Sets from 21st May

Space Cadets are on a break! That is only to return in July in special revamped, re-hyped, limited edition...haha.

So if your finding you need a Space Cadet fix check out these live recordings from the last Space Cadets which saw us pack out the bunker until early hours of Friday morning. Big-ups to Alex Caminer and our guests Osorio and Kit Phillips all of whom played wicked sets akin to their styles. Definitely worth checking out.


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Space Cadets Recorded Sets, 21st May (Chronological order):
Nic Scali (47mb)Opened up the night with an hour and half of chilled yet driving music in typical Scali style. Chunky-rhythmic house and techno for your ears. As always gold tunes here.

Kit Phillips (40mb) last played an impromptu set after a DJ cancellation but we got him back to play a proper set this time showing off his housier and techno side. His got an eclectic taste in music with some intense tracks in this mix, but don't ask what genre they are unless you want to start a genre-definition war that is! Either way have a listen and you decide.

Osorio (40mb) Our first interstate guest originally coming from Aus-other-techno city Melbourne Osorio now based in Sydney treated us to an all vinyl set. There is definitely something about playing all vinyl, especially these days when everyone seems to be a CDJ-DJ however don't let that fool you he has some great tunes in here with some modern-classics (6.6!) and some of the newer goods with a set that gets into a groove and stays there, with a solid dance-floor by the end as a result. Have a listen for some toe-tapping action...

Alex Caminer (70mb) has being honing his skills on the Space Cadets decks now with a set at nearly every night. If anything this sets shows his cumulation of experience over the past few months with awesome taste in music and smoothing mixing skillzzz. I have no idea where or how he finds some of his tunes but it caused a riot in the bunker by the middle of this set and took us home until 2:30am on a Friday morning! Not bad considering many of us had work/uni that day! Ouch..

Space Cadets thurs night will return in July
There is also an upcoming DJ set release of some of the best sets from past few months, as always stay tuned to the blog for dates and DJs!

SHRUG photos

I took some photos for Shrug last Friday! A great night with some awesome music from Aussie DJs Rolling Connection (Melbourne, Darkbeat Parties), Murat Kilic, Dave Stuart, Trinity and Claire Morgan. Watch out for my mini-review later today!

Space Cadets DJ sets from 9th April, easter special!

Easily our most successful Space Cadets since starting this little night a few months back. Musically the sets by everyone were seriously top-notch! I heard some amazing new tunes as well as great mixing by all. Have a listen to the sets, you'll not be disappointed.We had packed dance floor throughout the night right until closing time at 5am! If it wasn't for the Easter Friday laws (every pub and club must close at 5am for some reason, argh) we would of gone on for longer!


A Huge Thank you goes out to Robbie Lowe who played an excellent set taking us through some great new progressive and house tunes as well as Dane Austin who treated us with a live set (check the video below) with the deep, techy and even a little dubstep sounds of Mr Austin. Also our headlining VJ Darko showed us 'how its done' with a great array of colourful, trippy and bizarre visuals and graphics, however words really cant do justice for VJs so definitely come and check him out at a future Space Cadets if your around the area.

Other DJs on the night were myself (Jamie Tek) managing to bash out some Audion, the new Reboot new track Ronson, which was extremely well received, as well as some Daypyk and some awesome new Tom Clark & Daniel Dreier tracks. Unfortunately my recorder lost its 'juice' halfway through my set so consider it a littler taster of what happened in those early hours. Also after my set Timmy Maxwell dropped by for a 'surprise' set with me, Timmy and Alex playing tunes until close.

Chris Leffers started the night out with some extremely funky minimal house tracks that were perfect to get the groove going, after which Nic Scali took over to give us a good dosage of some of the lastest tech-house and minimal tracks going around right now. Alex Caminer warmed up for Robbie Lowe with a great moody techno track selection that had the floor heaving. Think italoboyz and Radioslave latest monster Koma Koma.

Download Set Links: (or right-click on player above)

Jamie Tek @ Space Cadets Easter Special

Alex Caminer: http://www.mediafire.com/file/rhgwmyxzznj/Alex Caminer @ Space Cadets Easter Special 09-04-09.mp3

Dane Austin LivePA: http://www.mediafire.com/file/jmjju2yw5jt/Dane Austin Live @ Space Cadets, 09-04-09.mp3

Chris Leffers: http://www.mediafire.com/file/cntnzmjo4yj/Chris Leffers @ Space Cadets 09-04-09.mp3

Nic Scali: http://www.mediafire.com/file/h2tnd3lzei0/Nic Scali @ Space Cadets, 09-04-09.mp3





Next Space Cadets goes down this Thursday 23rd of April with some new DJs and residents Alex Caminer and Jamie Tek. Stay tuned for full details early next week!

Dirtybird Cruise with Claude VonStroke - Pictures and Videos

The Dirtybird records cruise with Claude VonStroke, Christian Martian, Gucci Sound System and Emerson Todd went off on Sydney harbour last Saturday to a packed boat and up-for-it crowd as we all boiled away in the 40+C temperatures! Thank-god for the cool Sea Breeze!

There truly is no better way to spend a Sunny Sydney Summer day than cruising on the Harbour listening to some great music! Emerson Todd, also signed to Dirtybird Records, started things off on the main deck with a bouncy, funky minimal and tech-house set. I actually quite liked his set which in my opinion was a better "warm-up" set than what he had played for Luciano...although if I remember Luciano ran quite late so that was under different circumstances.

After Emerson, Christian Martian came on too take us into wonky tech land with some mellowish tunes to begin with before building it up for Claude to take over. Great set with great tunes = easy to dance too and thoroughly enjoyable.

Claude VonStroke then came on, too huge applause,and proceeded to show us his extremely unique take on minimal, techno, house and any other genre he wishes to drop into that!! As many a person said Claude VonStroke is like a true "party-DJ" with great track selection that wouldn't alienate anyone no-matter what type of electronic music you listen too. His sets went through many ups and downs, build ups and just plain minimal beats but it was his own productions that really hit it off, his recent-y Who's Afraid of Detroit track and of course Deep Throat both went down with dance-floor mayhem. As I mentioned to a few mates if I was going to have a house party and I could book any international I would put Claude VonStroke on that bill! (sydneylovestechno-house-sessions!??..if only)

So without writing up a huge review Ill leave you with some pictures and videos for us to track ID and illegally use without copy-right permission! yay! (pics are available in Hi-res download for desktop wallpapers ect. - If you want to use them on a poster please email me FIRST! sydneylovestechno@gmail.com)

From Dirtybird Cruise