Earthcore- Top 5 Moments

Earthcore have long been pioneering the way for the dance music, lifestyle, culture, arts, festival experience in Australia. Celebrating 21 years last year, the festival is back for another round and doesn’t appear to be slowing down by any means. With five stages across 1500 acres, attendees will be greeted with boutique camping, a Worlds Beyond Speakers Forum, Fractured Reality art zone, the Muffplex cinema, Kinky Karnival Freak Show and many other activities.
Over the years there’s been a countless number of once in a lifetime moments, for both punters and festival organisers, so we thought we’d take a look at main man Spiro Boursine’s top five moments over the past 21 years.
Top 5 earthcore Moments with main man Spiro Boursine
1. Infected Mushroom vs The Lightning (2004)
Infected Mushroom have given us many magical earthcore moments over the years, but the one stand out moment was in 2004 during their set at dawn. There was a sudden break in the music, and this massive lightning bolt came down from the sky striking just behind the main stage, delivering one of the most impressive and mental images anyone can ever ask for. It was as if Zeus himself was paying tribute to an amazing set and act. Awe inspiring moment!
2. Tsuyoshi Suzuki’s epic set (1999)
Tsuyoshi Suzuki is a gentleman and a legend on the global circuit, and we are very lucky to have had him play many sets for earthcore over the years. The one set that always come to mind though is a truly amazing 4-hour NYD set back in 1999. He literally tore a hole in the time space continuum that day. And we are expecting him to be a stand out again at this year’s earthcore.
3. DJ Hell and the ciggies (NYE 2000)
We knew that DJ Hell had quite the reputation as a man who loves to party. One thing we weren’t too aware of was his love for cigarettes. We booked him to play the very prestigious slot of seeing in the new millennium, and just one hour before dawn of the new century he ran out of his favourite brand of cigarettes. He refused to play until we bought him the correct pack. Luckily this was sorted just in time and DJ Hell played a stomping techno set!
4. Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction) plays deep house (2005)
Anyone that had a mild interest in the late-’80s – mid-’90s indie-rock music revolution would have heard of Jane’s Addiction. So imagine everyone’s surprise when we booked front man Perry Farrell for a DJ set. Yep, Perry joined us for an exclusive ‘deep house’ set – and there were at least 12 train wreck mixes to add to his portfolio.
5. Aphex Twin takes the piss (1996)
We hosted Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin at, technically not earthcore, but our sister event Technofest, a 3-day bush doof bender. He decided to play with a blender that had a microphone attached to it alongside just one turntable – with the records playing backwards. Yes, it was quite the experience.
Be sure to be a part of this year’s lot of memories, get your tickets at www.earthcore.com.au.
When & Where: Pyalong, Victoria – November 26-30