Midland + Gideön | Fri 3 Nov | Crane | from £11.25
Known to friends as Harry Agius, Midland dips into the aural palettes of his native UK as well as mainland Europe in his sets, painting with the refined brushstroke of a man who damn well knows what he’s doing. Supporting Midland is vinyl archivist Gideön, the creative mind behind the hybrid arts and music installations of Block 9 at Glastonbury. Gideön has been on the scene now for over two decades, and you can expect to hear him playing anything from deep house to roots reggae to vintage gospel. See our feature here. www.skiddle.com
Percolate’s 5th Birthday: Denis Sulta | Fri 3 Nov | Rainbow | £16.75
London-based brand Percolate celebrate five years of parties across the UK with this house and techno night starring Glasgow’s own Denis Sulta. Purveyor of earworm melodies, sped up vocal samples and killer synths, Sulta has risen through the ranks at breakneck pace over past two years. Dizzy on the intoxicating fumes of critical and popular acclaim, the precocious producer and DJ has taken his party brand and now record label Sulta Selects all over the UK, and it’s only a matter of time before he takes on the world. For now, he’s content to perform in Birmingham. www.skiddle.com
RAW: The DNB Winter Conference | Sat 4 Nov | Boxxed | £22.25
Picture the scene: groups of passionate d’n’b heads alight at Grand Central for a night of fierce intellectual discussion. DJ Guv kicks things off with a presentation on the origins of jump up, Hamilton steps in to share some pro DJing advice (tip 1: never redline the mixer), Phace leads a colloquium on neurofunk… Okay, we have a feeling it might be a little less sophisticated than this – it is a rave, after all – but it promises to be no less exciting. So buckle up and prepare for a bumpy ride, where rolling subs, snare rolls and sub-genres collide. www.skiddle.com
Tektu: Tom Shorterz | Thu 2 Nov | Rainbow | from £6
02.31 co-founder and second city scene lynchpin Tom Shorterz takes on Tektu. For over a decade the Brummie selector and Rainbow resident has been showing us how it’s done with his rib-rattling house & bass sets, incorporating sounds from UK bass to bassline and beyond. Never content to rest on his laurels, Shorterz is forever moving with the times, and this Thursday he’s set to impart a bit of wisdom to Birmingham’s student population. www.fatsoma.com
Words: Greg Woodin
Published on: Sun 1 Oct 2017