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Gig Guide (17th-19th) [revised]

This weekend sees rising San Fran star Worthy make his debut set at Lost Baggage. The man was recently a feature of a Beatport article as has being steadily building a name for himself on the tech-house circuit.

Meanwhile Friday sees some rising locals Dave Stuart and DBR take to the Cave while Saturday sees much loved local nights Mad Racket and Technique take place featuring Steve Sonius and McBean respectively this will be an interesting mix of some slightly lesser known locals!

Friday
MrMeanr ft. Club Junque, Dave Stuart & Defined By Rhythm - The Cave, Chines Laundry


Sat
Lost Baggage ft. Worthy (Dirtybird) - The Cross - San Francisco man Worthy plays his first set in Australia!

Mad Racket '40 fathoms' ft. Steve Sonius - Marrickville Bowling Club

Technique ft. McBean - Sly Fox Hotel - Local techno night returns with McBean and wicked live visuals - FREE

Club Club ft. Kazu Kimura ITM50 - Chinese Laundry - Part of Australia's DJ Poll InTheMix 50 hits Laundry with legendary Kimura

Sun
Spice ft. Alan Thompson - Bunker Bar (5am)

Bedlam - 202 - From the peeps that brought you MITC come their new Sunday sessions.

Apres @ Tilbury Hotel - Syd Record Label Future Classic arvo sessions - Lineup here

Foreigndub Sesh - Beach Rd Hotel Bondi


Final Gig Guide up Thursday.
If you would like your event on the guide send your event info to sydneylovestechno@gmail.com!

Colour Visions 002

The new Colour Visions Mix is out, this time respected Sydney DJ Tim Culbert does the rounds.

A little late posting on this one, those of you on the dial would of seen/received an actual copy already, but those who haven't heard this mix yet I highly recommend having a listen.

Tim Culbert plays at numerous clubs and nights around Sydney and is widely considered as one of the best house DJs in Sydney combining the sounds of tech-house and prog-house styles this Colour mix is very similar to what Tim might play out about town.

The mix is very detailed in every transition and comes across as being very thought-out and considered, a quality that is often said of Tim's live sets. Sometimes a meticulously thought-out mix can loose its overall flow quickly but Tim's experience behind the decks (often along side Robbie Lowe) definitely shines through with a driving house mix that builds and flows featuring many great artists along the way (check track listing below).

With another strong mix, the Colour Mix series continues to grow in strength and following, Tim Culberts 002 mix is a great mix for any time of the day or night, well thought-out, well worth a listen.

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TRACKLISTING:
STL – Silent State [Smallville]
Jay Bliss, Homm & Popovicui – Bis Co [Diynamix]
Master H & Francois Dubois – Rise [Komplex De Deep]
Neurotron – Indigo (Damondo remix) [Night Drive Music]
Dyed Soundorom – I Care [Freak N Chic]
Ross Couch – A New System (Kirby remix) [Body Rhythm Records]
Jon Gurd & Dave Robertson – Dual [Mutekki]
Neil Quigley – Illusion [Vapour]
Nosmo vs Kris B – Grouse (Dub) [Ready Mix Records]
Francois A & Manoo – Today Is Tomorrow [Buzzin' Fly]

Gig Guide (9th-11th)

This weekend seems a little thin on the techno side of things but none-the-less a selection of great nights over the weekend.

Space Cadets Thursdays returns to the bunker for some student representing of the techno styles, while The Box headline NZ Dj Tim Richards and local Dave Stuart.

Dubstep madness returns with Void at the civic while Saturday sees Paradise Lost party hits the warehouse for an awesome night of house and disco while an array of locals in the Cave for the usual Chinese Laundry mayhem.

Sunday sees a new night kick off from the organisers of Midi In The City come their sunday night Bedlam at 202 for a nice slab of deepness for established and up-n-coming Sydney DJs/Producers...


Thursday
Space Cadets Thursdays @ The Bunker - Ft. Jamie Tek, Alex Caminer James Burman, Zushy Woolstone & Lettuce. The infamous thurs night returns! FREE

Friday
The Box ft. Time Richars(NZ) & Dave Stuart - Bunker Bar


Void Ft. Joe Nic - Phoenix Bar - Sydneys premier Dubstep night


Sat

Club Club - Chinese Laundry Cave - Techno and progressive sounds from some of Syds best locals
Paradise Lost - Inner City Warehouse - Will be a wicked party!

Sun
Spice - Bunker Bar (5am)

Bedlam - 202 - From the peeps that brought you MITC come their new Sunday sessions.

Apres @ Tilbury Hotel - Syd Record Label Future Classic arvo sessions - Lineup here



Final Gig Guide up Thursday.
If you would like your event on the guide send your event info to sydneylovestechno@gmail.com!

Sunday Schooling (with Dave Stuart)

Couple of weeks ago on a Sunday saw this free little Sunday night hit the 'going-for-one-year' mark here in Sydney. Dedicated to giving up-n-coming DJs a chance to play their stuff behind the decks in a relaxed atmosphere with small but always music-loving crowd. Considering the organisers charged no cover charge at all, its quite an achievement.

Those of you who read my blog in the early days would of remembered my many Monday-reviews of the night before with often glowing reports of the new DJs who played, many of whom who have gone on to get more gigs as a direct result of playing. The Sydney DJ scene can be a hard one to crack and getting your first gig for the more techno and 'true-house' styles is not exactly easy, with a lot of already established DJs/Producers on the scene in the respective areas. So being able to say to an organiser I've already played in a club, on a proper sound system is always better received.

It also served as a good 'meet-up' for those who just couldn't resit staying in on a Sunday night but didn't want to be exposed to the generic electro/pop rubbish many venues 'aspire' to on a night like Sunday.

Selection of photos from the many Sunday School nights over the year

I talked to the man behind Sunday School, Dave Stuart, to get a deeper insight into the night and its perks;

Q: For you what was the best thing about Sunday School nights?
The best thing by far was being able to give so many great young (and a few of us 'older" djs) DJs a set playing their first set ever in a club. Playing out in a club is daunting at the best of times and the only up & comer nights for bedroom bangers seem to usually be "competition" nights. I really wanted to get away from that idea and just give people a go based on talent rather then doing it in a competitive environment, I think it makes for a much more friendly / supportive experience for all involved. My favorite quote from someone who played was; "It's like an awesome house party with a massive fu*k off sound system."

Q: Any particular nights stick in your memory?
By far the best night we've ever had was out Xmas party late last year (Check the photos), the bunker was decked out in some pretty bizarre decorations, including a 7 foot air filled Santa on a hot rod, flashing lights, and people in dressed up in some hilarious Xmas themed outfits. Being a Sunday night we usually close about 1am, but this epic night went well on until after 3am, with most of the crowd kicking on to the after party. The best things was that the bunker was packed out the whole night with one of the best crowds I'ver ever seen.

Q: What was weirdest thing you ever saw during a Sunday School night?
There's been a few Sunday's where most of the crowd is still going from Saturday night, which is always messy. But the weirdest would have to be seeing two very tall leggy trannies stack it down the infamous stairs...then perch themselves on the even more so infamous "bed", then to see one of our younger regulars attempt to chat them up. (Who could that be!?)

Q: Many of the DJs you've booked for the night have gone on to play at more club nights, any notable DJs you would like to mention?
Well the best thing I've seen from Sunday School is most of the DJs who've play gone on to many other gigs around town, many of them getting a lot of confidence & experience from playing with us first. A lot people find it pretty intimidating to make that first step...
Some notable mentions go to;
Chris Combe/facebook- Played at one of our earlier nights in August 2008, he's a really talented DJs and has become a great friend, so much so we've been running Sunday School together and will start our new project in July 2009.
George Hall - Definitely one of the best up & coming house Djs in Sydney at the moment, he's gone from playing at Sunday School onto playing more gigs around town to now running his own house night "Quiver" at one of Sydney's better venues; Favela. He's also played alongside international DJs such as Stacey Pullen & Justin Martin, as well as top locals like; Illya, Anya, & Husky.
Jamie Tek/myspace - one of the best 'young guns' with regards to outstanding taste in music and has a great knack for promotion, he's gone on to running his own night "Space Cadets" in the bunker, with a similar idea to Sunday School but targeting more of the "uni' crowd.
Jeremy Nothman - Has probably the best ear for sound from any DJ his age, he has taste in music that certainly is far beyond his young age. Its also refreshing to see a young dj play only off vinyl too!
Chris Rawlins - One of a couple of Djs who used to play out quite regularly but had a break and used Sunday School as a bit of motivation to get back into the scene. I've booked Chris a couple of times as really dig his style, he even was good enough to win the opening set at the We Love Sounds festival this year.
Fuck...I could go on for ages....so other notable mentions go to; Alex Marsh, Lachlan Ainsworth, Linda Jennsen, Sam Niall, Mitch Crosner, and apologies to anyone I've missed....too many great Djs!!!

Q: Will there more Sunday School nights in the future or do you have other plans for the night?
Well after hitting the one year mark for Sunday School, Chris and I have pulled the plug and called it a day. On the up side though, as of July we are starting another project to promote up & comers. The new night will be called "Sideways" and will be on the 4th Friday of the month, in the Bunker, 24th July being the first instalment.
Chris & I will be resident DJs, and will have one local headliner playing, as well as two new up & comers at every night. The up & comers will be given slots suitable to their style and not just thrown on to warm up as is the case at other nights. I'm really excited about the new night as will give new Djs to play alongside some great locals on a great system.

Q: You've gone on to organise more events with selection of Sydney's and Melbourne's best locals. Where can we catch you DJing or nights you will be involved with over the next month?
Well my other night Shrug is on the first Friday of the month at the civic underground, this is a great night featuring some of the best underground house & techno Djs. At the moment I've been booking DJs from Sydney & Melbourne but toying with the ideas of opening that up a little. As for my own DJing I have a busy month ahead playing at some awesome parties, for those interested;
Fri 3rd July - Shrug @ Civic underground
Fri 10th July - The [BOX] @ the bunker
Fri 17th July - Mr Meaner @ The Cave (Chinese Laundry)
Fri 24th July - Sideways @ The Bunker

For info or to send DJ demos to, visit myspace.com/davestuartmusic



Below are some of the sets from the last Sunday School which range from the moody to the tech-house, techno and the more progressive sounds, all of which are from relatively new DJs on the Sydney scene. Watch out for Dave Stuarts upcoming mix which I'll post up on the blog.

Sunday School Sets, 14-06-09 (in chronological order);
Jamie Tek warm-up
Just an assortment of new-disco cuts and some minimal-house, very similar to what I also play at Minimal Mndays on Manning Bar balcony.

Mitch Crosher
Has already being seen at some of the well-known clubs in Sydney and has quite an 'edgy'-tech-house sound. Great flow its a nice mix to get you in the mood. He'll also be an up-coming guest for Space Cadets Thursday nights.

Chris Combe
The man of the infamous techno-fist and resident of Sunday School/Sideways. Often getting the place pumping later on in the night with his rolling-techno sets, always bouncy, always danceable.

Alex Marsh (Partial recording)
After a recent club-hiatus and former Sunday School resident, Alex returns to treat us with a slightly more 'chilled' progessive-house set, unfortunately only partly recorded but none-the-less well worth having a listen too.

Space Cadets Thursdays @ The Bunker

ARE BACK! This Thursday 9th of July, from 9pm Some of Sydney's best student DJs (whom otherwise would probably never get a spin!) in the areas of minimal, house and techno will be spinning tunes until the early hours of Friday morning...

As usual its FREE entry all night with $3 drinks during extended Happy-hours.

Space Cadets is a night run in conjunction with this blog so expect to see the disturbing photos and all the drunken sets from night to be posted up here afterwards!

Official Facebook event

Set Times
9: Jamie Tek
10: Zushy Woolstone
11.30: James Burman
12.30: The Leff
1.30: Alex Caminer
3: Jamie Tek

Gig Guide (2nd - 5th)

Winter is well and truly upon us and there is no stopping the club nights, perhaps the warmest place to be on the weekend?

This Friday sees recently relocated Luke Le Mans headline Shrug at the Civic (email for guestlist entry!) as well as Winter Charity Fundraiser in the underused venue SoBar on the North Shore. On Saturday local underground tech producers gather for what is sure to be an aural treat with Niche taking over the bunker.

Sunday sees the 2nd installment of a new Sunday Night Re-Session at The Bunker for up-n-coming DJs playing the areas of deep/tech and techno! As well as Horse Meat Disco play the Picnic party at the new club 202 on broadway.


Thursday
Speakeasy - Burdekin Hotel - Soul, funk, disco & house beats

Manhattan Jazz - Manhattan Lounge - For those who need some jazz treatment

Friday
Winter Charity Fund-raiser - SoBar - With an awesome deep-house and techno line-up, in a great venue on the north Shore for a good cause! Definitely a good night for those who want to steer from the city. $10 Entry with cheap drinks all night.

Shrug ft. Luke Le Mans, Tim Jirgenson & more - Civic Underground - The monthly night retunrs for a great local line-up, email sydneylovestechno@gmail.com for guestlist entry!

Symmetry ft. Dirty D & Ahab - Cave (Chinese Laundry)


Sat

Niche ft. Marshall, Nonamaka, Darkchild, Stuart Harrin, SchadenFruede - Bunker Bar - Some great locals here performing live/DJing. Will be an awesome night!

Club Club ft. Drummatic Twins - Chinese Laundry Cave - Techno and progressive sounds from some of Syds best locals

Void ft. Joe Nice - Phoenix


Sun
Spice - Bunker Bar (5am)

Re-Session ft. Graig Garbutt, Jamie Tek, Jeremy Nothman, Adi Deutsh - Bunker Bar - The new sunday night takes over for some deep house and techno.

Apres @ Tilbury Hotel - Syd Record Label Future Classic arvo sessions - Lineup here

Picnic ft. Horse Meat Disco(UK), Simon Caldwell & more - 202 (Broadway)



Final Gig Guide up Thursday.
If you would like your event on the guide send your event info to sydneylovestechno@gmail.com!