ake two of the hottest names in dubstep, ramp up production, add a sold out crowd and sprinkle a local B2B on top - if all birthdays went as hard as Syndicate’s, we wouldn’t make it past 25.

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Gifting us with yet another double headline, this month we had US internationals Svdden Death & Wooli ready to cause some mayhem Down Under. Another month, another party, another few brain cells I’ll never get back.

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Missed out on the madness? We gotchu. Catch our experience of Syndicates birthday below. Make sure you grab a ticket next time, you won’t regret it.

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Wiggum B2B 7inn

Two of the hottest commodities in Perth’s riddim scene, pairing Wiggum’s slappy beats with 7inn’s futuristic synths made for a promising B2B prospect. Heating up with plenty of doubles and big drops, their switches from household names like Mastadon to underground ID’s from artists like Poklypz felt fresh, constantly keeping the crowd on their toes.‍

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‘If it’s nice we play it twice’ - Embracing riddim culture with plenty of spinbacks & reloads, their focus on homemade mashups & local ID’s combined nicely to give their set a satisfying feeling, and the crowds energetic response was proof enough of their ability to hold a headline spot. Setting the scene perfectly for Wooli, the pair delivered an experience few other locals could provide.

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Wooli

Renowned for his thunderous bass music, few artists can make a room vibrate quite like Wooli. The crowds energy surged as he stepped on stage for his Perth debut, and it was only a matter of seconds before he was igniting the venue with his signature crunchy metallic synths. 

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Opening with a beautifully bassy narrative, his bigger tracks soon followed between a selection of dirty mashups & remixes, while his smooth transitions between bass & lighter trap beats throughout the set created a wonderful atmosphere on top of his flow.

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Pairing this with diverse track selection, Wooli’s set felt fresh and full of flavour. Shifting from riddim to hardstyle, old-school Skrillex and Nero’s stretchy dubstep before returning to his signature bass - nothing felt overdone or repetitive. 

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With a fantastic visual display on top, his set couldn’t have been more complete. Beautifully realistic scenery, demonic mammoths, vivid logos & robotic animations on top of overwhelming waves of strobes - it was sensory overload at its finest.

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Rounding it off by sinking a shoey and singing Svdden Death happy birthday, Wooli’s Perth debut was a performance that I’m still trying to recover from.

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Svdden Death

Picking up right where Wooli left off, Svdden Death jumped straight into it with his signature style & zany mixes, peppering the crowd with metallic wonks and instantly melting the dancefloor into a frenzy of moshpits and finger guns. 

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With a monstrous discography to his name, he was careful to dish out his biggest tracks sparingly between a wash of samples and unreleased edits. ‘Angel Style’, ‘Savceboys’, ‘Sell Out’ - he used his big tunes perfectly as checkpoints, dropping them to reignite and reinvigorate the crowd whenever he noticed its energy dip. Not once did it feel like he'd lost the room.

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A clinical performance, his creative flourishes and imagination were what stood out most to me. Pairing voicebites & samples with unexpected VIP’s, a riddim mashup of  ‘Losing It’, dropping ‘Rise’ in the middle of a skit about going to a vinyl store - it gave his set a wonderfully unique feeling that few others could deliver.

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Closing with a huge ‘Behemoth’ VIP, you could still feel the excitement coursing through the venue as punters headed for the door, buzzing from a birthday celebration we’ll be in no rush to forget.

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Setting the bar high yet again, we can’t wait to see what’s in store for Syndicate next time round. As always, I hope you enjoyed the read. Remember to party safe, stay hydrated, and I’ll see you next time.