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[Ramp Chicago] Rex Sepulveda, Liz Revision

Liz — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:37:21 +0000

July 25, 2008
9:00 pm

Chicago electronic music promoters Ramp Chicago’s flagship monthly events at Debonair Social Club will be officially moving from the final Thursday to the last Friday of every month. On Friday, July 25th Rex Sepulveda from Detroit will perform alongside Liz Revision to launch the new night.

The move becomes official July 25th, when Ramp Chicago will present D Records recording artist Rex Sepulveda alongside Ramp Chicago resident Liz Revision. Sepulveda was one of the original D Records artists, along with Tom Newman aka Acidpimp and The Kooky Scientist, when the label was founded in 1999 by techno legend Richie Hawtin. In addition to performing alongside these artists and more, Sepulveda also opened the main stage on the final day of this year’s Movement festival in Detroit opening for artists such as Speedy J, Par Grindvik and Cobblestone Jazz.

Rex Sepulveda
Going: Rex Sepulveda at Debonair
Ramp Chicago

Friday, July 25th, 2008
Rex Sepulveda [D Records, DETROIT], Liz Revision
Debonair Social Club, 1575 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL
9pm, FREE

New Ramp Chicago nights: Flight Deck, Launch Pad and Last Fridays at Debonair

Liz — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:59:24 +0000

Good news–we now have a weekly series at Sura and our monthly nights at Debonair are now on the last Friday of every month. Here’s some press releases:

July 8, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ramp Chicago’s new Flight Deck and Launch Pad nights to take off at Sura Thai Bistro

Chicago, IL – Chicago promotions collective Ramp Chicago has announced a new series of events at Sura Thai Bistro aimed at exposing Chicago electronic music fans to the city’s latest crop of up and coming producers and DJs called “Launch Pad.” One night a month will feature established talent, called “Flight Deck.”

The weekly series of free events will officially open Thursday, July 17th and feature music by Sevron, a Chicago based DJ whose resume has included previous stints opening for notables such as Dutch techno legend Speedy J and underground producers Lee Curtiss and Benn Parris.

According to Ramp Chicago co-founder and Launch Pad resident DJ Liz McLean Knight aka Liz Revision it was the popular Lakeview eatery’s “futuristic décor that inspired us to pursue the possibility of using the space as a venue. As it turned out,” recalls Knight, “they were looking for a way to incorporate musical performance into their dining and late-night experience.”

The series will also incorporate a monthly “Flight Deck” night featuring nationally and internationally established talent, the first one of which will take place July 24th and feature ambient and pop electronic sensation Implex Grace.

Ramp Chicago Schedule at Sura Thai Bistro:

July 17th: *LAUNCH PAD* Sevron and Ramp Chicago resident DJ Liz Revision
July 24th: *FLIGHT DECK* Implex Grace and Ramp Chicago resident DJ Emulsion
July 31st: *LAUNCH PAD* Hernan Sanchez and Ramp Chicago resident DJ Liz Revision

The venue is located at 3124 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657 with a phone number of (773) 248-7872. Nights start at 9pm and are free.

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July 10, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ramp Chicago Moves to Friday Nights at Debonair, Rex Sepulveda Performs

Chicago, IL – Chicago electronic music promoters Ramp Chicago’s flagship monthly events at Debonair Social Club will be officially moving from the final Thursday to the last Friday of every month.On Friday, July 25th Rex Sepulveda from Detroit will perform alongside Liz Revision to launch the new night.

The switch in days was prompted by five months of steadily increasing attendance at the events that featured nationally and internationally recognized DJs and Producers such as Andy Vaz, Noah Pred, Kero and Kill Memory Crash.

Ramp Chicago spokesperson and talent coordinator Andrew Lochhead said the group is “excited about the move,” adding that he believes the move will not only “draw more people to our events but also increase the nights ability to attract even more high profile talent to the club.”

The move becomes official July 25th, when Ramp Chicago will present D Records recording artist Rex Sepulveda alongside Ramp Chicago resident Liz Revision.

Sepulveda was one of the original D Records artists, along with Tom Newman aka Acidpimp and The Kooky Scientist, when the label was founded in 1999 by techno legend Richie Hawtin. In addition to performing alongside these artists and more, Sepulveda also opened the main stage on the final day of this year’s Movement festival in Detroit opening for artists such as Speedy J, Par Grindvik and Cobblestone Jazz.

Friday July 25th, 2008
Rex Sepulveda [D Records, DETROIT], Liz Revision
Debonair Social Club, 1575 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL
9pm, FREE

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LAUNCH PAD: Sevron with Liz Revision

Liz — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:40:59 +0000

July 17, 2008
8:00 pm

Ramp Chicago is proud to present the beginning of a new weekly showcase featuring local DJs and producers in a futuristic lounge environment: LAUNCH PAD. Sevron kicks off the new night on Thursday July 17 with support by Ramp Chicago resident Liz Revision (subVariant, Create Digital Music).

Thu 7/31 (8PM) @ Sura Thai Bistro
3124 N Broadway Chicago, IL
FREE!

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FLIGHT DECK: Implex Grace with Emulsion

Liz — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:37:04 +0000

July 24, 2008
8:00 pm

Implex Grace (Luvsound, Distance Recordings) launches Ramp Chicago’s new experimental artist showcase by bringing his unique blend of pop inspired melodies and ambient, avant garde electronics to the FLIGHT DECK for an inspired Chicago performance. Ramp Chicago resident DJ Emulsion (Lens Records) supports.

Thu 7/24 (8PM) @ Sura Thai Bistro
3124 N Broadway Chicago, IL Map
FREE!

LAUNCH PAD: Hernan Sanchez with Liz Revision

Liz — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:28:18 +0000

July 31, 2008
4:00 pm

Ramp Chicago is proud to present the beginning of a new weekly showcase featuring local DJs and producers in a futuristic lounge environment: LAUNCH PAD. Hernan Sanchez joins us on July 31 with support by Ramp Chicago resident Liz Revision (subVariant, Create Digital Music).

Thu 7/31 (8PM) @ Sura Thai Bistro
3124 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60657
FREE!

At Debonair with Andy Vaz 6-26-08

Liz — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:50:46 +0000

Liz Revision at Debonair with Andy Vaz 6-26-08 45:41 [MixStation - 190 VBR, 59.6 MB] [190 VBR, 59.6 MB]

1. HeartThrob: “Hot Sugar Candy Apple Taffy” Minimize to Maximize [Minus]
2. Johannes Heil: “Freaks R Us” Freaks R Us [Klang]
3. Oliver Hacke: C1 Subject Carrier [Trapez]
4. Alter Ego: “Jolly Joker” Why Not? [Klang]
5. Konrad Black: “Medusa Smile (Don’t Look Back) (Rocket’s Revamp)” Medusa Smile [Wagon Repair]
6. Dinky: “Acid in My Fridge” Acid in My Fridge [Cocoon]
7. Gui Boratto “Beautiful Life” Chromophobia Remixe Pt. 2 [Kompakt]

“All you have to do is dance to save the world”–human powered nightclubs to reduce oil dependency

Liz — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:06:39 +0000

No, this isn’t some sort of hippie-dippy Earth Dance PLUR for peace movement that’s convinced it can save the world by hoping *really* hard… it’s a way to power a nightclub by harnessing the power of dancers. The nonprofit Club4Climate is behind the concept, with a fictional Dr. Earth as its spokesman who “wants you to be environmentally aware, but he sees no reason why environmental awareness and hedonism shouldn’t go hand in hand.” Fair enough.

The dancefloor concept as illustrated above is pretty clever–something that healthclubs should consider implementing as well to keep down overhead and be affordable for more ~~fat Americans~~ people. But they don’t stop with the dancefloor:

…No entry until you sign a pledge promising to work towards stopping climate change. Then free entry to those who can prove they got there by foot, bike or public transport. Once inside, organic drinks will be served in polycarbon cups and there will be recycled water in the lavatories.

Combine the whole thing with a bio-feedback DJ algorithm and you’ve got a sustainable club of the future. Or something.

Green Nightclubs Harness Sustainable Power of Dance

Wedding Photos

Liz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:43:07 +0000

Richard Baker’s Photos

Jeff Piskulic’s Photos

Sarah Lochhead’s Photos

Heather Vernon’s Photos

Photos and videos from Mutek 2008

Liz — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:14:20 +0000

Le Club 1906, Friday May 30

Le Club 1906, Saturday May 31 - Sunday June 01
ft. Sammy Dee

Sammy Dee DJing

[Ramp Chicago] European Techno Legend Andy Vaz in Chicago with Peter Kirn and Liz Revision

Liz — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:26:00 +0000

June 26, 2008
9:00 pm

CHICAGO IL— Andy Vaz, the DJ/producer, largely credited with spearheading the so-called minimal movement in European dance music, performs at Debonair Social Club in Chicago, June 26 for a very special date on a four city mini-tour of the USA.

A long time presence in the European techno community, Vaz, introduced the world to the complexities offered by the minimal techno genre in its various regional forms, exposing the world to some of the premiere releases by artists such as Akufen, Geoff White, Deadbeat, Stewart Walker, Sutekh and Oliver Hacke through his highly innovative Background Records label. The Dusseldorf native and now Cologne resident has also made an impact on the global house music scene with his highly influential A Touch of Class imprint, on which Vaz’s keen ear for deep house met his minimal production sensibilities.

Currently Vaz’s work has focused on a new label project, Yore records, which brings Detroit and Chicago house producers such as Terrence Dixon and Rick Wade along with Vaz giving these artists a means to further explore their sounds, transcending their usual classifications as “old school.”
Vaz will be joined by NYC based composer and legendary music technology blogger Peter Kirn, of createdigitalmusic.com fame, as well as Ramp Chicago resident DJ Liz Revision.

Short description

Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ Debonair Social Club, Basement
1575 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL
9pm – 2am, 21+, $0
(773) 227-7990

Andy Vaz (Background Records, YORE), Peter Kirn (Createdigitalmusic.com) of Cologne and New York City respectively join resident DJ Liz Revision as part of Ramp Chicago’s monthly event series at Debonair Social Club Expect a mix of minimal techno, deep house and glitched out variations of the two for this very special engagement.

About Ramp Chicago

Ramp Chicago promotes and organizes forward-thinking electronic music events that focus on innovation in sound and video. Devoted to live and interesting electronic music that takes a path somewhere between the dance floor and your headphones, Ramp continues to bring in artists that straddle genres and take chances. www.rampchicago

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Andy Vaz

Andy Vaz hails from Düsseldorf, Germany, the breeding ground of Kraftwerk. Since 1997, Andy manages and curates Background Recordings, internationally acclaimed as being one of the most influential labels to concentrate on what people refer to as minimal techno.

Long before Minimal Techno turned into a genre, and subgenre after subgenre were invented, Andy has already been concentrating on providing a cultural conduit for more minimal electronic music, between Düsseldorf, San Francisco, Detroit, Montreal, Toronto, London, Chicago, South Africa, Monterrey, Perth and countless other cities around the world. Some of the most influential international musicians of the minimal electronic music movement had their works presented on his Background Imprint. Artists such as: Sutekh, Jan Jelinek, Todd Sines, Terrence Dixon, Jeff Milligan, Akufen, Submania, Dean DeCosta, Rhythm Maker, Kit Clayton, Ectomorph, Deadbeat, Baby Ford, Stewart Walker, Donnacha Costello, Geoff White, Smyglyssna, Portable, Antiguo Automata Mexicano, Oliver Hacke, Frivolous and many others have graced the Background stage. The Label has been a major force in the presentation of minimal techno, introducing and educating the world to the geographic variable influences that exist within the genre.

As the years have passed, house music and techno have fused, segregated, split and recombined in countless ways. Both techno and house have drawn influences from one another to create hybrids that have changed the face of music as we know it. Andy could not ignore his undeniable appreciation for the house movement and therefore, decided to start a second label in order to help facilitate the growing relationship between global deep house and minimal techno: “A touch of Class / ATC” was born.

In 2000, Andy Vaz has released his own material. At first he started his Sound Variation [—] series. A set of 10 conceptual releases where as the sound can be defined by the criteria of one’s imagination constrained only by the definition of it being 4/4 based electronic music without following any clearly defined linear sound aesthetic or concept. All works simply defined by the criteria of re-use, recycling of same instrumentations, within the context of boundless compositional approaches.

Next to the series Andy Vaz also started putting out minimal techno dance material
recently. Music, that is focused on the Groove and is based on his rich experiences as an internationally rewarded Live Act. Apart from having played countless clubs, festivals and venues, he’s done everything from the legendary “Liquid Room” in Tokyo to the Mutek Festival in Mexico. Andy has build up an excellent reputation as a crowd shaking and unique sounding live act. Known for extended two hour dance live-sets to more abstract listening performances Andy proves to be diverse and suitable in various musical contexts.

In march 2007 Vaz launched a new label called “YORE”, which focused on the authentic old school Detroit & Chicago House Sound with original artists such as Detroit’s Rick Wade, Terrence Dixon, and Todd Sines among others just to name a few, presenting a new platform for these artists as well as for himself, which will help spread his musical visions further to new audiences.

Peter Kirn

PETER KIRN is a classically-trained musician and composer gone digital. As an experimental electronic musician, keyboardist, and VJ, he’s a regular fixture at New York’s Warper Party and NY club venues. His work also extends from writing for 17th-century instruments and voice (composing the score for choreographer Christopher Williams’ Bessie Award-winning Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins) to custom computer vision software and digitally-synthesized music (presenting at the Boston CyberArts Festival). The Boston Globe described his music and visuals as “poetic” and “delicate.” He founded and edits the popular websites createdigitalmusic.com and createdigitalmotion.com, for
digital musicians and visualists, which explore bleeding-edge creative tech in our growing “nerdster” culture. He’s currently researching new environments for live digital music and visuals as he completes a PhD in music composition at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Peter is based in lower Manhattan.

Liz Revision [subVariant, Chicago] – Resident DJ

A true “multi-hyphenate,” Liz McLean Knight–the sole female behind Quantazelle–is thoroughly immersed in technology, fashion, music, and the often-surprising overlaps between. While attempting to circuit bend battery-powered music toys for an upcoming music performance, she discovered that electronic components can be turned into elegant jewelry and started an entire fashion line called Zelle.

Versed in internet technologies and programming languages she started up an online store to sell not only her jewelry, but also accessories and gear for the technologically-sophisticted yet fashionably-minded crowd–Fractalspin.com. As Quantazelle she combines complex percussive programming, sonic innovation, and engaging sound design together with an approachable melodic sensibility with often booty-shaking results.

Site: http://www.quantazelle.com | Blog: http://www.lizrevision.com

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For more information contact Liz Knight 773-251-9984 or liz@rampchicago.com

PRESSKIT (PDF): andyvaz-peterkirn.pdf

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