TEAM SHADETEk's new record, Burnerism, will be released June 15, 2004
on Warp Records.
Upcoming live performance in ATLANTA
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
@ The Drunken Unicorn
TEAM SHADETEk (Warp Records)
Machine Drum (Merck) w/Special Guest MCs Poly-Sci and Amdex
Mic Mell (Nophi)
Mr. Mips (ATL)
Special DJ Set By Atlanta's Son and Prefuse73 touring partner
DJ LebLase ( Eastern Developments )
All Ages
Doors at 9:00 pm
$5
TEAM SHADETEk
(Warp Records, Tiger Beat 6, Violent Turd)
A musical abstraction birthed by SOZER.SHT and ZATSONER. Picked up by
Warp Records after releasing records on their own imprint and a well
received WSHT Radio Mix on Violent Turd, TEAM SHADETEk continue
exposing the underbelly of urban mind trips, producing music featured
on a wide range of discriminating DJs playlists including those of the
Optimo crew, The Bug's Razor X Sound, 4Tet, Graham Massey, DJ /Rupture,
Kid606 and Mary Ann Hobbes on the BBC's Breeze Block show. The Warp
Records release, Burnerism, the next level of buried melody hop, feeds
their high energy live performances, all helping to build their
reputation of a true up and coming crew in the electronica world.
DJ Rupture describes their style as 'outernational' spanning a range of
influences from the hiphop and dancehall of their upbringing in NYC,
raga jungle, experimental electronica from Warp artists like Autechre
and Aphex along with a strong dose of urban youth culture aesthetics
including punk rock 'destroy it yourself' means of production, rave
culture and the competitive battle aesthetics of graffiti and hiphop.
These colliding worlds, combined with their discovery of the plasticity
of digital art production at a young age lead TEAM SHADETEk to their
current technological urban aesthetic. Dig into it and find out for
yourself.
Machine Drum
(Merck)
Fractured hip-hop, reassembled vocal stylings, oft compared to
Prefuse73, Travis moves beyond the comparisons and stereotypes,
developing his own recognizable style of slipped bits and reconfigured
data. A mainstay on the Merck label, Machine Drum produces solid,
high-quality brain food, and has toured Europe extensively, holding his
own amongst the heavyweights of the electronica scene.
On this night, Machine Drum will feature two guest MCs, Poly-Sci and
Amdex. Prepare yourself for vocal hammers in a room full of crystal,
reassembled and materialized.
Mic Mell
(Nophi Recordings)
Mic Mell dives full-throttle into a sea of organized distortion,
corrupted elegance and electronic hip-hop. Time shifts, melodies
collide, beats collate, and a peculiar funk is somehow wrapped around
each rhythm. A man of extremes, shuffling between prolific output and
hysterical inertia, he creates a lively feel that runs parallel to its
processed programming and groovy tweaks, twitches and tenacity.
Mr. Mips
(ATL)
Hidden melodic gems nestled among paper beats and tin can rhythms
describe one aspect of the multifaceted sound of Mr. Mips. Sonic
brother of the Autechre and Aphex Twin cult, Mips' moves out and away
from the safe hearth of IDM, absorbing hip-hop, jungle, and whatever
feels good for the day. Riding a fine line between the esoteric and
familiar, undeterred by anyone or anything, Mips' attitude is best
described by Ben Arnold of Pantalones: "Mips is as Mips does." 'Nuff.
DJ LebLase
(Eastern Developments)
Representing the ATL around the world, LebLase is the touring partner
for Prefuse73 and commands his own attention with releases on Eastern
Developments. Demonstrating a seemingly infinite knowledge of hip-hop,
IDM and just about anything with a beat, LebLase lights it up for
continuous dance floor movement. Now take a deep breath, let go, and
his experienced mixes will hold you for the rest of the evening.
http://www.wearechangeagent.com/shadetek
http://www.warprecords.com
http://www.tigerbeat6.com
http://www.machinedrum.net
http://www.m3rck.net
http://www.micmell.com
http://www.nophi.net
http://www.easterndevelopments.com
The Drunken Unicorn (behind MJQ)
736 Ponce De Leon Ave
Atlanta, GA, USA 30306
http://www.thedrunkenunicorn.net
Contact:
James B. Parker
PO Box 5570
Atlanta, GA, USA 31107
404-667-0967
sittingduck@mindspring.com
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