Tabula Rasa

19/09/2022

Tabula Rasa is an independent three-day, two-night music and camping festival set on the lands of the Gunditjmara, Tjap Wurrung and Bunganditj People. The festival hosts Australian and international DJs known to rapture dancers with rolling basslines, tumbling beats, breaks, and a smattering of lofty vocals. Tie it all together under the iconic waft of the gum trees and we have the makings of something special. 
 
Tabula Rasa is a festival, but it also stands for blank slate: A chance to start fresh and begin again without imprinted ideas, history or record. Which is exactly why we think this event is best served on the edge of another 365 days. We’re a small team putting on the party that we wanted to attend over NYE. But Tabula Rasa is written by you: the contributors, performers, creatives, contractors and volunteers keen to ring in the new year with dust between your toes. Let's ride the wave of the beat continuum before travelling another 940 million kilometres around the sun. Certified dancefloor bliss.

First release Contributor Pass is now available. .

07/04/2022

Heads up Tabula Rasa crew, tix are selling quickly for this weekends after party 🎉

Secure your BYO position for 7 hrs of power with (LIVE), .d.__ b2b and all under the one roof!

This is Guy Contact’s final Naarm show before travelling across continents on his European adventure. Be sure to catch this one!

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Guy Contact is a producer and DJ from Boorloo (Perth) on the West Coast of Australia making international waves with his signature, trance tinged take on progressive house.

He has a knack for creating atmospheric spaced-out Aussie chuggers that channel the electrifying energy of Outback Australia. His productions are naturally euphoric and blissful, focussing more on the lighter, boppy side of psychedelic prog.

Guy Contact has continued to produce records that have impacted the new wave of contemporary dance music on respected labels; R.A.N.D. Muzik, Butter Sessions, Coymix, Haŵs and Craigie Knowes.

With support from artists such as Avalon Emerson, Paramida and Sleep D, Guy Contact is not one to miss!

Ticket link in bio 🌏

01/04/2022

The Tabula Rasa tees by are available via Bandcamp AND will be discounted for the next week only when purchased with a ticket to our after party via Humanitix!

Gab Cole is the talented designer who was also responsible for creating our logo and line-up artwork. He is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is well known within the Melbourne/Naarm community. Whether it be in the form of visual art, graphic design, welding or fashion garments, Gab’s unique style is recognisable for its strong use of colour, quirky type and organic strokes. His creations for Tabula prove no different. His archive of unique T-shirt designs and hands-on experience with screen printing made him the most obvious choice to create a piece of festival merch that you actually want to wear.

We have limited stock leftover from the festival that’s looking for a loving home in your wardrobe and thought: what better way to pair it than with a ticket to our BYO afterparty?

We’ve allocated an extremely limited number of T-shirt / AP ticket combos to our Humanitix event. For just $75, you can snag a T-shirt and ticket all in one! Do not sleep!

Style: Gildan high neck crew t-shirt
Size range: S, M, L, XL, XXL
Material: Heavy weight cotton
Colour: Black
Process: Screen printed by

See previous post for details about our BYO Warehouse After Party + ticketing link in bio.

Models: .l.f

29/03/2022

Now that the dust has settled and 2022 is in full swing, we want to give Melbourne a taste of Tabula. It’s the perfect time to reinvigorate that clean slate. Check in on ourselves, check in on each other and get excited for round two. We’ve pulled a few favourites from the lineup and added a special mate from interstate.

It’s just a slice, call it Tabula Rasa lite.

Same community, different space.

OH! And the best part? It’s BYO! We promise.

We’ll be dancing under the camo net from 10pm until Sunrise. So fill your esky, maybe don’t shower for a couple days and channel that same energy at the Tabula Rasa After Party.

Date: Saturday April 9
Time: 10PM - 5AM
Location: 524 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tickets: $35 Early bird // $45 GA // $55 Final Release

Lineup:
Kia b2b Hannah D
Moopie
Guy Contact (LIVE).

Hosted by Plasma House Studios.

Ticket 🔗 in bio 🌎

31/12/2021

NYD Main stage and Chomley kicking off now. Bars are also open from 12pm onwards.

REMINDER: High 30s expected into the evening. Please stay hydrated. Wear hats and sunscreen, water for sale at the bar and food vendors, free drink taps around, ice and Zooper Doopers for sale at the info hub + cool down under the rinse station and misters.

31/12/2021

Main stage and Chomley

30/12/2021

MERCH MERCH MERCH

Tabula Rasa 2020 T-shirt // Designed by

Available at the Info Hub.

29/12/2021

Johnny Lovett.

Local Hamilton icon, country and western superstar and incredibly influential Gunditjmara / Boandik Elder, Johnny Lovett will take the stage for a Welcome to Country and guitar performance.

We had the privilege of getting to know Johnny before the festival. He drove us out to an iconic landmark alongside Hamilton Lake known as The Sundial. We highly encourage you to stop by the sundial on your road trip to Hamilton!

Johnny was born in 1947 in Hamilton, Victoria. He has been actively involved in the community and has advocated for native title rights as well as recognition and compensation for his father and uncles as Aboriginal soldiers who served in World War I and World War II.

Johnny has performed all over Australia and has played at numerous events and festivals. He has played with stars like Shane Howard and Archie Roach, as well as many other artists including Jimmy Little, Chad Morgan, John Rex Reeves (nephew of the great Jim Reeves), Joanne Cash Yates (sister of the legendary Johnny Cash), and Hank Sasaki from Nashville Tennessee.

Johnny has advocated for native title rights and, in particular, he has been actively involved in the recognition of native title rights of the Gunditjmara people. Johnny is proud that the Gunditjmara people are now formally part of the political landscape. The Gunditjmara can legally have a say about developments – called ‘future acts’ – that occur on their native title lands. Through their native title rights, Gunditjmara have the right to negotiate when high impact activities are proposed on their lands.

Johnny states that, “native title recognises our land as being Gunditjmara country. It puts local councils, state government agencies and private land users on notice that they now have to deal with us as a people. They now have to negotiate with us through the proper channels. We have to be involved, at last”.

29/12/2021

Wax’o Dystopio
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These two need no introduction. Wax’o Dystopia and temporarily renounce their appellation for a four-to-the-floor 90 minute passage of relentless psychedelic dance and party orientated music. A combination as enticing as it is deadly, with both constituents heavily involved in Melbourne music landscapes. Whether it's Simon's efforts in birthing Melbourne’s recently found community online neo-radio ‘Skylab’, or Ed’s consistent Friday contributions to landmark radio station PBS, distinctive selection and emphatic delivery is guaranteed.

29/12/2021

Katie Pearson
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Tabula Rasa 2020 welcomes local legend Katie Pearson to the stage!

“Katie has long been at the forefront of Australia’s q***r dance scene, most notably as co­host of “gay ass disco”, The Outpost. However, when you can regularly produce moments of dance floor ecstasy that Front Leftists thought only possible in the ’90s, you quickly become the scenes worst kept secret.

Her musical microscope understands the entire genetic makeup of a dance party. It is a science of feeling and Katie Pearson is the expert in her field. “

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29/12/2021

Birdsnake
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Purveyors of deep grooves ~ is a singular entity made up of 6 diverse musical personalities, coming together to create a blend of jazz/funk/soul/contemporary influenced rhythmic grooves that infect the mind, body and soul.

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28/12/2021

TR2020 SET TIMES

27/12/2021

HOW-TO TABULA

It's been a while since we've all done this. In case you’ve forgotten a thing or two, we’ve done the heavy lifting and put together a How-To Tabula.

Every detail you require for the event should be included within. Any further questions, please email [email protected]

https://tabularasa2020.com/pages/how-to-guide

CLICK FOR HOW-TO TABULA GUIDE

27/12/2021

King Stingray
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From North-east Arnhem Land and Queensland, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome trailblazing band . We’ve had our eye on King Sting for a while, after a killer sunset performance at Meadow Music Festival. A band built on mate ship and two cultures coming together is a powerful force to witness.

“These five Yolŋu (Aboriginal) and balanda (non-Indigenous) lads have quickly become one of Australia’s hottest new acts.
Mixing ancient Yolŋu manikay (songs) and biḻma (clapsticks) with hot electric guitars and searing lyrics. King Stingray has one foot planted in history, and one firmly in the future. Frontman Yirriŋa Yunupiŋu and guitarist Roy Kellaway have direct bloodlines running from Aussie rock royalty Yothu Yindi – the ARIA-winning legends who gave voice to the push for Aboriginal recognition with timeless tracks like Treaty, Tribal Voice and One Blood. Yirriŋa, whose name translates to ‘place of stingray’, is a young Gumatj clan songman from the seaside community of Yirrkala. He’s following in the footsteps of his pioneering uncle, Yothu Yindi founder Mandawuy Yunupiŋu, who passed away in 2013. “Dr Yunupiŋu was a great man, a humble man, a knowledge man, and he’s a leader – sharing a message,” says Yirriŋa. “Now we’re here to build a bridge for our generation, for our future, for the kids, just to do the same things as he was doing, and he’s been through.”

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