meakusma - events events http://www.meakusma.org/ en Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:44:57 +0200 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:33:29 +0200 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Sub-scape & meakusma at Café Capital November 6th Another collaborative effort, this time between Sub-scape and meakusma, will take place in one of our favorite Belgian clubs, the Café Capital in Antwerp, on Friday November 6th. After astonishing DJ sets at Recyclart and Katakomben in 2007 and 2008, we are pleased to again present Anthony Child, aka Surgeon, accompanied by Jamal Moss, aka Hieroglyphic Being. Since exploding onto the Techno scene in 1995, DJ and producer Anthony Child has been remoulding his version of contemporary techno with a mind- and body-blowing discography of releases on his own Dynamic Tension and Counterbanlance imprints as well as leading techno labels Tresor and Downwards. Oblivious to current trends, his work continues to be deep and expressive, yet equally effective in a club environment. A perfect dynamic tension: balance and counterbalance. Surgeon will again play a DJ Set that will encompass his diverse range of musical styles and influences. http://meakusma.org/?mainCat=1&subCat=1&event=06.11.09_meakusma_surgeon 4BAB66CF-25D1-48C0-8C25-74D1FBD4676F Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:32:49 +0200 meakusma at esscobar 18.09.09 Together with the drummer of Dizzy Ventilators, Daniel Jodocy, meakusma returns, once again, to their common home turf. Presenting another "party-embedded concert" at esscobar on September 18, Dj support comes from no other then legendary Dj Morpheus. Dizzy Ventilators is the brainchild of Yusuke Yamamoto and Daniel Jodocy. Yamamoto, on keys and dub, is known as one of NYC's finest multinstrumentalists. Jodocy, on drums, is the inventor of the "musical suitcases", built from materials found on the streets of New York, that make the Dizzy Ventilators sound so inimitable. The suitcases have also been featured by John Zorn's finger pocket concierto as well as recorded for Zadic with Kenny Wollesen's band Wollesonic. With their debut album, Service Check In, Dizzy Ventilators are making a name for themselves as a duo both abstract and simple, extraordinary and the same. There is no real genre of music that can define what they play, because each track is composed of many different textures. Morpheus was the lead singer of cult band Minimal Compact, producing a string of 12"s that became anthems in underground clubs in Europe and the United States. In 1994, he took on his Morpheus moniker and started compiling the Freezone series, while also being responsible for projects on SSR such as Carl Craig's legendary More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art album, the Telex remix album, etc. Almost by surprise, he started his DJ career in 1995 when he was invited to play at a big R&S party in Ghent. Since then, Morpheus has been playing major clubs, fashion parties, festivals around Europe and has staged a successful reunion with Minimal Compact. He has built himself a reputation as an eclectic DJ and crate digger, highly respected in many different scenes and subgenres of the electronic music world and beyond. Also, we took inspiration from a Forwart event in Hasselt, where a painter painted live to the music. At esscobar, former flyer painter from "Jazz im Foyer", Boris Nyssen, will be drawing his lines, projected via an overhead projector. Not to be missed!! http://meakusma.org/?mainCat=1&subCat=1&event=18.09.09_meakusma_dizzy CB700FCA-7F34-4948-92D1-5444F76EC7D8 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:31:19 +0200 manna at Café Bota Stereo August 1st Mark the first of August in your calendars, write down 'Midsummer Madness', because that is exactly what manna, our collaborative effort with plain and forwart, is going to offer you with the Belgian debut of Levon Vincent, straight from New York, and our favourite starchild Roger 23. Once again, not to be missed. DJ'ing since 1993, Levon Vincent has had his big break in 2008 with his unique, pumping techno sound. His Invisible Bitchslap EP, released in November 2008, contained about the catchiest bassline techno has seen in a long time. This record is typical for the Levon Vincent sound. It is intense, merciless, it explicitly references techno, but Levon leaves room for interpretation and play, resulting in a sound palette that is open-ended, malleable and edgy. He also runs the Novel Sound label and co-runs the Deconstruct imprint and has recently contributed a mix to the Resident Advisor site. A future classic! Roger 23 needs no introduction. He has played in some of the most famous and cutting edge clubs around Europe, is the tour DJ for Swayzak and has released records and tracks on Playhouse, Volt Musik and Baud. His DJ sets are ecletic, incorporating house, techno and weird 80's stuff. He is a true craftsman when it comes to Dj'ing, having an amazing talent to 'feel' the dancefloor, mixing in stuff from leftfield, being able to always surprise his audience, without ever losing the groove, although the groove in Roger's hands is totally his own unique voice. As a small, special treat, manna members and residents MCK and Sensu will do a ping pong warm up set. Can you dig it? http://meakusma.org/?mainCat=1&subCat=1&event=01.08.09_manna_cbs_levon 0253F581-791E-4885-9119-B1F77A6B5FF8 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 17:29:46 +0200 manna at Café Bota Stereo June 26th Manna, our collaborative project with forwart and plain, ventures into the night again with guests DJ Sprinkles, aka Terre Thaemlitz, Madteo and Massimiliano Pagliara. DJ Sprinkles is the nom de plume of Terre Thaemlitz, one of the most prolific artists, producers, cultural entrepeneurs, etc, to ever rise from the electronic music underground. His brand a deep and politically charged house music, his releases on Comatonse, Mule Musiq and Mille Plateaux are all classics. Essential!! Massimiliano Pagliara, born in Italy, but these days residing in Berlin, is a star in the making. With a record on Balihu in 2008, an EP on Live at Robert Johnson, Rushhour and an upcoming collaboration with Roger 23 on Meakusma, Massimiliano’s first visit to Belgium will be a memorable one. Madteo’s debut album Memoria was released on Morphine Records in 2008 to great critical acclaim. His sound is a fusion of hiphop and the deep end of house. Unique, deep and beautiful, futuristic stuff, that nods to the past. http://www.manna-bxl.be C4B83B0F-5D1B-408B-9307-9E4F219C884B Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:10:39 +0200 meakusma at Bunker June 20th After last year's promising edition with Shackleton, we are again going back to nature for another music marathon at the unique and intimate bunker location in the heart of the Ardennes, next to the border with Luxembourg. With, amongst many others, special guest Madteo playing his first show in Belgium, one week before his show at the Bota Bar in Brussels. With his Memoria album on Morphine in 2008 and his upcoming release on meakusma, New York based Madteo takes references of Disco, Jazz, Dub, Noise, HipHop and even Detroit Techno to exciting and new extremes. Herrmutt Lobby will present one of their rare & phat electro-hop DJ-sets with scratch and controller madness at its best! The Hague based Walrus, originally from Brussels, is part of the prolific 54kolaktiv stable and is presenting one of his first live shows. Expect an electic mix of Dubstep infected tripping Techno. If the weatherís good, Brussels Manna, Plain and Café Belga resident DJ Sensu will close down the inside part of the night with one of his eclectic, surprising and intense DJ sets. We'll then continue the party outside. During the whole night (and perhaps day as well), a special outside soundsystem will host long DJ sets by Lamadameaveclechien's SoFa, Lalai Drama & Lari Fari, next to Load and Clear's Foton and meakusma soundsystem. There's a lot of camping space, so bring your tent. This is the event to kickstart the summer!!! Back to nature - burning bodies in the sun Back to nature - just like lemmings, every one Back to nature - capitalist aircraft fill the air Back to nature - aerosol sun breaks on air from 'Back To Nature' by Fad Gadget http://www.meakusma.org 79D4380E-D54D-4630-9E8E-E0504EC7C177 Wed, 27 May 2009 21:09:04 +0200 meakusma at recyclart Amsterdam based Newworldaquarium stands for grooves without end, slowly changing colour and shape, sneaking their way into your head. His 2008 ‘The Dead Bears’ was hailed as a landmark album by top dj/producers and journalists alike. Newworldaquarium uses the Detroit legacy and gently twists it around, using records, samples, loops and beats to conjure up a low-tempo, deep and subtle disco-like groove.

Of Finnish descent, but born and raised in California, Tin Man has two major musical passions: fragile, deep electronica and acid house. With acclaimed releases on the Finnish record label Sähkö/Keys of Life, Cheap Records from Vienna and his own imprint, Global A, his most recent ‘Wasteland’ E.P. is his most bold so far, fusing chicago house with an opiated version of European electronica and indietronica. This is his first set in Belgium, not to be missed.

For the second time, Swayzak Soundsystem’s renowned DJ, producer and musical magician Roger 23 comes to Recyclart with his sophisticated, spontaneous and energetic mix of electro, house, techno and futuristic ear candy. His magic touch will, yet again, transform the dancefloor into an intergalactic musical adventure.

Last but not least, Brussels’ finest & first electro DJ, Surreal Sound founder, producer for labels such as Nature & Roulette and a resident at the Fuse club's first season, Joost de Lijser will warm up the night with a 3 hour set of rare acid house records.

Visuals by Rüts DVD contributors Zuper! and Kris Klijsters.

Be there and be early!

Note: we will make sure there's a photographer around, covering the event with a set of pictures. These will be made available through our website. Contrary to today's trend of posting pictures on Facebook and other networking websites, we would like to ask you not to bother taking too many pictures and just enjoy the party. Posting pictures on Facebook has the averse effect of people being afraid of an embarrassing picture showing up somewhere. A party can be like a cocoon, protected from the outside, drowned, for a couple of hours, in futuristic music, not futuristic gadgets. Let's party!
]]> http://meakusma.org/?mainCat=1&subCat=1&event=14.03.09_recyclart_nwaq 3D07191B-2199-4DE2-B086-D52F5875907C-1620-00001375ABF967A1-FFA Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:32:11 +0100 Resonance Ghent 2009 ::: Day 2 ::: in collaboration with meakusma On Saturday 28 February, we are teaming up with Resonance in Ghent to bring you performances and dj sets by Efdemin, Claro Intelecto & Andy Stott, Peter Van Hoesen, Move D & Benjamin Brunn. On this second night of the three day Resonance festival, in the ballroom of Voouit, we will also focus on our recently released audiovisual rüts DVD, a collaboration with Scottish music collective Ampoule. It features video's and short films with music by Peter Van Hoesen, Move D, Benjamin Brunn and many others. This event is a collaborative effort of two collectives, presented as a performance night co-hosted by meakusma http://www.www.resonanceghent.be http://www.meakusma.org Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:08:05 +0100 meakusma