Y’all can get ready for some high-calibre internationals to hit Sydney later this year. Victoria’s Strawberry Fields festival has announced a huge lineup, and you can bet your sweet bippy that they’ll also be making the journey north.
So far the lineup includes Apparat, Bicep, Cobblestone Jazz, Glenn Astro & IMYRMIND, Lapalux, Lord Echo, Mathew Jonson, Max Cooper, Oddissee, Oliver Huntemann, Patrice Scott, Perfect Stranger, Peter Van Hoesen, Rodriguez Jr, Sorceress, Soul Clap and Tensnake. I’m willing to bet my first-born child that you’ll see a lot of these names on the Subsonic lineup when it drops. Stay tuned.
Speaking of Subsonic, it’s announced the launch party for its 2015 festival. The night will feature performances from some of the best house and techno DJs Sydney has to offer, including Gabby, Matt Weir, Robbie Lowe, MSG, Marcotix, Felix Warmuth and Mike Witcombe plus a whole lot more. Oh, and you’ll also get to find out the lineup for this year’s incarnation of the festival. It goes down on Saturday May 16 at the Bridge Hotel. Get involved.
Those champs over atPicnic are celebrating the fourth anniversary of their beloved One Night Stand parties, and they’ve selected one of Australia’s finest ever DJs and producers to take the reins with an eight-hour DJ set – the one and only Late Nite Tuff Guy AKA DJ HMC. Expect an evening of epic proportions when the dance legend takes The Spice Cellar dancefloor (remember, Spice is now held at the Imperial Hotel) on a journey through house, techno, disco and beyond. It goes down on Saturday May 16.
It’s been a long-time coming, but Toddla T is finally coming to Australia. A regular host on BBC Radio 1, the Ninja Tune-signed DJ and producer has made a name for himself with his penchant for combining deep bass, acid house and synth-y techno. Catch him on Sunday June 7 at Spectrum.
Tour rumours: I’m 100 per cent certain that we’ll be seeing a tour from Jennifer Lee AKA TOKiMONSTA in June. Consider it confirmed. Oh, and acid master Tin Man? He’ll also hit Sydney that month.
Best releases this week: I am straight up losing my mind over just how good Zum Goldenen Schwarm’s Aufgang (on Forum) is. It’s also been a great week for collaborations, with Mark Fell and GЗbor LЗzЗr’s The Neurobiology Of Moral Decision Making (The Death Of Rave) record hitting the spot, as does Willie Burns and Torn Hawk’sBecoming Nice (Valcrond Video). Oh, and don’t skip on Aquarian Foundation’s Mind Miniatures (Going Good). Solid shit.
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