A
career behind the decks spanning 14 years has taken Simon around the
world, around the country and certainly inside every nook and cranny
within Melbournes healthy electronic music scene. Talented and diverse,
Slieker continues to forge ahead with a hectic schedule into 2007...
His
prominent achievements have been a lauded 8 years throwing down at infamous
techno institution Teriyaki Anarki Saki. Teriyaki one of the most respected
techno clubs in the world, known for it's quality, and crucible like
intensity was where Slieker came to prominence.
He's
written for various magazines, inlcuding Beat and Zebra, most notably
the ongoing "Knights of Class" fictional storyline which generated
it's own cult following.
He's
hosted radio shows first on KISS FM, then later STREET FM where his
friday night "Funk'n Jack'n show enjoyed great popularity; until
the station went into a hiatus.
He co-owned seminal dance-culture shop Perpetual Motion Machine, and
has since run two production businesses; the infamous Yeah Fuck Yeah
and Monotremes. The currently active Monotremes outfit is responsible
for the highly regarded Sucker Punch party series and involvement the
icon of coconut palm clubbing: Semi-Retired.
Now
turning his focus to his own music production, Simon is readying himself
for more touring and a swag of future releases.
You
can hear Simon Slieker melting genre's and beats together like butter
through a crumpet at, Polynate @ Eurotrash, Melb, Sunny @ Brown Alley,
Melbourne, Technoir @ Third Class (Honkytonks), Melbourne, Sinthetic
@ Abode, Melbourne, Glass House, Melbourne, Lucky Coq, Melbourne &
his own Monotremes parties.
Shameless Propaganda:
Possessed
with a balance of skill and sensitivity, Slieker draws upon the subtleties
which can turn a set into a cohesive aural journey. Not only does he
recognize such amorphous qualities as depth, scope, timing and intensity,
he manipulates them as surely and deliberately as a shift in the pitch.
And then theres the feeling with which he does it. With
Slieker its personal, he touches people. In the simplicity of
that assertion lies the strength at the heart of his djing. It;s
not abstract or isolated, rather something borne of a relationship with
the dancefloor. A relationship that often intensifies the energy in
the room.
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