Sydney is set to get a heavy dose of Detroit next month when Heavenly and Soul Control team up to throw one helluva bash with Jay Daniel. Here last year for a killer Red Bull Music Academy club night, Daniel is a protégé of Kyle Hall, has released on the ilk of Sound Signature, Apron and Wild Oats, and has a forthcoming 12-inch set to drop on his very own Watusi High imprint. He’ll be joined by Ben Fester, Preacha, T Mingus and Adrian E. Expect a night of house, techno, jazz, soul and a whole lot more when it all goes down at the Imperial Hotel on Friday July 3.
Heads up – Romanian producer Sepp has locked in his debut Australian tour. A regular on labels such as RORA, Bleu Ciel and Andromeda, he also runs his own UVAR imprint and has been a firm fixture in the European underground scene for years, counting the likes of Cezar, Cristi Cons and Valentino Kanzyani among his peers. Support on the night will come from Aboutjack, B_A, Braille and Venda. It’s all happening next Saturday June 27 at Civic Underground.
Boo yeah. 25-year-old Stuart Howard AKA Lapalux has announced a Sydney headline show after being locked in for Victoria’s Strawberry Fields festival a little while back. Signed to the illustrious Los Angeles Brainfeeder label by Flying Lotus himself (he remains the only British artist on the imprint), Howard counts the likes of Diplo and SBTRKT in his fan base, and has worked with huge names such as Crystal Fighters, Bonobo, and AlunaGeorge. He’ll hit Chinese Laundry on Friday November 20.
Calling all electronic producers – want to learn from the very best in the business?Liveschoolhas announced the tenth instalment of its Ableton-dedicated training event series, Input. This time around the lineup will feature Daedelus (Brainfeeder/Ninja Tune), Joel Farland (Broods/Miami Horror/Van She), Adam Maggs (Ableton), Toby Pike (Toby & Pete – creator of Flume’s Infinity Prism stage show) and MXXWLL (Universal Music), who will talk you through everything you need to know about getting your productions out of the studio and onto the stage. It takes place on Saturday June 27 at Kings Cross Hotel. Tickets at liveschool.net/events.
Tour rumour: only one rumour this week, but it’s a good’un. Ripperton will finally return to Australian shores before the year is out. Take my word for it.
Best releases this week: so you remember in 2013 how Galcher Lustwerk blew everyone out of the water with a mixtape for Blowing Up The Workshop that contained 100 per cent original unreleased material? Yeah, he’s just released two EPs containing all of it. They’re titled Parlay and I Neva Seen and he’s put them out via his own label, Lustwerk Music. Essential listening. There’s also a brand new mix from DJ Metatron that’s just been put up on giegling.net that is out of this world. So good that between that and Lustwerk, I haven’t listened to anything else this week.
RECOMMENDED:
FRIDAY JUNE 26
Kobosil Bridge Hotel
SATURDAY JUNE 27
Stephan Bodzin Chinese Laundry
Recloose The Spice Cellar
Sepp Civic Underground
FRIDAY JULY 3
Jay Daniel Imperial Hotel
SATURDAY JULY 4
Mike Callander The Spice Cellar
SUNDAY JULY 5
Cristoph Home Nightclub
SATURDAY JULY 11
Iron Curtis The Spice Cellar
Cristoph Kit & Kaboodle
SATURDAY JULY 25
Tiefschwarz The Spice Cellar
SATURDAY AUGUST 22
Borrowed Identity Bridge Hotel
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20
Lapalux [pictured] Chinese Laundry
