This Saturday, August 22 at Cameo in Brooklyn, FEAR OF MUSIC presents
SITUATION: Atomly 'Geisterbahnhoefe' record release and the return of
Mr. John Roberts, whose new EP 'Blame' was just released on Berlin's
Laid imprint. Bios and links to mixes below. Hope you'll join us!
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SATURDAY AUGUST 22
FEAR OF MUSIC presents SITUATION
JOHN ROBERTS (Dial/Laid, Berlin)
ATOMLY (Atomiq, NYC)
‘Geisterbahnhoefe’ EP record release
KEN MEIER
ERIC WRENN
plus Ashley’s birthday extravaganza
CAMEO (inside Lovin' Cup)
93 N 6th St at Wythe, Brooklyn
Doors 11pm, $7
http://fearofmusic.org
http://atomly.com
http://johnrobert.net
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JOHN ROBERTS
John Roberts creates music that is meticulous and loose, evocative and
innovative. Raised in the so-called heart of America, John's parents,
both amateur pianists, exposed him to classical and jazz music at an
early age and encouraged his fifteen-year training on drums and
violin. During this formative period in Cleveland, Ohio, he began
collecting records and eventually chose to relocate to Chicago, where
he developed a taste for house music. As he began to gain interest in
contemporary European electronic music, John felt it necessary to
contribute his own production efforts. Setting out to recreate the
energy and experimentation of the mixtapes and records from his past,
John began working with analog synthesizers, antiquated sequencing
software, and reel-to-reel tape recorders at The School of The Art
Institute of Chicago. Four years later he relocated to Berlin to be
amongst fellow producers, DJs, and the city's thriving music
community. His new EP 'Blame' is out now on Laid, a subsidiary of Dial.
ATOMLY
Live at Resolute, July 2009
http://www.atomly.com/music/atomly_-_live_at_resolute_nyc_2009july.mp3
To some, the ability to cross genres can be confusing, even
threatening; for Atomly, it signals his creativity and ability to draw
from a greater wellspring than most. Over his last decade of
production, Atomly's releases have to some extent reflected his
surroundings: beginning with the IDM and breakcore of North Dakota and
Minneapolis, past the house sounds that blended his years living in
Chicago, through the minimalism and dubstep that emerged during his
year in Berlin, to the techno jams he's creating in his current
Brooklyn residence. Fortunately for dancefloors in New York and
wherever his extensive travels take him, Atomly doesn't just produce:
the man knows how to rock a party. His DJ sets, which have been known
to take many an afterparty deep into the afternoon, encompass the
musical dexterity that is his history. He usually performs surrounded
by swaths of revelers, yelling, jumping, exhibiting intense excitement
to hear him play, sometimes even in matching unicorn shirts. Since he
first launched Atomiq Records in 1999 with his seminal 'Laptop Rock'
album, Atomly has released on Wolf + Lamb, Carpark, and Fear, among
other labels. He has collaborated with a cabal of artists ranging from
breakcore with Enduser to minimal house with Shaun Reeves and Seth
Troxler. His new EP 'Geisterbahnhoefe' is out now on Atomiq.
ERIC WRENN
Cut & Mistake mix, May 2009
http://utterprodukt.com/music/Mix_May_21_2009.1.mp3
KEN MEIER
Something for Nobody, live at Distance No Object, June 2009
http://fearofmusic.org/VI/VI_meier_something-for-nobody.mp3
