Off The Record

Still looking for something to do this Halloween?

Well, you might be interested to know that after a brief hiatus while the venue sorted out its sound issues, this weekendSubClubreturns to the Bridge Hotel. To celebrate, it’s teaming up with Subsonic to throw a Return Of The Dead themed party headlined by one of the most influential names in German techno, Kompakt head honcho Michael Mayer [above]. Dressing up is compulsory, and it’s happening this Saturday October 31.

Red Bull Music Academy has announced the headliner for the next instalment of its monthly club night series: rising British star Romare [below]. Since first releasing his debut EP Meditations On Afrocentrism in 2012, his penchant for multi-layered electronic patchworks has seen him score fans from the likes of Benji B, Gilles Peterson, Huw Stephens and Bonobo. He’ll be joined by Ben Fester and Rimbombo on Saturday November 14 at Goodgod Small Club. As always, entry is free with RSVP.

Next month, those champs Astral People are throwing a huge double headline show with Shigeto and Lapalux. Shigeto has toured with the likes of Bonobo, Tycho and Slow Magic and is signed to coveted US label Ghostly International, while Lapalux has worked with Young Thug, The Acid and Mirrors and returns to Australia following the release of his sophomore record Lustmore through Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint. It’s happening on Friday November 13 at Oxford Art Factory.

Start 2016 off right with an intimate sunset party headlined by Seven Davis Jr. One of the fastest-rising names in the house world, the Texas-born Californian’s take on early Detroit has seen his work championed by the likes Carl Craig, Moodymann and Gilles Peterson. He’ll be supported by Ben Fester, Benj & Statz, Karim, Daniel Lupica, U-Khan and Pharley on Sunday January 3 at the Chippendale Hotel.

Tour rumours: we’ll definitely be seeing a tour from Detroit don Moodymann before the year is out. Same goes for Scuba and Petar Dundov. Expect to see a return from The Black Madonna in March, too.

Best releases this week: straight after releasing a killer album, Sa Pa is back with a killer EP, We Can Be Friends (on MDR). Other highlights include Terriers’ Second Labour Of Hercules (Major Problems), Steven Cock’s Fusion (Made Of Concrete), Kvaser’s 44.8 (Tabernacle), Colorhadoo’s Zanzibar (Amphia) and Hüpnosaurus’Where Am I? (Wicked Bass).