john acquaviva has something going on in detroit on the 25th of May too.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; "g-tech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 1:54 PM Subject: (313) Speedy J @ DEMF Begin forwarded message: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat Apr 12, 2003 11:34:10 PM US/Pacific > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: + nu's from speedy j > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > greetings from speedyj.com > > look out for the new speedy j 12" - 'tanga' and the speedy j remix of > adam beyer's ignition key (full press releases below). > both available from may 12th. > > dates: > > 030411 + fusion club, munster, deutschland > > 030412 + pro-jekt, kortrijk, benelux > > 030426 + shockers, rai, amsterdam, netherlands > > 030429 + SWEATBOXER + > > 030524 + detroit electronic music festival (details coming soon) > > nu's: > > SPEEDY J > TANGA > > ARTIST: SPEEDY J > TITLE: TANGA > LABEL: NOVAMUTE > FORMAT: 12" > CAT NO: 12NOMU105 > RELEASE DATE: 12 MAY 2003 > > > Speedy J, aka Jochem Paap, returns to our speakers with his first new > material since last year's 'Loudboxer' long-player and accompanying, > ear-splitting 'Krekc' single. > > By the end of the last decade, like many explorers before, Speedy J > was faced with some tricky questions. He had navigated far beyond > where others had charted, and returned with a rich knowledge of the > unknown. Making an about-turn, he returned to almost where he had > begun - revisiting the stark functionalism of dancefloor-orientated > tunes, with a new found knowledge garnered from his far reaching > musical voyages - resulting in 'Loudboxer'. > > It's 2003, and Speedy's back with some new ideas, and a new single - > further exploring sonic textures within the context of dancefloor > dynamics. > As the names of the three tracks suggests, the single is based around > the idea of subtle differences - manifesting itself on record as > emphasis on different sounds. Indeed, like the titles, all three > tracks are based around common elements. > > 'Tannga' kicks things off, throwing down the gauntlet as a heavy kick > drops over a high-filtered, phasing drum pattern. It's recognisably a > Speedy J production in that there's an audible attention to detail. > Layer after layer is added, maintaining the linear flow - exploring > variations on the same ultra-4/4 rhythmic template - manipulating the > listener with it's intricate EQing. It's unarguably a tough record, > yet it retains a definite depth within this by contrasting textures. > > 'Taanga' starts where 'Tannga' left off, pretty literally, and builds > quickly - reaching a peak much quicker with some fiercely charging > hi-hats. The track rises and falls through degrees of driving energy - > at times reaching overload - rearing up into heights of distorted, > echoed oblivion before plunging back down into the locomotive momentum > of the drums. > > 'Tangga' adopts an alternate approach - the rhythm seeping in > gradually through more overtly atmospheric sounds. There's less of a > linear feel to this track, with more of a lurching momentum, yet it's > just as unrelenting. At times, the track has a panting, out of breath > feel - perhaps appropriate after the previous onslaught. The rhythm is > conveyed with a mixture of analogue textures and flammed hi-hats, with > more synth-based sounds in evidence. This is all conveyed entirely > without kickdrums, but possesses no less of a charge. > > go here to hear: > http://www.speedyj.com/newsite/tangapopup.html > > + > > Artist : ADAM BEYER > Title : IGNITION KEY (ARIL BRIKHA/SPEEDY J REMIXES) > Label : TRUESOUL > Cat No. : TRUE1202 > Dist : PRIME > Release Date : 12/05/03 > > Track Listing : > A – ARIL BRIKHA REMIX > AA – SPEEDY J REMIX > > If you are gonna get remixes, you might as well go the extra mile. > Which is > exactly what Adam Beyer's done: co-opting fellow Swede and Transmat > artist, > Aril Brikha, and the pioneering Dutchman, Speedy J, to take the title > track > from his Ignition Key album in all new directions. > > Brikha, who has also released on the Transmat sub-label, Fragile, > steps up > first: furiously chopped-up drums are spliced throughout the dense > textures > of the original, creating a cut that is rich musically, but still > retains > its bite. > > Speedy's mix is an all-out epic; we suggest you take a deep breath and > sit > down before listening to it for the first time. The structure of the > mix - > it builds throughout, before an intense assault of drums and white > noise in > the latter stages - will probably prevent all but the most adventurous > of > DJ's from playing it at peaktime. But there's no denying that this is > one > of the most intense and thrilling pieces of techno that you will hear > throughout 2003... > > > +++++++++++++++++++ > > to unsubscribe from this list send mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > with the following command in the body of your email message: > unsubscribe listbot > > > > + / > > --> http://www.speedyj.com > > + \ >
