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515 Presents Sebestien Leger + Format B - 8/10/10

  • 08-09-2010 2:57pm
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    515 presents MISTAKES MUSIC LABEL NIGHT
    Sebastien leger
    Format B
    Support: LRB
    Fri 8th oct @ Tripod
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    Sébastien Léger Biography
    Sebastien Leger begins 2010 in fine form. His label, Mistakes, has further strengthened his role as one of Europe?s leading proponents of contemporary underground techno. The antithesis of the showman that is fellow countryman, David Guetta, Leger mines a wholly different vein, updating the rich musical histories of Detroit and Chicago with a quiet determination and no-nonsense approach.

    His much lauded musical ability stems from a classical background, but formal training is but one half of the story; having served his ?apprenticeship? in clubs around France in his teens.

    The 1990?s saw the first explosion of French dance music culture, and as a young producer and DJ, he saw his heroes such as Laurent Garnier, Daft Punk, and Etienne De Crecy, begin to carve out a distinctive new wave of electronic music. He began producing at the end of that decade, and though surrounded with French filter house, he looked across the Atlantic for his own inspiration, with Underground Resistance, Derrick May, and Juan Atkins being a few prime examples.

    Heritage techno might be an influence, but it?s a mere reference point for Sebastien?s productions and the output from his label, as he?s always made technology dance to his very own, distinct tune. Leger is thoroughly 21st century in his delivery and execution, packing a punch that has seen Mistakes become a best-seller on Beatport, and an imprint that is defining a new sound away from the soulless beats and clicks of minimal.

    Tracks such as ?Binola?, The White Island?, and ?The Rhythm?, lie at the funkier end of the techno scale, throbbing and coursing with a proudly European sensibility; but regional influences aside, the reception to Leger?s recorded output ensures his popularity remains truly global.

    Over 50 Eps for labels including Black Jack, Ovum, Intec, Pryda, and beyond, make for an enviable discography, but as the cliché goes, you?re as good as your last record, and Leger has always kept the bar high despite a prolific release schedule.

    His latest remix, for Cirez D?s ?On/Off? on Mouseville, shows that he doesn?t just keep his best ideas for himself. Léger has consistently pushed his production boundaries and adapted himself to the sounds and technology around him. Despite his more cerebral sound of late, he brings to proceedings a dancefloor sensibility that is all about the ?funk?, injected with a heart and soul attitude that means his music is never clinical.

    In addition to his studio exploits, a busy DJ diary means gigs across the planet, from Germany to Japan, the UK to Ibiza, and the US to Asia. It?s a schedule that means Sebastien remains at the forefront of modern EDM, taking his music to wherever dance culture shines brightest.


    Format B Biog
    Jakob is a Berliner, from Kreuzberg to be exact. As all good parents do, his wanted him to play an instrument. After years of successfully dodging music lessons and his parent?s wishes, he finally at the subtle age of 15 decided that he desperately needed a bass guitar, which then through diligent practice manoeuvred him from hardcore bands to funk and jazz bands. But suddenly, there was a small problem: he liked Techno parties much better than rock concerts.So, as one does, he began buying the odd techno maxi here and there until one day little Jakob thought to himself: ?Why heck, I can do that too!?

    So off he went and bought himself an overpriced Atari St40 and a cheap synthesizer, only to realize that oops those guys from Detroit really do know what they?re doing and that it wasn?t that easy after all. Well, that is basically where Jacob?s ambitiously planned out life suddenly took a screeching of the wheels turn in another direction?.

    Franziskus is from Erfurt, a small and rural part of Germanys quite rough and wild East, which didn?t stop him from starting piano lessons at the innocent age of 6. His musical interests took him from the usual suspects like Michael Jackson and The Pet Shop Boys through to Hardcore (obviously not on the piano). But then one day, or night to be exact similar to Jakob, all was to suddenly change?.. A fortuitous night out at the legendary E-Werk in 1993, made this young mans heartbeat skip from Chopin over to a 4/4 beat where it was to remain, probably forever.
    Three years later Franziskus took up residency at the infamous Sub ground Lighthouse After hour, resulting in numerous further bookings.

    The paths of these two young men crossed whilst they were both studying to be sound engineers. Seeing as all the other students in there year were long haired Metal heads it was only a matter of time until their paths crossed. So, after spending a few long Berlin party nights together they decided to see if they could start a project together. And so the story ends or better yet, begins with Format:B?.


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