sumantics

Happy 2012

12/28/2011 | 12:43 pm

Hi there lovely people,

2012 is upon us … wow … we made it! Our world is fearlessly changing everyday with every moment swiftly passing, sometimes unknowingly, yet it IS the unknown of what is next that intrigues us most.  While so much is clear and easy, so much is not so.  What lies beyond is our own.  In peace … in love … anticipation or fear  - we embark on this next journey with ease and enthusiasm for it is art which drives our community more than ever.  Drives us to create, to improve, and to push us further in creating a place, which is real, and just; an ebb and flow so sure of itself that we can rely on this one very thing to motivate.

So here we are, one again; a new year unraveling and a new phase evolving.  We want to thank every one of our SUMA supporters and artists … family and friends …  who have helped us create space, time and time again.  We are very grateful to have such a talented and vibrant community of people to work and play with.  We are, indeed, looking forward to yet another year of antics and we most definitely hope to see you over the new year celebrations.  While we will not  indulge in throwing a NYE event  this year, three of our SUMA artists – Zum One, Jonah K and Siren Sativa will be performing at CirQlar’s  ”Trip the Light Fantastic” NYE Party in Toronto.  Check out the event page HERE!

Much love and respect always,

SUMA

 

In Loving Memory

| 12:21 pm

Dear friends,
As many of you are surely aware, recently we unfortunately lost two very dear contributors to our community.  For those that have not heard, we thought it appropriate to notify everyone of the details.

Scott Watterworth – October 25th, 1982 – October 31st, 2011

Scott unexpectedly passed away on Halloween 2011 from a heart attack at the age of 29.  Scott was a vibrant and dynamic artist who along with his partner Mike Exner contributed in many ways to our community and events over many years.  Scott was integral in various lighting, deco and laser setups and installations that brought many events to another level.  Scott touched many lives deeply in his short stay in this realm with his open heart, free spirit and embracing smile.  Scott will be dearly missed by us all.

John Panagapka –  January 9th, 1965 – December 5th, 2011

John passed from this world to the next on December 5th, five weeks after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.  John was very active in the annual Summer Solstice festivals, as a coordinator and builder of necessary infrastructure, participating in and assisting with many other events and projects within our community.  John had wisdom and character like none other.  He shared his knowledge and joy with the world without expectation.  If you ever had the pleasure of meeting John he most likely made a lasting impression on you.
Both of these men passed from our lives way before their time.  We know that both of them would want us all to shine their light forward in our own lives as they did while living theirs.

Namaste

Suma

MO-INFO: Fall 2011: Thank You for Everything! Now Let’s Occupy the World!

10/13/2011 | 8:44 pm

Hello wonderful Suma friends and fiends.

The world is changing… be a part of it… OCCUPY EVERYTHING…. wherever you are….
Saturday, October 15th @ King and Bay in Toronto http://occupyto.org/ as well as many other cities near you! See you there and reclaim our streets and humanity.
Check out this video Occupy Toronto Day 1 Stop Motion

Before we talk about the future, we wanted to take a few moments to sincerely thank our crew and community for all the support!!! Without our close friends who LOVE, care and appreciate the work we do, and SHARE in the responsibility and work load, NONE of this would be possible… Sometime supporting us is as easy as sending an email, sharing an event posting or just showing up at our events and being a part of our vibrant and beautiful dance floor! Others of you RAISE the bar, by participating … whether it be music, video, hooping, documenting our events etc. etc. So THANK YOU, to ALL of you!!! Please get in touch and let us know what you think and what you crave, or what you hate…. always love to hear from you!!! info@sumantics.org

Our last big event, Dubtime, with the Mad Professor and Twilight Circus was a musical highlight for the Suma crew. For many of us, it might have been one of the greatest musical nights we have ever experienced…. and believe me, we’ve had our fair share of musical experiences…. We would really like to send a special THANK YOU to our many volunteers for the night and our uber talented and dedicated sound crew: Jon and Jen from 40hz who not only bring the most serious BASS around, they are also super awesome in every way (check out the pumpkin they carved for us last year with our logo! – OMG!!!) And of course … Kevin Park for tweaking and mixing and being the master of all things audio! We love you!

OK Back to the future….. Suma is proud to present::: SPOOKED on Saturday October 29, 2011.
This Halloween marks the third collaborative event between breakandenter and Suma… Each year we have teamed up with our good friends at bne and tried to plan an event that balances the best of our favourite techno artists with the best of dub break and bass – Halloween is a time to be with your friends dressed in the weirdest, wackiest costumes around and freak out in a safe and loving environment…. This year we have raised the roof, so to speak and have moved to an all indoor venue and booked the best of the best dj’s and live acts so that both rooms are guaranteed to get hot and steamy as the dancefloors erupt in the craziness only experienced on Halloween!!! See you there!

Suma

re:generate yourself this summer solstice!

06/11/2011 | 9:49 am

OM Reunion Project is back for it’s 7th annual Summer Solstice Festival – re:generate! The summer solstice marks a welcome return to the light-filled days of warmth and outward expression… Our friends at ORP hope you will join them to make this year’s festival the best one yet!! Come together to celebrate and cultivate peace, love, unity and respect through music, dance, art, food, camping, sharing and community in a beautiful outdoor location in Southern Ontario. There will be three audio-visual stages, plenty of workshops and theme camps, an Un-Talent show, Movie night, and, of course, the magical Kind Kitchen!!!

*MEMBERSHIPS ARE ON SALE!!! GET YOURS TODAY!!!*
www.omreunionproject.org

MO-INF-OM- SUMA March News 2011

03/13/2011 | 11:18 am

Greetings, friends!

Several months have passed and we are still glowing from the warmth from our Winter Solstice event, Pulse. Another big thank you to everyone who contributed their luminous energies to welcoming the return of the light.

The members of Suma will be up to many of exciting projects this spring and summer but we are especially pleased to announce the date of the next SUMA Chakra event!

Mark the date in your calendars for our next big event -

SATURDAY JULY 2d, 2011
THROAT CHAKRA: ROAR!

Something really special is in the works!

In the mean time, we also want to let you know about some upcoming events featuring SUMA performers that you should be sure to check out:

Thursday, March 10 – Architextures / Jonak K EP Release Party –
Suma’s own Jonah K has just released his latest EP Eye of the Storm on Permanent Damage Records. Kismet and Architextures have kindly offered to host the release party.

Featuring performances by:
Jonah K (Suma, Permanent Damage Records), Zum One (Suma), dBoom (Kismet), VJ Jax A Muse (Suma)

Free Permanent Damage Promo CDs to the first 50 people through the door!

Augusta House – 152 Augusta Ave.
PWYC – $4 suggested donation
$4 mix and domestic drinks all night!!

And don’t forget – from 9-11pm before the dancefloor fills in, our event provides a warm indoor space for anyone who likes to spin things and stretch out their circus skills! So come down early with your hula hoop, twirl around your staff, spin your poi or whatever else gets you moving!

Friday, March 11 – Darkwalkers Neural Trends –
Gatherings are held in and around new moon times when darkness opens up the night sky. Expect a fine selection of teas and tasty delights, unique danceable and sitted floor spaces, esoteric minimal sounds and arts to please the intellect and rhythmic bodies alike. Maybe even a hooka or two……

With: Mwown, See Fig.1 (site perfector), Zum One (live), Krishnah!

come early / stay late
five dollar suggested donation

Saturday, March 19 – CirQlar Presents: Invisible Allies —
The rumors are true. Bluetech is back. March 19th marks the long-awaited return of the down-tempo legend to Toronto, bringing with him Philadelphia electronic maestro KiloWatts. Two killer solo sets support their tag-team headline act, INVISIBLE ALLIES, exploring futuristic spacefunk, odd time signatures, detailed digitalia and a sublime sens…e of the exotic.

These Hyperdimensional Animals are held up by a foundation of local community luminaries: Hans Ohm (Light, Archi-Textures), Kadmon (One Love Movement, Solar Groove Network), Zum One (Suma), Machinelf (Timewave Productions, Oya Collective) and cirQlar Resident DJ, T-Minus (cirQlar, Archi-textures).

Prepare for sights unseen as the enormous 20’ x 16’ cirQlar screen returns, better than ever before. Icelandic experimental filmmaker, Dee Shanger, opens the evening with an early showing of RUSHES TRILOGY followed by the live visual stylings of Siren Sativa (Suma) and a very special presentation during Invisible Allies’ set. CirQlar crafted a ridiculous line-up of jugglers, dancers and psychedelic romancers to sweep you off your feet. Expect to be excited and delighted all night by live circus and performance art from Movement Esoteric, Peter Jarvis, PyRomeo, Louis Barber, Dominque Rabideau and Lacey Cameron-Williams, while pioneer balloon sculptor, Sean Rooney, hosts AND provides décor!

*LIMITED* $25 Advance Tickets! $35 at the Door.
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

June 20th –26th – the next as of yet un:named Om Reunion Project gathering –
OPR can’t wait to see your smiling face in the forest again for the upcoming summer solstice, as we celebrate the return of light-filled days with music, dancing, food, sharing, fun, learning, art, laughter, trees, water, sun, moon, sky, community and in:spiration. As always, Suma will be there contributing to the sights and sounds of the event so, book time off now and start getting ready!!

Check out: www.omreunionprojet.org for all the details and about how you can get involved!

Stay tuned for more to come!
SUMA

alieninflux + promise + suma + cirQular warehouse nye 2011

12/30/2010 | 2:36 pm

This year Suma has been invited to organize the downtempo room at alieninflux & promise’s annual warehouse NYE event!

We invite you to a special night! Filled with dazzling house and techno, booty shakin’ dubstep, and deep funky downtempo beats. It’s our place where best friends come together to celebrate the new year and adventures to come.

LOCATION:

6 Noble Street (west of Queen and Dufferin)

10pm – 6am

19+

PERFORMERS:

HOUSE AND TECHNO (alieninflux & promise room)

PAN/TONE (Berlin)

JEREMY P. CAULFIELD (Berlin)

LEELEE MISHI

ANTIDOTE (Hali + Noah Pred)

ROLLIN CASH (2010 into 2011)

DUBSTEP (cirQular room)

LIVING STONE (Montreal)

TIMOTHY WISDOM (Vancouver)

NIKO (Guelph)

JONAH K

T-MINUS

Live visuals by: smuc

DOWNTEMPO(Suma room)

NOAH PRED

ZUM ONE

KRISTIAN SUNFLOWER

MICHAEL THOMPSON

Live visuals by: SIREN SATIVA & JAXAMUSE

CIRCUS SHOW: by cirQular

ADVANCE TICKETS: (guarantees quick entry)

$40 @

Shanti Baba (546 Queen St. W)

Moog / Slinky ( 442 Queen St. W)

Studio Gang (112 Ossington Ave.)

Play De Record (357A Yonge St.)

Slideshow Cafe (1300 Gerrard St. E @ Greenwood)

The Fairies Pyjama (29 Kensington Ave.)

Plastic Wrap (2325 Dundas St. W @ Roncesvalles)

OUT OF TOWN: Please email irving@ilovepromise.com

PULSE: Suma’s Annual Winter Solstice Soiree: Saturday December 18th 2010

12/08/2010 | 3:47 pm

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 ((
…………………………………………………………..
))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

…………………………………………………………..
))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

…………………………………………………………..
))CHILL

Lexifer ~ Legion of Green Men

Sensehertz LIVE ~ Hans Ohm / Architextures

Gnosys ~ Oya Collective

…………………………………………………………..
))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

………………………………………………………….
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

Join the Facebook Event Page

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!

THE BONESHAKER HALLOWE’EN: Dub Gabriel+ Pezzner+ Sassmouth: October, 30 2010

10/05/2010 | 7:46 pm

It’s a B-B-B-B-BONESHAKER, BABY! SUMA and breakandenter invite you to shake your bones at our second annual Hallowe’en extravaganza. So get ready to crash sternums, thrash pelvii, freak femurs and make your coccyx quiver at …

THE BONESHAKER!
OCTOBER 30TH, 2010

@ The Keating Channel, 2 Villiers St. Toronto, ON
10pm – 5:30am

TWO ROOMS OF TIBIA TREMBLIN’ HOUSE/TECHNO/DUBSTEP & BREAKS

ROOM 1 – STERNUM KRASHER: HOUSE & TECHNO -  INDOOR SPACE

FEATURING ….

PEZZNER - LIVE PA (FREERANGE, OM Records) – Seattle, USA
(http://soundcloud.com/pezzner)
(http://freerangerecords.podomatic.com/)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmioEs7Qv8)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjxK8LTemcw)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOUYhSErvs4)

SASSMOUTH - DJ -(NBFC, HEJ RECORDS) – Chicago, USA/London, UK
(http://soundcloud.com/sassmouth)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtQasMBoWbw)
(http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/sassmouth)

with special guests…

Eric Downer – DJ -(Thoughtless Music) – Toronto, CA
Martin Fazekas - DJ – (breakandenter) – Toronto, CA
LeeLee Mishi - DJ -(SUMA) – Toronto, CA
ROOM 2 – PELVIC THRASHER:DUBSTEP, DNB, BREAKS – OUTDOOR HEATED PATIO

FEATURING …

DUB GABRIEL- LIVE PA – (destroyallconcepts.com) – San Franciso, USA
(http://soundcloud.com/destroy-all-concepts)
(http://soundcloud.com/destroy-all-concepts/dub-gabriel-feat-u-roy-luv-n-liv-ming-vs-subatomic-sound-system-remix-free-download)
(http://soundcloud.com/destroy-all-concepts/dub-gabriel-live-in-beijing-china-free-download)
(http://soundcloud.com/destroy-all-concepts/dub-gabriel-feat-mc-zulu-no-lies-liquid-strangers-tactile-evasion-remix-out-8-31)

with special guests …

D Boom (Kismet, Architextures)- Toronto, CA
Spyne (40hz) – Toronto, CA
Jonah K (SUMA) – Toronto, CA
Zumba (SUMA) – Toronto, CA
Kristian Sunflower (SUMA) – Toronto, CA

LIVE VISUALS

KERO, (Detroit Underground, djkero.com)
(http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=V7qmSn5fcns&feature=related)
(http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=KQWm5Dy13fY&feature=related)
(http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=QUiJJFLN3ew)

Jaxamuse (Suma)
Siren Sativa (Suma)
Zumba (Suma)

SPATIAL INSTALLATION

Brian Moore

Limited $20 Presale available @

Slinky Music (Moog) (442 Queen St W.)

Earth & Fire (489 Queen St. W.) **No Surcharge

Fairies Pyjamas (29 Kensington Ave)

More Info:
www.sumantics.org
www.breakandenter.net

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Dub Gabriel

Producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist, Dub Gabriel has been pushing the boundaries of rock, dub, world and electronic music for over a decade. His musical explorations in Brooklyn in the mid 90’s drew him to the outer limits of the New York scene where he got his start as a DJ at the legendary Limelight. His genre-bending style and hard-hitting sets launched him as a trailblazing figure in the New York underground club scene and gained him the attention of leading publications including Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine who hailed Dub Gabriel as “one to watch” in New York City.

Fast-forward to today and Dub Gabriel continues to build on this legacy in everything he does – whether it’s creating genre defying original music, remixing projects or throwing down slamming DJ sets. Most recently he has collaborated with Michael Stipe on a track for the album Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, which also features tracks from Thom Yorke, The National, Mercury Rev and Frank Black. This is his second collaboration with Stipe – the first one being for Dub Gabriel’s 2008 album, Anarchy & Alchemy. The album has garnered critical acclaim from leading publications Pitch Fork, New York Magazine, The Wire and CMJ, with Exclaim Magazine naming it the “Best Dance Album of the Year”.

In between working on his upcoming fourth studio album; which features collaborations with a diverse crew of legendary artists that include U Roy, David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), members of Gogol Bordello and many others; 2009 has seen Dub Gabriel dropping remixes for Balkan Beat Box (J Dub), Raiz (Universal) and a soon-to-be-released remix for the uncompromising No-Wave pioneers, Suicide. Staying true to his multi-cultural roots, he is also working on a side project with Bachir Attar & The Master Musicians of Jajouka, which will culminate in both a studio release and a live touring project. If all of that isn’t enough, he continues to stay busy composing for TV & film and has written music for MTV, VH-1 and Nickelodeon, as well as scoring an upcoming feature film staring Bradley Cooper.

As a DJ, Dub Gabriel is much in demand on the international club circuit dropping sets alongside other genre defying DJ’s and artists that include, Kode 9, DJ Craze, Banga, Bomb Squad, Jazzanova, Scientist and Meat Beat Manifesto. He is a regular guest at Francois K’s legendary Deep Space night at Cielo and has even held down sets at Givenchy’s runway show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Puma’s World Cup party in Berlin and the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Bell Ceremony at the United Nations!

Pezzner

To all but the most literate of electronic music buffs, Seattle’s Dave Pezzner may seem like a relative newcomer to the house and techno community. His debut Pezzner album, the much heralded ‘The Tracks Are Alive’ dropped on Freerange in 2010, following a spate of releases on the label since 2008. Subsequent releases on Om Records and Urbantorque, as well as remixes for American staple labels Mothership and Ghostly International have projected Pezzner once again on to the worldwide stage.

However those that have been watching and listening long enough have probably already discovered his work as one half of West Coast house duo Jacob London, noted for releases going back ten years on the likes of Doubledown and Classic Records. For 16 years he cut his chops with partner Bob Hansen, creating eccentric house and break beat rhythms.

Pezzner’s own work could be said to be more serious, with an abstract artistic sensibility, lofty percussive themes and intentions to create hypnotic soundscapes for the body as well as the brain. ‘The Tracks Are Alive’ is a 13-track walk-through of his organic sounding style, in full dance-floor mode traversing with ease between disco, house and techno.

Featuring heaps of brand new productions, remixes and originals, his live set has taken him to the far reaches of the dance music globe from the festival stages of Montreal’s Mutek Festival and Movement Festival in Detroit, to the DJ booths of renowned clubs like Cielo in New York, and Space in Ibiza. The recent completions of hugely successful European and Australian tours signal the launch of his critical assault on the wider global circuit.

Sassmouth

Sassmouth settled in Chicago from San Francisco via New York City in 2000 where she rapidly reoriented her life to the weekly rhythm of electronic dance music culture. Using her musical training and diverse experience performing live as both a member of string quartets and punk bands, she aggressively attacked the techno question throughout the first decade of the millennium. Sam’s DJ sets reflect her love of dialectics – a tribute to her early explorations into musical yin and yang. Stripped down sounds mutate into jacking funky house, punchy techno, and beautiful sub bass lines and melodies.

Sassmouth found a musical kinship with like-minded Chilean artists while living in Santiago. She continues to return to her past residence to perform at the techno centre, La Feria. Upon returning to Chicago, Samantha performed regularly throughout the U.S., promoted a variety of underground and club events in her home town, and built a friendly and supportive online home for the electronic dance music community with her website naughtybadfun.org. Sam also continues her standard commute to beloved Detroit where she gained great inspiration and experience playing at club events and the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.

Sam, now working out of her creative base in London, regularly contributes original tracks and remixes to projects for the Detroit-based label Hej Records while continuing to play dates in the Americas and Europe. Sassmouth, always the social being, is currently working on musical joint efforts with Jason Dunlap of Chicago, djing back to backs with the Punisher of Detroit, and as ‘Pimpi Vampi’ with Chilean partner in crime, Ivan Stipicic.

The Wheel of Time begins to turn 9pm: July 10, 2010: Beats Antique

07/01/2010 | 7:47 am

cirQlar & Suma synchronize to present:

Experience the sights and sounds of:

BEATS ANTIQUE (DJ set, CIA, Oakland CA)
CLUB DJANGO (Live gypsy jazz, Toronto)
MEDICINEMAN (myspace.com/medicinemanradio)
NOAH PRED (Thoughtless Music)
ZUZANA GRIMM (zuzanium.com)
ROLLIN CASH (cirQlar, Hot Pie, Bassgators)
JONAH K (Suma, teknotribes.com)
ZUMBA (Suma)
LEELEE MISHI (Suma)

-Live circus and dance performances by:
CIRCUS ALCHEMY, PETER JARVIS, CLEOFLAPTRA, LAURA HAGLUND and SANDY WATERS [Om Laila Bellydance Troupe]
-Live painting by: YEHUDAH & RIMA NEVERLAND
-Body Art by: NATASHA KUDASHKINA HUMAN PAINTING & PAUL ZULAUF
-Live visuals by: BLANKFOTO, JAXAMUSE, SIREN & ZUMBA.
-Hosted by: MONIQUE COSMIQUE & BRITTON VINCENT

The Great Hall – 1087 Queen St. W

9pm till 4am!
$25 in advance, more at the door.

Limited advance tickets available at:
-Earth & Fire – 489 Queen St. W

-The Fairie’s Pyjamas – 29 Kensinton Ave.

-Online at: www.wantickets.com/?e_id=115447

Help spread the word

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www.beatsantique.com

DARK MOON PARTY: MAY 15 2010: Eskmo & Sub Swara!

04/15/2010 | 3:16 pm