Record Store Day 2024
MILDLIFE Chorus launch
To celebrate the release day of the new and third studio album by local hero’s MILDLIFE we are having a party! Get down at 6 to witness the fitness. CHORUS is the dance of an expanding and contracting universe – its groove is forever and always, cyclical and evolving.
As usual all INSTORE GIGS are All ages, and Free and FUNKY! We want you to dance at them. In fact there’s always a prize for the best dancer.
After the gig head over to @runnerup.rooftop to keep the vibes alive and dig on DJs from @licoricepie
This event will be being held on unceded land, the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.
GENESIS OWUSU INSTORE
INSTORE ANNOUNCEMENT
GENESIS OWUSU
Sunday 20th 3pm
Join together to celebrate the amazing new record STRUGGLER out that weekend!
“The struggler runs through an absurd world with no ‘where’ or ‘why’ at hand. Just an instinctual inner rhythm, yelling at them to survive the pestilence and lightning bolts coming from above. A roach just keeps roaching.” Prize for the best dancer as Genesis DJs and MCs instore and will be signing copies of his new record (if you ask nicely!
Free and all ages
We will be gathering on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation and pay respects to elders past present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded. Finished and funky by 4pm, so get down early
IMMY OWUSU
IMMY OWUSO
Lo-Life LAUNCH
FRIDAY 6PM July 14th B sharp
FREE ENTRY ALL AGES GET DOWN
LO-LIFE! draws on the work of West African giants such as Ebo Taylor and William Onyeabor as well as psychedelic troubadors like Rodriguez. Immy’s sound, which he describes as “lo-fi highlife” is a synthesis of his Ghanaian roots and his own experiences growing up in coastal Australia. The album was recorded with an all star band including members of Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo and The Senegambian Jazz Band.
Immy comes from a long line of traditional Ghanaian musicians. His father Kojo Noah Owusu is a master drummer from the Ashanti kingdom of Ghana, and his grandfather Koo Nimo is the leading folk musician of Palm Wine music, or Hilife music of Ghana.
HEKKA
SUNDAY JULY 9th at 3pm SHARP! HEKKA
HEKKA is a Sydney based instrumental trio who marries their live intensity and virtuosity with a vibrant electronic approach. The band traverses loops, pulses and improvisations to assert themselves as one of the most exciting groups to emerge from Sydney in many years.
With nods to New York’s downtown loft scene and London’s gritty nu-jazz wave, the trio moves effortlessly across anthemic melodies, skittering breakbeats and meditative landscapes to generate a sound which is iconoclastic and unpredictable. Yet while curiosity and exploration inform the aesthetic, songs remain pre-eminent. Beauty is in the clarity, and communication is always key. Featuring legends NOVAK MANOJLOVIC and TULLY RYAN and JACQUES EMERY
To celebrate the release of their debut record ‘everywhere I go my body goes with me’ due in July, HEKKA will undertake an East Coast Aus tour.
WE WILL BE SELLING COPIES OF THE LP FOR THE NICE PRICE OF $40
Here’s a sneak preview of their jazzy goodness. Expect a more electronic leaning show at Northside
NABIHAH IQBAL SIGNING and HABIBI FUNK DJ SET
So excited to announce our next in-store signing / hang out / DJ set / general good times with two incredible artists from Europe — on Thursday 15th June at 5:30pm. Featuring:
Nabihah Iqbal — is a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster from London. Her debut album, Weighing of the Heart was released via Ninja Tune in December 2017, and we’ll have copies of her new one — ‘Dreamer’ (also on Ninja Tune) — which ultimately signals a shift, elevating Nabihah’s work to new heights as she adds new colours to her palette.
Habibi Funk — runs a label that highlights eclectic sounds from the Arab world. Mostly these are FUNKY sounds, and he will be playing a few of them and some hidden gems on the decks here at Northside Records.
John Morales
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11th @ 2pm – 4pm with
Legendary disco producer/DJ John Morales joins us for a funky DJ set and intimate instore signing for his final Australian tour before he hangs up the touring headphones! John Morales has been a firm fixture on the Australian circuit for the last 15 or so years, it’s always a pleasure when he’s in town, he has stories for days and tunes to match! Get down! Join us as he is supported by his great DJ buddies EDDIE MAC and MISTER CAM-RUN, as they lay down some sweet sounds for a Funky Fitzroy time.
Its on between 2 and 4pm on Saturday arvo a fortnight away. Of course its free and funky and there’ll be a prize for the best dancer. We will clear out the tables at Trippy Taco so we can all get down! Street Style! There will be records of his for sale and feel free to bring your own copies down for him to sign as well.
Bumpy – Return Home
Friday 13th 6pm
To celebrate the launch of the new single RETURN HOME we will have 7”s for all!!! A new local soul 45 will be born. Very limited run, get yours ASAP.
Come to Northside Records at 6pm SHARP as BUMPY and her 7 piece band will sing you beautiful versions of this 45 and also new music from her upcoming album. Get in early as we will be all finished by 7pm!
THIS FRIDAY get down to get down. A prize for the best dancer is always up for grabs. @simbiotic.vision will be lighting it with visuals too! Also remember all INSTORES are FREE and ALL AGES.
Connect/follow:@bumpymusic_