Off The Record

Aww yeah, one of my all-time favourite DJs will be in town this weekend.

Eric Duncan AKA Dr. Dunks[above] is the undisputed disco edit king of New York. Case in point: his phenomenal How We Do In NYC mix from 2009 still holds up as one of the greatest ever. Aside from that, for the past 20 years he’s been slinging his ridiculously good C.O.M.B.i. edit series, worked alongside Thomas Bullock as Rub N Tug, and also produces house records as one half of Still Going. Don’t miss him on Friday November 6 for his first Australian visit in five years. The venue is TBA at the time of writing, but follow Picnic’s Facebook page for more details.

If disco ain’t your thang, there’s one hell of a good party down at Goodgod Small Club this weekend. Taking a break from his support duties alongside Chet Faker, Brian Shimkovitz AKA Awesome Tapes From Africa has locked in a headline show. If any of you caught his last set at Goodgod on dual tape players then you’ll know this is a party not to be missed. He’ll be joined this Friday November 6 by the London native Jamie Tiller (who recently relocated to Berlin from Amsterdam to run the Music From Memory label), with local support from Jimmy Caution, Dusty Fingers and Smokey La Beef.

Boom! Sydney is finally going to see the live debut of Secret Circuit. When he’s not releasing records on the likes of B.I.S, RVNG, Emotional Response and ESP Institute, or working alongside Lovefingers, Willie Burns, Torn Hawk and DJ Harvey, the prolific producer has been touring the globe with his revered analogue approach to the dancefloor. Don’t miss your chance to see one of the finest live acts in the electronic game. It’s going down at the Oxford Hotel on Friday November 13.

Two of the biggest names in the Melbourne electronic scene are set for a Sydney throwdown. Tom Moore and Nick Murray AKA Otologic ran the infamous C Grade parties for several years alongside Tornado Wallace (where they’d go back-to-back all night to around 10am), and are also responsible for monthly Animals Dancing shows (alongside Wallace and Andee Frost). Their closing set at Meredith 2012 was one of the all-time greats; give it a spin on their SoundCloud to get you into the mood. They’ll be joined by fellow Melburnian Noise In My Head, plus locals Mike Witcombe and Steven Sullivan, on Sunday November 8 at Café del Mar.

Tour rumours: we’ll be seeing some Detroit royalty early next year in Jeff Mills and Derrick May. Oh, and Rick Wade will also be stopping by before the year is out.

Best releases this week: Kangding Ray has just dropped his latest full-length Cory Arcane (Raster Noton) and it’s straight fi-yah. You can currently stream it on Resident Advisor. Other highlights include the latest Ostgut Ton compilation and Recondite’s Placid (Acid Test).

Recommended:

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6

Dr. Dunks @TBA

Awesome Tapes From Africa@Goodgod Small Club

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8

Otologic@Café del Mar

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12

Maribou State@Oxford Art Factory

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13

Shigeto, Lapalux@Oxford Art Factory

Secret Circuit@Oxford Hotel

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14