I just thought I would give a little more info on the Recloose show for the
So Cal list members.
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Ubiquity / Planet E / XLR8R Magazine Present...
"ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC?"
Sat. 9/21 @ ZANZIBAR
1301 5th St
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: 310-394-4647
10pm-2am / 21+ / $10
RECLOOSE (Planet E, K7!)
* A bad-ass DJ and new school Detroit producer with the skills to get the
crowd bumpin'. Recloose drops in for an exclusive date to celebrate the
release of his highly acclaimed "Cardiology" album, out now on Carl Craig's
legendary Detroit-based Planet E label.
"Easily the first great album of 2002!" - XLR8R
"Resounding beauty, cut from guts and feeling"
- Flyer Mag (NYC / SF / LA)
"Not just future jazz, this album offers an entirely new spin on soul music.
Period!" - The Wire
++ Ubiquity All-Star Selectors
*** Spend at least $20.00 on ubiquityrecords.com before Fri. 9/20 and your
name will be automatically added to the guest list for complimentary
admission to the show.
*** This is the official Grand Opening Celebration of The Temple Bar's
latest innovation so early arrival is highly recommended!!
*** Come down early for give-aways from our friends at the excellent French
Label: F-Communications including Frederic Galliano and Llorca CDs!
Recloose Bio . . .
Those people reading about Recloose for the first time may not know the bit
of techno folklore about how he got discovered, while those fans of the DJ
and producer from his previous releases on Planet E have probably heard all
about it. Both parties, however, should be interested to know that yes, the
sandwich story is indeed true. Fact, even. Fresh from a college degree from
the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Recloose was slingin' lunch
specials behind the counter of the Russell Street Deli in Detroit. One
afternoon, the burgeoning DJ, who previously went under the moniker
Bubblicious as a spry, young hip-hop teen, spotted Planet E poobah and
techno ingénue Carl Craig in for a quick sandwich. In a crafty bit of
fortuitousness, Recloose dipped into his backpack past the SoleSides and
Pharcyde tapes to pull out one of his newly minted demo tapes. And in a
triumphant bit of resourcefulness, he slipped the tape between some bread
and into Craig's to-go order. Taken with the kid's deli-sized deftness,
Craig listened to the tape and loved what he heard. And so the story began.
Five years later, Recloose (a.k.a. Matthew Chicoine) offers his debut album
Cardiology after a number of well-received releases have made him one of
Detroit's signature artists. Through his two EPs, two singles, one mix CD
and numerous remixes, Recloose has developed a sound and style that he best
sums up as "shape-shifting," an amorphous aesthetic that mixes samples,
chopped beats and lots of rhythms predicated on tweaks and abstractions of
sound. That his album is called Cardiology is intended to mean that it is
music not intended to be dissected and academically deconstructed but
rather, felt. "I was trying to create music from the heart," he describes.
"Less with my brain and more with my innards." (In a sentimental bit of
vulnerability, he might also tell you it was inspired by the longing he felt
from being so far from his girlfriend while he recorded the album).
Recloose moved to Detroit after graduating from Ann Arbor in 1996. Like
many, he was a DJ at his college radio station, enthralled with hip-hop,
jazz and funk. In those days, especially to hip-hop heads, techno held an
irredeemable stigma, even if Recloose didn't quite know how to articulate
it. While just 45 minutes away, Detroit might as well have been on another
continent; its grand techno scene rarely escaped outside its metropolis
confines. As Recloose matured in his music appreciation, that changed, and
he began to open up to it, discovering that many of his favorite "classics"
were done by Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Carl Craig just down the highway.
Categorizations were just that and Recloose began to connect the dots.
That is perhaps why Recloose's music seems so resonant today, especially on
Cardiology - his music doesn't fit the strict mold of any one musical
style. Though you could aptly describe some songs as "dancefloor" and some
as "downtempo," there are too many elements at play in his music to ever
have it be described so tidily: the vocal chops on "Ain't Changing," the
dubby undertow of "Absence of One," the old Detroit soul feel of "Can't Take
It" and the gilded, nocturnal paean "Processional." Recloose played
saxophone for eight years and credits that training for developing his ear.
His tunes are indeed refined and eloquent, and he has proved himself to be
adaptable to many music situations, in the studio, live or as a DJ. His
mission is always the same: add to the musical narrative in whatever style
it decides to manifest.
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