INTRASONIC + PHYSICAL RELEASE + GLOSS + NATURAL DEFENCE

with STREETS OF SEPARATIONS DJs in the courtyard

@ The Bird [Northbridge, Boorloo/Perth], Saturday 23rd August 2025

Presented by ALT:LIVE x RITUALS

For the first time in too long, we return to The Bird for a Satyr’s Day ritual.
Old shadows stir and new flames rise: from electro-industrial resurrections to shoegaze incantations and doom-lit dirges, we gather once more to honour distortion and feedback, leather and lace — and even the gothic two-step. Four very special live acts. Courtyard DJs. Join us.

INTRASONIC are back, playing their first hometown show in 10 years. Once the electric heart of Boorloo’s dark alternative scene, their place earned through their unmistakable electro-industrial rock sound fusing razor-sharp electronics, smouldering riffs, and high-energy performances. After a decade in Berlin and a string of shows across Europe, Intrasonic return reignited. At the End was never the end. This is their newest form. Witness their return.

PHYSICAL RELEASE drift between realms ~ dream-pop, shoegaze, and whispered darkwave echoes. Ethereal melodies, medicinal dirges, salt water visions blooming behind closed doors. Their presence is a melancholic dreamscape of shimmer and haze ~ but are they the summoners, or are they the summoned?

Drawing the circle, lighting the candles ~ we call forth GLOSS, royalty of Boorloo's new(est) wave of shoegaze. Dreamlike one moment, firebrand the next, their sound drips with distortion and intent, channelling the ghosts of post-punk and the sparks of grunge. Do not break the gaze. Do not step outside the circle. No one will leave quite the same.

Nature has come full circle. From the echoing crypts of doom and the fog-bound spires of gothic metal, four shadows emerge lit by a rising black sun. Harnessing and transforming the sound of the old world, they’ve broken through with something entirely their own ~ and it will haunt you. The fold grows stronger ~ let us welcome NATURAL DEFENCE.

In the courtyard, STREETS OF SEPARATION take a rare turn behind the decks spinning post-punk and beyond between live sets.

RITUALS events are a celebration of the dark arts in all forms: music, fashion, atmosphere, and aesthetic. Expect live acts and DJs spanning the goth-adjacent spectrum — post-punk, shoegaze, darkwave, industrial, doom metal, and beyond. From coldwave to goth trap, synthpop to dungeon synth, we honour the past while embracing the strange and emergent.

Come as you are — or dress how you dream. Velvet, vinyl, lace, studs, platform boots, plain black... all forms of self-expression are welcomed here.

🎟 Limited capacity -- don’t miss this.

The Bird holds just 175 people. Your online ticket guarantees queue-free entry before 9PM -- but only 50 pre-sale tickets are available. Refunds will be available until 1 day before the show.

Door sales will be available strictly subject to venue capacity. Once we hit the limit, entry will switch to 1-in, 1-out.

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Venue: The Bird, 181 William Street, Northbridge

This event takes place on stolen Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.