So how about thatLost Paradiselineup, hey. My picks?
I’m well bloody excited to spend some time with one of the finest names in house and techno, Leon Vynehall. You really can never go wrong with Glasgow’s finest party-starters Optimo, while Lunice and Heidi should also provide some highlights. Pretty keen to see local heads Dro Carey and Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda in festival mode again, too. It’s going down in the Glenworth Valley from Thursday December 29 – Saturday December 31.
If you fancy your techno on the heavy and hypnotic side, you’re not going to want to miss an evening with Italy’s Giorgio Gigli [above]. The man who founded Zooloft Records, he’s also released on the likes of Mental Groove, Electric Deluxe and Outis, and his full-length The Right Place Where Not To Be was a highlight of 2015. See why he’s a favourite of Speedy J and Perc when he hits Sydney on Saturday September 10 with support from WDK, Trinity, Jordan Peters and David Bangma. Venue TBA.
Speaking of heavy, heavy, heavy techno, it’s time for a return from Detroit Techno Militia. The name kind of says it all, hey? Comprising T.Linder and DJ Seoul, these motherfuckers go hard – and have played thousands of shows across the globe since first cutting their teeth in the ’90s American rave scene. Expect two mixers, four turntables, a shitload of vinyl and a schooling for the ages. They’ll be flanked by Andrew Wowk, U-Khan, Matthew Lush, David Bangma, Lauren Hansom and Anno on Friday September 16 at Goodbar.
Tour rumours: it’s been too long in between drinks with Prosumer. Expect the Panorama Bar don to be coming our way over September/October. Moodymann will be here in November, as will Mount Liberation Unlimited in early December. You can lock in visits over the New Year’s period from Oliver Huntemann, Pachanga Boys and Tokimonsta [below], too.
Best releases this week: a mysterious two-track EP credited to an unknown artist has dropped on the ODE imprint, and holy shit is it good. The B-side, titled ‘#ff0266 B’, takes samples from Bombast Broz’s ‘Comin’ From The Heart’ and turns them into a dancefloor bomb. Word on the street is that the artist behind it is actually Sepp. Highly recommended. Other highlights include Bruce Trail’s Ravine Dream (on Magicwire), Occidental’s Pariah Dreams (Deep Club), Philipp Matalla’sKiba (Kann), Spacetravel’s Dancing Therapy (Perlon) and Jorge Velez’s Animals Disk (L.I.E.S). Sadly, I’m really not feeling Black Dice’s Big Deal (L.I.E.S).
[Tokimonsta photo by Nikko Lamere]
Recommended:
SATURDAYAUGUST 20
Return To Rio Launch Party: M.A.N.D.Y. @Manning Bar
Gunnar Haslam @Jam Gallery
Edd Fisher, Otologic @Club 77
SATURDAY AUGUST 27
Darshan Jesrani @Club 77
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Red Bull Music Academy Weekender: Mr. Fingers, Bok Bok, Peanut Butter Wolf + more @ Various venues
SATURDAY September 10
Giorgio Gigli @TBA
SATURDAY September 16
Detroit Techno Militia@Goodbar
SATURDAY September 24
Rebekah @Burdekin Hotel
SUNDAYOCTOBER 2
Bicep @University of Technology Sydney
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
Green Velvet @Greenwood Hotel
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13
Return To Rio: Carl Cox, De La Soul, Eric Powell, DJ EZ + more @Del Rio, Wisemans Ferry
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12
Marcel Dettman @Chinese Laundry
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26
Randomer @TBA
FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 – SUNDAY DECEMBER 4
Subsonic Music Festival: Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, Josh Wink, Ben UFO + more @Riverwood Downs MountainValley Resort
THURSDAY DECEMBER 29 – SATURDAY DECEMBER 31
Lost Paradise: Leon Vynehall, Optimo, Lunice, Heidi + more @Glenworth Valley
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