This Friday sees the uniting of two of Melbourne’s newer parties, Espionage and Racket, at Monsta. Both, in their own way, seem to have seized upon a critical moment; Espionage have found success with the many forms of bass heavy music and Racket have explored Melbourne’s wonderful experimental tradition with their monthly Thursday nights at Miss Libertine. But both crews are about much more than that. At their heart is a quest to keep moving things forward and a thirst to find new sounds.

It’s a search that Jim Moynihan, who is performing under his Spoonbill pseudonym at Monsta, understands. The Melbourne-based member of the Omelette Records collective (and main curator of their releases right now) has been releasing as Spoonbill since 2005.