Hey you Chicago people--come check out the release party for Coaster
this Monday @ Sonotheque... M50 provides the sonic appetizers and Popkan
serves dessert of the funky minimal flavor. Hope you can make it! -liz
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SUBVARIANT RECORDINGS presents the album release party for Quantazelle's
Coaster. Featuring Quantazelle (subVariant Recordings, Modsquare,
Fractalspin) performing a live laptop set. With special guests Popkan
(subVariant Recordings) performing a live-sequencing set and DJ M50
(WNUR, Meiotic, Illmeasures) performing a live DJ set. Giveaways and
promotions throughout the night.
Sonotheque,
1444 Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Doors: 9pm
21+ $0 Door.
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QUANTAZELLE COASTER ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AT SONOTHEQUE OCT 4, 2004
Chicago, ILHow many CDs have you bought that end up as beverage
coasters after the first listen? But how many are coasters before you
listen to them? Quantazelles new CD, Coaster is just that: a designer
beverage coaster and an experimental electronic album. Hear it Monday,
October 4 at the release party at Sonotheque featuring Quantazelle with
special guests Popkan (subVariant) and DJ M50 (WNUR, Meiotic,
Illmeasures).
Its a very exciting moment, says Liz McLean Knight, subVariant
label-head and the solo composer behind Quantazelle The release [of
Coaster] marks the start of many exciting things for the label in the
near future, and Sonotheque has a fantastic sound system to showcase our
direction. Popkan and M50 put on a really great show; it will definitely
be a fun night.
Quantazelles signature sound consists of glitched-out textures and
blissful atmospherics held together by funky machine-noise grooves, and
catchy, melodic explorations. Imagine Melody on Marsera Aphex Twin
gifted with more processing power, or maybe a glitchier, instrumental
Múm.
Coaster features 12 tracks of Quantazelles bright, melodic IDM. From
the catchy glitch-hop of the opener, Braking (Hushed) to the wistful
piano arpeggios of Sunken Projectile, the album, while being most
appropriate for chill sets and dance floor transitions, has enough
diversity within to keep the experience memorable and engaging.
The most striking aspect of the release is its packaging concept. The CD
itself has a dotted outline showing the correct placement of ones
beverage, and the CD booklet features an instruction manual detailing
proper utilization of the Coaster. Accessories" are also offered
simultaneously with the album: a Coaster Case, which allows easy
portability of Coaster, and four Custom Surfaces, enabling a stylish
personalization of the CD / coaster.
Having performed alongside people like Jimmy Edgar, Miles Tilmann,
Proem, Proswell, Machinedrum, and Kero, Quantazelle has performed at the
Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago for the digital arts festival
Version>02, and has made numerous appearances in Chicago and its
surrounding states. Aside from running subVariant Recordings, she also
is the editor-in-chief of acclaimed Chicago-based IDM website,
Modsquare.com, runs the e-commerce site Fractalspin.com, and has her own
fashion design company featuring jewelry made from electronic
components: Zelle. She has also recently being named one of Chicagos
fabulous 20-somethings by the Chicago Tribunes Red Eye for her
commitment to experimental electronic music and her entrepreneurial
spirit.
Popkan, AKA Thomas Erdmann, has been quietly amassing an exuberant
fan-base where ever he performs live. Through his careful and
intelligent drum structuring, combining bleeps, squeaks and more, he
creates a hybrid of glitch, dub, acid-funk and minimal madness. Equipped
with an arsenal of gear and an energetic stage presence, Popkan makes
for a truly electrifying live performance.
DJ M50 is Mac Jenkins, a regular host at WNUR for over five years who
has played alongside talents like Nobukazu Takemura, Stewart Walker,
Apparat, String Theory, Mr. Projectile, Adam Johnson, and Common Factor.
Blending his eclectic tastes for genre-blurring electronica and dance
floor-oriented selections, he has performed live radio sessions at WLUW,
WCKS, KCSB, and is a member of the collectives Meiotic Promotions and
Illmeasures.
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