Ryan Crosson makes house and techno inspired by the historical precedent set in his native city of Detroit and his adopted hometown of Berlin. His musical output is shaped by pioneering artists like Kevin Saunderson, Richie Hawtin, and Moodymann in the US, in addition to European heavyweights like Pantytec, Ricardo Villalobos, and Thomas Brinkmann. Situated loosely between these two defining poles, alongside his partners in Visionquest: Shaun Reeves, Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, Ryan delivers a obsessive attention to the constant progression of his sound and embodies a ceaseless energy that carries itself from the studio directly into his live set and DJ performances. Whether it’s solo in the studio or as a guiding hand in Visionquest, Ryan consistently chooses to steer away from the predictable circuit of so-called “underground” club hits, instead favouring a process of constant renewal, returning both to early influential material and to emerging sounds that depart from well-trodden trends. Ryan’s production and sampling practices depart from the world of electronic music by accessing histories of sound, referencing musique concrete, 1970's funk, and East African jazz. This is best demonstrated by the evolution of his sound from minimal hits like ‘Gotham Road’ and ‘Hopskotch’, through to the organic underground house strains of his ‘Visionquest’ remixes of Kiki’s ‘Good Voodoo’ and Dinky’s ‘Acid In My Fridge’ released this year on Cocoon. In addition to dancefloor bombs like ‘You’ve Got Me’ EP on Supplement Facts he’s also capable of conjuring up the haunting cosmic beauty of his recent ‘Birds & Souls’ project on Spectral Sound alongside the genre-busting sonic experiments that make up his forthcoming album collaboration with Cesar Merveille due for release on Visionquest later this year.
In the past Ryan has released tracks on diverse and groundbreaking labels like m-nus, Telegraph, Trapez, and Wagon Repair and more recently Spectral Sound, Supplemental Facts and Alphahouse. From the outset Ryan immediately gave himself over to a life of touring and performance that keeps a steady focus on both the avant-garde aesthetics and deeply emotional bonds of dance music subculture. His move to Berlin back in 2007 has opened up residencies for Ryan at Alte Borse in Zurich, Arena Club in Berlin, and of course the notorious summer weekly party, Soulshower, at Club Der Visionaire. His move to Europe has also allowed Ryan to create some extremely tight bonds with new friends that has taken him back into the studio for much of his time. In addition to launching his new label alongside Seth Troxler, Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves as a platform for exposing new music to the electronic music scene and beyond, Ryan is set to embark on a packed summer of gigging both solo and as part of Visionquest.
geroin
very sick
irGO
Super stoked for this one!! And of course, I love to warm up the room :)
LightsOut
wow, really interesting booking for Toronto, and at Stone lounge as well. Ryan is awesome, glad someone brought him in.
This is a fantastic set. I can't wait for Ryan to bring this sound to such an intimate venue :)
LightsOut
One of my favourite tracks from this past summer, such a beauty.
irGO
NICE!!!!
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Originally posted by LightsOut
One of my favourite tracks from this past summer, such a beauty.
The Highroller
Fun fact: Hip Hop Karaoke is upstairs at Revival the same night. Sounds like an odd concept, but last time I went to Fabricated at Stone Lounge, Hip Hop Karaoke was going on upstairs, so I decided to follow the throngs of hot women going up there and was pleasantly surprised.
This is just more of a reason to go to this party.
(Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with this other party so this is not spam)
