Episode 15! Can you believe it?
We're looking forward to another killer show!
Expect some deep, dark, heavy, pretty and intense minimal techno and
tech-house blended together in a very unique way. Fans of our Troy Pierce
show in January will definitely dig! If you're not afraid of a little
darkness in your funk, you're in for quite a treat. Make sure to check out
the ridiculously awesome EchoPilot track (in the audio section below) to get
a taste of what you're in for.
Also of note is that the art this month is really worth seeing! Great
stuff.
Hope to see some of you there.
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Saturday, August 19
[ K O N T R O L ]
minimal techno + avant house
every 3rd Saturday at Rx Gallery
featuring from London in his SF debut:
BRIAN ANEURYSM (aka EchoPilot)
iron box . spectral . poker flat . traum . sub-static
morris audio . immigrant . triebstoff . tic tac toe
Raised in Vienna and schooled in the ways of quality techno in Dallas in the
late 90's, Bernhard Pucher has been DJing and producing for some of the
world's most respected labels (including his own Iron Box Music) for nearly
a decade. These days he lives in London and, when not performing throughout
the world, creates electro/industrial-tinged tracks as Confutatis, moody
minimal techno as EchoPilot, and deliciously sinister dancefloor tech-house
as Brian Aneurysm. Catch his unique style in this SF debut performance.
www.briananeurysm.com
plus special guest just added!
JASON SHORT (aka Sattva)
funkycozy . coalition of the killing . auralism records
Recent Miami transplant Jason Short (formerly known as Sattva) caught our
attention last year when we heard some of his outstanding DJ mixes. His
heady, deep, and dirty blend of minimal and tech-house has landed him recent
slots opening for Damian Lazarus and DJ Traxx, as well as a permanent spot
on the always-solid FunkyCozy roster, the collective that's brought SF the
likes of Pier Bucci, Matt Tolfrey, Damian Lazarus and many more.
www.funkycozy.com
with [KONTROL] residents:
ALLAND BYALLO ( liebe*detail . kvadrat produkt . mo's ferry )
SAMMY D ( classic . dirtybird . utensil )
CRAIG KUNA ( concept sf . esdjco )
Rx Gallery art exhibition: Uplifting Vengeance 2006 World Tour
The art this month is INTENSE! Don't miss it.
Check out a sneak peek here:
http://www.rxgallery.com/images/artistworks/skinner.jpg
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Rx Gallery
132 Eddy @ Mason, SF / 415.474.7973
9pm-2am / 21+ / $10
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Check our website for full bios, pics and lots FREE music!
http://www.kontrolsf.com
[KONTROL] on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/kontrolsf
View the flyer here:
http://www.kontrolsf.com/K15F.jpg
http://www.kontrolsf.com/K15B.jpg
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==== BIOGRAPHIES ====
BRIAN ANEURYSM
Bernhard Pucher has been producing electronic music for almost a decade. He
started buying records in '96 and ended up getting into production within
the same year. Inspired by the local dance community, he started working on
his craft in his home town of Vienna, Austria. In 1998, he moved to Dallas,
Texas where he experienced a completely new environment for electronic
music. He met a lot of people who were not just into dance, but also into
more experimental forms of electronica, including down tempo, industrial,
breaks, and hard techno. This new environment shaped his style, and with
the help of his friend Stefan Anion, he started getting into playing live as
well. But by 2000, a drastic shift happened. He started teaming up with
mutual techno lover Eric Estornel (aka Maetrik, Mariel Ito) who then
introduced him to a form of music he had not properly experienced until
then: Minimal and Electro. That influenced his musical style so much that by
2001 he started his own label IRON BOX MUSIC. With his background in
industrial and heavy metal, his minimal sound started to take shape in its
own way. In 2005, his journey brought him to London, by then with many
releases, remixes and appearances under his belt on labels like Ai Records,
Sub-Static, Spectral, Traum, Morris Audio, Ware, Onitor, Poker Flat, Tangent
Beats, and of course his own label, Iron Box Music.
JASON SHORT
Jason Short began spinning and producing underground dance music in 1997 in
San Francisco. He soon after relocated to Florida, where he earned a degree
in Recording Engineering and began producing with some friends as
Biogenesis. His productions caught the attention of Xplosion and Nepol
Records, and eight releases and several remixes followed. After obtaining
his degree, Jason wanted to return to the roots of house music and moved to
Chicago in 2001. Inspired and focused, he flourished in the studio and soon
found himself djing all over Chicago. In 2002, Jason met Hac Le while
fighting over the same vinyl at world famous Gramaphone Records. The two
immediately formed a synergistic musical bond and began dropping mean 2x6x2
(2 mixers 6 turntables 2 djs) tag-team sets which quickly gained them
critical acclaim and a monthly residency in Mexico City with Global Trip.
In 2003, Jason headed to Miami to reconnect with Marc Smith of Biognesis and
work on their next project, Coaltion of the Killing, and develop their new
label, Auralism Records. He has spent the past two years honing his skills
as a musician, dj, producer, and engineer, traveling regularly to play with
the FunkyCozy crew in San Francisco. His vibrations from the decks range
from twisted, bass-heavy, floor-moving techno to flowing, melodic, glitchy
downtempo and experimental. The sounds are psychedelic and deep, glistening
with serotonin-inducing shimmers and infectious rhythms that push your body
into motion.
==== LINKS ====
Website:
http://www.briananeurysm.com
Complete Discography @ Discogs:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Brian+Aneurysm
Interview:
http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/16642/
==== AUDIO ====
EchoPilot - Emptiness (sample) (...a KONTROL favorite!)
http://www.kontrolsf.com/AUD/EchoPilot_-_Emptiness.mp3
Brian Aneurysm - Iron Box Sessions #13 (DJ set)
http://www.ironboxmusic.com/audio/brian_aneurysm_IBS13.mp3
==== REVIEWS ====
Brian Aneurysm - Succubus - Sub-Static
Sub Static return with humorously named Brian Aneurysm who drops 4 tracks of
straight up techno hijinks for the heads. Brian hails from Texas - past
releases have been on his own, so hot it hurts, Iron Box techouse label, as
well as Poker Flat and Ware. After his venomously brilliant double ep
"Amplified" (sub static #28), the Texan has now upgraded his sharp-edged
techno funk wrecks to an ugly assed nasty jacker on the title cut, which
doesn't even have to be played backwards to spread its seductive poison.
Diabolic stuff, and great material for the more darkside inclined clubsound.
Damaging.
Echopilot - Fragile EP - Morris Audio CitySport Edition
Produced by Brian Pucher (aka Brian Aneurysm) under his Echopilot guise,
this is akin to taking one part minimal Richie Hawtin and one part quirky
Derrick Carter and one part silky Timewriter; and blending them together
into a deep, minimal concoction. Simple rhythms, eclectic (and sometimes
disturbing) vocal samples, jazzy stabs and a ton of atmosphere come together
to take you on a journey through the mind of a mad scientist. This is about
as funky and tricked out as anything you are likely to hear, and one of the
best productions of the year to this point. Exquisite Stuff.
Brian Aneurysm - The End of Logic - Iron Box Music
Bernard Pucher comes back under his alias Brian Aneurysm, opening the year
harder than ever before with a minimal techno stomper. He is known for his
dark and twisted minimal, but on this record, he combines that with his love
for good old techno, and creates an energy-laden EP called THE END OF LOGIC.
The original is distorted, thick and crunchy with a twisted vocal ...you
know, the kind we've come to love from Brian Aneurysm. The B-Side offers
2dollarEgg-style thump tracks that combine great production with minimal
flavour resulting in dancefloor mania.
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Upcoming guests:
September 16 : ALEX SMOKE - live! ( Soma . Vakant : Glasgow )
October 21 : AKUFEN ( Perlon . Mutek_Rec : Montreal )
http://www.kontrolsf.com