Off The Record

One of the most divisive DJs in the underground game, Seth Troxler, has revealed his Sydney return. Cutting his teeth in the techno heartland of Detroit before moving to produce in Berlin, most recently he’s been making as much noise off the decks as he has behind them (see: the editorial pieces that he’s penned for THUMP, like this one). Last in Sydney in 2013 for Future Music Festival, the former Resident Advisor-voted #1 DJ has just been added to the Lost Disco lineup (alongside Âme, Pachanga Boys and Optimo), which will take place at the Greenwood Hotel on Saturday November 22. Word on the street is that a headline date is also in the works – stay tuned.

One of my personal favourite contemporary producers from the underground New York house and techno scene, DJ Spider is finally coming to Sydney. Having released tracks under a plethora of aliases (including Kuru, Alarma!, Bomb Site, Mindscraper and Spider Bites), he’s worked with seminal labels such as The Trilogy Tapes, Killekill and Plan B Recordings. If you’re down with the likes of Jus Ed, Fred P and DJ QU, you can’t miss this. It goes down on Friday October 10 at Club 77.

Other confirmed tours: Radio Slave and Fur Coat will headline the next instalment of the AGWA Yacht Club boat party, which sets sail on the Sydney Harbour on Saturday October 4. You can catch Sidney Charles at Mantra Collective on Saturday November 1, Stacey Pullen has joined the bill alongsideHernan Cattaneo on Sunday October 5 at the Greenwood Hotel and Sasha will play at Chinese Laundry’s infamous Garden Party on Saturday November 1.

Tour rumours: word on the grapevine is that Brooklyn trio Young Magic will be stopping by Sydney in late November, Canadian duo Botnek will be here in December and Leon Vynehall (who you may recall I touted as releasing the best album of 2014 thus far, Music For The Uninvited) will return in January.

Best releases this week: the one and only Muslimgauze’s back-catalogue continues to be released posthumously with Deceiver Vol 3 & 4 (on Staalplaat), while other highlights include Terriers’ House No. 9 (Major Problems), SHXCXCHCXSH’s (seriously what is with this god-awful name?) Linear S Decoded (on Avian), Marquis Hawkes’ Maladaptive Brain Dysfunction (on Creme Organization), Call Super’s Suzi Ecto (on Houndstooth) and Gut Nose’s Vicetopia (on Styles Upon Styles).