Hijack - Official Fireworks Afterparty!

feat. Smirk - Live! (wolf + lamb, archipel - New York City)lineup

also featuring residents:
Aaron Clark
Edgar um
Local

$5, $4 with reduced admission keyring
9:30p sharp.
new amsterdam
45th at butler, lawrenceville

specially designed sound by impact audio.
installation by unknown.
chocolate by mon aimee.

*Some notes on the talent*

Brandon Wolcott, aka Smirk, makes music intended to inspire both the hips and the imagination. Using a collage of found sound and original production, he draws upon his background in theatrical sound design to create sprawling sets both referential and distinct. Based in Brooklyn, he has released tracks on Wolf + Lamb and Dope Recordings, with an album coming soon on Archipel. ****** Laugh, Cry; Get Sweaty.******

Tags: aaron clark, ed um, Hijack, local, minimal, New Amsterdam, nyc, Pittsburgh, Smirk, techno, Wolf+Lamb

under the nose edition — we highlight 4 one hour sets of 4 performers from ’round the way and combo it with a special installation of changing scents.

hijack
deep detroit (not the red wing kind). avant house. berlin lounge.

talent
paul alexander (humanaut)

w/ local
edgar um
aaron clark

$3, $2 with reduced admission keyring
9:30p sharp.
new amsterdam
45th at butler, lawrenceville

specially designed sound by impact audio.
installation by local.
scent installation sponsored by bond no. 9.
chocolate by mon aimee.

one-sentence notes on the talent: (written by ryan)

local
1. Paul Alexander is my current music production partner and big fan of the effect of a resonator.

2. Edgar Um is to be avoided when he tells you he is moving due to large record collection size.

3. Aaron Clark owns his own nightclub in the southside.

4. I will be playing using no complete songs this event. I will be using only loops and portions of tracks, a la the speedy j molecular deejaying concept of the KREATE project last year. I will post the loop and part list to hijackpgh.com.

Tags: ed um, local, penguins, turbo sound

SUBHUMAN: PRE-Detroit Electronic Music Festival Party
the Subdivision team & Humanaut start off the DEMF weekend @ the Z-Lounge

composite triple beat

The heavy bass family at Subdivision Pittsburgh, Natty Boh Peep & .rar Kelly, join forces with techno juggernauts the Humanauts to bring you a night of madness before you head off to Detroit, MI for the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.

Subdivision/Humanaut will be taking over BOTH floors of the South Side’s Z-Lounge to bring you a night of dance floor insanity (& damn fine beer).

Humanaut will invade the first floor with resident selectors Rob Dunn, Paul Alexander, & Aaron Clark (Humanaut.net) and special guest, Brotha Mike bringing you the best in minimal, techno, & house. Subdivision will flank the second floor with residents .rar Kelly & Natty Boh Peep with special guests Cutups (Lazercrunk, FUZZ!) & abZ (Savory Audio, FUZZ!).

“I’d BUY THAT FOR THREE DOLLARS!!”

SUBHUMAN: Subdivision & the Humanaughts
Z-LOUNGE
2108 E. Carson Street
10pm-2am
21+/$3

FRIDAY, MAY 1st, 2009

Stewart Walker {Live} [Persona Records - Tresor] Berlin
www.stewartwalker.com

Press Release from listed Bookings

Berlin-based STEWART WALKER is a restless innovator. After making a splash in the late nineties on definitive labels like Force Inc. and Tresor, he’s had an inestimable impact on the development of current club sounds, yet consistently chooses the less traveled road: working as live producer in a world of DJs; injecting emotion into functional electronic dance music; quietly building a label family of unclassifiable artists on his own imprint, Persona.

After selling his guitar in 1993, Walker began assembling a synth-based hardware studio while in university in Athens, GA. Inspired by Jeff Mills’ Live at the Liquid Room he became obsessed with rhythm. A string of recordings appeared on Matrix Records in Detroit – including the 1997 single Amphetamine Sulphate – and later on Deepfried (Grand Rapids, MI) and Tektite (Austin, TX). A year later, his first European release Artificial Music for Artificial People was picked up by Cristian Vogel’s British imprint, Mosquito, and Walker hit the live circuit. Armed with only an AKAI MPC2000 sampler and a DJ mixer, he did what a DJ never could: move a club crowd with sounds shaped by his own hands. This original approach was welcomed across Europe and in Japan as well as his native US.

1999 saw Walker’s debut on Berlin’s Tresor Records with Nothing Produces Stark Imagery, followed up by the now-classic minimalist experiment, Stabiles, on Mille Plateaux. These productions proved to be seminal in the development of minimal techno.

Walker continued to release on labels such as Minus and Force Inc. until, in 2001, he set up his own imprint, Persona Records. Persona released eleven records in the US culminating in the second landmark album of Walker’s career to date: Live Extracts (2003). Live Extracts captured the sound and atmospherics of Walker’s in-club performances and was soon licensed by Tresor.

Persona restarted in 2005, this time in Berlin. Now based in Europe, Walker performed in every capital and made incursions as far afield as Australia and Russia. Soon after, he released the downtempo album Grounded in Existence and a breakbeaty techno EP, Travel Plaza. These releases showcased Walker’s increasing attention to nuance, dynamics, and melody.

Concentricity, Walker’s fourth full-length, was released in 2007.

Also featuring:
Shawn Rudiman {Live} [Technoir Audio - PGH]
Chris O’Connor [Technoir Audio - PGH]
Jwan Allen [Technoir Audio - PGH]

details after the jump…

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Tags: berlin, chris o'connor, exclusive event, jwan allen, shawn rudiman, stewart walker, technoir audio, tresor

Two-Stop Jaunt for Stewart Walker

Humanaut and Technoir Audio proudly present Stewart Walker on May 1st, 2009 at Machine Age Studios.

Tags: press release, stewart walker, technoir audio

hijack

deep detroit. avant house. berlin lounge.

coast to coast edition — we bring two of our favorite deejays from opposite ends of the country.

taimur agha (blk|market, new york city)
caley martin (mcast, san francisco)
local
edgar um

$5, $4 with reduced admission keyring
9:30p sharp.
new amsterdam
45th at butler, lawrenceville

specially designed sound by impact audio.
installation by paulina.
chocolate by mon aimee.

*Some notes on the talent*

On Taimur:
Local: I first ran into Taimur’s set while at the wolf+lamb thanksgiving afterhours event @ the marcy in brooklyn. The set will be up on the hijack podcast soon, but it was this event that brought a lot of inspiration toward doing hijack. The production was right — turbosound in a room about 1/3 of the size of amsterdam, lightbox install, raspberries on entry — and taimur was excellent, for what i heard of a crazy 3.5 hour set. (Those ny guys go strong and long) Now, its our pleasure to bring him in.

Aaron says: For Taimur, you’ll get unrelenting, fast-paced bass lines like the new yorkers always deliver. He DESTROYS it every time I see him there.

On Caley Martin:
Local: Its fortunate that I’ve had a chance to see Caley play live, b/c otherwise the cynical side of me would be disbelieving of the crisp mixing and thoughtful programming that goes into his regular internet radio shows. The humanaut folks know what’s up with Caley, and its great that the hijack crowd will now as well.

Aaron says: We know caley for his gorgeous deep house and techno - west coast style. caley’s extensive music collection and the lengths he takes to acquire hard to find/unreleased tracks have even managed to creep out sean cusick. that should tell you something.

Tags: caley martin, ed um, house, local, taimur agha, techno

Hijack-manaut & an unofficial Dirty Ball afterparty

avant house. live capoeira. smoking outside only.

The production teams of Hijack and Humanaut are teaming up for night of solid house and minimal.

Whether you’re going to Dirty Ball or not, this should be a killer dancefloor, as you know we know how to bring it.

*live capoeira.
*sound by impact audio.
*some of the best bartenders in the city.
*we always have a surprise. no, no chocolate this time.

Music by:
Local
Aaron Clark
Paul Alexander

Tags: capoeira, hijacking an afterparty, local

Housonline casinHe, Tech-house and Techno. All Night Long!

Last year’s Knockin’ event was such a huge success, we decided to bring it back again this year!  This time we welcome 2 of our favorite DJs from the Humanaut crew in Pittsburgh, PA.  Both Paul and Aaron have been playing for many years, and help run one of the most successful production companies in Pennsylvania.  Paul is known for his smooth mixing and deep techno sets, and Aaron is known for a nice blend of house and tech house.  Both are an extreme compliment to one another and we couldn’t be happier to have them here!

Paul Alexander (Humanaut)
Aaron Clark (Humanaut)
Joey M (DHA)
Isaac H (DHA)
Brandon Bass (DHA)

As always, DHA will come correct with proper sound, proper vibes and a great visual experience.  We are using a new venue right in the hear of Denver.  Please make sure you RSVP to our mailing list and make sure you get all of the updates, including location information as we get closer to the event.

21+
$10 donation before Midnight / $20 after
Complimentary adult beverages served

http://www.denverhouseauthority.com
http://www.humanaut.net

Tags: brandon bass, denver house authority, dha, isaac h, joey m

with SHAWN RUDIMAN (Live) - Technoir Audio

Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9:30pm
New Amsterdam (butler at 45th)

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2 events in, over 450 guests. one video installation. several hundred origami cranes. free dark chocolate. best soundsystem for the room.

what’s next?

hijack is an event series designed to (re)introduce the modern styles of detroit and berlin’s smaller venues to pittsburgh.

new, almost insane installation by paulina wilkowska
chocolate by mon aimee
enhanced menu from new amsterdam

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hijack

avant house. deep detroit. berlin lounge.

featuring music by
shawn rudiman (live! — all synths, samplers, and drum machines)
local
aaron clark
edgar um

featuring a custom designed turbosound system by impact audio. for the room, this is the best, clearest sound in pittsburgh.

saturday, april 4th, 2009 @ new amsterdam
45th at butler. lawrenceville. 9:30p.

$5, $4 with reduced admission card (the keyring)

want one? ask at the door.

Tags: edgar um, house, live pa, local, shawn rudiman, techno

SASCHA FUNKE [Bpitch Control - Berlin] + Doc Noe (Denver!)
Friday, March 20th @ Belvederes

A kind of techno that sways between the polarity of emotional overload and concrete rationale – hence immediacy, which is what sascha funke is all about.

www.myspace.com/saschafunke

http://www.bpitchcontrol.de/artist/4/32
Opening duties by Doc Noe [Denver]

$7 Presales available from Humanaut street team or from Groovetickets.com (Click Here)
$10 @ Door

21+ w/ID
Info: 412-248-FUNKE

Belvedere’s.
4016 Butler St
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Tags: Belvedere's, berlin, Bpitch Control, Denver, Doc Noe, house, Humanaut, Lawrenceville, minimal, Sascha Funke, techno