Despite the fact that their logo looks like it was made by a ten-year-old in Microsoft Paint, Circoloco throw some pretty damn good parties. Based in Ibiza, the internationally touring brand tends to swing by Australia when summer heats up Down Under, and this year is no different. One of their strongest Australian lineups thus far, the 2016 incarnation will be headlined by one of the co-founders of Hessle Audio, Ben UFO, and the enfant terrible of dance music, Seth Troxler. It’s going down on Saturday December 3 (same day as Ricardo Villalobos, gasp!) at Brown Alley. It’s a day party, with proceedings kicking off at 2pm.
The San Francisco-based collective of Jacob Sperber, Jason Kendig, Robert Yang and Josh Cheon AKA Honey Soundsystem are coming our way. The group have all been instrumental in the formation of the Dark Entries and Discaire imprints, alongside their own Honey Soundsystem Records label, and have been pioneers in the gay underground community throwing coveted queer parties all around the globe. Expect things to get raucous when they hit The Toff in Town on Saturday October 22.
Some other top-notch international gigs on the horizon: UK garage legend DJ EZ will be stopping by on Saturday November 12 at Platform One, Detroit head MK will be DJing alongside a live performance from Stephan Bodzin on Thursday November 17 at Brown Alley, while electro duo Dopplereffekt are going head-to-head with the Berlin-based techno producer Xosar on Friday September 9 at Hugs&Kisses.
Looking overseas: one of the best nightclubs on the planet, London’s fabric, may close forever when the Islington Council reviews their license on Tuesday September 6. The club is currently shut down following the recent tragic drug-related deaths of two 18-year-olds. At the time of writing, a change.org petition addressed to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to stop the closure has received 89,677 signatures. A statement from the club reads: “This petition demonstrates the sheer magnitude of people who not only value what we have been doing here in Farringdon for nearly two decades, but also care about our culture and our city’s nightlife.” Stay tuned.
Tour rumours: the dapper house cat Seven Davis Jr is sure to be coming our way in October. Lock it in.
Best releases this week: If you’re craving a little bit of ambient, noise and techno then don’t sleep on Kristian Marstal’s Complex (on Idiot Disc). Otherwise I’m really digging Max McFerren’s Complete Walkthru (1080p), Grant’s Cranks (Lobster Theremin) and Ulysses’ Feelings (The Bunker NY). Also, while their name is completely terrible, Ross from Friends’ You’ll Understand (Lobster Theremin) is well worth your time.
