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TECHnique + Midi In The City = EVERYONE. Launch party Friday 19th Feb.

Featuring:

KEN CLOUD…
MARK CRAVEN…
TRINITY… and
STALKER (DARREN ZIESING)

supports from RYZER, DANE AUSTIN {LIVE}, ANDOSOUND, OLIVER GURNEY.

Civic Underground
388 Pitt Street
Sydney AU

Sat 12/Dec/09

Running since early 2006, TECHnique has become the home of quality free underground techno in Sydney. Not locked into one style, TECHnique continues to showcase talent from across the entire spectrum of tech-fuelled electronica. Together with Jandal, presenting a night of extravagance from the freshest producers, live acts and DJs across both Australia and Aotearoa.

An evening of lush chords, percussive funk and bassline tectonics in the renowned and intimate confines of Sydney’s Civic Underground.

SIMON FLOWER – Poker Flat/Moon Harbour (Live)

Proving that a little isolation can go a long way… residing in the far-flung islands of New Zealand has done nothing to hinder Flower scoring a stream of releases, collaborations and remixes on prestigious labels like Poker Flat, Moon Harbour, Dessous, Compost Black, Highgrade, and Curl Curl. His music scores highly with critics, punters and DJs alike and is frequently played by the likes of Steve Bug, Josh Wink and Anja Schneider to name a few. Since the early 90’s Simon has been busy producing, promoting parties, running his own successful record label ‘Nurture’ and tastefully blurring the lines of art, extended partying and exquisite music composition to perfection.

Fresh from an abundance of memorable performances all over Europe and at legendary clubs like the Liquid Room in Tokyo, Fabric London and most recently Watergate, Berlin for the Poker Flat Ten Year Anniversary – Flower performs in Sydney exclusively live at the Civic Underground.

SIMON CALDWELL

The evening’s main support comes from one of Sydney’s most talented and versatile DJ’s. Throughout the 12 years he’s been playing records to beer drinkers, bum shakers and radio listeners alike, Caldwell has championed a wealth of musical genres and respective timeslots by keeping himself free to draw on his varied loves of deep, soulful house, techno, funk, jazz, electro, booty, hip hop and anything else which catches his ear. From his legendary sets as resident of Mad Racket, Sydney to five-hour epics at Melbourne’s Honky Tonks and successful appearances throughout Europe, Caldwell consistently displays why he is truly one of Australia’s top-shelf DJs and more than capable of crafting a perfect warm-up set.

MATT DRAKE (NZ)

Groundbreaking, body-rocking cuts spliced, melted and served in a seamless sonic sauce has made Drake one of New Zealand’s most innovative dance-floor talents. A staple support act for house & tech DJs who has played alongside: Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson, Audion, Michael Mayer, Booka Shade, Steve Bug, Claude VonStroke, Claude Young, Stacey Pullen, Deetron, Ben Sims, Adam Beyer, Christian Smith, Cari Lekebusch, Mike Grant, Dirt Crew, DJ T, Stimming, Tom Clarke, M.A.N.D.Y, Ame and HEAPS more. Pity the fool that misses one of the Drake’s infamous sets of machine-funk and sexy, jacking minimalisim – the same sets that have been putting the worlds best to shame for 17 years!

KANE BLIGH

A Sydney residing Kiwi with one foot in Brazil and the promoter behind Musica – a Sydney benchmark for quality clubbing with past guests including Timo Mass & Lee Burridge and a series of consummate events set to return in 2010. A stalwart of both the Sydney and São Paulo scenes, Kane will be cheekily keeping things rolling, keeping it liquid and locked deep until close.

Opening live support from Dane Austin (Midi in the City/Crescent Music) kicks off at 10pm.

Sat 21/Nov/09

This month TECHnique is proud to present one of the Sydney’s most prolific selectors: Simon Caldwell. Simon is one of a handful of DJs whose name adds a certain integrity to an event. Since the early 90’s he’s been playing records to beer drinkers, bum shakers and radio listeners alike, he has managed to avoid the stifling ‘style’ classification so many other DJ’s trap themselves into, keeping himself free to draw on his varied loves of deep soulful house, techno, funk, jazz, electro, booty, hip-hop and anything else which catches his ear.

Andrew Wowk plays a variety of sounds from across the spectrum of house and techno, as well as splashes of dubstep, drum and bass and experimental/electronica.Andrew also devotes his time to promotion. He is currently co-promoting Fresh Meat in the Cave at the Chinese Laundry, and was previously involved in Subservice and Eat Musik, which featured guests such as Danny Bonnici (Melbourne), Rollin’ Connection (Melbourne), Dave Pham (Melbourne), Dean Millson (Melbourne) and Kriece (Perth).

Kick off at 8 pm
Free entry as always

Sat 17/Oct/09

A night of free techno-laced electronica for the Sydney massive massive – our gift to you.

After a long cold winter in semi hibernation, we decided the first TECHnique of Summer 09 we should do something a little special and invite two special guests along to our humble little bestfest. First cab off the rank is a man that no introduction could do justice. Pushing the decks to one side and treating us to a heaped helpin’ of live techno, Sydney’s production juggernaut Biz.

Then…

Biz is one of Australia’s pioneer DJs/producers, and has been a key player in the game since the days of acid house. He has had the chance to work with over 50 of the world’s greats from Richie Hawtin, Derrick May, Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, through to Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Aphex Twin and just about every other DJ/producer who has made their mark over the last two decade in the world of techno. As a producer, Biz has released over 20 records worldwide through UK and European distributors and has been charted by the likes of Villalobos, Dave Clarke and Derrick May. In 2005 he remixed Green Velvet’s La La Land for Ministry of Sound, and later in that year did a CD release for Wetmusik. He has run three record stores over the last decade and compiled releases for labels such as Force inc and Detroit’s legendary Submerge. He has worked with Roland promoting their dance product and he also promoted the legendary Flash parties, events that introduced Sydney to the pioneering artists of Detroit and awarded 3D’s Party of the Year twice. Touring greats such as Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, Claude Young, DJ Godfather and DJ Rolando. He also ran Chinese Laundry’s club night Tech-ni-kal for two years which was the southern hemisphere’s equivalent to Berlin’s Tresor.

Now…

Currently Biz is concentrating 100% on getting his music out there and has a distribution deal for his label cliq with DJ Godfather’s Electrobounce in Detroit. He has also started up label Machinemusik to coincide with his Music software training studio in Darlinghurst. All releases are available through Beatport. His current release on cliq was number one on Dave Clarke’s top ten techno chart.

Sat 19/Sep/09

The 19th of September will see some long time supporters of our little shindig bust their TECHnique cherry with sets from Midi In The City’s Andosound, industry heavyweight “Hank” and promising up & comer Nic Scali.

Keeping the initiates in line, residents Kate Doherty, Onnit and Mainline main man Methodixxx.

Optical stimulation by subpixel, Bleep & Duck

TECHnique
http://techniquesydney.moonfruit.com
http://www.myspace.com/waxonwaxoffwaxon
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8349267545

The Sly Fox Hotel, Enmore
Sydney AU

Sat 15/Aug/09

Saturday 15th of August, TECHnique presents Typhonic’s Gotta Work [EP] release party, his first releases and on DJ Godfather’s infamous Databass Records, no less.

Three special guests will pop their TECHnique cherries on the night:  GMO -- Sydney booty juggernaut, Raine Supreme [video set] and Mass Static [live].

As always this is a free event. We are kicking off early this time at 8 to celebrate this occasion with a silly amount of champagne and cheap cocktails…

TECHnique
http://techniquesydney.moonfruit.com
http://www.myspace.com/waxonwaxoffwaxon
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8349267545

Sat 18/Aug/09

Fighting the urge to hibernate in this cold cold weather, TECHnique is back with some nice warm techno for a cold winters night. This month we are welcoming the newest member of the TECHnique clan, McBean.

TECHnique
http://techniquesydney.moonfruit.com
http://www.myspace.com/waxonwaxoffwaxon
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8349267545