i'm not going to comment on all this Matthew Dear nonsense, as I'd
rather talk about what's happening this week at my party, a 7 hour set
from Daniel Bell!
also perhaps of interest to this list is The Bunker Podcast project i
started a few months ago, with free downloads of sets from The Bunker
Archives from Derek Plaslaiko, Kooky Scientist, Function, Mark Verbos,
Akufen, etc. available now are sets from Galoppierende Zuversicht
(all hardware live set for all of your laptop haters) and Kate Simko
(really beautiful live set from this rising Spectral talent with some
nods to Detroit).
info on this week's party ....
Friday April 11
Beyond Booking presents
THE BUNKER
DANIEL BELL (Accelerate, Logistic | Detroit/Berlin)
7 HOUR SET!!
Daniel Bell is considered to be one of the pioneers of the
minimal techno genre. Born in Sacramento, California, Bell grew
up outside of Toronto, and later moved to Detroit where he
collaborated with Richie Hawtin as Cybersonik for three years on
Plus 8 records. In 1991, he started his own label, Accelerate,
where he released a string of extremely influential releases as
DBX.
Bell was influenced primarily by Chicago House as well as the
works of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. His productions are
characterized by minimalist house grooves accented by blips and
bleeps. Some tracks also feature bizarre voice effects and eerie
atmospherics such as "Losing Control," which caused a sensation
when released in 1994.
In the mid to late 90's Bell moved behind the scenes to create
7th City Distribution which exclusively pressed and distributed
Robert Hood's M-plant, Dopplereffekt's Dataphysix and Anthony
Shakir's Frictional record labels, to name a few. He also
launched Elevate, Harmonie Park and relaunched 7th City Records.
Debut releases on these labels helped kick start the music
careers of Todd Sines, Rick Wade, Theo Parrish and Shawn Rudiman
among others.
In 2000, he relocated to Berlin, Germany, and released his first
dj mix CD, "The Button-Down Mind of Daniel Bell," on Tresor
Records to wide critical acclaim. 2003 brought a follow-up
release on Logistic records, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back,"
and soon after a retrospective cd of older work was released:
"Blip, Blurp, Bleep: The Music of Daniel Bell".
For the past few years Daniel has kept a heavy dj schedule that
has brought him all over the world. He is currently taking some
time to focus on his live set, which will premier sometime this
year. Tonight is his final US DJ gig for a while, and he's
treating us to a very special treat, an all night 7 hour set with
no opener or closer.
http://www.beyondbooking.com/artists/daniel_bell/
WARNING: Galapagos have strict security at the door. No matter
how old you are or how often you come to the Bunker, please bring
government ID with you from now on to avoid conflict at the door.
You must be 21 or older to attend this event.
photos, hostess: Seze, SD Photography
sound: Beyond SoundSystem, Naudio
door: Elijah
bar: Katja
Last week's Bunker party photos posted here:
http://beyondbooking.com/thebunker/galleries.asp
the Bunker
Galapagos
70 North 6th Street (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
$15, 21+, 11p-6a
more info: http://www.beyondbooking.com/
UPCOMING:
4/18: The Bunker at Galapagos
COMMUNIKEY FESTIVAL PREVIEW
Kalabrese (Perlon, Stattmusik, Muve | Zurich) dj set
Someone Else (Foundsound | Berlin) live pa
Miskate (Foundsound | Berlin) live pa
4/25: The Bunker at Galapagos
Bruno Pronsato (Hello?Repeat, Orac, Telegraph | Berlin) live pa
5/02: The Bunker at Galapagos
[a]pendics.shuffle (Adjunct, Orac, Mo's Ferry| LA) live pa
5/09: The Bunker at Galapagos
Agaric aka Patrik Skoog (We Are, Raum, Syndikaat | Berlin) live
pa
5/16: The Bunker at Galapagos
RASTER-NOTON SHOWCASE
Signal (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live
Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live
Frank Bretschneider aka Komet (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live
Olaf Bender aka Byetone (Raster-Noton | Chemnitz) live
5/23: The Bunker at Galapagos
Zip (Perlon, Pantytec | Berlin) extended DJ set
6/06: The Bunker at Galapagos
JamesPatrick (Microphono, Vital Vinyl | Minneapolis) live pa
8/08: The Bunker at Galapagos
Alex Smoke (Soma, Vakant | Glasgow) live pa
