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Festival season is really the time of year when I realise how unfit I am. One month to go. I can do this. Tyson Wray
Friday February 8, The Liberty Social KRUSE & NUERNBERG [GER] Saturday March 9, Colonial Hotel ULTRAMAGNETIC MCS [USA] Saturday February 9, The Espy BICEP [UK] Sunday February 10, Revolver Upstairs MACKLEMORE [USA], RYAN LEWIS [USA] Tuesday February 12, The Palace
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Saturday February 16, Corner Hotel BLAWAN [UK], MARCEL DETTMANN [GER] Friday February 15, Brown Alley
Miguel Migs: House Heads
LUNICE [CAN] Saturday February 16, Revolt Artspace
Miguel Migs will be returning to Australia next month. The San Francisco producer and DJ will be touring Australia this February bringing his blend of reggae, jazz, house, soul and more. Miguel Migs has released over two dozen EPs and three LPs during his 15 year career, receiving critical acclaim for his debut and sophomore. Migs will be sure to satiate all of your deep house needs. Miguel Migs will be performing at New Guernica on Saturday February 23.
JUDGE JULES [UK] Saturday February 16, Room 680. DAMIAN LAZARUS [UK], SUBB-AN [UK], SHAUN REEVES [GER] + MORE Sunday February 17, Brown Alley PICTUREPLANE [USA] Sunday February 17, The Liberty Social DAVID MORALES [USA] Friday February 22, Red Bennies DIXON [GER], HUXLEY [UK] Friday February 22, Prince Bandroom BOK BOK [UK], L-VIS 1990 [UK] Saturday February 23, Revolver MIGUEL MIGS [USA] Saturday February 23, New Guernica LINKWOOD [UK] Friday March 1, Prince Bandroom MOODYMANN [USA] Friday March 8, Prince Bandroom FANTASTIC MR FOX [UK] Saturday March 9, The Liberty Social GOLDEN PLAINS: MOODYMANN [USA],
Full Tote Odds: Slaughterhouse Support
Hip hop super group Slaughterhouse have announced that Full Tote Odds have scored the support slot on their Australian tour. Slaughterhouse consists of four of the most prolific lyricists the rap game has ever seen in Royce da 5 9, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz who will be joined on tour by one of the most hyped names to come out of LA, Schoolboy Q. With the release of their debut album, Place Your Bets, through Obese Records distribution, Adelaide based Full Tote Odds look to have a great year ahead of them. Making waves of their own with airplay on triple j, not only are they heading on tour with Slaughterhouse this February, the boys are following it up with a national headline tour of their own in May. Catch Slaughterhouse and Full Tote Odds on Friday March 1 at the Palace Theatre.
Novel Presents: David Morales
David Morales is a true vanguard in the world of dance music and the efforts of the Brooklyn native remain unparalleled. His return to Australian shores is a most welcome one and with him he brings his inimitable sound. His reputation is sure to precede him with a long list of remixes to his name including Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Tina Turner and The Spice Girls. A Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer is but a simple way to describe Morales and seeing such a legend of dance music in an intimate setting is an opportunity not to be missed. Novel are giving fans the chance to see Morales in this very way with tickets strictly limited to 200 and sure to sell out. Catch David Morales at Red Bennies on Friday February 22.
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JULIO BASHMORE [UK] + MORE Saturday March 9 - Monday March 11, Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE PRODIGY [UK], DIZZEE RASCAL [UK], BOYS NOIZE [GER] + MORE
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Sunday March 10, Flemington Racecourse GREG WILSON [UK] Sunday March 10, New Guernica ELI VERVEINE [SWI] Friday March 15, La Di Da Basement JULIO BASHMORE [UK] Friday March 15, Brown Alley THE DEMIGODZ [USA] Friday March 9, Prince Bandroom XXYYXX [USA]
The Herbaliser DJs: Smoking Up The Espy
Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba are The Herbaliser DJs: West London jazz-rap innovators whose discography and contribution to the UK music scene in the ‘90s was enormous. In conjunction with the release of their seventh studio album, There Were Seven, they are heading on tour to Australia to enchant crowds with their fusion of breaks, jazz, rare groove and hip hop that The Herbalisers do so well. Not only are they pioneers of their own sound but they’ve brought the world’s attention to impressive talent including Jean Grae, Roots Manuva, MF Doom and DJ Food, well before these artists became prolific household names. Eighteen years into their incomparable musical journey, The Herbaliser DJs are sounding better than they ever have. Get along to The Espy show on Saturday March 9 to see hip hop in a completely different way. Entry is free.
Friday March 22, The Liberty Social DANIEL BORTZ [GER] Sunday March 24, Revolver Upstairs MOVEMENT: NAS [USA], 2 CHAINZ [USA] + MORE Saturday April 27, Sidney Myer Music Bowl ATARI TEENAGE RIOT [USA] Friday May 17, Billboard
Yaldi Boomtime!: Full On Party
The the one and only Yaldi Boomtime! is back for summer. Taking place at Station Pier this week, the lads have 13 and a half boomtime hours for you to sink your teeth into. There’s a free gourmet BBQ, a Funktion 1 soundsystem, booths, stall and live art plus giant Jenga, giant Connect 4 and Twister. All capped off with some of Melbourne’s best DJs, including Bryce Lawrence, Simon TK, Isaac Fryar, LA Pocock and more. 3pm - 4.30am, Saturday February 9. You gotta’ get up to get down!
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Movement: Hip Hop Heaven
A selection of hip hop heavyweights will come together for the inaugural Movement festival. The festival, a collaboration between Live Nation and Niche Productions, is intended to fill the apparent void of hip hop events in Australia. Leading the charge is American legend Nas, along with other internationals 2 Chainz, Chiddy Bang, Joey Bada$$ and Angel Haze. They’ll also be joined by locals Bliss N Eso and Spit Syndicate, whilst the festival’s opening act will be a triple j Unearthed Winner judged in each city by host of triple j Hau Latukefu and his team at triple j.. Movement will take place on Saturday April 27 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
Greg Wilson: The Art Of Mixing Australian Tour
In the professional DJ world, very few have been around as long or been as influential as UK DJ Greg Wilson. Playing a vital role in pioneering the ‘beat mixing’ movement in the UK, responsible for teaching Fatboy Slim how to scratch and his knowledge and appreciation of music and how it connects with people are some of what make Wilson a living legend. Thirty years is quite a feat and after all those years Greg Wilson is undoubtedly one of the most important figures to come out of the UK dance scene. He has been nominated by DJ magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top 20 remixers of all-time. Greg’s edits and mixes continue to feature on the playlists of DJs in every continent. An interesting man and one that dance music enthusiasts have a lot to thank for, it’d be wise to catch him on his Australian tour. It’s all happening on Sunday March 10 at New Guernica.
Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? Probably in a thorn bush another state away from where I started the evening. Describe yourself using the title of a song. Rebel With a Cause. What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That my neighbour, who was an opera singer, was a serial killer and every time you heard her sing meant she was preying on her victim. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? I was yelling at the sound guy because the music wasn’t coming through my headphones, well, it would help if they were plugged in! Felt like an idiot. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Psy - Gangam Style What’s the most played record in your bag? Has to be my new track coming out called Angels. Play it every set. What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? What’s about to happen to me?! If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Well well I do a bunch of other things so probably a fashion designer. When and where is your next gig? Fusion at Crown on Saturday February 9.
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“After some years of being mega hyped, you change into something else by nature. A hype is not forever. I would say we were turning into a solid port for electronic music now.”
TOUGH SOUNDS: GETTING PHYSICAL German house music heroes Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung – known to the world as M.A.N.D.Y. – are back in Australia this month. After more than ten years of DJing and producing they are still going strong, touring the world DJing, releasing productions that are constantly praised, and, as partners in the Get Physical label, maintaining a substantial influence on dance music around the world. Bodmer and Jung have a resume that reads like a dream and have been friends since childhood. It makes for a fun partnership and an enduring presence in house music. They are often found collaborating with fellow Get Physical owners Booka Shade, and they have put
together mixes for prominent labels such as Fabric and Renaissance. They have also created some spectacular live shows over the years. Like many of their DJ superstar contemporaries, they have developed effects to seduce their audiences and ramp up the sensory experience. The pair recently used infrared technology and a new mapping technique to project inverted video effects onto their bodies, while they performed. Their Melbourne show takes things back to the club, and it’s clear they are just as comfortable in that setting. They are no strangers to our shores and Bodmer is representing the duo on this tour. He shares his anticipation from his home in Berlin: “I am very much
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excited! We love Australia,” he enthuses. “I will fly into Melbourne and the club straight from Berlin.” Such is the life of an international DJ, that there is often no time to enjoy the far flung destinations that they go to. Bodmer is quite comfortable with the demands of his work though. “Long distance flights are easier to me. I do loads of reading, working, sleeping, eating and watching movies – it can feel like a day in the spa sometimes!” There are some pretty hefty demands when musicians reach the level that M.A.N.D.Y. have done. For a start there is the travel and the set times for the headliners. “The jet lag plus change of day and night shifts are challenging,” agrees Bodmer. “Secondly, for me, balancing the relationship between business, artist life and friendship to my best friend and band member Philipp Jung. We are best friends since 25 years now and we are running M.A.N.D.Y. since 10 years. I am very proud of this,” he explains with sincerity. When Bodmer refers to the business side of his responsibilities, he is also talking about the influential label that he runs, Get Physical. A collaboration between M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T and Booka Shade - all massive international acts in their own right - Get Physical has a roster of artists and an influential global reach that makes it one of the superstar electronic music labels. “After some years of being mega hyped, you change into something else by nature. A hype is not forever. I would say we were turning into a solid port for electronic music now,” he says. Bodmer’s role at the label is to contribute his own tastes, and feed music into its belly that he personally likes. “I do A and R’ing for personal related artists and friends,” he says. “Marketing and business is driven by the company. It’s around 12 people working for us.” However it’s not all work and no play. Bodmer had “a beautiful start” to the year, during which he spent his first Christmas with his one-year-old child and his family, and then partied with good friends on New Years’ Eve and New Years’ Day in London. “I normally take January off,” he reveals. “I spend that time getting healthy with Indian digestion and sleeping one week non-stop. Then coming back to life.” Bodmer likes to maintain interests outside of music. “My passions are culture and sports, mostly tennis, ski, beach
volleyball,” he says. “We played beach volleyball in Berlin during summertime, just in front of my house here, with Steve Bug, Phonique, Alex Niggemann, Marco Ressmannn amongst others. That’s really good times.” Superstar DJ volleyball anyone? After being a musician for so long it can be a difficult task to keep things fresh. “That’s another challenge,” Bodmer admits. “I don’t know how I really do it – it’s just really working I would say. I listen to a lot of new music, five days a week. I set up filters to get away from promo crap, and found the right paths to find interesting music. Plus I do many other things than music and I take part of normal everyday life; that helps a lot. So thank God, it feels still fresh to me: what is most important.” One of the major evolutions in music has been on the technology side since M.A.N.D.Y. first started out. New methods of performance have become possible for electronic artists and sound quality seems to be getting more attention in clubs. “For DJing I tried many, many extra tools and gadgets,” says Bodmer. “I like to play with a million possibilities and effects. I did this for the last five years now. Now, I have changed back to a simple set up: three decks and one mixer. To me that’s the challenge of the moment but I will come back to more technologies again, and then vinyl again! I need a bit of a change sometimes to keep it fresh and interesting for myself.” There has been talk of a M.A.N.D.Y. album for some time now. “Oh yes,” he says with a laugh, “the ‘biggest album ever’! We are working in a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and in Berlin at the moment. After some years of not really producing we found it fun being back in the studio. There are already some tracks and remixes released now and more to come.” And Bodmer’s message to Melbourne? “Let’s get physical!” Simon Hampson M.A.N.D.Y. [GER] play alongside Maxxi Soundsystem [UK] at New Guernica on Friday February 8.
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FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning. Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick
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Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
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EDEN SATURDAYS Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am. Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne
COQ ROQ Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
LOUNGE-CLUB Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor? Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. Lounge-Club happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
MIDNIGHT SOUL ENSEMBLE Whether it’s a DJ on the one’s and two’s side by side with a drummer hitting the skins while jammin’ away into the night, or soul singers gracing our humble stage performing Erykah Badu tribute songs over wonky future beats, or hip hop DJs cuttin’ up Serato records, we got the mid-week party. You know you wanna. Free entry Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne
Get Lit every Friday night with Mugen & D’fro slicin’ n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems. Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
FORBIDDEN Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours! Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne
FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
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Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/ gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
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Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
TEXTILE Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family. Dancing from 10pm weekly. Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne
SUNDAY10TH SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am. For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
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It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two and Oohee rocking til the break of day. Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
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HOMECOMING In the grand tradition of past Saturday nights at the Prince of Wales, it will regain it’s rightful place on the pantheon of Australian dance music playing host to the best and most exciting EDM locally, nationally and internationally. Local residents include Generik, Oskar, Swick, Tranter, M.A.F.I.A., Streetparty DJs and Clip Art, and scheduled guests The Aston Shuffle, Tonite Only, The Swiss, Luke Million, Parachute Youth, Louis La Roche, Alvin Risk and more. In addition, Homecoming has prepared a veritable roster of exciting drinks and cocktails to fuel the fun, including Fresh coconut cocktails, Dr. Pepper, Electric Lemonade, Tecate, Thai-style Buckets and Bubble Cup cocktails. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
MONDAY11TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
TUESDAY12TH HOT STEP Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
BIMBO TUESDAYS Bimbo Tuesday’s have long been the discerning DJs midweek breath of fresh air. An opportunity to indulge in, and to each parade their individual takes on music. A night where by the weird and wonderful is not frowned upon but rather celebrated. Resident selectors Matt Radovich, Andras Fox and Henry Who draw from a colorful array of sounds that warm your midweek blues. From 8pm, free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
COSMIC PIZZA NHJ and friends host every Tuesday night upstairs at Lucky Coq. Playing uneasy listening, freaked out bass jams, romantic comedy disco, tropi-jazz, soundtracks and shit you won’t hear on the other nights. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
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SON OF KICK BASS DRUMMING: LOUNGE SOUNDS Mika Abadie, also known to the music world as Son Of Kick, chimes down the line having just completed a mini tour of the USA with what he terms “amazing artists” (including Joker, Kastle, Plastician and Dev79). Otherwise, he’s been keeping busy doing what he enjoys best. “I’ve been making music, and been really busy actually,” Abadie says. “Right now though, I’m in London and am downing some nice ravioli with olive oil!” Claiming he is hyper active – mostly because he is making music, eating and conducting an interview all at the same time – the lad found music as a result of the influence of his family. “It was really my dad that always got the pans and pots out to play drums,” he describes. “Then there was my uncle scratching the guitar, with the whole singing thing – it was quite fun!” Indeed, being handed a guitar at 13 then drums at 15 (thanks no less to his sister’s ex-boyfriend) and later a bass, microphones and basically anything else he could put his hands on, Mika found the world of music appealing and intriguing, as it was a release from the mundane life of being a normal teenager. “I had the full support – both mentally and financially – from my parents. I played in many bands as a lead singer or drummer, while at the same time, I started raving hard on techno and jungle!” It’s not difficult to see where the infatuation for music that leans on bass came from then, is it? “I always was into reggae, grunge and all sorts of music,” he explains. “Really, bass music is all very connected to all that. It’s all the same thing, just said a different way. I now have a couple of projects where I’m lead singing as well.” Studio wise, the bass fiend is working on new material within what he describes as coming from no particular genre. “It’s some heavy hybrid shit,” he says. “Otherwise, I’ve done a tune with Lady Leshurr, Foreign Beggars, Virus Syndicate and D.Ablo. There are also some others I can’t reveal at this point. I also just cracked a remix for Angel Haze called Werkin’ Girls. There is also something from one of my side projects on Claude Vonstroke’s DirtyBird imprint coming up too.”
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With that, his unique flexibility is always evident in not just his music and productions, but also his live performances. “I have always created and played diverse music,” he says. “In some ways though, that has dragged me behind because for a while there, if you weren’t doing one particular genre you were practically doomed. Now I still do ‘me’ and find it funny that the same people that were cock-blocking me before have now all bought tickets for the bandwagon! But however bitter this might sound, I truly feel blessed to finally have made it to where I am – and to remain standing at the same time! “And no matter which way I look at it, the culture for me will always be around a mix of food, music and so on. It’s a beautiful thing and it’s the only true way to call this an evolution, in my opinion. It’s been happening since the ‘20s with blues and country, then with jazz, classical and into the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Nowadays, you’ve got the Neptunes smashing cubano and raw hip hop beats for The Clips. And then you’ve got Timbaland cutting futuristic crunk mayhem too. I’m sure we can dig a lot deeper, and find the evolution of music via the mix of cultures all the way to the birth of Jerusalem.” Philosophy aside, the man of bass is heading Down Under again for what will be his third or fourth visit – clearly he’s lost count. Regardless, he closes out with some words about what to expect: “I will be playing a lot of new stuff and there will be a very different vibe to it all. There will still be loads of energy, but a lot of deepness within the set as well. Also, while I’m in Australia, I plan to get some sun and hang with my close mates N’fa and Mr Fish, who recently both had babies – although not with one another!” And with the laughter, the line went dead. But the bass will live on forever.
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RK Son of Kick [UK] plays alongside Ali B [UK] and more at Sound Lounge in the Hamer Hall Foyer on Saturday February 23.
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Jack Revill is one of those people who deserves all the success that comes their way. The Scottish DJ has put Glasgow on the map for bass-heavy music alongside his fellow Numbers. label crew and he has worked tirelessly in music since he was a teenager. Having started with a job at a Glasgow record store named Rubadub when he was 14, Revill hasn’t looked back; even after he garnered notoriety as a DJ and label owner, he continued to work at Rubadub’s wholesale arm. The list of music that Revill has released on his labels reads like a roll call of bass music’s hottest talent over the last five years. Dress 2 Sweat, his vinyl label which focused on Baltimore club music, released early cuts from Piddy Py, Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990 (who now own Night Slugs together), whilst Wireblock – the label he began with Calum and Neil Morton (Spencer and Nelson respectively) – released recordings by Rustie and Hudson Mohawk, amongst others. At the end of 2009, Dress 2 Sweat and Wireblock combined with Stuffrecords, and Numbers. was born (from their club night of the same name). They started off with the massive Deadboy hit If U Want Me and their success was assured. Revill has just come back from Italy and has two shows to play in England the night we chat. He has one day off before his Australian tour but it’s not something he minds too much. “I get restless at home,” he confesses. “Sometimes I have days when I feel like I really need a break from it all, and then I have like two free days at home, and I just want to be out DJing. I’m kind of an addict!” It’s not such a bad addiction when you consider where it takes him. “The most exotic gig I’ve done is probably Holy Ship which I just got back from a few weeks ago. It’s a cruise that sets sail in Miami and takes you all the way to the Bahamas and back, stopping off at a private island on the way. It was absolute madness. A few of my craziest tour stories probably happened on that boat, but for sure they are all too crazy to print, to be honest,” he says with a laugh. This year, Numbers. are set to move into the festival game with a huge weekender planned for April in the South of England: Pleasure Principle. Add to that Revill’s new show on BBC Radio 1 and the 10th Anniversary of the label and you start to wonder how he has time for it all. “Mostly because there’s a big team of us involved in Numbers., and the guys all work very hard,” he says. “I pretty much live and breathe music and I don’t dedicate time to anything else really, other than the odd bit of crap TV a la Jersey Shore.” The year is shaping
up nicely for the label: “New releases from Deadboy and an album from Redinho are both mastered. The rest is top secret! But it’s our 10th anniversary this year so we have loads of killer stuff planned,” Revill explains. None of the talk about his labels is to take away from Revill’s skill as a DJ. If anything, Numbers. is an extension of his wide tastes and a recognition of his great ear for talent. His own star has been rising over the last few years as Jackmaster. A Jackmaster set is eclectic and moves through everything, embracing guilty pleasures and forgotten classics in the same breath as unreleased dance floor bombs. “I don’t tend to think about genres per se,” Revill reveals. “I tend to classify music in terms of energy levels instead.” Things really moved up a notch when Fabric released Revill’s mix in 2011. Their Fabric.live series is highly respected internationally. “It was a big step up for me as a DJ and a major one to tick off the list. I’m still really proud of that mix and without it there’s no way I’d be living this life and touring amazing countries like Australia.” It wasn’t long after the release that Revill had to make the decision to quit his day job. “I had to consciously make the decision a year or so ago. I was juggling a full time job and the DJing for a good few years and it got to the stage where I just couldn’t deal with it anymore. DJing is effectively a night shift job, so I was doing night shift two or three days a week, then a full time day job for the rest of the week. It was exhausting. It was a big relief to be able to just concentrate on the DJing side of things but I do miss working at Rubadub every day.” Having worked in a record store, does Revill feel that the art of ‘crate digging’ is being lost? “Aside from the clubs, I guess most music discovery happens on YouTube now,” he says. “Sometimes I get lost on that site for hours just sifting through the ‘related’ tab at the side. If I do that for three hours and find just one gem then I’m satisfied. I guess that’s a kind of 21st century method of crate digging, right?” So who has he found lately? “I really like this guy from London called SOPHIE, who has some stuff coming out on Numbers. as well actually.” “DJ-wise, I really wish there was someone young that came to mind and I could champion. Maybe I’ll find him or her in Australia!” Simon Hampson Jackmaster [UK] plays alongside Shlohmo [USA] on Friday February 8 at The Liberty Social.
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