Saturday, August 20th is the return of…
*[KONTROL]*
minimal techno + avant house
every 3rd Saturday at Rx Gallery
featuring:
*PHEEK – LIVE PA* (Montreal)
m-nus . telegraph . contexterrior . archipel
*Claude VonStroke* (San Francisco)
dirtybird records . stepfilm
plus resident DJs:
*Sammy D* ( classic . dirtybird . utensil )
*Alland Byallo* ( nightlight . epsionlab . mo's ferry )
*Craig Kuna* ( concept sf . esdjco . kodo )
*Brian Walls* ( ac . stylus . econspiracy )
Digital video art by Econspiracy
*Rx Gallery / 132 Eddy @ Mason, San Francisco / 415.474.7973
9pm-2am / $10 / 21+ *
Arrive early as capacity is very limited.
Check out our website for photos, free music downloads, dj sets and more!
http://www.KONTROLsf.com/ <
http://www.kontrolsf.com/>
Hailing from North America's Mecca of minimal sounds, Montreal's *Pheek* has
been blazing a brilliant path into the future of music, and gaining
international acclaim in the process. Born Jean Patrice "JP" Remillard, in
1998 this lifelong music fan, early rave enthusiast, and college radio DJ
attended a performance by Richie Hawtin/Plastikman that would forever change
his perspective on music. Inspired by this performance, he adopted the
moniker Pheek, and within a year he was performing his own original material
live and soon released his first 12". In the six years that have followed,
JP has been making a steady ascent to the upper echelons of the
minimal/micro scene's most respected and innovative producers and
performers. His style is rooted in the funky, minimal sounds of German
tech-house, but is tempered with a heady dose of the ethereal and
experimental, resulting in a unique sound all his own. In 2005, now with 3
European tours, 4 full length albums and numerous acclaimed EPs on labels
such as *Telegraph*, *Clever Music*, *Tic Tac Toe*, *Thinner*, *Epsilonlab*,
and his own *Archipel *under his belt, Pheek's talent is getting the
worldwide recognition it deserves. This year has been an especially exciting
one for JP. After getting extensive play by DJs such as Richie Hawtin and
Magda, Pheek was invited to contribute a track to *M-nus Records'* first
ever compilation, *Minimize to Maximize*, and also landed an EP on Jay
Haze's *Contexterrior* label, alongside such artists as Haze, Ricardo
Villalobos, and Robag Wruhme. To top things off, he was invited to perform
live at both Montreal's *MUTEK Festival*, where he played at the Finale, as
well as Detroit's *FUSE-IN Festival* (formerly the DEMF) where he delivered
an unforgettable set on the Underground Stage. Needless to say, we at
KONTROL are hugely excited and honored to be hosting Pheek in his *first
ever San Francisco performance*. Do not miss this one kids.
*Pheek's website
*
http://www.pheek.com/index.php
*Pheek's discography*
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pheek
*Pheek LIVE @ Detroit's FUSE-IN Festival (May 2005) *
http://www.kontrolsf.com/AUD/Pheek-LiveatFuse-In2005.mp3
*Claude VonStroke* (better known to we locals as Barclay Crenshaw) is the
man behind San Francisco's hottest new tech-house label, *Dirtybird Records*.
Raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Barclay eventually moved to Hollywood and
began working on feature films. Realizing that the visual medium wasn't his
calling, he moved back to downtown Detroit and fell in love with the beat.
He began producing music and soon found a way to fuse his skills and
experience in video with his passion for electronic music. He moved to San
Francisco and in 2003 released *Intellect*, a six hour DVD package,
self-directed and produced, which covered the worldwide electronic music
scene and included interviews with the likes of Derrick May, Juan Atkins,
Swayzak, Derrick Carter, Deep Dish, Magda, Kit Clayton and many more. In SF
Barclay met Justin and Christian Martin and Worthy and together they started
Dirtybird, with Crenshaw at the helm. The rest, as they say, is history.
Dirtybird Records is currently shaking tailfeathers worldwide with a series
of successful releases by *Justin Martin & Sammy D* and Mr. VonStroke
himself. With remix work by *John Tejada* and *Freaks*, and Claude's
upcoming remixes for *Frankie*, *Jay Tripwire *, and *Justin Martin*, it's
no mystery why the Dirtybird has taken flight and is ready to soar to
international prominence. Bring a bar of soap, because when Claude VonStroke
is behind the decks, it's gonna get dirty.
*Claude VonStroke's website*
http://www.dirtybirdrecords.com/claude_vonstroke.html
*Claude VonStroke's discography*
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Claude%20VonStroke
*Claude VonStroke's dirtybird promo mix (March 2005) - "It's Time For The P"
*
http://www.dirtybirdrecords.com/audio/mixes/ItsTimeForTheP.mp3
*KONTROL : Future Events*
09/17 - Isolee (Live) + Nikola Baytala
10/15 - Caro + [a]pendics shuffle (Live PA's)
11/19 - John Tejada + Justin Maxwell (Live PA's)
12/17 - Zip & Dan Bell [Perlon Tour]
http://www.KONTROLsf.com