See you there!

Here’s some more info courtesy of Ramp Chicago:

Guess what?? We scored a new, totally futuristic venue in Lakeview: Sura Thai Bistro. Some people think it’s a cross between something out of 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, but we can all agreeit’s a pretty awesome space to be doing a weekly residency.

One night a month we’ll bring in established national and
international DJs and producers doing cool things with electronics:
“Flight Deck.” The other nights will be “Launch Pad” featuring
locally-based up and coming artists.

Implex Grace launches Ramp Chicago’s new artist showcase by bringing his unique blend of pop inspired melodies and ambient, avant garde electronics to the Flight Deck for an inspired Chicago performance

I’ll be playing a live set of new material at Darkroom this Sunday, March 23rd. I’ve been gathering together some deep and dark ambient techno material of my own over the last few months, and I’ll showcase it on Sunday. The show starts promptly at 7pm and I’m going on first, so get there early! Don’t miss the special on Shiner Bock beer that night either.

Sunday March 23rd
Two Loons for Tea (Seattle)
Atomica (special chillout set)
Emulsion
@ Darkroom
2210 W. Chicago Ave.
Free! - 21+ - 7pm

I’m spinning at Debonair Social Club with Kero (Detroit), as part of the new Ramp Chicago residency at Debonair! Resident DJs Emulsion and Liz Revision support alongside resident VJ Spiderback and his special guest Tesia K. Expect a mix of glitched-out electro-IDM, edgy ambient, and minimal and dubby techno.

Thursday, February 28, 2008 @ Debonair Social Club
1575 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL
9pm – 2am, 21+, FREE

Relax and enjoy the sounds of electronic and acoustic musicians and related visuals projected on the Ice Max Theater. Tonight, Jonah Sharp and Tycho perform with visuals provided by Video Janitor and ISO50. Recording extensively as Spacetime Continuum, Edinburgh, Scotland native Jonah Sharp is an ambient music innovator. He helped define the ’90s with his soon to be revived Reflective Records imprint and its original sound of global experimental ambient and techno scene fusion. As Tycho, San Francisco based artist and producer Scott Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that criss cross between stuttering beats and vocal sampling, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend off into the horizon. Ramp Chicago djs between sets.

I recommend getting more information from the Museum of Modern Ice website, and RSVP ASAP (it’s free!) at 312.742.TIXS.

Ramp Chicago with…
Near the Parenthesis (N5MD - SF) - Live set
Chris Widman - DJ set
Emulsion - Resident DJ
Liz Revision - Resident DJ

Videojanitor - Guest VJ
Spiderback - Resident VJ

Tuesday, December 11th at Sonotheque
1444 W. Chicago Ave.
$5
21+
9pm to 2am

Near the Parenthesis (San Francisco) supports his new album Of Soft Construction on n5md, artfully combining an finely-tuned orchestra of clicks and whirrs with majestic melodies, and Chris Widman DJs a broad spectrum of quality electronic music while residents Emulsion and Liz Revision DJ IDM, ambient electro and glitchy techno throughout the night. Don’t miss guest live visuals from Videojanitor.

PS: This is the last you’ll see of Ramp Chicago in its current form. We’re gearing up for some big changes here. We aren’t going anywhere, and keep a look out for a weekly Ramp in a new venue in the new year!

I’m spinning before, after, and between bands at Darkroom in Chicago on December 2nd. I’ve never performed there before, looking forward to a change of venue (I’ve been DJ’ing at Sonotheque regularly for over a year now) and to try out my new Traktor Scratch setup.

I’ve been way into the deep dubby techno lately (expect an Emulsion release or side-project along these lines in the Spring I think) and will probably spin artists like Quantec, Bvdub, Deepchord, Vainqueur, and so on. This stuff is as clubby as my musical taste will generally allow (with the exception of a short love affair with Drexciya-style electro I had early last year) and it’s been great for helping me to hone my craft as a DJ. Of course my favorite tracks are the ones with nothing but big thick waves of ambience and a subdued kick/hihat weaving through it.

Details:
WTII Record’s Dave’s Upcoming Sunday Showcases at Darkroom:
Darkroom is located at 2210 W. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622

Sunday DEC 2ND
DJ? Acucrack
Bounte
Sean from Cyanotic w/live PA

DJ for the evening is Emulsion
Ticket prices are $7
21+ doors at 7pm

Cepia (Minneapolis) supports his new album Natura Morta on Ghostly International, artfully combining an finely-tuned orchestra of clicks and whirrs with majestic melodies, and Chicago’s own DJ Warp provides corresponding support with a set of IDM, abstract electronica and ambient. Residents Emulsion and Liz Revision DJ IDM, ambient electro and glitchy techno throughout the night.

“With its multi-layered commingling of clanking beats and melancholy themes, [Cepia’s Dowry album] follows in the mechanical footsteps of Autechre [and] Funkstorung, … [and] the title track, where stately melodies stubbornly bleed through entangling tendrils of squawks, whirrs, and clicks, is the real stunner. A strong debut from Mr. Miller, ” gushes Textura magazine. Basking in the live-generated sounds of Cepia in Sonotheque’s top-notch Funktion One sound system will truly be a spine-tingling, moving experience.

We’re honored to have DJ Warp, AKA Brian Keigher as a fitting complement to Cepia. As one of Chicago’s premiere electronic music DJs he’s shared the bill with a veritable who’s-who of contemporary artists like Autechre, Luke Vibert, DR Alex Paterson (of The Orb), DJ Spooky, Prefuse 73, Jack Dangers (of Meat Beat Manifesto), Richard Devine, Scanner, and John Tejada.

Tuesday, November 13th at Sonotheque
1444 W. Chicago Ave.
$5
21+
9pm to 2am

Hope to see you there!

PS: Look for Near the Parenthesis (n5md) and DJ Chris Widman (Abstract Science/WLUW) in December.