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KERRY WALLACE Wallace has launched the popular weekly S.A.S.H party with Matt Weir. Having recently relocated S.A.S.H to the Flyover venue in the Sydney CBD, Wallace and Weir will appear this weekend at the Ivy’s Leased Summer Series party, featuring headliner Marcel Dettmann and Detroit Swindle. Did you grow up in a musical household? My sister’s a singer, Mum and my aunty played piano – as did I, at one stage – and my dad had a big record collection. I guess it all rubbed off in its own way. Who was your biggest musical inspiration? I’m not going to tell the typical Michael Jackson story, because The Beach Boys ruled!
ydney DJ and promoter Kerry Wallace crafted his reputation S overseas, hosting parties and playing sets in the world’s finest nightspots. As well as hosting a regular radio show on UK pirate
Marcel Dettmann
station House FM, Wallace whiled away summers in Ibiza, taking residence at acclaimed clubs Es Vive, Savanna Beach Club, Es Paradis and the Itaca Roof Terrace. Since returning home,
Your Paved Way touring and events company with Matt Weir has been getting busier and busier. It must be an exciting time for you. The S.A.S.H family is ever growing, especially with our new venue, and our newly formed Leased crew/ parties are pumping too. Oh! We have a Leased party this Saturday
with Marcel Dettmann and Detroit Swindle, you should come! You still give yourself the time to get behind the decks. What kind of sets should we expect from you on your upcoming dates? Most people in Sydney know I like to keep things as deep as possible, but for the next Leased party things will be getting a bit more techno with Dettmann. Sydney’s music scene is under the political spotlight at the moment – what do you make of its current health? The scene is good here now in Sydney, but unfortunately that’s about to be spoiled by politicians who know nothing about nothing. It’s sad but true. What: Leased Summer Series With: Marcel Dettmann, Detroit Swindle, Defined By Rhythm, EK Collective, Mantra Collective, Steven Sullivan and more Where: Ivy When: Saturday February 22 And: S.A.S.H runs every Sunday at Flyover
Joey Negro
LEASED: SUMMER SERIES
This Saturday February 22, the Ivy hands over its door keys to another bunch of merry folk as part of the Leased Summer Series. This time around, Berghain club resident Marcel Dettmann leads the line; the Berlin techno exponent celebrated for his allconquering DJ sets, plus productions on his own MDR label and remixes for the likes of Fever Ray, Junior Boys and Modeselektor. Also on the bill this weekend are Detroit Swindle, Defined By Rhythm, EK Collective, Mantra Collective and a host of other locals. We’ve got two double passes to the big day – for your chance to win, head to thebrag.com/freeshit and tell us what location you’d lease for a day, if you could throw a party anywhere on earth.
Shapeshifter
SHAPESHIFTER
New Zealand troupe Shapeshifter will perform at Sydney University’s Manning Bar on Saturday March 22. The Kiwi veterans retain a reputation for putting on a pulsating live show, which was captured by Shapeshifter Live, recorded at Christchurch Town Hall. Shapeshifter released their fifth studio album, Delta, last year, which was recorded between Berlin and Wellington and was mixed by fellow NZ drum and bass producers The Upbeats. Support will be provided by one of the Netherlands’ foremost drum and bass exports, Black Sun Empire, who have six full-length LPs and appearances at the Glastonbury Festival under their belts, while local acts Foreign Dub, NCrypt vs Commit, Highly Dubious, Mad Cow and Sakura will warm up the dancefloor. Given Shapeshifter’s track record of selling out Sydney shows, you’d be ill-advised to delay procuring your $55 ticket from manningbar.com.
SPACE IS THE PLACE FT KUTMAH
JOEY NEGRO
Seminal disco and house proponent Dave Lee, best known for his output as Joey Negro, will DJ at The Goldfish on Friday February 28. The Englishman has also released under the guises Jakatta and Raven Maize over the course of his career, sampling everyone from Queen and Cassius to Thomas Newman’s American Beauty soundtrack throughout his litany of dancefloor hits. Lee’s discography comprises his albums as Joey Negro And Sunburst Band, compilations for Defected and the Nite:Life series along with remixes of Blaze, Ben Westbeech and Australia’s own Empire Of The Sun. It is also a little-known fact that Lee produced pop boy band Take That’s version of ‘Relight My Fire’ featuring 1960s singer Lulu. Local DJs Liam Sampras, Matt Cahill and Phil Toke will all be spinning as well, with first release tickets available online for $10.
Space is the Place returns to Goodgod Small Club on Saturday March 1 for a bash headlined by Los Angeles native Kutmah, who will be touring Australia for the first time. Kutmah holds down a show on London’s NTS Radio, and has furthered his reputation as an accomplished selector through his sets for Fabric and Boiler Room and shows alongside the likes of The Gaslamp Killer, Flying Lotus, Gonjasufi and Dabrye. “I start slow, play some bugged-out shit, some trippy beats, some banging beats, some hip hop, some freaky dancefloor shit and then slow at the end again,” Kutmah once said of his DJ sets. It remains to be seen if he adheres to this approach on his first appearance before Sydney dancers. Doors open at 11pm, with the cast of support DJs comprising The Jazz Diaries DJs, Jitwam and Casey and the Space is the Place DJs, Sofie and Prize.
MAX COOPER
Genetics research student turned dance music producer Max Cooper will release his debut album Human next month. The UK producer has released a plethora of EPs and remixed the likes of Dominik Eulberg, Agoria and Sasha over the years, but has somewhat surprisingly
held off from blending his evocative melodies – which oscillate between blissed-out vibes and profound melancholia – on an LP. Finally allowed the spaciousness of a full album, Cooper’s debut outing will likely establish him alongside the likes of Jon Hopkins, Sasha and Pantha du Prince as the pre-eminent exponents of crafting soundscapes that are at once dancefloor-friendly and heavily cerebral.
SPICE BLACK FT NU
Calling all high rollers/Jordan Belfort types: The first Spice Black of the year is slotted for Sunday March 2 at Icebergs. Berlin-based Peruvian artist Nu will headline the party, which is themed ‘An Inca trail with Nu’ – think exotic, South American vibes. Nu has remixed the likes of Dirty Doering and Raz Ohara, and previously ventured to Australia at the end 2012, when he played a memorable back-to-back set with Acid Pauli at the Subsonic Music Festival. Nu will once again be playing at a site of immense natural beauty overlooking Bondi Beach for this “exclusive VIP event for Spice members” which will be limited to 150 people. Tickets are $200 – stay with us here – which includes Icebergs’ catering during the evening and complimentary premium drinks between 4pm and 6pm, as well as free entry to the afterparty at the Spice Cellar. The event commences at 4pm and runs through till 10pm.
DAMIANO VON ERCKERT
Promising German producer Damiano Von Erckert will DJ at One22 (at 122 Pitt Street) this Saturday February 22. Von Erckert’s DJ sets traverse house, techno, disco, soul and funk soundscapes, infl uences that imbued his debut album Love Based Music, which was released last year on Von Erckert’s own Ava record label, and attracted the attention of tastemakers such as Four Tet. Von Erckert will be joined by San Soda, a Red Bull Music Academy graduate who was picked up by DJ Red’s We Play House label, along with local lads the Parkside DJs and Death Strobe Records founder Andy Webb. $20 presale tickets are available online.
SODA FACTORY BIRTHDAY
This Saturday February 22, Surry Hills venue the Soda Factory celebrates its first birthday, with Grandmaster Flash playing a free DJ set to mark the milestone. The lauded hip hop pioneer has a strong Sydney following, having played regular shows Down Under during the course of his lengthy career, and will surely pull a sizeable crowd at this weekend. The Soda Factory will also host a live performance from The Syphons on Friday February 21, with doors opening on both nights at 5pm. BRAG :: 550 :: 19:02:14 :: 33