getting wild(e) with Jan

During my last weekend in Melbourne, a friend & i were treated to an exceptional set of neat-house-grooves, being spun by micro-house & general-groove-connoisseur - as well as good friend - Timmus. He wrapped the set up with the following emotionally-laden Jan Blomqvist track...




 (what a tear-jerker- thanks Timmus! thanks Jan!)


And as such, after several hours at the Laden, I found myself at Wilde Renate, part way through Mr Blomqvist's live-set. Care-of some really friendly door-staff, I wandered in freely, to find myself surrounded by a much younger crowd than I expected (although, think back on it, I had been given the heads-up that different nights pulled different crowds).

Though he didn't play 'I don't think..' while I was there, his set featured his distinctly-recogniseable voice, accompanied by tight production, with a somewhat-pop aesthetic (and as the gig was packed, it's clearly a sound that works both for him and his fans).. Though I only caught the end of the set, there were a few times where he got absorbed in sort of power-pop moments, which kind of lost the dance floor... but nicely showcased his voice. Overall; an intertesting gig :)  (will have to catch another set of his - preferably a complete one next time).

 although I got the impression this was a small gig on the full-blown Wilde-Renate-scale-of-things (as there's a large outdoor section that wasnt being used - and I'm told there's also a labyrinth in the building - the space sounded good and had some distinct style. Will definitely visit again :)

Salon Zur Wilden Renate - outdoor part