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2010.01.29 [CHI] Migrashun Presents: Fairmont (Live) @ Smart Bar
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| Quadlow |
Friday, January 29
Migrashun and Border Community Welcome...
FAIRMONT AKA JAKE FAIRLEY (LIVE)
MATHIAS MATTHEW
ARIEL FRANK VS DEREK FOX
Live Visuals Performed by: Cyborg K (ÜberAffen)
Smart Bar
3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL - (773) 549-0203
Tickets: $10 before midnight, $12 after midnight
21 & over - Doors: 10pm / Show: 10pm
www.smartbarchicago.com
www.migrashun.com
www.bordercommunity.com
www.myspace.com/jakefairley
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| Omega_Blue |
| very excited for this. |
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| Geoffb3 |
| I just found out i will be in Chicago the week after this :( ... i hope the trip gets bumped up so i could make this. |
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| Quadlow |
| thanks guys, this is def the most excited for a show i have been for in a very long time. really glad we have been able to partner up with smart bar on this. hoping to blow this one up to secure future spots at such a great venue. |
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| dubblies |
| Smart Bar is good soundwise and its walkable from here. This time I will try not to climb on their funiture all night. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by dubblies
Smart Bar is good soundwise and its walkable from here. This time I will try not to climb on their funiture all night. |
:stongue:
damnit dubs! |
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| Quadlow |
lol, thanks for the support gentlemen and lads. seriously this is probably the biggest set and show that i have ever played (more important and meaning full then performing at demf). not only because its our collaboration but because i finally get to flex my music on a proper system for three hours. spread the word, if we can get this rockin there will be more to come!
its so crazy that my idea of migrashun started about a year ago and we have came to this point. i would have never expected that and really appreciate everyone that has supported us in the past and value the respect and support moving into the future! |
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| Quadlow |
Fairmont Live Set
Growing up under the influence of the skateboard and indie rock scene in his hometown of Toronto, the path to techno stardom was not always an obvious one for Canada's Jake Fairley (aka Fairmont). Although he first began dabbling with the electronic side back in 1995, a lack
of like-minded friends meant that techno was to remain a private passion until 1999, when local techno don Jeremy Caulfield first encountered one of his live sets. Caulfield was impressed by Jake's physical live show, and his unique take on techno borne out of that initial isolation, and promptly signed him up for the first release on his fledgling Dumb-Unit label.
During this early part of his career, as well as releasing tracks under his birth name Jake Fairley also tried on a number of different project aliases, of which Fairmont was just one - allbeit one which spawned a whole album release. In 2002 the highly-respected Cologne label Traum released Fairmont's 'Paper Stars', a lovable, personal album of bedroom electronica which brought a touch of romance and subtlety to the techno format. The project seduced a cult following (including none other than the Pet Shop Boys, who opened their 'Back to Mine' compilation with a Fairmont number), but the project was then placed temporarily on hold to focus on other projects.
Meanwhile, back in Jake Fairley world, a series of dubby minimal techno releases on Berlin's trailblazing minimal label Sender were garnering much critical acclaim, from seminal calling card 'CN Tower' through pop hit 'Cold World' to the brooding soundscapes of 'Exploder' and the accompanying 2002 album 'Crisis'. With it came international fame, top draw techno DJ endorsement, sweaty, raw live performances galore and the Kompakt Extra seal of approval. But Jake has never been one to stand still, and just two years later in 2004 his 'Touch Not The Cat' album on old friend Jeremy Caulfield's Dumb-Unit moved on to incorporate his early rock
influences, creating a new punk-infused, noisy techno hybrid which could give T.Raumschmiere a run for his money, with Jake and his no-wave vocals placed centre-stage instead of hidden behind banks of gear.
More recently however the Jake Fairley strand has cooled off slightly, bar a couple of split 12” releases here and there, to make way for the rather dramatic resurrection of the slumbering Fairmont project. 2005 saw Jake switch allegiances, hooking up with emergent UK label Border Community to release the 'Gazebo' / 'Gazelle' double-header and embracing his sensitive side once more, but this time with a slightly stronger kick and an even stronger sense of melody. 'Gazebo' soon took on a life of its own, evolving into the sort of club monster that causes the crowd to fly into raptures at the merest hint of the opening refrain. The once elusive Fairmont softer side had been transformed into a serious club concern, and the everlush
melodies were now imbued with a new dancefloor sensibility as Jake took the once clubshy
Fairmont live show on the road for the first time. But now the time has come for the artist to step out from behind the shadow of the massive club hit, with the release of 'Coloured In Memory' on Border Community, the second album under the Fairmont moniker (and Jake's fourth longplayer overall). The 2007 update of the Fairmont sound showcases the true depth and variety of Jake Fairley's talent, uniting his trademark driving analogue machine-funk with intimate, hypnotic vocals, elasticated rhythms, woozy, warm interludes and drugged out highs, with the iconic dongs of discordance and stretchy synths of remarkable new single 'Flight of the Albatross' acting as a fitting precursor of things to come. From the demented-surf-rock-electro of 'Bikini Atoll' and the wobbly Velvets heroin-drone-trance of 'I Need Medicine' to the mellow folk-hop of 'Calm Before The Storm'
and the spacey apocalyptic low end of John Carpenter-esque ‘Sedatives for the Sentimental’, it is perhaps the less obviously classifiable tracks and the more deviant moments of 'Coloured in Memory' where the album truly shines and the broad scope of Jake's vision is revealed.
The Fairmont live show meanwhile is currently on the road across Europe and beyond.
fairmont :
discography
fairmont : “coloured in memory” (album) border community 2007
“flight of the albatross”
“gazebo” / “gazelle” 2005
“hotel deauville” playmade 2006
“i want to see the sun come up” echochord 2005
“paper stars” (album) traum 2002
“mansfield” 2001
“palace pier ep”
jacob fairley :
full discography
jake fairley : “presence” (split 12”) cereal killers 2007
“sardines” (split 12”) soniculture 2006
“peninsular” (split 12”) 2005
“animal love” dumb-unit 2004
“touch not the cat” (album)
“night stick”
“boozing and loosing” 2003
“frantic” (split 12”) kompakt extra 2004
“octane” (split 12”); 2003
“motor” (split 12”)
“blood from a stone” sender 2003
“going down the road”
“cold world” 2002
“crisis” (album)
“exploder” 2001
“cn tower”
the uncut : “devotion...” fest-platten 2004
“the new violence” dumb-unit 2002
jard fireburg : “super model” dumb-unit 2003
“suit is hot” 2001
hands gruber : “dogtime” killer 2002
jacob fairley : “cossack” dumb-unit 2000
“zagloba” |
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| Blake_Jarrell |
| im gonna drop by after Mos Def |
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| Quadlow |
Nice one Blake :)
From the Press Release:
Migrashun and Border Community Welcome...
After hosting many successful events featuring both local and international talent, the Migrashun crew is collaborating on this one with the UK-based Border Community label and has compiled intricate plans to put SmartBar's unique sound system to good use. This night is centered around Fairmont's unique take on Techno and his physical live show. He will showcase the true depth and variety of Jake Fairley's talent, uniting his trademark driving analogue machine-funk with intimate hypnotic vocals, elasticized rhythms, woozy warm interludes, and drugged out highs with his iconic dongs of discordance and stretchy synths. This rare enterprise will also feature three Migrashun artists. Founder Mathias Mathew will be setting the mood for Fairmont with a long awaited opening set while Co-Partner Ariel Frank and the collective's mentor Derek Fox close out the night. |
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| Quadlow |
Just added:
Live Visuals Performed by: Cyborg K (ÜberAffen)
There will be a text message special this night. Make sure you are signed up to receive Smart Bars text message service to receive $5 Admission before 11! |
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