Close Counters’ performance at Colour was an unforgettably inventive audiovisual experience 1 / 4 Photos by Dylan Jardine They just keep getting better and better. Close Counters’ ascension to the height of Australian dance music seemed a sure and destined thing after their heaving, unforgettable set blew everyone away at Meredith 2019. Following the release of their Refractions record, no one in that 20,000-strong crowd could doubt that this band were the real deal. One global pandemic and a couple of lockdowns later, Allan McConnell and Finn Rees – the duo that make up the heart of this act – have been anything but idle. Never miss a story.