Steve Lawler's Viva series is back

Steve Lawler's Viva series returns with an excursion to Toronto, taking you deep 'Inside' the club, then 'Outside' for one of his famed eclectic, terrace sessions. ‘Viva Toronto’ to release on Ultra Records, July 8th.

Following on from the critically acclaimed debut of ‘London’, Steve Lawler returns with another snapshot of his global Viva residencies. This time he travels to Toronto, where his annual June event at the Guvernment club has become a highlight date in the Canadian clubbing calendar.

“The set-up at Guvernment is totally specific to them,” says Steve, “It’sa big venue; I usually play to around 4,000 people inside from 1-5 am, then goup on to their incredible roof terrace and 1000 or so party-on into the morning to midday. Dawn’s usually breaking as I kick-off, which makes for a very special moment.”

And it’s these two unique sets that comprise ‘Viva Toronto’ as we follow Steve from‘Inside’ to ‘Outside’. “The night and day concept at Guvernment is brilliant,’enthuses Lawler, “After 4 or 5 hours inside, we always kick things off slowly on the Terrace and then build back-up. In terms of the compilation it allowed me to flip the traditional formula of early doors to late night floors on its head, and so the first disc now represents the club, whilst the second embraces my eclectic take on the Terrace session.”

Asyou’d expect, the result is two very different mixes. ‘Inside’ fuses modern techno from the likes of TG, Patrick Zigon, Christian Smith & John Selway, Futureshock’s Alex Tepper and Joel Mull, whilst ‘Outside’ will have many salivating as Steve confirms why he is frequently described as the Terrace King. Starting with the down-tempo bliss of The Black Dog and Miss Fitz’ Nina Simone sampling ‘Drifting On’, Steve builds a Balearic houseMasterclass, which includes luminaries such as Audion, Mathew Jonson and Clé.

“It’s been great to produce two discs with this much variety,” he summarizes, “People don’t often get the chance to hear me being this diverse on a comp’, which makes it rare and unique. I am both happy and proud of the result.”

CD ONE INSIDE - Tracklisting:
1. Viva Toronto Intro – Friends
2. Robytek – Luna Africana (Reprise)
3. TG– Give It A Go
4. Calculus– Loosey Goosey (Reboot Rework)
5. Re:Axis– Outsider
6. Spektre– Capacitor
7. AlecsMarta – Ramper (Patrick Zigon Remix)
8. Alex Tepper – Grains (TG Remix)
9. Tmsstr– As You Like It (Original Mix)
10. Alex Costa – Pull & Bear (Ji-Fi Remix)
11. Christian Smith & John Selway – Total Departure
12. Joel Mull – Red Light Of Dawn
13. Markantonio& Joseph Capriati – Codice Morse
14. Ilario Alicante – I Like To Serve

CD TWO OUTSIDE – Tracklisting:
1. Viva Toronto Intro – Computer Man
2. The Black Dog – EVP Echoes
3. Miss Fitz – Drifting On
4. Nivek Tsoy – Time & Space
5. Clé– Nomads
6. Clé– All Dried Out
7. Fetisch & Me – Diskotecktonik
8. Stu Hirst – Cambio
9. Sie– Sublimes (Rone Mix)
10. Mathew Jonson – Symphony for the Apocalypse
11. Audion– Billy Says Go
12. Baggy Bukkador & Tim Fischbeck
13. Betoko– Xuplak – WOW Records
14. Dachshund– Perception
15. Frank Martiniq – The Astropop Shop

NorthAmerican ‘Viva Toronto’ Tour Dates:
Thursday
19-Jun
Mighty
San Francisco
CA

Friday
20-Jun
Celebrities
Vancouver
Canada

Saturday
21-Jun
Avalon
Los Angeles
CA

Wednesday
25-Jun
Body English
Las Vegas
NV

Thursday
26-Jun
Tribe
Montreal
Canada

Friday
27-Jun
Wet Bar
Atlanta
GA

Saturday
28-Jun
Vision
Chicago
IL

Monday
30-Jun
Guvernment
Toronto
Canada

Wednesday
6-Aug
Underbar
Boston
MA

Thursday
7-Aug
Tribe
Montreal
Canada

Friday
8-Aug
Cielo
New York
NY

Saturday
9-Aug
Virgin Festival
Baltimore
MD


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