It’s been a good seven years in between visits, but Luke Vibert has been announced as the next headliner of the Red Bull Music Academy Club Night Series. Born in the Cornwall, the same hometown as fellow tastemaker Aphex Twin, Vibert was a pioneer of electronic music in the early ’90s with a slew of releases on seminal labels Rephlex and Warp. Expect an eclectic evening of electronic music spanning from IDM, techno, drum and bass, house and beyond at Goodgod on Saturday April 18. He’ll be joined by Simon Caldwell and Adi Toohey. Free with RSVP.
Dancefloor chameleon Edu Imbernon is coming to town. Since bursting through the stratosphere in 2009 with his mate Coyu with their worldwide hit ‘El Baile AlemЗn’, which took out the Beatport title of ‘Best Underground Track of the Year’, the Spaniard has continued to go from strength to strength. He’s released on the ilk of Get Physical, Young Turks, Skint and Stil vor Talent alongside running his own label Eklektisch. It goes down on Saturday May 16 at Chinese Laundry.
Something Elsehas locked in a huge party later this month, headlined by Desolat staple Hector. A regular at festivals such as Time Warp, DEMF, Kazantip, Awakenings, BPM, Hideout and Sunwaves, over the course of his globetrotting career he has scored the honour of becoming the first producer to release on Phonica’s in-house label, and has also worked with imprints 8Bit, Watergate, One Records, Siesta Records and Saved Records. Revered by the likes of Loco Dice, Carl Cox and Richie Hawtin, don’t miss him throw down a solid dose of techno when he hits the Burkedin Hotel on Saturday April 18. Support comes from B_A, Hendrik, Shivers*, Dave Stuart, James Petrou, Tech No More and Someunknowndj.
The Manchester-based bass heavyweight xxxy has announced a return to Australia. One of the foremost names in UK garage, in recent times he’s worked with labels Infrasonics and Fortified Audio, Well Rounded and Doc Daneeka’s Ten Thousand Yen, featured on the Fabric compilation Elevator Music, and played on just about every high-calibre electronic festival bill on the planet. Catch him on Saturday May 2 at Chinese Laundry.
One ofMarcel Dettmann and Ben Klock’s favourite emerging artists, Ø[Phase], has announced an Australian tour. Taking influence from gritty Detroit and minimal techno, the Belgium-based DJ and producer has been called upon to remix for the likes of Robert Hood, Peter van Hoesen and Mark Broom, and is a regular fixture behind the hallowed decks at Bergain. He’ll storm into Sydney on Saturday May 16. Venue TBA.
Looking for somewhere to dance away those bloated Easter bellies this weekend? Our mates over at S.A.S.H are set to celebrate their fourth birthday by taking over the whole of Home Nightclub. They’ve locked in a huge lineup, which includes Alexkid, Phil Kieran, Guillaume And The Coutu Dumonts, Andre Crom, Jay Lumen, Michelle Owen and many more. It goes down this Sunday April 5.
Best releases this week: sweet merciful Jesus, if you’re in need of a techno fix then the MDR Compilation (on, you guessed it, MDR) is out of this world. Other highlights include PCK & Stable Mates’ For The Kingdom (The Final Experiment), Glenn Astro & Max Graef’s M$ 01 EP (Money $ex), Stenny’s Hagale (Ilian Tape) and Guise’s In The Caldera (Animal Farm).
