Field Day @ The Domain, Sydney 1/1/07

My summer festival season officially kicked off on New Years Day as I attended my very first Field Day, held at the Domain in Sydney. I was hung over and tired and I'm pretty sure many of the 25000 other kids on hand were the same, but no one cared. The music was hot, the weather was hot and the punters were hot also.



The morning and early afternoon consisted of moving between stages, which are surprisingly very close together making it easier to see mutiple acts who are playing simultaneously. Illya, Tim Sea, Hybrid and Crazy Penis got me amped with their varying styles of jazzy house and electro-rock starting off the day well. Tom Neville was the first of my must sees and he spun a set full of electro-house that got the crowd on the smaller Killer stage moving. Sure he played his signature hit 'Buzz Junkie', but that was probabaly the worst song he played which shows how good his set was.





Finally I was blessed with the company of Mylo, after he pulled out of the Big Day Out last year and left us without a decent Boiler Room headliner. He did not disappoint, playing his own tracks such as 'Drop The Pressure' and 'Otto's Journey' and dropping many others including Van She Tech's fantastic mix of Klaxons awful 'Gravity's Rainbow'. Mylo showed me that he is not only an incredible producer, he also know how to work that Powerbook on stage also.




This is where the day gets a little hazy, as I consumed many litres of alcohol at this stage, however I do remember Ajax and his predictably fantastic set full of mashed-up, chewed-up and stepped-on electro. It was filthy, and I loved every second. I think.



Jamie Lidell emerged sometime later with various synthesizers, laptops and effects units with a one man band show that was pummeling and groove-worthy; not what I had expected but it worked for me. His voice in a live setting is pretty amazing also and with the rain beginning to tumble as night had somehow moved in at a rapid rate the crowd seemed to love it, even the ones who retreated for cover were still dancing.



To anyone who is into electronic music and didn't make it this year, I suggest attending in '08. It makes New Years Eve seem like a non event and it was a nice change for me from the usual rock festivals I have attended in the past. Thanks to my buddy DJ Albert (the dude in the white glasses, who the bloke in the singlet is I have no idea) for the pictures of the day, and sorry about poking your eye out haha.