Ok, so I’ve been slack. This gig was at the end of January. Ages ago. I know.

He played some fun records. He played some curious ones. He rambled on the microphone. He wished us a happy new year. He wished us a happy Australia Day. He put his “hand on the muthafuckin’ record”. He drank some vodka. He had a light-hearted approach to his music. He didn’t play any of his own solo productions. He talked about rollerskating jams.

Respect.

Riders on the storm

He played Tyree Coopers “Video Crash” - an old house favourite of mine, to J Dilla and The Doors (yes, you read that correctly!) featuring the The Coach House Rhythm Section - it was eclectic, yet entertaining music. Old school funk james and more minimally influenced techno also pervaded the air - a melange of sounds that kept everyone wiggling on the floor. Yet, as I mentioned - he didn’t play any of his solo works.

I had so much fun, I went back the second time to see him at the “unofficial” Mad Racket gig at the Mandarin Club. It was darker and had less people who had been given corporate promo free tickets, which meant more headz and thankfully, less wank.

View the photo set.