My set: http://www.atomly.com/music/atomly_-_blood_and_thunder_nyc_20090101.mp3
[atomly <ato...@atomly.com>] > Wednesday December 31: New Years Eve > > The Bunker presents > > BLOOD & THUNDER III > > with > > JAN KRUEGER (Hello?Repeat | Berlin) > KATE SIMKO (Spectral | Chicago) live > ALKA_REX (Konque, Musique Risqu?e | Brooklyn) live > DEREK PLASLAIKO (The Bunker, Spectral | Queens) > SPINOZA (Beyond, The Bunker | Brooklyn) > ANTHONY PARASOLE (Deconstruct, Novel Sound | Brooklyn) > ERIC CLOUTIER (The Bunker, Down | Brooklyn) > ATOMLY (Wolf + Lamb, Atomiq | Brooklyn) > & very special surprise guests > > > extra sound reinforcement by Nik > photos, hostess: Seze > door: Elijah > bar: Keith, David, Katie > security: Pops & crew > > New Years Eve at Public Assembly > 70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg > http://www.beyondbooking.com/ > 21+ > 18 HOURS OF MAYHEM > start: 10pm Wednesday December 31 > end: 4pm Thursday January 1 > 24 hour liquor license in effect, free champagne toast at midnight > $30, $20 with Wolf + Lamb stamp > > > Blood & Thunder is an 18 hour insane-a-thon of a party. Dreamt > up by Derek Plaslaiko and Spinoza for NYE 2006, the first Blood & > Thunder at the legendary subTonic space was an experiment in > afterhours dance party endurance that we had no idea would > actually work. The first year was amazing, but things really > bloomed last year when Blood & Thunder II was held at Galapagos > Art Space (now Public Assembly), and was considered the techno > party of the year by pretty much everyone in attendance. It's > hard to top a party like that, but we're giving it our best shot > with a killer lineup, a bone rattling sound system (if you've > been to House-N-Home you know what to expect), and a much > improved venue infrastructure. > > Jan Krueger has been involved in the German techno scene since > the mid-90's, doing everything from DJing, to throwing parties, > to a recent stint as sales manager at the highly respected > distributor Word and Sound. He recently left Word and Sound to > focus on his DJ career and Hello?Repeat, the label he started > with Daze Maxim. Jan has already made quite a name for himself in > Berlin, appearing regularly at Watergate, Panorama Bar, and Club > Der Vision?re. His rise to fame in North America has happened > incredibly quickly. His first North American gigs were in > Detroit on DEMF weekend at the Need I Say More 3 afterparty at > the Old Miami, and the Accelerate closing party at The Works on > Monday. He made quite an impression at both gigs, and kinda stole > the show from bigger name DJs. He's completely torn the roof off > of The Bunker both times he's appeared since than, and has become > one of the hottest acts on the North American techno circuit. > When he was here in October to play The Bunker we jokingly > suggested he come play at Blood & Thunder III, and to our surprise > he gladly accepted. Those of you who had the pleasure of hearing > Jan tagteam with Derek in October know that having him on board > tonight is really going to help us push things over the edge in > true Blood & Thunder style. > > http://www.beyondbooking.com/artists/jan_krueger/ > > > Chicago-based Kate Simko is a University-trained classical > pianist turned left field house and techno producer. Releasing > music on labels such as Traum, Kupei Musika and Spectral Sound, > Kate draws from a wide range of influences, combining her sense > of melody and structure with her background in Chicago house and > Detroit techno. Whether playing live or DJ'ing, Kate's musical > selection maintains a warm, soulful character, full of funky bass > lines and loose rhythms. Gaining attention from labels and DJ's > around the world, Kate has performed at festivals such as Mutek > (Montreal and Chile), the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and > Worldtronics (Berlin), and has played beside a myriad of genre > defining artists throughout the United States, Europe and South > America. This year has been pretty massive for Kate, with > several well received releases on Spectral, a successful North > American tour, an appearance at the Sunday School for Degenerates > party in New York, and a European tour that included a set at the > legendary Fabric club. Tonight Kate treats us to her new live > set. > > http://www.beyondbooking.com/artists/simko/ > > > We decided we couldn't do Blood & Thunder this year without our > Russian techno brothers, alka_rex. Their live sets are > increasingly rare, and they only pull them out for very special > occasions. While they've appeared at The Bunker many times, it's > been far too long since we've had them play for us. These guys > have gotten international praise for their cutting edge releases > and live sets with insanely intricate sound design that > constantly tests the limits of just how strange electronic music > can get and still remain danceable. They hold down the weekly > Less party, and are staples of the scene. > > http://beyondbooking.com/artists/alka_rex/ > > > It definitely wouldn't be Blood & Thunder without Derek > Plaslaiko, ringleader of late night party antics. What can we > really say about him that you don't already know? He pretty much > blows up The Bunker every single week, usually outshining the > special guests. 2008 has been a huge year for Derek, with a > successful 15 date Spectral Residency Tour of North America, very > well received podcasts for Resident Advisor and XLR8R, and > appearances at DEMF, Igloofest in Montreal, and Daikanyama Unit > in Tokyo. He also launched his GO!!! monthly at APT, bringing in > guests like Magda and Heartthrob. We expect a lot from him, but > in 2009 you can expect much more as Derek focuses more energy > into his own productions and finally releasing some music. Also, > his mix of all Spectral material will be part of the upcoming > Spectral 50 release, on, you guessed it, Spectral Sound. > > http://www.beyondbooking.com/artists/derek_plaslaiko/ > > > Bryan Kasenic (aka Spinoza) is known in the electronic music > world for throwing many successful parties, playing adventurous > DJ sets, launching an influential newsletter, and starting > Beyond, his own booking agency. His set at the Resolute party > thrown for Derek Plaslaiko's birthday floored everyone still in > attendance, and kept the party rocking well past it's scheduled > stop time with everyone dying for more at the end. His DJ sets > this year have been rare, but always a special treat. Best known > for throwing the weekly Bunker party for almost 6 years now, Bryan has a > ton of experience throwing loft parties and afterhours as well, and is > really excited about the new House-n-Home project he founded alongside > Anthony Parasole. The first two parties were hugely successful, and > created a lot of buzz leading up to the next party with Move D on > January 17. > > http://beyondbooking.com/artists/spinoza/default.asp > > > Anthony Parasole has been having a really big year. He launched the > Deconstruct record label with Levon Vincent, and will be a recording > artist on Levon's Novel Sound label.. NS-01 by Levon Vincent and Jus Ed > has already sold out of it's first pressing, and immediately put the > label on the map, being charted by Marcel Dettmann, Shed, and Jan > Krueger. The first Deconstruct sold out almost immediately, and has > stores like Hardwax in Berlin clamoring for more. Trust us, you will be > hearing a lot about these labels in 2009, and you'll probably be hearing > a bunch of the unreleased tracks in Anthony's set tonight. In 2009, > you'll be hearing Anthony play at Made Events' new Save The Cannibals > party, where he's opening for Cassy on Valentine's Day. > > http://www.myspace.com/ill_house_you > > > Another local on the rise playing tonight is Eric Cloutier. We've > watched Eric come a long way since we brought him to The Bunker for his > first NYC gig in late 2006. He's moved to the city, established a > residency and picked up a ton of local gigs, done excellent podcasts for > Ghostly and The Bunker, and traveled the US to play in San Francisco, > Los Angeles, Detroit, Philly, and upstate NY. We think it's safe to say > he is truly a rising star to keep an eye on. Eric is currently working > on 4 new podcasts for 2009, has started getting serious about > production, and will be opening for Steve Bug in January. > > http://www.beyondbooking.com/artists/eric_cloutier/ > > > Last but not least is our good friend Atomly, who probably holds the > record for most Bunkers attended in 2008. It's been awhile since we had > Atomly play at The Bunker, but we've seen him play very impressive sets > at Resolute, Wolf + Lamb, and other parties around the city this year. > Outside of NYC, he's played in Philadelphia, Detroit, and Chicago this > year. If there's one person who we're sure is going to make it through > the entire 18 hours, it's Atomly. > > http://atomly.com/ > > > > Some mixes from the artists to check out: > > > Jan Krueger Bunker podcast: > http://beyond.datavibe.net/20080702_JanKrueger.mp3 > > Kate Simko live at Fabric: > http://www.katesimko.com/kate_simko_li...@_fabric_10.11.08.mp3 > > alka_rex live at Bunker: > http://beyondbooking.com/artists/alka_rex/alka_rex_live_set.mp3 > > Derek Plaslaiko All Thing Matthew Dear mix: > http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2008/10/all-things-matthew-dear-derek-pl > > Spinoza dub chamber Bunker opening set 10/24/08 > http://alphapoint.datavibe.net/~bryan/102408_Bunker_Spinoza.mp3 > > Anthony Parasole at Halcyon's Nu Pschidt podcast: > http://dailysession.com/2008/10/20/session-180-halcyon-101708-hr2/ > > Eric Cloutier 5 hour DJ set at Down: > http://www.elementeight.net/audio/eric_cloutier_-_live_at_down_11.20.08.mp3 > > Atomly at Wolf + Lamb: > http://www.atomly.com/music/atomly_-_wolf_and_lamb_05jul2008.mp3 > > -- > :: atomly :: > > [ ato...@atomly.com : www.atomly.com ... > [ atomiq records : new york city : +1.917.442.9450 ... > [ e-mail atomly-news-subscr...@atomly.com for atomly info and updates ... -- :: atomly :: [ ato...@atomly.com : www.atomly.com ... 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