Ooooooh mumma. The next installment of Lost Disco has been announced and the lineup is damn tasty. Headlined by the bassy house heavyweight Julio Bashmore, he’ll also be joined by Adelaide’s finest Late Nite Tuff Guy and everyone’s mate Cassian. The local lineup is also all-killer no-filler, featuring Dreems, Softwar, COOP, B_A, Alan Thomas, Tristan Case, Louis Coste, Rouss, Tech No More, Mark Craven and Phil Kanis. It goes down on Saturday April 25 at The Ivy. Recommended.
Marc Martinez Nadal aka AFFKT has locked in an Australian tour. The house and techno titan is one of the most experimental names in the game, is a regular on the seminal Suara label, and runs his very own imprint Sincopat. He’ll be joined on the night by locals Tech No More, Aaron Robins, Casting Out, Dave Stuart, Persian Rug, Nuendo and Aaiste. Get deep on the dance floor on Saturday May 9 at the Burdekin Hotel.
Lucy Cliche is finally going to hold a belated hometown launch for her Drain Down EP. A stalwart of the Sydney DIY scene, over the past decade she’s been involved in groups such as duo Naked On The Vague, Knitted Abyss and Half High. Under her Cliche moniker, she weaves pounding drum sequences, synths and vocal echoes into annihilating techno. It’s already looking like she’s in for a big 2015, with FACT recently championing her as one of the ‘15 Australian electronic artists to watch in 2015’. She’ll be supported by Public Possession’s Bell Towers and host Noise In My Head. Friday April 24 at Goodgod Small Club. Get involved.
Later this months the legends behind Soul Of Sydney will pay tribute to one of most influential names in Chicago house – Frankie Knuckles. Knuckles, of course, passed away last year after a lifetime of shaping the sounds of house, disco and funk for generations to come. DJs on the day will include Phil Toke, Superbreak, Scott Pullen, Danny De Sousa, Terry A and Lloyd Ingram. Expect some heavy dance floor euphoria when ‘Your Love’ hits the soundsystem. It goes down from 2pm at a secret location on Sunday April 19. Hit facebook.com/soulofsydney for more details.
Tour rumours: what’s that I’m hearing about a return of the inimitable DJ Koze later this year? You best believe it’s happening. And if you’re already planning your 2016, pencil in a tour from Boris Brejcha in January.
Best releases this week: the new Palms Trax rekkid ‘In Gold’(on Dekmantel) absolutely slays. Other highlights include Dax J’s ‘Imperial Propaganda’ (on Monnom Black), Endlec’s‘The Abyss Gazes Also’ (on Mord), Basic Soul Unit’s ‘You Knew’ (on Dolly) and Donor’s ‘Against All’ (on Prosthetic Pressings).
