Lowerstate Galway pres. Black Jazz Consortium (NYC) + Ruarí / Sat May 1st

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Detroit techno music began in the 1980s, and was originally thought of as a subset to Chicago's early style of house. Analog synthesizers and early drum machines, particularly the Roland TR-909, defined the sound whose birth is credited to the likes of Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.

In 2009 however, in the depths of New York city, a new sound emerged. Drawing from well-worn Detroit/Chicago influences, with a touch of Berlin atmospherics, the music from artists such as DJ Jus Ed, Levon Vincent and Black Jazz Consortium doesn't immediately call for your attention - ignoring cheap gimmicks and high drama in favour of rough-cut hypnotic grooves.

Their music isn't easy to get a hold of, for the most part vinyl-only, however just about every release from this camp that a DJ manages to get their sweaty hands on is charted & played to death.

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Black Jazz Consortium (aka Fred P) is the standout artist from this new wave. When his album Structure (ranked by LittleWhiteEarbuds as their No. 1 album of 2009) was released last March, hardly anyone had gotten over his seminal New Horizon EP, and the appearance of almost a dozen new tracks was virtually overwhelming.

His music is deeper and darker, experimenting with clunky rhythms, stark arrangements and odd time signatures, lending emotion to techno and futurism to house in a way followers of either often miss.

In his recent DJ set at the Underground Quality night at Tape Club Berlin, he was the star of the show, rocking the venue with an uber-deep helping of Detroit house & techno of the finest variety.

Join us this Bank Holiday Saturday in welcoming Black Jazz Consortium!

cranky bollix

nice one,finally something that im into in galway