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Debut @ Mutate presents STEPHEN BROWN (LIVE) @ TORQUE // Friday 7th November

  • 04-11-2014 3:50pm
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    conky_05
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    Mutate proudly presents, Stephen Brown (Skudge/Transmat/Realtime) at Torque for an exclusive Live set.

    Line Up :

    Stephen Brown (Skudge/Transmat/Realtime)

    Cian Byrne Little (Vision Collector)

    Conky (Torque)

    Debut At Mutate & TORQUE join forces for this intimate live gig. Capacity is limited so this is definately one not to be missed!
    ...
    Here is some info about our headliner which makes for excellent reading...

    Stephen was born in Edinburgh in 1972 and has a long history of involvement in electronic music. He started listening to the original electro sound of the early eighties while breakdancing. His inspiration to make music comes from artist like Bobby Orlando, Heaven 17 and early Human League. Then in 1988 Stephen discovered House music at the Hoochie Coochie Club in Edinburgh. Local DJ Yogi Haughton would play anything from jazz to the first early Chicago and Detroit releases. It was these records that converted him from a music listener to a music maker. He started playing live with Roland drum machines and basslines emulating the acid sound of Chicago under the name of MD3 and would continue to do this for another two years.

    Stephen recalls when things started to get out of control around the early nineties. A time when real Detroit techno and Chicago house music was hard to find and Rave music was on the increase. After numerous live shows throughout 1989/1991, Stephen retired to his bedroom to make music for the next three years. He spent his time wisely perfecting a sound that is uniquely his. All this paid of in 1995 when Stephen released his first EP on Djax up Beats (Holland). Label owner and DJ Saskia Slegers liked Stephens’s music so much that his first release would be an album. Stephen stayed loyal to the label and covered 8 releases between 1995 to 2000.

    Soon after the first Djax releases Stephen was recording for other labels such as Soma, T&B, Drought, Scandinavia, to name a few. Stephen released an EP under the name Earl Brown called the cornucopia EP in 1996, the lead track “how I feel” made number 20 in Music magazines top 100 of 1996, where his talent was compared to that of Chicago innovator LIL’ LOUIS. Not a bad achievement for his second release.

    Around the same time he contributed a track to Glasgow’s label Soma under the same name Earl Brown for their 50th release. He also collaborated with Envoy for two trax on his album Shoulder to shoulder.

    Stephen decided to start his own label in 2000 called Realtime Records. The purpose of this project was to release all his own material that had been rejected from other labels. The reason was because Stephen believed they had missed something. After five very successful releases Stephen decided to put the label on hold.

    Here Stephen’s career would take another turning point when he was playing live before Derrick May one night. As soon as Derrick entered the club he approached Stephen to talk to him about his music. This was the beginning of a friendship that still lasts today. A deal was struck after long negotiations and Stephen released two EPs on the Legendary Detroit label Transmat in 2002.

    Recently Stephen approached DJ Bone after purchasing the first release on Subject Detroit and the conversation led to him contributing trax for Bones mix CD. Soon after he was given the opportunity to record an EP called Subject Scotland as part of the Subject Detroit global series.

    Stephen’s inspiration lies firmly in Detroit techno, his releases and live performances are proof of this. He chooses to give his music to labels that he respects, rather than make a certain style of music for a particular type of label. “That for me is fashion and music is not fashion Music is Music”.

    On support duties we have ever reliable and emerging talent.

    Cian Byrne Little

    Cian Byrne Little is a DJ and producer from Wicklow, Ireland. Holding a diverse style, Cians interests cover a wide spectrum of techno, house and electronic music. He has a residency with Vision Collector Records, as well as playing in some of Dublin’s best clubs. He has also played at some of Ireland’s biggest music festivals including Electric Picnic, Longitude and Life Festival, where he played the main stage in 2013.

    Conky

    Torque co-founder Conky has been playing out in the Dublin scene since 2003. Back then it was breaks and drum and bass. These days he’s all about the quality techno. Known for the after-party sets, a since ceased bi-weekly radio slot on Play FM (Torque Radio), and a banging set at Castlepalooza this year, he delivers just whats needed when it’s needed.


    Advance tickets available on RA, €10 plus booking fee :

    http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?647816

    On the night, entry will be €10 on the door

    THIS EVENT IS STRICTLY OVER 21'S


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