Trevor Jackson, Areoplane and Yen live! This Friday Sydney Festival

Sydney is brimming with activity. Summer is here and Sydney festival is adding an amazing array of events to the cities theaters and clubs. As I continue with my personal recommendations (if that means anything at all!?) this friday is the Future Classic night at the uber cool Becks Festival Bar, decked out only once a year for this famous event.

Trevor Jackson will headline after recently taking a break from touring over the last couple years with this being one of his first performances! Also on the bill are Areoplane, Yen (live) and future classic DJs.

This is the last becks festival event that isnt sold out so hurry and get your tickets as it will all go!

Trevor Jackson is known for his musical and visual innovation in electronic music. Founder of Output Recordings, he released Four Tet, LCD Soundsystem and The Rapture. He has remixed Massive Attack, U2 and UNKLE and worked with The Gossip, Doves and Franz Ferdinand. Like his DJ Kicks mix, expect an uncompromising set traversing a vast sonic territory from nu-disco to rock and electro to house.

Trevor Jackson DJ Mix @ Studio B, New York by future classic

CO OP Returns for 2010 with Sasse & Dave DK

CO OP, easily one of the best new events of 09 returns for 2010 with Moodmusic head honcho Sasse aus Berlin! The Berlin underground man will be playing a 5 hour set at the Civic Underground so expect something along the lines of Vincenzo last time, which for all that was there was definitely a night to remember!

Sasse holds residences at two of Berlins most established clubs Berghain and Weekend club as and had produced remixes for the likes of Heinrik Schwarz, DJ T and Spirit Catcher. This will be undeniably DEEP!

Also joining the bill is Dave DK which is sure to turn some faces. The gig goes down 5th of Febuary and tickets are available at residentAdvisor.net
KEEP DEEP....

Dufire and Sven Vath Side Shows

Thats right! The famous duo will be playing a special side show ahead of their Future Music Festival tour date in Sydney, which has now sold out. Sven is known for his hedonistic performances with last year having skulled an entire bottle of champange only to spit it back out on the audience (is that an insult or compliment?).

Certain people may remember Future Entertainment running their first 'Likes Of You' event at the exact same venue as this side show. Lets hope this time around there wont be any sound issues like last time, issues that eventually cause Loco Dice to walk off stage early....

Side show info here

Also on the side show bill is Bookashade who toured mid last year as well to thunderous applause. You can check what went down that night in my post here

Gig Guide (15th-17th)

Gig Guide! Up every Thursday. Email your events to the blog address below and get some underground luv.

Friday

Loosekaboose ft. Christan Vance and Mr Deepchild Live! - Civic Underground - Loose brings a star studded local line up. Definitely get down there!

Suspect ft. Telefunken - Henry Afrikas - The night that proves quality underground electronic shiz is on the North too...

Sat

Picnic Warehouse ft. Love Fingers - Warehouse location der!

Bug In The Bass ft. Robbie Lowe - Copperlilly Hotel

--Regulars--

Wham - World Bar, Kings X - Top floor techno mayhem in this famous town-house

Musik Matters - Favela - Dedicated to the true house sounds of Sydney

Club Club - Chinese Laundry - Every weekend hear some of the best in techno, prog and house in the Cave

Sun

Spice ft. Christian Vance - Kings Cross Hotel (4am) - The last spice in the kings X

The Bunker afterhours - From 4:30am Bunker Bar

--Afternoon--

Apres - Tilbury Hotel - Future Classic Afternoon sessions.

bSide - Beresford Hotel - The new night hosted by fbi presenter Lorna Clarkson with an eclectic mix of local DJs

Sunday Sessions ft. Ben Morris, Robbie Lowe, Culbert, and Tim Jirgenson - The Deck, Luna Park - From 3pm an afternoon by the harbour

Final Gig Guide up Thursdays.

Send your event info sydneylovestechno at gmail dot com

Top Notch Sets; Mattt & Tomas

Last month saw Top Notch rooftop party debut on the Home roof terrace with some very speical local and international guests. Luckily sydneylovestechno was there to record the action and I'll be releasing some of the sets over the next couple of weeks.

To kick things off with the first set post of 2010 below is a set from local duo Mattt and Tomas who played early in the afternoon. Dishing out their mixed style of funky, bassy tech-house and some lighter techno tunes for the afternoon the two young-guns have firmly established themselves in the techno DJ scene in Sydney, holding a residency at Chinese Laundry, where you can often catch Mattt on warmup/closing duties, as well as playing numerous times at Spice and Bunker. Perhaps one of more well known names in techno for their age group in Sydney, their sets are often grounded around more techno and house rhythms rather than prog-house like many of their older counterparts. A great set, stream it or download it below.

Mattt & Tomas afternoon set @ Top Notch Rooftop Party Sydney

Next Top Notch is this Saturday the 9th of January, with Claud Von Stroke and a raft of local artists.

Gig Guide (7th-10th)

2010! The start of a new decade, the start of a new year and the start of the first weekend. If this weekend is anything to go by, then 2010 will definitely be a great year for house and techno in Sydney. If your lucky enough to not work on Fridays then it starts TONIGHT with Danny Tenaglia dropping by Nevermind for a special 6hr set after performing for a massive crowd on Bondi Beach during NYE.

Friday its definitely the local touch with Symmetry at the Cave then Sunday sees some big artists grace both afterhours parties Spice and Bunker.

Of course theres also festival First Night this Saturday, the biggest free event in Australia, with a whole range of artists from all over the world performing. Definitely not to be missed.

Festival First Night info

Thursday

One Night Only ft. Danny Tenaglia - Nevermind

Friday

Symmetry @ The Cave, Chinese Laundry

Sat

Picnic Warehouse ft. Love Fingers - Warehouse location der!

Top Notch ft. Claude Von Stroke - Home Terrace

Wham - World Bar, Kings X - Top floor techno mayhem in this famous town-house

Musik Matters - Favela - Dedicated to the true house sounds of Sydney

Club Club ft. Rennie Pilgrim - Chinese Laundry

Sun

Day Like This Festival ft. Matthias Meyer, Joker, Theo Parish, Lee Douglas, Peppe Bradrock & many more! - Entertainment Quarter Fox Studios

Spice ft. Matthias Meyer, Christian Buckhardt, Jimi Polar - Kings Cross Hotel (4am)

The Bunker afterhours ft. Claude Von Stroke - From 4:30am Bunker Bar

bSide - Beresford Hotel - The new night hosted by fbi presenter Lorna Clarkson with an eclectic mix of local DJs

Sunday Sessions ft. Ben Morris, Robbie Lowe, Culbert, and Tim Jirgenson - The Deck, Luna Park - From 3pm an afternoon by the harbour

Final Gig Guide up Thursdays.

Send your event info sydneylovestechno at gmail dot com

Happy New Year 2010