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Moritz Von Oswald / Heathered Pearls / Miguel Senquiz // Aiden June / Heather M / Ming

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Sat Aug 8 11pm Ages: 21+
Aiden JuneErica RhoneHeather MHeathered PearlsMiguel SenquizMINGMoritz Von Oswald

About Moritz Von Oswald / Heathered Pearls / Miguel Senquiz // Aiden June / Heather M / Ming


Moritz, also known as Maurizio, is one of the most influential producers of techno music in the 1990s. In the 1980s he was percussionist for Palais Schaumburg, but would segue into electronic music by the late 80's and early 90's. First as 3MB (with Thomas Fehlmann), he co-founded Basic Channel Records (with Mark Ernestus), whose various releases came to epitomize minimal techno. Living in Berlin, he was also part of a music scene that pivoted around the Tresor club and record label, as well as Hardwax, a record store. Von Oswald's epic M series of records are characterized by a 4x4 beat with dub-inflected syncopated synth pads, slowly modulated over time. Like the Basic Channel records, each 12" had tracks that took up the entire side of each record. His work was highly influential for that of Richie Hawtin, Thomas Brinkmann, Robert Henke (aka Monolake), Wolfgang Voigt, and later through artists whose records were released on the equally influential Chain Reaction Records. His current work as Rhythm & Sound fuses his interests in dub reggae and techno even further, where Jamaican vocalists sing or speak over stripped down techno beats and bass.


"Unlike some ambient music, Loyal, Polish-born Jakub Alexander's release under the Heathered Pearls moniker, embraces the idea of melody with understated but distinct sounds emerging from the loops Alexander uses to construct his tracks. Pitchfork says lead single, "Beach Shelter," "feeds off the same kind of unsettling ambience as Tim Hecker'sRavedeath, 1972, where the sense of a malevolent force lurking just beneath the surface is prevalent throughout. It's filled with coarse, sandpaper-y textures, all pulling together to create a sense of quiet abrasion.""


Armed with a newfound sense of liberation, over two decades' worth of production know-how and tools, and inspiration from dance music's bevy of new champions, MING is looking toward the musical future he always dreamed of. "It's exciting to hear this new sonic thing that's happening, similar to what we had when we were mixing genres in the old days. But now it's crossing over not just to dance kids, but to metal heads and rock people," he says. "It's exciting to see 18-years-olds stagediving at dance shows. I'm inspired by the people who have done something with this genre that was considered dead. We've gone past the 'everybody's a DJ' phase: Now people are good producers and good DJs." But the sweetest part of all for this musician-by-blood is just being back in the mix. "I've got something to say – again," says MING. "I felt like it had been said and done. Now I have my voice back."

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