sheephead
2008-03-13, 10:16 PM
MAKE A STAND FOR ORIGINAL MUSIC! This Friday at BEDROCK Baltimore, MD. CYTOPLASTIK EAST / WEST REUNION SHOW! Fractal Cat w/ Black Sqwrl [LIVE], Mic Freal [DJ Set], & THE MEGADRIVES w/ VJ Chroma!
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Quantum Groove is a new weekly happening Friday nights at Bedrock brought to you by The Megadrives, Cytoplastik Productions, & Baltitronic. Showcasing local & national talent in the realms of electronic & experimental music, both Live acts & DJs.
Hosted by The Megadrives [DJs Sheephead & K-Rai], Baltimore’s own live electronica duo who bring freshly made beats every week.
Also an integral part to the formula is VJ Chroma who mixes psychedelic video live every week, projected large scale, filling the venue with visuals.
Quantum Groove: something new, something different, always good & guaranteed fresh!
Quantum Groove @ BEDROCK*
401 W. Baltimore St
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Cost : $5 if 21+, $7 if 18+
Ph. 410-685-7665
*Across from the Hippodrome Theatre.
THE MEGADRIVES w/ VJ CHROMA
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/mega-all3web.jpg
Please see: http://www.myspace.com/themegadrives for audio links.
Affiliations online at: http://cytoplastik.com & http://baltitronic.net
THIS FRIDAY – A VERY SPECIAL CYTOPLASTIK EAST / WEST REUNION!:
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BLACK FRACTAL…SQUIRREL CAT?
Florian Mosleh (Black Skwrl) and Miles Gannett (Fractal Cat) have been collaborating for over a decade. In 1997 they, along with like-mindless friends, helped to form Cytoplastik, originally a mock record label for the sample-based electronic music they were producing at the time. By 1999, Miles and Florian were playing in their first band together, Lorem Ipsum—an improvisational psychedelic rock/punk-jazz/funk/techno fusion band which featured Miles on guitar and spoon, and Florian on laptop, along with bassist Kevin Morris and drummer Jason McMillan.
ZEUG
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/Zueg1.jpg
After Lorem Ipsum split, Florian, Miles, and Jason formed the experimental group Zeug. The trio continued to make improvised music using three laptops, guitars, casio keyboards, shortwave radios, cassette tapes, toys, and an egg slicer. Zeug eventually came to a halt after the members were overwhelmed by the task of editing hours upon hours of recordings. After Zeug, The trio continued to collaborate for the next couple years, adding other musicians to their lineup, and returning to more of a rock sound. They played numerous shows, each under a different name. Somehow this approach failed to amass a following, and the band dissolved, each of the members pursuing solo interests.
For the last few years Miles has focused on his songwriting, guitar playing, mung dal, and chappatis, while Florian has continued to develop his electronic programming as the technology has advanced, most recently relocating to southern California . This Friday they will be improvising, reworking music from their past, and unveiling new surprises.
Miles requests that to commemorate this reunion, everyone in attendance wear a Moustache (fake moustaches are permitted).
-Miles Gannett
FRACTAL CAT (Miles Gannett)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/Miles.jpg
One of the founding pods of Cytoplastik, Miles Gannett (aka Mystica Colonica, Fractal Cat, etc...) has been making electronic and other music under a number of different names for cytoplastik since 1997. He is currently involved in doing his own solo/collaborative Psychedelic music.
Fractal Cat resides in Catonsville, MD.
discography:
Puppet Games: Self-Titled Instructional Version (1998)
The Cosmic Yoyo (1999)
Songs of a Strange Nature (1999)
Cytoplastik Pods Compilation (2002)
Please see: http://cytoplastik.com/?bugmaster=audio/mystica%20colonica for audio links.
BLACK SQWRL (Florian Sascha Mosleh)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/flo1.jpg
Also known simply as Florian M?. Currently makes his own Ambient/Experimental/IDM music. It is of note that Black Sqwrl is one of the very few (or maybe only) musician to have his music featured in a non-dialogue slow-motion montage in the HBO series The Wire. Black Sqwrl was once living in Baltimore, MD for quite some time and now resides in Ventura, CA.
Likes: Coffee w/ cinnamon and or cardamon; Multimedia Plugging, associated Hardware (computers, turntables, samplers, keyboards, guitars, amplifiers, wires, pickups, drums and powertools) and Software (Renoise, Impulse Tracker, Max/MSP, Puredata, Ableton, SmartElectronix VSTs); Bicycles; Hiking; Eating free food and drinking free wine at gallery openings.
Dislikes: $15 covers; Cars; Crackly wires; Cat secretion surprises; noise complaints; computer fetishists
Please see: http://cytoplastik.com/?bugmaster=audio/florian%20m for audio links.
Fractal Cat & Black Sqwrl will be playing together this Friday March 14th, 2008 at Bedrock.
MIC FREAK [Special DJ Set!]
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/micfreakweb.jpg
From Manila,to Arizona, now in Baltimore! the name Mic Freak was never really intended to be used as an artist name, it was an email address that Mic used as an alias in joining e-groups. Joining Electronica Manila mailing list, people started calling him Mic Freak so to avoid confusion and the trouble of thinking of an artist name Mic Freak was born. Music runs in Mic’s blood. He started learning the violin at 8, the piano at 12 but wasn’t that happy in playing traditional music. He learned the guitar, bass and keyboard during his high school years and joined several new wave bands. His college years were a different trip, he joined an R&B band and played keyboards. Playing other artists songs wasn’t Mic’s calling so he started searching for a new musical direction and eventually found a road that lead to Electronica after watching the movie "the saint" w/ Val Kilmer which featured the Chemical Brothers’ track "The Setting Sun". Listening to artists like OMD, Depeche Mode and New Order in his teens, Mic easily understood how electronic music could be produced so he bought a PC and learned about MIDI w/ Cakewalk v6. Mic Freak’s sound is so much influenced by the Chemical Brothers. Heavy beats and crunchy guitar lines make up most of his tracks. You’ll be surprised by how he integrates melody and harmony among the chaos his music makes.
Please see: http://www.myspace.com/micfreak for audio links.
Mic Freak will be doing a Special DJ set this Friday March 14th, 2008 at Bedrock
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/march-web-final.jpg
Quantum Groove is a new weekly happening Friday nights at Bedrock brought to you by The Megadrives, Cytoplastik Productions, & Baltitronic. Showcasing local & national talent in the realms of electronic & experimental music, both Live acts & DJs.
Hosted by The Megadrives [DJs Sheephead & K-Rai], Baltimore’s own live electronica duo who bring freshly made beats every week.
Also an integral part to the formula is VJ Chroma who mixes psychedelic video live every week, projected large scale, filling the venue with visuals.
Quantum Groove: something new, something different, always good & guaranteed fresh!
Quantum Groove @ BEDROCK*
401 W. Baltimore St
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Cost : $5 if 21+, $7 if 18+
Ph. 410-685-7665
*Across from the Hippodrome Theatre.
THE MEGADRIVES w/ VJ CHROMA
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/mega-all3web.jpg
Please see: http://www.myspace.com/themegadrives for audio links.
Affiliations online at: http://cytoplastik.com & http://baltitronic.net
THIS FRIDAY – A VERY SPECIAL CYTOPLASTIK EAST / WEST REUNION!:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/blackfractel.jpg
BLACK FRACTAL…SQUIRREL CAT?
Florian Mosleh (Black Skwrl) and Miles Gannett (Fractal Cat) have been collaborating for over a decade. In 1997 they, along with like-mindless friends, helped to form Cytoplastik, originally a mock record label for the sample-based electronic music they were producing at the time. By 1999, Miles and Florian were playing in their first band together, Lorem Ipsum—an improvisational psychedelic rock/punk-jazz/funk/techno fusion band which featured Miles on guitar and spoon, and Florian on laptop, along with bassist Kevin Morris and drummer Jason McMillan.
ZEUG
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/Zueg1.jpg
After Lorem Ipsum split, Florian, Miles, and Jason formed the experimental group Zeug. The trio continued to make improvised music using three laptops, guitars, casio keyboards, shortwave radios, cassette tapes, toys, and an egg slicer. Zeug eventually came to a halt after the members were overwhelmed by the task of editing hours upon hours of recordings. After Zeug, The trio continued to collaborate for the next couple years, adding other musicians to their lineup, and returning to more of a rock sound. They played numerous shows, each under a different name. Somehow this approach failed to amass a following, and the band dissolved, each of the members pursuing solo interests.
For the last few years Miles has focused on his songwriting, guitar playing, mung dal, and chappatis, while Florian has continued to develop his electronic programming as the technology has advanced, most recently relocating to southern California . This Friday they will be improvising, reworking music from their past, and unveiling new surprises.
Miles requests that to commemorate this reunion, everyone in attendance wear a Moustache (fake moustaches are permitted).
-Miles Gannett
FRACTAL CAT (Miles Gannett)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/Miles.jpg
One of the founding pods of Cytoplastik, Miles Gannett (aka Mystica Colonica, Fractal Cat, etc...) has been making electronic and other music under a number of different names for cytoplastik since 1997. He is currently involved in doing his own solo/collaborative Psychedelic music.
Fractal Cat resides in Catonsville, MD.
discography:
Puppet Games: Self-Titled Instructional Version (1998)
The Cosmic Yoyo (1999)
Songs of a Strange Nature (1999)
Cytoplastik Pods Compilation (2002)
Please see: http://cytoplastik.com/?bugmaster=audio/mystica%20colonica for audio links.
BLACK SQWRL (Florian Sascha Mosleh)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/flo1.jpg
Also known simply as Florian M?. Currently makes his own Ambient/Experimental/IDM music. It is of note that Black Sqwrl is one of the very few (or maybe only) musician to have his music featured in a non-dialogue slow-motion montage in the HBO series The Wire. Black Sqwrl was once living in Baltimore, MD for quite some time and now resides in Ventura, CA.
Likes: Coffee w/ cinnamon and or cardamon; Multimedia Plugging, associated Hardware (computers, turntables, samplers, keyboards, guitars, amplifiers, wires, pickups, drums and powertools) and Software (Renoise, Impulse Tracker, Max/MSP, Puredata, Ableton, SmartElectronix VSTs); Bicycles; Hiking; Eating free food and drinking free wine at gallery openings.
Dislikes: $15 covers; Cars; Crackly wires; Cat secretion surprises; noise complaints; computer fetishists
Please see: http://cytoplastik.com/?bugmaster=audio/florian%20m for audio links.
Fractal Cat & Black Sqwrl will be playing together this Friday March 14th, 2008 at Bedrock.
MIC FREAK [Special DJ Set!]
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k233/megadrives/micfreakweb.jpg
From Manila,to Arizona, now in Baltimore! the name Mic Freak was never really intended to be used as an artist name, it was an email address that Mic used as an alias in joining e-groups. Joining Electronica Manila mailing list, people started calling him Mic Freak so to avoid confusion and the trouble of thinking of an artist name Mic Freak was born. Music runs in Mic’s blood. He started learning the violin at 8, the piano at 12 but wasn’t that happy in playing traditional music. He learned the guitar, bass and keyboard during his high school years and joined several new wave bands. His college years were a different trip, he joined an R&B band and played keyboards. Playing other artists songs wasn’t Mic’s calling so he started searching for a new musical direction and eventually found a road that lead to Electronica after watching the movie "the saint" w/ Val Kilmer which featured the Chemical Brothers’ track "The Setting Sun". Listening to artists like OMD, Depeche Mode and New Order in his teens, Mic easily understood how electronic music could be produced so he bought a PC and learned about MIDI w/ Cakewalk v6. Mic Freak’s sound is so much influenced by the Chemical Brothers. Heavy beats and crunchy guitar lines make up most of his tracks. You’ll be surprised by how he integrates melody and harmony among the chaos his music makes.
Please see: http://www.myspace.com/micfreak for audio links.
Mic Freak will be doing a Special DJ set this Friday March 14th, 2008 at Bedrock