May 22, 2013

On Saturday, May 25, Holocene serves as the landing pad after a flurry of multimedia events under the banner of EFFPortland, an experimental mashup of installations, video shorts, performances, and collaborations in venues scattered about town - a diverse grip of programming that's proved itself dedicated to more than just a film festival. Workshops and remix invitationals mean the audience gets a chance to get their hands dirty, and it might not be too late to get involved yourself, through B Media Collective's Symphonic Exquisite Corpse. Check out the schedule for remaining events here. 

For those looking to just kick back and let loose after a week of plentiful programming, we're here Saturday with live sets from Regular Music, Brumes, and a darkwave dance party to the wee hours with DJ Ill Camino, DJ Copy, DJ Musique Plastique, and DJ Cenobites. Early arrivers will be treated to a performance by Lori Felker, "Light Makes Music is a 16mm audio performance based on loops and a "score". The images that arise are secondary and fall around the room as they may. The sound is light passing through celluloid, emulsion, dirt, scratches, marker, tape, and sprocket holes creating a cyclical, patchy, noisy soundscape."  

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May 15, 2013

For those of you that missed out on May 10th's edition of house-heavy, future dance night ECSTASY, or if you simply want to relive a part of the evening, here's a recording of DJ Beyondadoubt's set that evening! Casey checks in about the mix:

"I'm calling this set "House is a Feeling." This theme really hit home for me & I used a lot of samples that are deep in my club kid DNA. In this mix are the elements of what make up House music TO ME: classics, 90s, gay house/club/vogue, Chicago, Memphis & new joints - or new to me joints. As with all of my (modern) dj sets there are a ton of live edits done on the fly. I hope you get some miles outa this set, as I hope it helps make a roadtrip, house cleaning, or getting club ready more enjoyable. 

PEACE, beyonda"

Download the mix here. 

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May 7, 2013

We're tickled to be a part of Banana Stand Media's party to laud the return of the loveable comedy series, Arrested Development. They've enlisted the musical talent of Tango Alpha Tango, Animal Eyes, The We Shared Milk, and DJ Trim Jones, and a slew of show-inspired, party-ready treats: drink specials, free music downloads for the first 100 through the door, series-inspired artwork for sale, and more surprises in store. Come ready to shine as the choice incarnation of your favorite character, whether it's Tobias as a leather daddy, George Michael at the banana stand, or Maeby's wheelchair-bound alter-ego Surely. Catch it all Wednesday, May 8 at 8:30pm! 

Here are a few scenes to get your memory jogging and ideas flowing if you're not sure how you're going to dress up...

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Apr 30, 2013

Canadian band White Lung is a breath of fresh air, a misfit band of ladies (+1 dude) whose veins are filled with the fire of hardcore, punk, and riot grrl. And though their vibes are sprung from the cradle of dingy basement shows like other gnarly Vancouver compatriots Nu Sensae and Myths (both of whom also have powerful ladies at the helm), their energy has taken them into larger and larger arenas as ambassadors of hellish rock music to the moreover chilled out or electronic indie masses. Singer Mish Way takes her voice from sweet to snarly, leading the quartet in fast and furious songs that demand some fist pumping, head banging, and ruckus bringing. 

White Lung play with Toronto rockers Metz and local shoegazers WL on Thursday, May 2. 

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Apr 23, 2013

Music is in the family for Brooklyn trio Guards - frontman Richie Follin is the brother of Madeline Follin of Cults. But where Cults favor a 60s pop sound, Guards take a page from the early 90s playbook, carrying on the tradition of shoegaze. Big in sound, they follow in the footprints of bands like Ride, Jesus and Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine. They've been turning heads for their sound, including a band of the week pick from Vogue.

Fresh off their dates at Coachella, Guards are heading up the coast with Palma Violets and landing in Portland on Thursday, April 25. 

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Apr 20, 2013

If you are ever in Cologne you should definitely stop by the Kompakt store - we were there a number of years ago and were lucky enough to get a tour of the label office and meet some of the special people involved in all facets of Kompakt.

Resident Advisor writes  on the legendary label: 

"Kompakt. Minimal. Cologne. All three of these words are intertwined in the consciousness of dance music fans. In its heyday, the label became synonymous with the genre and the city. But the story is much more complicated than that. Last month saw Kompakt celebrating its 20th year of existence. It's not an exact anniversary, however. In 1993 Wolfgang Voigt, Jörg Burger and Ingmar Koch opened up a shop called Delerium. Michael Mayer, Jurgen Paape and Reinhard Voigt soon joined them, but it took five long years until they changed the name and Kompakt proper was born..."

Read the rest of RA's feature on Kompakt here! 

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