sSHADOWORKSs’ sole intention over the past eight years has been to provide platforms for Cape Town music artists to showcase their talents to their audience through the mediums of live music concerts as well as to cater for fans and corporates alike to be able to enjoy and experience Southern Africa’s fine musical talent, whilst simultaneously marketing South Africa and Cape Town as viable, world class music destinations for international live bands and live music concerts.
EVENTS
EARTHDANCE CAPETOWN 2009
| 26 September 2009 12:00 pm | to | 27 September 2009 4:00 pm |
Earthdance the Gobal Party for Peace
25 - 27 September
Nekkies Resort, Worcester, Cape Town
Every year Earthdance joins like-minded people across the planet at over 300 Earthdance events in a joyous celebration of non-stop music, dance and peace, and the Earthdance Cape Town will be part of it.
Earthdance strives to raise awareness of issues affecting society today while raising money for local charities too.
Earthdance Cape Town is the largest Earthdance Event in Africa and in the top 5 Earthdance events worldwide.
2009 promises to build on the success of previous years, and give Cape Town something truly special!
Moving through every genre you could hope to find in a colourful landscape of art and so much more!
Once again sSHADOWORKSs is honored to be involved in such an awesome event. And takes great pride in presenting The Music Box Stage (Saturday - Sunday)
Saturday
12:00 BENGUELA
13:00 CLOSET SNARE
14:00 SOUTH PAW
15:00 EAT THIS HORSE
16:00 PH FAT
17:00 NEW HOLLAND
18:00 SPIT MUNKY
19:00 340 MLS
20:00 ZEBRA AND GIRAFFE
21:00 KRUSHED & SORTED (LIVE AV)
22:00 REAL ESTATE
23:00 LAPSE – LIVE
1:00 Prayer for Peace / LinkUp
1:10 IVAN – SPACE & TIME
3:00 ZIGGY KINDER
4:30 Close
SUNDAY
9:00 FUNAFUJI
10:30 MR SAKITUMI
11:30 TOBY2SHOES
13:00 RICHARD III
14:30 GRAVEDANGER
4pm close
Venue & Tickets
Venue : Nekkies Resort
Gates open on Friday @ 14:00 to Prepaid ticket holders only.
Tickets:
R 250 Full Weekend
R 200 Saturday & Sunday (access from 9am Saturday)
Online @ Webtickets.co.za
R 270 Full Weekend
R 220 Saturday / Sunday (access from 9am Saturday)
Gate R300
SEE YOU THERE!!
THE TOXIC AVENGER - DISCOTHEQUE 28 AUG 09
| 28 August 2009 9:00 pm | to | 29 August 2009 4:00 am |
DISCOTHEQUE AND OLMECA DIMENSIONS PRESENT:
THE TOXIC AVENGER (FRANCE)
FRIDAY 28th August 2009
ASSEMBLY 61 Harrington str
R100 DOOR – R80 PRESALE
TOXIC AVENGER
PLAYDOE (SIBOT & SPOEK)
LAPSE
KLINIKAL
In the next slamming installment, Discotheque and Olmeca Dimensions are amped to bring you one of the hottest rising stars – The Toxic Avenger, a.k.a. Simon Delacroix: Electro thrash producer extraordinaire hailing from Paris, France.
As the growing independent dance scene keeps churning out all-night-long party DJs, and France continues to expand its domination of global club floors with its own brand of powerhouse electro-dance music, it’s The Toxic Avenger who is quickly establishing himself as the latest Frenchman devastating dance floors worldwide.
Signed to IHEARTCOMIX Records, in 2007, The Toxic Avenger was named by Rolling Stone as “One of the 5 most influential electronic artists of the year” alongside Justice, LCD Soundsystem, Digitalism and Simian Mobile Disco. He has played along with many of the current greats including Black Lips, Yelle, The Teenagers, Vitallic, Erol Alkan, MSTRKRFT, Boys Noize, Kavinsky and Crystal Castles and the infamous Public Enemy.
Though dance-inducing electro remains his signature style, The Toxic Avenger draws from a number of distinct influences not directly related to the dance scene ensuring that his take on what keeps a dance floor heaving is never predictable. Taking cues from intelligent hardcore and punk, all the way to 60’s pop, The Toxic Avenger brings us a unique blend of melodic rage and screaming synths that create sonic epic audiences can lose their minds to.
‘Toxic is Dead’, the first single from the currently untitled full length, is due to launch worldwide September 15th and will continue to propel the ever-growing mystique of the man behind the mask. Far from deceased, the Toxic Avenger’s ghostly orchestrations and pulsating rhythms, not to mention his colossal bass lines combine for a dangerous and deadly etherealness that is sure to slay dancefloors around the world straight into the afterlife.
The Toxic Avenger is currently on tour worldwide, playing in clubs and at festivals from Paris to Melbourne, Sao Paulo to New York. Next Stop…Cape Town, South Africa.
Stay tuned for more thrilling adventures of……The Toxic Avenger.
For an upfront example of what to expect from his set you can check out the mix done exclusively for Discotheque as Mix 002, second in the series of The Discotheque Mix. Visit the website for more details www.theassembly.co.za or check the link here http://soundcloud.com/the-assembly-live
TOXIC AVENGER – (FR) – [IHEARTCOMIX]
http://www.myspace.com/toxavanger
PLAYDOE
http://www.myspace.com/fuckplaydoe
LAPSE
http://www.myspace.com/djlapsecapetown
KLINIKAL
http://www.myspace.com/klinikal
KR03 - KONRAD BLACK- FICTION 21 AUG 09
| 21 August 2009 10:00 pm | to | 22 August 2009 4:00 am |
Its been a big year for Killer Robot.
Beginning with a long awaited return visit from Butane and a mid year stop over by none other than Alex Smoke, the night has entrenched itself as South Africa’s premier channel to the international techno underground, with many unforgettable nights in between. 2009 was also the year KR residents also made their contribution to the global scene. After travelling to both Sonar and the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Ivan made the trip to Glasgow to support none other than techno legend Kevin Saunderson while Bruno Morphet toured Germany, playing gigs in Berlin with Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson and Shaun Reeves and in Leipzig with Christian Fischer at the legendary Distillery. AK47 let his production do the travelling with new music signed to More appearing in many Beatport shopping carts.
KR03, The Third Birthday, represents the culmination of three years of work and effort, in the face of both appreciation and indifference, in bringing the finest electronic music to Cape Town on a weekly basis. For our regulars, past, present and future, its a night to celebrate, and to remember, but most of all to party the only way we know how. And we know just the guy to help us with that…
KONRAD BLACK.
Konrad Black has always had a thing about music with robots. It started out as a kid in Vancouver, freaking out to the futuristic vocoder intro on Boney M’s Night Flight To Venus and it’s stayed with him ever since, on a journey that currently finds him holding down a much coverted residency at Berlin’s legendary Panorama Bar.
Konrad knows it’s about living and breathing the music, it’s not just a question of turning up, spinning a few tunes and then disappearing back into the night, it’s about getting to know the people, understanding what makes the club tick and always delivering a night of memorable tracks and seamless transgressions.
Although his initial instincts had led him in a Drum and Bass direction, it wasn’t long before he began transplanting his ideas into a 4/4 context. Hooking up with Swayzak in 1998 had a large part to do with this and led to a string of releases on 240 Volts
Konrad’s own approach to music – “It’s important to let music mature and resonate. It’s important to know who you are and to embrace the things that drive you forward even if they seem strange to others’’.
Konrad is now a household name amongst the biggest clubs and festivals in Europe and the US. He recently completed the third cd in the acclaimed series for Berlin club Watergate, and forms part of Richie Hawtin’s Contakt tour.
HINT & BOOM MONK BEN - 14 AUG - DISCOTHEQUE
| 14 August 2009 9:00 pm | to | 15 August 2009 4:00 am |
DATE: FRIDAY 14th August 2009
VENUE: DISCOTHEQUE - THE ASSEMBLY, 61 Harrington Str CT
COST: R80 DOOR – R60 B4 11PM - R40 PRESALE
LINEUP:
HINT (UK) – [NINJA TUNE, TRU THOUGHTS]
www.hinteractive.co.uk
BOOM MONK BEN (UK) – [SOLID STEEL]
www.mixedbizness.co.uk
LIVER
www.myspace.com/theliver
DANK
www.myspace.com/dankcpt
Discotheque steps it up another level every Friday this August with an incredible lineup of local and international guests. Hosting guests from France and UK we continue to strive in bringing you a diverse line up that promises a great Friday party night that is focused solely on Dance music in all its forms. Next Friday 14th we are very proud to present 2 of the UK’s brightest underground beacons, rolled into one night of an eclectic musical tapestry.
HINT
Hint became a household name for any downtempo / Trip Hop fan when his remarkable debut album ‘Portakabin Fever’, was released by Legendary Label NINJA TUNE in May 2003. Its style being dubbed ‘rural beat’, is a testament to the subtlety and depth within Hint’s musical ability and his deep understanding of rhythms both regular and broken.
He has had a multitude of acclaimed releases since then mostly through ‘TRU THOUGHTS’, a label that is renowned for its high standard of exceptional quality music releases.
An Excellent Jazzy DJ with down tempo beats and grooves contrasted against future-dance floor bombs. This is idyllic electronica. Expect Hint’s ever evolving style to keep you guessing and wanting more.
“Really fat and super funky. Full club support from me” – Laurent Garnier
“Filled to the brim with genius, forward thinking awkward dance music” - Mr Scruff
“this man’s DJ sets are joy, and the dance-floor-orientated tracks on ‘Driven From Distraction’ demonstrate an practiced understanding of what makes a floor bounce…. Hint’s knack of combining the uncombinable shines.” - iDJ Magazine
For a superb example of Hint’s exceptional DJ sets please follow this link: http://mixedbizness.co.uk/hint/
BOOM MONK BEN
Supporting Hint on his SA tour is Glasgow based Mixtape Magician - Boom Monk Ben. Benny The Boom’s list of top notch mixes is ongoing..he has laid down some of the most seminal mixes ever heard on Solid Steel (Ninja Tune). In no small feat, Ben beat off competition from Mr Scruff, Kid Koala, Cut Chemist, DJ Format, MANDY, James Holden and many, many more to finish runner up in the Best Of 2006′ Solid Steel guest mix competition.
A frenzied fanatic of all things bass, the Boom Monk leaves no stone unturned and no sound unheard in his quest for dance-floor devastation. From hip hop, dancehall, funk and break beats to house, electro, dubstep and drum and bass, as long as it makes him, us and you move on the floor then it will get put the through the blender in his inimitable style.
The Booming Monk has graced our Cape Town dance floors twice in the past with knock out shows at FICTION…earning him a loyal local following.
Not all fun & games ;)…Ben runs a niche DJ & Artist booking agency – MixedBizness.co.uk
‘One of Glasgow’s finest DJs, he’s so cheeky we nabbed him for our own purposes on Solid Steel - surely never a better recommendation? The man knows bass and he will give it to you with both tables (or three sometimes!)’ - DJ Food
To sample a vast array of Boom Monk Ben’s top notch mixes please head here: http://mixedbizness.co.uk/boom-monk-ben/
Discotheque rocks every Friday night at The Assembly.
Catch The Toxic Avenger (France), Playdoe and a host of other local support as they tear the roof off Discotheque on 28th August
The Real Estate Agents
Sibot
Closet Snare
Sweat X
Ivan (aka DJ Low)
Sibot & Storyboy
Chromoscience
Markus Wormstorm
