Harvey Sutherland

Harvey Sutherland, the Melbourne-born record producer, keyboard player, club DJ and bandleader, made a name amongst his hometown’s electronic underground with a string of cult disco singles. Early 12-inches like and were dance records in love with the sound of soul music, but his debut album – written in a circular loop between his studio and his psychotherapist – was guided by his obsessional traits and habits, ending up in a place he describes as “Neurotic Funk”. His machine grooves are fired through a prism of crate-digging influences, from Todd Rundgren to Basic Channel and back again. His distinctive synthesiser tones have graced remixes and production for Disclosure, Tycho, Khruangbin and BadBadNotGood. A seasoned performer, he’s taken his live band to Glastonbury, dragged his Juno-60 into Berghain and turned the Melbourne Recital Centre into a full-fledged nightclub. Eclectic and groovy, Harvey Sutherland is Neurotic Funk.