Hermitude is an award-winning, chart-topping production duo consisting of Australian multi-instrumentalists Luke Dubs and El Gusto (aka Angus Stuart). Active since the early 2000s, the pair have crafted an ever-exploratory body of work blending hip-hop, funk, dubstep, and pop, informed by their frequent international touring and life experiences. While hard to pin down to one specific style, their music is always rich, positive, and forward-thinking. Hermitude’s first full-length, 2003’s Alleys to Valleys, introduced their laid-back, organic style of hip-hop and down-tempo grooves. With 2005’s Tales of the Drift, they began adding more live instruments to their sound, particularly inspired by Cuban music. Since then, their music has grown more bass-heavy and futuristic, and their worldwide audience has grown exponentially. Delving into trap, glitch, and post-dubstep, the duo’s 2015 full-length Dark Night Sweet Light was their first to reach the top of the Australian albums chart, as well as their first to receive an international release.

Shapes Presents

Hermitude

With Special Guests

19+

Bloom Nighclub, Nelson.

10pm-2am