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Danse Noire

31
May

31/05/24

Friday

Danse Noire

Doors 23:00

Danse Noire, a collective and label co-founded by Aisha Devi bring their semi-regular nights to Fitzroy with a line-up showcasing some of the most interesting artists in contemporary electronic music.

@dansenoire
@33emybw (live)
@dis_fig
@cassius_select
@assyoutii

Dis Fig:
For Berlin-based producer and DJ Felicia Chen (aka Dis Fig), risk-taking and provocation is an integral part of the creative process.
Chen’s live show fleshes out the unflinching sonics of debut LP PURGE (released in Spring 2019 on New York collective and experimental label PTP) into an astonishing and annihilating spectacle, her singularity on stage only augmenting the sense of a very personal rite of exorcism.

Marking a move away from the dancefloor strictures that Dis Fig continues to explore in her full-blooded, multi-layered DJ sets, PURGE is a calculated procedure towards a new chaotic world. Tinted by fever dream atmospherics, Chen places her own vocals, which morph between inconsolable distorted wails and polyphonic reverie, at the forefront. Purge is an involuntary act; it journeys into the body-breaking cost of emotional repression and the crippling catharsis that inevitably follows.

“This ain’t just your run-of-the-mill wall of power electronics and angry screams … Dis Fig’s range is surprisingly undogmatic, including synthetic brass sections, flutes, and piles of quiet” – The Quietus

“Harrowing as they can be, PURGE’s compositional twists and turns are harsh enough to offer you the same thing that they offered Dis Fig herself — relief from the bad shit you’re holding inside” – VICE

In 2020, Dis Fig linked up with The Bug to create their album In Blue (released on Hyperdub), leaving her productions aside for intimate vocals and lyricism to match.

“Dis Fig is the latest collaborator who brings out the best in (The Bug), revealing a new facet of her own artistry and unlocking a new dimension to The Bug’s sound. Dis Fig transcends In Blue’s origins in genre exercise into an otherworldly fever dream, an album of tectonic bass and thundering drums that somehow feels intimate and sensual. It’s as much her triumph as it is his.” – Resident Advisor

33EMYBW

Shanghai native producer and visual artist 33EMYBW has been an active member in the Chinese music scene for over a decade. Drawing inspirations from modern dance music, folk music and wide range of visual materials, she gradually refined a variety of mixed conceptual elements into a form that combines very personal rhythm and stunning experimental sound designs. Her 2018 album ‘Golem’, released on SVBKVLT, was met with critical acclaim and was voted one of the best electronic albums of 2018 by Bandcamp, as well as gaining support and praise from the likes of Kode9, Desto, Akito, 8ulentina and many more.

Following recent live sets at Nyege Nyege Festival, Uganda, and at the Aphex Twin curated opening of the 2019 Warehouse Project, Manchester, 33EMYBW’s third album, entitled ‘arthropods’ was released via SVBKVLT mid October. This album continues the topics of post-human and evolution that she explored before, and experiment with rhythms in a longer time scale. She premiered the release and her new live show at Unsound Festival, Krakow, followed by shows in London, Milan and Zurich in 2019. Important performance/venue that she played includes Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), SXSW(Austin), CTM(Berlin), Soft Centre(Sydney) and Recombinant(San Francisco).

On the other hand, 33EMYBW is also a core member of Shanghai’s most well known experimental rock/electronic band ‘Duck Fight Goose(YADAE)’. In 2019, she started using materials from Dong Choir (traditional music from Gui Zhou province of China) to create unique music and sounds, which lead to the release of “DONG2” under Merrie Records from Beijing.

Raphael:
Raphael (Rodriguez) is an A&R, curator and label/artist manager based between Berlin and Barcelona. Across physical spaces and recorded mediums, he has contributed to various events, festivals and labels, amongst others managing the label PAN between 2018 and 2022.

He is one of the co-founders of Swiss-based collective Danse Noire with Aisha Devi, a structure dedicated to publishing exploratory, music-related works since 2013.

Assyouti:
Born and raised in the overpopulated and disorienting capital, Cairo, Assyouti grew up immersed in the city’s cacophonous noise pollution and seemingly unending chaos. Now, he blends this chaotic stimulus into his own original productions, these inspirations result in a highly rhythmic, intense style that twists and distorts vocal and drum samples, processing them beyond recognition.

Cassius Select: tbd

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23/08 DATURA X RAEVE: ANNA Z. & J MANUEL (LIVE), ophélie, Viiaan, RETTER, mnkys

ANNA Z has woven her presence into the tapestry of renowned clubs and events such as Berghain, Fuse, Tresor, Blitz, RSO, Gewölbe, Ohm and others. Her distinctive performances, overflowing with inventive sound design experiments, have become a defining feature of her influence within the dynamic musical environments. Born beyond the Arctic Circle ANNA Z´s first visual experiences emerged from an environment whose images were marked by the northern lights, the snow, the dark and dense forests and the animals within. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.Manuel born and raised in Berlin. Techno Producer, Live-set, Dj Techno, Ambient/ Experimental Electronic Music, all Live shows performed only using hardware including an A100 Modular System -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Viiaan, Sonic Alchemist from Mexico City, has transplanted her musical vision to the streets of Berlin.She wears many creative hats, serving as a producer, DJ, and the visionary steward of Voragine, a label that exists as a nexus for artists working at the intersections of experimental electronics, visual artistry, and the realms of club sound. Her career as a producer has been a sonic odyssey, punctuated by releases on esteemed labels like: Woozy Dub (Dublin), Sumac (Berlin/Sidney)Warehouse Rave (U.K.) Causal Chain ( Montreal), WVWV (CDMX), her own label and more. Each release unveils a distinct facet of her multifaceted artistry. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ophélie is a French, Berlin-based DJ and producer with an affinity for low frequencies, intricate percussions and bass-heavy music in all its forms. As an early lover of dub music, UK techno, IDM, and illegal raves, their sound often finds itself at the intersection between dubstep, techno, IDM, with hints of psychedelic music and trance. They are interested in the fluid, organic, and often melancholic aspect of music, achieved through combining multiple layers of sounds, creating weird (poly)rhythms, and drawing inspiration from natural landscapes, such as the forest and ocean. As a producer, they enjoy experimenting with FX, textures, granular and generative sounds, and all different kinds of percussions. They released tracks on Pressure Dome, Bait, Early Reflex and traverse and have released their debut EP on hundert Records in February 2024. ophélie’s Refuge Worldwide residency, Therapy Dog, and event series at Kwia, allow her to experiment and explore the different genres she’s into, while often sharing the decks with friends and like-minded artists. As part of Open Music Lab, a non-profit collective offering free music and production courses for people from Berlin’s diverse communities to connect and create together, she's interested in ways to support emerging artists outside the mainstream, in the hope to build a more equitable music scene. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retter, a Colombian DJ and Producer, based in Berlin. founder behind Técnica, collective and label. Initially drawn to techno, Salvador's musical exploration took flight within Berlin's dynamic landscape. As the city embraced him, his tastes evolved and expanded, leading him to explore new horizons and diversify his sound yet prevailing that hint of deep and introspective sound connected to his earlier roots. Under the alias Retter, Salvador covers a wide spectrum of electronic dance music. In the face of challenges posed by the Covid pandemic, Salvador found inspiration in organizing and performing at raves, which eventually led to the creation of Técnica. Since its inception, the releases of Técnica have garnered attention from fellow artists, and its events in underground and Illegal clubs have further solidified its presence and impact within the electronic music landscape.
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