Tea* at Pogo pres. XDB (Metrolux/Sistrum) - Sat 3rd April

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After getting off to a bright start in the basement with sterling lifting and house driven sets from both Sven and Dave, were pushing forward on a more rough edge note while still hanging on to our house roots with the ever impressive XDB making his Irish debut for us here at Tea*. Definitely one we have been looking forward to for quite a while.

Recent productions include the stunning Cagomi EP which he released towards the end of last year on his Metrolux imprint with Desert Storm from the EP getting big reactions across Europes hottest floors, current project include a remix for Pariter records from Detroit's Norm Talley which were very much keeping an eye on aswell.

Here's some info on the man himself:



DJ/Producer XDB AKA Kosta Athanassiadis has been Djing since the early nineties but it’s in the last few years that his abilities as a producer have come to fore both through his recordings for labels such as Detroit’s Sistrum and the fledgling Delikat and his releases on his own Metrolux label which he founded in 2006.

After years of working in a record shop, he launched his Metrolux label in 2006 and works closely with producers Atheus and Arne Weinberg.Lately, Kosta Athanassiadis is garnering the overdue attention. In April 2009, he delivered mnml ssgs’ 25th podcast in two parts – the beloved bloggers had seen XDB perform at Tokyo’s Labyrinth festival about six months earlier, and eagerly anticipated the chance to share a live set he’d recorded in Hamburg with their readers. In the following month, Intrusion contributed a podcast to Resident Advisor, and incorporated XDB’s live version of “Descap,” which was released on Metrolux before its re-release on Francois K’s Wave Music label. The latter was his big break, and since its issue in 2007, Kosta has been developing a renowned name as a very accomplished artist . He also has a release on Sistrum, which is owned and operated by Detroit’s own Patrice Scott. he and XDB share the vision of pushing a sound that is influenced by Detroit but not trapped by its legacy . XDB’s DJ sets are full of organic warmth and depth, and it’s here that he lives up to his reputation as a historian of electronic music. His live sets repeatedly curate a greatest hits playlist that pores over the blueprints of dub, house and techno from the last thirty to forty years. He sees his music heading in a direction that ranges from deep and soulful Detroit house to raw, analogue sounding dub techno, which is executed brilliantly on his last Metrolux EP, Cagomi. Throughout his growing popularity, XDB has kept his identity nearly silent, allowing his music to be unpolluted by preconceived notions that comes with branding one’s image. “Less is more,” he suggests, applying the advice to inspiring and established artists.

Support on the night comes from tea* resident Phil Long.

Also, check out this recent beatdown mix from XDB, essential listening for fans of Theo Parrish/Omar S:

http://soundcloud.com/uzuri/xdb-beatdow-mixx

Doors- 11:00
Tickets - 8/10E