[SAT 18 JUL] Giant @ Vanguard w/Infected Mushroom LIVE, Randy S, Torin & Gunslinger.

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-- [SAT 18 JUL] Giant @ Vanguard w/Infected Mushroom LIVE, Randy S, Torin & Gunslinger.

Posted by Randy S on Jul-15-2009 19:33:

[SAT 18 JUL] Giant @ Vanguard w/Infected Mushroom LIVE, Randy S, Torin & Gunslinger.

Hello!

Really excited for Saturday night! I'm playing an extended middle slot.

Set times are:

Torin: 9:30pm-11:30pm
Randy: 11:30pm-1:00am
Infected LIVE: 1:00am-2:30am
Gunslinger: 2:30am-Close

PM me for list. Thank you for the support

�It was originally going to be a concept album about food we are addicted to,� says Amit �Duvdev� Duvedevani of electronic-rock phenoms INFECTED MUSHROOM about the group�s latest album, Legend of the Black Shawarma. �We had a batch of songs celebrating our favorite places to eat around the world. Then we got into more intense subject matter, but as the title suggests, there�s still a lot of material about getting your grub on.�

For their ravenous international fan base, the latest offering--due out September 8 on Paul Oakenfold�s Perfecto label from Duvdev and his musical partner Erez Eisen--is some very potent Mushroom indeed and boasts some high-profile guests. The lead single �Smashing the Opponent� features a scorching vocal from Korn�s Jonathan Davis, while Jane�s Addiction/Porno for Pyros frontman and alternative-rock patron saint Perry Farrell lends his inimitable pipes to the follow-up single , �Killing Time.�

�Recording with Jonathan and Perry was a highlight, of course,� Duvdev notes. �They were both incredibly cool. The fact that they liked the tracks was awesome because we�re huge fans of what they do.�

Shawarma finds the Israeli-bred, L.A.-based electronic duo taking their Psy-Trance fusion of bruising, metallic rock and unstoppable dance-floor beats to a new level. �It�s a really diverse record,� Duvdev relates of the band�s follow-up to 2007�s Vicious Delicious, �it�s even more aggressive�both on the metal side and on the breakbeat side.�

Oakenfold worked closely with the band in an A&R/producer capacity. �Paul�s known as a house DJ, so we weren�t sure how he�d feel about our heaviest material,� Duvdev reveals, �but he loved it. He brought a lot of great energy and advice to the table.� Duvdev and Erez also road-tested several of the tracks in dance clubs, then adjusted them based on audience response.

The band took its time crafting the album , working on material whenever their frenetic, globe-trotting tour schedule permitted. During the process they constructed a new studio from scratch in the aptly named So Cal locale of Studio City. �We used to go into any room and make it a studio,� Duvdev recalls. �But the new Infected Mushroom Laboratory is as state-of-the-art as you can get for recording electronic music. We built a tracking room for live drums.�

Whether singing about �Smashing� and �Killing� or paying tribute to beloved eateries like �Poquito Mas,� �Frank�s� (�The best taco place in Mexico in our opinion�) or Israeli hummus factory �Sae�ed,� Infected Mushroom prove they�ve stayed hungry despite their massive international success. �That�s us,� Duvdev says with a laugh. �Kicking ass and then having a snack.�

What of the album�s mysterious, culinary title? �We were on tour in Australia two years ago,� he explains. �A friend came to me & said, �I have this dream to dive with sharks.� They do that in Australia�you�re lowered into shark-infested waters in a cage.� At that point, Duvdev warned his burly friend that in a wetsuit he would resemble, to toothy denizens of the deep, a certain meat wrap of Middle Eastern origin. �I told him if he did this, there were five gigantic sharks waiting for a shawarma like him to come down in a cage and be devoured. We thought that was pretty funny and the Legend of the Black Shawarma was born.� As the title track�s cautionary lyrics have it: �Life�s been treating you nice/You better be wise/And enjoy your moment.�

Thanks to their boundary-pushing songs and incendiary performances, the adventurous duo has become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world�s 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.�s DJ magazine, they routinely whip crowds of all cultures into the same whirling froth. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, Duvdev�s intensely passionate vocals, Erez�s nimble keyboards and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre�s most unpredictably joyous events.

Their schedule has proved as relentless as their juggernaut jams. From the Ultra Music Festival in Miami (which drew over 100,000 attendees this past March), Cali�s Coachella, the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Mexico�s OMIX, Brazil�s Ipanema Beach and Melbourne�s Metro Club, Infected Mushroom has averaged about 120 live performances per year.

EDIT: Some RUKES pics last time around at Vanguard...when IM set a record for attendance:

Me and Gunslinger:

Infected:

Posted by element-y on Jul-19-2009 04:48:

If you are going to the show make sure to get there for Randy and stay for Gunslinger. Both are killer djs!

Posted by Randy S on Jul-19-2009 19:59:

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Originally posted by element-y
If you are going to the show make sure to get there for Randy and stay for Gunslinger. Both are killer djs!

Thanks Yaniv...was an EPIC night!