Dogruff @ Unit, Swansea
Sat 11 June
Dogruff are back again, mainstays of Swansea’s small but virulent club scene. This time, they say, they’ll be pushing the boundaries of “crazy ass venues” for their much-loved car park parties. Think of Dogruff as the Western city’s answer to Delete, with their club events taking place out of season and the summer climate reawakening a well-attended, sweaty series of outdoor dances.
Dogruff are obsessively up to date on the movements of Romania’s lively minimal techno scene, and continuing that tradition, they bring Nicvius to headline the afternoon session. He’s part of the country’s techno new school, taking dubby elements and mixing them with a meditative, passionate fervour that, though subtle, comes through when you hear his mixes. It’s a wonder that Dogruff continue to bring over incredibly high quality, far flung techno producers and DJs, surely at no small cost to themselves, but I, for one, am thankful that these hidden micro-scenes exist in Wales.
Their second headliner for this inaugural 2016 party is Jack Wickham, a Leeds-based producer of club tracks that takes in the organic beat of house and the synthetic energy of techno without ever entering the dull and repetitive zone of so-called tech-house. His recent releases, like Moonaker, on Invader Records, and should provide the pulsing, uptempo techno that Dogruff’s regulars require, with a little bit of Detroit-influenced depth.
Tickets: £10. Info: [email protected] (GTDC)