Jaytech in Brisbane

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  • Since first dropping his signature melodic take on progressive house in Brisbane in 2006, Jaytech has experienced a meteoric rise to fame. Swapping the suburbs of Canberra for the laneways of London, Jaytech is always a welcome visitor to Brisbane amid an increasingly busy touring schedule that ticks Moscow, South America and even Jupiter and Mars off a list of conquered clubs and festivals. Returning once again to Planet Nightclub for Lemon & Lime, the progressive powerhouse was joined by an eclectic line-up of emerging acts and fresh faces. As the outside stage shuddered under the youthful exuberance of fidget basslines, a tag team effort between Cosmo Cater and Dan Burke bounced across the spacious DJ booth under Planet's oddly unrelenting lasers. Clearly enjoying themselves, to the extent that an official UN injunction against both tongue in cheek overuse of mixer effects and a permanent ban on anyone ever playing a "Sweet Dreams" remix ever again had to be issued, the duo's grins and antics set phasers to fun. As the pair spilled out of the booth and into the bar, Jaytech stepped up and dropped immediately into the lush pads, climbing basslines and subtle melody that has defined his take on progressive house. Where the scourge of white noise build-ups and epic drops back to bare kick drums has risked redefining the eternally changing genre, the unassuming ex-Canberran has managed to stake his claim on a fresh sound and earn his space in the acclaimed Anjunabeats studio in the process. Working into a melodic mood, Jaytech teased out the chinstrokers with unreleased tracks from his upcoming album. Hands reached for the lasers with the recently released Beatport favourite "Metro" getting arms twirling, amid the eternal requests for Everything Is OK album favourite, "Pyramid." If the epic end of melodic progressive is where Jaytech is known as a producer, it's the depth and flow of his sets as a DJ where he surprises. Despite the busy weekend taking its toll on numbers, those present shared the floor for the full ebb and flow of Jaytech's endless CD wallet, taking leave only when the last piano riff dropped into the final filter sweep and climactic crash cymbal. With Hejira stepping to the plate, the party continued at the bar, soon running out of vodka in the bustle. As long as Jaytech continues to return amid the global touring life, Brisbane at least will never run out of rainbows. Or rainbow house, in any case.
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