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It's been three long years since The Captain left his unmistakable mark on Melbourne. This time we're giving him the chance to do his favourite thing - play all night long!
That's right our favourite man playing from open to close at Banana : Peach.
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There's plenty of mythology surrounding Andrew Weatherall—Boys Own, Shoom, Primal Scream, the beard and so on. But in a career that's lasted over 30 years, and has presumably included every conceivable high and low, Weatherall has always been about cutting out the bullshit, building a reputation that's beyond reproach. As a producer moving from the sounds of Madchester to downbeat to experimental techno through the '90s, Weatherall could've easily ridden the big beat (Chemical Brothers) or high-profile DJ (Oakenfold) waves at the end of the decade, choosing instead to pursue - and in many ways define - a more cutting-edge, IDM approach.
The short version of the story is that Weatherall established himself as a DJ, producer and journalist during dance music's first wave in the UK; went on to produce and remix acts like Primal Scream, Beth Orton and My Bloody Valentine; formed two influential groups—Two Lone Swordsmen, The Sabres Of Paradise—who were signed to Warp; and, through his work as a DJ, producer and label boss, became a sort of father figure for leftfield dance music in the UK. These days, collaboration is still an important part of Weatherall's artistic makeup. He runs the semi-regular "mid-tempo" party A Love From Outer Space with Sean Johnston, which takes place at various venues in the UK and Europe. A recent album, Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust was written with Timothy J. Fairplay as The Asphodells; together they write dubby, synth-heavy dance tracks in the manner of a band. While Daniel Avery has almost become Weatherall's protégé, the two worked from the same studio space in East London and play back-to-back whenever they get the chance.
With zero signs of slowing down Weatherall just released his second solo album in as many years - ''Qualia" on Danish label Hoga Nord Rekords - and is still selling out shows the world over.
We can't wait to hear where he'll take us over eight magical hours at Banana : Peach and we're excited to share the full details of the show soon! Including an epic side room line up with some of our favourite Melbourne deejays!