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suppoz
05-19-2006, 02:55 PM
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Please join us for the final night of Holothree, the Holocene 3 year anniversary party, feauring:

Bodycode (aka Portable / Ghostly Int'l (http://www.ghostlyinternational.com/) / Lisbon)

Sutekh (Context (http://www.context.fm) / San Francisco)

Brian Foote (Nudge, Kranky / Chicago)
and
Suppoz (Techno Sol (http://suppoz.com/technosol) / PDX)

http://suppoz.com/parties/holothreeSaturdayPoster.jpg


Bodycode (http://www.ghostly.com/1.0/artists/bodycode/index.shtml)
Lisbon, Portugal-based Alan Abrahams has earned a lot of attention lately. His albums as Portable for the Background and ~scape imprints have garnered near-universal acclaim for their deft fusion of tribal rhythms and a modern micro-house sensibility. For his first LP as Bodycode, The Conservation of Electric Charge, Abrahams focuses on the more dancefloor-oriented aspects of his style, yielding a gorgeous album born from the belief that the psyche can be unlocked via the body.

Bodycode also came from necessity – while on tour playing club dates, Abrahams was compelled to seek the most engaging sound for that environment. Remarkably adept at its task, Bodycode’s mesmerizing percussive arrangements and subtle melodic flourishes create an immediately engaging sound that lingers in the mind long after the club has closed.


Sutekh (http://www.context.fm/artists_sutekh.html)
"Born in Los Angeles, California in 1973, Horvitz survived a teen fixation with Prince, subsequent obsessions with Depeche Mode, Joy Division, and the Cure, and university studies in California and India before making his electronic recording debut in 1997 on the Belief Systems comp Swivel. Having adopted the alias Sutekh (an Egyptian variant of his name), Horvitz proceeded to issue everything from minimal house and techno to noise collages on Cytrax, Force Inc., Mille Plateaux, Source, and Background Records, as well as his own Context (established in 1999). Which brings us to Unravelled Mix, a 70-minute set released in January 2006 that features 30 tracks spanning all 16 releases in the Context catalog."
-- rest of article (http://www.textura.org/newreviewspages/sutekharticle.htm)


Brian Foote
"You'd do well to grab some of the shit-hot techno/hyphy/post-punk/etc mixes over at the just launched leechaggregates.com (http://leechaggregates.com). These come courtesy of ex-PDX electronic head Brian J. Foote (http://www.myspace.com/brianjfoote), who also happens to be responsible for the meta-jacking remix of Copy (http://mobiusbeard.com/)'s forthcoming "Assassinator" currently streaming here (http://www.myspace.com/holocenemusicportland). We'll be putting that one out on Holocene Music (http://holocenemusic.com/) 12" sometime soon."
-- from TRMW (http://www.urbanhonking.com/trmw/)


Suppoz (http://suppoz.com)
Suppoz is the performance guise of Stephen Pozgay, a musical libertine who is gladly guilty of being a genre-hopping DJ. While he is currently best known for his long-running weekly, Techno Sol (http://suppoz.com/technosol), Suppoz is a a 10 year veteran selector who has gone through a number of modes as a DJ, from radio to parties to clubs, holding down five different Portland residencies (Techno Sol; Dirty; Knotty Disco; One If By Land, Two If By Sea; and Achromatic) and two radio shows over the years.



Saturday, June 3rd, 2006, 9pm
21 yrs of age and older
free! free! free!

holocene
1001 se morrison
pdx, oregon
http://www.holocene.org

suppoz
05-25-2006, 02:50 PM
just heard some Bodycode stuff and it's very impressive. I saw Portable play at the first Decibel Festival in Seattle (2004), and his live set was a very pleasant surprise. I'm excited to be on this bill and looking forward to the show!

Plus, since it's free, there's no excuse not to be there if you are in town and like Techno.

ta,
--s-tephen

hulud
05-25-2006, 03:32 PM
looking forward to this

and to bodycodes upcoming on ghostly ;)

CloverKid
05-25-2006, 09:40 PM
Bodycode and Sutekh. Nice one!

Last I saw Sutekh was at that showcase with Richard Devine.

Grabbing the hard hat for this one.

sappho
05-25-2006, 09:49 PM
^^^
Larry you okay now?
...and back to our regularly scheduled program...I will be out for this one...can't think of anything even remotely as cool as this on June 3!

hulud
05-30-2006, 03:37 PM
bump.

saturday!
free!
:eek:

suppoz
05-30-2006, 11:22 PM
yeah, seriously, this should be one of the hottest shows in a while, due to it being the anniversary party, it being summer, it being FREE, it being Holocene, and, oh yeah, I think the music will be pretty good too. :D

looking forward to those reviews from the Bodycode/Portable show up Seattle way tonight....

ta,
--s-tephen

senorfrio
05-31-2006, 11:10 AM
This show looks so dope! It's not even fooney! er Farny!

dsquared
05-31-2006, 03:56 PM
far out

Recess
05-31-2006, 04:03 PM
Fuck yea Stephen! That's awesome. I can't think of a more deserving person for this gig. Wish I could make it down. Would somebody please drink a beer for me (...maybe a few more if they're willing).

hulud
05-31-2006, 05:14 PM
i think i can do that.

suppoz
05-31-2006, 07:59 PM
Originally posted by Recess
Fuck yea Stephen! That's awesome. I can't think of a more deserving person for this gig. Wish I could make it down. Would somebody please drink a beer for me (...maybe a few more if they're willing).

Thx Recess! I'll toss one back for you, for sure. Gonna be a good night. I heard from a reputable source that Bodycode's set at Oscillate in Seattle last night (Tues, May 30th) was "PHENOMENAL!"

Anyone go to that show and want to toss a review in this thread?

ta,
--s-tephen

hulud
06-01-2006, 06:14 AM
interesting read -> http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=37034

suppoz
06-01-2006, 10:51 AM
from that article:What distinguishes Portable's output from other laptop illuminati is the way he incorporates traditional African percussive elements and rhythms, as well as equatorial atmosphere, into techno's rigid 4/4 grid. Abrahams winningly blends the oddly cerebral and the slyly sensual in his tracks, which are instantly identifiable, a major feat in this overcrowded field.

"The sounds that I synthesize incorporate rhythms that are in tune with a general sense of well-being," Abrahams says. He calls his music "a celldance as a form of communication. And the most primal communion we have is a sexual one, with dancing a precursor to that."


from a couple Seattle reviews:Alan played a solid set. The Portable and Body.code sets each had their own
style, and both kept everybody moving. The ladies especially showed why these
rhythms are so popular. His sets usually start like a soundtrack, almost
ambient, and then build through the night ... but you don't have to wait long
for the beats.

andalan's set was more bodycode than portable. sort of a hybrid of both. he
brought it from the very first sound. seriously dancefloor shit. dropping
that at holocene's three year anniversary is bound to result in total
madness. i had to run outside a couple times because i just couldn't take
how damn sick his set was.

the entire night was dedicated to giving the mind and body a complete
workout. lots of immersive, complicated music that absolutely required
dancing.

sounds like a great Saturday night is in store for us!

see you then.

ta,
--s-tephen

CloverKid
06-02-2006, 01:34 PM
Geeked

suppoz
06-03-2006, 10:09 AM
tonight!


FREE!!!

prodigalsun78
06-03-2006, 03:40 PM
this could be fun. i needed a little holobreak, but this looks like a good time to come back to a drunken bliss of good beats.