TECHNOIR

With over 30 years of combined event experience, two of Melbourne’s longest running clubbing institutions come together for a special night of all things Techno across two rooms.
Joining the two crews is a stellar selection of special guests from across the Techno spectrum.

Metapattern (Machine Label) Berlin
Fergus Sweetland (Bomphcast / Hayes Collective)
Ranjit Nijjer (Technoir / Machine Label)
Daniel Filipovic (Southern Light)
Andrew Till (Machine)
Simon Slieker (Machine / Technoir)
Olivas (Winyl)
VDMO Visuals

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Machine Label artist Metapattern, now based in Berlin, will be making an exclusive appearance in Melbourne after a many year absence.

Joining him is local superstar Fergus Sweetland of Bomphcast and Hayes Collective, who is making his first appearance for both crews.

Providing additional support is Southern Lights boss Daniel Filipovic, bringing with him his signature deep and hypnotic sounds.
Rounding out the guests will be Olivias, a vinyl only DJ duo that will be supplying an eclectic Electro focused experience to the upstairs room on the night.

Alongside all these amazing invitees will of course be Machine and Technoir chiefs Andrew Till and Ranjit Nijjer, together with double agent Simon Slieker, an integral part of both brands.

Live visuals will be provided by the super talented VDMO and the sound will be delivered by one of this city’s premier Funktion One sound systems.

This will definitely be one for the ages!

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Machine & Technoir events are an inclusive and safe environment for all our patrons and staff. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and any form of discriminating behaviour or harassment will not be tolerated and will result in immediate exclusion from the event.

Technoir chalks up it’s 18th consecutive Christmas party while also saying goodbye to it’s home of the past 3 years.

2022 has been one of our busiest years to date, with what will be five outings throughout the year, delivering some top-notch dancefloor experiences for the Technoir faithful.

Colour has provided us with a fantastic space to do so; in fact it has been a wonderful residence for some of the hardest and strangest years of our long history. Unfortunately even the best of things must, at some point, come to and end and this Christmas we must say farewell to this wonderful party space.

Joining us for this final show in ‘The Pleasure Dome’, we are excited to welcome Technoir first timer Jayde Isabel to the line-up, alongside returning guests Apsarah and Qualé. As always Technoir residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer will be on hand to steer the ship on this somewhat bittersweet occasion.

Somehow, even in the face of a global pandemic, Technoir has managed to not break with it’s now 18 year tradition of providing a place of celebration (or escape) on Christmas Day to those of the Techno persuasion, and we are so incredibly grateful and humbled to return to do it again this year.

2022 has been a lot for a lot of people this year, so why not come and commemorate its demise (or rejoice in having survived it) with a cathartic dance floor explosion??

These Christmas parties are always something special and we have no doubt this one will be one for the ages. Definitely one not to miss!

Line-Up:

Apsarah
Jayde Isabel
Qualé
Simon Slieker
Ranjit Nijjer

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This event may or may not be limited as per the current COVIDsafe restrictions. Sanitiser will be provided on entry and all patrons must show proof of full vaccination on check-in using the QR code provided on entry.

We live, work and play on land that was forcibly taken from Aboriginal people. There has been no Treaty with the First Nations of this place and the effects of colonisation continue to this day. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, on whose land this event will take place. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

There is a strict zero tolerance policy towards racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or harassment of any kind. Please report any unwelcome behaviour to staff or event organisers. There may be some strobe lights used in performances.

Technoir returns to Colour for a streamlined Techno DJ extravaganza!

For the first time since making Colour our home in late 2019, we will be condensing proceedings to just one room of concentrated Techno goodness, and providing a stellar selection of DJs for your dancing pleasure.

Making their Technoir debuts this time around, we have none other than Kazuma Onishi and Neo joining us for the first time. Both DJs have a unique take on the more hypnotic end of Techno and we are very much looking forward to hearing what they serve up on the night.
Returning in a slightly different form to her last appearance, we are also very happy to welcome back Lara K., who will be playing a DJ set for us this time.

Lara has been exploring DJing lately and is really enjoying laying down great and diverse sets in line with fantastic live shows.
Joining these amazing artists will of course be Technoir residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer.

We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor for a wonderfully cathartic night of dancing and connection!

Line-Up:

Lara K (DJ Set)
Kazuma Onishi
Neo
Simon Slieker
Ranjit Nijjer

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This event may or may not be limited as per the current COVIDsafe restrictions. Sanitiser will be provided on entry and all patrons must show proof of full vaccination on check-in using the QR code provided on entry.

We live, work and play on land that was forcibly taken from Aboriginal people. There has been no Treaty with the First Nations of this place and the effects of colonisation continue to this day. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, on whose land this event will take place. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

There is a strict zero tolerance policy towards racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or harassment of any kind. Please report any unwelcome behaviour to staff or event organisers. There may be some strobe lights used in performances.

After a 4 year absence, Technoir is returning to Queen’s Birthday Eve to host a sublime Techno party!

Once a year in and year out tradition, circumstances have put this date on the backburner for Technoir for quite some time now; but the planets have aligned this year and we couldn’t be happier!

There are many returning faces to this line-up but some have not graced our stage in a particularly long time.

Back at Technoir for the first time in 15 years, we are so incredibly over the moon to present Techno DJ master Ben Cromack, who will be showcasing his remarkable skills on the 1’s and 2s, 3’s, 4’s 5’s and 6’s! That’s right, you read correctly; Ben will be performing using two turntables and four CDJs, which he will use to weave a spectacular aural experience for the dancefloor.

Upstairs in our live performance space, we are so happy to welcome back the amazingly accomplished artist that is Jannah Quill. Former Technoir resident JK Roulé, who will be performing live for the first time in nearly 5 years, will also join the space upstairs, for an eclectic and no doubt acid-tinged live set.

Also returning to the DJ ranks will be many time Technoir visitor and Melbourne Techno mainstay, PWD. It’s always an absolute pleasure to have him come and contribute his considered Techno styling’s to proceedings and this time is sure to be no different.

Joining this cavalcade of electronic stars will of course be Technoir residents Dee Dee, Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer.

If you’re a fan of all things Techno, this is definitely not one to miss!

Line-Up
Ben Cromack
Jannah Quill (Live)
JK Roulé (Live)
PWD
Simon Slieker
Dee Dee


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This event may or may not be limited as per the current COVIDsafe restrictions. Sanitiser will be provided on entry and all patrons must show proof of full vaccination on check-in using the QR code provided on entry.

We live, work and play on land that was forcibly taken from Aboriginal people. There has been no Treaty with the First Nations of this place and the effects of colonisation continue to this day. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, on whose land this event will take place. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

There is a strict zero tolerance policy towards racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or harassment of any kind. Please report any unwelcome behaviour to staff or event organisers. There may be some strobe lights used in performances.

After a brief yet disheartening absence from the dancefloor, Technoir returns for 2022 with our mammoth Labour Day Eve party at Colour!

As we enter into our 18th year of parties, we are as committed as ever to bringing you the best Techno and Electronic artists Melbourne has to offer, in a space where music and connection is of the utmost importance.

Making their Technoir debut this time, we are very excited to welcome Dylab (Live) and L.S.S. (Live) to the stage of our live artist room upstairs. Dylab will be presiding over his epic all hardware set-up, which he uses to call all manner of Acid tinged Techno into existence. L.S.S. is a new project by the super talented Edward Richards and JXTPS that is also hardware based and seeks to be ‘crunchy, dirty and very live’.

Downstairs, we are very excited to have MTLDA joining us for the first time with her eclectic and thought provoking sounds alongside Technoir favourite Hyper Binary, who is returning to the Technoir stage for the first time in several years.

Technoir resident Dee Dee is also making a return after an absence of just over two years! Joining him will be the well-worn (but not worn out) residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer.

These last two years have taught us how much we should value these amazing spaces of cathartic release and connection that we love to share with you all.

We hope you can join us this time and many times in the future.

Line-Up:

Hyper Binary
L.S.S. (Live)
Dylab (Live)
MTLDA
Simon Slieker
Dee Dee
Ranjit Nijjer

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This event may or may not be limited as per the current COVIDsafe restrictions. Sanitiser will be provided on entry and all patrons must show proof of full vaccination on check-in using the QR code provided on entry.

We live, work and play on land that was forcibly taken from Aboriginal people. There has been no Treaty with the First Nations of this place and the effects of colonisation continue to this day. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, on whose land this event will take place. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

There is a strict zero tolerance policy towards racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or harassment of any kind. Please report any unwelcome behaviour to staff or event organisers. There may be some strobe lights used in performances.

Even during a global pandemic, Technoir’s Annual Christmas Party cannot be stopped!

Here we are at the end of 2021 and boy was this one a bit of a dud, especially for those among us of the Techno persuasion!

Not very long ago things did not look good for closing out this year in the way we have become accustomed these past 16 years, but somehow we’ve made it through to the other side and that means it’s all systems go for our 17th Annual Christmas Party!

This will be our first party with ‘normal’ conditions for nearly two years at our wonderful home Colour, as we take over both levels for a night of diverse Techno sounds.

Upstairs we are really excited to welcome one of Melbourne’s premier hardware-based live acts; Electro wizard Jani Ho.

Joining him up there will be Technoir favourite C:1; who returns after a long absence to grace us with an all vinyl Ghetto-Tech set!Also returning we have past Christmas guest XANTHRAXX, who will be bringing an eclectic blend of Techno flavoured party delights.

Downstairs we will be welcoming Apsarah and E V E to the Technoir stage for the first time, alongside another Technoir Christmas stalwart guest in the form of Qualé.

As always Technoir residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer will be rounding out the roster, with Simon slated to contribute yet another one of his epic closing sets.We’d love you to come and join us for a night of cathartic connection via dance as well as a celebration of the world class Techno purveyors of Melbourne!

Line Up:
Jani Ho (Live Electro Set)
C:1 (Ghetto-Tech Set)
Apsarah
Qualé
XANTHRAXX
E V E
Simon Slieker
Ranjit Nijjer

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Capacity for this event will be limited as per the current COVIDsafe restrictions. Sanitiser will be provided on entry and all patrons must show proof of vaccination on check-in using the QR code provided on entry.

We live, work and play on land that was forcibly taken from Aboriginal people. There has been no Treaty with the First Nations of this place and the effects of colonisation continue to this day. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, on whose land this event will take place. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging and recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded.

There is a strict zero tolerance policy towards racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism or harassment of any kind. Please report any unwelcome behaviour to staff or event organisers.

There may be some strobe lights used in performances.

After a few months off, Technoir returns for their first Queen’s Birthday Eve Party since all the way back in 2018!

This will be our first party with close to ‘normal’ conditions at our wonderful home Colour, as we take over both levels for a night of diverse Techno sounds.

Upstairs we are really excited to welcome two of Melbourne’s premier hardware-based live acts; Acid maestro Dylab and Electro wizard Jani Ho.
Joining them up there will also be Technoir favourite C:1 who returns after a long absence to grace us with an all vinyl Ghetto-Tech set and also Technoir resident Simon Slieker who will be playing a rare Ambient set.

Downstairs we will be welcoming MTLDA and EVE to the Technoir stage for the first time, alongside another Technoir stalwart guest in the form of Hyper Binary.

As always Technoir residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer will be rounding out the roster, with Simon slated to contribute yet another one of his epic closing sets.

We’d love you to come and join us for a night of cathartic connection via dance as well as a celebration of the world class Techno purveyors of Melbourne!


Line-Up:


Upstairs
Jani Ho (Live) – Electro Set
Dylab (Live)
C:1 – Ghetto-Tech Set
Simon Slieker (Ambient Set)

Downstairs

Hyper Binary
MTLDA
EVE
Simon Slieker (Techno Closing Set)
Ranjit Nijjer



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2021 is here; and so is Technoir!

We made it through 2020, lived to tell the tale and now we’re trying to make up for lost time.

To that end we’re making our first ever Labour Day Eve appearance and giving the Technoir faithful a plethora of options to customise their party experience. A clubbing ‘choose your own adventure’ if you will?

Because of COVID-19 restrictions and the limited capacity of our wonderful home Colour; we are offering 3 unique experiences over one night.

EVENT 1

Early in the night upstairs in the ‘Orange Room’, we are showcasing live acts and DJs to explore all things ambient and experimental.

Making their Technoir debut, we are very excited to welcome Jannah Quill (Live) and Edward Richards (Live).
Edward Richards will not only be playing at Technoir for the first time, but he will be performing a live set of his own material for the first time in public!

Alongside these newcomers we are very happy to welcome back long time friend of Technoir, PWD!
PWD will be DJing a very special ‘Dub Set’ just for the occasion.

Joining them upstairs will be our own Ranjit Nijjer, making a rare club appearance with an ambient DJ set akin to his many performances at Rainbow Serpent Festival.


Line Up Jannah Quill (Live)
Edward Richards (Live)
PWD (Dub Set)
Ranjit Nijjer (Ambient Set)

Doors open 8:30pm til 1:00am

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EVENT 2

Early in the night downstairs, we are providing a condensed yet uncompromising session of Techno from 3 of Melbourne’s finest DJs.

Come early and blow the cobwebs out with a solid Techno outing yet be home before you turn into a pumpkin. What’s not to love?

Making their Technoir debut we are so excited to welcome El Grey and Lateral (of Machine Label and club night) to the decks for the first time. Joining them will be Technoir resident Simon Slieker.

Line Up
El Grey
Lateral
Simon Slieker

Doors open 9:00pm til 1:00am

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EVENT 3

Later in the night downstairs, we are offering a more traditional (yet condensed) red eye Techno session for those of you who just can’t fathom getting to the club before 1:30am.

Making his Technoir debut we are very excited to welcome DNGN MSTR (of local brand Blend) to the stage for the first time.

Joining him will be Technoir residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer. Come late and stay late; why not?


Line Up
DNGN MSTR
Simon Slieker
Ranjit Nijjer

Doors Open 1:30am til late

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We honestly weren’t sure we’d make it here this year but thankfully Technoir’s Christmas tradition will mark its 16th consecutive event as we say ‘see ya’ to 2020!
It’s so exciting to be able to continue this Techno-centric Christmas ritual in the wonderful space of Colour, which has thankfully managed to weather the covid storm.
Things will definitely be a bit different this year, as we adhere to all the government guidelines relating to these sorts of events BUT we can dance again!
After such a long absence, it’s hard to believe we’ll be able to create a space for all of you to dance the night away, as we have done the last 15 years on Christmas night. Providing the dancefloor soundtrack for the night will be regular guests Qualé and DJ Kiti as well as Technoir residents Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer. Making their Technoir debut to round out the line-up are Deen Ariff, Ripplefactor of Savage Art Productions, Dialect of Aura Productions, Emmymaie and Spectralias aka Enclave (Live) from the Machine stable of artists. This may be the best Christmas present we’ve ever had!

Line-Up
DJ Kiti
Qualé
Emmymaie
Spectralias aka Enclave (Live)
Ripplefactor
Deen Ariff
Dialect
Simon Slieker
Ranjit Nijjer


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