He produced Primal Scream’s Screamadelica, recorded for Warp and DJ’d regularly at the Chemical Brother’s seminal Heavenly Social, Hacienda and Fabric. Andrew Weatherall is a legend, plain and simple.

What can be said about Andrew Weatherall that that hasn’t been said already? The swaggering original moody DJ? The pop star producer? Bastion of the underground?. Peerless explorer of the minimal techno sound? Arch grumbler? Londoner? Honorary Yorkshireman?.

All these notions have been bandied about by punters and critics alike in a bid to pin down Weatherall’s role in music.

From his early production work with the likes of Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine to his remix work with the likes of New Order (‘World In Motion’) and Happy Mondays (‘Hallelujah’) to his recorded work as Sabres of Paradise and Two Lone Swordsmen he consistently blurred boundaries and made incredible, inspirational music.
 
Whilst his DJ sets at the Chemical Brother’s seminal Heavenly Social nights and more recently at clubs like Fabric prove he can still cut it on the dancefloor – he also teaches many of the young tech house turks how to make ‘dark’ dance music funky.

And whenever Weatherall starts feeling like he’s had enough of techno, he goes back to his roots in rockabilly, rock ‘n’ roll and dub, understanding that the visceral energy of any good dance music is the same as in a good rockabilly song. It’s about making music WITH machines, not by machines.

You can check out one of the world’s most respected DJ's on:
Thursday January 17: Melbourne, Miss Libertine
Friday January 18: Adelaide, Rocket Bar
Saturday January 19: Perth, Artrage – The Bakery

CLICK HERE to read a review of Weatherall's latest release.