ARTTU live (FI, Royal Oak)
KID STRIKE vs HANDLESS
PIERRE vs DEG
Installation by NELODY MELSON
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SKUDGE live (SW, Skudge records)
DANIEL BELL (US, Accelarate)
ARTTU live (FI, Royal Oak)
KID STRIKE vs HANDLESS DJ
PIERRE vs DEG
Installation by NELODY MELSON
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SKUDGE live (SW, Skudge records)
Machines do speak a language understood and appreciated by humans. Measured by the success of Skudge, an artistic duo that has delivered a lot in a very short time. Combining their inspiration and talent through wires and analogue equipment, they seem to always present something new - in a very faithful style.
What remains most segnificant on their output through the main label Skudge Records, as well as their remix material present on a row of different labels, it must be their exceptional sense of loops and unexpected detail in their productions.
Expect them to do what they do best - their own music on their own terms, meaning that wherever their journey brings to us and them, it will always be very tasteful.
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DANIEL BELL (US, Seventh City)
Daniel Bell (born 1967) is an American minimal techno DJ. He was born in Sacramento, California, but grew up outside of Toronto, Canada, 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 influential releases as DBX.
Bell was influenced primarily by Chicago House as well as the works of the minimialist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. His productions are characterized by minimalist house grooves accented by blips and bleeps. Some tracks feature bizarre voice effects and eerie atmospherics such as 1994's delay driven "Losing Control".
Bell moved behind the scenes to set up 7th City Distribution in November 1994. Smaller U.S.-based techno and house labels required distribution overseas and domestically and 7th City moved in to fill this void. However by 1998, the number of active, independent techno labels in the U.S. dropped significantly and Bell closed the distribution company. In 2000, he relocated to Berlin, Germany, and released his first mix CD, The Button-Down Mind of Daniel Bell, on Tresor Records. 2003 brought a follow-up release on Logistic records, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back and soon after a retrospective was released: Blip, Blurp, Bleep: The Music of Daniel Bell'.
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ARTTU (FI, Royal Oak)
Somewhere between North Finland and its border with Lapland, home to vast space, iridescent landscapes, and ice comes Arttu aka Lump. As a teenager in the late eighties Arttu was struck, like any budding techie confined by many months of cold and darkness, by the new electronic sounds coming out of the US and UK. Profound love for acid house and emerging bleep techno forced the acquisition of turntables, relocation to Helsinki, and a DJ career interrupted by mandatory Finnish military service. 5 days later he was discharged for 'mental reasons.'
Relieved, Arttu found himself chosen for a four year animation course in the southwest city of Turku. While in school during the mid nineties Arttu started to amass obscure synths and eventually built up a small studio. Ambient soundscapes and lo-fi grooves started to emerge. In 1998 he moved to London and became a freelance animator, never forgetting his music productions. His first record as Lump was released in early 2002 on Cologne's Sub Static label.
After 10 years of London, Arttu has now settled in sunny Lisbon, Portugal where he spends his days producing and remixing music in his studio. Old hissy analogue gear is the foundation of Arttu's sound - sound that is warm, soulful and fat with a sprinkle of funk on top. Many layers of sounds are mixed live free of precise sequencing and as such the music takes on a life of its own.
As a live act he presents a 100% hardware set which combines the forward drive, bounce and futuristic sound palette of contemporary house with the low bass, skank rhythms and scatter shot explosions of soul. Arttu guarantees to take no prisoners and move your head and feet in equal measure.
As a DJ Arttu still plays only vinyl, mixing old school classics with the latest exciting house, techno and disco records. If the mood of the crowd is right and open minded - expect to go on a musical journey through different genres into an otherworldly dimension of funk!
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