Infusion # 246: April 19-May 3 2015

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MAY 21

JUNE 5

Globalfunk’s 12th birthday feat.

Ulterior Motive, Casa Latina

Lee Foss, Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE

MAY 21 The Wailers, Irish Village

JUNE 5 Mathew Johnson, Level 41

MAY 21 Sunstroke feat. DJ Spen, 360

SEP 17 Spandau Ballet, Trade Centre

MAY 22

Deep Crates Cartel feat. Prince Fatty, Melia Hotel

OCT 8

Dave Matthews Band, Yas Island

We’ve re-worked our listings – one-off events will appear in the magazine, for everything else please check infusion.ae for our day-to-day listings. For inclusion, email andy@infusion.ae Pick up a copy from our Infusion Magazine stands at these locations and more across the city Every A+E outlet, Every MMI outlet, Double Decker, Media One, Zero Gravity, 360 club, Casa Latina, Barasti, Pure Sky Lounge, Beatz and Cuts, McGettigans JLT/DWC, Music Room, China White, Nasimi, Story Rooftop, El Fuego, The Basement, Bliss Lounge, Zinc, Pulse, Cinnamon - Raddison, La Terrasse, Fashion Lounge, OcactI, Serafina, Soul Al Bahar, The Scene

SUNDAY 19 Roger Sanchez, Provocateur

Big room house from the S-Man. Book the Monday off work and get yourself front and centre for this big booking.

10pm-3am.

THURSDAY 23 Bob Sinclar, Cavalli

Funky French house from the ‘Love Generation’ and ‘World Hold On’ star. 9pm-late.

Ibiza Sonica, Provocateur The leading Ibiza radio station take control of Provocateur for the night, with house and tech-house on the playlist.

10pm-3am.

Mike Candys, XL

Swiss EDM/House DJ and

Producer plays XL, dropping his own tracks like ‘One Night In Ibiza’ and ‘Everybody.’ 9pmlate.

Schooly’s Farewell, Dek on 8

One of our favourite DJs – and favourite people, while we’re at it – bids farewell to Dubai, but not before a monstrous leaving party. Bring it! 6pm-late, free.

Supernova, 02 Club

House and techno from the Italian DJ signed to Lapsus Music. 10pm-3am.

VIP Room on Air, VIP Room

Bronx rapper and Interscope signing French Montana headlines, playing tracks off his huge album ‘Excuse My French.’ 10pm-late.

Velocity feat. Patrick Hagenaar, Zero Gravity High energy house from the

Dutch DJ, with Nick Hussey and Farhad on support. 6pm3am, Dhs100 after midnight, ladies free until midnight.

FRIDAY 24 Audio tonic feat. Marc De Pulse, 360 Deep house and tech house from international guest De Pulse, with Kasparov, Raxon and Rich Showell on support.

4pm-3am, free.

Bassworx feat. Utah Jazz, Casa Latina Liquid Drum and Bass rollers from Fabric star Utah Jazz, with Dubai’s DnB producer Atlitude on support. 9pm-3am, Dhs60 including a free drink.

INFUSION PICK! Defected in the House, Pacha Ibiza Dubai Simon Dunmore, Sonny Fodera and Shovell represent from the legendary label for an all-day/night party. 4pm3am.

INFUSION PICK! DXBeach, Zero Gravity Mark Ronson, Jess Glynne, Danny Howard and more team up for this 5,000 capacity day/night beach party. Midday-3am, Dhs250.

INFUSION PICK! Grime Dubai, The Basement The city’s first dedicated grime night, featuring

Newham Generals, Sk!tz Beats and DJ BPM. 10pm3am, ladies free before midnight.

Joseph Capriati, Provocateur

Another night of underground techno, with Italian DJ and producer Capriati headlining.

10pm-3am.

Josh Wink & Monika Kruse, Eden Beach Club

House and forward thinking techno from this strong double header booking, with German DJ Kruse making her Dubai debut. Midday-late.

Neverdogs, Bas Ibellini, Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE

House and tech-house from another triple header line up.

1-11pm.

INFUSION PICK! South African Freedom Day feat. DJ Kent, Dek on 8 Celebrate South African freedom day with SA food and drink, and DJ Kent on headline duties dropping deep/afro/soulful house.

6pm-3am.

Sunstroke feat. Opolopo, Dubai Marina

Sunstroke take to the waves again for a boat party, with DJ/ producer Opolopo headlining (check out his interview in this issue’s DJ Booth). 2-6pm, Dhs375 including open bar.

Robbie Williams, Yas Island

The ex Take That star and global pop star runs through his radio-friendly back catalogue. 6pm, Dhs395

Tube & Berger, Barasti

Excellent deep house cuts from the German duo, behind the Kitbull label. 6pm-late.

SUNDAY 26

SATURDAY 25 Garden of Eden feat.

Bootslap, Eden Beach Club

High quality Saturday brunch, with live electronic music from German duo Bootslap. From Dhs495, midday-late.

Lemon Jam feat. Fatima and the Eglo Band, Pool Area, JW Marriott Marquis Enjoy live music from the chilled out soulful UK band by the pool, an excellent hangover cure. 2pm.

INFUSION PICK! Eats Everything, Provocateur Bass warrior Eats Everything drops in for a headline set of house and techno.

10pm-3am.

THURSDAY 30 INFUSION PICK! Blended feat. Kasabian, Jessie Ware, Media City Amphitheatre Day 1 of Blended features Brit rockers Kasabian, with electro-soul artist Jessie Ware and Craig David on support. 6pm, Dhs395

INFUSION PICK! Jaguar Skills, A Skillz & Krafty Kuts, Zero Gravity A monster line up, with party breaks, hip hop and DnB on the decks with three excellent guest DJs. 6pm-late, Dhs100 after 10pm, ladies free until midnight.

Mi Casa, Nasimi

Much-loved South African live house trio return for another soul-drenched set on the sand.

5pm-2am, free before 8pm, Dhs100 advance, Dhs150 on the door.

Rendez-Vous Beirut meets Dubai, 02 Club

Two of Beirut’s finest techno and tech-house DJs, Gunther and Ziad, bring the sounds of

BO18 and Rubik to the city.

10pm-3am.

Shibuya feat. Raxon, The Basement Gruuv and Noir signing Raxon headlines this deep/ tech house affair, with Marko Smokingroove and Mr Mr on support. 10pm-3am, Dhs100, ladies free before midnight.

INFUSION PICK! Todd Terry, Q43 Todd ‘The God’ Terry brings his classic house music arsenal for a free event at Q 43. 8pm-late.

Wally Lopez, XL

House and tech house from the highly rated Spanish DJ and Ibiza regular. 10pm-3am.

FRIDAY MAY 1 INFUSION PICK! Audio tonic feat. Oliver Giacomotto, 360 The longest running weekly night in the region celebrates its 9th birthday with French house/techno star Giacomotto headlining, with support from all 9 residents.

4pm-3am, free.

Blended feat. Kool and the Gang, Media City Amphitheatre

The last day of the varied festival, with Kool and the Gang supported by Robin Thicke and more. 4pm, Dhs395

INFUSION PICK! Dixon & Ame, Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE Blue Marlin celebrates its third birthday with a huge booking, with German Innervision DJs Dixon and Ame headlining. Get down early, you’ve been warned!

1-11pm.

INFUSION PICK! House of Afrika feat. Pierre Ravan & Phat Phil Cooper, Dek on 8 A big double header booking, with soulful house and afrobeat from Pacha’s Entertainment director, Pierre Ravan, and NuNorthern Soul main man Phat Phil Cooper.

6pm-3am.

Example, Nasimi

Rap and electro-pop from the high flying UK star behind huge hits like ‘Changed The Way You Kiss Me.’ 5pm-late, Dhs150, ladies free before 7pm.

INFUSION PICK! Plus Minus feat. James Zabiela, Level 41 A very welcome return for house music jedi Zabiela, as impressive with his deck skills as he is with his tune selection. 9pm-3am, Dhs100 advance.

SATURDAY 2 Reggae Beach Fest feat.

Elephant Man, XL

The popular reggae night returns, with Bad Boy Records signing Elephant Man playing live, with a strong local DJ support line up. 2pm-3am, ladies free before 5pm, advance tickets Dhs100, Dhs150 after 7pm.

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First club you played in Dubai?

Casa Latina, a venue I found (I liked the name because of my Latin roots) at the back of a restaurant in a then 2* hotel where nothing was going on and built it up from scratch.

First track you played?

Ever?!!??? Damn, I think it was Thunder & Lightning - Bumpin Bus Stop.

Best change in the city’s club scene?

The rise of the independent nights, trying to build small scenes for genres that were previously not catered for.

Worst change in the city’s club scene?

More big name brand clubs trying to be in Ibiza when really they are in a totally different and in many ways much more interesting place culturally. That and the rise of the hipster DJ culture and Portlandia style DJ nights where everyone now has their own DJ night, minus the DJ skills and years of musical selection. Also DJs who are jack of all trades but masters of none. Trying to be relevant in every scene usually lands you flat on your face or waters down the integrity of those scenes.

Best club still running from when you started (or best you’ve played if it’s since closed)?

Well I would have to say the vibe we have at our Deep Crates Cartel nights wherever they are. It started at Casa but that place has changed and although it’s not bad, it will never be the same as it was. But all our DJs have improved massively and can create a perfect vibe wherever they are, it’s about the music and lack of pretentiousness rather than the club itself.

Key to longevity as a DJ is…

Being in it for the right reasons is key, if it ever stops being about the music and artform then quit, or kill yourself. Good music is timeless and so is a DJ that plays it in innovative and evolving ways. Never rest on your achievements and always stay humble, don’t compare yourself to other Dubai DJs, find your own style and listen to the greats.

The last pop star I liked was… Pop Star?! Probably, if you can describe her as a Pop Star, Amy Winehouse. I thought she had a unique vintage sounding voice that always took me back to the 50s. What a loss.

My sound is best described as…Riff Raff have recently been described as a ‘Sonic Kick in the Balls’ I kind of liked it over the usual ‘Guitar Rock Band’ thing.

Best piece of advice you’ve received? Honesty is the best (and only) policy.

What’s your musical guilty pleasure? Having a very understanding wife that allows me to indulge and invest in my hobby. Which I do, regularly.

When I make it, the one thing I want on my rider is… I want to say a coffin full of orange Smarties, but that was one of my old buddies fetishes, so I will go for ‘someone to change the kit over from right handed to left handed for me’. Being a ‘lefty’ this is always a painful experience for me and the sound engineer, especially when we are one of the middle bands.

My musical motto is… Play how you feel at the time. Riff Raff enable me to do this and give me the latitude to jam a little. As long as it is in keeping with the song, no one pulls you up for it.

Best gig you’ve played? The Fridge gig for the launch of a charity compilation album ‘Inside Looking Out’. It was then I decided, much to the surprise of our then bass player Sean Allison, to experiment with ‘drummers face’ whilst playing. I though it looked cool; he thought I was in labour.

And the worst? One of our Ratsky gigs that I am trying to erase from my memory. Riff Raff being ‘Rock’ found ourselves headlining (playing last some call it) a Death Metal night. It coincided with the 40th anniversary of the release of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells so Sean Allison decided that he wanted to pay tribute to Mike and do a mash up of ‘Whole Lotta Love’, with Tubular Bells taking the place of the weird bit in the middle. We played terrible and it just sounded weird.

Best lyrics of all time? Porcupine Tree from the song ‘Remember Me Lover’ from the album The incident. ‘I didn’t want to feel like a slave to your mood swings, and I’m not going to say anything I wouldn’t say behind your back’.

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ISSUE 18

Steve Aoki returns to open Cheesecake Factory Renowned cake-flinging DJ Steve Aoki has been confirmed to play at the opening of a new Cheesecake Factory in Dubai this week.

Just a few weeks after his sold-out show at Eden, the longhaired EDM star is back in the Emirate, this time bringing his DJ – and cake hurling – skills to the grand opening of the new Cheesecake Factory on Jumeirah Beach Road.

A PR for the chain confirmed that Steve would be flinging tougher, pre-baked cakes which held together better when hurtling through the air. The news has already hit social media, with one commenter, Mary Berry, arguing that Steve’s cake was likely to be ‘soggy and deflated’ much like his stale DJ routine.

Steve Aoki could not be reached for comment.

Lead singer of local thrash metal band Anul Death reveals he’s an accountant called Steve during the day *These stories are not true, this is not a real newspaper. This is

a parody/fiction/satire/joke. The Spin is not intended, in any way whatsoever, to be taken as factual.

LUCY PINK VS ELAOUAD What’s your best claim to fame?

I’ve opened up for MF Doom and Village People (depending on your taste, decide which is cooler).

None… keeping it low key since 1982

It’s not big and clever but…

I can only grate cheese in counts of 15

I love to throw air balls when playing fetch with the dog… little man just does not learn

What’s your answer to everything?

Yes

49 unbeaten

What’s the best insult you could give each other?

I know you are, but what am I?

Lucy is too nice a person for me to throw an insult at… here’s hoping she reciprocates.

The verdict: We’re going with Lucy Pink on this one, purely for the playground insult at the end, classic...

Catch Elaouad and Lucy Pink in action at Pure Sky Lounge, JBR

The Westin hotel has sat proudly at the bottom end of Dubai Marina for many years and is home to a number of great restaurants and one great brunch. Nestling in the left hand corner now sits El Sur, a restaurant with a Spanish edge and the promise of some unique experiences.

El Sur has launched an elBulli night every Monday and for those who are unfamiliar with this name, it was a restaurant in Catalonia until it closed in 2012. But to call it just a restaurant does it a disservice, it was perhaps one of the greatest places to eat in the world, ever. Ferran Adrià and his team created 40+ new dishes every year for a tasting menu that would revolutionise modern kitchens and impact food forever. No pressure then.

After walking through the entrance foliage, we were shown to our table out on the terrace with a lovely view across the water and The Palm in the distance, given some menus and left to soak it all in. The first thing that hits me was yes, there are 8 courses but apart from our wine nothing stands out as Spanish. Which is a shame as it’s a country rich in produce and dishes. But the arrival of a tart/sweet gin fizz cocktail, with a lovely meringue-like foam on top made us forget our complaints.

The 2nd course was made up of mouth size bites of caramelized peanuts with a chocolate and curry coating. Sadly, our waiter didn’t know what they were which is always a concern, plus they didn’t really work: the flavours were indistinguishable and left just a dry nut taste in the mouth. We moved on to an olive Oreo biscuit with a cream filling, which was very pleasant.

Next up was a spoon containing a liquid mozzarella. This spherefication technique was invented by Ferran so they had better get it right and they’d nailed it – a rich, creamy cheese that popped in the mouth, utterly delicious.

Next was some beautifully prepared tuna with a blackcurrant jelly and then my favorite dish, the duck breast with seaweed and vegetable scallops, which was well executed and packed full of flavour. For desert we returned to spherefication but this time with a mango puree filling masquerading as an egg yolk on the menu and then some coconut ice cream and a raspberry lime sauce. A very good way to end the meal and cleanse the palette.

Billing your night as elBulli is a bold claim, and to a certain degree, it sets the expectation levels almost impossibly high.

Being picky, some of the dishes need a bit more attention to detail, and waiters should really know what food they’re serving and how the dishes are prepared and taste. That said, they have met a high standard of cooking and if you’re interested in experiencing this type of modern cooking, then El Sur is a great start to your journey.

El Sur, elBulli Mondays Westin Mina Seyahi 04 399 7700 | elsurdubai.com

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