Last week,Return To Rioannounced its 2016 lineup. To celebrate (and get’cha into the mood) it’s hosting a launch party next month.
Headlining proceedings will be childhood friends Philipp Jung and Patrick Bodmer, otherwise known as M.A.N.D.Y. [above].The duo, who back in 2002 founded the Get Physical imprint with DJ T (Thomas Koch) and Booka Shade (Walter Merziger, Arno Kammermeier and Peter Hayo), have helped foster the careers of the likes of Claude VonStroke, Andhim and Blond:ish. Alongside playing basically every festival and club across the planet, the pair have also seen their own productions find homes on Cityfox, Fabric, Great Stuff and Renaissance. They’ll be joined by Mark Craven vs Tristan Case, Amháin vs Sampson and B_A vs Nick Law plus many, many more. It’s happening on Saturday August 20 at Manning Bar. Four VIP tickets to the festival will be up for grabs for the best-dressed attendees.
One of Italy’s foremost DJs and producers Pirupa is coming our way later this month. Weaving a meticulous blend of house and techno within his productions, he’s a regular on labels such as Crosstown Rebels, Desolat, Get Physical and Defected, and has secured himself a fan base that boasts the likes of Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice and Marco Carola, to name a few. Over the course of his career he’s also been called up to remix the likes of Jamiroquai, Riva Starr and NiCe7. Catch him with the S.A.S.H crew on Sunday July 24 at Home Nightclub.
Picnic is upping the ante with its next instalment of One Night Stand, calling upon one of Sydney’s finest selectors Magda Bytnerowicz to take it home all the way from 9pm until close. Alongside running the infamous 4our parties with Trinity (which has seen them host the likes of Peter Van Hoesen, Steffi and Eli Verveine), in recent times she’s been hand-picked to support techno luminaries DVS1, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Tama Sumo and Kyle Hall. Catch her for (at least) eight hours of power when she takes the reins at Jam Gallery on Saturday July 16. Support will come from, oh yeah, no-one. Lock and load.
Tour rumours: a little birdie tells me that it won’t be all too long until we finally see the return of Kerri Chandler. Chez Damier wouldn’t go astray too, hey?
Best releases this week: it goes without saying that y’all need to get yourself a copy of Omar-S’ Desert Eagle (on FXHE Records), but holy shit is the artwork terrible, while Objekt’s Kern Vol. 3 (Tresor Records) is one of the best mixes I’ve heard all year. Otherwise I’d suggest spending some time with Lindstrøm’sWindings (Feedelity Recordings), BNJMN’s Droid (Delsin) and Segue’sOver The Mountains (Silent Season).
Recommended:
SATURDAY JULY 16
Dense & Pika @Chinese Laundry
One Night Stand: Magda Bytnerowicz@Jam Gallery
SATURDAY JULY 23
Delano Smith@Burdekin Hotel
Subjected @Zoo Project
SUNDAY JULY 24
Pirupa@Home Nightclub
SATURDAY AUGUST 20
Return To Rio Launch Party: M.A.N.D.Y.@ Manning Bar
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Red Bull Music Academy Weekender: Mr. Fingers, Bok Bok, Peanut Butter Wolf + more@Various venues
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13
Return To Rio: Carl Cox, De La Soul, Eric Powell, DJ EZ + more@Del Rio, Wisemans Ferry
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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