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SATURDAY MAY 27 AT DRUNKEN UNICORN
Green Milk From The Planet Orange (Japan)
Sovus Radio
Seventh Ring of Saturn
all ages
9pm
$7 advance / $8 day of show
advance tickets available
http://www.ticketalternative.com
"Where Acid Mothers Temple's jammy wanderings
sometimes lead them astray, lost in a fog of their own
screeching residue, GMFTPO's controlled madness leaves
behind a resin that won't give you a headache and will
have you feeling fresh in the morning. Their music,
while loosely played, is steady and deliberate and its
Eastern flavouring early on reminds a lot of Erkin
Koray's best moments as well as churning up a little
subdued Can of butter (circa Damo, where the bass
plays a forward melodic role with whispered vocals,
ala 'Mother Sky'). The album curdles, in places, to
White Heaven-like outbursts and ferments into a couple
extended excursions toward the great space udder."
"The Seventh Ring of Saturn is an intergalactic,
subterranean psychoactive experience whose music
segues from edgy cacophony rooted in Miles Davis
through intense, hard-driving rock 'n' roll rhythms
and transcendental vocals like a cryptic spirit at
haunt in the darkened recesses of the Fillmore West.
-- Skip Williamson"
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TUESDAY MAY30 at the DRUNKEN UNICORN
Dj A-trak (kanye west's dj and 5-time world champion)
The Rub Djs Cosmo Baker and Ayers
all ages
9pm
$10 advance / $12 Day of Show
advance tickets available
http://www.ticketalternative.com
A-Trak
Alain Macklovitch was 13 when he scratched his first
record. The year was 1995, the turntable was his
fathers, and the mixer
well, he didnt have a mixer
yet. But that problem was remedied soon enough, when
he used his freshly earned Bar Mitzvah money to buy
himself a used Technics 1200 turntable and, you
guessed it, a mixer. In the months that followed,
while the other kids were busy playing sports and
watching Full House, he spent most of his after-school
time locked up in his basement, practicing, listening
to Pete Rock, DJ Premier and Jazzy Jeff records,
studying videotapes and showing his new scratches to
his big brother Dave.
Two years later, with nary an armpit hair in sight,
the Montreal native was crowned DMC World Champion and
invited to be an honorary member of the Invisibl
Skratch Piklz, the celebrated Bay Area crew led by DJ
Q-Bert and Mixmaster Mike. When that crew disbanded,
he and Miamis DJ Craze joined forces as the front men
of a new collective, the Allies. In the years that
followed, A-Trak went on to win the 1999 & 2000 ITF
World Championships, the 1999 Vestax World
Extravaganza and the 2000 DMC Team Championships (with
Craze). On top of being the youngest world champion,
this made him the first DJ ever to win all three major
titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win
five world championships. At the age of 18, Young
Trizzle decided it was time to retire from battling.
In the turntablist scene, A-Trak established himself
as the DJs DJ, building groundbreaking routines
that managed to push the envelope technically while
remaining appealing to the untrained ear. He developed
a revolutionary notation system, which allowed him to
write scores of scratch patterns and solos. And his DJ
battle records quickly became cult favorites, used and
abused in competitions around the globe. Meanwhile,
with his broski Dave 1 (now of Chromeo fame), he
formed the indie hip hop label Audio Research, which
built a steady reputation for putting out critically
acclaimed vinyl releases. A-Trak has also collaborated
with Peanut Butter Wolfs Stones Throw imprint,
producing a 7-inch which was later included on the
Jukebox 45s compilation.
From 1998 on, he toured constantly across the world,
criss-crossing North America and Europe repeatedly,
hitting Japan five times and Australia every summer.
He has performed in such far reaches as mainland
China, Iceland, South Africa and Hawaii. To this day,
you can catch him wowing audiences at Coachella, the
Red Bull Music Academy, Audiotistic or the Montreal
Jazz Fest one day, and then tearing up the grimiest
hip hop club the next.
A-Traks live sets bridge the gap between
boundary-pushing turntablism and debauched
party-rocking. He hits you with jaw-dropping DJ
routines, using a sampler and effect pedals for live
production. But at the same time, he keeps people
cutting up the rug with eclectic sets of bootleg-heavy
hip hop, crunk, booty and classic electro, dancehall,
80s funk and anything in between. Plus he tops it all
off with his signature comedic comments on the mic.
In the summer of 2004, Kanye West caught A-Trak
performing at a record store in London and quickly
invited him to become his DJ. They embarked on a
40-city North American tour, performing in front of
sold-out 20,000 seat stadiums for two months, and then
hit Europe and Japan. When Kanye came home to hit the
lab, he reached out to Trizzy for some cuts on
Commons critically praised album Be as well as his
sophomore opus Late Registration. They are currently
back on the road promoting this instant classic.
All of A-Traks worldwide advenctures have been
captured on video and are compiled on his DVD entitled
Sunglasses Is A Must, to be released in early 2006. He
is also in the midst of recording his first album,
which will showcase his distinctive style of
scratch-based and sample-heavy production as well as
cameos from some of his favorite emcees, from the
Dipset to MF Doom. A-Trak is one of the only DJs to
truly reconcile technical experimentation with cold
getting dumb on the dancefloor. And by all accounts,
the best has yet to come.
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WEDNESDAY MAY 31 at the DRUNKEN UNICORN
Soul Position (featuring RJD2 & Blueprint)
One Be Lo
Chris Devoe
all ages
9pm
$10 advance / $12 Day of Show
advance tickets available
http://www.ticketalternative.com
In 2002 Ohio production prodigy RJD2 was cast into the
spotlight with his critically acclaimed debut solo
full-length Deadringer (Def Jux). Already known for
his work with Ohio 's MHz (Megahertz) crew, Deadringer
solidified RJD2's position as one of Hip Hop's
luminary one man show producers. One track on
Deadringer shed a little light on what was to soon
come..."Final Frontier" showcased an enigmatic,
energetic Ohio emcee named Blueprint. An up and coming
producer/emcee, Blueprint had already established
himself amongst the underground circuit with his crew
Greenhouse Effect and production for fellow Weightless
emcee Illogic.
"Final Frontier" gave the world a glimpse of the birth
of Soul Position and set the stage for the impromptu
Unlimited EP (Rhymesayers). While RJ spent the
majority of 2002 supporting Deadringer, Blueprint set
out on the 62 date Godlovesugly tour with Atmosphere.
Wanting something to start the Soul Position buzz RJ &
Blueprint spent a weekend compiling a few out takes
and tracks that didn't make the 8,000,000 Stories
album, the result was the Unlimited EP. An amazing 6
song appetizer that showed the creative range of this
dynamic duo.
Enter 2003 and 8,000,000 Stories, the debut
full-length from Soul Position. 8,000,000 Stories is a
beautifully balanced album, ranging from spirited
braggadocio battle raps to equal parts real life,
insightful song writing. With RJ's meticulous Hip Hop
melodies and Blueprint's charismatic heart felt flow
8,000,000 Stories will undeniably be one of the most
notable releases of 2003.
"Soul Postion, on a mission to move crowds with ease,
Dj's, Mc's, rethink your obligation to create. Soul
Position on a mission to rip it from the start, Dj's,
Mc's, listen while we make our mark on the art."
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