In case you don’t ever read our calendar, Beyond Downtempo happens every Wednesday (which means today too), 6pm-11pm
@ “Upstairs”
1633 P St NW, Washington DC (above Cafe Luna/Skewers)
all ages / 21+ to drink
and the whole operation is free. for you to enjoy. It is probably the most eclectic mix of things you will hear in one place in one time in this city and Dan Amitai kindly sent a recording of some live beyondness form July 2nd for us to share with you (warning: a lot of this is kind of out there, but it (can) oddly grow on you):
Download here:
http://www.axiosrecords.com/music/Grun_and_Black_Saturn_Live_At_Beyond_2008.mp3
Listen here:
What is it that you hear?
BLACK SATURN: In a infinite world of sound. Sound is the companion of our thoughts. Black Saturn (myspace.com/saturninorbit) is a concept created in this reality. Life is a rhythm in a series of thoughts. The heart is an acoustic drum nothing is new and nothing is old under the pulsating pattern of emotions percussion. The mind is a improviser a drum machine echoing in the reverberation of the subconscious until it becomes a drum pattern in the conscious the noise of change thought battles to over come as a rhythm. I’m a warrior drum the most feared of all instruments calling things into being that are not as tho they already where.
GRUN: Grun (axiosrecords.com) has found himself enjoying extremely abstract music more now than ever, and decided a set of all experimental music along with live vocals would be a fascinating sonic endeavor. Armed with loads of tunes from himself, local artists, and a slew of Black Saturn’s original compositions, he aims to redefine standards for innovative music. In this set you can expect experimental hip hop, ambient soundscapes, musique concrete, field recordings, and bizarre IDM.
BORING KITCHEN SOUND SYSTEM: Boring Kitchen (myspace.com/boringkitchen) promotes quality minimal techno, deep and dirty house, and dub. Their primary focus is on small, independent labels. Tonight, Boring Kitchen Sound System presents producer Jeffrey Prosser as he DJs a set of self-produced subaquatic dub tunes.
THE GENTRY: experimental alternative pop, glitch, obscure industrial,
and microbeats. A digital DJ armed with CDs and an SP404.
thanks for posting. the recording is actually just Grun and Black Saturn. BKSS and Gentry played before and after we hit record and stop. cheers!
July 16, 2008 at 5:02 pm