Oooh mumma.
It’s been way too long in between drinks, but the house and techno dons Dense & Pika[above] are coming back to town. They’re regulars at the likes of Trouw, Panorama Bar, Fabric and BPM, and have a fan base including George Fitzgerald, Adam Beyer, Dubfire and Jackmaster. Their Colt EP from 2013 is still all-time, and the title track is one of the best piano-driven techno numbers of the past decade. Dig in – they’re coming for Chinese Laundry on Saturday July 16.
If you’re into tech house then you’ll want to get yourself along to catch the Parisian head Ron Costa next month. This cat has been running his own imprint Potobolo Records for over a decade, and his releases have found homes on the likes of Inmotion, Octopus Music, SCI+TEC, SNOE and Suara. He’ll be supported by Mantra Collective, Space Junk, Dan Zina, Roberto Carrano, Jackson Winter and more on Friday July 1 at the Burdekin Hotel.
Did you have tickets for the ill-fated tenth birthday of Maitreya? Good news – it’s now being sued by its ticketing company for $400,000 for not providing refunds. How does one colossally fuck up a festival on what is meant to be an anniversary celebrating artistic growth and defiance of the norm? Another one bites the dust. Hope y’all get your cash back. Stay tuned for details of the case as they emerge.
Tour rumours: these are not so much rumours, considering they’ve all been announced for Strawberry Fields in the Riverina, but you can be sure that come November, Sydney will be getting visits from George Fitzgerald, Henry Saiz, Kuniyuki, DJ So, Leftfield, Marcel Fengler, Move D, Patrick Topping, Petar Dundov, Radio Slave, Stephan Bodzin, Super Flu, Tom Trago, UR DJ Assault Squad and Victor Ruiz.
Best releases this week: Just when you think he couldn’t get any better, motherfucking DJ Sotofett goes and reaches another level. His newie Current 82 (on Keys Of Life) is ridiculously good. Like, track of 2016 good. It’s a 12-minute slow burn, and I swear at one point I thought I was listening to Deep Forest. Can’t recommend any higher. I would also suggest spinning Ancient Methods’ A Collection Of Ancient Airs (Aufnahme + Wiedergabe) and Marquis Hawkes’ Social Housing (Houndstooth). Sadly, Matthias Zimmermann’s self-titled album (Sound Pellegrino) totally blows. Remember when this was one of the hottest labels on the planet? How far we (well, some of us) have come.
Recommended:
SATURDAYJUNE 25
DJ Pierre @Civic Underground
Argy @Greenwood Hotel
FRIDAY JULY 1
Matthias Meyer @Slyfox
Ron Costa @Burdekin Hotel
SATURDAY JULY 16
Dense & Pika @Chinese Laundry
SATURDAY JULY 23
Delano Smith @Café Del Mar
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 – SUNDAY DECEMBER 4
Subsonic Music Festival: Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, Josh Wink, Ben UFO + more @Riverwood Downs Mountain Valley Resort
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