Glampfest 2009 Pictures

Some might lovingly refer to Glampfest 2009 as "Lampfest" this year because of the no fire rule that was in effect. Others might remember it as "Bugfest" because of the inordinate amount the flies that were bugging us during the day (we're guessing that had to do with the extra hot summer we're having). Either way, it was another epic, fun filled weekend with our friends. Click any of the images below to see more from Dave Matthews' incredible collection of photos.

Kulturszene in PDX

We love our techno family down south. If you're not already aware, Kulturszene has been holding it down for a few years now with some of the best local and out of town techno talent around. We're honored to be party to the party tonight. If you're in Portland, OR tonight come check it out. M.quiet and 31avas hold it down each month.

Photosynthesis 2009 Recess' Recap

For an outdoor party in it's second year, not bad at all. In fact, I had a blast! Camped next to the Novatron Lounge and Innerflight/Shameless peoples/extended family. Loads of dubstep almost 24/7 from the moment the music started. We all laughed and enjoyed the lounge anyway. It was set up in the perfect spot! Tons of places to chill in the shade during the day. It became a bit of a community center for some.

Friday was a bit hectic, trying to figure out what was going on. Behind the scenes things seemed a bit scattered, but it all ended up working out. During the day on Saturday I checked out the Techno Barn. The entire configuration of the speakers and DJ table didn't make sense. Main speaker stacks were placed on carpet one level off the dance floor. The DJ table was miles away from the dance floor. My buddies (thanks Seanny, Eddie & KDJ) and I ended up teaming with TProphet (you kept on even when the going got tough!) to reconfigure the room and it was time well spent. SO MUCH BETTER! (Although the DJ table was super low which I painfully discovered during my set later on that night).

All of the stages looked and sounded great! There were always interesting people to meet on every path you took. It also kind of felt like a big homie festival of sorts. Beautiful spot. Good call TP, Kyle and company. Plus, as Joee Irwin often alarmingly, but calmly put it, "there is a fucking volcano north of us". Amazing scenery.

Every stage seemed to be stacked with talent that I was interested in checking out. Quite a few times I had to choose between performers or hop back and forth between different stages in an attempt to catch it all. I've been a secret fan of Murderbot for the last couple of years so I was bummed when I found out he was playing at the same time as Menami. Menami killed it in the dome with an eclectic midtempo bassy set. Michna is my hero right now. I was able to sneak away to catch about 10 minutes of Murderbot destroying the dancefloor in a good way. Smiles on everyones faces while the booty bass was being driven at 140 bpm. I hung out with him earlier on a bit and he seemed like a nice enough guy. Sounds like he rubbed a few people the wrong way though. Bummer about that.

As everyone else here already mentioned the Techno Barn had some serious heat almost nonstop. The line-up on all three nights was killer. Everyone deserves praise. I hope we can repeat that again next year. The space itself was really cool. Wood floors on the second floor + internet access!! I had a good time playing Saturday night, but really my favorite set was renegade style with Michito Sunday afternoon. Tech house with world flavors pitched down to 118. Often deep with a tribal tip, tagging with Michito was a treat. It was fun seeing people getting down to it on the dancefloor at 4 in the afternoon.



Kicking it in the shade on the Chevy tailgate, hanging with with both new and old friends, seeing Kid Koala remind people what it means to be a turntablist, stars at night, finding shenanigans everywhere, not getting hit by a speeding golf cart, people being safe and looking out for each other... there are more memories than I can mention.

Oh yeah, fuck Gel Sol...

HAI @ Capitol Club - Wednesday August 5th

HAI



Wednesday, August 5th @ Capitol Club
No Cover

Stop by and say happy birthday to our good friend Sean Williams. We'll be closing down the bar with cake, ice cream & booze. No cover. Plus we've got a special guest DJ in town!! If you don't already know him, read on...

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JOEE IRWIN (Klientele / Palms Out Sounds, NY)

Joee Irwin was exposed to the midwest rave scene in the 90's in a
place where the DJs played Italo Disco. Joee fell full tilt into the
world of electronic music. The soundtracks of those early underground
parties have stuck with him. He's zig-zaged the United States and
always found himself at the forefront of the music scenes he comes
across.

An accomplished DJ who has shared the stage with rosters of top tier
acts all over the country and a music blogger who writes for the
widely-read Palms Out Sounds. Joee transplanted from Portland, Oregon
to Brooklyn, New York in October of 2008. In that time he's been
focusing on production and June saw his first release, "Punch Card" on
Angel Alanis' label, Klientele, and many more releases and collaborations,
will be seeing light throughout the next year.

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Links:
myspace.com/ihatejoeeirwin
facebook.com/joeeirwin
palmsout.net

With:
Recess (Shameless)
www.simplyshameless.com

Verse (Freak Out, Tasters Choice)
www.facebook.com/djverse206

Photosynthesis 2009 - Timeslots posted

There has been quite a buzz out here this summer on the North end of the Left Coast. The underground electronic music community as come together to present a 3 night, 4 day music/art festival under the name Collective Flow. Putting the pieces together is our good friend Kyle from Live & Love. After quickly being known for throwing bad ass renegade parties across the greater Seattle area (some of his bridge parties thrown on the south end of Seattle have become legendary), he has quickly established himself as a young, motivated promoter eager to bring together various crews and communities.

This year, big names are booked such as Amon Tobin, Kid Koala and Daedelus. There will be free workshops throughout the day. Incredibly talented and divserse artists coming in from around the world. Plus, it's all going down in a beautiful outdoor located near Trout Lake, Washington.

If that wasn't reason enough make sure this event is a part of your weekend plans, we've also got a few Shameless DJs (Adlib, Menami & Recess) on the bill. Plus, our friend Joee Irwin (Palmsout Sounds, NYC) is flying in to throw down too! Check out the line-up. In particular look out for the Techno Barn. Yeeeeee-hah!

**TIMESLOTS ANOUNCED**

--NAMA STAGE (main stage)--

Friday
6p-7p...................FORREST
7p-8p...................ANOMIE BELLE
8p-9p...................DEEPEVIBEZ
10p-11p..............RAMIRO
11p-12:30a........LAWN CHAIR GENERALS
12:30a-?.............DAEDELUS

SATURDAY
1p-2p......................REGIS & KATHY LEE w/ LEXA FARRELL
2p-3p......................JOSHUA'S DROWNING
3p-4p......................LEISURE SOUND
4p-5p......................HENDRIK vanRENSBURG
5p-6p......................DYNJO JAMZ
6p-7p......................AQUEOUS
7p-8p......................ANCIENT TOUNGE
9p-10p....................ELECTROSECT
10p-11p..................MURDERBOT
11p-12a..................KJ SAWKA
12a-1:30a...............AMON TOBIN
1:30a-?...................TOBIN vs. SAWKA

SUNDAY
3p-4:30p.................CHRISTOPHER OF THE WOLVES
5p-6p.......................REEF ENCOUNTER
6p-7p.......................DEV NULL
7p-8p.......................OKIZOO
8p-9p.......................JON GLIST
9p-10p.....................TKO
10p-?.......................KID KOALA


--TECHNO BARN--

FRIDAY
5p-6p........................NICKY JEE
6p-7p........................AGGER
7p-8p........................JISAAN
8p-9p........................SONNY CHIBA
9p-10:30p................CRAIG KUNA
10:30p-11:30p........DAWN OF SOUND
11:30p-12:30a........CHARLY
12:30a-1:30a..........THE AUTOMATIC MESSAGE
1:30a-3:00a.............BRIAN ZENTZ
3a-4a........................MILKPLANT (live!)
4a-5:30a..................SONE
5:30a-7:30a............ALEXIS BOYLES
7:30a-8:30..............LOVE VIRUS
8:30a-?....................VON DEWEY

SATURDAY
3p-4p.......................JAMES KIRBY
4p-5p.......................MICRODOT
5p-6p.......................MEDICAL GRADE
6p-7p.......................SKYLER
7p-8p.......................PANTY CONTROL
8p-9p.......................CTRL ALT DLT
9p-10p.....................DEAFCHILD
10p-11:30p.............M'CHATEAU
11:30p-1a...............NORDIC SOUL
1a-2:30a.................JERRY ABSTRACT
2:30a-4:30a............MICHAEL MANAHAN
4:30a-6a..................RECESS
6a-7a........................ROB NOBLE
7a-8a........................CONTENTS
9a-?..........................OPT OUT

SUNDAY
6p-7p........................GONER
7p-8p........................CLAUDE BALZAC
8p-9p........................SWEET BEETS
9p-10p......................TRAVIS BARON
10p-11p....................ADLIB
11p-12a....................JOEE IRWIN
12a-1a.......................DJ ESBE (Anglo Sattelite)
1a-2a.........................HARRISON SHAAF
2a-3a.........................PACKY
3a-4a.........................DJ MANOS
4a-5a.........................RHINES
5a-?...........................KADEEJAH STREETS

--NOVATRON LOUNGE--

FRIDAY
4:20p-5:30p..............Matty K
5:30p-6:30p..............TRANSFORMER
6:30p-7:30p...............ALPENGLO
7:30p-8:30p...............VEX
8:30p-9:30p...............GRYM
9:30p-10:45p.............SURREALIZED
10:45p-11:45p...........DOPELABS
11:45-1a.....................MIKEY FISHER
1a-2a...........................LAFA TAYLOR
2a-3:30a......................NERD REVOLT
3:30a-4:45..................NORTHSTAR
4:45a-6a......................MARK WAND
6a-7:30a......................MIRAJA
7:30a-8:30a................HEAVENLY FATHER
8:30a-9:30a................GEL SOL
9:30a-?........................MEGATRON

SATURDAY
12:20-1:20p................MATTY SON
1:20p-2:20p................RYAN ORGAN
2:20-3:20p..................JASON CURTIS
3:20p-4:20p................BRANDON S
4:20p-5:30p................MARXMAN. 45 & SMEAR
5:30p-6:45p................SHAPESHIFTER
6;45p-8p......................AKSION
8p-9:30p......................TBA
9:30p-11:11p..............RUSO
11:11p-12:12a............DAT GRRRL
12:12a-1:30a..............NOVATRON
1:30a-3a......................FUTURE SIMPLE PROJECT
3a-4:30a......................BOUNCE BRIGADE
4:30a-6a......................ZAPPER
6a-?..............................MEGATRON

SUNDAY
2p-2:30p......................AUDIOSYMMETRY
2:30p-3:30p................NOEL VAUGHN
3:30p-4:30..................RED SOUL
4:30p-5:30p................THE NEW LAW
5:30p-6:30p................ROB ANONYMOUS
6:30p-7:30p................RODIMUS
7:30p-8:30p................FRESH BREATHLESS
8:30p-9:30p................HALO REFUSER
9:30p-10:30p..............DANGER RUSS
10:30p-11:11p............HALO REFUSER
11:11p-2a....................SIAMESE
2a-? ..............................MEGATRON

--H'ARTS CENTER(Chil Stage, Workshops and Seminars)--

FRIDAY
11a-1:15p...................YOGA CLASS (w/ Baca)
1:15p-2:45p................PERMACULTURE CLASS (w/ Heath)
2:45p-4p......................HOOPS CLASS (w/ ZEUT)
4p-5p............................INCENSE MAKING (w/Phil S.)
5p-7p............................MASSAGE (by Chase)

***workshops end at 7p**

10p-11p........................CAPT. TRIPPS
11p-12a........................DJ EKIM
12a-1:20a.....................n8iv
1:20a-2:40a..................LADY MISS ATHENA
2:40a-4a........................WAATER MAARK
4a-5:20a........................ALEPH NULL
5:20a-6:40a..................MUSCHI
6:40-?............................AARON HOYLE

SATURDAY
11a-1:15p.....................YOGA CLASS (w/ Baca)
1:15p-3p........................ASTROLOGY WORKSHOP
3p-5p..............................MASSAGE (by Chase)
5p-6p............................. PERMACULTURE (w/ Kirsten)
6p-7p..............................Z BLANCING (w/ George and Penny)

***workshops end at 7p**

7p-8p..............................ILLUMINESENCE
8p-9p..............................EVELYN BOSKER
9p-10p............................INTROCUT w/ Filkoe
10p-11:30p....................NOISEMAKER
11:30p-1a......................MENAMI
1a-2:30a........................WILL MEMPA
2:30a-3:30a..................ORGANIC COLLECTIVE
3:30a-5a........................MONTSDe
5a-?................................EKIM

SUNDAY
11a-12p.........................FIRE SPINNING PRESENTATION AND CLASS (w/ Dawn)
12p-1p............................ASTROLOGY SEMINAR (w Ver)
1p-3p..............................NATURAL BUILDING (w/ Phil R.)\3p-
3p-4:30p........................AYURVEDA (w/ Gwen)

***workshops end at 7p***

12a-1a........................... COTEC
1a-2a.............................. MAX HEAD IN
2a-3a...............................SWEET BEETS
3a-4a...............................FUZZY COGIGATOR
4a-5a...............................VEX
5a-6a...............................SKOI
6a-?..................................RICHARD LA CHAPELLE