DBS pres. Eden Burns & DJ Chrysalis (Public Possession/NZ)

5 years older and yet still no wiser, Death Before Silence is excited to announce two artists that we’ve had our eyes on for a few rotations – Eden Burns & Chrysalis.

EDEN BURNS (PUBLIC POSSESSION, OPTIMO, BEATS IN SPACE) [NZ]

Eden Burns is a DJ and producer hailing from the deep south of Aotearoa/New Zealand. As a teenager, he connected with the world of dance music via scuffed tech-house records in dollar bins and a DVD rip of Paris Is Burning. Drawing on these inspirations, his early productions hit a sweet spot between wide-eyed weirdness and club-ready maximalism. He was quickly released on Feel My Bicep and Cold Tonic, and began an upward trajectory from the Taieri Plains to clubs and stages worldwide.

Now trading under his own name, Eden’s vividly colourful productions have been recently released via Sensible Seelen, Optimo Music, and Beats In Space. In recent years, Eden has also linked up with Public Possession, a crew of Munich upstarts who are actually able to keep up with his relentless and diverse discography. This includes the first edition of the Big Beat Manifesto series, which has gained support from Discogs sharks, Solomun, Jennifer Cardini, Jamie Tiller, Huge DJ Party Alerts, Gerd Janson and more.

Much like his productions, Eden’s DJ sets are reverent and wildly fun, the product of an innately curious talent. Whether in the booth at Rinse FM or NTS, or in front of crowds in London, Dunedin, or Japan, Eden has a habit of weaving sets that are rich and unpredictable, interspersing phases of driving momentum with joyful curveballs and blissful reveries — moments that feel like turning the corner on a precipice and suddenly seeing ocean.

DJ CHRYSALIS (PUBLIC POSSESSION, TERRA MAGICA, HEAD RUSH) [NAARM/NZ]

DJ Chrysalis, known better by his mother as Chris Ellis, is a New Zealand producer and DJ now based in Naarm (Melbourne). Ellis’ tripped out synth lines and broken-beat rhythms first came to attention with a release on fellow guest Eden Burn’s outlet, Head Rush – run by himself alongside another New Zealand native, Vanessa Worm. Since then Ellis has showcased his unique production on the likes of Munich’s newly-formed Terra Magica and Mexico’s Alfa Triguena. Chris has also been tapped to contribute to Public Possession’s Chill Pill compilation, seeing himself nestled alongside the likes of regarded producers Young Marco, Bell Towers & DJ City.

His sets are indicative of his eclectic tastes, showcasing a love for fast-paced driving basslines, as evidenced in his offering for the Animalia mix series, or a penchant for slower ethereal sounds illustrated in his Friendly Potential mix. As such, you can expect to hear anything and everything when DJ Chrysalis is at the helm.

Joining these two are up-and-comer Angela Fever as well as our very own Huge Jackman.

We would like to acknowledge the Turrbal & Yaggera people as the traditional Custodians of Meanjin — the land on which this event will take place. We pay our respects to their culture and hseritage, recognising their ancestors and their elders past, present & emerging.