On Saturday, November 3rd the collective behind a/s systems and mediawhore bring you "MODERN METHODS", a 2 room event showcasing some of the artists appearing on a/s systems' forthcoming modern methods records (assr007 and assr008). This event will be at the i.v lounge (326 Dundas Street West-across from the AGO). Doors open at 10PM. $4 at the door. 19 + arrive early to ensure entry. free food. no list.
http://www.as-systems.cc/mailouts/modernmethodsevent.htm special guests for the night: granny'ark - live [vancouver] bryce walker [niice, saturn tech] representing the collective: naw - live non pareil - live [his a/s systems premiere!] coded kurt lewis maze As a smaller location, the i.v. lounge will be gutted to ensure there's room to dance. Bring your record bags, as on-site you'll find an assortment of a/s systems vinyl ($5), audio CDs ($3), and CD-roms ($3). One of the charter members of the roundtable distribution family, a/s systems has released some of Toronto's most original, groundbreaking underground music. A label of firsts, a/s systems is where artists like induced, naw, Robert Ven, and Pash & Jameson were introduced to dance/dj community in vinyl format. The label also released the first lacquer master made by Kevin Park at local mastering facility Scratch Free Press. Along with it's seminal trademarks, like induced's "motion" (with vocalist Martina Cahill), a/s systems has released the city's most critically acclaimed techno, with Aris' "sequence 25:sage" and "object:FINE" by induced. a/s systems releases content published through it's sister agency, mediawhore. mediawhore is a content design, publishing and licensing entity specializing in analog and digital art in a variety of formats. Photography, live/dj sets, original artwork, interactive media, techno, house, and other music formats are all part of mediawhores converged focus: modern methods of availability for exciting, high quality content. CONTACT US: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.as-systems.cc artist bios follow: ______________________________________________________________________________________ granny'ark:::LIVE::: Michelle Irving received her BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design where she focused on audio, video and installation. Michelle has been DJing for four years holding down residencies at Cafe Mokka, Halifax, NS, and Clove, Vancouver, BC. She has been creating live PA performances since April 2001 and performed "inheritance'" at the Signal and Noise Contemporary Media Festival, Video IN, Vancouver, BC. Michelle also performed at "after sundown" at the Sissy Boys and Foul-mouthed women performance series curated by Shawna Dempsey through YYZ. This year Michelle was the first woman in Canada to compete in the Canadian eliminations of the DMC turntablist championships. While most of her most experience is as a DJ her electronic music production is aided by over 10 years of training in classical piano. naw:::LIVE::: Neil Wiernik is a multimedia visual artist turned electronic music composer. Neil first found him self creating electronic music as early as 1988. Through his very first production Neil garnished the nickname of "audio contortionist" by his peers. Neil has always pushed the boundaries of his musical form - from designing new or manipulating existing sound making devices or software to creative uses of production environments and sound sources. His composition and production styles are as divers as his tools he employs to craft his sounds, but he keeps a central focus throughout all his production which is a trademarked use of rich, thick, lush textures and rhythms. Before settling into his current solo project: "naw", Neil has had a long history of both group and solo electronic music projects including work with The Crystal Methodists (Goy Division Recordings), Phycus (Total Zero), and The Urban Refuse Group (Total Zero). In terms of solo work, Neil has released music under his given name and under pseudonym of naw on such labels as: Avatar/Ohm, RRR, Mutant Cactus Recording and most recently on a/s systems. Neil's recent work is a hybrid of minimal techno, dark ambient, dub, and other experimental music's. Under his alias naw, Neil has played along side such international artists as: Jake Mandell, Stewart Walker, Unit, Phoenecia, Theorem, Sutekh, Monolake, Kit Clayton, Kero, Tomas Jirku, David Kristian and Rechenzentrum. LOOK FOR NAW'S SECOND VINYL RELEASE ON ASSR007: MODERN METHODS VOLUME 1. non pareil:::LIVE::: BDavey is an electronic force to be reckoned with. With his minimal techno beats and electro funk undertones he creates a sonic soundscape that keeps the intelligent techno community in awe. Having been in and around the Toronto electronic music scene since its inception, this striving young artist has spent many long years perfecting his sound. As a new artist on our roster, this will be non pareil's first performance for a/s systems. LOOK FOR NON PAREIL'S FIRST VINYL RELEASE ON ASSR008: MODERN METHODS VOLUME 2. coded:::DJ::: Always rhythmic and challenging, Mike’s style stays with the darker sounds of the electronic world. Once a lover of industrial and acid rock he took up playing the guitar and percussion instruments at an early age. After falling into the early days of raving in Toronto and being influenced by the likes of Algorithm, Adam Marshall, Greg Gow and various ambient acts he started collecting records. It was around this time that he began working with Aris, Kurt Lewis and Pash Hrnic on the Always rhythmic and challenging parties. Blue light District was his next venture, again with Kurt, and together they held a number of events (including all of the a/s systems record release parties). After Bleu Light District, he decided to focus his energy on professional development and DJing. With consistently strong mixes and uncompromised programming Mike plays sets with depth and texture. Keeping a strong sense of rhythm throughout his set Coded will play records that youll ask about later. ALSO APPEARING; bryce walker...kurt lewis...maze --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
