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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
[ K O N T R O L ]
POST-LOVEFEST EXTRAVAGANZA!
featuring from Philadelphia:
JOSH WINK - 3 hour DJ set
(ovum recordings . poker flat . m_nus)
and from Rotterdam:
SPEEDY J - 2 hour LIVE PA
(electric deluxe . plus 8 . novamute)
with special guest from Los Angeles:
DRUMCELL - DJ/LIVE hybrid set
(droid recordings . omniscient)
plus [KONTROL] residents:
NIKOLA BAYTALA (s.w.a.t . robsoul . junior boys own)
ALLAND BYALLO (nightlight music . auralism . leibe*detail)
SAMMY D (dirtybird . utensil . magnificent 7)
CRAIG KUNA (platform . esdjco)
and special early sets by:
DEAD SEAL (auralism . land shark)
ROMAN STANGE (auralism . lil brthr)
__________________________________________________ __
The ENDUP
401 6th St @ Harrison, SF
8pm - 6am / 21+ / $30 / no presales
~~~ Opens directly after the festival
~~~ and cover is just $15 until 10pm!
__________________________________________________ __
Full bios, pics and FREE music:
[KONTROL] on MySpace:
Flyer front:
Flyer back:
Poster:
__________________________________________________ _
JOSH WINK
An American producer who simultaneously possessed European hit singles, a major-label album contract, consistent contact with the dance mainstream, plus the requisite underground credentials, Josh Wink appeared to lack for nothing at the peak of his success in the mid-'90s. Part of the East Coast/Philadelphia dance scene, Wink recorded three techno monsters out of his bedroom studio (as Wink, Winx, and Size 9) that topped charts in Europe during 1995 and saw him anointed as a dance poster boy, easily recognized by his ruddy good looks and flowing blond dreadlocks. Hardly the techno kingpin, however, Wink's espousal of a vegan lifestyle and his defiantly anti-drug ideals made him something of a unique personality in the hedonistic world of dance music.
After being turned on by punk rock in the '70s, Josh Winkelman was inspired by a diverse group of dance-styled artists during the 1980s -- ranging from Depeche Mode to Kraftwerk to Run-D.M.C. -- and began working with a Philadelphia-based mobile DJ service from the age of 13. After he met up with a fellow DJ, King Britt, at one party, the duo began recording. One of their first productions, 1990's "Tribal Confusion" by E-Culture, was released on New York's Strictly Rhythm Records and became a success in America's exploding club/rave scene, which Wink and Britt soundtracked by DJing at events around the country. Wink had also recorded for Nervous, another vaunted East Coast dance label, before forming Ovum Records in late 1994 with Britt.
Ovum and Wink had an international club hit right out of the box with 1995's "Liquid Summer"; the single led to Wink recording for a maze of European labels. During 1995, he recorded "Don't Laugh" by Winx, "I'm Ready" by Size 9, and "Higher State of Consciousness" by Winks, all of which topped European dance charts and even made several pop charts despite their debt to hard-edged acid trance. The singles were collected along with new material for his 1996 debut album, Left Above the Clouds, and released as Winx. The major labels came calling in 1997, and Wink decided to sign not only himself but the entire Ovum Recordings label to a deal with Columbia. After recording with King Britt, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, poet Ursula Rucker, and Philly mod punks the Interpreters, Wink released his proper album debut, Herehear, in 1998; the mix album Profound Sounds, Vol. 1 followed the next year. He spent much of his time contributing to Ovum acts King Britt and Jamie Myerson, but by 2003 he had released both a second volume in Profound Sounds as well as his second production album, 20 to 20. Profound Sounds, Vol. 3 appeared in 2006.
===> LINKS:
Josh Wink on MySpace:
Josh Wink's discography:
Ovum Recordings website:
Ovum Recordings on myspace:
===> MUSIC:
Josh Wink - Profound Sounds Vol. 3 (streaming preview)
Josh Wink - DJ Mix on Samurai.fm:
===> VIDEO:
Josh Wink - Video of performance in Cordoba, Argentina
Josh Wink - Live @ Movement/DEMF 2006
Josh Wink - Profound Sounds 2 Interview
__________________________________________________ _
SPEEDY J
After fifteen years of techno Speedy J has come full circle. He's making techno again. But what a wide circle it was, and how fickle the trodden path. Over the years he has collaborated with video-artists, filmmakers and advertisers, made the pioneering DVD Umfeld and has continuously been pushing the boundaries of electronic & experimental dance music. “I just constantly want to do new things,” he explains. Most recently this has been exemplified in his new label Electric Deluxe, which will issue digital releases only.
Jochem Paap (the Rotterdam artist owes the nickname Speedy J to his DJ skills) is unanimously considered to be one of the first techno producers to come from the Benelux. Someone who, together with people like Laurent Garnier, Aphex Twin and his good friend Richie Hawtin, helped raise the genre just after it had escaped the Detroit delivery room. But while techno develops into a multi-faced monster that still dominates many dance floors worldwide, Jochem Paap, after the albums G Spot (1993) and Ginger (1995), turns left and heads for more exciting places. On Public Energy No. 1 (1997) and A Shocking Hobby (2000) the sound wizard exchanges flowing, harmonious techno for a much more complex sound, filled with colliding samples, crackling rhythms and tremendously thrilling turns. This is the time when electronic dance music becomes profound and contemporaries like Autechre, Funkstörung and Aphex Twin have their machinery perform ever more complicated tricks. During those days Jochem Paap converts his studio into a modular system, which wins him the sought-after freedom. Suddenly everything is possible with sound. And if an idea turns out to be more unruly than expected he simply looks for software with which to crack the code of his ideas after all. He discusses sound like graphic designers discuss form, speaking of “contrast” and “depth” instead of a little ruffle here or a bass-lick there. “I am sometimes really chiselling at sound,” he reports from his futuristic studio located in one of the famous cube quarters in Rotterdam. “In essence my work is about stylising rather than composing.” Stylising is his strong point, he feels. “I might not be a brilliant musician but I do know very well how to fashion my ideas into a particular form. Out of a few components I try to make something distinctive.”
Although Jochem Paap enjoys chiselling at sounds alone in his cube studio for hours on end, he is anything but an einzelgänger. Such is evident in his Collabs-project, through which he has been collaborating with various techno musicians since 2004. The German Chris Liebing and Paap collaborate most fruitfully. Together they play DJ sets in clubs for hours and released the album Metalism in 2005, a ruthless techno-bomb more powerful than the bunkerbusters of the American army. “Working with someone else provides you with new insights,” says Paap. “Collabs offers us both the possibility to explore corners which we wouldn’t so readily visit as solo artists. Collabs prospers on the dance floor and after extensive wandering Paap’s recent solo material brings him back to the clubs. “Right now I feel very strongly about making and releasing techno. My heart is really in dance music after all.”
===> LINKS:
Speedy J's website:
Speedy J's discography:
Speedy J on MySpace:
===> MUSIC:
Preview Speedy J tracks @ Beatport.com:
===> VIDEO:
Speedy J - Live @ Droid Interface, LA - 2007:
Speedy J - Live @ Knight - 2007:
__________________________________________________ _
DRUMCELL
Founder of Droid Recordings and co-founder of Droid Behavior, Drumcell has been one of techno's greatest allies in Southern California in recent times.
A graduate of the Musician's Institute and a long-time performer at parties in Southern California, Drumcell has been influenced by music from his earliest years. After being exposed to raves in the early 90s, He grew addicted to the sounds of acid house, techno, in its many forms, and industrial. It was not long before he was copping turntables to satisfy his vinyl fetish. By the early age of 14 he was playing in various local bands, and through out the rest of his teenage years, cut his teeth-producing hip hop records, dub and various forms of electronic music on Los Angeles based underground labels. By combining his Production, DJing and networking skills and focusing in on his more mature musical tastes he soon established himself as one of the major players in LA's growing techno scene. Associating with the members of Acid Circus to form Droid Behavior as an event production group and record label was the next logical step to raise awareness for techno in the city and to help expose local Artists, established djs, and performers from around the country. Over the last 5 years Drumcell has rocked parties from big to small on a weekly basis in LA as well as gigs all over the U.S alongside such names as Kenny Larkin, John Tejada, Tim Xavier, Dan Bell, Ben Sims, Adam Beyer, Jeff Mills, Speedy J, Richie Hawtin, Mathew Dear, etc. and has also released quite a few heavy trax on labels Omniscient, Remains, Heavy Industries, and his own DROID Recordings imprint.
Drumcell has been known to keep on the edge of technology and continuously pushing the limits to what the future has to offer. He is always in the process of developing homebrew software as well as cutting edge hardware solution to bring a fresh innovative taste to his production and performances. When performing, Drumcell can be seen blurring the lines between a live and a DJ set by utilizing tools such as FX processors, samplers, drum machines, and other devices to weave a thick blend of acidic techno and aggressive but funky minimalist groove to ensure a frenzy amongst his listeners. With the state of electronic music in North America leaning towards stripped down funk rather then progressive fluff these days, Droid has become the center for LA techno and Drumcell remains steadfast in his mission of putting this city on the global map.
===> LINKS:
Drumcell on MySpace:
Droid Behavior website:
Droid Behavior on MySpace:
===> MUSIC:
Drumcell's set opening for Richie Hawtin and Jeff Mills, Los Angeles:
===> VIDEO:
Drumcell - Live @ [KONTROL]+Auralism LoveFest Afterparty 2007:
Drumcell - Interview @ Movement/DEMF 2008 about his performance setup:
__________________________________________________ _
SET TIMES:
08:00-09:00 Roman Stange
09:00-10:00 Dead Seal
10:00-12:00 [KONTROL] residents
12:00-01:00 Drumcell
01:00-03:00 Speedy J (live)
03:00-06:00 Josh Wink
Stay at the Endup after 6am for an all-day Listed party
w/ DJ Three, Bill Patrick, Crazy Larry, Nikita, Nikola,
Hac Le, Eric Cloutier, and a VERY SPECIAL GUEST tba!
THIS IS GOING TO BE NUTS!!!
Hope to see you out Saturday!
__________________________________________________ _
__________________________________________________ _
Oh, one last thing!
[KONTROL] has been nominated for BEST CLUB NIGHT
in the 2008 SF WEEKLY MUSIC AWARDS!
We would love your vote. To make your voice heard,
vote at: http://sfweekly.com/polls/music08/
It's quick and easy! THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!
__________________________________________________ _
__________________________________________________ _
[ K O N T R O L ]
POST-LOVEFEST EXTRAVAGANZA!
featuring from Philadelphia:
JOSH WINK - 3 hour DJ set
(ovum recordings . poker flat . m_nus)
and from Rotterdam:
SPEEDY J - 2 hour LIVE PA
(electric deluxe . plus 8 . novamute)
with special guest from Los Angeles:
DRUMCELL - DJ/LIVE hybrid set
(droid recordings . omniscient)
plus [KONTROL] residents:
NIKOLA BAYTALA (s.w.a.t . robsoul . junior boys own)
ALLAND BYALLO (nightlight music . auralism . leibe*detail)
SAMMY D (dirtybird . utensil . magnificent 7)
CRAIG KUNA (platform . esdjco)
and special early sets by:
DEAD SEAL (auralism . land shark)
ROMAN STANGE (auralism . lil brthr)
__________________________________________________ __
The ENDUP
401 6th St @ Harrison, SF
8pm - 6am / 21+ / $30 / no presales
~~~ Opens directly after the festival
~~~ and cover is just $15 until 10pm!
__________________________________________________ __
Full bios, pics and FREE music:
[KONTROL] on MySpace:
Flyer front:
Flyer back:
Poster:
__________________________________________________ _
JOSH WINK
An American producer who simultaneously possessed European hit singles, a major-label album contract, consistent contact with the dance mainstream, plus the requisite underground credentials, Josh Wink appeared to lack for nothing at the peak of his success in the mid-'90s. Part of the East Coast/Philadelphia dance scene, Wink recorded three techno monsters out of his bedroom studio (as Wink, Winx, and Size 9) that topped charts in Europe during 1995 and saw him anointed as a dance poster boy, easily recognized by his ruddy good looks and flowing blond dreadlocks. Hardly the techno kingpin, however, Wink's espousal of a vegan lifestyle and his defiantly anti-drug ideals made him something of a unique personality in the hedonistic world of dance music.
After being turned on by punk rock in the '70s, Josh Winkelman was inspired by a diverse group of dance-styled artists during the 1980s -- ranging from Depeche Mode to Kraftwerk to Run-D.M.C. -- and began working with a Philadelphia-based mobile DJ service from the age of 13. After he met up with a fellow DJ, King Britt, at one party, the duo began recording. One of their first productions, 1990's "Tribal Confusion" by E-Culture, was released on New York's Strictly Rhythm Records and became a success in America's exploding club/rave scene, which Wink and Britt soundtracked by DJing at events around the country. Wink had also recorded for Nervous, another vaunted East Coast dance label, before forming Ovum Records in late 1994 with Britt.
Ovum and Wink had an international club hit right out of the box with 1995's "Liquid Summer"; the single led to Wink recording for a maze of European labels. During 1995, he recorded "Don't Laugh" by Winx, "I'm Ready" by Size 9, and "Higher State of Consciousness" by Winks, all of which topped European dance charts and even made several pop charts despite their debt to hard-edged acid trance. The singles were collected along with new material for his 1996 debut album, Left Above the Clouds, and released as Winx. The major labels came calling in 1997, and Wink decided to sign not only himself but the entire Ovum Recordings label to a deal with Columbia. After recording with King Britt, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, poet Ursula Rucker, and Philly mod punks the Interpreters, Wink released his proper album debut, Herehear, in 1998; the mix album Profound Sounds, Vol. 1 followed the next year. He spent much of his time contributing to Ovum acts King Britt and Jamie Myerson, but by 2003 he had released both a second volume in Profound Sounds as well as his second production album, 20 to 20. Profound Sounds, Vol. 3 appeared in 2006.
===> LINKS:
Josh Wink on MySpace:
Josh Wink's discography:
Ovum Recordings website:
Ovum Recordings on myspace:
===> MUSIC:
Josh Wink - Profound Sounds Vol. 3 (streaming preview)
Josh Wink - DJ Mix on Samurai.fm:
===> VIDEO:
Josh Wink - Video of performance in Cordoba, Argentina
Josh Wink - Live @ Movement/DEMF 2006
Josh Wink - Profound Sounds 2 Interview
__________________________________________________ _
SPEEDY J
After fifteen years of techno Speedy J has come full circle. He's making techno again. But what a wide circle it was, and how fickle the trodden path. Over the years he has collaborated with video-artists, filmmakers and advertisers, made the pioneering DVD Umfeld and has continuously been pushing the boundaries of electronic & experimental dance music. “I just constantly want to do new things,” he explains. Most recently this has been exemplified in his new label Electric Deluxe, which will issue digital releases only.
Jochem Paap (the Rotterdam artist owes the nickname Speedy J to his DJ skills) is unanimously considered to be one of the first techno producers to come from the Benelux. Someone who, together with people like Laurent Garnier, Aphex Twin and his good friend Richie Hawtin, helped raise the genre just after it had escaped the Detroit delivery room. But while techno develops into a multi-faced monster that still dominates many dance floors worldwide, Jochem Paap, after the albums G Spot (1993) and Ginger (1995), turns left and heads for more exciting places. On Public Energy No. 1 (1997) and A Shocking Hobby (2000) the sound wizard exchanges flowing, harmonious techno for a much more complex sound, filled with colliding samples, crackling rhythms and tremendously thrilling turns. This is the time when electronic dance music becomes profound and contemporaries like Autechre, Funkstörung and Aphex Twin have their machinery perform ever more complicated tricks. During those days Jochem Paap converts his studio into a modular system, which wins him the sought-after freedom. Suddenly everything is possible with sound. And if an idea turns out to be more unruly than expected he simply looks for software with which to crack the code of his ideas after all. He discusses sound like graphic designers discuss form, speaking of “contrast” and “depth” instead of a little ruffle here or a bass-lick there. “I am sometimes really chiselling at sound,” he reports from his futuristic studio located in one of the famous cube quarters in Rotterdam. “In essence my work is about stylising rather than composing.” Stylising is his strong point, he feels. “I might not be a brilliant musician but I do know very well how to fashion my ideas into a particular form. Out of a few components I try to make something distinctive.”
Although Jochem Paap enjoys chiselling at sounds alone in his cube studio for hours on end, he is anything but an einzelgänger. Such is evident in his Collabs-project, through which he has been collaborating with various techno musicians since 2004. The German Chris Liebing and Paap collaborate most fruitfully. Together they play DJ sets in clubs for hours and released the album Metalism in 2005, a ruthless techno-bomb more powerful than the bunkerbusters of the American army. “Working with someone else provides you with new insights,” says Paap. “Collabs offers us both the possibility to explore corners which we wouldn’t so readily visit as solo artists. Collabs prospers on the dance floor and after extensive wandering Paap’s recent solo material brings him back to the clubs. “Right now I feel very strongly about making and releasing techno. My heart is really in dance music after all.”
===> LINKS:
Speedy J's website:
Speedy J's discography:
Speedy J on MySpace:
===> MUSIC:
Preview Speedy J tracks @ Beatport.com:
===> VIDEO:
Speedy J - Live @ Droid Interface, LA - 2007:
Speedy J - Live @ Knight - 2007:
__________________________________________________ _
DRUMCELL
Founder of Droid Recordings and co-founder of Droid Behavior, Drumcell has been one of techno's greatest allies in Southern California in recent times.
A graduate of the Musician's Institute and a long-time performer at parties in Southern California, Drumcell has been influenced by music from his earliest years. After being exposed to raves in the early 90s, He grew addicted to the sounds of acid house, techno, in its many forms, and industrial. It was not long before he was copping turntables to satisfy his vinyl fetish. By the early age of 14 he was playing in various local bands, and through out the rest of his teenage years, cut his teeth-producing hip hop records, dub and various forms of electronic music on Los Angeles based underground labels. By combining his Production, DJing and networking skills and focusing in on his more mature musical tastes he soon established himself as one of the major players in LA's growing techno scene. Associating with the members of Acid Circus to form Droid Behavior as an event production group and record label was the next logical step to raise awareness for techno in the city and to help expose local Artists, established djs, and performers from around the country. Over the last 5 years Drumcell has rocked parties from big to small on a weekly basis in LA as well as gigs all over the U.S alongside such names as Kenny Larkin, John Tejada, Tim Xavier, Dan Bell, Ben Sims, Adam Beyer, Jeff Mills, Speedy J, Richie Hawtin, Mathew Dear, etc. and has also released quite a few heavy trax on labels Omniscient, Remains, Heavy Industries, and his own DROID Recordings imprint.
Drumcell has been known to keep on the edge of technology and continuously pushing the limits to what the future has to offer. He is always in the process of developing homebrew software as well as cutting edge hardware solution to bring a fresh innovative taste to his production and performances. When performing, Drumcell can be seen blurring the lines between a live and a DJ set by utilizing tools such as FX processors, samplers, drum machines, and other devices to weave a thick blend of acidic techno and aggressive but funky minimalist groove to ensure a frenzy amongst his listeners. With the state of electronic music in North America leaning towards stripped down funk rather then progressive fluff these days, Droid has become the center for LA techno and Drumcell remains steadfast in his mission of putting this city on the global map.
===> LINKS:
Drumcell on MySpace:
Droid Behavior website:
Droid Behavior on MySpace:
===> MUSIC:
Drumcell's set opening for Richie Hawtin and Jeff Mills, Los Angeles:
===> VIDEO:
Drumcell - Live @ [KONTROL]+Auralism LoveFest Afterparty 2007:
Drumcell - Interview @ Movement/DEMF 2008 about his performance setup:
__________________________________________________ _
SET TIMES:
08:00-09:00 Roman Stange
09:00-10:00 Dead Seal
10:00-12:00 [KONTROL] residents
12:00-01:00 Drumcell
01:00-03:00 Speedy J (live)
03:00-06:00 Josh Wink
Stay at the Endup after 6am for an all-day Listed party
w/ DJ Three, Bill Patrick, Crazy Larry, Nikita, Nikola,
Hac Le, Eric Cloutier, and a VERY SPECIAL GUEST tba!
THIS IS GOING TO BE NUTS!!!
Hope to see you out Saturday!
__________________________________________________ _
__________________________________________________ _
Oh, one last thing!
[KONTROL] has been nominated for BEST CLUB NIGHT
in the 2008 SF WEEKLY MUSIC AWARDS!
We would love your vote. To make your voice heard,
vote at: http://sfweekly.com/polls/music08/
It's quick and easy! THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!
__________________________________________________ _
__________________________________________________ _
