Drop the needle on Harvey Sutherland’s debut album ‘Boy’ and find yourself transported to a hypermodern take on funk music. Recorded between London, Los Angeles and Harvey’s own Swimming Pool Studio with a string of special guests and hotshot Melbourne session musicians.
In 2021, Harvey released Boy’s debut single, “Jouissance”, which immediately gained praise locally from Double J, Triple R, FBi, RTR, PBS and SYN, as well as NME Australia, Pilerats, Purple Sneakers, 10 Magazine, frankie, Rage and more. Globally, “Jouissance” has been championed by Paper Mag and Resident Advisor, while also receiving glowing reviews and airplay across BBC 6Music’s Gilles Peterson, Tom Ravenscroft, Huey Morgan and Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson.
Over an illustrious near decade-long career, Mike Katz aka Harvey Sutherland has continued to solidify his reputation as one of Australia’s finest electronic artists. From early EPs reflecting his crate-digging influences, to festival appearances at Glastonbury, Nuits Sonores, Pukkelpop and Meredith Music Festival, to collaborations with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Harvey’s world continues to grow and flourish.