Announcing the second AUM Winter Series event on Friday 18 July.
We began the AUM Winter Series with a sold-out Kānuka Stage themed warehouse event in June. Our next showcase is based on THE HILL stage, a psychedelic amphitheatre which is one of the best places for psytrance in Aotearoa over new years. It is a collaboration with Science of Sound who bring along fabulous art, visuals, sound and vibes.
Welcome to our guest artist Mental Broadcast and Subverso, a crowd-rocking talent flying in from Brazil. Science of Sound DJs on support: Sharkra, Miss Molly, Tianbeanie and Cosmck-J.
On Friday 18 July the venue will be transformed into The Hill. If you've never been to AUM New Year's Festival this will be an experience for those craving raw, unfiltered rhythms set among psychedelic staging and decor.
MENTAL BROADCAST + SUBVERSO (Brazil)
MENTAL BROADCAST is the psychedelic trance project of Brazilian DJ Roma, whose journey began in 2002 in the vibrant party scene in London. Known early on for his energetic sets and tight mixing, he quickly caught the attention of established psytrance names, experiences which set the foundation for a career in psychedelic music and production.
In 2006, he launched his Mental Broadcast name, and soon became one of the most recognized names in Brazil’s trance scene. His distinctive sound is bold, inventive, and always seeking the unexpected. His debut 2008 EP, Transmission, was followed with a run of tracks and collaborations, earning international recognition. His albums SIGNALS (2011), DECODED (2016), and Android Dreams (2020) have maintained his place as a forward-thinking producer with a strong global following.
He’s performed at major festivals across the globe, including BOOM Festival, Universo Paralello, Rainbow Serpent and Vortex Festival and done tours to Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. He is now bringing his high-energy performance to Aotearoa New Zealand.
SUBVERSO is the alternate music personality of Roma, one which shows the different side to his music love: progressive trance. As he ventured into slower tempo, more groovy productions he chose the name Subverso to showcase these styles. From launching it in 2013 he has been associated with progressive labels like Digital Nature, Sourcecode, Antu Records and Tech Safari Records.
THE HILL STAGE BY SCIENCE OF SOUND
The Hill is AUM Festival’s secret underground haven, found nestled in a tree-lined natural amphitheater. Each year it is hosted by Science of Sound. This doof spot is an immersive high‑energy stage which has music from psytrance through to the bass-realm.
Expect a fierce lineup of psytrance, full‑on, dark psytrance, future prog and more. This will be for the ravers.
