LDN - Fri 8th Oct - Underground Electrics

10pm-6am, Friday 8th October 2010

Electrowerkz, Angel, London

£8 before midnight / £10 after

* Electrowerkz has been refurbished and revamped. No more grimy corridors, dirty rooms, and shot-to-shit soundsystems...

HRDVSION (Wagon Repair) - live

KING CANNIBAL (Ninjatune / Combat) - live

B12 (Warp / A.R.T. / B12) - live

CURSOR MINER (Uncharted Audio / Lo) - live

POSTHUMAN (Balkan Vinyl / B12 / Seed) - live

DIGITONAL (Toytronic / Seed) - live

DEBASSER (Novamute / WIDE) - live

QUINOLINE YELLOW (Skam / Uchelfa) - live

KANSAS CITY PROPHETS (Balkan Vinyl / Kaboogie) - live

MINT (Boltfish) - live

SUNOSIS (Rednetic) - live

STREPSIL (Plex) - DJ set

http://www.undergroundelectrics.com

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133253850040921

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:04 PM, jph said:

 

* Electrowerkz has been refurbished and revamped. No more grimy corridors, dirty rooms, and shot-to-shit soundsystems...

 

i always liked the grimy corridors and dirty rooms. it was very IDM i thought! haha

:)

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:08 PM, sirch said:

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:04 PM, jph said:

 

* Electrowerkz has been refurbished and revamped. No more grimy corridors, dirty rooms, and shot-to-shit soundsystems...

 

 

i always liked the grimy corridors and dirty rooms. it was very IDM i thought! haha

 

:)

There's warehouse vibes, and then there's a decades worth of filth... it's amazing how much it's changed downstairs: We were there a few weeks back for James (wheels instead of hooves) 30th Birthday, it feels like a completely different club - the new layout makes much more sense too: a proper dancefloor with balconies in the main room, and a courtyard with a central bar, and a side room with pool tables :-) means you can do a clubnight with a heavy room for dancing, but an area for more chilled stuff where you can actually sit and relax and talk with people.

Hoping this night goes off, if it does we might start something more regular :-)

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:31 PM, jph said:

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:08 PM, sirch said:

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:04 PM, jph said:

 

* Electrowerkz has been refurbished and revamped. No more grimy corridors, dirty rooms, and shot-to-shit soundsystems...

 

 

i always liked the grimy corridors and dirty rooms. it was very IDM i thought! haha

 

:)

 

There's warehouse vibes, and then there's a decades worth of filth... it's amazing how much it's changed downstairs: We were there a few weeks back for James (wheels instead of hooves) 30th Birthday, it feels like a completely different club - the new layout makes much more sense too: a proper dancefloor with balconies in the main room, and a courtyard with a central bar, and a side room with pool tables :-) means you can do a clubnight with a heavy room for dancing, but an area for more chilled stuff where you can actually sit and relax and talk with people.

 

Hoping this night goes off, if it does we might start something more regular :-)

wow, sounds like it's changed a lot since i was there last! it was always a bit of a dark old maze that place.

balconies and a courtyard sounds good ! ..and pool tables. sounds like a totally different place!

i'll have to start saving my pennies for this night i think. :)

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:38 PM, sirch said:

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:31 PM, jph said:

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:08 PM, sirch said:

  On 8/17/2010 at 6:04 PM, jph said:

 

* Electrowerkz has been refurbished and revamped. No more grimy corridors, dirty rooms, and shot-to-shit soundsystems...

 

 

i always liked the grimy corridors and dirty rooms. it was very IDM i thought! haha

 

:)

 

There's warehouse vibes, and then there's a decades worth of filth... it's amazing how much it's changed downstairs: We were there a few weeks back for James (wheels instead of hooves) 30th Birthday, it feels like a completely different club - the new layout makes much more sense too: a proper dancefloor with balconies in the main room, and a courtyard with a central bar, and a side room with pool tables :-) means you can do a clubnight with a heavy room for dancing, but an area for more chilled stuff where you can actually sit and relax and talk with people.

 

Hoping this night goes off, if it does we might start something more regular :-)

 

wow, sounds like it's changed a lot since i was there last! it was always a bit of a dark old maze that place.

balconies and a courtyard sounds good ! ..and pool tables. sounds like a totally different place!

i'll have to start saving my pennies for this night i think. :)

Don't need to save too much

£8 entry before midnight, £10 after

you won't find this kind of lineup at that price very often

(thanks to the artists accepting low fees so we could make this happen!)

yeah that's a decent price. but i have travel/accomodation expenses, etc. to think about, too. unfortunately.

it's about an hour and a half by train from where i am to London. might have to drive it and go up earlier in the day.... and sleep in the car (ouch). i wish my sis still lived in London.

oh, just noticed it's on til 6, so hopefully might be able to get one of the first trains back. :)

Whoa, surprised I didn't hear about it getting a makeover! That's a good thing though I would imagine, I didn't mind the grime too much or the catacomb like state of the layout, but those soundsystems were bollocksed. Weren't there problems with the council and severe limiters being applied too?

  On 8/17/2010 at 7:30 PM, Solo Strike said:

Whoa, surprised I didn't hear about it getting a makeover! That's a good thing though I would imagine, I didn't mind the grime too much or the catacomb like state of the layout, but those soundsystems were bollocksed. Weren't there problems with the council and severe limiters being applied too?

Main room = no limiter

Courtyard still does, which is why we're going down the electronica / ambient route for that area

tailoring the system on the night knowing it will mainly be chilled means we can remove the limiter.

here's some photos of the courtyard area & adjoining bar:

Good thinking! It actually looks really nice, I'm impressed!

wowee. especially loving the warm sci-fi pool room! that pic could almost be on a B12 sleeve! :)

Threads like this make me feel sad.

  On 8/18/2010 at 12:25 AM, Caretstik said:

Threads like this make me feel sad.

why?

get paid that week and REALLY want to see Quinoline Yellow

also want to hear the new Cursor stuff

and heckle Posthuman and Strepsil

here's the blurb...

HRDVSION

(Wagon Repair)

Canadian born, Berlin based Hrdvsion (aka Nathan Jonson, sibling to Cobblestone Jazz’s Mathew Jonson) plays a very special genre-defying live set - fusing electro, glitch, techno, wonky, and all sorts of experimental electronics with a very solid eye for the dancefloor. Despite finding himself part of a burgeoning international scene, Nathan has maintained his own style, refusing to compromise. In the last eight years he’s released a bunch of unique and lauded twelves and EPs, remixed everyone from Dominik Eulberg, Filterwolf and Inkwell, and spun sick sets at Fabric and Glasgow’s Arches, and festivals like Mutek (Canada) and Sonar (Barcelona). His new album "Where Did You Just Go" is out now on Wagon Repair.

http://www.myspace.com/hrdvsion

B12

(Warp / A.R.T)

Techno legends B12 first surfaced in 1990, with a sound that took on the ideas of Detroit and gave them a UK twist. Leading lights and part of Warp's seminal "Artificial Intelligence" series, B12 and the likes of Aphex Twin, Autechre, and The Black Dog helped define the UK electronica sound and are cited by many as huge influences and one of the most important UK electronic acts of all time. B12 play a very special "chilled" set, harking back to the sounds of their classic ambient techno album "Electro Soma" plus a whole host of new & unheard material.

http://www.b12records.com

KING CANNIBAL

(Ninja Tune / Combat)

Beatsmith King Cannibal fuses the sounds of dubstep, dancehall, and drum n bass with an industrial filth and violent energy that outshines and outrocks most of his contempories, yet amongst all the aural sonics he never loses sight of the dancefloor. First establishing himself as one of the UKs premier cut-up DJs, with shows on Solid Steel and the fantastic official Warp Records retrospective mix "Watch And Repeat Play", his dancefloor anthem "Arigami Style" was so heavily caned by Amon Tobin that Ninja Tune stepped in and signed him up (a wise move) and his debut album "Let The Night Roar" picked up massive plaudits and critical acclaim.

http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/artist.php?id=140

POSTHUMAN

(Balkan Vinyl / Seed)

Posthuman recently released their fourth album "Syn Emergence" with huge success - its fusion of dubstep basslines and glitched up techno gaining fans the likes of Andrew Weatherall, Dave Clarke, Mark Bell (LFO), Simian Mobile Disco, Luke Vibert, Strictly Kev, and reviews such as "recommended techno album of the month - 9/10" in IDJ, "one of the most forward thinking releases of techno in some time" 8/10 in Clash. They now repeat the live set that blew Fabric away at the launch party back in July, alongside upcoming new material.

http://www.posthumanmusic.com

CURSOR MINER

(Uncharted Audio / Lo)

Musical chameleon and one of the UKs foremost live electronic acts Cursor Miner has been likened to the place where Gary Numan, David Bowie, Aphex Twin, and Beck meet. Yet he is much, much more than this. His live shows encompass everything from dubstep, techno, wonky, garage, electro, techno, and more - with vocoders, costume changes, and occasional Indian headdresses made of lasers. Seriously. His forthcoming album "Cursor Miner Requires Attention" is out on Uncharted Audio later this year.

http://www.myspace.com/cursorminer

DIGITONAL

(Toytronic / Seed)

Digitonal have established themselves as one of the worlds premier electronica & modern classical crossover outfits. Main man, clarinet player & pianist Andrew Dobson has found the perfect balance between lush electronics and genuine classical composition with violinist Samy Bishai, techno producer Joshu Doherty (of Posthuman) and Harpist Kat Arney. Digitonal play a special ambient electronica / classical set at Undergound Electrics in the courtyard room.

http://www.digitonal.com

QUINOLINE YELLOW

(Uchelfa / Skam)

Luke Williams, aka Quinoline Yellow, made his debut back in 2001 under the name Tatamax, on the first part of Skam Record's SMAK series of 12" vinyls (with Posthuman on the flipside - he then later featured again as QY on SMAK09). Since then he has released a number of collectible CDs and 12"s on Skam and his own label, Uchelfa, and become an ever-present in Skam's live roster - playing alongside the likes of Team Doyobi, Autechre, Rob Hall, and many more. Expect electronic trickery of the highest standard.

http://www.uchelfa.net

DEBASSER

(Novamute / WIDE)

Regarded as one of undisputed the leaders of the UK Bass scene, Debasser first launched onto the scene with the electroid anthems "Dark Smile" and "Fat Girls" and has since championed the up-front bassline sound with his own imprint WIDE. Recent jaunts across the UK, Malta, & Dublin alongside old-skool mashup merchants AGT Rave Cru, Debasser has shown he's lost none of his touch for rocking the dancefloor.

http://www.debasser.co.uk

KANSAS CITY PROPHETS

(Kaboogie / Balkan Vinyl)

KCP has always been ahead of the curve - back in the early 2000's his releases on Seed Records and Two Lone Swordsmen's label 'Control Tower' showed an early eye for the fusion of purist electro with the dancehall rhythms of the Caribbean and the half-beat garage sound that would later be hailed as 'Dubstep'. With a plethora of releases on labels such as Fuel, Werk Discs, Seed, Kaboogie, Control Tower, and Balkan Vinyl, KCP is still moving forward with his signature sound of machine driven future funk.

http://www.kansascityprophets.com

MINT

(Boltfish)

Boltfish label owner, Murray Fisher aka MINT opens the courtyard room with a set of playful electronics and heartfelt cinematic compositions.

http://www.boltfish.co.uk/artists/mint.htm

SUNOSIS

(Rednetic)

Lush electronics and beatiful melodics, steeped in the dying embers of Autumn sunshine

http://sunosis.wordpress.com/about/

STREPSIL

(Plex)

Plex London promoter and resident DJ 'Strepsil' digs deep into his electronic crate with a special one-off downtempo set.

http://www.plexlondon.com

very much looking forward to B12's set......

this looks pretty awesome.

I think half the charm of the elektrowerkz was its grime and filth, although I agree it definitely needed tidying up! Went to a couple of Overkill nights there as well as many bangface events. Hope it works out for you, London needs more events like this.

i came too the 'wheels instead of hooves'(right way round?) event in 05',too see main man quinoline yellow,dark,dank and basic,but it kinda suits the music,but looking forward too see the makeover..

i missed most of b12's set because i was where quinoline yellow was at,didn't bother me though,the qy destroys all others!,from what i can remember of b12 on the artificial intelligence complilations in the 90's,there new stuff is a lot different i.e. not as good(kinda very different style),so why do they release under same name if different sounds?,like other artists have i.e. luke vibert/global communication etc..etc...

imolt....

  On 9/15/2010 at 11:08 AM, imolt said:

i came too the 'wheels instead of hooves'(right way round?) event in 05',too see main man quinoline yellow,dark,dank and basic,but it kinda suits the music,but looking forward too see the makeover..

 

i missed most of b12's set because i was where quinoline yellow was at,didn't bother me though,the qy destroys all others!,from what i can remember of b12 on the artificial intelligence complilations in the 90's,there new stuff is a lot different i.e. not as good(kinda very different style),so why do they release under same name if different sounds?,like other artists have i.e. luke vibert/global communication etc..etc...

 

imolt....

If you listen to their output on their own label and A.R.T., not just the tracks on the Artificial Intelligence compilations, you'll see they released not just ambient electronica but also straight up techno - tracks like Metropolis and Hall Of Mirrors for example. Their recent output is also quite varied, some dancefloor techno but also some much more chilled and experimental stuff too.

B12 for me are one of the most important electronic acts of the 90's, I think their influence goes far wider than most people realise!

At Underground Electrics they will be playing an ambient set, and I've heard a bunch of unreleased new material, and it's absolutely brilliant, really dark and atmospheric.

If you listen to their output on their own label and A.R.T., not just the tracks on the Artificial Intelligence compilations, you'll see they released not just ambient electronica but also straight up techno - tracks like Metropolis and Hall Of Mirrors for example. Their recent output is also quite varied, some dancefloor techno but also some much more chilled and experimental stuff too.

Do you know what year they started there own label?

because if,it was after there ambient techno stuff,then,its just my view,but they should release under another alais.its a question that i've thought about before,artists releasing on different labels,will naturally evoke a different style(associated with what has been released on the label already),but,not so different,that the music is under/associated with a different genre/signature sound..

maybe,i'll just be completly controversial,& say that b12 aren't as good as they used too be ..lol

  On 9/20/2010 at 12:57 PM, imolt said:

 

Do you know what year they started there own label?

 

because if,it was after there ambient techno stuff,then,its just my view,but they should release under another alais.its a question that i've thought about before,artists releasing on different labels,will naturally evoke a different style(associated with what has been released on the label already),but,not so different,that the music is under/associated with a different genre/signature sound..

 

They released a variety of stuff - from techno to ambient - under lots of different names, on their own label "B12" from 1991 onwards. WAY before they signed to Warp

It was actually Warp records that got them to put it all under the name 'B12' as an act - re-releasing tracks that had initially been out under different names...

It's all here: http://www.discogs.com/label/B12

SO while I understand where you are coming from - you've actually got it all completely the wrong way around!

They released a variety of stuff - from techno to ambient - under lots of different names, on their own label "B12" from 1991 onwards. WAY before they signed to Warp

It was actually Warp records that got them to put it all under the name 'B12' as an act - re-releasing tracks that had initially been out under different names...

Fair enough,but what about 'black dog',i would have too listen again,to there new album,but i remember,that it didn't share many simarlarities,too there 90's stuff..

QY,blows all other competition away(most people would agree)

imolt....

  On 9/21/2010 at 11:39 AM, imolt said:

 

Fair enough,but what about 'black dog',i would have too listen again,to there new album,but i remember,that it didn't share many simarlarities,too there 90's stuff..

 

QY,blows all other competition away(most people would agree)

 

imolt....

Black Dog have an almost completely different lineup now, which explains why they sound so different.

But also - acts evolve and grow, explore new ideas, their tastes change. If you played early Autechre / Aphex etc. to someone who had never heard any before, then played them some brand new material - I bet they would think it was completely different artists.

Myself, I've released music under the same name for over ten years, but each album has been drastically different.

It makes it harder to sell records, but it's more personally rewarding

As for QY - yep, I think Luke's stuff is superb, which is why I asked him to come play at Underground Electrics :-)

Black Dog have an almost completely different lineup now, which explains why they sound so different.

But also - acts evolve and grow, explore new ideas, their tastes change. If you played early Autechre / Aphex etc. to someone who had never heard any before, then played them some brand new material - I bet they would think it was completely different artists.

I Haven't got used too cut & pasting yet properly..

my argument would be that,if a artist changes there signature sound i.e. how people associate there music name too there sound,then they should record under an different alias,all acts evole & grow,but should be within the context of there signature sound..

maybe its just my personal preference,but i have noticed that the more an artist sticks too there original way of doing things,the more compentent they become in there future releases.

the artist that most defines that for me is kettel,his signature sound has not changed,but he has consistently improved throughout the years,aptly evolving that very unique sound of his,as if letting it evolve naturally,has also maps & diagrams,and also qy of course..

imolt....

p.s. can i ask you,what name you have recorded/released under?......

  On 9/23/2010 at 2:05 PM, imolt said:

p.s. can i ask you,what name you have recorded/released under?......

i'm in these bands: posthuman, digitonal, agt rave cru, and on/off