Broken Disco @ Kinetic/Science Center Party! - March 22nd 2008

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Knifehandchop! Passions! Plus more...(including your ass bRaving on the dancefloor!)

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MC Anton Bomb in his space suit!

Press for Broken Disco II

Hope to see you out this weekend!

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Bug in the Bassbin
Knifehandchop
By Donte Parks





Dance music is supposed to be fun. Which isn't to say that there's no artistry or thought that goes into it, but a lot of musicians get so caught up in their "grand vision"—in inherently geeky production techniques and mountains of jargon—that they forget what inspired them to create in the first place. Overthinking isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is odd when discussions of dance music leave out any mention of dancing. That's what makes producers such as Knifehandchop so refreshing: His intelligent genre amalgams hide within a sweet candy (raver) shell, appealing to both headier and dance-oriented sensibilities.

Knifehandchop (real name Billy Pollard) rose to fame out of Toronto, with early tracks such as "DanceMix2000," an indulgent work that coupled pop-music snippets with raved-up hardcore. His string of sometimes-legal releases led to KHC becoming a staple of Oakland's Tigerbeat6 label, where he combines electro, breakcore, hiphop, and ragga on his most recent full-lengths.

Rockstopper, KHC's collection of new and previously released Tigerbeat6 material, buckled under the weight of its excesses, its relentlessness making for an exhausting yet entertaining listen. The 2004 follow-up, How I Left You, maintained the same ambition but made for a more cohesive listen, taking cues from dancehall and techno on some tracks, bludgeoning with its crazed snares and chopped samples on others.

Since then, Knifehandchop has moved away from the album format, returning his attention to the world of singles and 12-inches and giving the breakcore tendencies a rest. "Dirty New York" replaces the dancehall of many KHC tracks with hypersexual hiphop, hinting at ghettotech but existing as a booty breed all its own with its repeated refrain of "How you know dem hos?" "Weed Wid Da Macka," a split release with party favorites Modeselektor, is a return to form, with Ninjaman's vocals forming the basis for the nerd-ragga gem. Most recently, KHC released his remix of Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip's "Thou Shalt Always Kill," an accessible dirty electro number that should find popularity outside of the traditional Tigerbeat6 demographic. The creative departures are no doubt informed by Math Hooker, and the post-genre dance parties he's been throwing in Toronto for the last two years.

One of the most obvious elements of Knifehandchop's music is his adoration for each of the genres that compose his tracks. Treating those genres as musical Legos, Knifehandchop's live performances are incredibly dynamic affairs, showing off a more rave-informed mashup experience by touring his entire catalog. Knifehandchop played as part of a Tigerbeat6 showcase on his last visit to Seattle, upstaging label head Kid606's booty-IDM with his varied set and causing a rush to the merch table. Expectations are high for his return, but between the new material and increased party-rocking experience, Knifehandchop is all but certain to please, whether your purpose is to dance or deconstruct.

The Stranger



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The Stranger Suggests
Broken Disco II
By Eric Grandy





(Club Night) Last month's debut of Broken Disco was a blast. But it was just a taste of what Seattle's electronic scene—represented here by Decibel, Fourthcity, Shameless, and Sensory Effect—can pull off. Tonight, the bass and the BPMs will pump courtesy of booty-breakcore prodigy Knifehandchop and NYC's low-end maestro Passions. With local support from SunTzu Sound in the main room and ndCv and Nordic Soul in the 21-plus "make-out room," this month's installment should be even more off-the-wall fun than last time. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 9 pm—4 am, $10/$6 after 2 am, 18+.)

The Stranger Suggests




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The Seattle Weekly
Broken Disco II
By Rachel Shimp





OK, we were wrong about British rock band the Klaxons, who were said to be bringing rave culture back into the spotlight, but you can’t blame aging partiers for hoping that pop culture can again take on that futuristic sparkle. But judging from the pages of fashion mags like Nylon, where models in neon sport multicolored stars on their eyelids, or from the tangible energy I felt in the dance tents at Coachella this year, it already has. Last month’s inaugural Broken Disco party—a rager thrown by four local promotion/DJ crews—really galvanized electronic music lovers and dancers beyond the usual crowds at venues like the Baltic Room and CHAC. Two factors, an 18+ policy and after-hours that ran until 4 a.m., brought a massive crowd bent on having a good time, glowsticks and all. It was the first party of the year to carry the electrical current of a Decibel Festival event, where unfamiliar faces smile at you and world-class DJs (John Tejada last time) get the dance floor cracking. Tonight’s on the “Idol Worship” stage are headliners Knifehandchop, an innovative Tigerbeat6 producer with a strange name; Passions, who’s helping lead the charge of French electro/new wave on the Kitsune label; and local MVPs SunTzu Sound. The “Cozy Make-Out Room” has live sets from Nominal I, ndCv, and Nordic Soul, and the “Fucking Afterhours!!” goes off in style with Kris Moon, Naha, and MC Anton Bomb. If you think the rave scene is for kids, the techno scene for geeks, and the Belltown scene for bros, but love the hell out of dance music, this is the night you’ve been waiting for.

The Seattle Weekly



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Friday May 11th
Broken Disco - Episode Two!
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Get tickets now!



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ALSO>>>

Saturday May 12th
Shameless @ The See Sound Lounge
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Surprise Guest DJ (NYC)
Recess (Shameless)
MC Anton Bomb (Shameless)

Knifehandchop (Tigerbeat6) Live Set!

Click below for a live Knifehandchop set!
One of these Broken Disco spacemen below are holding onto a live Breezeblock set that Knifehandchop (KHC) played on 4-20-06. Click on the correct spacemen to get raved out by KHC!

April & May Events

FREE PARTY!
Friday, April 27th
Pretty Titty (Sing Sing)
Recess (Shameless)
@ Electric Avenue


Details below...


What The Stranger says:
PRETTY TITTY, RECESS
While Pretty Titty usually goes for the pop-music-in-a-blender approach and Recess keeps things techno-centric, the common thread between these two DJ/promoters is a strong commitment to the debaucherous side of a good night out. It's hard to fathom how crazy a party could get with both the Death of the Party and Shameless crews in full force, but it's even harder to understand why you would miss it. CHAC Lower Level, 1621 12th Ave, 388-0521, free, 21+.
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=206091

Location:
CHAC Lower Level
1621 12th Ave - Capitol Hill
10p - 2a
21+

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AFTERPARTY!
Friday, April 27th (aka weeeee hours Saturday AM)




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Recess' Birthday
Friday, May 4th
With the one and only...
DJ ASSAULT!
Plus Jacob London! FUN!



Location:
CHAC Lower Level
1621 12th Ave - Capitol Hill
10p - 2a
21+, $5

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Saturday May 5th
Cinco De Disuko!


^^^Click-click.

Every First Saturday @ NIJO with DJs Menami & Recess

10-2:00am
NO COVER!
83 Spring St
Seattle, WA 98104
www.nijosushi.com

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Friday May 11th
Broken Disco - Episode Two!
Click pics below for details







Get tickets now!


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BULLS, VOLCANOES & BEATS
Friday May 18th
Enduser (NYC)
Presented by Naha Army, Shameless & UHF
Click below for details





NOT TOO BE MISSED!

Location:
CHAC Lower Level
1621 12th Ave - Capitol Hill
10p - 2a
21+

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Keep up to date on Shameless events, music, ramblings and trouble (the good kind) HERE!

Broken Disco - Episode II

Thank you so much to everyone who came out in April! The night was a huge success. Special props to the music and visual artists, everyone dancing, those who came to the afterhours, the Chop Suey staff and security, and Funktion One Sound. We can't wait to see you all in May!

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BROKEN DISCO : MAY

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FRIDAY MAY 11TH

Chop Suey, Decibel, Fourthcity, Sensory Effect and Shameless present the second edition of Broken Disco!

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idol stage ‐ 18+

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KNIFEHANDCHOP - Live

[Tigerbeat 6 / Toronto]

PASSIONS - Live

[Trouble & Bass, Kitsune / NYC]

SUNTZU SOUND - DJ Set

[City Soul Radio - KBCS 91.3 / SEATTLE]

Visuals by PIXELFLIP and KILLINGFRENZY

Featuring FUNKTION ONE Sound

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make-out room ‐ 21+

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NOMINAL I - Live

[Fourthcity]

NDCV - Live

[Basskamp]

NORDIC SOUL - Live

[Decibel]

Featuring LUVSHACK Sound

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afterhours ‐ 18+

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KRIS MOON ‐ DJ Set

[Decibel, Robotrash]

NAHA ‐ DJ Set

[NAHA Army]

MC ANTON BOMB - MC

[Shameless]

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details

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@ Chop Suey

1325 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122

Open 9pm to 4am (afterhours!)

18+, bar for those 21+ with ID

$10 advance, $12 Day of show, $6 afterhours entry after 2am

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more information

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Broken Disco website

Chop Suey

Decibel

Fourthcity

Sensory Effect

Shameless

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