Future Entertainment presents….

BOOKA SHADE (LIVE)

Let’s get physical… In news that’s guaranteed to thrill their loyal legion of local fans, luminary Minimal/Tech House dons, Booka Shade, will play intimate LIVE shows in both Melbourne and Sydney. Hitting The Metro in Sydney on Thursday March 4 and Melbourne’s iconic Forum on Friday March 5, the Frankfurt duo are set to dazzle with LIVE renditions of their underground anthems from their trio of acclaimed albums – ‘Memento’, ‘Movements’ and ‘The Sun & the Neon Light’. Booka Shade’s much-anticipated new album is due for release in April through Bandroom Records.

Supported by Gavin Keitel & Aram Chapers

Friday 5th March @ The Forum Theatre

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THE NAURU ELEGIES : A Portrait in Sound and Hypsographic Architecture

The Nauru Elegies is a multimedia portrait of the island of Nauru and this unique work explores the island in a state of economic collapse and environmental devastation. The performance reflects colonial and post-colonial issues facing the digital economy of the 21st century translated into a string quartet, composed by DJ Spooky.

DJ Spooky (aka Paul D. Miller) is a composer, multimedia artist and writer. His written work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Source, Artforum and Raygun amongst others. Miller’s work as a media artist has appeared in the Whitney Biennial; The Venice Biennial for Architecture (2000); the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany; Kunsthalle, Vienna; The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Venice Biennial 2007, and the Miami/Art Basel fair of 2007. Miller has published Rhythm Science and Sound Unbound, by MIT Press.

Miller’s deep interest in reggae and dub has resulted in a series of compilations, remixes and collections of material from the vaults of the legendary Jamaican label, Trojan Records. Other releases include Optometry (2002), a jazz project featuring some of the best players in the downtown NYC jazz scene, and Dubtometry (2003) featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Mad Professor. Miller’s latest collaborative release, Drums of Death, features Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Chuck D of Public Enemy among others. He also produced material on Yoko Ono’s new album Yes, I’m a Witch. Miller’s large scale, multimedia performance pieces include “Rebirth of a Nation” (now on DVD), and “Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica”.

Joining Spooky in his live presentation will be Melbourne’s own Silo Quartet with guest violist Helen Ireland.

Silo String Quartet was founded by Cellist and Composer Caerwen Martin in 1998. Silo has performed regularly at the Melbourne International Jazz Festivals and Melbourne International Women in Jazz Festivals since 1999 working with such artists as Fiona Burnett, Belinda Moody, Antonio Tenace, David Chisholm and Quinsin Nachoff (Canada) and was the resident string quartet for the Federation Music Week International Composers Forum. Silo are currently recording a CD for the Federation of Australian Composers that showcases the best of Australia’s new string quartets. This year Silo have recorded a CD for Melbourne based dance company Ballett Lab entitled Origami, composed by David Chisholm. Silo also feature on the live ABC CD Soaring at Dawn for Jazz trio and String Quartet composed by soprano saxophonist Fiona Burnett. Recent work has included performing at Glen Eira Town Hall, Billilla House, Stonington Manor, Melba Hall, Bennetts Lane and Federation Square as well as many recording and performance projects for composers and popular artists including Dan Brodie, Millionaire Souls, CC Martini, Philip Gelbach and Johanna Selleck. Silo has broadcast live on ABC and Melbourne radio stations and features on Caerwen Martin’s new soundtrack to the Australian feature film ‘Lost and Found’ by David Blake.

Video Installation Art prior to the show will be showcased by Netzair.

Building on his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Multimedia, Netzair has spent years experimenting,
shooting and producing his own unique content. Crosscutting live, graphic compositions to
sync, his style allows you to see beyond a reel of pleasant images - you see the music. Striving to make the night’s audio entertainment tangible, bringing sound to life, the visual
experience is especially suited to an electronic environment where bass, glitch and snare can
be translated optically. With a passion for live performance, it’s not uncommon to see Netzair
pushing out vision for ten or more hours straight, on festival stages alongside International and
local Dj’s, as well as club nights and community based video art events.

http://www.netzair.com/

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Charles Webster (Defected, Miso, UK) Feb 20th 2010; New Guernica (photo
below)

Now into his second decade as a true innovator in the electronic music
scene, Charles Webster is one of the few real mould-breakers in an
increasingly stale & predictable dance music world (though whether a man
whose favourite artist is Rickie Lee Jones, and whose records ooze such soul
and depth should really ever be pigeonholed as dance is another
debate).Charles has sold over 100,000 albums without ever being considered
‘mainstream’ or having a major hit single. He has toured the world with a
full (genuinely) live band,he has also dj’ed worldwide, playing regularly in
every continent, without ever having had the need to be feted by the dance
media as a flavour of the month. He had the nous to have been running his
own labels for years, frequently laying them to rest before they get tired
and switching to other projects.he is comfortable making music at any tempo,
straddles numerous genres (both real and imagined) with ease.bloody hell, he
even writes songs. After his blisteringly soulful set at Ffour in 2008 it is
with absolute pleasure we welcome back the UK don of house music Mr Charles
Webster. New Guernica, 2/322 Little Collins St, Melb. $20.

The Likes Of You continues on its merry crusade of converting the masses to techno freaks. Join us for the most important techno feast in the electronic liturgical year. With all guns blazing, The Likes Of You delivers a cast of international and local artists that would even have Christ almighty grooving

OLIVER HUNTEMANN 3hrs (Ideal Recordings, Bremen)

Myths abound in the north when it comes to techno ground zero, and they refuse to go away. Oliver Huntemann is one of a handful of children of the north who, for what seems like an eternity, add an element of credence to the mythology. He does not, of course, live in a snowy forest or at the edge of the polar oceans. The sun does, on occasion, shine down on Hamburg. Nevertheless, there is a tendency towards hypothermic reduction in the rigourous efficiency of the Huntemann oeuvre.

Huntemann’s tracks may well have dragged themselves out of the same primeval soup, but it was the far north which fired them with the necessary steel for clubland. The resulting creations are linear, free of fancy, charmingly direct.

Oliver Huntemann’s concrete roots can be traced back to early techno. Had he been any younger, he would undoubtedly have sucked electronica like mother’s milk from a C64 chip. Like so many of his colleagues, his route to techno took a tour through electro and rave. As well as numerous 12 inches and almost as many remixes (for Underworld, Chemical Brothers and Depeche Mode, to name just a few), he released his second album, “Fieber“ in 2006. Last but not least the successful collaboration with Dubfire (Deep Dish) in 2008, creating with Diablo and Dios the biggest dance tracks of the year.

With so much fame on his plate, he done remarkably well to stay out of the spotlight. That’s how it is in the north, actions count, not appearances.

PHIL KIERAN Live (Cocoon, Belfast)

Phil Kieran has been in the upper echelons of the electronic music game for more than a decade, but is only now releasing his debut album under his own name.

Known for rocking clubs and releasing a string of killer twelves, Belfast-based Phil has hooked up with German powerhouse Cocoon in recent times. Sven Väth’s label is now about to release Shh, a groundbreaking piece of work that will undoubtedly gain Phil plaudits across the board.

Phil has synthesized his myriad of influences into one radically beautiful whole: An album far greater than the sum of its parts. It’s very much a home or car listening album, perfect for post-club play, although plenty of the individual tracks contain discerning dancefloor dynamics too.

But now Phil has just entered the next phase in his career. Shh won’t be a secret for long: it’s almost certain to take its place amongst not only the albums of the year, but as one of the landmark releases of the last two decades.

DANIEL STEINBERG (aka HARRY AXT) (Front Room Recordings / Grand Petrol).

We were a bit reluctant to write a biography for Daniel Steinberg. His releases over the past few years on Micro.fon, Grand Petrol and Stylerockets brought him international success, his phenomenal attitude towards music and the people who live for it makes him a darling of the club scene, and it is pretty certain that the future brings him well-deserved accolades, if not knighthood. Both critics and those just out to dance and hear amazing music are in love with the development of his sound. Those who want more can look forward to Daniel’s new releases in the coming months and more remixes for the insatiable beat masters at Stylerockets.

Its very likely you have gone crazy and danced like a nut to Pay For Me, I Like To Be, Viva La Fiwa or more recently Preacherman & Bailando. His DJ sets are a mixed bag, delivered with the skill and style of someone who’s been doing it and doing it well for years.

It’s nearly impossible to capture the calibre and character of Daniel Steinberg in only two paragraphs, but we’ll let the music finish his story.

OLIVER KOLETZKI (Stil Vor Talent, Berlin ).

It sounds like a fairy tale. In 2005 29-year old OLIVER KOLETZKI presses 500 copies of his underground hit “Der Muckenschwarm”.One of those white labels lands in Sven Väth’s record bag and whenever he plays the track, the people go wild. Shortly after techno king Väth signs the track on his techno empire Cocoon. “Der Muckenschwarm”, already considered as a techno classic - becomes the best sold techno record of 2005, and OLIVER KOLETZKI gets voted best newcomer of the year in prestigious Groove magazine.

In October 2005, while still riding on the success of his debut single, Oliver directly realises one of his dreams: to have his own label. He founds Stil vor Talent, a label dedicated to pushing new artists and creating a platform for a huge variation of quality electronic dance music – from minimal techno to squeaky house to pop music.

Label manager, producer, DJ, bandleader: above all this, Oliver still manages to fill the clubs around the world and make people smile to his energetic DJ sets. Be in the best clubs of Europe such as London’s Fabric, Berlin’s Berghain or around the rest of the world: Oliver
knows how to perform and connect with his audience. OLIVER KOLETZKI is already working on his next album. There is really no stopping him in 2010!

AND introducing for his inaugural Australian performance.

SETH TROXLER (Wagon Repair, Spectral Sound, Detriot).

Through a leaking bodily cavity resembling the pork found in Chinese restaurants, Satan shat out a crystal beaming with glowing red embers. This crystal matured into the fetus of Seth Troxler. Seth was placed on earth as a weeping fetus, the sound of inevitability. As he grew, his ancestral roots took on a magnetic channeling power, more than his feeble mind could ever consciously fathom. As a result, he became capable of creating some of the world’s finest and most intuitive dance cuts.

With his early Detroit experiences Seth gained a preternatural understanding of rave, and dance music history, that now allows him to conjours up mixes and tracks like Botticelli conjoured his Venus.

The Berlin resident defines the hedonistic nature of the city, reveling in the afterparty lifestyle and launching legions of “Did you hear what Seth did/said/played?” stories. It seems like the word is out about the American jock: Troxler’s DJing style more often than not reflects his personality. Ebullient, fun, sexy. And a tiny bit out of control. Which, when you think about it, makes for some of the most memorable sets of all.

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