OUT NOW!
Freak Out!’s debut Punkers EP is a genre-blurring trip through rave nostalgia, electro oddities, big beat, and cosmic dancefloor energy. The four-track release closes with a bonus acidic remix from Los Angeles legends DX3!
Now available on compact disc, digital download, and all major streaming platforms where artists are exploited.
Punkers release party!
Saturday 7/11, 9pm
$10 21+
at High Water Mark
6800 NE MLK
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The Punkers EP, the debut release from Portland, OR’s Freak Out!, tunes in from a frequency emanating from a loosely parallel timeline bridging the past, future, and eternal: a far mellower mirror of our own reality where punks, freaks, and benevolent stoned wanderers still walk the Earth; where the “electronica” section is still stop #1 at the record store; where prismatic big beat sample-driven bangers still rainbow together dancefloors across oceans.
This manner of casual cosmic time-and-space-tripping now comes confidently as second nature to the Certified Bad Boys™ of Freak Out!, who have been growing their amorphous and genre-fluid sound-Pulse globally of late with mixes for heavy-hitting musical collectives such as Sound Metaphors, Dream Chimney, and Test Pressing.
Those hailing from the mirror timeline will immediately recognize the titular Punkers off the OST from Playstation 1 classic Burrito Run: Venice Beach; others will have less context but be no less stoked for this loose-limbed rave anthem flinging the EP down the rail with force quite impressive indeed. Lucky Stoned pumps the brakes but rolls the top down, welcoming a cool breeze of pop-shoegaze sleaze before a glittering flock of synth-gulls alight across the backseat, cruising into smoggy coral under the credit roll.
Time for a cheeky snack: Herbs and Spices smears a proprietary blend of over 45 local and international flavors (patent pending) all over a high-energy Elektro-Kebab certain to provide critical energy and nutrients. Not a moment too soon, as EP closer The Answer wrings out every ounce of protein and emotion you’ve got left with an elegantly harmonized French house-flavored midtempo thumper shutting things down with vocoded sunbeams of love blasting through the stained-glass windows.
But that’s not all! Well-befitting a recorded item so reminiscent of the time of Little Plastic Discs, we have been graced with a stellar BONUS TRACK. As revealed by the squelchy classic techno version of the track delivered by Los Angeles legends DX3, the Punkers are dropping acid—and they love it.
Freak Out!
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Punkers (DX3 Remix) by
DX3
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Based in Portland, Freak Out! are regular fixtures in their hometown while steadily expanding their reach beyond the Pacific Northwest. Most recently they brought their energy to Sameheads in Berlin, and have shared the booth with kindred spirits including Niklas Wandt, Xica Soul, Barbara Boeing, and Sound Metaphors. Their mixes have also been featured by respected platforms such as Sound Metaphors, Dream Chimney, and Test Pressing.
In 2026, the duo released their debut EP, Punkers, a four-track journey through rave nostalgia, electro oddities, and cosmic dancefloor escapism, featuring a remix from legendary Los Angeles outfit DX3. The release has already found support from tastemakers across the underground, with closing track "The Answer" recently featured by Bradley Zero on his NTS Radio show.
The duo also hold a monthly residency on Noods Radio in Bristol, England, where they explore the outer reaches of the dance floor through adventurous, genre-blurring selections.
Whether behind the decks, on the airwaves, or in the studio, Freak Out! continues to champion a sound for the freaks!
https://freakout.world/
DX3 aka DISCOS XXX is a sonic coalition comprised of TAVISH DJ, DAVE AJU, SONNS, & TK.
Their profuse collaborations stretch from shared decks in the depths of the their beloved LA underground to mutual studio forays under their numerous monikers (DX3DITS, Warehouse Preservation Society, & Split Secs), each member individually touting 30 years practitioning upon the earth’s dancefloors. Their signature and treasured neo-newbeat/industrial disco/acid funk/proto-house finds its way into all that they touch; instituting this particular brand of dynamism with their every outgrowth.
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