We’re neck deep in European summer which means almost no electronic acts want to even consider coming via Australia due to our god-awful weather and the fact that they can make x10 $ over there (but really who knows after Brexit?). Even if they did fancy coming Down Under the promoters that have the contacts are too busy focusing on their food-based venues now as seems to be the natural order these days. It may be dark times, but the pulled pork is on-point. Except I hate pork. Strap in, braving the cold and slaying house parties is the modus operandi for the next few months. Thankfully, there are still one or two good tours to look forward to. Plus a load of shit ones for the people that can’t feel the cold because they’re jacked-up on meth and love hardstyle/abusing innocent people on the nightrider home. At least the release schedule seems optimistic. Let’s ball.
Bitta’ techno to lighten the mood? I mean dark, brooding techno. Oh. The Berlin-based enigma Subjected is coming our way. This dude kinda scares the shit out of me. Founder of the Vault Series label, he’s also scored releases on the likes of Affin, Eternal Drive Recordings and Prosthetic Pressings. The #38 Sleaze podcast still does my head in. Can’t sleep, clown’ll eat me. Flanked by Adrian Bell, DJ Kiti, Spilt Silo and Back Burners, it’s going down on Friday July 22 at The Mercat.
Duke Dumont has just announced another return to Australia so if you’re into bullshit wannabe tech-house for the plastic fantastic crowd then head to his Facebook for the details as I don’t have enough inches to waste them here. Fun fact: when he was in Australia for Listen Out a few years ago he slid into the DMs of a friend of mine trying to get her to come to his hotel for “fun”. – xoxo Gossip Wray
Speaking of Listen Out, If your biggest pull to the electronic crowd is Claptone then you know you’re in deep trouble. That said, all of the idiots that thought they were capable of bagging Chance the Rapper deserve to be disappointed. A$AP Ferg and Yung Lean instead? Cool, those guys are on the cutting edge of relevancy. Let me go and #rapsquat in 2012 before I get ready. Has anyone seen my cultural appropriation pants? That said my sister who doesn’t talk to me anymore liked it on Facebook so maybe I’m just the wrong demographic.
Tour rumours: ol’ mate Nina Kraviz has already locked in her return to Australia. Details coming soon.
Best releases this week: well, definitely not the Ryan Elliot fabric mix. Wake me up when it’s over. Snoozefest. Feeling lukewarm about Kane Ikin’s Modern Pressure (on Type) and Luigi Tozzi’s Deep Blue: Volume 2 (on Hypnus Records). It’s really been one of those week when you just want to go back and listen to Prince of Denmark’s Live at Planet Uterus recording and drift off.
