Teak @ Jacob’s Antiques, Cardiff
Sat 11 June
We don’t feature Teak in these pages that often, but the only reason is that, like Delete, their parties are so eagerly anticipated that tickets sell out within hours, or minutes, every time – it seems to us at least. Their parties at Jacob’s, a converted basement underneath an antiques emporium in the city centre, never disappoint. In the past they’ve brought down esoteric geniuses like Young Marco, Telephones and the magisterial DJ Sprinkles. Their obsession with achieving the perfect dancefloor moment each night is consolidated by a policy of “no cameras on the dancefloor” – if you’re only heading out in order to be seen, take it someplace else.
Canadian duo Pender Street Steppers have been acclaimed throughout the coolest echelons of dance music for the last year or so, partly due to one member Jack J’s excellent record for the Future Times label, Thirstin’ – a catchy jazz-funk house number that harks back to Donald Byrd but keeps things fresh and percussive for the Boiler Room generation. The material produced by the duo themselves is of a similar nature; their entry into wider recognition came from a 2013 album, Life In The Zone, released on cassette, where lo-fi drum machines and live bass take cues from Chicago house and 80s boogie and electro-funk to create a summery, soulful collection of retro but on-trend grooves.
Tickets: £20/£9 day only. Info: 029 2039 0939 (GTDC)