Liz Revision at Debonair with Andy Vaz 6-26-08 45:41 [MixStation - 190 VBR, 59.6 MB] [190 VBR, 59.6 MB]
1. HeartThrob: “Hot Sugar Candy Apple Taffy” Minimize to Maximize [Minus]
2. Johannes Heil: “Freaks R Us” Freaks R Us [Klang]
3. Oliver Hacke: C1 Subject Carrier [Trapez]
4. Alter Ego: “Jolly Joker” Why Not? [Klang]
5. Konrad Black: “Medusa Smile (Don’t Look Back) (Rocket’s Revamp)” Medusa Smile [Wagon Repair]
6. Dinky: “Acid in My Fridge” Acid in My Fridge [Cocoon]
7. Gui Boratto “Beautiful Life” Chromophobia Remixe Pt. 2 [Kompakt]
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No, this isn’t some sort of hippie-dippy Earth Dance PLUR for peace movement that’s convinced it can save the world by hoping *really* hard… it’s a way to power a nightclub by harnessing the power of dancers. The nonprofit Club4Climate is behind the concept, with a fictional Dr. Earth as its spokesman who “wants you to be environmentally aware, but he sees no reason why environmental awareness and hedonism shouldn’t go hand in hand.” Fair enough.
The dancefloor concept as illustrated above is pretty clever–something that healthclubs should consider implementing as well to keep down overhead and be affordable for more fat Americans people. But they don’t stop with the dancefloor:
…No entry until you sign a pledge promising to work towards stopping climate change. Then free entry to those who can prove they got there by foot, bike or public transport. Once inside, organic drinks will be served in polycarbon cups and there will be recycled water in the lavatories.
Combine the whole thing with a bio-feedback DJ algorithm and you’ve got a sustainable club of the future. Or something.
Green Nightclubs Harness Sustainable Power of Dance
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CHICAGO IL— Andy Vaz, the DJ/producer, largely credited with spearheading the so-called minimal movement in European dance music, performs at Debonair Social Club in Chicago, June 26 for a very special date on a four city mini-tour of the USA.
A long time presence in the European techno community, Vaz, introduced the world to the complexities offered by the minimal techno genre in its various regional forms, exposing the world to some of the premiere releases by artists such as Akufen, Geoff White, Deadbeat, Stewart Walker, Sutekh and Oliver Hacke through his highly innovative Background Records label. The Dusseldorf native and now Cologne resident has also made an impact on the global house music scene with his highly influential A Touch of Class imprint, on which Vaz’s keen ear for deep house met his minimal production sensibilities.
Currently Vaz’s work has focused on a new label project, Yore records, which brings Detroit and Chicago house producers such as Terrence Dixon and Rick Wade along with Vaz giving these artists a means to further explore their sounds, transcending their usual classifications as “old school.”
Vaz will be joined by NYC based composer and legendary music technology blogger Peter Kirn, of createdigitalmusic.com fame, as well as Ramp Chicago resident DJ Liz Revision.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ Debonair Social Club, Basement
1575 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL
9pm – 2am, 21+, $0
(773) 227-7990
Andy Vaz (Background Records, YORE), Peter Kirn (Createdigitalmusic.com) of Cologne and New York City respectively join resident DJ Liz Revision as part of Ramp Chicago’s monthly event series at Debonair Social Club Expect a mix of minimal techno, deep house and glitched out variations of the two for this very special engagement.
About Ramp Chicago
Ramp Chicago promotes and organizes forward-thinking electronic music events that focus on innovation in sound and video. Devoted to live and interesting electronic music that takes a path somewhere between the dance floor and your headphones, Ramp continues to bring in artists that straddle genres and take chances. www.rampchicago
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While Etsy does have its charms, when things go ugly, they go very ugly. All of these are truly hideous things that have never taken physical form, and will only dissapoint and anger the recipient. Observe:
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MEIOTIC & APSERPS PRESENT JACKSON::Second Fridays @ LAVA
FRIDAY JUNE 13TH ::JACKSON# 5 featuring
JIMMY EDGAR (Warp Records – NYC)
Labels: WARP.ISOPHLUX.M3RCK.CITINITE.DETUND
Snatching all kinds of influences from his Detroit birthplace and his current New York base, Jimmy Edgar manufactures unique and provocative modern sound environments. Stitching beats together since he was ten, he released his first records with ISOPHLUX and M3RCK. His ensuing WARP Records releases, the acclaimed EP Bounce, Make, Model and full-length album Color Strip, broke the rhythm and melody down to its prime components to create a tight, ultra-modern feel. Jimmy’s latest release – I Don’t Know (What You’re Doing To Me; Citinite 2008) is what Boomkat calls “a thick and slick slice of late night dancefloor gratification that references Prince, Drexciya, Zapp and many more in the finest style.”
Jimmy is currently at work on his full-length follow-up to Color Strip…. expect some peeks into future releases in this “can’t miss” special live/dj performance.
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Here are a few articles I’ve written so far for Create Digital Music for Movement 2008 and Mutek in Montreal:
Interview: Rechenzentrum, A/V Duo at Mutek
Rechenzentrum, which means “data processing center” in German, is a Berlin-based duo who create live audio-visual performances by combining austere film visuals with their own brand of minimal techno, fusing elements of jazz, dub, and early industrial. Marc Wieser handles the music half while Lillevan navigates the visual landscape. Their 2003 DVD release Director’s Cut, originally out on Mille Plateaux, went on to win the Ars Electronica prize. Marc and Lillevan sat down with us after their sound check for A/Visions 2 at Mutek 2008.
M-Audio UC-33 and Ableton Live Combo Everywhere at Movement 2008
Liz notes the spooky near-ubiquity of UC-33e controllers running Ableton Live at Movement.
Mutek 2008 Panel 2: “The Ecology of Festivals: Beyond Filling Venues”
A collection of international curators and festival programmers discuss the balance of a festival’s guiding principles.
Mutek 2008: Barem at Experience 2
Barem, aka Mauricio Barembuem took the stage at the slightly foggy, humid SAT in Montreal on Friday and laid down thick, groovy, harmonic minimal tracks to an appreciative audience. Since 2003 he’s been DJing and performing live both in his home country Argentina and abroad and in 2005 met Richie Hawtin who encouraged him to submit a demo to Minus and his career promptly took off.
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