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SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH @ DC9
KONKRETE JUNGLE DC
"It's 4:19....Got A Minute?"
FEATURING:
IN HIS FIRST DC AREA PERFORMANCE
FANU
[Lightless | Subtitles | Commercial Suicide | Offshore] - FINLAND
Fanu is the one man breakbeat reformation act.
Fanu got into jungle and drum and bass in the mid-nineties, which he considers a seminal period in terms of shaping the backbone of drum and bass as well as his own drum-and-bass-mindedness in the process. Artists such as Photek, Tek9, Source Direct, Goldie, Roni Size, and labels such as Metalheadz and Good Looking Records, to mention the most important ones, were largely responsible for making Fanu’s style what it is today.
“I’m creating today’s drum and bass and breakbeat music using aesthetics that come from the past,” he says. “More often than not, there has to be proper breakbeat action in the music that I write because what blew me away in old drum and bass and jungle was the mind-blowing syncopation, the breakbeat element that I didn't catch in other styles of music in the same way; I've never been the biggest fan of the drum-machine styles. For me, the breaks were what made jungle and d&b what they were back then, and I'm after the same elements today. What's also important is a good groove and proper atmospheres you can lose yourself in.
What is equally important in music is what I call emotional resonance (he admits he picked that one from DJ Shadow); there is often this certain level of depth in the tunes that I find myself liking the most. Imaginative soundworlds are where it’s at!”
Fanu’s unique style has definitely made an impact on today’s drum-and-atmosphere-hungry drum and bass audience. Always a busy man in the studio, he has released music on Subtitles, Commercial Suicide, Offshore, Breakin', Warm Communications, Subtle Audio, Thermal, Forestry Service , LoCuts, Soothsayer, 13 Music, Pauze, Darkestral, and now he's concentrating on his own label, Lightless Recordings. You can check past and future audio on the audio section of the site.
Lightless Recordings is Fanu's own imprint for the style that he is pushing: deep atmospheres and dirty fat breaks: for more info, check the Lightless section!
To close the circle, Fanu also DJs to represent the jungalism to the fullest: so far, he’s been called to do do some breakbeat reformation work to England (Bristol, Exeter), USA (Pittsburgh, Raleigh, New Orleans), Hungary (Budapest), Germany (Berlin, Leipzig), Holland (Amsterdam, Groningen, Utrecht, Antwerp), Poland (Warsaw, Rybnik), Belgium (Antwerp), Lithuania (Klaipeda), Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallinn), Sweden (Stockholm), Austria (Wien, Graz), Russia (Moscow, Wetluck Festival), Ukraine (Kiev), Bulgaria (Sofia), Italy (Codroipo), Slovakia (Bratislava), as well as his homeland, Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Rovaniemi, Joensuu).
“I like to keep the set varied: I play different styles and switch between the moods as I think it’s important to keep the crowd interested. I’ve always found the unexpectable DJs the best, and that’s what I am like myself when I get behind the decks. Nothing beats seeing the crowd go mental for tunes you love the most! And you won't get any boring beard-stroking sets from me or you'll get your money back. ”
Fanu got supported by Rane in May 2007, and he is now doing his gigs proudly with Serato Scratch LIVE.
Fanu's downtempo material resembles drum and bass but which still falls outside the definition of drum and bass.
“In downtempo I find endless possibilities for musical ideas: if compared to drum and bass, it has a bit more space for playfulness and limitlessness,” he admits.
“My biggest downtempo influence must’ve been the smokey 'triphop' I heard in the nineties. But basically, into downtempo I pour all my non-dnb influences - and repressions and frustrations, hah! In terms of ideas and soundscapes, I owe a great deal to Future Sound of London, Underworld, Dj Shadow, Dj Krust, Amon Tobin, and many more.”
Fanu's first album, "DAYLIGHTLESS", a heavy package of breakbeat music – drum & bass and downtempo – was released in July 2007 in the form of a 2CD (one half uptempo, the other downtempo) and a 3*12" LP of six dancefloor-accessible break-rich tracks.
Early 2008 will see a collaboration album: the results of the teamwork of Fanu, Bill Laswell, and a group of legendary jazz musicians: "LODGE".
Some other works – remixes and releases on labels other than Lightless – are to come out as well.
Currently Fanu is working on his second solo album, which will be called "HOMEFREE".
more info/music:www.FanuMusic.com
www.myspace.com/fanubreaks
IN HIS FIRST DC AREA PERFORMANCE...
DIODE
[Close2Death | Prspct | Gain | Signal | Harm] - MA
(Full Bio Coming Soon!!!)
Hailing from Worchester, Mass. Diode had been doing damage to speakers for several years now with his Hard, Tech-Influenced Drum & Bass Productions. Having several releases under his belt on heavyweight drum & bass labels such as Close 2 Death Recordings, Gain Recordings & Signal Recordings, he has been getting his name on many a famous DJ's playlist. He has also collaborated on tracks with other well respected producers such as Resonant Evil's Wrisk & Mackie, Cooh, Oddity, Kryteria and more, and is one third of the production crew Harm (along with Oddity & Cooh). Also a talented graphic designer and visual artist, Diode's designs have been featured as cover artwork of several labels releases and displayed prominently on flyers for parties such as Therapy Sessions. His set at Konkrete Jungle DC is surely not one to be missed!
more info / music:www.myspace.com/diodednb
KIRKOUT
[Broken Soul | M.D.A.M. | The Brand New Headdies] - DC
The beginning is simple: 1985, a dual cassette boombox, blank tapes and the infamous Lady B's "Street Beat" Sunday afternoon Hip Hop radio program on Philadelphia's Power 99 FM. At a young age Kirkout found an escape in music. The creation of mix tapes was his first attempt to reach out to friends, family and whoever else would listen. His desire: to expose them to under appreciated styles of music.
The primary objective is simple: to continue to learn and grow as a person, artist and enthusiast of the Drum & Bass and artistic community while earning respect from his peers, friends and enemies alike.
KIF
[The Dungeon | The Brand New Headdies]-DC
Drink specials & promo give-aways all night!
Location:
DC9 NIGHTCLUB
1940 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
www.DCNine.com
$7 Before 10:30pm / $10 after
ages: 21 & up
Doors 9:30pm
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MIXES:
DIODE - CASE STUDY 001 MIX
TRACKLISTING:
1)Diode - Passcode
2)Diode - Storm Kingdom
3)Diode - Galaxy
4)Diode - No More Time (C2D DUB)
5)Diode - Solar Test
6)Diode - Noise (C2D)
7)Diode - Cyber Attack
8)Diode - Behemoth
9)Diode - Skies of Venus
10)Diode - Bit Rusher
11)Diode - Krion (C2D DUB)
12)Diode - Control
13)Diode - Bad Sector
14)Diode - Psyche
15)Harm - Head Stomp (Prspct)
16)Diode - Night Wing
17)Silent Extent - Post Conflict (Diode Remix) (C2d)
18)Diode - Volume
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