Hope all is well wherever you maybe.
Before we get started on this week?s mailer? Thanks to all who came out for
the Hefty Records Immediate Action spectacle last Friday. If you didn?t
happen to make it out, you missed one helluva party. Sonotheque looked
absolutely amazing, and the beautifully diverse sounds (courtesy of Retina,
L?altra, Slicker, and Josh Eustis) made for a perfect soundtrack feature for
the evening? Mad props to the Hefty crew for another stellar IA production.
Next up, more Germans and Canadians?
This week finds us at the apex of a string of November events with the two
shows we?ve probably been most patiently anticipating this entire fall
touring season. Most of the performances over the next two nights carry the
distinction of being Chicago debuts, so yes, we are drooling like babies in
anticipation of the upcoming.
For the Thursday ~scape Records 5 Year Anniversary Gala at Empty Bottle
(more details below), the live performances of DEADBEAT (Scott Monteith) and
BUS (Daniel Meteo & Tom Thiel) will be bringing their much heralded, ?Smart
Festival? (read:Mutek/Sonar/Bencassim) rockin live PA?s to the Empty Bottle,
exemplifying the dubby, textural sound of Berlin?s ~scape imprint. The
CRACKHAUS live PA is tonight?s probable showstealer. Yes, they work off of
the microhouse production template, not unlike their fellow montrealler and
friend AKUFEN (Marc Leclair). After seeing this live PA in Detroit and
Montreal@Mutek, all we can say is that we dare you not to get your groove
on.
On Friday, we?re again very much excited as the Minimal German funk
continues with KOMPAKT vs. AREAL @ Smart Bar featuring the triumphant return
of Kompakt?s SUPERPITCHER(aka Aksel Schaufler) and the highly anticipated
debut Chicago live performance from Cologne, Germany?s AREAL records
mainstay ADA (aka Michaela Dippel) promises to be another nite of sexy
minimal funk that will definitely set the Smart Bar dance floor off a lil
somethin?...
Flavorpill Chicago has also run some excellent previews for the shows which
we?ve included here? go checkout their site at: www.flavorpill.net
11.11.04 @ Empty Bottle - Thursday - $10
BUT THEN AGAIN: ~SCAPE Records 5 Year Anniversary
DEADBEAT Montreal
~scape.Onitor.Background.ForceInc (live)
BUS Berlin
~scape.Meteosound (live)
CRACKHAUS Montreal
~scape.Onitor.Mutek (live)
D. METEO Berlin
~scape.Meteosound (live)
Daniel Mnookin Chicago
Proton (dj)
http://www.scape-music.de
http://www.background-records.de
http://www.mutek.ca
http://www.onitor.de
Doors @ 8:30 pm
Cover - $10
?The Empty Bottle, in conjunction with Meiotic, is pleased to present But
Then Again, a touring program celebrating the fifth anniversary of Berlin?s
~Scape Records, the label found by POLE antecedent STEFAN BETKE.
Montreal-based composer DEADBEAT will headline, an artist that uses a
variety of textural elements to create ambient dub soundscapes that are
noted for their profundity and richness. Berliners BUS will be making a rare
stateside appearance, playing in support brand new EP Diamond, a record that
infuses dub-based templates with elements of hip hop and minimalist
electronic music. CRACK HAUS is a project featuring DEADBEAT progenitor
SCOTT MONTEITH and fellow Canadian STEPHEN BEAUPR?. The two use a wide range
of source material and through a process known as ?microsampling?, create
funky, minimalist house music. BUS member DANIEL METEO will deejay, and
local discjockey phenom DANIEL MNOOKIN will spin throughout.
Dubbed "But Then Again," the five-year anniversary tour of diverse
Berlin-based IDM stable ~scape hits town tonight. Operated by Stefan Betke
(aka Pole) and Barbara Presinger, the imprint is best known for early
releases from artists like Jan Jelinek (aka Farben), Burnt Friedman, and San
Francisco's Kit Clayton. Somehow both far-reaching and characteristically
German, ~scape's catalog centers mainly on dub-influenced click-tracks and
abstract techno. Making its Chicago stop at ? where else? ? the Empty
Bottle, this leg of the tour features live performances from Canadian
artists Deadbeat and Crackhaus, Berlin-based Bus, and an opening DJ set from
D Meteo.
? Flavorpill.net (KM)
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11.12.04 @ Smart Bar - $10
KOLN SESSION:KOMPAKT & AREAL
SUPERPITCHER (aka Aksel Schaufler) Cologne
Kompakt (dj)
ADA (aka MICHAELA DIPPEL) Cologne
Areal (live)
meioticsoundsystemdjs Chicago
Meiotic (dj)
http://www.kompakt-net.de
http://www.areal-records.com
SUPERPITCHER (aka Aksel Schaufler) Cologne
Kompakt (dj)
Bio:
Superpitcher is Aksel Schaufler, a German producer with close ties to
Cologne's Kompakt label. Like a lot of other producers on that label, it's
nearly impossibly to predict exactly what he'll do next. He made his first
appearance on Kompakt's Total 2 compilation in 2000 with ?Shadows," an eerie
trip-hop production seemingly designed to soundtrack a 3 A.M. drive down a
foggy urban alley. In 2001, he contributed a track to Kompakt's first
Speicher 12" and released Heroin, a three-track 12" with three different
sounds; ?Tomorrow" was later included on that year's Total 3. 2002's Total 4
included yet another track from Schaufler, a straightforward electro-pop
cover of Brian Eno's ?Baby's on Fire." Soon after that, Schaufler released
his second 12", Yesterday, which featured re-workings of ?Tomorrow" and
?Heroin." He also made another appearance that year on Kompakt's fourth
Speicher 12". Since stepping out, Schaufler has done steady remixing work
for the likes of Dntel, Carsten Jost, Contriva, and Phantom/Ghost. In spring
2004, Superpitcher released his most dynamic work yet with Here Comes Love.
ADA (aka MICHAELA DIPPEL) Cologne
Areal (live)
Bio:
Cologne based converted pop vocalist who traded in her band for a sampler
and synth just under 3 years ago, has quickly risen to be a mainstay in
Cologne?s music community, and today, one of Europe?s most in-demand live
electronic music performers. This genre-bending romantic rocker came up with
her first release on Cologne based Areal in January 2002. But it was her
next single ?Blindhouse/Luckycharm? that gave her a definitive edge over her
counterparts this underground hit was (and remains) a mainstay of DJ?s sets
around the world and has been featured on compilations by Craig Richards
(Fabric 15), Triple R (Trapez), Erlend Oye (DJ Kicks) and Sven Vaeth (Sound
Of the 4th Season). Now, we move on to her debut full length (and 1st full
length for Areal) aptly titled ?Blondie?. Ada further progresses her
exceptional ability to create songs out of techno-based rhythms and
heart-stirring vocals to come up with one of 2004?s best electronic music
albums. To pinpoint the decades of musical influence that come to life on
?Blondie? would take pages to detail there?s a magic in her production that
strikes clearly a definite understanding of pop production from her years of
performing in bands applied to fast changing dance rhythms weaved in playful
squelches and melancholic depth. There?s truly something for everyone on
?Blondie? from her emotionally-powered rendition of the Yeah Yeah Yeah?s hit
?Maps? to the mid-tempo techno crooner ?Each and Everyone? (which features
the lyrics of the Everything but the Girl song of the same name) there?s one
memorable song after another.
Opening on the night:
meioticsoundsystemdjs Chicago
Meiotic (dj)
Playing records that are not-so-bad.
Cover ? $10
Doors @ 10pm
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Thanks for reading.
Meiotic
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