Freeze Presents: Scenery, Liverpool
Following a series of spectacular performances at the city’s Bombed Out Church, Liverpool promoters Freeze have linked up with local label Scenery Records for a selection of nocturnal events. The first combines one of techno’s most ambitious artists with one of the genre’s most robust engineers. Levon Vincent, whose self-released Anti-Corporate Music LP is sure to feature regularly in the upcoming albums-of-the-year lists, plays one of his richly musical headline sets, fusing his knack for industrial-tinged atmosphere with the uplifting spirit of house in its more classic form. Expect deserved screams if he pulls Man Or Mistress, Late Night Jam or Solemn Days from his record bag. Meanwhile, Redshape, donning a signature mask that’s more The Purge than Deadmau5, supports with a set of raw techno, alongside Creme Organization’s wilfully offbeat DJ TLR, who’s likely to thrust the tunes in a wonkier, more acidic direction.
The Garage, Fri
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Forever & Amy Becker Present, London
Having just finished studying at Leeds university, 21-year-old Amy Becker has got the “extracurricular activities” part of her CV locked down. Her sets – at the likes of Fabric and Outlook festival – hop between manic electro, global bass, slinky neo-G-funk and more, and she recently put out the exclusives-packed Amy Becker TRX compilation. She persuaded Newham Generals’ D Double E to go in on a Last Japan instrumental for it, and the grime MC, ever the master of withering disdain, appears alongside her at this sure-to-be-rowdy sweatbox. Also appearing will be Jus Now, the production duo who have wooed the likes of Bunji Garlin to get wile on their soca, all of it laced with the screwface bass of their native Bristol. Then there’s Tom Lea, channelling grime’s cosmopolitanism on his Local Action label, from the vibe-flooded, pitchshifted Finn to the more introspective likes of Deadboy and LiL JaBBA.
Birthdays, N16, Fri
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Subculture Presents, Glasgow
Growing up in the Englewood neighbourhood of Chicago, Mike Dunn made his name in the early 80s playing local parties with live improvisations of ghetto house on drum machines and two reel-to-reels, and his influence still runs deep through the more soulful peripheries of dance music. His seminal 1988 acid house B-side Magic Feet is a key point of reference within the Chicago footwork scene, from being a firm favourite of the late DJ Rashad to inspiring DJ Clent to name his 2014 EP Hyper Feet. Following his infectiously fun Boiler Room set in May, Dunn is being flown in by Subculture for a headline set alongside seminal Sub regulars Harri & Domenic.
Sub Club, Sat
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In:Motion Presents, Bristol
The new term kicks off with a London-centric night bursting with key players in UK garage and grime from both the future and the past, with Preditah and Big Narstie going in next to old hands DJ Maximum and Sticky. The main draw with the younger crowd, though, might well be the Kurupt FM crew, stars of BBC3’s People Just Do Nothing, an Office-style mockumentary about pirate radio wannabes. Plus there’s house and buzzing bass from Redlight, Melé and more.
Motion, Fri
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Jamie Tiller, London
One of the world’s most discerning cratediggers arrives in London for a DJ set. Jamie Tiller, whose Berlin-based label Music From Memory reissues records from the electronic pioneers that time didn’t so much forget as never even become aware of. They include NYC loft-scene shaman Vito Ricci and Mallorcan prog-pop chillaxer Joan Biblion. Recently, it put out the absolute jam that is Joel Graham’s Geomancy, which invented a cosmic brand of techno back in 1982. Expect plenty of analogue synths, naff guitars, and nerds scribbling in their notebooks.
Jaguar Shoes, E2, Fri
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