This Thursday March 15, Scottish beat-prodigy Sam Gellaitry is hitting the Corner Hotel for his debut appearance in Melbourne. I started following this lad on Soundcloud a few years ago and the consistency of his output is astounding, even the half-baked beat ideas he’s uploaded have always left me muttering “oof” under my breath. Simmering somewhere between hip hop, future-bass, soul and trap, the 21-year-old has been making beats since he was 12, and it shows. He released the final cut of his Escapism trilogy of EPs mid last year on XL Recordings – all three are well worth a listen. Not many tickets left it appears, so get on it.
On Friday night, Motor City Drum Ensemble is kicking-on from his set at Pitch Festival last weekend, teaming up with local luminary Tornado Wallace to throwdown at Brown Alley. A champion of obscure disco, boogie and funk cuts, MCDE has consistently been a man-in-demand for parties around the world. Although his focus seems to be more on DJing lately, MCDE is also an accomplished producer and remixer. Tracks from his seminal 2010 album Raw Cuts Vol.1 are still consistently heard in DJ sets the world over. This is the German’s first Melbourne club show in seven years, so if you haven’t sorted your tickets yet you probably should.
On Sunday night, it’s the final instalment of Revolver Summer Series and they’ve also snared an artist in town for Pitch Festival: Ben UFO. Like MCDE, this UK DJ has become a force on the worldwide club and festival scene on the back of his sheer wealth of musical knowledge. His sets encompass dance music from a variety of genres and backgrounds, from rare ‘90s UK rave cuts to bargain bin Bollywood diamonds to current local underground house music. Backing up that knowledge is the technical turntable skill to take you on an impressive and seamless dancefloor journey. He’s locked in for four hours in the Revolver cage, so do some stretches before you head down and brace yourself for a very large Sunday.
