Off The Record

Just because Sydney needed yet another quality party this Halloween, the Something Else crew has announced a headline show withDJ Deep [above].

A staple in the French house scene, for the past decade he’s been working with the likes of Dimitri From Paris, DJ Cam, Saint Germain and Gilb’r. He’ll be joined on the evening by the UK’s Waifs & Strays – who are regulars on labels such as Hot Creations and Futureboogie – not to mention a tasty local lineup over three rooms including Louis Coste, Roulian, Ben Ashton, Tech No More, Tim Gollan, Anthony Bohlock, Leoch, Oddrob and Dave Stuart. It’s going gown on Saturday October 31 at the Burdekin Hotel.

Speaking of Something Else – next month it’s also teaming up with Church of Techno to bring Max Cooper [below]to Sydney. A regular on the likes of Fields, Last Night On Earth and Naked Lunch Records, Cooper has also worked with Marc Romboy, Ken Ishii, Nick Warren and Minilogue and will be one of the headliners of the 2015 incarnation of Subsonic. He’ll be flanked by locals Shepz, Jay Smalls, Brosnan Perera, Robbie Lowe and Garth Linton on Saturday November 28 at the Burdekin Hotel.

[Max Cooper photo byShaun Bloodworth]

Sydney is going to get a hefty taste of Detroit next month when Patrice Scott comes to town. One of the most consistent producers in the game, Scott’s emotive brand of house and techno is influenced by the likes of Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and the Electrifying Mojo, with releases such as ‘Distance Against Time’, ‘Analog Dreams’ and ‘Raw Fusion’ often found in the record bags of Levon Vincent, Efdemin, DJ Fader, Lawrence and Fred P. He’ll be joined by Trinity, B&H Smooth, Dave Stuart, Aboutjack, Whitecat and Spacejunk on Saturday November 21 at the Burdekin Hotel.

Picnic has locked in one hell of a triple bill for a party next month, featuring Mathew Jonson in solo mode and also as Cobblestone Jazz with bandmates Danuel Tate and Tyger Dhula. Jonson is revered as one of the finest solo live electronic acts on the planet, and with Cobblestone Jazz he’s also released two seminal albums (23 Seconds and The Modern Deep Left Quartet). They’ll be performing alongside Palms Trax, who will be on their debut Australian tour. It’s happening Saturday November 21 at Marrickville Bowling Club.

Tour rumours: don’t be surprised to see a return of the deeper and deep house and techno don Efdemin in January. Oh, and expect Route 94 in February.

Best releases this week: the mysterious Sa Pa has debuted with the full-length Fuubutsushi on the Giegling sub-label, Forum, and it’s just as quality as you’d expect. Other highlights include Space Afrika’s Above The Concrete / Below The Concrete (Where To Now?), ADMX-71’s Coherent Abstractions (L.I.E.S.), The Nathaniel X Project’s Last Supplement (Undertones) and Ka One & St-Sene’s Inside Silent (Ornate Music).