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Jo Bot
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Date:
Sat, 13 May 2006 13:39:25 -0500
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[idm] TUESDAY in Minneapolis: Emotional Joystick @ the Nomad
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This event has been rescheduled to TUESDAY, MAY 16th. All other details remain the same. Apologies for any confusion caused. - j On 5/12/06, Jo Bot <jobot612@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 47 lines Quality Electro Music happens every Tuesday night at the Nomad World Pub.> > Quality Electro Music happens every Tuesday night at the Nomad World Pub. > All events are free, except where noted. > > *FREE MP3s* from this week's Heckadecimal party: > http://www.jobot.org/nomad/ > > *5/16 - Emotional Joystick, Shiny McShine, MrBlaq und more* > ** > EMOTIONAL JOYSTICK -- Interested in putting a new "I" (Improvised) into > the unfortunate term "IDM", Emotional Joystick has worked on bringing an > improvised edge to the performance of experimental electronic dance music > for years. His earlier incorporation of Fender Rhodes playing during live > performances has extended to include large sections of completely free > improvised sound. Blending his technical abilities as a musician with > homemade electronics and computer programs of his own design, his live show > will definitely be a welcome change for those fed up with the typical > staleness of laptop performances. As an artist, EmotionalJoystick has had a > string of successful releases on Zod records, as well as appearances on > labels such as Component, Addict, M-Tronic, Grounded, Eupholus and more. His > newest album, "Plays" changes focus slightly from his earlier recordings, > and puts more emphasis on his skills as a keyboard player. Still using the > abrasive drums and complex rhythms, his newer work has more of a live feel > to it, with fluid jazz and dub inspired structures. > > SHINY McSHINE -- Mr. McShine does not have an official biography, nor does > he require one. Suffice it to say this guy makes the darkest, grittiest > scatter-beat souffle to hit the upper Midwest since Dan Doormouse left > Wisconsin for sunnier climates. His "Dead at Esther's" release on > Grindthieves is one of the recent highlights of Minnesota's grindcore > underbelly. Rumor has it that Tom is planning something special this > evening. It seems the scatterbeats will be tamed slightly, and skewed into > more of an acid-electro type context. Sounds sexy -- don't miss out! > > MrBLAQ -- Do I really need to introduce this guy? He programs the > computers that make www.vitalvinyl.com and www.mnvibe.com go 'round. He's > got one of the best damn record collections around. He's Aphex's twin. He > drinks Tripel Karmalite. He eats sea slug when I tell him to. I think he > poops in technicolor, but that rumor has not yet been confirmed. > > BETTY BOMBSHELL -- Random semi-crazy German breakcore chick I met at the > bar one night. Turns out she's got ties to DHR and Christoph de Babelon, and > some tracks out on Mode of Proof. Spins electro and other random goodness > as well. Should be a party. > > - jobot >