Calling all acid heads – A Guy Called Gerald is descending on Sydney this weekend. One of the most influential names in the late ’80s Manchester acid house scene, Gerald Rydel Simpson was one of the founding members of 808 State, and his live performances are the stuff of legend.
Using his signature Roland TB-303 bass synthesiser and the TR-808 drum machine (all without the aid of any DJ software), live performances from AGCG are known to last anywhere from two to 14 hours, depending on the response from the dancefloor. It goes down on Sunday March 22 at Oxford Art Factory.
One of the leading names from the impenetrable L.I.E.S. imprint is coming to town. With a steady slew of all-killer-no-filler releases since 2011, Terekke is one of the most exciting up-and-comers in the techno game. To make his debut trek Down Under even more special, he’ll be bringing over his very selectively toured live show. He’ll be joined by HVCK, Cale Sexton, Ben Fester, Kali, Adi Toohey, Adrian E, Grant Camov, T Mingus and TGMN. It’s happening on Saturday March 28 at the Chippendale Hotel – highly recommended.
Techno heavyweight Phil Kieran will return to Sydney next month. From humble beginnings in his hometown of Belfast as a resident at Shine Club, over the course of his career he’s released on the likes of Skint,Soma,Cocoon,Novamute,ElectricDeluxe,Snork and his own PKR label, worked with Peter Hook,Gary Numan,Green Velvet,Speedy J and DavidHolmes, and also scored a handful of films,most notably for the soundtrack of Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience.Catch him on Sunday April 5 at Home Nightclub for S.A.S.H.
It looks like the recent boom of festivals expanding to two days has gone bust. Over the weekend Stereosonic took to Facebook to announce that in 2015 the festival would return to its original one-day format: “We will be announcing our dates for 2015 shortly and wanted to share some exciting news with you first! We will be returning to one day shows in 2015 nationally! Same cities, the best artists and more!” Stay tuned for dates and the lineup to emerge soon-ish.
Tour rumours: it looks like we’ll be seeing a headline tour from Russia’s leading lady of techno Nina Kraviz later this year. Dutch DJs/producers Ruben Fernhout and Jerry Leembruggen AKA The Partysquad are set to hit Sydney next month,as is Japanese don Chida.
Best releases this week: Pearson Sound has blown it out of the water with his self-titled full-length album on Hessle Audio, while other highlights include Morkebla’sMeet Me In A Decompression Chamber (Farbwechsel), Soichi Terada’s Sounds From The Far East (Rush Hour), L’estasi Dell’oro’s I Look Upon Nature While I Live In A Steel City (Field) and Rhythmic Theory’s Lucid State / Shores Of Caladan (Ancient Monarchy).
