dubstep heads with a grounding in electronic music in general who are in the philly area should enjoy themselves immensely. (and i will be injecting techno-minded dubstep into my electro selections, a la my recent mixes.)Funkshun wrote:rizumu FRIDAY JUNE 23 . motherfucking electro
http://funkshun.us
SOLVENT 'LIVE'
toronto, ontario . solvent city / ghostly
http://solventcity.com
http://myspace.com/solventcity
Solvent is Jason Amm, a robot music composer, analog synthesizer fetishist, and co-founder of the reknowned Suction Records label. Born in Zimbabwe in 1972, Solvent currently resides in a room full of machines in Toronto, Canada.
Solvent has been releasing his unique brand of synthesizer-pop music since 1997, and is best known for his releases on Morr Music (2001's "Solvent City") and Ghostly International (2004's "Apples & Synthesizers", 2005's "Elevators & Oscillators"). Solvent has created his own unique version of electro-pop: too elegent and sincere for the electroclash set, too complex and contemporary to sound like it was recorded in 1981, and too seeped in the time-honoured traditions of melody, songwriting and hands-on synthesis to be lost in the overcrowded world of IDM. Along with some notable remixes including Soft Cell, Alter Ego, and Adult., Solvent has also contributed standout tracks to several influential electronica compilations in recent years, including "Putting The Morr Back In Morrissey" (Morr Music), "Disco Nouveau" (Ghostly International), and "Misery Loves Company" (Ersatz Audio). His songs have also been licensed to several high-profiles DJ mix CDs, including Sven Vath's "Sound of the 5th Season" (Cocoon), Dr. Lektroluv's "Lektroluv 5" (541), and Death in Vegas' "Fabric Live 23" (Fabric London). Today, Solvent is widely regarded in the underground electronica community as being at the forefront of electro-pop's return to form.
UK magazine The Wire recently described Solvent as part of a new generation of composers "gleefully blurring the lines" between modern techno and vintage techno-pop. Solvent currently records exclusively for Ghostly International, and has been touring extensively since 2004, having shared the stage with Adult., Legowelt, Bola, Junior Boys, Matthew Dear, Lusine, Lowfish, and more.
ECTOMORPH
ann arbor, michigan . interdimensional transmissions
http://star67.com/ectomorph
http://myspace.com/ectomorphit
Ectomorph returns out of the void with new visceral voodoo from another dimension. Long time leaders in the Electro sound, Ectomorph dissolve boundries and inihibtions. They have come to destroy your power centers.
Ectomorph first appeared via Interdimensional Transmissions (IT) with their debut release in 1995. They have materialized in many forms since then, documenting their progressions as a stream of influential 12"es, culminating with their "Sleazy Listening" LP due halloween 2003. Documents include their recent "Dada" ep on IT, submissions on Ghostly's "Disco Nouveau" and Rephlex's "Murora Project," and remixes of Detroit gems such as "Shari Vari" (Gigolo) and His Name is Alive (4AD).
The group has developed a new approach to sound by delivering unique in-the-moment live performances, often with additional avant theater. The frequency of these performances has created a fluid communication of structure and improvisation, based around the core nucleus of BMG & Erika. After years of performing live together, the sound of Ectomorph's recorded work finally matches the fluidity of their live performances. Such performances have taken them around the world, from the Sonar Festival to the Love Parade, from the Knitting Factory to the Empty Bottle.
REKALL
nyc . actual music
http://actualmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/rekall
..actualmusic: mission
offworld music for space stations and virtual dancefloors. experimental, daring, genre-bending. forward-thinking ambient, electro, idm, dnb, and detours in between. risks will be taken, results may vary; it is a journey.
..operative: rekall
exposed to skinny puppy, ministry, meat beat manifesto by older brother; impact only recently realized. inundated w/ alt. rock in high school; sought refuge in autechre, aphex twin, orbital. many late nights creating rhythm/noise in various trackers; continued .mod/.mtm/.xm experiments throughout college. hiatus for two+ years absorbing new sounds as loudly as possible; careful study of form + function via turntables and too much vinyl. launched back into production w/ inflamed imagination + keen appreciation of influences; last seen giving dubstep context amongst other genres to eager + curious ears.
NICK COSMO
philadelphia . eyedontknow / funkshun
http://funkshun.us
FRIDAY 23 JUNE 2006
at LAVA in philadelphia
4134 lancaster ave
2potatoes vegan catering
$10 to party from 10 till dawn
this'll be a big one.
