Let’s start this week off with a tasty double bill, shall we?

The teams behind Charades and Something Else are joining forces to bring you two of the leading names from Berlin: San Soda [above]and Prizms. San Soda has been causing a stir in recent years with a string of killer soulful house 12-inches (alongside releases via his FCL moniker with the leader of imprint We Play House, Red D), while Prizms will be bringing his highly regarded live set of menacing techno. Get down on Saturday April 9 at the Burdekin Hotel – support comes from The Completely Boys, Matt Weir, Mira Boru, Lauren Hansom, U-Khan and Dave Stuart. Double the headliners, double the fun.

A veteran from the German scene, Marcel Vogel will return to Sydney this weekend. For those unfamiliar, Vogel runs the labels Lumberjacks In Hell and Intimate Friends, and has fostered releases from the likes of NY*AK, Roman Rauch and Borrowed. These days he’s usually found holding down residencies in his second home, Amsterdam, so don’t sleep on this one. Expect a smattering of disco, Chicago house and bulbous techno when he stops by on Saturday April 2 at Barrio Cellar, with support coming from Ben Ashton, Andy Donaldson, Tony Garcia, Pisani and Gonzo.

Another show going down this weekend: it’s been three years since he last touched down on Sydney, but this Saturday April 2 will see the return of Dave Seaman to our shores. The co-owner of Selador Recordings (with long-time friend Steve Parry), the label’s roster is a testament to the man’s taste in music, including the likes of Cristoph, Nicolas Masseyeff, Kiko, Kevin Over, Gorge and Robert Babicz. He’ll be joined by Frenchman Pepperpot who is playing his 86th gig in Sydney in the past month or something, and Le Brond, Summit DJs, Digital Therapy DJs, Jay Doyle, Louis Coste, Stick Life, Norti Vikings, Jimmy Brus and JayKay Unicorn. It’s going down at Zoo Project.

Two other recommended gigs: Melburnian Planète will be bringing his live electronic stylings to the Oxford Hotel this Friday April 1 with support from Adi Toohey, Noise In My Head and Donnotella, while on Saturday April 2 the cats behind Blueprint are throwing a daytime rooftop party at the Bristol Arms Hotel headlined by Melbourne’s Uone and local legend Simon Caldwell.

Tour rumours: It’s been a good four years since he last returned, but Australian tour plans are locked and loaded for Spain’s techno kingpin Oscar Mulero. Announcement imminent. Oh, and speaking of techno, Mary Velo is 99 per cent confirmed for an upcoming tour.

Best releases this week: haven’t been able to stop spinning Ruf Dug’s long-player Treatment 32 (on Dream Catalogue) all week, while other highlights include Djrum vs. Struction’sStruktur (on Ilian Tape), Solpara’sVestibule (on Booma Collective) and PrisThis Heavy Heart (on Avian).

Recommended:

FRIDAY APRIL 1

Lee Gamble @Slyfox

DJ Fett Burger, DJ Sotofett, Brian Not Brian@TBA

Planète@Oxford Hotel

SATURDAY APRIL 2

Francis Inferno Orchestra@Burdekin Hotel

Uone, Simon Caldwell@Bristol Arms Hotel

Marcel Vogel@Barrio Cellar

Dave Seaman@Zoo Project

Mo Kolours@Oxford Art Factory

SATURDAY APRIL 9

San Soda, Prizms@Burdekin Hotel

SUNDAY APRIL 24

Danny Krivit@TBA

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