Presented by Probiotic Soundsystem
Saturday April 3, 2010
::: Tuneage :::
Lusine (LIVE - Ghostly International | Seattle)
www.lusineweb.com
Jeff has been producing his visceral, melodic strain of abstract electronic music as Lusine for 10 years now. Originally a Texas native, Jeff attended CalArts in 1998, studying 20th-century electronic music and sound design for music and film. Soon after, he met Shad Scott and put out his self-titled debut as Lusine for Isophlux. Since then, he relocated to Seattle and began steadily releasing his music on Ghostly International (home to 2004’s landmark Serial Hodgepodge as well as its successful follow up remix album Podgelism), Hymen, and U-Cover. Jeff has also contributed tracks to various compilations and remix releases on Mute, !K7, Kompakt, Asthmatic Kitty, and Shitkatapult. His Language Barrier full-length on Hymen Records was something of a departure, as he focused less on jagged rhythmic detail and more on the layers of ambience that lay beneath the percussion of his previous releases.
Jeff has performed throughout the US and abroad, including a set at London’s esteemed Fabric nightclub, and an ambient multimedia performance at Seattle’s Triple Door in which he collaborated with video artist Scott Sunn. Lusine's much-anticipated latest album, A Certain Distance, was released on Ghostly International in 2009.
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Ambrosia (Rainbow Cathedral | Galiano)
Ambrosia has been a minion of the rainbow cathedral for many years now. She comes in peace. She wants to make you dance and stretch and hug random people spontaneously. There have been many different phases of musical interest for Ambrosia, currently she has been drawn to super phat bass heavy mid tempo with tribal and organic sounds infused with love and care.
Ambrosia means the nectar of the gods, sustenance for dreams and seeds that have yet to sprout and when you apply this to music, magic things can happen. Music is medicine for our spirits; it has transformative powers if practised regularly. It seems to gain momentum and help clear blockages in our lives, this is why Ambrosia loves music and dancing and all the freaky people who come out to play. Expect the unexpected. Bring your freaky selves. Namaste.
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Andabeat (spinningdrum.com | Cortez)
Groove driven and technic friendly, Andabeat applies her skilz to bring out positive vibrations in all bpms. With her roots in turntable culture, Andabeat’s plays a mix of afro-charged rhythms layered over lush basslines that can carry the dancefloor from jazz laced high hat to ultra-deep techno.
In the chill room, Andabeat Injects the organic groove with the sub-friendly frequencies traveling the world from New York Jazz dens to Moroccan beat boxes and Jamaican dub plates.
A dedicated scratch musician as well, Andabeat spends her days both working the .wav files and the soil at Moonhill, and she shares her joy of music and turntable culture, by hosting Spinning Drum.com. Andabeat also contributes articles and reviews of new electronica written under her given name Romina Wendell to Exclaim Magazine.
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Steve Ronin (GSC | E13 | Rock Rivers | Native State | Sunshine Coast)
I've been taking Djing seriously on and off for the past twelve or so years, but I have been dabbling since I was in my early teens. I was into hip-hop, dancehall and R&B mostly. I worked security and primarily the door at many events, festivals, clubs and raves all over the place but never really took part in the events. They were mostly representing trance, techno and house which were not, at the time, interesting to me. I was a hip-hop head through and through.
A trip to Australia and a divine moment of truth turned me onto progressive trance and I played that for 6-7 years as well as concentrating a lot on the chill stage - usually shooting for the bumpy dance floor down through mid tempos.
A few years ago on a half day road trip and weekend festival in Alberta hanging with Ooah of the Glitch Mob changed my musical path.
That festival was my last trance set and I took a full year off to re-up the music crate. I decided that midi was the way to go, but not feeling Ableton for DJing I was inspired by a friend and went with a DJ controller and I dig it. I don't use any syncing or anything like that. Just loops, filters, effects and samples. I like my pitch control and platters.
I have been trying to mix tracks from different genres that create a unique and emotional setting without going too hard, too cheesy, too glitchy, too dubsteppy, too hip-hoppy, too predictable, disjointed, too well planned out or boring. I have my moments for sure and am still working at it and learning every step of the way. I have slayed, I have just held it down and I have completely missed the mark. People are still booking me and I am playing as much as I would want, so somebody's feeling it...
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Khan (Beheshto | area709.com)
A 10 year veteran of the local intentional dance scene, Khan's lush progressive sets are filled with tribal rhythms, beautiful melodies and mystical landscapes. He is a master of the live mix, seamlessly blending loops and layers, weaving epic soundscapes on the fly from the raw elements of his carefully selected tracks, while building the energy of the dance floor to its peak. His mission is to facilitate deep, transcendent journeys that bring dancers to a state of higher consciousness, awakening and deepening into the mystery of the dance, and to spread his conscious groove to as many souls as he can reach along the way. From peak sets to early morning transformations to glorious daytime throwdowns, Khan can bring life to any dance floor. Hailing from the beautiful city of Victoria on Canada's westcoast and a summer festival favorite, Khan's infectious spirit is sure to give rise to some serious magic on the dance floor and beyond.
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::: Visuals :::
VJ KINOTROPY (Beleaf | Vancouver)
www.kinotropy.com
kinotropy is live
kinotropy is not rendered or edited
kinotropy is listening to the melody, feeling the beat
kinotropy will make your eyes feel the beat
kinotropy is kindatripy
& Cpt. Baunchman (returningsaturn.com)
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Live Painting: Urbanheart Live
Massage: Sanctum Live
Altar Designs: Onelovelioness & Meadow
Dance performances!
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Hosted @ Sunset Room | 401 Herald St, Victoria BC
9pm till 5:30am
$20 advance tickets @ Ditch Records | 635 Johnson Street
$25 @ the gate
16+ ID req
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::: Set Times & Styles :::
Ambrosia :: 9-10:30pm :: Downtempo & Midtempo
Andabeat :: 10:30-midnight :: Deep Techno, Minimal Techno, Tech House
Lusine :: midnight-2am :: Breaks, Techno, IDM
Steve Ronin :: 2-3:45am :: Tech-hop, Dub-hop, Thrust-hop
Khan: 3:45-5:30am :: Deep Eastern Progressive
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PEACE
