enabler welcomes
consumers research and development artists:
alder & elius - LIVE (chicago/detroit-SKAM/consumers r+d)
string theory - LIVE (chicago-consumers r+d/SKAM)
miles tilmann - LIVE (chicago-TOYTRONIC/consumers r+d)
dj andy galkin (brooklyn)
visuals by michael foronda and chris jordan
Date: Thursday July 31st, 2003
Venue: Rare 416 W. 14th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues
$7 pre-sale tickets at Other Music (15 E. 4th street), $10 at the door
doors at 9pm
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Consumers Research and Development is an electronic label
out of Chicago you probably never heard of. It's ok,
you probably *have* heard of some of their artists.
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Alder & Elius:
In October 1997 out of the depths of Detroit came Alder and
Elius: two musicians whose sound caught the ears of Manchester's
Skam records. Skam signed them and released 1999's "Parental
Advisory" EP, 2000's "King of Pop" single, and 2001's "Parental
Guidance" LP.
It is in their live shows where Alder and Elius truly put their
insanity on display. In their attempts to break electronica out of
its lap top screen gazing tedium, they go to great lengths to put
on a different and interesting show, from bizarre covers of everyone
from Prince to Journey, sung with a karaoke-esque fervor, to their
anti rave anthem "Rave to Your Grave", A+E strive to keep the
crowds entertained. And, how could the crowds not be, when, on
their recent european tour the grand finale included a dancing Bionic
Vagina, a visual aid used to accompany their booty song of the same
name. Try to remember the last time you've heard an audience chant
"vagina" while two kids in mullet wigs chase, trap and prod one with
large pink dildos...you can't? Then surely its time to indulge in the
madness!
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String Theory:
String Theory was spawned in 1996 when Nate Tucker and Josh
Davison moved into a loft and couldn't play rock music anymore
due to bad soundproofing and a cantankerous landlord. Forced to
come up with music they could play together without annoying the
neighbors, they started experimenting with an old PCM drum
machine, live bass and keyboards.
String Theory's "Anhedonia" EP on Consumers label met with
critical acclaim, and they've also appeared on Skam's Smak 4 (2001)
and Someoddpilot's Salvo Beta remix album "Evil Against Evil" (2002).
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Miles Tilmann:
"Over and Through" is Miles Tilmann's first release on the Consumers
label. It is an evolution of themes established by Miles' previous
release, "3D Concepts" (Toytronic), weaving atmospheric
soundscapes and gentle melodic washes with wavering, analog
basslines and a splattering of percussion to anchor it down.
Miles just recently finished a June and July 2003 tour of about 20
live shows across the country with Mr. Projectile (Toytronic / Parotic
/ Musik Aus Strom) and Adam Johnson (Merck / Parotic / Musik Aus
Strom.)
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need more references?
http://www.consumerslabel.net/promo
http://www.skam.co.uk/skw001/
http://www.enablernetwork.org
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