Did anyone get a chance to go to this? I have been having a pretty unbearable schedule at work, so unfortunately could not make it. Been so excellent techno shows around here.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Beyond Booking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
