Off The Record

But on the plus side, we’ll still be getting visits from the international acts booked for the Melbourne incarnation, including the likes of Dubfire, The Hacker, Kode9, Ed Banger House Party (Busy P and Boston Bun) and more. Show details will be announced shortly. Stay tuned.

And now, possibly the most amusing story I’ve heard this year (well, it’s just started, so definitely the best). Swedish techno artist Anthony Linell AKA Abdulla Rashim was arrested on his tour in Melbourne for a graffiti spree in a train yard in the suburb of Mordialloc. Apparently it’s “a stupid habit that’s tough to break”, he told police.

No plans before Valentine’s Day? Dance away your troubled lovelorn tears with Trus’Me [pictured above]. I won’t lie, I think he’s a bit of a shit DJ. Dude simply can’t mix. But goddamn is he a good producer. If he plays his own releases, including tracks from 2007’s incredible Working Nights and 2009’s In The Red, it’ll be a night to remember. Take a sonic journey to Manchester and back on Saturday February 13 at Civic Underground.

After 20 years in the game Ian Pooley is still kicking, and he’s coming back to Sydney. The don runs two labels out of Berlin – Pooled Music and Montage – but his cuts are being reintroduced to the young’uns by the recent mixes from Ostgut Ton. He’s coming to the Burdekin Hotel on Saturday January 30, with support from the Something Else crew including CD INC., Shivers, Mark Craven, Aaron Robins, Marc Roberts and Tristan Case.

It’s been almost a year (to the exact date), but Oliver Schories is coming back. Over time he’s released on the likes of Parquet Recordings, Stil vor Talent, Katermukke and Get Physical. Says it all, really. It’s happening on Saturday January 23 at the Burdekin Hotel, with support from Mesan, Tech No More, Brosnan Perera, About Jack, Spacejunk and Whitecat.

Tour rumours: Resident Advisor’s number one DJ for the billionth year in a row Dixon is returning soon, as is the space-disco king Prins Thomas. Announcements imminent. Oh yeah, Efdemin is also definitely going to be here sometime over the next month.

Best releases this week: as you can no doubt guess, almost nothing has come out in the first week of the year as it’d be a marketing nightmare. However, Tim Sweeney’s ‘best of’ mix on Beats In Space is worth a squiz for a solid look back at 2015.

Recommended:

SATURDAY JANUARY 16

Francis Inferno Orchestra, Tornado Wallace@ Burkedin Hotel

SATURDAY JANUARY 23

Oliver Schories@Burdekin Hotel

SUNDAY JANUARY 24

Julio Bashmore, Florian Kupfer, Andy Garvey, EK Collective@National Art School

SATURDAY JANUARY 30

Ian Pooley@Burdekin Hotel

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6

Catz N Dogz@Chinese Laundry

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13

Hot Since 82@Greenwood Hotel

Trus’Me@Civic Underground

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14

Nightmares On Wax, Lefto, Mike Who@National Art School

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20

Tale Of Us@Greenwood Hotel

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21

Hunee, Mark E, Touch Sensitive, Lovebombs, Adi Toohey@National Art School

SUNDAY MARCH 6

Jeremy Underground, Sadar Bahar, AndrЗs, Ariane@National Art School

TUESDAY MARCH 15

St. Germain@Enmore Theatre

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