A night of abstract bass explorations from South Africa
with
brendon moeller (echologist, beat pharmacy)
DJ Funafuji
Free admission and complimentary vodka cocktails before 11 pm with eflyer
When it comes to post-Basic Channel dub techno, Brendon Moeller takes cues from jazz, techno, dub, afrobeat and psychedelia. Since leaving his native South Africa for NYC in 1993, the dub technician has been proudly laying down his musical legacy on labels like Astralwerks, Mule Musiq and Six Degrees Records working with revered vocalists like Paul St. Hilaire, Mikey Dread and Mutabaruka.
As a consequence, the dub landscape has been forever changing at his hands: sometimes under his own name, sometimes as Beat Pharmacy (almost exclusively on François K’s Wave Music imprint Deep Space Media) and sometimes as Echologist, he is behind seven full length albums to-date, each of which has breached the musical boundaries of what went before.
His most recent Ecologist album only confirms that: Subterranean is a deeply experimental record that explores a throbbing, swollen underworld of subconscious sounds which, in its conceptual referencing of everything from shoze-gaze to ambient to rock, marks Moeller out as an essential pillar of not only the dub techno community, but of the electronic music world as a whole. For his ninth album on Speedy J’s Electric Deluxe imprint we see Brendon compile an album of deep driving techno with possibly the strongest dancefloor sensibility of any of his previous albums.
In 2013 Brendon will be releasing EP’s as Echologist on Prologue and M-Rec, as beat Pharmacy on Soulpeoplemusic, Pomelo and Throne of Blood. A collaborative project called The Watchers (feat. himself & Speedy j) has also just been released on his own label. He is also currently working on a new Echologist album to be released on Prologue Records in Nov. 2013.
https://soundcloud.com/brendonmoeller
http://www.percussionlab.com/posts/215
http://www.be-at.tv/brands/hart-plaza/m ... on-moeller
FUNAFUJI (Direct from Cape Town!)
DJ Funafuji | Bio
From day one, Funafuji has planted the flag for bass music in South Africa, and leads the dubstep revolution from the fertile sonic soil of Cape Town. Since its inception at the beginning of 2008, her event Step Up became a staple on Cape Town’s music event calendar attracting hundreds of loyal bass-obsessed fans every month.
Her sets find her drifting between South Africa's original house flavors and the UK-centric bass musics that continue to mutate and morph into new forms. Wherever her sets lead her, the spirit of dub and roots provide the sonic foundation. For her second appearance at Deep Space, expect Funafuji to provide a glimpse into the unique energy that powers the underground music culture that is thriving at the moment in South Africa.
https://soundcloud.com/funafuji
Deep Space is an adventure into future dub, spacey vibes,
and abstract grooves featuring resident dj François K.
live on the mixingboard every Monday at Cielo.
no dress code - just an open mind
Cielo, 18 Little W. 12th Street, NYC
between Washington St. and 9th Ave
A C E 1 9 2 or 3 at 14th St; L at 8th Ave
21+ with photo ID