Hungry For The Future

With the vast majority of music video clips featuring any number of perky-looking girls in skimpy outfits shaking their tits, it’s refreshing to come across a group like Azari & III: unashamedly camp and bringing back vintage house in a truly sexy way.

Their rise to acclaim has been a rapid one. Following the release of the haunting ‘Hungry For The Power’ in 2009, came ‘Reckless (With Your Love)’, which quickly became one of last summer's underground anthems. Cementing their rising fame was ‘Into The Night’, which was remixed by the likes of Prince Languar, CFCF and Nicolas Jaar.

When ‘Reckless (With Your Love) was re-released this year, the controversial video accompanying it didn't thwart the stream of attention they were already getting. The storyline follows a vapid businessman visited by a dominatrix in his highrise office, who he eventually murders. Naturally, this was deemed inappropriate for TV and they were forced to make another version. â€œThey wanted to play something [on TV] and they were like 'well if you get rid of the violence and the pill popping', and we were like 'well we're not going to have a video' then,” Alixander III says from his Brighton home.

The four-piece are made up of Christian Farley (Dinamo Azari) and Alphonse Lanza (Alixander III) and vocalists Fritz Helder and Cedric Gasiada. Their self-titled album deals with “humanity being in decline right now”. â€œWe like to have meaning, we don’t want to constantly sing 'set me free',” vocalist Cedric explains. “If we go through things in life we like to talk about them.”
Judging from feedback from those lucky enough to catch Azari & III during their last trip down under, punters at Future Music next year are in for a treat. Their live show is reportedly unparalleled; sometimes Fritz and Cedric even have their own catwalk. â€œWe'll just jump into the crowd and do a little runway and dance.”

Azari & III play Future Music Festival at Doomben Racecourse March 3. ‘Azari & III’ is out now. FUTUREMUSICFESTIVAL.COM.AU