Ooooooooh mumma. It’s been way too long in-between drinks, but the house and techno dons Dense & Pika are coming back to town. They’re regulars at the likes of Trouw, Panorama Bar, Fabric and BPM, and have a fan-base featuring Adam Beyer, Dubfire and Jackmaster. Their Colt EP from 2013 is still all-time, with the title track one of the best piano-driven techno numbers of the past decade. Dig in – they’re coming for Brown Alley on Friday July 15.
If you’re into tech-house then you’ll want to get yourself along to catch the Parisian head Ron Costa next month. The cat has been running his own imprint Potobolo Records for over a decade, and his releases have found homes on the likes of Inmotion, Octopus Music, SCI+TEC, SNOE and Suara. Catch him on Saturday July 2, venue TBA.
Did you have tickets for the ill-fated 10th birthday of Maitreya? Good news – they’re now being sued by their ticketing company for $400,000 for not providing refunds. How does one colossally fuck up a festival on what is meant to be an anniversary celebrating artistic growth and defiance of the norm? Another bites the dust. Hope y’all get your cash back. Stay tuned for details of the case as they emerge.
Tour rumours: Daft Punk. You heard me.
Best releases this week: Just when you think he couldn’t get any better, motherfucking DJ Sotofett goes and reaches another level. His newie Current 82 (on Keys of Life) is ridiculously good. Like, track of 2016 good. It’s a 12-minute slow-burn, and I swear at one point I thought I was listening to Deep Forest. Can’t recommend any higher. Would also suggest spinning Ancient Methods’ A Collection of Ancient Airs (on aufnahme + wiedergabe) and Marquis Hawkes’ Social Housing (on Houndstooth). Sadly, Matthias Zimmermann’s self-titled album (on Sound Pellegrino) totally blows. Remember when this was one of the hottest labels on the planet? How far we’ve (well, some of us) have come.
