Delete @ Jacob’s Market, Cardiff
Sat 24 Feb
With 2017’s festivities barely a hazy memory, Delete’s merry band of house aficionados head back to Jacob’s Market for a final winter party before heading outdoors to their summer residence of the Gwdihw car park for the warmer months, and it’s a customarily strong line-up they’ve assembled. Youandewan [pictured], or Scotland-born Ewan Smith to his nearest and dearest, came to prominence via pleasingly scuffed house on labels like Aus, Secretsundaze and Hypercolour. However, 2016 saw a recently-decamped-to-Berlin Smith put out an introspective, home-listening-geared affair called No Right Time, which was met with much critical approval. Last year he launched his own label, Brane Recordings, hinting at a higher BPM dancefloor-focused sound. Expect this to sit somewhere between the two.
Joining him are fellow Berlin-based expats The Ghost, two crate-diggers who founded the ever-innovative city’s first mobile record shop in a Volkswagen van, dropping off scorching rare records at selected locations around the German capital, as well as playing at and promoting parties themselves, most notably at notorious riverside spot Club de Visionaere. Expect all three to be delving deep into their collections and bringing some serious heat. Delete’s parties usually tread a deft line of balls-to-the-wall party vibes and for-the-heads music selection, and this one should be no different. Dependable.
Tickets: £12/£10 early bird. Info: 029 2039 0939 (KD)