Heads up: Moomin is going to be back in town this weekend. Last in Australia back in 2013, the German producer has been at the forefront of deep house ever since the release of his debut record The Story About You back in 2011 on Smallville Records. A regular at clubs of the ilk of Panorama Bar, Robert Johnson, Watergate and Club der Visionäre, recently he’s been busy running his own label, Closer, which is now five releases deep. Catch him at a Ghostly day party on Saturday June 6, venue TBA.
Another two high-quality parties taking place this weekend: Nicola Daniele and Cesare Marocco AKA NiCe7 are coming to town for a double dose of tech house. The Italian duo first formed back in 2005, but it was after their 2011 record Point was named the Best Tech House Record at the Beatport Music Awards that their profile began to skyrocket. Over the course of their career they’ve released on Noir Music, Gruuv, Suara and Great Stuff, received acclaim from Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola and Carl Cox, and since 2013 they’ve been running their own label D-Floor. Catch them at Daniel San (evening show) or at Barrio Cellar (night show) on Sunday June 7.
If you’re looking for somewhere to keep the party raging this long weekend, the legends over as S.A.S.H are cooking up a breakfast session that’ll have you kicking on way past sunrise. Set to be headlined by Pepperpot, Telefunken and Nick McMartin, alongside S.A.S.H residents Jake Hough, Matt Weir and Kerry Wallace, the party kicks off at 5am this Monday June 8 and will rage on until 12pm at Home Nightclub. Make sure you have some Weet-Bix beforehand.
In sadder news, Max Magrini AKA Max_M has passed away after a battle with cancer following three weeks of treatment. The news was confirmed over the weekend in a Facebook post by Magrini’s best friend, Freddy K. Magrini was the founder and manager of seminal imprints M_REC LTD and M_REC, which have released music from the likes of Shifted, Ascion, Jeroen Search, Bas Mooy and Samuli Kemppi, and was widely regarded as a prominent techno DJ and producer, with his Dissertation EP from March receiving global critical acclaim. Rest in peace.
Tour rumours: You can 100 per cent expect a return visit from Detroit’s Jay Daniel at the end of the month. Oh, and Nancy Whang (of The Juan MacLean and LCD Soundsystem) is performing a headline show in Sydney in July.
Best releases this week: The new Paxton Fettel record Everything Stays The Same (on Greta Cottage Workshop) is incredibly lush, while other records I can’t stop spinning this week include J. Albert’s Emergency Cosmetics (Hesperian Sound Division), 45ACP’sChange Of Tone (L.I.E.S.), Image Strategy’s Seeds Of Paradise (Idle Hands), Varg’s Ursviken (Northern Electronics) and Seaside Houz Boyz’s Surfing On Ice Cream (Hot Haus Recs).
