Parties: Parkertron (Fingathing) (UK) + Sibot - Friday, July 24 (Cape Town) | Saturday, July 25 (Johannesburg)

We mentioned something a couple of days ago about ©ontraband. It's a new series of parties brough to us by Social Security and Sheer Sound. Parkertron, a.k.a. Peter Parker of Fingathing (Ninja Tunes) & Real Dolls will be heading up the first installment along with our local boogie wonder boi Sibot.


Press Release:

Parkertron was all human at one time although he can't remember exactly when that was.

In 1997, at the age of 21, after his forays in the UK DMC championships, he was discovered by Mark Rae of Grand Central records and it wasn't long before he became a fully fledged member of the Grand Central turntable squad as Peter Parker. He was also part or Rae & Christian's live backing band where he met double bass player, Sneaky, and shortly after, along with Chris Drury formed Fingathing. Signed to Grand Central in the UK and Ninja Tune in the US they enjoyed a great deal of success, touring the world playing mind boggling, high energy shows where Peter Parker ripped up the MPC and decks. Man and machine had begun to get closer. Over the years, Fingathing released 3 full length albums with collaborations from people like Mr Scruff and DJ Noize.

He is now also the primary beatmaker of Real Dolls and a renowned DJ whose technical live shows are both awesome and awe-inspiring. He's a bit like Darth Vader now, meaning more machine than man; He's Parkertron.

Sibot, as everyone knows, is no stranger to the machine either. His robot hands move in a dizzying blur seamlessly over the genre boundaries, between live and DJ.

Expect a night of robot dance music. The machines fight back...


It's happening next week Saturday at the Alexander Theatre.
More info on Facebook here.

And if you are in Cape Town, don't fret, you won't miss out.

He's headlinging the next Discotheque installment with Sibot on the Friday before at The Assembly along with Mr. Sakitume (live) and Spekta.

More info on Facebook here.


So what can we expect from his set? A mash up of a plethora of influences as well as a heap of his own production material. Expect some Electro, Miami Bass, Hip Hop, through to Punk, Motown, & Electronica all cut, stabbed, pasted and slipped into a dancefloor thumping concoction that reflects his musical personality.

But not to miss the beat pumping through your stereo:

Parkerton / Real Dolls Mix (right click save as)

Tracklisting:

Real Dolls - Trophy
A-Trak ft Kid Cudi - Mastered
Cool Kids - 88
Flying Lotus - Gangbang
Danger ft Vyle - 0H00
Jay Z / Dangermouse - Encore
Real Dolls - Control
Unknown - Township Funk
Holywood Holt - Holywood
Twilight 22 - Siberian Nights
Egyptian Lover - Kinky Nation
Spank Rock - Bump
Real Dolls - My Bitch is Plastic
Cex - Phreq
DJ Sega - Bodies Hit The Floor
Fingathing - Cluster Buster

Bonus (should appeal to fans of The Gossip):

Real Dolls - Can't Do Right (MediaFire)