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INFUSION live progressive/newwave/breaks - Apr 6 (Australia's Best Live Act)
Vivid Its coming...
First time ever in Vancouver
thursday April 6th - early concert
INFUSION live performance
New Wave/Electronic/Progressive performers
Appeared on countless comps including: John Digweed, Adam Freeland, Paul Oakenfold, Sander Kleinenberg, Pete Tong, JunkieXL, Dave Seaman, Sasha, Dub Pistols, Sandra Collins, Ultra music fest, Meat Katie, DJ Mag, BPitch Control, Fabric, Ministry of Sound.......
Download music, read bio & more here: http://www.ph1.ca/infusion
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- Rolling Stone said one of the 'Best 50 Albums of 2004'.
- The Sydney Morning Herald described Infusion as �Australia�s best live act�
- Muzik Magazine labelled the band �a force to be reckoned with�
- Mixmag portrayed Infusion as �exciting, and funky as fcuk.�
- ARIA award winners
- Australian Dance Music multi-award winners
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Certain Australian rock groups have recently been hailed as the �saviours� of the genre by the international press. �Electronic music is dead,� the taste-making mags eagerly gush, �and rock is very much back in vogue - with antipodean acts at the vanguard.� The argument media mavens put forward is this: How can dance music � a genre based around overweight, overpaid, old-aged, humourless DJs spinning non-descript repetitive beats � compete with the kind of �incendiary� live performances and raw, �real� recordings delivered by the leaders of the rock renaissance? How could electronic music ever be as energetic or exciting as a screaming, spitting, eardrum-splitting rock set?
How? Ask Infusion. Just as Aussie acts have almost single-handedly proven that there�s life in the rotten corpse of rock�n�roll yet, fellow antipodeans Infusion are here to put to rest any discussion of electronic music�s imminent demise. Take a listen to the group�s upcoming second album 'Six Feet Above Yesterday', or witness one of their dynamic live shows, and you�ll agree that reports of dance music�s death have been greatly exaggerated.
�Exciting� really is the word when it comes to summing up Infusion�s live gigs. With a solid pedigree in live performance, these guys consistently deliver the goods onstage. Why else would they be perennial faves for major Australian festivals like Big Day Out and in the same year booked for such prestigious international outings as the Roskilde Festival and Creamfields UK, or Glastonbury 2004 (where they performed twice)? Then, there are the recent slots at Creamfields in Argentina, guest gigs at top UK clubs including Renaissance and Fabric, and a relentless touring schedule that sees the trio regularly tripping through Europe, the US and Asia
with:
Kyle Nordman (vivid.gorgomish) , Soma
$18 Advance Tickets:
Boomtown, Zulu, Noize, www.clubzone.com/ph1
PLAZA CLUB 881 Granville St
9pm door, ends at 12:30
www.PH1.ca
www.Tigertone.tv
www.infusion.net.au
Definitely the best LIVE PA act I've seen!
18 bucks to see any show is unbelieavable, wicked booking Arpy I've been following these guys closely since their essential mix in 2004, their album was rather diverse and not clubby however they're a live act as much as they're producers and remixers people should come out and see for themselves period!!!
This is HUGE 
I'll be there for sure!
man i wish they were coming to winnipeg!!!
never got to see them back home in australia. they have some killa tunes!!!
good to see they are back as one of the infusion members had a bad fall and was seriously injured a while back hence why they havent been touring till now.
come on people, you can not sleep on this one
these guys are considered some of the best producers in the world! Resume speaks for itself
check their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/infusion
You guys in van would be stupid to miss these guys from what ive heard.
im acutally tempted to hijack the plane and bring them to winnipeg!!! 
KATE BUSH VS INFUSION "RUNNING UP THAT HILL" what a fucking TUUUNE!!
i caught their live act a couple years ago at a rave here in calgary
was really good
their essential mix is still one of my favorite mixes
wish someone would pick up the show for calgary
Going to see them on saturday
Will let you guys know how it went
So it's official!
8 out of 10 dance junkies call INFUSION the best live electronic around, be there 
BTW
Any word on the return of Saunderson ?
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| Originally posted by Tayfoon BTW Any word on the return of Saunderson ? |
are all 3 of the guys going to be coming?
ALL 3 MEMBERS OF INFUSION
Live Performance
www.myspace.com/infusion
You lucky bastards... Will be an awesome party.
INFUSION live review from Resident Advisor, sweeettt
Infusion Live with Steve Porter
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It had been over two years since Infusion had played a gig in New York. Last year the closest show was Boston, this year Miami. Fortunately, the people of this city were once again given the opportunity to hear the live sounds of one of the best electronic bands in the world. Luckily, with their album, �Six Feet Above Yesterday� soon to be released in the States, they were back.
The night was held at Rothko, a small live performance space on the lower east side. More and more events are being held there and although the space is painted bright red, it still has a very dirty, grungy vibe. Things got kicked off at nine with Steve Porter, whose everywhere seems to be everywhere that matters these days! Unfortunately, I did not get down to the party until half eleven (thanks to a massive traffic jam on a Thursday night- where the hell are people going on Thursday night!). Anyway, I got in quickly, boogied a bit to Steve's groovy opening set, said hello to some guys and gals, and settled in up front. It was nice to see a very solid crowd out on a Thursday night. There were enough people that it the space was filled, but not so many that you could not dance.
Rothko has a very utilitarian feel to it with the stage located as one end of the room. The members of the band had their equipment spread across the stage- Manuel stage right, Jamie manning the mixing board in the middle, and Frank doing his thing on the far side. Things got moving quickly as they launched into "Better World" as their opener, followed up by "Do To You (in '82)." As soon as the opening note rang out one could tell that they were on form. As soon as Jamie did his first pogo things started heating up- both figuratively and literally. It felt as if the red walls were radiating onto the crowd and band. As the set carried on the temperature rose and the boys from Melbourne were drenched- and loving every minute it!
Although there are quite a few bootlegged Infusion sets floating around, nothing that I have heard could match the sonic boom that emanated from Manhattan that night. Manuel�s voice sounded stronger than ever, Frank�s backing vocals strengthened the choruses, and Jamie�s quarterbacking kept the pace constant and free flowing.
As the performance carried on, the tempo dipped a bit in the middle, and I believe some new material was tried out as Jamie took a piece of paper out to assist him with some lyrics. However, the night went out with a bang as my favorite tune off the new album, "Love and Imitation," got a thorough working. It first made its appearance on their Essential Mix last year, and this version was even mightier as a vocal was laid overtop.
It seemed that as quickly as the whole event had started, it ended. The band was spent, I was exhausted, and everyone was smiling. The night marked a triumphant return to Gotham and it made me realize that there is so much more to dance music than two turntables a mixer. Luckily, according the band, I get to be reminded again in August!
Rating: 9 / 10.
Saw them at UMF and was very impressed
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check out this Tracklisting!
ALLL THEIR OWN TRACKS
The Essential Mix Tracklist: 04/01/2004 - Infusion
Download here http://www.ph1.ca/infusion
Infusion - Do To You What You Want Me To
Infusion - Balance
Infusion - Drop
Infusion - Starwater, It's Alright - (Marine Parade)
Infusion - Lockdown
Infusion - My Name Is Radar - (Thunk Recordings)
Infusion - Kommi
Infusion - Hostile
Infusion - Girls Can Be Cruel (Original Mix) - (BMG / Audio Therapy)
Infusion - Dead Souls - (Marine Parade)
Will Saul - Cliff (Infusion Remix) - (Simple)
Infusion - Boog
Infusion - Girls Can Be Cruel (Remix) - (BMG / Audio Therapy)
Infusion - Djembe
Infusion - Black Weekend, Fallen Angel - (Thunk Recordings)
Infusion - Legacy - (Audio Therapy / Thunk Recordings)
Infusion - Untitled
http://straight.com/content.cfm?id=17072
Dance-pop Infusion is a band in the classic sense
By martin turenne
Publish Date: 6-Apr-2006
The three members of Melbourne�s Infusion live together, record together, and tour together, operating like a modern-day version of the Monkees�except without the shag haircuts and the televised antics. Over the past six years, multi-instrumentalists Jamie Stevens, Manuel Sharrad, and Frank Xavier have shared the same house, somehow fending off domestic turmoil to become Australia�s biggest dance-music export. Asked how he and his mates have managed to tolerate each other�s quirks for so long, Stevens admits their relationship hasn�t always been rosy, especially not last year, when the threesome almost broke up.
�We were living in the U.K. for six months in the hopes that we would be playing gigs on weekends and working on an album during the weekdays,� says the Aussie, reached at the tail end of Miami�s Winter Music Conference. �But with all the years of being together, it had become too much, and we hardly got any work done at all.�We just needed time apart.�
After taking two months� holiday over Christmas, Infusion reunited with renewed energy, quickly writing 20 tracks for the trio�s next album, scheduled for release later in 2006. That LP will be the follow-up to last year�s Six Feet Above Yesterday, billed by Rolling Stone Australia as one of the country�s 50 best discs of the year. A standout in the live-meets-electronic field, SFAY epitomizes the prevailing trends in post-superclub dance music, updating �80s-era new romanticism for the progressive-house generation. These days, the intersection of those forms is choked with opportunistic beatmakers, but what sets the Aussies apart from those laptop jockeys is their reliance on live, rock-style recording sessions.
�We�re a band in the classic sense,� says Stevens. �Most of what we�ve done has been in the live context. What we like about being in the studio is that environment gives us a chance to go all out, to make music in the broader sense with no worries about how we will present it in clubs.�
When Infusion plays tonight (April 6) at the Plaza, don�t expect a Kraftwerk-style exercise in robotic precision. According to Stevens, the trio never rehearses, preferring to let instincts rule the day, no matter what the hazards.
�In every show, there�s little moments where it does threaten to fall apart, but you�ve just got to grab hold of it and have fun with it,� he explains. �We look at it as a great opportunity to take those risks and try and do something new in front of people every night.�
girls can be cruel is a fucking amazing track!!
Oh TCB, there are rumours of a bit of an extra Aussie content in the crowd tonight for the show. A bit of sleuthing and you'll see what I'm steppin on
Tonight will be great. Hope to see some TAs there. These guys arent trance per se but will win you over with just how amazing it all comes together.
wasjust at soundcheck, these tunes sound way way way way more MASSSIVE live. that place is going to be rumbling tonight!
Get your tix fast
- Boomtown
- Zulu
- Noize
- www.clubzone.com/ph1
- or msg jussed
anyone check it out?
what you think?
we thought was amazing. super nice guys too
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