Off The Record

Fancy an acid fix? It doesn’t get any more potent than from the godfather of the movement,DJ Pierre.

A king of the 303, alongside Spanky and Rio as the group Phuture, Pierre pioneered the acid house rise back in the late ’80s with cuts such as ‘Acid Tracks’ and ‘Your Only Friend’ now etched in dancefloor folklore. Throughout his time he’s also helped launch the careers of Felix Da Housecat and Roy Davis Jr., and even had a stint as head of A&R for the seminal Strictly Rhythm imprint. See why Pierre can count the likes of Carl Cox, Danny Tenaglia and Michael Mayer in his fan base when he swings by Civic Underground on Saturday June 25. Support will come from Simon Caldwell, John Ferris and Charades.

Another heavy-hitting name in the realms of deep techno and curveball house, Swedish producer and DJ Tiger Stripes, will hit Sydney next month. With his records finding homes on the likes of the Desolat, Drumcode and Cajual labels, recently the Stockholm-based don has also collaborated with top players such as Kerri Chandler, Adeva and Jerome Sydenham. An all-star local lineup of Simon Caldwell, Whitecat, James Petrou, Lawrence Daffurn, Mick Antonievich and Tom Studdy round out the bill for the night. Saturday May 21 at the Burdekin Hotel. Highly recommended.

If you’re after an eclectic dose of everything ranging from hip hop to dubstep, ambient, jungle and footwork this weekend, look no further than Om Unit. The Bristol-based head is a regular on the likes of Civil Music, Cosmic Bridge, Exit, All City and Metalheadz, and has had his DJ skills called upon in over 30 countries in the past decade, finding himself on every festival bill from Montreux Jazz Festival to Bass Coast and Outlook to Mysteryland. He’s appearing this Friday April 29 at Civic Underground, flanked by 8 Diagram, Chris White and Doobs.

I told you guys to lock in this tour a week or two ago, and now it’s confirmed: Locked Groove is coming our way next month. With the ability to produce sounds that range from the darkest of industrial techno to the more sprightly inclinations of house, the one and only Scuba signed him to Hotflush for his debut, and since then he’s gone on to release records on Permanent Vacation and Life And Death. The rising star will hit Sydney on Friday May 27, venue TBA.

Tour rumour: Niv Arzi and Dori Sadovnik AKA the Tel-Aviv based outfit Red Axes have an Australian tour soon to be announced. Stay tuned.

Best releases this week: the new Andy Stott LP Too Many Voices (on Modern Love) has finally dropped and it is straight up fi-yah. I’m hearing a lot of praise for MGUN’s Gentium (Don’t Be Afraid) but personally it ain’t doing much. Also, the Giegling website shop section has been updated to say: “The shop is closed until end of April. We gonna have a new record then.” Does that mean we’re finally going to see the new Traumprinz/DJ Metatron drop? Oh dear Lord, I hope so.

Recommended:

FRIDAY APRIL 29

Om Unit @Civic Underground

SATURDAY APRIL 30

Hunted/Game@Burdekin Hotel

SATURDAY MAY 7

Anthony Parasole@Burdekin Hotel

SATURDAY MAY 14

Edit Select@Burdekin Hotel

SUNDAY MAY 15

Bob Moses@Greenwood Hotel

SATURDAY MAY 21