Off The Record

Victoria’s Let Them Eat Cake festival have revealed their 2015 lineup, giving us a little bit more of an insight into who we can expect to see coming to Sydney over the NYE/NYD period. While many of the names have already confirmed appearances at Field Day and Lost Paradise, it looks like you can also lock in visits from the likes of Goldie, Alexander Nut and DJ Vadim.

More NYD goodness: Spice have revealed the lineup for their annual sunrise cruise on Sydney Harbour, with international talent Space Dimension Controller, Trus’Me, Oliver Koletzki and Niko Schwind leading the bill. It sets sail from 4am – 10am on Thursday January 1 2015.

Detroit techno titan Jeff Mills has finally locked in a Sydney show. He was announced for the 2014 Melbourne Festival yonks ago with a performance of his show Light From The Outside World – which will see him lock horns with the 60-piece Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Unfortunately that won’t be coming to Sydney, but you can catch him in DJ mode at Chinese Laundry on Saturday October 11.

More hard-hitting Detroit techno at Chinese Laundry – ‘The Baron of Techno’ Dave Clarke is returning this month. One of the first DJs to ever opt to use Serato over the conventional form of vinyl when performing, Clarke has played at Tomorrowland, Awakenings, Pukkelpop and Glastonbury and can boast Underground Resistance, Robert Hood, Basic Channel and Luke Slater among his peers. Saturday October 25 – put it in your diary.

Tour rumours: A little birdie tells me that one of my favourite DJs and producers in the world, Omar S, will be making a return to Sydney early next year. If you’re near a computer, check out his interview with Resident Advisor from 2009 – in my humble opinion, it still stands as the most entertaining piece of music journalism ever. I’m also told that Evian Christ will be making his debut voyage to Australia next March.

Best releases this week: Maxmillion Dunbar’s Drizzling Glass (on The Trilogy Tapes) gets a big thumbs up from me, other highlights include Anno Stamm’s Aqua, Lemon Peel, Violet (on Macro), Snow Bone’s Mystic Vision (on Lobster Theremin), Andrea’sSpace Forma (on Ilian Tape) and Draveng’s The Dubious Smink (on Allergy Season).

Recommended:

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3

Basenji

Civic Underground

SATURDAY OCTOBER 4

LXURY

The Imperial Hotel

Radio Slave,Fur Coat

AGWA Yacht Club

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5

Hernan Cattaneo

The Greenwood