Podcast 027: Brian Kage
Iron City Sound
For month four, we shift gears as Humanaut hands the keys over to one of the most respected music men in Pittsburgh: CUTUPS (AKA Geoff Maddock). Over the years, Geoff has worked tirelessly to bring a huge variety of cutting-edge music through this city. Join us as he highlights some of the best artists from the region in another round of Belvedere’s dance floor punishment.
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FROM CUTUPS:
“When Humanaut crew asked me to plan an instance of their new but already smashing Out of Order night, I jumped at the chance. They always bring a high production value to their shows and have commanded alot of respect among the informed dance music crowd in pittsburgh. It was fun to put together a lineup that would rep my own tastes, but also be a hit at a Humanaut party.
Jason Burns immediately came to mind as somebody I’d like to play this night. He’s one of Cleveland’s originals in the dubstep scene, both as a dj for regular nights and one offs, a producer who’s been getting play all over (“Back 2 You” was one of XLR8Rs top 100 Downloads of 2011), and co-promoter bringing in top acts in the genre for more than a few years. His style leans heavily to the deeper, soulful end of the spectrum, but he doesn’t really limit himself to one style or mood, other than just playing top notch tunes.
Vasculator is a long time fan, electronic hardware geek, and producer of techno and left field electronic music, but has existed mostly on the fringes of pittsburgh’s scene. He’s been a collaborator with the Technoir Audio crew doing live techno, toured doing modular synth work with
industrial act Prometheus Burning, and played blistering original breakcore live sets in Detroit and the west coast. This time he’s doing and all new stripped down techno live set that combines his digital and analog gear.
I was looking for one more guest to round out the night, when I remembered that Jose “Mr. Hamilton” was looking to put together a classic IDM set. You may know him from his live sets as Mr. Hamilton or as part of Ekofield, or his deep house sets at various spots around town, but he’s also a big fan of left field electronic music and will be opening up with a set of 90s/ early 2000′s selections.
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Lineup:
Jason Burns [Savory Audio, Brapdem, Cleveland]
Vasculator [live] [Lightwork, Void]
Cutups [Wrecked, Fuzz, Lazercrunk, Illusions]
Mr. Hamilton [Cosmic Mafia, 90's IDM set]
- Four-corner Impact Audio sound rig.
- The beat drops at 9pm.
- $5 cover starts at 10pm.
- The night ends at 2am.
Drink special:
$2 Iron City Special 10-12
$3 Well drinks all night
www.wrecked-distro.com
www.humanaut.net
On December 10, 2011, Humanaut launched a monthly series of parties focused on quality dance music from the best local, regional and international talent. Each event will be curated by different Humanaut members as well as occasional guest-curators.
For month two, Humanaut has asked everyone’s favorite internet personality Tom Cox to take the reigns of the night. Tom’s decision: an all-vinyl night featuring the crew of the widely read Infinite State Machine blog. Always full of opinions and great music, ISM has become a fixture both in Pittsburgh and in the dance music world.
www.infinitestatemachine.com
Lineup:
Frank Glazer (ISM | NYC)
Jwan Allen (ISM | Technoir Audio)
Thomas Cox (ISM | Pittsburgh Track Authority)
Chris O’Connor (Technoir Audio)
- Four-corner Impact Audio sound rig.
- The beat drops at 9pm.
- $5 cover starts at 10pm.
- The night ends at 2am.
Drink special:
$2 Yuengling 10-12
$3 Well drinks all night
www.humanaut.net
www.infinitestatemachine.com
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Pittsburgh’s infamous Halloween celebration and costume contest returns to bask in eleven years of friends, local DJs, and egg rolls.
Spanning two floors, your DJs for the evening are:
RCMP (DJ Apt One + Relative Q) (Young Robots, PHL/PGH)
Release party for their new EP, ‘RCMP II’
Nu-Disco, Mustaches
Jose Luis (Cosmic Mafia, Tekadiscos)
Pura Música de la Casa
Edgar Um (VIA / tcrps)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Spoilers (Lauren G + Nikky Nickels) (VIA)
Bikini Rave Tacos
Aaron Clark (Humanaut, VIA)
Deep Techno House Groovechild
Revy (Humanaut, Bleepsquence, Slant Records)
Glitch Techno (if tequila = hammer+ anvil techno)
Jason Cuban (Humanaut)
Diatribes & Dissertations (and maybe some acid house?)
Paul Fleetwood (Humanaut, VIA)
A Freshly Bearded Techno
High-performance audio system provided by Impact Audio
A very special costume contest roast master / MC: The Ghost of Matt McDermott
YES to the costume contest with cash prizes (no joke) as well as hors d’oeuvres (meal worthy) on the lower level. Please think twice when creating your costume as security will confiscate all dangerous and weapon-like props only if they are in fact real weapons and not props at all. Or, they just do what they want.
Chinatown Inn (Upper floors)
520 3rd Ave
Downtown Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Doors open @ 9pm – late (!)
$15 Cover – 21+ w/ ID
Info line: 412.248.BOOO / 412-248-2666
http://www.humanaut.net/
Flux-Capacitor, Humanaut, and 412DnB/FUZZ! will be teaming up together to make this New Years Eve celebration the best in the city!! It is an event NOT to be missed!
HUMANAUT LOUNGE (21+)
PATRICE SCOTT
//Sistrum Recordings
Patrice Scott’s raw and emotively charged sound is at the forefront of the latest wave of electronic music from Detroit, but he definitely isn’t the new kid on the scene.
If you’ve had your eye on the new blood coming out of the Motor City’s electronic music scene over the last few years, then you’ll almost certainly have heard Patrice Scott’s name uttered more than a few times. Scott witnessed the first waves of Detroit house and techno, becoming known on the local DJ scene and holding down residencies in both his native city and just across the border in Toronto. It wasn’t until 2006, though, that he entered the world of recorded music, releasing the melodically rich deep house of the Atmospheric Emotions EP on his own Sistrum Recordings. And it’s been difficult to ignore him since. Scott is deservedly rising through the ranks of the DJ elite.
Paul Fleetwood//Humanaut
Aaron Clark//Humanaut
Jason Cuban//Humanaut, Full House, SSTSR
Rob Dunn//Humanaut
Revy//Bleep Sequence, Slant Records
Fiziks // Flux Capacitor
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MAIN ROOM
MICRO
//Caffiene Recordings/Moist Music
As Long Island’s pioneer of rave parties, creator of the Caffeine brand and lifestyle, producer, and re-mixer, DJ Micro is one of the most recognized names in the history of electronic music. Nominated by DJ Times as “America’s Best DJ” and by the Club Music Awards for the “Best DJ Set” described by URB Magazine as the “Techno Maestro”, Micro’s versatility, smooth mixes, and superb sense of dance rhythms are forever exploring new musical horizons with his original style of mixing break beats, energy-driven trance, and progressive house continually entices audiences.
With the recent resurrection of his own label Caffeine Recordings, Micro puts his producing and mixing prowess to work for his own creations as well as working with up and coming talent. “I wanted to create an outlet for groundbreaking music. Some of the best stuff never gets heard. So, bringing back Caffeine [Records] this is my way of exposing it to the light.”
….for more info go to www.djmicro.com or www.myspace.com/micro
SHAWN RUDIMAN//Technoir Audio – LIVE TECHNO
Truely a consumate artist, he prefers to play without the use of computers or software. Rudiman’s style of live performance is done by very few others. It’s almost completely impromptu and “off the cuff”. He chooses to conduct his sets like a jazz band would: letting every machine flow like performers and have their particular freedoms and moment to shine. There is no preset structure or even style. It is all particular to that given day. Over 90% of all composition of the music and rhythms are composed there on the spot, for him and the audience to experience together for the first time
Sounds like: “Robots that had babies with humans and grew up on a steady diet of synthesizers, funky music, science fiction, grimey desolate environments. Then they interbred with drum machines…”
DJ 7up//Steel City Funk – Ass shaking house music
The Assassins//1337 – Dubstep/hip hop & more!
Naoko VS Evasion//Flux-Capacitor, Bad Ass – Hard Techno/Acid Techno
Eryn Evans VS J-Me//Bad Ass, Sinister, GLO – Bassline, electro, fidget
Mr. Miles aka Funkreformer//Bad Ass, THC, Madrhythm
Sammie & Dougie Fresh//GLO, 90.1 WYUP – House Music
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412 DnB/FUZZ!
RATANA
//412 DNB
A veteran DJ and legend of the Pittsburgh EDM scene, Ratana has and continues to make huge contributions to the world’s musical landscape, through involvement with Technoir Audio, and the legendary Metalheadz (UK) labels. Ratana provides a unique, crowd pleasing DJ style, and an increasing buzz around his original and collaborative productions.
AbZ//412DNB, Savory Audio (savoryaudio.com)
Depth One//412DNB
Sub Q Vs. Colin Pierce(aka Snax Back2Back)//412DNB, Bad A.S.S
Sean Kirby//412DNB, Full House Productions
MORE DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCE VERY SOON, but here’s the line up for now!
ALLAND BYALLO
[San Francisco, CA]
[KONTROL], Nightlight Music, Liebe*Detail, Missive Music
CRAIG KUNA
[San Francisco, CA]
[KONTROL], Mothership
Saturday, Feb 20th
9pm
818 Liberty, Downtown — The former home of Pegasus!
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[KONTROL] brings the finest in minimal techno and forward-thinking house music to San Francisco every month, with an emphasis on live performances. Widely regarded as one of the best, most notorious techno monthlies in the US, Craig and Alland have been defining the sound of San Fran for almost 5 years.
We’re combining the sound of [KONTROL], the production quality you know from Humanaut + Hijack, and the legendary former space of Pegasus for one memorable night.
About Alland:
Alland Byallo is one of the busiest men in the San Francisco Techno community. Having produced electronic music for over 10 years (and DJ’d for nearly as long) Alland come to be an international DJ and producer, releasing music on respected US and European record labels such as Liebe*Detail, Floppy Funk, Dirtybird, and Utensil Recordings, and headlining events on both sides of the country. His music, a blend of old and new elements of techno, house and minimal, is regularly charted and has been licensed to CD’s released by labels like Universal and Proton Music.
As owner of Nighlight Music and resident, designer and A&R for [KONTROL], Alland has quickly grown to be one of the most in-demand Techno talents that SF has to offer.
About Craig:
Hailing from the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Craig found his early tastes in music heavily influenced by the environment that surrounded him. His influences of hard-edged music initially turned his ears towards the gritty sounds of D’n’B and Detroit Techno as his passion for the beat flourished. Within a few years, Craig sold his guitar, bass, and amps to buy his first set of 1200’s. He started off playing breakbeats and D’n’B, but soon after found his art in techno, due to it’s complexity and his ability to create longer mixes with more minimal tracks. Soon after, in the wake of a burgeoning rave scene, he decided it was time to introduce other people to the music he loved and played, and in 1998, at the ripe old age of 19, he threw his first event.
In the years to come Craig continued to host events, from small club after-hours to 5000 person warehouse raves, bringing the likes of Green Velvet, The Stickmen, Mike Dearborn, Marco Carola, Funk’ D’void, Slam, and H-Foundation to name a few. After relocating to San Francisco in 2001 in an effort to broaden his horizons, he started to get more into house music, or as people so often call it, he became “San Francsicanized.” The result: [KONTROL] and a host of remixes on Mothership and blipswitch.
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Interior Installation by Tarra Powley.
High performance four corner surround sound by Impact Audio.
This event is SMOKING OUTSIDE ONLY.
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Location:
818 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
One room – One Vibe – Full Bar
9pm-2am: Come early for the full experience!
18+ to Enter
21+ to Consume
NO CAGES within the whole venue
Presale Tickets: $10 available at: http://www.showclix.com/event/8135/
$15 at the door
Looking for presales for Octave One? Look no further.
Humanaut + Hijack teams present a live performance by:
OCTAVE ONE
[Detroit, MI]
[430 West Records / Tresor]
Debuting with “I Believe” on the monumental (10 Records) compilation “Techno 2: The Next Generation” (alongside Carl Craig, Marc Kinchen, and Jay Denham) in 1990. Octave One (also recording as Random Noise Generation) is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of Detroit, MI (USA), the Burden Brothers. The core unit of the band, made up of Lenny Burden and Lawrence Burden (with revolving members of Lynell Burden, Lorne Burden, and Lance Burden), have had the privilege of touring live throughout the world, including the countries of Germany, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Vienna, The Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia, Japan, the US, and Russia, among many other places. The monumental band is part of the so called “second wave” of Detroit Techno.
2000 brought the biggest Octave One release to date, “Blackwater”. The track has appeared on over 70 compilation albums worldwide (with comp sales exceeding one million collectively). It has been released domestically in 5 countries (US, UK, Spain, Germany, and Australia). The track has also been a favorite on the decks of some of the world’s best known DJs, Little Louie Vega, Danny Teneglia, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Jonathan Peters, Laurent Garnier, among many, many others. “Blackwater” became a new turning point for the brothers. Late 2006 brought the release of the first full length DVD/CD project from the group, Octave One featuring Random Noise Generation “Off The Grid”. 2008 brings the first studio album in 4 years, “Summers on Jupiter”.[/center]
The most talked about act of DEMF 2009 – Octave One is ready to take Pittsburgh to the next level.
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LOCAL
[Pittsburgh, PA]
[Hijack]
Local is the project of Hijack founder and resident Ryan Walsh: A compound of his music, Ableton Live, controllers, and other people’s music – Minimal, maximal, progressive and regressive – Local will deliver a set designed specifically and appropriately for you to savor, engross, and absorb.
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JASON CUBAN
[Pittsburgh, PA]
[Humanaut / Full House Productions]
Humanaut’s latest addition and Full House Veteran, Jason prides himself on his tasteful, eclectic selection of deep psychedelic grooves. Ranging from dubstep to dub techno, Jason is poised to lull you into the mood proper – cavernous rhythms, echoey waves, and surgical mixing are all on the operating table.
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Art Installation by Tommy Conroy (Event Architect of “Hot House”, The Sprout Fund’s annual fundraiser blowout)
“Alpha Wave” – a kinetic light installation by [b]Joshua Space[/b]
High performance four-corner surround sound by Impact Audio.
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Location:
The Lawrenceville Moose
120 51st Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
One room – One Vibe – Full Bar
9pm-2am: Come early for the full experience!
18+ to Enter
21+ to Consume
Presale Tickets: $12
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deep detroit. avant house. berlin lounge. (smoking outside only)
Saturday, Aug 1, 2009 at 9:30pm
new amsterdam (butler at 45th)
Resonant Vibes and Hijack present:
Deepak Sharma (hidden recordings, nyc)
with 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*
A deep passion for music, connecting with people, and a love for life are the focus for Deepak Sharma as he continues to grow as a DJ, producer and record label owner.
The story of Deepak Sharma’s rise can be traced back to 2001 when as a promoter; he was booking and playing alongside some of the world’s most recognizable talent. One particular night opened the door for Deepak was booking Fabric resident’s Craig Richards and Lee Burridge as Tyrant at his Wednesday night soiree at a lounge in Brooklyn named Boogaloo. The night was a resounding success, and lead to Deepak being asked to release a mix compilation reflective of his style of music and vibe of the venue. Finally, after nearly two years of work, Deepak released Boogaloo. Brooklyn. 3:23pm in late 2004 with music from producers that weren’t well known at the time or a style and sound as popular as today. The compilation received worldwide praise with reviews in leading dance music publications such as De:bug, BPM, Remix, BPM, URB, DJ Times, Raveline, Beatfactor, ClubbingSpain and Sound Revolt. Germany’s prestigious De:bug Magazine called it, “One of the finest mix CD’s I’ve heard in a long time.” Similar high praise came from Big Shot Magazine, who said, “Sharma indulges us in some of the most pristine minimal techno we’ve heard in ages. This is mandatory late-night/morning after listening. Not since Terry Francis’ ‘Architecture’ series has a mix compilation explored the realm of tech-house so well.” The release of the compilation opened the doors for Deepak to begin to tour North America, South America and gig in Europe. Besides the numerous clubs, festivals and lounges Deepak has played, one highlight includes spinning an in-store DJ set at Virgin Megastore in Union Square, New York City as promotion for the release of the mix compilation.
It was during this time Deepak turned his focus to producing. After the release of the compilation, Deepak met Dieter Krause who also produces under the moniker, Laplaceausoleil and had a track on the mix. It wasn’t long before the two began to work on tracks together, leading to their partnership. Eventually in 2006, Deepak decided to start Hidden Recordings as a means to take their sound to the world.
Since then, Hidden Recordings has provided a wide range of techno to hundreds of DJs and fans. The label’s sound ranges from deep techno to atmospheric chill-out with quirky, groovy bass lines and has been played in big room gigs, festivals, to smaller lounges and early morning terraces.
The press has taken notice of the duo’s rising popularity, with AOL Music’s Spinner.com comparing their sound and style to minimal techno giants Lusine, Superpitcher and Booka Shade. In addition the duo has been reviewed in prominent magazines such as XLR8R, DJ Times, Time Out New York, MixMag (UK), Trax (France) and Raveline (Germany), licensed music to UK label Four-Twenty for their Music02 mix compilation and peaked as high as #3 on the Balance Record Pool Top 50 Chart. Global recognition continues to mount as their tracks have reached Top 20 downloads on Germany’s Kompakt-MP3, and Top 10 downloads on HRFQ in Japan.
In 2007, Deepak and Dieter beat out established publishing groups and produced music for Singapore’s Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency and their client, Heineken Global.
In 2008, Deepak and Dieter decided to expand the Hidden Recordings roster to include like-minded artists that they admire and enjoy musically with Gustavo Lamas, Karri O, Lineas De Nazca and Monkey Brothers. Each release will be complete with a remix by Deepak and Dieter. The label currently has five releases available, and major worldwide partners include Beatport, Kompakt, Juno, DanceRecords, and HRFQ.
The label has seen support from artist/djs like Pier Bucci, Butane, Argenis Brito, Alexi Delano, Greg Shiff, Maetrik, Noah Pred, Patrick Bateman, Detroit Techno Militia, Chris Fortier, Guti, Blk Market, Biach Corp to name a few!
Hijack is proud to present a true legend of Chicago House:
GENE FARRIS
Chicago – Farriswheel Recordings
Saturday, Sep 5 (Labor Day Weekend)
Gene Farris is the sinister minister of dance music’s changing sounds. Farris’ global DJ track record and extensive discography of over 80 productions are a testament to the true Chicago house sound. Farris’ unique dexterous DJ style that includes extended sultry, melodic blends with tuff beats makes him a party favorite around the world. House music is Farris’ undoubted passion that also drives his full flavored, colorful studio creations. Farris’s deep roots and strive to be the best keeps him on the global electronic music industry’s cutting edge. Please join us at Hijack on Labor Day Weekend to welcome Gene to Pittsburgh for the very first time.
OPENING SET
Brotha Mike
TICKETS
$7 Presales available here:
BUY TICKETS HERE
$7 at door
ONLY 150 tickets available total…this is a very intimate event!
Custom designed sound by Impact Audio
Party begins at 10pm sharp, 21+ w/ID
New Amsterdam
45th & Butler in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood
www.hijackpgh.com
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