electronic directory

Friday, September 12, 2008

Mado Lounge, Tokyo | Doors open at 11pm | ¥4,000 on door

• JEFF MILLS
• RYO MURAKAMI (live)

It began Friday, October 28, 2006 at exactly 06:00am. It was the beginning of long and ambitious journey in and throughout our Universe. My mission is to discover and rediscover planets and stars that are the most promising in relation to future colonies for mankind. Worlds that somehow show significant signs of life or a lifeforce that beckens to be explored more closely. The Planet and Rings of Saturn, the star segments of Alpha Centauri, the star formation known as Aquarius and now my advancement towards the planet of Mercury marks the halfway point of my 3 year intinerary. The results of my discoveries have been enormous. I have been deeply consumed with new sounds, new shapes and colors and most importantly, new feelings. All this and more will be presented in full detail at the debriefing upon my return. My mission concludes late 2009 with a scheduled landing for January 01, 2010. 12:01am – Tokyo.

Please receive this transmission as the first of many to come. Code Name: The Sleeper

DJ Bone – Himbot / Tru Warriors EP / Subjugation [Subject Detroit]

DJ Bone makes Advanced Black Music for the club and it is a journey to the core. His unique style of pulsating tribal enchantment is punctuated with seriously deep chords and primal screams, a thick, potent mix of rhythms are embedded with some spaced out techno soul business.

"Himbot" is a stunning track that fuses fiery electro rhythms and machine funk into a unique listening experience. Keeping the electro feel is the equally excellent "Scully" with its very deep atmosphere and subtle emotional tug.

Tru Warriors EP is the essential spice that DJ Bone adds to the pot for that that extra bite. It’s a mysterious injection of funk and drive that reverberates to the heart of the dancefloor.

"We Control The Beat" is classic DJ Bone – a rolling tribal driven groove is underpinned with sci-fi chants and house vein, this firing cut is sure to please lovers of Bone’s style.

Tracklisting:

Himbot

• A1. Himbot
• A2. Scully
• B1. Himbot 2.0
• B2. Fortress Of Solitude

Tru Warriors EP

• A1. Tru Warriors (Ritual mix)
• A2. Ritual Mask
• B1. Tru Warriors (Spirit mix)
• B2. The Dream

Subjugation

• A1. We Control The Beat
• A2. Ghosts Of Slaves
• B1. Runwitit
• B2. Runwitit v2

Get "Himbot" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £5.95
• Buy in 320kbs MP3 format from Juno Download for £4.93

Get "Tru Warriors EP" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £5.53
• Buy in 320kbs MP3 format from Juno Download for £4.93

Get "Subjugation" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £5.53
• Buy in 320kbs MP3 format from Juno Download for £4.93

Related Links:

• www.myspace.com/djbonedetroit
• www.myspace.com/subjectdetroit

Electronic Directory podcast 5 is the first part of the project between Subject Detroit/REAL Booking Artist Agency and Electronic Directory.

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Straight out of finest clubs in Japan, my partner in crime Itokim is ready to unleash his way to Macedonia. Itokim is on a roll right now and you will most likely find one of his first rate recordings in the boxes of a cross section of DJs. Currently house and techno spinners love his deep sounds hopefully. :-)

Release Information

Artist

Itokim

Title

Breathe

Label

Logos Recordings

Release date

29th Oct 2008

Format

Digital

Catalogue number

LOGOS 010

Tracklisting

• 01. Anubis
• 02. Prayers & Melodies
• 03. Snowdrop
• 04. Come Closer

Clips of this can be heard on the SoundCloud player here:

Itokim – Breathe EP by Logos

Any/all feedback would be lovely.

Electronic Directory represents Underground Resistance, featuring interview with Esteban Adame, half of ICAN.

Esteban Adame Biography

Esteban Adame started his musical career at age 15, Djing at local house parties in and around Los Angeles. He would soon be introduced to underground music. There he was turned on to the house and techno sounds that intrigued him at the time. Soon he found himself producing his own beats and would eventually be inspired by the keyboard solos that he heard on several of his records and wanted to do the same. He began his formal training in music at the age of 19 and took a hiatus from DJ’ing and producing. At 21 he just focused on his instrument, the Piano. Since the age of 23 Esteban has played with and accompanied some of the top Latin, Jazz and Soul acts in Los Angeles and abroad.

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As we mentioned before, we will be doing a series of artist interviews with Melodika Recordings, the first one with another of Belgium’s most promising new artists, Pedro Cali.

Pedro Cali Biography

Pedro Cali was born the 19th of March 1979, in Charleroi, Belgium.

At the age of twelve, he begins to have a passion for music, dicovering a LP of The Doors in his Fathers vinyls collection. This drives him to play piano as a self-taught person and to improvise inside various musical groups.

At the age of sixteen, it is love at first sight for electronic music, and especially for the Detroit sound. In this music, he finds the melodies and the free pattern of artistic expression that he was searching for.

Few years later, while completing his studies to become an infographist, he works on his first tracks. One friend advise him to send his tracks to Fabrice LIG (Fcommunications) and the feedback is pretty good Pedro Cali signs his first track, Behind The Clouds, on F… U ! FCOM.

In 2006, he founds the Chroma Electronic Collective with his friends Erell Ranson, (AW Records, Styrax) and Tyler Smith (Audiocrash).

Today, Pedro has a job as a graphic designer and travels on his way through his melodies and their characteristic "deep & funky" side.

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Friday, September 5, 2008

Café Capital, Antwerpen | Doors open at 11pm | €7 w/pre-mail / €9 on door

• MARCO PASSARANI
• STEKKER
• WILL O’BRIEN

Roman music maestro Marco Passarani is one of the most popular international guests to play at SUB-SCAPE and it’s a pleasure to have him back again for the Summer Series 2008 closing party on Friday 5th September at Café Capital in Antwerp’s city park.

His brilliant blend of electro-funk, minimal techno and jacking acid house is sure to raise the temperature on the Capital dancefloor once again !

Support from resident dj Will O’Brien and Morse Inspector Stekker.

€9 / €7 with pre-mail from info@sub-scape.com

Logos label compilation album ‘Logos Volume 1′, is out now and in digital shops.

Logos Volume 1, features tracks from Detroit maestro Niko Marks and label head honcho Samoil Radinski, both of who have released singles this year, namely ‘West 8 Mile’ and ‘Raindow’. Other Logos’ finest producers appearing are TR and Ryo Shimizu. The future is looking bright for the label and this is reflected by new signing’s Takasi Nakajima, Tatsuya Takenaka and (of course) Itokim, extremely talented producers who are making fresh and exciting electronic music.

Quotes:

WWHHAAAOOOUUUUU what can i say !!!!! I think i haven’t hear a proper techno album/compilation as good as this for about 10 years….. i can’t beleive how good this is, it is the first time in YEARS (and i mean years) that i want to play out every single tracks from it. There is nothing else to say than EXCELLENT WORK – 10/10 Bravo; from the bottom of my heart – Laurent Garnier (FCommunications)

Holy shit this comp is all around hot shit!!! man o man the Tatsuya Takenaka – Ukiyo song is my fucking favorite!!! dude killed it on this one!!! wow – DJ 3000 (Motech)

"Seven Days" is a very strong track that manages to balance a moody atmospheric start with modern techno sensibilities. Itokim offers a solid addition to this stellar compilation. – Kuri Kondrak

Get "Logos Volume 1" here:

• Buy in 320kbs MP3 format from Juno Download for £7.65
• Buy in MP3 format from Beatport for $11.99

Electronic Directory (re)presents Subject Detroit – the last one with DJ Bone, here.

The summer edition of our podcast – featuring mixes from Subject Detroit, will be available shortly !

DJ Bone Biography

To some he is the champion of the underground. Others see him for the first time and ask the person dancing like crazy next to them, "Where did THIS guy come from ?"

Think of Detroit Techno and DJ Bone might not be high on your list of luminaries because he is 100% independent and does things on his terms and on his terms only. He won’t tap dance or bend to fit the "popular" dj mold. Those who recognize Bone know him for his uncompromising and innovative ways.

It’s no accident that two letters always precede Bone’s name whenever he’s on the bill. First and foremost, Bone is a DJ—in the truest sense. When he spins, it’s as if the turntables and the mixer become a physical extension of his body. He employs every possible technique in the disc jockey arsenal masterfully: blending, scratching, backspinning, no monitors or headphones; unrivaled in his use of the fader switch and he incorporates them all into every set. From his standing room only residency performances to after-hours spots, he rocks every show as if it’s his last.

What the general public and far too many DJs don’t realize is that Bone spins as much for his own enjoyment as he does for the audience. It’s a compulsion that only those who live for what they do possess and those who don’t can never understand: Bone lives to spin-it’s a necessary part of his existence. His dedication to the art of dance music and DJing is so untainted and intense that the tales of his confrontational encounters with flashy booking agents and "big name" djs are already the stuff of legend. No hype or trends, just a relentless drive and passion to take the party to another level. That’s why he’s one of the few spin masters other DJs hate to follow.

DJ Bone is one of Detroit’s most coveted underground vinyl technicians. This very talented and highly sought after artist plays events and clubs worldwide, has held a residency at four of Detroit’s top clubs and produces music inspired by the city in which he hales from, Detroit. His record label Subject Detroit is futuristic and unearthly while still displaying the true essence of Detroit’s Techno Soul.

Bone experienced the emotion, passion and energy of Detroit Techno first hand at the infamous Music Institute. What he witnessed there, along with the eclectic mix of music filling Detroit’s airwaves by the legendary Electrifyin’ Mojo and The Wizard, would serve to be Bone’s main influences.

Bone began his DJ career spinning groundbreaking sets weekly at The Love Club (The Shelter). From there he gained a dedicated following which eventually led to him playing at three different clubs five nights a week, as well as several underground parties in Detroit. An invitation to provide fortnightly, live mixes for the Deep Space Radio show on 107.5 in Detroit was also extended.

After hearing Bone in Detroit (1996 Love Club Anniversary Party), Laurent Garnier booked him to headline at the Rex Club in Paris. Soon after word spread and Bone was invited to play events all over Europe.

A lack of electronic music which fit his style led Bone to produce his own original songs to incorporate into his funky and eclectic sets. He took it a step further and started his label Subject Detroit focusing on true Sonic Soul.

In late 1997, Bone began his residency at the Motor Lounge in Hamtramck (bordering Detroit on all sides) pioneering an underground Detroit Techno night. Within a month, the number of Bone’s weekly session attendees topped 1,000 as well as tens of thousands of others tuning in to his live set broadcast on the radio every Friday from midnight until 2 am (87.9 FM). Always looking to expand minds and move bodies, Bone took on the challenge avoided by so many DJs before him familiar with Detroit by name only. For nearly three years, he amazed his crowds, which included out-of-towners from as far as Japan and Australia alongside his Detroit faithful. Unfortunately, due to Motor’s attempt to exploit what Bone had founded and loved, he decided to depart from the club and his residency.

Bone’s observation of the trend to book producers to spin, as opposed to actual DJs, prompted him to go against the grain and establish himself as a DJ first and foremost. He believes that an individual’s talent should speak for itself and not be overshadowed or misconstrued by hype.

DJ Bone describes himself as "an uncompromising, hype hating, 100% independent, real Detroit native come auditory striker and soul controller that cannot be bought".

"If the gig is set-up with the music as the main focus (as it should be), then I have total control over the vibe. That’s my duty. I’m not worried about having a Hollywood production going on or special effects with video images, smoke, etc. Just playing the best possible music as well as I can. I feel the need to constantly progress skill-wise and I feel my 3 deck sets are truly unique. Many DJs have 3 decks in front of them but how often do they actually have 3 records playing all at once (with the levels up) ?" – DJ Bone

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Electronic Directory (re)presents Subject Detroit – featuring interview with Mister X.

Mister X Biography

Mister X has been there from the beginning…

He was there at the music institute.

He was there at the Hip-Hop shop while Em and Royce were rhyming.

He and Bone were at Derrick May’s as he showed them how his production setup worked.

He was at Record-Time, Buy-Rite and Save the Vinyl.

He made beats for Bugz and Proof as they prepared to become D12.

He was on Planet E records until they decided it was safer to shelve him.

He was mentored by the great and mysteriously off-the-radar Ron Estill.

He worked in the studio where KonArtis, Denaun Porter and DJ Butter toiled.

and he was at the first 3 DEMFS lurking in the shadows backstage, camera in hand.

Mister X is not a traditional musician-he is a media manipulator. He makes beats, videos, websites and digital art. He makes music in whatever style and genre he chooses. He forces today’s technology to his whims and makes it do his bidding.

Mister X makes music not as a career choice, but as an aesthetic one because not enough people in the industry make the music he wants to hear while others made compromises to their art to get in the game. He waited…and started investigating the internet as an outlet studying mp3 compression and streaming rates back in 1999 learning how one can survive at this without selling their soul while being unapologetically original and unfiltered.

and now he’s here to change everything-but still he feels his greatest contribution to the world of music was being the man who bought DJ Bone his first turntables…

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