Hello, I’ve got a DJ gig coming up… Saturday 26th July @ MIDI In The City – UTS Loft bar, hope to see you there.
More info:
http://www.myspace.com/midiinthecity
July 3, 2008
DJ Dave McCann @ MIDI In The City – UTS Loft Bar : 26.07.08
June 19, 2008
Weekend full of dancing…
I still need to blog about my w/end full of dancing a couple of weekends ago. Going to 3 events, a side-show, We Love Sounds Winter Festival, and the after party. Featuring the likes of… Dubfire, Stephan Bodzin, Ellen Allien, Gaiser, Marc Houle, Lindstrom and more… More on all that soon.
June 4, 2008
EXKLUSIVE BERLINER – LAUNCH : 27.06.08 @ The Cross
I just came across and add for this in 3D World this week…
Peter Becker Label presents a series of live performance of minimal techno and other forms of contemporary and fresh innovative sounds from artists of BERLIN
EXKLUSIVE BERLINER LAUNCH
27.06.08 @ The Cross
Ion Ludwig [Live] (Berlin)
DJ YokoO (Strasbourg, France)
Local support…
Shades Of Gray [Live] (Beef Records)
Jamie Lloyd (Future Classic)
Schwa & RIFRAF (Deep As Fu*k)
Free before 12, $25 after, guestlist $15
More data…
http://www.myspace.com/peterbeckerlabel
http://www.myspace.com/ionludwig
http://www.myspace.com/shadesofgreysounds
http://www.myspace.com/yokoowizardmusic
Yay! Some more Berlin minimal/techno in Sydney. I’ve bought a few Ion Ludwig releases too, would be keen to check him out.
June 3, 2008
Gaiser [Live], Marc Houle [Live] @ Lost Baggage – The Cross : 31.05.2008
Another month, another Lost Baggage party…
Yay, I finally got to see Gaiser play live, and… he was awesome! I’m a big fan of his minimal/techno productions, have bought many over the last couple of years. He didn’t disappoint live, a lot more intensity than I was expecting, which was great, a lot more thump, less spaced out minimalism, he rocked the dance floor. Can’t wait to hear him again on Sunday.
Check him out: http://www.myspace.com/jongaiser
This was the 4th time I’ve seen Marc Houle live over the last 11 months. He was playing at many of the European parties/festivals we were at last year. He’s good, but I’m not so into the repetitive bleepiness he does now. I much prefer his earlier, original sounds/tracks, which unfortunately he didn’t play much of. It was cool to hear ‘Techno Vocals’ and the 12″ flip ‘On It’ played live, but they are far from my fave productions of his. I was surprised and disappointed not to hear ‘Bay Of Figs’ played last, as were many other fans there, maybe he’ll play it at one of the Sunday gigs.
We made a special effort to get to the party early to support friend and fellow techno, chin stroker, local DJ Andrew Wowk, who played warm-up for the main room. He played a fantastic set, I knew/have many of the tracks he played. Nice one Wowky!
German now currently Sydney based Bjorn Wilke followed, and played on the more house/tech-house side of minimal this time. I wasn’t really paying much attention though, having fun and catching up with friends at the time.
Caught the last track of local James TT playing in the bump lounge/side room, which was an awesome track, he IDd it for me: Dub Taylor – ‘Beauty And Beast (Nudisco Remix)’ I’m a sucker for anything with strings like that. I didn’t get to hear much of my fave local DJs Dave Choe and Matt Aubusson of Minimal Fuss, who followed, as they were playing the same time as the Minus guys started up in the main room.
I did my best to not let the lack of cloak room (it’s getting cold out here), expensive $ drinks, and the typical rude and trashy crowd you find at Lost Baggage/The Cross bother me.
It’s always funny watching the less music/techno focused punters of the crowd, clearly drawn there by hype, or stumbled in from Kings Cross mass up when the internationals start, then quickly move to the more accessible sounds of other rooms, when the dark minimal/techno sounds sail over their pretty little (or big) heads, hehe. More dance floor space for us.
If you missed out seeing the Minus guys here, and are not going to the We Love Sounds event on Sunday day/night, you have yet another chance to see them. I may end up here later Sunday night…
http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/38048/We_Love_after_party_lineups_announced
We Love Sounds – Official After Party – Numero Duo
The Cross, The Bourbon & The Bunker – Sunday 8th June
Ellen Allien
Lindstrom
Modeselektor [live]
Gaiser [live]
Marc Houle [live]
+locals +more
Also… Dubfire & Stephan Bodzin [live] who are playing the closing sets at the We Love Sounds event on Sunday, are also doing a side-show at Arq this Friday night. I may check that out, as I’ll be out in the city, and it might be difficult to see both at We Love Sounds across two areas on Sunday night.
It’s going to be a big weekend!
May 26, 2008
Back to the music…
Adding to the tracks I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago, here are some more new tunes I’m enjoying of late, recent Beatport purchases.
Yes, it looks like I’m gravitating to more melodic/deeper (deep-house) sounds of late, probably because I’ve been doing more listening than mixing of late. Lots of stabbing, filtered, minor chord action here.
Lars Behrenroth – Ice On The Sun (Version Remix) [Freerange Records]
Jamie Lloyd – May I (Quarion Remix [Future Classic]
After Tea – My Prerogatives [Hotfingers]
Roberto Rodriguez – Moonraker (Phonique Remix) [Laka]
Sharam Jey – Roxcity (Phonique Remix) [King Kong Records]
Andrew Technique – Dream On [Circle]
Foat & Boddy – Droidnosh [Mule Electronic]
Oliver Klein & Peter Juergens – Scoville [Kling Klong]
James Unk – Glitch Control (Paco Osuna Remix) [Lessizmore]
Joris Voorn – The Deep (Jimpster Remix) [Green]
Dub Taylor – Beauty & Beast (Nudisco Beautycase Got Lost In The Minidisco Mix) [Alpaca]
I was also very happy to finally get my hands on Kenny Larkin – Integration [Plus 8]. I’ve been after that track since the early 1990’s, heard spun numerous times by DJ HMC. It’s finally available for .wav or .mp3 purchase on the http://m-nus.com site.
I’ve bought quite a few Phonique productions over the last year. I really liked that remix of Trickski – Move Me [Sonar Kollektiv] he did too. Trickski played here in Sydney last week, but I’m not really that into their sound. We caught a bit of Phonique playing at a Pokerflat night at Watergate in Berlin last year, great sounds. He’s playing here in Sydney in July (5th) at Chinese Laundry, the same night as someone else I’m keen to see (always the way)… Luca Bacchetti who is playing at a Lost Baggage party at The Cross. Let’s hope the surprise guest playing an early morning set at Spice in the Bunker (under The Cross) the same night/morning is Phonique, may catch him there if that’s the case. I’ve still not made it down to the Bunker yet.
I’m looking forward to seeing Gaiser and Marc Houle both playing live together at the Minus 10th Year Anniversary party at Lost Baggage at The Cross this coming Saturday 31st May. We don’t get to see the cube though. This will be the 4th time I’ve seen Marc Houle live, had a nice chat to him in London at the end of our trip last year too. I’ve wanted to see Gaiser for ages, I couldn’t stop playing his Fraktion records for a long time. Then I’ll be seeing them both again the following w/end at the We Love Sounds festival at The Hordern Pavilion, Forum, Entertainment Quarter etc, along with Dubfire, Ellen Allien, Stephan Bodzin, Lindstrom, Steve Lawler, Mr.Oizo and much more.
Also coming up in Sydney… The Berlin Sessions at the Civic Hotel/Underground on June 21, with Jassanova, Quarion [Live], and Heiko Laux, with support from local Future Classic and Mad Racket crew. Should be a great night of deep music.
http://www.inthemix.com.au/berlinsessions
Looking back over previous weeks… I didn’t make it out to these below due to being sick with some cold/flu bug…
Kazu Kimura @ Break Inn – Chinese Laundry : 09.05.2008
Matthias Tanzmann & Bjorn Wilke @ The Club Club – Chinese Laundry : 10.05.2008
All better now, see you on the dance floor…
May 5, 2008
Alex Smoke & Matthias Tanzmann @ Lost Baggage – The Cross : 03.05.2008
Awesome, fun night! more soon.
April 29, 2008
Coming up… In Sydney…
Alex Smoke [Live] & Matthias Tanzmann @ Lost Baggage – The Cross : 03.05.2008
Kazu Kimura @ Break Inn – Chinese Laundry : 09.05.2008
Matthias Tanzmann & Bjorn Wilke @ The Club Club – Chinese Laundry : 10.05.2008
Gaiser [Live] & Marc Houle [Live] @ M_nus 10th Birthday Tour : Lost Baggage – The Cross : 31.05.2008
Sunday Adventure Club – Berlin
I wish I could be in Berlin in June…
MINUS & COSMOPOP present
Line up: Richie Hawtin, Josh Wink, Luciano, Matthew Dear’s Big Hands [Live], Karotte, Tobi Neumann, Zip, Magda, Marc Houle [Live], Paco Osuna, Troy Pierce, Matt John, Guido Schneider, Steve Bug, Heartthrob [Live], Konrad Black, Loco Dice & Marco Carola (back to back), Rebekah Aff, Cassy.
Date: Sunday June 15th, 2008
Location: Open air location near the Postbahnhof, Berlin
Large outside area with 1 stage, 2 inside floors in case of rain, the event will be indoors.
Opening hours: Outside stage 10am-10pm, inside stages 6pm until open end
Ticket prices: 15EUR pre-sale
April 15, 2008
Alex Smoke [Live] @ The Wonder Fuss – Civic Underground : 24.04.08
This was a fun night out, nice vibe, great to be out with mates, but we missed ya Joanne, Chesham, Wowky, Dr.Tad… Excellent to catch up with some good old club friends, Hi Pete, Nick and Sandi! We had a great boogie, getting down to the sounds of Alex Smoke.
I usually don’t look forward to going to this venue, as when it’s packed it can be really uncomfortable. It wasn’t too bad on this outing, lots of people, but not packed. I’ve said it before, but it really is so much better without all the cigarette smoke now. The new recent renovations are great, it looks and feels like an uber Berlin club now, with all the white, leather padding, and coloured light ceiling tiles, very cool. Sound System is fantastic, mmm Klipsch speakers. DJ booth area is much better now that it’s not a little hole in the wall. I hear they have a rotary valve DJ mixer installed now as well, not being used this night though, keen to hear it. It was probably in use the following night there for Todd Terje.
Alex Smoke performing live with an Apple MacBook, Evolution MIDI controller and Ableton Live was excellent. The 3rd time I’ve seen him live. Sounding a lot more maximal than minimal this time I thought. He’s got some great new tougher tracks/sounds since I last heard him live in Berlin last July, less glitch, more tech, much more sustained dance floor pressure. It was nice to hear some of his early tracks (my faves) still being played in his live set too, Brian’s Lung, Chica Wappa, Don’t See The Point etc. I look forward to hearing him again on Saturday at Lost Baggage, along with Matthias Tanzmann.
I also enjoyed Dave Choe and Matt Aubusson’s sounds following on from Alex Smoke. I’ve missed hearing these guys out. I hardly knew anything they played, which is always a plus.
It seems the majority of the crowd didn’t get or lost interest in the darker, deeper, minimal, and more techno-ish sounds from Alex and the Glitch lads that followed. The room started and then kept emptying out from about 1/2 way through Alex’s set. I didn’t like much of the warm up sounds played before Alex, too happy/fluffy for me, nice to hear Joris Voorn’s track Blank, out though.
A fun night, thanks crew! Meow! 🙂
April 2, 2008
We Love Sounds 2008
The line-up for the 2008 We Love Sounds winter event/festival has just been released. Not sure if this is the full line-up, or if there’s more to come. It’s already very impressive.
It’s on the 8th June, taking place across the Hordern Pavilion, Royal Hall Of Industries, Forum and Entertainment Quarter (Fox Studios).
I don’t think I’ll want to miss going to this. Here’s some of the internationals they have annouced, that I’m excited about…
Dubfire
Stephan Bodzin [live]
Marc Houle [Live]
Gaiser [Live]
David Squillace
Ellen Allien
Modeselektor [Live]
Keen to check out these as well…
Lindstrom [Live]
Mr Oizo
Utah Saints
Steve Lawler
Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys DJ)
Full line-up and details: http://www.sounds.net.au