollers and cascading arpeggios filled the vast Turbine Hall, producing one of the days most uplifting and entrancing performances. On the cloud, for your listening pleasure, now.

09.01.2022 new friendships

07.01.2022 Strained signals, contorted breaks, hellish rave stabs. D-GRADE. Live from the Hopper Gallery. Unbelievable scenes. ...

06.01.2022 The SOFT CENTRE team stands in full solidarity with protesters demanding justice for Black Lives at home and abroad. We are taking time to reflect, listen and better educate ourselves about anti-Blackness, systemic oppression, the role our privilege and positions play in upholding systems of white supremacy. We recognise that our work takes place on unceded Aboriginal land. We acknowledge that we actively benefit from and enjoy the work of Black musicians and artists, who cre...ated, pioneered and championed many genres that we celebrate at SOFT CENTRE. Becoming a better ally requires proactive thinking and action in our professional and private lives. There are many resources available to help us better understand and address our own part in structural racism and to contribute towards dismantling it. Here are some that we have found helpful - + https://www.theguardian.com//deaths-inside-indigenous-aust + https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co +https://docs.google.com//1CIfMQED_B444Y-K8kAqUOgq8xrS/edit For anyone in Sydney is who able to, we encourage you to attend the vigil for George Floyd this Saturday, 3-5pm: + https://www.facebook.com/events/246881229969044/ If you have the means to do so, here are a few suggestions to donate funds - + https://www.gofundme.com/f/bfvnvt-freethepeople + https://www.gofundme.com/f/d9qkb6-justice-for-david + https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-4-tane-chatfield + https://au.gofundme.com/f/day-family-fundraiser + https://au.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-yuendumu-inquiry-on-p + https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/ + https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#international + https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#intbail + https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate #JusticeForTanyaDay #JusticeforDungay #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

06.01.2022 COVID-19 has permanently altered the electronic music community, forcing us to re-think approaches to music consumption, event planning, funding and collaboration. Soul Feeder kindly invited SOFT CENTRE to speak about our communitys response to this unprecedented crisis and how we might plan for an uncertain future. Inside youll find a fascinating cross-section of creative producers, label heads and artists from all around the world. Highly recommended reading. Thanks for the invite SF!

06.01.2022 HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE ! Nkisi live and direct from Skylab Radio

05.01.2022 Liquid Architecture are at Liveworks for the first time and theyve curated an awe-inspiring all-female program exploring tricks of the mouth, chatter, translation, verbalism and linguistic re-coding. Featuring Phew, Natasha Tontey, Zou Zhao, Sage Pbbbt and Alexandra Spence. Liveworks 2019 | Tricks of the Mouth: Liquid Architecture On for the next three nights. Come check it out !

05.01.2022 Were truly grateful and humbled to be nominated for Best Music Event at FBi Radios 2019 SMAC Awards. Voting closes in 6 days. If you can spare a few minutes to lodge your vote, wed really appreciate it ! >>> https://fbiradio.com/vote/ <<< Footage : Entropico... Music : Sote - Holy Error [Opal Tapes] See more

05.01.2022 Gabber Modus Operandi present Wisisi Rave West Papua from Wamena to Jayapura Kasimyn on the mix - "Blessed by 4G and whatsapp file transfer this is a proper celebration of the obscure meta rave "Youtube only" Wisisi music from Wamena to Jayapura - Indonesia. where theres no club, label or even proper naming of songs that so Raw, unmix (let alone being Mastered) straight up to YouTube."... "Quoting one of its Pioneer, 20yrs old Asep Nayak about his setup : Saya hanya pakai FL donlot kaka di laptop acer untuk kuliah dan earphone samsung 50 ribu dari toko hape - I just use Bootleg FL with my basic school acer laptop and that 2$ samsung earphone (might be fake lol) that i buy in phone shop (for monitoring)."

05.01.2022 Weve returned from Shanghai inspired, grateful and bellies very full ! Enormous thanks to Svbkvlt for extending the invite and making our dreams come true. ALL is one fo the finest club spaces weve ever been to and we feel incredibly lucky to have been afforded an opportunity to present a program alongside a label which has inspired SOFT CENTRE from day dot! To Index, Thick Owens, friendships, Hyph11E and Osheyack - thank you for splitting our ears. You all played perfec...tly and the feeling was brooding and manic and at times hilarious, as hoped for ! Also, Kynan [W.O.M.B] your visuals are stunning, please move back to Sydney. If youre still unfamiliar with the Svbkvlt sound, start here : https://svbkvlt.bandcamp.com/ The hangovers have faded, but the memories burn bright.

03.01.2022 Gabber Modus Operandi present 'Wisisi Rave West Papua from Wamena to Jayapura' Kasimyn on the mix - "Blessed by 4G and whatsapp file transfer this is a proper celebration of the obscure meta rave "Youtube only" Wisisi music from Wamena to Jayapura - Indonesia. where theres no club, label or even proper naming of songs that so Raw, unmix (let alone being Mastered) straight up to YouTube."... "Quoting one of its Pioneer, 20yrs old Asep Nayak about his setup : 'Saya hanya pakai FL donlot kaka di laptop acer untuk kuliah dan earphone samsung 50 ribu dari toko hape' - 'I just use Bootleg FL with my basic school acer laptop and that 2$ samsung earphone (might be fake lol) that i buy in phone shop (for monitoring)'."

03.01.2022 SOFT CENTRE stands in solidarity with Liquid Architecture and all our peers in the arts, film, music, TV and events/entertainment sectors during these incredibly difficult times. Last week LA lost their annual operational funding from the Australia Council for the Arts, along with 48 other arts organisations. It can't be understated how much this organisation has contributed to Australia's experimental arts and music communities in its 20 years of operation, providing space, ...financial support and cutting-edge programming for 600+ artists. AUSCO funding has declined by nearly 20% since Labor left office in 2013. Major Performing Arts organisations [Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet, state orchestras and theatre companies] soak up three-fifths of that total budget. Under these new austerity measures, 'small-to-medium' organisations are at risk of total extinction. In a recent article for The Guardian, Ben Eltham wrote that 'we are witnessing a cultural bloodbath in Australia'.... "Covid-19 is an opportunity to ask ourselves as a nation why we take our artists and cultural organisations for granted. Why, even in an emergency, cant we find the money to fund a couple of hundred of the most important arts organisations in the country properly? The answers are both complex, and simple. Historical precedent, conservative antipathy to arts funding, and enduring beliefs that artists are not really deserving and that culture is not a real industry all play a part. But the simpler explanation is a failure of imagination." https://www.theguardian.com//we-are-witnessing-a-cultural-

02.01.2022 LAST CHANCE! Final days to secure one of our limited edition hoodies! www.softcentre.com.au/store/limited-edition-hoodie Orders close 11pm July 28th.

01.01.2022 Skirting between Afro, Baile and big Jersey edits, Kilimi turned up the heat to close out the Georges River stage at SC19. Better late than never. Relive it now.

01.01.2022 Stop all Bla(c)k deaths in custody. Keep up the momentum and come along to The Domain at 1pm this Sunday. If you do plan on going please respect social distancing rules and wear a face mask. You can also find a statement from the SOFT CENTRE team on our website which maps out actions were taking to keep ourselves accountable moving forward: https://www.softcentre.com.au/statement