again kosa gets on at midnight
myagi at 1 AM
should be great times. even though a train DERAILED on its way to montreal today, thankfully it WASNT the one that myagi was on. he's okay. don't worry. this shit is GOING DOWN yo.

see u soon

prelar!

thats a fucking GREAT booking. i'm THERE!

Level 4 presents

COMMUNISM 2007:

FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD

slot times will look something like this, get there early
10-12 spaeckadet and rhys taylor
12-1 sean kosa
1-3 myagi live

do this!

go here: [ www.rave.ca ]
enter a world of pain.

my friend called me from the party @ like midnight to tell me not to come heheh ;) anyways i didn't go out, chilled at home... sorry i missed your party noah, hope you had fun at least, seems that you did, and keep keepin it real!
s

1 year old and still killin it, congrats to stef and sophie. good times last night, everyone that came out came there to dance, and i heard some dope shit from omni as always and some different shit from galaksy on some breaky tekky tip to end his set. wORD.

i understand that people complain sometimes because parties are at the same venue, it ain't like a rave in some warehouse shithole that'll never be used again, but our underground scene has struggled for years to have a secure, friendly and reliable place to throw parties where we don't get hassled, can blast the music, without fearing for our lives or worrying about sketch, gangsterism or anything at all. so, i just wanted to say long live fractal, all my dealings with this place have been 100% completely satisfying, and i don't know anyone who will say differently (except that dude from ottawa that tried to shrow that hadcore party that got all fucked up heheh anyways)... death to videodrome, long live the new flesh.

Myagi aka Sole Claw aka Andrew Mavor has rapidly become a major part of North Americas contribution to electronic music. Hailing from Canada, he has, in the last year, played the vast majority of the world and has become touted as one of the newt major North American talents. His releases and remixes are in constant demand, as shown by a relentlessly expanding discography which boasts variations and a range of styles most producers could only dream of pulling off From his first record in 2001, the Myagi sound has grown and expanded with the electronic music scene, all the while retaining its independence and unpredictability. Initially eschewing tough clubby sounds in favor of funk, and then pushing in a deeper direction once the inevitable pigeon holing began, Myagi has remained fresh within the scene as a whole, not a step behind or ahead of anyone else, but in fact pursuing something different, fusing many sounds into a high energy dancefloor assault. He has played sets on the BBC, the CBC and Crystal Method's Community Service, landed a standout track on the Plump DJ's Saturday Night Lotion, and recently did an extremely well received exclusive mix album for DJ Magazines [ www.djdownload.com ] on behalf of labels West And Splank. In both the studio and in the club, Mavor has become renowned for his seamless maneuvering between hip hop based funky breaks and nu skool, house and techy big rooms tunes. Myagis live sets have been described as innovative, relentlessly funky and ludicrously fun, and have led to a devoted fan base in all corners of the globe.

word.

you can read his work online every week @ [ www.hour.ca ]

omni roolz.

10-12 Bassochist vs Doc Funk tag team set
12-130 Mateo Murphy SPECIAL BREAKS SET
130-3 Pinky 38

pump pump
waddaday

MATEO MURPHY [ www.mateomurphy.com ]

Real Name: Mateo Murphy
Profile: Mateo found his calling at the age of 14, when, looking for an album by a favorite artist, he stumbled onto the 12" section of his local record store. Intrigued by the concept of the remix, he started buying 12"s by his favorite pop artists, gradually moving towards the more underground house sounds coming out of Detroit and Chicago.

Once in college, however, he discovered Montreal's fledgling rave scene, and the harder European sounds that drove it: dropping out of school shortly after, he devoted himself to deejaying full time. After just a few months of intense practice, he got his professional rave debut in 1994, and quickly grew a strong following in Montreal and the surrounding area. Combining the funky rhythms and soul of house music with the hypnotic repetition and intensity of techno, he developed a unique sound that manages to appeal to fans of both. His skill at working a crowd, combined with his impeccable programming and seamlessly mixing, makes his sets irresistible to dance to and has made him one of the most respected DJs in the city. He has held residencies at 5 different clubs in the city (which earned him a top 5 spot in the 'best club dj category' in a recent Montreal Mirror reader's poll), and has made countless guest appearances headlining in bars and raves across the country.

Pushed by the desire to broaden his horizons, he decided that producing his own music was the next step. Fuelled by the local success of his early productions, he decided in 1998 to invest himself fully as a recording artist, cutting down on his hectic deejaying schedule to build up his own studio and produce seriously, developing his sound. The fruits of this labor are quickly coming to light: in a short time, he has released records on all the prominent Montreal-based techno record labels, which has lead to an A & R position at Default recordings, and long-term record deals with several others, including Disktrick and Turbo recordings. His releases consistently find themselves in the charts of some of the biggest DJs in the world, including Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Derrick May, DJ Dan, Josh Wink, and Adam Beyer. And with the increasing demand for his production skills from outside of the city and his growing reputation as both a live act and a DJ, the next year promises to make him one of Montreal's biggest exports.

URLs: [ www.MateoMurphy.com ]
[ www.MySpace.com ]

Aliases: DJ Mateo
In Groups: TGV, Tiga & Mateo




Releases:
Cascade EP (12") Haute Couture
ERS 1-2-3 (12") Hautec 1999
Azimuth E.P. (12") Default 2001
First Impressions EP (12") Relentless 2001
Impact (CD) Distr!ck 2001
Love Express E.P. (12") Turbo 2001
Pressure EP (12") Infiltration 2001
Switch (12") Zen Recordings 2001
Zenith E.P. (12") Default 2001
Bringing It Back EP (12") Turbo 2002
Love Express Remixes (12") Turbo 2002
The Contact EP (12") Uppercut 2002
Costa Del Sol EP (12") Consigned Recordings 2003
Inside Out (CD) Epsilonlab 2003
Spectrum / Halcyon Days (12") Tronic 2003
The Remixes (12") Atlas Records (Spain) 2003
The Rising EP (File, MP3) Thinner 2003
Beyond Seven (12") Restructured 2004
Meltdown / Panic (12") Underwater Records 2004
Initiation (12") Metapath Recordings 2005
Andy Wormhole (12") King Fu 2006
Inside Out (12") Poussez! 2007
Remixes:
Keep Rockin' (12") Keep Rockin' (Mateo Mu... Default
Drinking in L.A. (Mount Real Mixes) (12") Sinking in L.A. (Dub) Audiogram 1997
Drinking in L.A. (Mount Real Mixes) (12", Promo) Sinking in L.A. (Dub) Audiogram 1997
Progressions EP (12") Dark Matter (Mateo Mur... Restructured 2000
Never Leave You (Remixes) (12") Never Leave You (Mateo... Turbo 2001
Clubber's Guide To... Ibiza 2002 (2xCD) Crockett's Theme (Mate... Ministry Of Sound (Germany) 2002
Crockett's Theme (12") Crockett's Theme (Mate... Voidcom 2002
Crockett's Theme (Remixes) (12") Crockett's Theme (Mate... Turbo 2002
Crockett's Theme / Ocean Drive (CD, Maxi) Ocean Drive (Tiga's Wh... Turbo 2002
Crockett's Theme / Ocean Drive (CD, Maxi) Crockett's Theme (Mate... Voidcom 2002
Dance Like It Is O.K. / Flash (CD, Maxi, Promo) Flash (Tiga's Acid Fla... Superstar Recordings 2002
Flash / Dance Like It Is Ok. (2x12", Promo) Flash (Tiga's Acid Fla... Superstar Recordings 2002
Grabbed EP (12") Grab (Mateo Murphy Remix) Ascend Recordings 2002
ISX (12") IS01 (Mateo Murphy Remix) Inside 2002
Mental Stealth EP (12") Fathernature (Mateo Mu... Immigrant 2002
Put The Needle On It (12") Put The Needle On It (... London Records 2002
Schranzwerk 7 (2xCD) Grab (Mateo Murphy Remix) ZYX Music 2002
The 4 A.M. Sound Of Tech House (CD) Fathernature (Mateo Mu... Lakeshore Records 2002
Christian Smith Live @ Womb: The Sound Of Tronic Treatment (CD) Energia (Mateo Murphy ... Womb Recordings 2003
Definition Of Techno Vol. 2 (CD) ISX (Mateo Murphy Remix) Alphabet City 2003
Energia (12") Energia (Mateo Murphy ... Tronic 2003
Escape From PG EP (Biscornuto Remixes) (12") Escape From PG (Mateo ... Ascend Recordings 2003
Essential Underground Vol. 06: Berlin / New York (2xCD) Is01 (Mateo Murphy Remix) [ DJ-sets.com ] 2003
Hardboiled 2003 : Best Of Schranz (CD) Lost Again (Mateo Murp... Genau 2003
Hysteria (12") Hysteria (Mateo Murphy... Release Grooves 2003
Lost Again EP (2x12") Lost Again (Mateo Murp... Ascend Recordings 2003
Match Of The Century (12") Match Of The Century (... Uppercut 2003
Tabisuru Kokoro (File, MP3) A New Soulfullofwind (... Thinner 2003
Urban Crystals (File, MP3) A New Soulfullofwind (... Subsource 2003
Breaks Of Death EP (12") Breaks Of Death (Mateo... Ascend Recordings 2004
Higher Feeling (12") Higher Feeling (Mateo ... Release Grooves 2004
Nippon Youth Sound Organisation Vol. 01 (CD) Escape From PG (Mateo ... Yenzo Music 2004
On Tilt EP (12") On Tilt (Mateo Murphy ... Ascend Recordings 2004
One Touch Button Remixes LP (File, MP3) Kingfish (Mateo Murphy... Thinner 2004
Piknic Moderne (File, MP3) Piknic Moderne (Mateo ... Epsilonlab 2004
Thinner House Standard Mix (File, MP3) A New Soulfullofwind (... Thinner 2004
We Affect (12") We Infect (Mateo Murph... Abiotic Recordings 2004
Énergy (File, MP3) Énergy (Mateo Murphy ... Epsilonlab 2005
Cascades (File, MP3) Ride (Mateo Murphy Rmx) Thinner 2005
Connected (CD) Jump (Mateo Murphy Remix) Atlas Records (Spain) 2005
Driving Towards Home (File, MP3) Ride (Mateo Murphy Remix) Night Drive Music 2005
Electrosexual - The Rock Machine Mix Serie Vol 1 (CDr) I Wish We Were Dancin'... Rock Machine Records 2005
Flashbacks - A Journey Into Thinner (File, MP3) A New Soul Full Of Win... Sonic Walker 2005
Good Scene EP (2x12") Good Scene (Mateo Murp... Default 2005
Heart Trip (File, MP3) A New Soulfullofwind (... Zerinnerung 2005
I Wish We Were Dancin' (12") I Wish We Were Dancin'... Lipstick Records 2005
Lies EP (12") Bored Of Techno Lipstick Records 2005
Mélénick Session Vol. 3 (File, MP3) Energy (Mateo Murphy R... Zerinnerung 2005
Soundshift (12") Soundshift (Mateo Murp... Dolls 2005
CTR (Remixes) (12") CTR (Mateo Murphy Mix) Surveillance 2006
DJ L'Embrouille - Inv3rno Mix (File, MP3) Ride (Mateo Murphy Remix) Inv3rno 2006
Heart Trip (File, MP3) A New Soulfullofwind (... Mixotic 2006
It's Only A Mixtape: Volume 1 (CD) Lies (Mateo Murphy Remix) Ministry Of Sound 2006
Mélénick Session Vol. 3 (File, MP3) Energy (Mateo Murphy R... Mixotic 2006
The Warning (12") The Warning (Mateo's R... Restructured 2006
Production:
Le Disco Lounge (2xCD) Cascade ID&T Music Germany 1997
Simulation (12") Not On Label 2001
DJ-Kicks: Tiga (CD) Man Hrdina (DJ Kicks) Studio !K7 2002
Electro Nouveau (2xCD) Ocean Drive (Tiga's Wh... Moonshine Music 2002
Hot In Herre (CD, Enh, Promo) Skint Records 2003
Hot In Herre (CD, Maxi) Skint Records 2003
Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2004 (2xCD) Hot In Herre (Extended... Ultra Records 2003
The Disco-Tech Of... Alexander Robotnick (CD) Ocean Drive (Tiga's Wh... Yellow Productions 2004
Co-production:
DJ-Kicks (12") Studio !K7 2002
!K7 Compilation (2xCD) Hot In Herre (DJ-Kicks) Studio !K7 2003
Acid House Reborn! (CD) Hot In Herre Mixmag 2003
Hot In Herre (CD, Maxi) EastWest Records GmbH 2003
Hot In Herre (12") EastWest Records GmbH 2003
Hot In Herre (CD, Enh, Promo) Hot In Herre (Radio Edit) Skint Records 2003
Hot In Herre (12") Skint Records 2003
Natural 2 (3xCD) Hot In Herre (DJ Kicks) Debaile Muxxic 2003
Hot In Herre (DJ Kicks) (CD, Maxi) Feel The Rhythm 2004
XXX: Music From Thinking XXX (CD) Hot In Here Emperor Norton 2004
Appears On:
Dance Like It Is O.K. / Flash (Remixes) (CD, Maxi) Flash (Tiga's Unholy T... Universal Records (Germany) 2002
DJ-Kicks (CD, Maxi, Promo) Studio !K7 2002
Machine Says Yes (CD, Enh) Machine Says Yes (Tiga... City Rockers 2002
Bonustrack (Remixes) (12") Bonustrack (Tiga Remix) Epic (Spain) 2003
Remixed! (CD) Comfortably Numb (Tiga... A Touch Of Class Recordings (US) 2004
Technodrome Volume 21 (2xCD) Breaks Of Death (Preac... Polystar Records 2004
Global Underground 027 - Danny Howells - Miami (2xCD) Latin Lover Global Underground Ltd. 2005
Slipping Away (CD, Maxi, Promo) Where You End (Tiga's ... Mute Records Ltd., EMI Records (UK) 2005
Slipping Away (12") Where You End (Tiga's ... Mute Records Ltd. 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Insomnia Ten Years of Life (CD) First Impressions EP Molto
Montréal House Musique Vol. 1 (12") Caught In The Act Distr!ck 1999
Montreal Basement 1 (CD) Index Distr!ck 1999
Montreal House Musique Vol. 1 (CD) Caught In The Act Distr!ck 1999
Montreal Basement 2 (CD) Impact Distr!ck 2000
Tiga - Mixed Emotions: Montreal Mix Sessions Vol. 5 (2xCD) Love Express Turbo, Turbo 2000
Turbo Sampler Vol. 2 (CD) Love Express Turbo 2000
Airport Departure Mix Series Volume 1 (2xCD) Azimuth General Electronic Music 2001
Cream CD3 (CD) Santa Cruz Yul Records 2001
Influence (CD) First Impressions Mix Connection Multimedia 2001
Misstress Barbara - Relentless Beats Vol. 1 (CD) First Impressions Moonshine Music 2001
Montreal Basement E.P. Vol. 1 (12") Impact Infiltration 2001
Tecnolandia 2001 (CD) Azimuth Kaos Records 2001
4 Decks & Faders (Volume One) (12") Rhodes And Rhytms Beat E:Motion 2002
ID&T Techno 2 (2xCD) Bring It Back, Love Ex... ID&T 2002
Misstress Barbara - Relentless Beats Vol. 2 (CD) Cycles Moonshine Music 2002
Montreal Smoked Meat (CD) Point One Force Inc. Music Works 2002
Montreal Smoked Meat (2xLP) Point One Force Inc. Music Works 2002
Mystery Land 2002 - The Compilation CD (CD) Love Express (Umek Remix) ID&T 2002
Obscene Underground - Volume 4: The Stickmen (2xCD) Switch Stickman Records 2002
Stockholm Mix Sessions 3 - Adam Beyer (CD) Bringin It Back Turbo, Turbo 2002
24:7 - Lee Burridge (2xCD) Spectrum Boxed 2003
24:7 - Lee Burridge (2x12", Promo) Spectrum Boxed 2003
514 vs 416 EP (12") Black & Blue Restructured 2003
Audiovideotherapy (DVD) Cenque Epsilonlab 2003
Essential Underground Vol. 06: Berlin / New York (2xCD) Halycon Days [ DJ-sets.com ] 2003
Gazometertraxxx Vol. 19 - Water (CD) Battery XXX Records 2003
Justin Robertson (Bugget Out!, Lionrock, UK) (CD) Spectrum, Halcyon Days XMAG 2003
Montrealers (File, MP3, 192) Deep Thoughts Thinner 2003
Perfecto Presents … Seb Fontaine (2xCD) Spectrum Thrive Records 2003
Perfecto Presents … Seb Fontaine (2xCD) Spectrum Perfecto 2003
Technodrome Volume 18 (2xCD) Love Express Polystar Records 2003
Urban Crystals (File, MP3) Sin Subsource 2003
Wax Sessions II (CD) Snow Crash SonarMusic 2003
EP 2 (12") Deep Thoughts Pacific Technics 2004
SWAP (CD) Swap06 Complot 2004
Thinner House Standard Mix (File, MP3) Womb Thinner 2004
Detection Of Distraction (File, MP3) Rising Zerinnerung 2005
Flashbacks - A Journey Into Thinner (File, MP3) Rising Sonic Walker 2005
Global Underground 027 - Danny Howells - Miami (2xCD) Latin Lover Global Underground Ltd. 2005
Global Underground 027 - Danny Howells - Miami (2xCD, Promo) Latin Lover Boxed 2005
Global Underground 027 - Danny Howells - Miami (2xCD, Ltd) Latin Lover Global Underground Ltd. 2005
Maasterpieces (CD) Meltdown Mixmag 2005
Perralleiro Sound System Vol. 1 (File, MP3, 192) Rising [ Op3n.net ] 2005
Silence Is Presence (DVD) Seduce Epsilonlab 2005
The Language of Acid! (12") Take Me Back Aciiieeed! 2005
Assignment 2: Cities (CDr) Dolgellau – Montreal... Archipel 2006
Assignment 2: Time (File, MP3) Dolgellau - Montreal: ... Archipel 2006
Detection Of Distraction (File, MP3) Rising Mixotic 2006
Nine Hundred (File, MP3) Dolgellau - Montreal: ... Zerinnerung 2006
Nine Hundred (File, MP3) Dolgellau - Montreal: ... Mixotic 2006
Nullisany (File, MP3) Deep Thoughts Zerinnerung 2006
Nullisany (File, MP3) Deep Thoughts Mixotic 2006
Profound Sounds Vol. 3 (2xCD) Shadows Thrive Records 2006
Sessions - Mixed By Josh Wink (2xCD) Shadows Ministry Of Sound 2006



for information about additional artists/performers please visit:

PINKY 38: [ www.pinky38.com ]
BASSOCHIST: [ www.myspace.com ]
DOC FUNK: [ www.myspace.com ]

for information about Saphir's Mix Thursday weekly please visit:

[ www.myspace.com ]


THU FEB 22nd
10-12 Bassochist vs Doc Funk tag team set
12-130 Mateo Murphy SPECIAL BREAKS SET
130-3 Pinky 38


@ Saphir 3699 St-Laurent, main (1st) floor, $5 or Free Before 11 PM.
10pm-3am, drink specials all night, heated terrace
one cover, two floors (upstairs features Toltech, Sickness & Metzen, info: [ www.rave.ca ]

Tuesday February 20 - "PLUG & PLAY"
Featuring AOT / KARMA & LOTUS
This coming week NTT once again features the ever popular MTL Hip-Hop sensations AOT with KARMA & LOTUS taking the stage. After their highly successfull show for the launch of Plug & Play we expect an even bigger event this time around. Make sure not to miss this phenominal show and vibe that these wonderfully talented artists create time after time. Showtime is at 9 pm. Tikets are 6$. For more info/tickets go to: [ www.jellobar.com ] / [ www.globalntt.com ]




About the Artists

AOT

The sound of uplifting underground Hip Hop has finally found its ambassadors in Montreal. A.O.T. (Ashes On the Table) has been cultivating its sound for over 6 years, developing a sound now ripe for fruition. With a powerful mix of lyricism and musicality, AOT has been working on a style that represents their roots and the influences that surround them on a daily basis. Known for being humorous and energetic, they form hard hitting, conscious lyrics that are both clever and provocative. While splashing beat-boxing, and DJing elements throughout their sets, their strength lies in how dynamic and comfortable the emcees are with each others lyrics. As a result of their evolution, they've enjoyed a snowball effect with fans who flock to their shows at an exponential rate. Word of mouth has donned AOT the reputation for being one of the only authentic, live hip hop acts in the city of Montreal, an honour reserved for few, with much more yet to come.

[ www.ashesonthetable.com ]

KARMA

Auteur / compositeur-interprete, Karma Atchykah est un artiste polyvalent et eclectique. Sa grande connaissance de la musique lui permet ainsi de manier les differentes facettes du processus artistique propre au Hip Hop. Ses textes et melodies le placent dans une classe a part et lui conferent des outils artistiques qui feront de lui l'un des grands artistes de Montreal au cours des annees qui viennent.

[ www.fekdafonkik.com ]


SARCASTIC

Founder of Montreal-based underground electronic music pantheon Level 4 Productions, this amorphous being has contributed to the subculture's cabalistic causes on many levels for the past decade as label manager, DJ, producer, promoter and music critic. Possessed since childhood with a needling drive to splice together discrete musical compositions, first with cassette decks, microphones, CD players or 8-tracks, it was only a matter of time before Sarcastic was introduced to his lifetime partner: the Technics 1200. His love for the chugging repetitive nature of techno, acid house and hardcore genres remains informed by an early appreciation for hip-hop, stoner rock, jazz and psychedelia of all sorts. Equally at home behind two or three decks, Sarcastic’s diversity has allowed him to perform alongside many of his musical mentors: NYC’s Frankie Bones, Detroit ghetto-tech DJ Assault, Stockholm’s Thomas Krome and Slobodan or London breakbeat stars Freestylers or Deekline. Lengthy local residencies have seen Sarcastic spinning anything from pure tek, minimal and experimental techno to acid, breakbeats, DnB, booty, house and tek-house; recently championing the “vinyl” movement, Sarcastic is even known to work classic rock, funk, hip hop, trip hop, blues, jazz and bluegrass into his carefully programmed DJ sets.

[ www.level4productions.com ]
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We encourage acts with local fan bases who are performing regularily to contact us. Artists can submit their EPKs/Info to globalntt@gmail.com .

Go to: [ www.globalntt.com ] for more info and to purchase tickets.



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Global NTT.
"Supporting local and Canadian homegrown music".

what happened to the poofy-air filled things? nothing skips with those.
i didnt hear seismik cause i was playin downstairs but ya Gobs surprised me with some good shit, some actual dirty ghetto tek booty shit. i thought it was gonna be like a wet & hard scam where it's all like 'oooh, dirty shit, dirty shit' and then you pay your money and get there and the guys just playing prog cheese. but it was fucking really dope tunes, and dope DJing.
Crizok was a nice surprise to hear some fresh blood playin some real tek, i never saw him play before. TorTuRed!! dope shit..
also really enjoyed hectic's opening set downstairs, and poirier played some nice bassy tracks. all in all a fucking great night, especially considering it was SO fucking cold and snowy and shit, sometimes i think that means that all the people that DID come out were really havin it. long live saphir thu.

nice avatar/pic BA Baracus!
that album PWNS!

now i'm racking my brains trying to find the originoo blaxploitation LP cover where they ripped that design from.. damn! i saw it once in beatnik... shiot.
help me out son

SARCASTIC


Founder of Montreal-based underground electronic music pantheon Level 4 Productions, this amorphous being has contributed to the subculture's cabalistic causes on many levels for the past decade as label manager, DJ, producer, promoter and music critic. Possessed since childhood with a needling drive to splice together discrete musical compositions, first with cassette decks, microphones, CD players or 8-tracks, it was only a matter of time before Sarcastic was introduced to his lifetime partner: the Technics 1200. His love for the chugging repetitive nature of techno, acid house and hardcore genres remains informed by an early appreciation for hip-hop, stoner rock, jazz and psychedelia of all sorts. Equally at home behind two or three decks, Sarcastic's diversity has allowed him to perform alongside many of his musical mentors: NYC's Frankie Bones, Detroit ghetto-tech DJ Assault, Stockholm's Thomas Krome and Slobodan or London breakbeat stars Freestylers or Deekline. Lengthy local residencies have seen Sarcastic spinning anything from pure tek, minimal and experimental techno to acid, breakbeats, DnB, booty, house and tek-house; recently championing the "vinyl" movement, Sarcastic is even known to work classic rock, funk, hip hop, trip hop, blues, jazz and bluegrass into his carefully programmed DJ sets. [ www.level4productions.com ]




hECtiC


hECtiC is a device borned into this era and developed over a decade ago in Montreal, Canada. It's main function was mixing Jungle and Drum & Bass sounds. Since hECtiC's bios as been updated to perform and deliver dark Electro and Techno. Besides public performances this modernized musical machination has been broadcasting Les..lectronautes show over the CISM FM waves for the last three years and transmitting all genres of electronic music.
[ www.hecticlab.com ]





coming soon to MIX Thursday
1 Mars: Vancouver/TO's Myagi aka Soleclaw w/ Sean Kosa, Rhys Taylor & Spacekadet
15 Mars: Vancouver's DJ Czech w/ Sixtoo, Bind & Evader MC

rest in peace BIG L
gunned down in harlem drive by 8 years ago today
lets fucking do this 2nite. put ya Ls up.

timeslots:
10-12 hectic
12-130 ghislain
130-3 sarcastic

the return of ENDO!!! really looking forward to this, wicked lineup with tons of styles... also, Rhys Taylor is going DOWN!!

yes i think its safe to say that Gizzy will bust some Baile Funk, as well as some grime crunk reggaeton and well, who the fuck knows really i guess! as far as DJing etc, I think anyone that thinks DJing is all about beat matching two records together can learn a lot from DJs like Poirier. success is the best indicator of ... you know what i mean.. so heads better recognize. here's a message from Ghislain :


Hey,I just did an African Hip-Hop mix for the Mary Anne Hobbs show on radio1 (BBC). I had the task to find heavy and dirty tracks, close to grime and crunk.The mix played on Feb. 9th and the whole show is here : [ www.bbc.co.uk ] But radio streaming is not the best quality…So you can download this little mix here : [ www.zshare.net ]

GRIMEY LAND (African Hip-Hop Mix)
Mixed by Ghislain Poirier (jan. 2007) - 23 minutes

1. Smockey – Intro (Burkina Faso)
2. X Plastaz – Hiyo (prod. DJ 360) (Tanzania)
3. Dakar All-Stars – Cafka Mbed part.2 (Senegal)
4. Positive Black Soul – Xoyma (version wolof) (Senegal)
5. Awadi – Sunu société (Ghislain Poirier Edit) (Senegal)
6. Teba – FCK (Raw Mix) (South Africa)
7. Purple Simba & Shyam (UK) + Ben Sharpa & Terror MC (South Africa) – Eyes to the Sky

A big thank you for their precious help : Juma4, Maga Bo and Yanick Létourneau.


You want more ?
[ www.myspace.com ]
[ www.xplastaz.com ] / [ www.myspace.com ]
[ www.sternsmusic.com ]
[ en.wikipedia.org ]
[ www.awadimusic.com ]
[ www.myspace.com ]
[ www.myspace.com ]
[ www.myspace.com ]
[ www.myspace.com ]
[ www.myspace.com ]

And for sure :
[ www.africanhiphop.com ]





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+ BOUNCE LE REMIX vol.2 available on [ www.ghislainpoirier.com ] +

Feb. 15 - MTL - Saphir (dj)
Feb. 24 - MTL - BOUNCE LE GROS V.14 with DJ C @ Main Hall
March 1 - MTL - RELAXE LE GROS V.2 avec Maxime Robin - Zoobizarre

[ www.ghislainpoirier.com ] /// [ www.myspace.com ]

GHISLAIN POIRIER

Montreal’s Ghislain Poirier is obsessed with big, dirty beats, an affliction that causes him create some of the most out of control ragga style riddims, and deconstructed abstract hip-hop to date.

In the past Poirier has collaborated with MC’s and DJ’s from across the globe, working with NYC’s resident Large cats MC Beans (Warp) and DJ Rupture (Tigerbeat6), as well as Parisian heavy weights TTC (Big Dada) and London’s Lotek Hi-Fi (Big Dada) amongst others.

Poirier has become renowned globally for his bass slammin remixes that continue to further solidify his title as “king of the bounce”. He has remixed tracks for UK grime/hip hop sensation Lady Sovereign (Def Jam), Les Georges Leningrad, Pulseprogramming and The Editors, all to much critical acclaim and garnering him attention from publications such as [ pitchforkmedia.com ] and XLR8R Magazine.

In 2005 Poirier released the album ‘Breakupdown’ on Chocolate Industries, the record was well received by the public and press alike, and as a result he was offered the opportunity to perform during a North American tour with the loudest midget in the game herself, Lady Sovereign.

Since then, Poirier has been throwing down his own successful monthly DJ night in Montreal, ‘BOUNCE LE GROS’. An evening that features what Poirier describes as “Bass and no attitude, Gros sound, Gros Beat, Gros Move, Bounce le Gross”. A master in the art of making people move, Poirier’s night of genre Mashing provides enough bass to fill the place, attracting a mixed crowd that appreciate his dirty style, tasty beats and eclectic flare. Spinning music that flows effortlessly from global hip hop, grime, Bali beats, Booty bass, crunk, Baltimore and much more is this DJ’s signature stamp, a sold out party month after month.

Poirier decided to release his next body of work on his own imprint, and as a result started the label "Rebondir Records" on which he released his "Rebondir e.p” earlier in 2006.

This legend in the making is touring the world extensively playing the underground club circuit. Keep your ears open, your feet in check and be prepared to Bounce!

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Le montréalais Ghislain Poirier est obsédé par les gros beats sales, c'est pourquoi il crée un hip hop déconstruit aux accents ragga, grime et techno.

Il a notamment collaboré avec quelques-uns des meilleurs MCs et musiciens de la planète dont notamment le New-Yorkais Beans (Warp), l’Américain DJ/rupture (Tigerbeat6), les poids-lourds Parisiens TTC (Big Dada) et les Britanniques de Lotek Hi-Fi (Big Dada).

Ghislain Poirier s’est fait aussi connaître pour ses solides remixes dans les dernières années. Il a remixé entre autres les Québécois Champion ainsi que Pierre Lapointe, la jeune sensation britannique Lady Sovereign (Def Jam), Les Georges Leningrad et le groupe rock britannique The Editors. Des remixes qui ont non seulement convaincu les critiques mais aussi les planchers de danses.

En 2005, il a sorti l'album « Breakupdown » sur Chocolate Industries, label basé à Chicago, ce qui l'a amené à partir en tournée nord-américaine pour jouer live en première partie de Lady Sovereign. De plus, l’album fut nominé au gala de l’Adisq dans la catégorie meilleur album électronique.

Depuis l’été 2005, Poirier organise aussi la populaire soirée mensuelle Bounce le Gros à Montréal. Cette soirée qui met à l’avant les DJs d’ici et d’ailleurs (dj/rupture, TTC, The Bug, Kode9, etc) a pour mission de partager cette passion de la basse à travers toutes les musiques urbaines possibles du monde entier. Il s’est même permis d’exporter le concept à quelques reprises à Paris, Rennes (France) et Toronto !

La dernière initiative de Poirier fut de démarrer son propre label début 2006, Rebondir Records, avec lequel il a lancé le Rebondir EP qui comprend le hit Pour te réchauffer avec TTC et Omnikrom !

Durant la dernière année, le très occupé Montréalais a performé live aux Francofolies de Montréal, au Festival d’Été de Québec, aux Eurockéennes de Belfort (France), au Festival des Vieilles Charrues (France), au Festival de Dour (Belgique), au MEG (Montréal), au Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago) et s’est même permis une incursion en Australie !. Bien qu’il parcourt intensément la planète, Poirier prépare actuellement son prochain album pour l’automne 2007 !

i concur.

dope party. big ups @ pascale and the whole undergrinding famiglia for this well orgaNized, well attended and fucking LOUD event. woooot. long live citizenz.

actually, Putrescence's Dawn of the Necrofecalizer LP is what you SHOULD be listening to.

scrap that. you should be listening to what I'M listening to right now: Prosthetic Cunt's 40-track, 8-minute long masterpiece "Fucking Your Daughter With a Frozen Vomit Fuckstick."

goddammit. this album rules.

happy birthday d

myagi does rock

perhaps little known fact is that he also records as Sole Claw... and a soul claw track has recently been signed by Finger Lickin for a new Plump DJs CD:

"Plump DJs present Saturday Night Lotion – eagerly awaited and certainly no disappointment – this megamix caused great sensation, with the likes of Soul of Man, Madox, Sole Claw and heaps of brand new Plumps material on board."

from their site: [ www.fingerlickin.co.uk ]


myagi has been living in Toronto for the last couple of years but is now moving to Vancouver, BC.. a large part of the reason he is coming in March before the cost of ppaying his plane to Montreal skyrockets!! (DJ Czech, Mar 15th @ Saphir is a similar situation as he is moving away from Vancouver to Czechoslovakia, fittingly enough... so we gotta have him back in montreal while we can afford it!! )

huge bookings. thanks for the support all let's do this! :)

GHISLAIN POIRIER (Bounce Le Gros) @ Saphir's Mix Thursday, 3699 St-laurent, THU FEB 15th
w/ Sarcastic, Hectic

word!

screwhead, i think your fucked up perception of reality, and that of your friends in the last 8 years, has horribly skewed your interpretation of events here. YES, there was a pizza place on atwater busted for selling drugs, which included crack cocaine and heroin in addition to cocaine marijuana and after hours alcohol. but no, it was never suggested that these people were putting heroin INSIDE the pizza. the pizza was a front for all the illicit activities, drivers doing business 24 hours a day, and incoming phone calls and pages 24/7... the reason the pizza was addictive was more likely a) grease b) sugar or a combination of a and b. this is awesome though, i wish i could dig up that story. i remember when that happened also, i lived in st-henri.

and THAT's where they got the expression CRACK SLICE from? right?
hehehahah

RPGs!!! dude, you're living in a FANTASY world!! sorry man, i think it's funny. who the fuck really knows what's goin on. onelove

ya true with the cops. it's always a good buzz when they show up and have nothing to say.. no complaints, and amazing job by staff and security to make everything look totally sharp for the police... no alcohol also makes for a great party with less problems...

let's see some hot pinup pics of dj inyourface. he is soooooo sweet :)

Patrick DSP owns all of your pathetic basses

i fully concur.
this party roooled.
amazing sound, wicked lights and deco, good vibes from start to finish. omni KILLED it as always, the DnB sounded great, coupla skips with the turntables but i had a blast after sorting it out (thanks mystic raver) and yeah, just a safe party from head to toe.
twistedwave4ever type shit.

Nellboy
Nellboy has just moved to Montreal, QC from Cork, Ireland and has been making music on his computer for around 3 years. Before that, he was a guitarist in a rock band. And like Bryan Adams after the summer of 69, when his band split up, he decided to go solo. However, unlike Bryan Adams, he now makes electronic music, skirting the borders of electro, techno, house, glitch, pulse, minimal, punk/rock, and dub while not committing fully to any one style. A multi-instrumentalist, his set is 100% original material with live vocals, guitar, and melodica with FX, along with much tweaking of knobs and pushing of buttons, with one aim, to rock the joint!!! Over the past year and a half, he has gone from strength to strength and has grown in confidence at every step, playing extensively in all of Ireland's favourite electro clubnights. And he now hopes to do the same in Montreal and further afield. He has released some material with Dublin based label SeedyR, and will no doubt release more material in the future, but for now, he remains focused on the live set.
[ www.myspace.com ]

DJ Bind
Mixing for over 8 years, the breaks buyer at DNA Records, DJ Bind mixes breaks, house and other goodies. Check me him out every Wednesday from 8-10pm EDT on [ live.techno.fm ] & check his website for my live events schedule. DJ Bind represent DNA Records, Techno.FM, and [ djbind.com ]
[ www.djbind.com ]

Fu Ancko
François Pelletier aka Fu Ancko et Francko Da WRA (à ses débuts) a dû calmer son énergie avec la musique. C'est à ce moment la, il y a 10 ans, qu'il s'est trouvé un intérêt pour la batterie et la bass. Mais cela n'a pas réussi a essouffler son intérêt grandissant pour la musique. Dés qu'il a découvert la musique électronique, il y a déjà quelques années, son envie de devenir dj (rêve d'enfance... les compilations dancemix avaient une grande place dans son coeur à l'époque... :P) refit surface. C'est alors qui trouva les centaines de dollars qui lui manquait pour abreuver sa soif de musique électronique. Dés son entrée sur la scène électronique, Francko s'est promener a travers le Québec. De Montréal à Québec , de Québec a Victo, de Victo jusqu'en Beauce... et ce n'est pas finit. Il a démontré sa maturité et son style unique grâce à ses vinyles qui possèdent une énergie particulière. Au commencement, le trance, l’acid-trance et le hard-trance lui procurèrent satisfaction. Toujours à la recherche de défis, il a préféré se spécialiser dans un style qui lui ressemble plus : les break beats aux sonorités house et electro. Pour écouter un peu, visiter le site [ www.akarien.cjb.net ]


NOTE: Nellboy live show approx 11:30pm



Saphir 3699 St-Laurent
gratuit avant 11hrs / free before midnight
drink specials all night
heated terrace for smokers

Jan25th is also the launch party for Thank God It's Thursday (upstairs) at Saphir feat. Toltech, Furious, Lone Star & Furious ($5 cover includes access to both floors). info: [ rave.ca ]




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this should be cool.. check out the websites above if you dont know these guys ^^^ RAELness and real hip hop for the peeps that care bout that shit :)

18 JANVIER 18 JANUARY:
Tag Team night Vol. 88112A21-345 features Turbo Recording artist Sean Kosa battling it out with Mix co-founder and Wikkid recording artist, Level 4 Productions' DJ Sarcastic, and Akarien Productions' Axel Klein and Omni going head to head for the prize... see below for artist info:

Sean Kosa - Turbo Records Sean began his sonic adventures in the womb, his mother a classically trained singer, was an active musician before and after his birth. His parents noticed his own obvious gift at a young age when, at just three months, his first words were actually the chorus of Ave Maria, sung with perfect intonation, timbre and pitch. In the words of his mother,"I was stunned!" Fast forward fifteen years; Sean is standing in front of his first amplifier holding a white Fender Stratocaster, a tidal wave of distortion and feedback cascading from the speaker. In a revelation that would forever change Sean's outlook on music he declared, "I am going electric." After playing in Toronto for the next five years he had felt that he was hitting a wall creatively and spiritually. But something special would soon emerge from the grey morass of Toronto pawn shops that would once again revitalise Sean's interest and faith in music. Working in a Scarborough heavy machine factory had allowed him to begin building a rudimentary studio in his parents basement. His purchase of a sampler/sequencer and analog synth was integral to his new vision for sound and composition. Although his sequenced drum patterns made him a pariah amongst his old friends and bandmates he stayed strong,"I don't care if you think it sounds gay," was his famous retort, "it became almost a mantra," said friend and ex-bandmate Mike Milosh. Because of this clausterphobic climate of non-acceptance that surrounded him, Sean left Toronto for Montreal in what some friends would later call, "his self-imposed period of exile.". This so-called exile would prove to be a very fruitful time for Sean. As he would put it, "beer is my monastery," and what a monastery it was! Only three years after arriving in Montreal he began working in the online gaming industry, doing various tasks such as sound design, voice overs, song composition and loop creation. Although exciting at first, Sean quickly grew weary of, as he would so often put it, "smoking the big corporate hog." The only way for Sean to stay sane was to focus on his own material, his D.J. work, his tone poems for modern dance choreographers, and his short lived fashion show sound treatments. Then, without warning, the dot com crash came and Sean was one of it's worst casualties, stripped of the financial success of his embryonic career he took a good look in the mirror, stuck his chin up and said, "I shall now create souvlaki." After a year of rolling pita Sean came to his senses, assembled some of his most beloved tracks on a CD and sent out a bunch of demo's. Then one day the phone rang, "Hello, it's Tiga, is Sean there?"
[ www.myspace.com ]

Sarcastic - Level 4 [ Productions.com ] / Wikkid Records - Founder of Montreal-based underground electronic music pantheon Level 4 Productions, this amorphous being has contributed to the subculture's cabalistic causes on many levels for the past decade as label manager, DJ, producer, promoter and music critic. Possessed since childhood with a needling drive to splice together discrete musical compositions, first with cassette decks, microphones, CD players or 8-tracks, it was only a matter of time before Sarcastic was introduced to his lifetime partner: the Technics 1200. His love for the chugging repetitive nature of techno, acid house and hardcore genres remains informed by an early appreciation for hip-hop, stoner rock, jazz and psychedelia of all sorts. Equally at home behind two or three decks, Sarcastic’s diversity has allowed him to perform alongside many of his musical mentors: NYC’s Frankie Bones, Detroit ghetto-tech DJ Assault, Stockholm’s Thomas Krome and Slobodan or London breakbeat stars Freestylers or Deekline. Lengthy local residencies have seen Sarcastic spinning anything from pure tek, minimal and experimental techno to acid, breakbeats, DnB, booty, house and tek-house; recently championing the “vinyl” movement, Sarcastic is even known to work classic rock, funk, hip hop, trip hop, blues, jazz and bluegrass into his carefully programmed DJ sets.
[ www.level4productions.com ] / [ www.myspace.com ]

Omni - Akarien Prod. Passionate about music since he was born, it is his love for the electronic music which drew his attention to the role of the DJ and eventually led him to the rave scene. Now totalling five years as a DJ in different types of events and venues, it is the Montreal electronic music scene that Omni calls his home. Very busy in this scene for the past three years, he was a resident of the Electro Shock events and played at Akarien Production's events like Electronic Avenue or, more recently, Electro-Chic. He has been seen mixing at major events like Ray Junior's Apocalypse 2005, Evolution Radar One 8 in the bunker and Intense 2006 in Quebec city. He has also played at the infamous Overdose night at Parking nightclub, the biggest electro night in Montreal. He is currently a resident DJ for Akarien Production's Electro Chic events at the SAT. Always evolving, DJ Omni's musical style is very eclectic, gathering influences from rock, industrial and even trance while mainly being recognised as Electro. The result is a musical exploration and a varied track selection that ensures a fresh sound night after night.

[ www.djomni.net ] / [ www.myspace.com ]


Axel Klein - Akarien Prod. Hailing from Montreal, Canada and part of Akarien, Axel Klein was introduced to the party scene back in 1998 with artist like Scooter, Aquagen, Rollergirl and Green Court. This laid down the diverse roots that led himself to start collecting similar music. Doing this, this young talented DJ found himself learning a lot more about music and he started to lean more to the sounds of Trance. While collecting is favorite tracks and cd's from djs around the world, Axel came across a video of Ferry Corsten live at Innercity 1999, and was so impressed he wanted to do the same thing. Getting a job specifically to buy records and his first set of turntables, Axel Klein began to mix records just like the man he saw in the video. Mimiking his every move helped him to develop his own style, as he began to understand what exactly it was he was doing behind the decks. Taking this knowledge further, and being more and more influenced with the dutch sound of hard driving techno infused trance, Axel Klein began to expand his horizons, bending more to the fresh sound of Electro. At the present time, Axel Klein has been seen playing along side some of the best in the industry (such as Above & Beyond, Astral Projection, PBS aka Nick Roland & Dave Wright, Lori The HiFi Princess, Neophyte, Preach, Niklas Harding, just to name a few), and try to improve himself every time to bring something fresh to the scene playing the upfront Electro and Minimal. The fresh sound of Electro makes him want to destroy the dancefloor more than ever!

[ www.axelklein.com ] / [ www.myspace.com ]

toltech = STOPs the H8 !!!!