Jay Shepheard & Tornado Wallace 20/11/10

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School's out and the sun was shining last Saturday the 20th of Nov. Landans Jay Shepheard & Melbournagain's Tornado Wallace help herd an excited Cuckoo Bar through a whirlwind of disco and house driven jams.

TEA's special Canberrian guest Rubicon kicked the night off with a solid 2 and half hours of adulterated and slo mo warmth, setting the tone to what was going to be a night full of mischief and tom foolery.

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Mr Wallace sporting a moustache to match the music had the young faithful and bar hangers on slowly making tracks to the dance floor thanks to some eloquent pre party jams. It wasn't until Cuckoo's transition from heave to ho did Lewie decide to drop what everyone had been waiting for. With the twirl of the index finger and smooth lean back everybody's TW favourite Paddlin was slammed back in to a response of overwrought squeals and giggles.

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137 Hindley street was then treated to some Jay Shepheard live. After some early technical hicups Jay had TEA's wooping boys and yelping girls dancing to the beat of the Jay drum on Cuckoo's impressive Funktion 1 soundsystem. Jay opted for rhythmic drum patterns and cleansed bleeps, an enjoyable contrast to the chugging fours and crackling textures of Tornado Wallace.

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With the night cruising along rather swimmingly and in it's final quarter, TEA resident Clyde Drexler brought the night home locking away a few final fist pumps for the Cuckoo faithful wanting more.

When the house lights did eventually come on it was evident that a wholesome night was had...and who can't resist belting out some Talking Heads anyway.

TEA on KISS

For those of you interested in what's been finding its way into TEA's resident Clyde Drexler's music box over the past few months then tune in to Melbourne's Kiss FM tonight at 8:30 pm (Australian time). For all you Melbournians channel into the cities 86.6 fm frequency for a live transmission.

For all you Europeano's its streamable here at around 11:30 am

TEA's Clyde Drexler is this weeks special guest on local Melbourne label Pinksilver's 'Drowned in Sound' Kiss FM radio slot.

Check out some more of what Pinksilver are getting up to here.

TEA Books MARCEL DETTMANN

After hugely successful party with Detroit's Omega Man Robert Hood [M-Plant] TEA brings Berghain resident and Ostgut Ton faithful Marcel Dettmann to Adelaide in his first time to Australia.

Techno as Marcel Dettmann defines it, is neither a movement without history nor wistful nostalgia. Today Dettmann is as synonyms with techno as the word itself.

Dettmann pours Detroit’s oil into European engines, puts British bass music under the control of Chicago’s very own Jack, cuts classics with abstract nuances and connects yesterday with tomorrow and today. In the unrelenting manner of a great DJ. Marcel links the art of improvisation with careful preparation and finally gives techno some of its often painfully missed serious physical constitution back.

Dont risk never being able to see Marcel Dettmann again.

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J U G & The Carter Bros & Clyde Drexler

TEA - Robert Hood - Cuckoo - 01/07/10

TEA threw its first party at Adelaide's techno savvy Cuckoo Bar hosted by none other then Detroit techno legend Robert Hood with straddling support from Adelaide's HMC, The Carter Bros and Clyde Drexler.

The Detroit sound is and has always been big in the south and Cuckoo bar with its Funktion One was tingling with excitement at the chance to see one of techno's finest. Clyde Drexler kicked the night off and kept things deep and foot tapping until Adelaide's renowned HMC took over with a warm up set played from the heart and the head receiving woops and yiews from Cuckoo's adoring connoisseurs and first timers alike.

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The Omega man was last in Adelaide 18 years ago and with Cuckoo buzzing from HMC's perfectly timed drops of Carl Craig, Mr Bojangles and Chuck Roberts "In the beginning there was jack!" cometh Robert Hood. Hood opened with Alpha "The Beginning" before getting the party started in true Hood fashion with machined 4 by 4's and those hats that we all love.

A predominately vinyl set saw Hoods vintage Detroit jams sequenced between snippets from his new album 'Omega' with Alpha and Omega getting the most from Cuckoos F1 soundsystem. Hood played to a packed house until 3:30am on a Thursday with the Adelaide faithful proving they know and love their techno.

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The Carter Bros finished up for Cuckoo's school night revelers keeping the vibe strong until 5am, sealing off a party that will no doubt be talked about for another 18 years to come.

Download HMC steller warm up set here

TEA Presents ROBERT HOOD

TEA proudly presents Detroit techno legend Robert Hood for its inaugural TEA Party!

Robert Hood will be playing an intimate Adelaide set at Hindley Streets Cuckoo Bar on Thursday July 1 along side HMC, The Carter Bros [Live] and Clyde Drexler.

Sir Hood will be making his way from Sonar festival in Barcelona where he just launched his much anticipated Omega Man LP.

Tickets for the M-Plant massive are $10 on the door or $5 for you lucky Cuckoo members.

Event details here

Become a Cuckoo member here

Download TEA Podcast #1 featuring Robert Hood - Saved By The Fire off the just released Omega Man LP

No. 22

A new mix to add to the itunes library and Clyde Drexler name. I've broken my techno mould to briefly stretch the housier muscles in my body as well as throwing in some disco and even a flash of Avant Garde and Indie.

Oooh, I hear you say.

Download here

1. Claude Von Stroke – Aundy (DJ Mix) [Bird Brain]
   
2. Will Saul & Tam Cooper feat Ursula Rucker (Re-Loved For 2009) Where Is It? (Will Saul & Tam Cooper's Re-loved Dub)
   
3. Ethyl & Huxley - If The Pope Shits In The Wood & No One Is There To Here It [Cecille Numbers]
   
4. The Lost Men – More of That [Drumpoet Community]
   
5. Nicolas Stefan – Closer [Kompakt]
   
6. Michael Wycoff – Looking Up To You (Revenge Re-Work) (Manno’s 120 bpm Jig) [Unknown]
   
7. Lula Circus - Desperhate (DaniloSchneider Remix) [Brouqade]
   
8. Anja Schnieder & Sebo K – Rancho Relaxo [Mobilee]
   
9. Human Interaction – Jam 4 [Produkt Schallplatten]
   
10. Bodycode – Immune [Spectral Sound]
    
11. Blackjoy – Untiltled [Lucien Entretainment]
    
12. Danton Eeprom – Tight [Infine, Foundation Records]
    
13. Acoustic Ladyland – (Leo Chadburn's Drifting Q Remake) [Unknown]
    
14. Clubfeet – Edge of Extremes [Future Classic]
    

London - Russian Bar - WEPLAYMUSIC 6/05/10

Last months WEPLAYMUSIC saw thier biggest party yet with a rammed Russian Bar and absolutely massive set from Max Cooper with his unique blend of glitchy, emotive, and driving techno. This month they're back to their regular school night, but who needs sleep when you can get classic italo, deep & tech house, minimal and techno till the early hours of Friday morning. 

This month sees:

CHARLIE BOY (Shameless Disco) founder of roving Shoreditch club night Shameless Disco who's guests have included Linkwood, Matt Walsh, Chamboche, Inflagranti and Matt Waites knows how to throw a party. This will be no different with his selection pulsing disco and shameless grooves.

AARON COULTATE (Shameless Disco/ Juno) When he's not writing about music for Juno Plus music he's playing it. A DJ of phenomenal taste and journalistic integrity whose track selection harbours the ability to ebb and flow between moody house, broken beat and catchy disco whilst keeping to a structured set. Aaron provided us with some very tasty deep house cuts with March's WEPLAYMUSIC 003 with fellow beard stroker James Manning aka Clyde Drexler under the Radeo Vidio Monkier

Clyde Drexler - Late Night Jam

Late Night Jam by ClydeDrexler

Fellow music cognomen Aaron Coultate & James Manning (aka Radeo Vidio) have decided to go their own separate ways after djing together for the past 4 years.

Together the two played in and around Australia, then deciding to move to the UK, from there they played and hosted several London parties whilst playing across the UK with a host of talents.

James Manning aka Clyde Drexler has now relocated back to Melbourne, Australia with a record collection spanning genres, eras and continents: from Berlin ‘95 to New York ‘79; Chicago ‘84, obscure gems & current day jams. This avid techno collector has proved to dig deeper and longer than your average, dime-a-dozen DJ, combining decadence with dirtiness, and a fair amount in between.

This is his first mix under the Clyde Drexler moniker since Radeo Vidio took up hiatus this January. A techno mix in every sense of the word, from its terrifying Cio Do'r/Surma intro, Berghain-esque industrialism of Ben Klock & Marcel Dettmann, to the thought provoking landscapes of STL's checkmate to Clarks gnarling set finisher 'Growls Garden' this mix has it all.

A definite late night jam.