It’s time to dive in! Here we go is the opening party for Audible Edge 2025, held in the lofty Rechabite Hall. This is one for everyone to celebrate together - but especially the electronic music heads, the gamers and the weirdo-pop fiends.

The night features two ambitious new works from local artists Michael Terren and Scratching. Michael flexes his incomparable electronic production chops in a critical exploration of the aesthetics of videogame sound design. Expect ‘whoosh’, ‘bang’, ‘slice’ and ‘zwing’ in unbelievably high fidelity. At the top of the night, Scratching unleash their wildest dreams on us with a custom stage installation of greenery and abundance, performing as a five piece blending glossy electronics and earthy acoustic instrumentation. Both artists are supported by the Audible Edge Seed Fund.

Alongside our local heroes is sound artist Jess Robinson from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa, visiting for their debut performance on this continent. Jess’ works with hardcoded audio algorithms to light up the Main Hall with layered visual projections and glittery electronic crackles. Finally, west-coast-born Aarti Jadu, now based in Naarm, presents their new project SICFWYLF and Variations. Working with George Worthy and Emma Ovenden, they tease out mantra-like melodies in a cyclical interplay between voice, harmonium, winds and electronics. 

Across the evening Yira (DJ) caretakes the space between live sets with her selections, keeping the fire burning and the mud slugging. It’ll be a high-energy, deep-listening event with that opening night buzz!

SET TIMES

• 7:30pm Yira
• 8pm Jess Robinson
• 8:45pm Aarti Jadu
• 9:30pm Michael Terren
• 10:15pm Scratching
• 11pm End