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For the FORWARD 2 FESTIVAL Kick-Off Event we've taken things up a few notches and have prepared a party that is guaranteed to blow your fuc*ing socks off.
We've secured a 100% Legit Secret Warehouse location in SW DC that has never been used for an EDM event before. Pan Pot will headlining the event along with Derek Plaslaiko - add to that some of the very best local support, 3 killer sound systems, live projections and an assortment of other goodies and you've got yourself one hell of a party:
88 is very proud to present: THIS IS HOW WE DO....
THURSDAY.MARCH.19 | 9PM - ??? | 18+
ROOM UNO:
Pan Pot DC Debut (Mobilee, Berlin)
Derek Plaslaiko (the Bunker, Spectral, NYC/Detroit)
Will Eastman (Blisspop, DC)
ROOM DEUX:
Dan Amitai (Freeform DJ Collective, DC)
Ryptide (Peripheral Fission, Super Secret Squirrels, DC)
Sanath & Fisher (mnmlife, DC)
Dimitri Max (Everybody Loves Music, DC)
VJ: Craig Schenk
INSTALLATION ART: Victor Peters
SOUND: 88, Dive & Lie Wrecked, Marcalamari | 3 Incredible Systems Come Together Under One Roof!
VENUE: Secret 100% Legit Warehouse in SW, DC
Address to be released starting at 10pm on Wednesday.3.18
To get on the list e-mail: [email protected] subject: This Is How We Do
COST: $15 w/o Weekend Pass
Get Your $35 Presale Weekend Passes for the Entire Forward Festival Now: http://forward.eventbrite.com
http://www.forwarddc.com
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PAN POT BIO:
A pan-pot is a simple, workaday knob, given to side-to-side flip-flopping and not much else. Pan-Pot, on the other hand, are a brilliantly multidimensional Berlin duo currently twisting house and techno fans into rapturous fits.
In just a few short years, Pan-Pot —the duo comprised of Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix—have become a central presence in electronic dance music’s most advanced sectors. Their rise parallels that of their home label mobilee, coming at a time when established categories are breaking down and accepted notions of “minimal” (please) are giving way to an unprecedented degree of dynamism on demanding dancefloors. Another mobilee signee, Marco Resmann, was a founding member of the group, but has since left to concentrate on his solo work.
Pan-Pot’s vinyl debut came in May 2005 with the Popy & Caste EP (mobilee002), featuring two cuts bursting with gritty, dirty funk, as though they’d scraped all the gunk from beneath the knobs of their gear, packed it into a ball and sent it rolling across the nightclub. Since then, in addition to their contribution to the Extra EP (mobilee005 plus), backing Daniel Stefanik’s anthemic banger “The Bells,” they’ve released three more EPs on mobilee (Obscenity, mobilee005; Black Lodge, mobilee012; and What Is What, mobilee023) and two on Einmaleins Musik. Their kinetic, undulating grooves have proved particularly tempting to other producers—Jesse Rose, Lee Van Dowski, Agnès, Barem and Camea have all taken (pot)shots at reworking the group’s tunes—and their own remixing skills are increasingly in demand: Pan-Pot have put their immediately recognizable spin on tracks by Misc., Anja Schneider & Sebo K, Tim Xavier, Dapayk Solo, Sweet ‘n Candy, and Damián Schwartz, among others.
The release of their debut album marks yet another milestone for the group. Appropriately titled Pan-O-Rama, the record—which has the honor of being the first artist album released on mobilee—offers a 360-degree tour of techno at its most twisted, balancing ominous atmospherics with an unusual lightness of touch, and running classic machine music through silicon’s digital wringer.
They may name themselves after a piece of gear, but Pan-Pot’s music is ultimately about moving bodies, not knobs. Both live and as DJs, Pan-Pot deliver on that promise with sets that rope together crisply minimal, coolly restrained techno and hot and heavy house. Anyone who’s ever played with an analog synthesizer knows that all those pots and dials are there to be touched; Pan-Pot reaches out and touches right back—with a love slap from the heart of the Berlin underground.
http://mobilee-records.de/pan-pot
http://www.myspace.com/panpot
DEREK PLASLAIKO BIO:
Some people filter through the record bins, taking what are on the wall or record store employee suggestions. Then there are people who dig deeper into the dusty crates, and absorb music like a sponge; ignoring labels, bucking trends – forever on a quest to find the perfect record. Derek Plaslaiko unquestionably falls into the latter category. As a teen equally transfixed by Mojo and Wizard cassettes and Minor Threat 7”s, Plaslaiko followed the beats from his hometown 20 miles south of Detroit to the epicenter of Detroit techno, then enjoying its third wave of success. He quietly paid his dues on Detroit’s rave circuit, and was a crucial piece of the puzzle for the legendary Poorboy and Analog parties of the mid-nineties. He quickly earned a reputation for forward thinking DJ sets that were clinical, sophisticated and extremely sensual. This combination resulted in a residency for Family, the weekly party at Detroit’s Motor. With a reputation for high energy sets that were versatile and tasteful, Plaslaiko slowly became in demand on the Midwestern club circuit; sharing the stage with such techno luminares as John Acquaviva, Kevin Saunderson, Richardo Villalobos, Baby Ford, and Matthew Herbert. It was also during that time Plaslaiko was asked by Carl Craig to perform at the inaugural edition of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival. In 2003, Plaslaiko became part of the original team of DJs at Detroit’s Untitled parties, sharing a residency with Tadd Mullinix (aka James T. Cotton), Matthew Dear and Mike Servito.
In 2004 he made the decision to head east and set up camp in New York City, determined to bring a slice of the Motor City to the Big Apple. Currently, Derek is one of the resident DJs at the Bunker (Subtonic) in NYC, as well as an integral part of the Wolf + Lamb monthly parties. He was honored in the Village Voice 2006 “Best Of” poll as New York’s Best Techno DJ and has been traveling the globe since dropping ridiculous mixes for sites like Resident Advisor in the process.
http://www.plaslaiko.net
http://ghostly.com/artists/derek-plaslaiko
** WE ARE TAKING THE WEEK OFF FROM THE ELECTRIC CABARET @ MUSE - WE WILL BE BACK AT OUR NORMAL SPOT ON THE FIRST FLOOR FOR THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY (3.26) FOR RADIO SLAVE ** |
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