PULSE: Suma’s Annual Winter Solstice Soiree: Saturday December 18th 2010
Suma has been crafting distinct events since 1998 and the common thread that binds us together time after time is LOVE. Love of art, love of community, love of dancing and, above all, the love of music!
After several collaborations, a year has passed since our last chakra event. We now look to the Heart Chakra, (Anahata or the unstruck sound), and we are reminded of the powerful message that resonates and pulses through pure soun d.
This Winter Solstice let’s celebrate once again and open our hearts to the pulse…
PULSE
)) 3 rooms of experiential pleasure ((
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))ATRIUM
Aerodroemme LIVE
~ Tribal Vision / Balkan Connection / Baroque
Arthur Oskan LIVE
~ Night Drive / Beretta / Thoughtless Music
Nagata Shachu LIVE
~ JAPANESE TAIKO GROUP nagatashachu.com
Spooloops LIVE ~ Blue Dot, Kitchener
Hill’Billy ~ Darkwalkers / stars & swamps oh my
Zumone ~ sumantics.org / zumbaland.net
Kristian Sunflower ~ sumantics.org
LeeLee Mishi ~ sumantics.org
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))CHAMBER
Taal Mala ~ [Lighta!] / myspace.com/taalmala, Vancouver
NiKO ~ dubplate.fm / brokenbeat.ca, Guelph
NML VGTBL MNRL ~ audio / visual
Chocolate ~ CKLN / Scratch Free
Jonah K ~ sumantics.org / teknotribes.com
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))CHILL
Lexifer ~ Legion of Green Men
Sensehertz LIVE ~ Hans Ohm / Architextures
Gnosys ~ Oya Collective
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))VISUALS
Ze0time ~ derivative.ca
Peter Mettler ~ petermettler.com
LuCi D ~ AlexisWilliams.net
Jaxamuse ~ suma / jackielevitt.com
Siren Sativa ~ suma
Zumba ~ suma
Beautiful Sights . Spectacular Sounds . Circus Performance . Taiko Drummers . Delicious FREE Food . and YOU!
Come early . Stay late . This is a licensed 19+ event.
radiolaria
1166a Dundas St. West
Toronto, ON
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LIMITED $20 ADV. TICKETS Available @
The Grind House, 281 Augusta Ave. (no service charge)
Earth & Fire, 489 Queen St. W. (no service charge)
Plastikwrap, 2235 Dundas St. W.
$25 at the door
ABOUT SOME OF OUR FEATURED ARTISTS …
Nagata Shachu Taiko Group – TORONTO
*Watch their video
Nagata Shachu has enthralled audiences across North America and Europe with its mesmerizing, heart-pounding performances of the taiko (drum) and other traditional Japanese instruments. Taking its name from founder Kiyoshi Nagata and the Japanese word shachu meaning group, Nagata Shachu masterfully combines unbounded spirit and passion with the highest levels of musicianship and discipline.
Arthur Oskan – TORONTO
*Listen to some of his remixes
Toronto Canada’s Arthur Oskan is known for his powerfully resonating dance floor releases.
Representing his stylistic range, Oskan’s productions have been released on a variety of labels including Beretta Music, Restructured, Secret Weapon, Cratesavers, and Matrix Records. Under his Myers Briggs guise, he’s recorded for such labels as Beretta Grey, Thoughtless Music, and Noah Pred’s Sentient Sound who subsequently released his widely successful track “Forever.” Not surprisingly, several of the world’s top dj’s and producers – Funk D’Void, Los Hermanos, Chymera, James Holden, Nic Fanciulli, Hernan Cattaneo, and Fabrice Lig, have given top praise for his past and current releases.
As one of Toronto’s leading live acts, Oskan has performed alongside such international artists including Omar S, Troy Pierce, Alex Under, and Someone Else.
Arthur continues to perform live and produce music for several labels throughout 2010, and is now working with Fabric London’s publishing arm to further grow his international exposure.
Spooloops – KITCHENER
*Listen to a live set
Spooloops is a live electronic music project of Ian James Newton, an artist whose creative output encompass music and contemporary art. Ian has coordinated legendary social interventions and interactive gatherings since 2000, mainly in his studio ‘Zero to One’, a multi-disciplinary art venue in Kitchener, Ontario. The music of Spooloops is an unexpected combination of booty shakin’ dance floor pleasure and deep space techno pop. He transports listeners through a kaleidoscopic journey, with zero gravity basslines where Detroit meets the Jetsons. His potent live sets are crafted using older mid-quality hardware; Roland MC505, Yamaha SU700, Korg ESX-1. Embracing the innate awkwardness and specific quirks of this gear adds a beautiful controlled loosness to the sound.
Recent projects include closing events and sound sculptures for for Kitchener’s Open Ears Festival of Sound and New Music and a live performance at mutek 2010.
Aerodromme – TORONTO
*Listen to a live set
Aerodrömme, a vibrant fresh Canadian act, was created by Boris “Shankar” Kurtzman and Steve Chan. The two members share strong passion for music. Steve Chan comes from a hard trance/full-on psy world with his established project Nexus7 while Boris Shankar arrives from a progressive/techno scene as a successful DJ for Tribal Vision Records. Aerodrömme’s sound can be described as a blend of progressive house and techno with elements of trance and electro. Within a year of its existence, Aerodrömme has released music on such prominent labels as Blue Tunes Records, Tribal Vision, Spiral Trax, Plusquam, Air Snare and Teggno Records; and received support from heavyweights such as Wehbba, Perfect Stranger, Re-Zone (Toolroom Records), NASA, Astronivo, Duca, John Deere, and Mapusa Mapusa, just to name a few.
Taal Mala – VANCOUVER
*Listen to a set
Often described as un-categorizable, Taal Mala’s music is inspired by new ideas and classic standards,and takes influence from a diverse selection of both new and classic sounds. Genre-defying acts of synth genius and production lustre form a solid foundation for Taal Mala’s destruction of any soundboy who comes to test it. Dubstep, Grime, Jungle, Acid, Hardcore and Reggae are all partially responsible for the fusion that is created. As a member of the SUB-OSC and Lighta! soundsystems, Taal Mala has buried an excess of tin pan soundboys alongside The Bug, Kode9, Loefah, Venetian Snares, Rusko, Benga, Skream, Hatcha, Youngsta, Martyn…etc.
NiKO – GUELPH
*Listen to a Dj set
NiKO aka Nick Coghlin has been heavily influenced by all styles of music since childhood. Spending upwards of 10 years studying classical and jazz piano, Nick took on new challenges that in no way, his traditional musical training could prepare him for. Having been playing various genres of electronic music over the years, his love for dj’ing has been consistent across the board with no end in sight. Currently set on making a name for himself in the Toronto dubstep scene, NiKO has been working in the studio to bring out his own style that separates him from other dime-a-dozen djs and producers. Working in the studio with Ill.Gates, he is ready to have his original works heard by the masses with some tunes already getting played abroad by Toronto’s Ill.Gates (Muti Music) and local support from 40Hz frontman, Spyne. Having played alongside Heyoka, Mutt, Spyne, Jonah K, Rollin Cash, and the Dubslingers crew, NiKO can’t wait to see who he’ll share the dj booth with next. With big plans in the future including a weekly internet radio show on Dubplate.fm and a music review/news column on brokenbeat.ca be sure to hear more original works, mixes and live shows from this bass music advocate!