If dark and driving techno is your game, you’ll want to be sure to catchStephan Bodzin[above] when he hits our town next month.
Having worked with the likes of Marc Romboy and Oliver Huntemann, as well as releasing on DJ Tennis’ and Tale Of Us’ imprint Life & Death, the German head also runs his own Herzblut label, the home for releases from Dominik Eulberg, Max Cooper, Pig&Dan and many more. He’ll hit Sydney on Friday November 18 at Chinese Laundry.
With a sound that sits somewhere in the middle of the Venn diagram of Chicago house and Detroit techno, Berlin native Sebo K will be serving up a lashing of his all-encompassing and ever-eclectic selections on Australian shores mighty soon. A resident of the infamous Watergate club for over a decade, he’s also a favourite with the likes of Anja Schneider, Prosumer, Nina Kraviz and Martyn, releasing on the likes of Robsoul Recordings, Tsuba and his own vinyl-only label Scenario Music. Catch him on Saturday October 29 at Civic Underground.
One of the fastest-rising names on the Drumcode imprint, Mark Reeve, has locked in an Australian tour. Growing up on a healthy (but let’s be real, debaucherous and probably clinically bad for your long-term health) diet of Sven Vath and Ricardo Villalobos, he’s gone on to release through Cocoon Recordings, Traum Schallplatten, Trapez and Monique Musique, and judging by what I’ve read, has enlisted some absolutely shithouse publicists to write his bios (seriously, I’m dodging the words ‘tasty’, ‘groovy’ and ‘juicy’ in a press release here). Semantics aside, he’s well worth checking out behind the decks when he hits the Burdekin Hotel on Saturday October 29.
Did you see that the lords from Astral People are throwing a gig with Moodymann and Dan Shake on Saturday November 19 at Cake Wines Cellar Door? No? Well I’m not going to go into any further details, because this shit is already sold out. You snooze and you well and truly lose. ‘Northern Merry’ by Señor Shake is without doubt one of the best tracks of the past 12 months. Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown.
Tour rumours:
The biggest name in Italian techno, Donato Dozzy,is coming – lock it in. Nicolas Jaar has also been revealed as a headliner for Golden Plains, but I hear a sideshow is soon to be announced.
Best releases this week:
Pangaea’s In Drum Play (on Hessle Audio) is pretty, pretty, pretttttttty damn good. Monolake’s VLSI (Imbalance Computer Music) is also worth your time, while I’d keep your eyes peeled for what’s dropping on Blowing Up The Workshop this week. Wink wink.
Recommended:
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28
Dream 2 Science @JAM Gallery
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
Green Velvet@Greenwood Hotel
Mark Reeve@Burdekin Hotel
Sebo K@Civic Underground
Sleeparchive, Claudio PRC@Zoo Project
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5
Kevin Saunderson@Chinese Laundry
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10
DJ EZ@Oxford Art Factory
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
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13
Powder@TBA
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18
Nina Kraviz, Stephan Bodzin, Bjarki@Chinese Laundry
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19
Moodymann, Dan Shake@Cake Wines Cellar Door
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20
HVOB@Cruise Bar
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26
Jackmaster@Greenwood Hotel
Randomer@TBA
