ElectrOrganism: Roulette / April 22nd / Bert’s Warehouse – Eastern Market

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The Midwest Electronic Performers Cooperative Present
ElectrOrganism: Roulette
10 PM – 5:00 AM Saturday April 22nd / 2006
Bert’s Warehouse – Eastern Market
2727 Russell St Detroit, MI 48207-2614
(313) 567-2030
Cover $15.00 / 21+ Receive 3 Drink Tickets

Part of the Weekly Tech- Explosion Series at Bert’s Warehouse

4:00 Paulus Hook / Techno / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
3:15 Module 8 / Minimal-Tech House / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
2:30 Dr Futurity / Detroit-Berlin Techno / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
1:45 Trent Abbe / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
1:00 Ghoulie / Trip-Hop / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
12:15 Craig Gonzalez / Detroit Bachelor DJs
11:30 Perfect Summer / Electro-Pop / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
10:45 CJ Hahn & Aidan Day - Primed Recordings
10:00 Sonic Disturbance / Trance-Tech / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Visuals By VJ R3PO [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Also
The Midwest Electronic Performers Cooperative Present
ElectrOrganism: Reconnect
Memorial Weekend Live Electronic Dance Music Party
May 27th and 28th at Bert’s On Broadway [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
1315 Broadway / Detroit, MI 48226 / (313) 962-5430
This is the site of the Historic Music Institute.
Ticket Info: TBA / 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM

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Paulus Hook
Techno, Electro, Industrial
Influences: Factory (Joy Division, New Order, OMD, et al.), 4AD (Colourbox, Cocteau Twins, et al.), Mute (Nitzer Ebb, Depeche Mode, Wire, et al.), Bpitch Control (Ellen Allien, Feadz, et al.), Cabaret Voltaire (Richard Kirk, Sweet Exorcist, et al.), Warp (LFO/Mark Bell, Autechre, Aphex Twin, et al.), Wax Trax (Meat Beat Manifesto, Front 242, et al.), Bauhaus (Love & Rockets, Tones on Tail, et al.)
Since 2002, Paulus Hook (aka Ross Owen Katz) has played at several venues in mid- and southeast Michigan, including Lansing's Spiral, X-Cel, and The Temple Club. In addition, he maintained a weekly residency at Jon Ozias's party, 'The Fix', held at Lush in Hamtramck, Detroit, where he played alongside techno luminaries such as Mike Servito, a resident dj at the nefarious 'Untitled' party in Detroit, and Sam Valenti, owner of the burgeoning Ghostly International record label. Paulus Hook also opened for Felix Da Housecat during one of his gigs at Necto in Ann Arbor. Most recently, Paulus Hook performed alongside Jimmy Edgar (Warp Records, UK), .000 (Planet-µ, UK), and Kero (Bpitch Control, Germany). With the release of his latest mix CD, entitled '3', Paulus Hook, a New York City native, is looking to reconnect with his east coast roots and branch out to clubs and parties everywhere.
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Module 8
Minimal / Tech House / Detroit Techno / Acid Bass .
Inspired by such producers as Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, Frankie Bones, Module 8's music has evolved into a Minimal - Detroit Techno sound. With the ability to bend and tweak each individual sound Module 8 live sets consist of composed and improvised versions of his tracks, performed in a continuous mix for your listening and dancing pleasure. Module 8 - Aka. Echlin , Matt Echlin has been writing and performing Electronic beats for 8 yrs now . Fresh off recording his second self-released album Mod 8 is prepared to get deep into his tracks to give a performance that you won't forget.
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Dr Futurity
Detroit-Berlin Techno / Old School / Psytrance
Dr Futurity have been entertaining Michigan audiences since 2001.
Their unique live performance show has been seen at clubs in Lansing, Metro Detroit and at the 2004 Movement festival. Using a colorful blend of old school drum machines and synthesizers with the latest cutting edge and experimental technology, Dr Futurity breathes life into the current scene by giving listeners something to really experience.
Influences include Deep Ambient, Kraftwerk, Sasha, The Fax Label, Boards of Canada. The Orb, and Aphex Twin.

Dr Futurity is Mark Morton on Keyboards and Brandon Rogers On Electronic Pecussion extroadinairle. Their throbbing
backbeat presents the perfect holiday party show, certain to get the audience dancing and shouting.
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DJ – Trent Abbe
For veteran DJ Trent Abbe, the message came over the airwaves. Calling Howell home, his proximity to Detroit enabled him to pick up Detroit radio. It was in 1988 when the DJ mix shows of future superstars Jeff Mills going as “The Wizard” and Derrick May’s “Mayday Mix” caught Abbe’s ear on his drives home from an after-school job. His first response was to pop a blank in the tape recorder. “I never knew what was what or who was who, I just thought the sound was cool. … I knew there must have been a big picture there,” Abbe recalls. The first techno parties in Lansing may have been Abbe’s visits to MSU friends with bootleg radio show tapes in tow.
At the urging of a friend, Abbe visited the Shelter, a Detroit club that featured the sound, where a young Windsorite going as Richie Rich held down a weekly residency playing new wave, industrial and the occasional Detroit techno cut. It was hanging out in the DJ booth where Abbe learned how the techno DJ works and that “not all DJs take requests.” Soon Abbe was making record-buying trips to Buy Rite Records on the west side of Detroit, which at the time was the place for techno. After assembling a rag-tag setup of belt-driven turntables and a Radio Shack mixer, Abbe and his friends experimented with the sounds of Detroit Techno and Chicago house.
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Ghoulie
Live PA / Underground Sleaze Tech /Funk /Hip Hop Lounge
Influenced by Mike Oldfeild, Alan Parsons, Tangerine Dream, Kurtis Blow and Wesley Willis; Patrick Wenzel Uses Keys, Sequencers and Drum Machines Live while adding in Occasional Vocals. The 23 Year Old Lansing resident makes music to ward off ghosts!
Other projects: West A$$ Police/ Foolish Pride/ Torture Chair
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Craig Gonzalez
Detroit Bachelor DJs / Enough Said!

Perfect Summer:
Electro / Pop / Retro
Perfect Summer is a three-piece electronic pop group that includes live
violin and two female singers who happen to be sisters. The music has a
hint of 80's pop band Berlin and early Madonna mixed with the likings
of newer acts such as The Postal Service. Creative and catchy music that makes you want to dance. Influneces include; Fischerspooner, Controller. Controller, The Faint, The Lovemakers.
The Lager House writes: The Lager debut for this incredibly charming new local act that needs to get to the ears of more local music fans! There are drum machines, great female vocals, strangely tasteful violin parts and a sound that is poppy, warm and huggable but also very electronic and new wavey as well. You’ll like ‘em. Trust me!" -(Lager House)
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CJ Hahn & Aidan Day - Primed Recordings
Having already DJed alongside dozens of local and international artists, C.J. Hahn, spearheaded Primed Recordings in 2003. The company has, in the three years since, promoted monthly and seasonal events in the Detroit area, seeking to add international talent and perspective to the local scene. C.J. Hahn and his production partner, Aidan Day, having witnessed the renaissance of the Techno live performance, have now taken up a new approach: Aidan’s original Ableton beats are mixed against C.J.’s deconstructed vinyl loops, head-to-head, in a post-modern tag-team.
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Sonic Disturbance
Trance / Tech-House / Funk
Talking a cue from the likes of Crystal Method, Orbital and Prodigy, Sonic Disturbance is Track Based Live Electronic Dance Music. Uplifting Organic Synth-Sounds played Live over Funky Trance Tech Back Tracks. Sonic Disturbance is all about Straight Ahead Dance Music; Beats, Bass, Pad and Melody. These are Songs as well As Sound-Scapes. A Wall of Lights accompanies the Wall of Sound and Sonic Disturbance becomes is Live Show that must be seen to be fully appreciated.
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VJ R3PO, Repoman
Trance, Euro, Goa
VJ R3PO continues to evolve Video expressions in eye-candy, visual canvas, and real time creation of videos while Live Electronic Artists are performing. VJ Repo has begun collecting synths and drum machines in order to create the sounds he has been exposed to since childhood. (Which today is called Trance or Euro Trance). Spending the last two years honing his skills and collecting analog video equipment. This is used to enhance the visual experience. The goal of Repoman is to produce eye-candy that enhances the audio portions of DJs and Live PA Artists whilst performing. Basically making live videos using DVDs, VCRs, Switchers, Monitor stacks and Projectors that can make up to 30ft diagonal screens.
R3P0 [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Screen name: AIM: kr0my, Yahoo: kr0my, Icq: 1769703

Bert’s Warehouse – Eastern Market
With Room for 1000 Party Goers, Bert Warehouse in Eastern Market is a Premier Venue for Electronic Dance Music Parties and a Host of other events. With A Giant Dance Floor, A Large Stage, 6 Projector Screens and Concert Sound System, Why would you not want to Dance from Sunset to Sunrise?
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[SonicDisturbance]

Two Days away...

[Napalmic Razr]

Fuck. I wish I could attend that. -_-

[Mod 8]

See you up in there !

[SonicDisturbance]

ElectrOrganism: Roulette
Recap – Show Review:

So doing a show review when you are on the bill is kinda tricky, to be honest and not overly plug you and your peoples, so I will tell you what I feel is the truth.

It’s 10:00 PM Saturday April 22nd and I am standing on stage at Bert’s Warehouse in Eastern Market: Detroit, MI and we have one more act to sound check before I get to play.

By 10:10 I am playing - Live Keyboards Over Back Tracks, Lights Show – That’s me – Sonic Disturbance. By 10:45 I am done, I shortened my set by 3 songs to get us back on track.

Up next at 10:45 CJ Hahn & Aidan Day of Primed Recordings fire up their computers for a Live PA Techno Set that keeps the energy in the warehouse at full clip. I am loving their set, but I am also tearing down my equipment.

At 11:30 Perfect Summer Take the Stage and dive into their set. They have a great beat and a dreamy sound with One Guy, Two Girls, Drum Machine, Keyboards, Vocals and a Violin Player, but because they have Two Singers and Mic’d Violin there are Feedback problems. If you like Ladytron or the Scissor Sisters you should check out Perfect Summer.

Midnight comes and Craig Gonzalez fires up the turntables for a blistering DJ Set. Craig was spinning a flawless set while I was making my rounds at the bar. People are telling me they love the set-up Live Act-DJ-Live Act-DJ: (You need a stage as big as Bert Warehouse to pull it off.)

1:00 AM and Ghoulie hits the stage. This time up Pat had his grid of Drum Machines and Samplers and was joined by Seth on Guitar. The only way to describe the set was Evil-Electro. Think Evil Nine means Alan Parsons. The set was sick on Haunted Beats and Twisted Melody Lines.

Trent Abbe served up another DJ Set that kept the place thumping. I was thinking to myself that even though the sound check was crazy the night is running smooth from act to act. I mean there was no down time. People Just got up and played and the energy level was not dropping. Live PA and DJ Sets side by side, and if you weren’t watching it was hard to tell the difference. I was glad Trent was brought on, because he flowed right in with no Train wrecks.

Dr. Futurity tore through a Live Set of Drum Machines and Keyboards / Sequencers Synced together by the Two Man Team of Mark & Brandon: Live ACID Lead Lines and Berlin Techno Back Beats. This is what is all about, how the music is being played did not matter, it was not all one or the other, it was everything all in one night.

Last up was Module 8 who dropped a Powerful Set of Minimal through a Bank of Samplers and Drum Machines. My brain kept telling me it was a DJ, because the night went Live Act – DJ – Live Act, but he is Live PA and it sounded as energetic as the DJ Sets. But that is what Roulette is all about, spin the wheel and see what comes up. Everyone I talked to walking around thought the night was tight and seeing so many approaches to the same concept – Techno being presented in so many possible forms.

When it was time to clear the stage, I was amazed we did not miss a beat the whole night.
No major downtime and smooth transitions between acts.
Unfortunately Paulus Hook did not get to Spin, but next time.

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The Midwest Electronic Performers Cooperative Present
ElectrOrganism: Roulette
10 PM – 5:00 AM Saturday April 22nd / 2006
Bert’s Warehouse – Eastern Market
2727 Russell St Detroit, MI 48207-2614
Part of the Weekly Saturday Night Tech-Plosion Series at Bert’s Warehouse

Sonic Disturbance / Trance-Tech / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
CJ Hahn & Aidan Day - Primed Recordings
Perfect Summer / Electro-Pop / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Craig Gonzalez / Detroit Bachelor DJs
Ghoulie / Trip-Hop / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Trent Abbe / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Dr Futurity / Detroit-Berlin Techno / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Module 8 / Minimal-Tech House / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Paulus Hook / Techno / [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Visuals By VJ R3PO [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Also
The Midwest Electronic Performers Cooperative Present
ElectrOrganism: Reconnect
Memorial Weekend Live Electronic Dance Music Party
May 27th and 28th at Bert’s On Broadway [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
1315 Broadway / Detroit, MI 48226 / (313) 962-5430
This is the site of the Historic Music Institute.
Part of Tech-Plosion
Ticket Info: TBA / 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]