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All hands on deck… things are getting weird

Mainly hearing the TR1000, Digitone II and SM-1

Enjoy 🧙‍♂️ taken in Melbourne, Australia by @t3j____

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9 days ago

Some of my favorite outputs from my architectural thesis ‘Resonant Ruins’ in no particular order, including some that didn’t make the final cut.

The project revolves around one key question:

How can sound become a tool within industrial ruins to awaken spaces and histories, and to preserve archaic memory through deep time against enduring darkness?

Situated on Awabakal Country in Wangi Wangi, NSW, Wangi Power Station is an abandoned structure decommissioned in 1985. Opening in the mid-fifties, it supplied a third of the state and grew the town’s population from around 100 to 2,000, and now separates the town in half as a dormant hearth awaiting action on the collective desire to reclaim it.

Facing dust storms, bushfires, underground coal seam fires, power outages, volcanic smog, and sea-level rise, this proposal speculates a future shrouded in darkness and post-human occupation, inviting the viewer to ‘discover’ the site as an industrial temple ruin—no longer an optical totem, but a sonic one.

The project looks forward 100+ years when the aforementioned natural forces displace humans from the area. What remains is latent space where the emptiness of the building acknowledges lost utopian visions of coal power and the removal of the local population. At face value, the project has a haunting undertone. This project urges you to confront the discomfort associated with darkness as we approach a potential future of prolonged darkness.

You, as the viewer, are brought into the project as though you are an explorer or curious onlooker who has heard the monumental tones of the chimneys, which would’ve once been a visual landmark but are now sonic ones. These lure you in before the various building soundscapes take over.

It is at this point that sound is proposed as a primary sensory tool for understanding and navigating space. What emerged in my design proposals regarding sound is that sound has many other uses in space, such as being a luring force, a teller of past stories, and a describer of form.

Another part to come… by @t3j____

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a month ago

The Strepitus presents:
Vinculum (live)

Vinculum is a three-piece live techno act formed by three of Naarm/Melbourne's most compelling voices in the hardware techno scene - Asynine, T3J and SKLTN JCKT. The project is a fully hardware-based, improvised live experience unfolding over four uninterrupted hours. Their sound is entrenched in deep, hypnotic, and driving sound design, evolving in real time through a constant dialogue between the three performers and the bodies moving on the dance floor. Nothing is written, nothing is fixed, and nothing is repeated. This performance exists only once, shaped entirely in the moment.
@asynine.live @t3j____ @skltn.jckt

Supported by Heads & Neko.ea
@heads_of_state_ @neko__ea

Northside Warehouse Location
A visceral Funktion-One sound-system provided by @purple_audio
Strictly BYO
No Glass

Saturday September 5th 10pm-6am
access via email only - link in bio

Poster design: @sanziothesun / @_desertmandan_

Location sent to registered attendees on the day of event.
The space is wheelchair accessible and will be held indoors with toilet facilities.

The Strepitus holds a strict zero tolerance policy towards any form of racism, homophobia, transphobia or any other anti-social behaviour.

The Strepitus acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which this event takes place, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to their Elders, past, present & emerging.
Free entry for First Nations - please dm us by @t3j____

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2 months ago

Back with some extended studio clips of some recent explorations after a rather long hiatus from music and social media.

Headphones worth grabbing for the first one. by @t3j____

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2 months ago

psol ꥟
23.04 Featuring T3J & Trinity
12:00-14:00 AEDT
Live on @area3000.radio

Hour 1: @t3j____
Melbourne-based live artist Tom (T3J) delivers sophisticated, hardware-driven performances centred on melodic and hypnotic techno. Drawing inspiration from the deep, minimalist architectures of artists like Oscar Mulero and Mike Parker, his sound skillfully integrates elements of electro, leftfield, and dark ambient. Since his debut five years ago, Tom has released two significant EPs: Material Ventures (2024) and Shadow Apparitions (2025), serving as diverse explorations of techno’s intersections.
Renowned for his commitment to the live medium, Tom prioritises sound design and sonic intensity over raw tempo, often utilising lower BPMs to emphasise intricate, fleeting textures and atmospheric depth. Each performance is a unique, non-repeatable event that balances rigorous preparation with real-time improvisation. By embracing the idiosyncrasies of the space, the sound system, and the energy of the crowd, Tom creates a visceral dialogue between performer and audience, ensuring no two sets are ever the same.

Hour 2: @trinity_ntd
Celebrating two decades at the forefront of electronic music, Sydney-based DJ and producer Trinity has cultivated a global reputation built on technical mastery and an uncompromising musical vision. Her career highlights include performing alongside Richie Hawtin at the Sydney Opera House, headlining Sydney Mardi Gras, and appearing at world-renowned institutions such as Tresor and Tomorrowland.
Renowned for her versatility, Trinity’s sets seamlessly traverse deep dub-techno, acid, and peak-time sounds, while her live project, Phax Machine, explores the tougher territories of breakbeat and rave. As a producer, she has collaborated with acclaimed artists like Luke Hess and Headless Horseman, earning placement in prestigious stores such as Berlin’s Hard Wax. A partner in the Nightime Drama label, Trinity remains a pivotal figure in the underground scene, consistently sharing the booth with icons like Marcel Dettmann and Peter Van Hoesen at Sydney’s premier venues.

Art by @boe.carr
Photography by @gtec taken in Dharawal Country by @t3j____

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6 months ago

Three parallel one-minute spectrogram prints displaying an ambient soundscape I made….

The top is perceived above ground in a natural setting. Interestingly, resembling a forest as though capturing with a slow shutter in a moving vehicle.

The middle is the same but heard through water - creating a sort of low pass filtering effect.

The third is the an ‘uneasier’ resample imagined in subterranean. It inverts the original sample, lowers pitch, introduces cavernous reverbs. by @t3j____

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6 months ago

Some ‘calm before the storm’ photos of the complete stage for Mach 1.

Wanted to design something that treated the daytime as importantly as the night and could allow the sound to continue rain hail or shine. Also the sound is as much of a performer as the one(s) in the middle so we saw it necessary to give them their own structure with the same logic as the broader design. Ultimately very fun working with the various bodies involved to put something together super efficiently in terms of man power, time, and cost.

Will let the rest explain itself! :)) taken in Yorta Yorta by @t3j____

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6 months ago

Let’s ‘av it, here’s the set recording…

Live techno performed at Mach 1, 2026, on Yorta Yorta Country from 2330-0030 on Friday night.

The set was played at 133bpm, yet it builds intensity through the hour. Find it in my bio or on SoundCloud.

The time put into this one has definitely solidified a new trajectory for my sound and workflow, I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

The equipment used:

TR-1000
Octatrack Mk II
Digitone II
Virus TI2
7u 104hp Eurorack
Faderfox PC4
Analog Heat FX

Enjoy,
T3J.

Photo Credit: Luka (@spicy_aquafaba)
Lighting: Jozo (@niph.ophila) taken in Yorta Yorta by @t3j____

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6 months ago

To everyone involved… thank you!

A handful of snippets of my live performance have been included here courtesy of @byakuganb

Being able to finally show the community the sounds I’ve built in the shadows within a stage I co-designed was truly a culmination of my two passions and has been something I’ve wanted to do in any capacity for years. So thank you @_.mach1._ for trusting me in both departments.

Lastly, shout out to all the artists and friends who made amazing spaces, pieces, installations and brought awesome energy. It was great to explore all the paths and nooks all over the site.

Time to chill out. by @t3j____

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7 months ago

A small teaser of site and some prepared sound for next Friday…

See you soon. by @t3j____

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7 months ago

Soundz
straight
from
the
Machinez by @t3j____

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8 months ago

Just over a month from now I will be periodically responsible for the 1234.8 km/h sound waves being emitted at @_.mach1._

The work that goes into these things is immense (to put it softly), that said, I highly encourage you to turn your gaze away from festivals that amass five digit crowds that zap half your time looking for people.

There are moments in music where culture and community is formed and to be there while it is makes it all worth while. It is an intimate festival where everyone you could need to see will be front and center.

I’m delighted to demonstrate my creative pursuits both sonically and through design. I, along with everyone who’s involved, would love to share the the collective efforts with as many as you as possible.

There is so much that hasn’t been revealed yet…

T3J taken in Yorta Yorta by @t3j____

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8 months ago