This Friday at Banana:Peach, Animals Dancing are hosting a trio of respected internationals. First up, Young Marco. DJ, musician, Safe Trip Records label head and whiskey aficionado, Marco Sterk is no stranger to sharing his music worldwide. Whether he’s DJing, performing live as part of ambient super-group Gaussian Curve, as one-half of Young Wolf, or compiling the fruits of his digging knowledge and taste. Joining Marco is Parisian DJ and Antinote labelhead, Zaltan, a favourite guest who’s as happy playing bargain bin French boogie as he is banging out techno. Antinote has been behind all sorts of styles since 2012, touching on synth-pop, techno, house and the more experimental from the likes of D.K., Tolouse Low Trax, Alek Lee, Leonardo Martelli, Syracuse and many more. Last up is Gary Abugan; Toronto’sInvisible City label head, shop and DJ Soundsystem operator. Celebrated for reissuing many seemingly unreachable grails and unearthing a ton of underappreciated oddities, Abugan’s sound is as much about celebrating the overlooked music of the past as it’s about simply having a good time. Local support comes from Pjenne, Otologic and Andee Frost. Kicks off at 10pm.
Down the road at The Sub Club on Friday, new-ish club night Outhouse is putting on a night featuring Steeplejack’s Nali, Will G-R, Jess Zammit and Arrowhead. Nali has been simmering away on the fringes of the scene for a few years now, exploring a soaring ethereal, melodic take on techno, electro and IDM, almost like a cross between Jon Hopkins and Aphex Twin. His new EP Ascendi is a culmination of this dedication to his sound, a more dancefloor friendly release than his 2016 album Reflections On The Second Heaven (which is also well worth a listen) but still distinctly Nali and one of the nicest and most unique local releases I’ve heard this year. Kicks off at 10pm, with $10 entry before 12.30am.
On Saturday at Boney, sporadic party series Reflex is back with a pretty serious lineup of selectors. Nite Fleit is your headliner, bringing her huge and ferociously grim electro, acid and techno sounds to the main room. Rounding out the lineup is deep techno DJ duo Concealed, Juicy Romance and Common Nocturne coming together to form Common Romance, KLA:AV and Vincent, Wavetable, Zjoso and Tilly Cums. Sounds like the makings of a bloody loose night to me. Kicks off at 10pm.
In other news, Novel have been letting slip that DJ Koze and Charlotte De Witte tour announcements are almost ready to drop. I know Melbourne loves both, so keep your eyes on the Novel Facebook page if that includes you.
