Detroit house and techno wunderkind Kyle Hall will return to Sydney later this year. Having being mentored by luminaries such as DJ Raybone Jones, Rick Wilhite and Mike Huckaby, Hall has released on the likes of Warp, Clone Records, Hypercolour and Objektivity, and has graced the decks of hallowed clubs such as Fabric, Panorama Bar, Circo Loco and Warehouse Project, just to name a few. Catch him on Saturday May 23 at the Imperial Hotel.
Our mates over at Picnic have announced a huge triple-bill party. Headlined by Dutchman Young Marco (whose debut LP Biology on ESP Institute was charted in many best-of lists last year), the night will also see a double dose of Sex Tags Mania with performances from DJ Sotofett and DJ Fett Burger. Saturday April 18 at the Oxford Art Factory. Can’t recommend this one enough.
One of the most prolific producers in the techno world, Steve Bug has locked in an Australian sojourn. Over the course of his career the German has put out well over 80 releases, and alongside his remix and compilation work, has more than 500 release credits to his name. He’s also the owner of the Poker Flat Recordings label, and has played at pretty much every club and festival on the planet. He’ll tear Sydney a new one when hits the Imperial Hotel on Saturday May 30.
Alex Niggemann will return to Sydney next month. Having released on the likes of Poker Flat, Compost Black Label, Get Physical, Tsuba, Soma and 8bit, he runs his own imprints AEON and Soulfooled, and has also produced under the aliases N.I.G.G.I. and Superlounge, with his influences spanning the depths of Detroit techno and Chicago house. He’ll roll into town on Saturday April 18 at The Imperial Hotel.
So the Vivid LIVE lineup has some pretty tasty electronic morsels in it, eh? Astral Peoplewill throw down a party with Chicago legend Robert Owens (of Fingers Inc.) and Amir Alexander; Future Classic will be celebrating their tenth anniversary on the Opera House’s outdoor northern boardwalk; Mad Racket will host house don Matthew Herbert; and the bass maximalist Squarepusher will return to Sydney for the first time in 14 years. Oof.
Tour rumours: word on the grapevine is that Spaniard Christian WЯnsch (of Pole Group/ESP Institute) will be dropping by next month. Oh, and a tour from ѓ [Phase] sounds pretty good doesn’t it? Look out for dates to drop any week now.
Best releases this week: the latest release from Perfume Advert, Kappa Downs (on Where To Now?) absolutely slays, while other highlights include Dauwd’s Jupiter George (Kompakt), S. Moreira & Xinner’s Through The Rings Of Saturn (Phonica), The Nuclear Family’s Come Dine With Us (The Nuclear Family) and Legowelt’s Immensity Of Cosmic Space (Unknown To The Unknown).
