Friday Feb 25th - Perc (live) + Smear in Dublin

earwiggle

Friday February 25th
The Underground @ Kennedy's, Westland Row, Dublin 2

Perc - Live (Perc Trax - London)
Smear (Forward Strategy Group - Glasgow)
Giles Armstrong (Electric City - Dublin)

Doors: 10.30pm
Admission: €10 before midnight / €12 after

http://earwiggle.blogspot.com/2011/02/perc-live-smear-in-dublin-friday-25211.html

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This February 25th we shift from old skool to nu-skool, for our return to The Underground at Kennedy’s. It features two of our favourite techno producers of the moment, headed by English extraordinaire Perc and ably assisted by Glasgow and Leeds’ finest Smear!

Perc:
Building up releases on labels like Drumcode, CLR, Kompakt and Ovum, is an impressive feat, but still doesn’t fully identify Ali Wells' standing in the techno world. Over the last few years particularly, Perc has entered grittier and more experimental territory than his peers, treading some old paths but discovering many new routes. Last year’s ‘BCG’ track on his ever-industrious Perc Trax label, perfectly emphasised modern techno’s best bits – stark industrial atmosphere, cavernous dub backbone and added live sequences, demonstrating the type of invention often lacking in the genre today. With forthcoming releases on the likes of Sonic Groove, and a debut album on Perc Trax also ready to drop, we couldn’t think of a better time to have Perc come and play live in Dublin.

Smear:
Before even hearing music by an artist called ‘Smear’, it seems safe to assume that he/she/it isn’t making funky house. With a steady stream of releases that goes back five years, Smear's brutal yet atmospheric take on techno first came to most prominence via his involvement as one half of Forward Strategy Group (who incidentally have a new 12" on Perc Trax at the end of this month). Further appearances on labels like Zooloft, MNX and Singularity, have made the Scottish man’s intentions clearly known. Without much fuss or showboating, Smear has earned many followers, not least through his killer dj sets at Leeds’ flagship techno night ‘Detached’.

Giles Armstrong:
As the brains behind ‘Electric City’ – one of the few groundbreaking Irish club nights of recent years - Giles has also played his part as one of the country's most relevant djs, with his services being in constant demand over the last ten years. Recently invigorated by the advancement in digital dj-ing technology, Giles has ditched his 1210s for a pair of Fader Foxes and Traktor, and unlike many DJs who made this type of move, Giles is most definitely on an upward trajectory. Get in early to catch the big man play a big set.

http://perctrax.com/
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/perc
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/smear
http://www.facebook.com/gilesamadeusarmstrong

jonnny68

Been living in Leeds for a few years i can recommend Smear , should be a good night this will try make it along

earwiggle

jonnny68 wrote: »

Been living in Leeds for a few years i can recommend Smear , should be a good night this will try make it along

Nice one man, and would be cool to have you along. Was looking out for someone that looked like a Johnny the other night at Bolland/De Wulf, but it was difficult to know exactly!

earwiggle

It is still two weeks away, but here are some sets for you to enjoy in the mean time…

Perc - Resident Advisor 237 dj set
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=237
Perc live set @ Colony_017, London (Jan 2011)
http://soundcloud.com/colonyparty/colony017
Perc live set @ Electrodes & Wires, Berlin
http://soundcloud.com/elite-music-management/perc-live-electrodes-wires-berlin

Smear dj mix - May 2009
http://soundcloud.com/smear/smear-may-2009-mix
Forward Strategy Group (Smear + Walker FSG) dj set @ Colony_015, London (Nov 2010)
http://soundcloud.com/colonyparty/colony015

Giles Armstrong @ Sibin Festival 2010
http://soundcloud.com/gilesarmstrong/sibin-2010-2fm-recording

earwiggle

earwiggle

Hi there,

Thanks for all of our competition entries, some very knowledgeable people out there! All winners have now been notified. Well done again to you.
We had some questions re: advance tickets - so to confirm, there are no advance tickets, it's pay on the door.
We kick off at 10.30 tonight, and just so you know Perc plays live before Smear's dj set. Perc will be showing us where techno is at in 2011 from 12.15, so make sure you are in in good time!

As a parting shot check this recent Smear interview/mix and fantastic chart from Giles below.
Catch you later!

Smear: Anatomy 04
http://smilecoldanatomy.blogspot.com/2010/11/anatomy-04-smear.html

Giles Armstrong February chart:
Madrid Bizarre Beats - Ernie - Minuendo
I'm Com'in (Aybee Remix) - Jus Ed - Underground Quality
Put A Smile On Your Face - Woody McBride - Elektrax
Travellers (Mrsk Remix) - Anthony Shakir - Rush Hour
Crunch - Samuli Kemppi - M_Rec
Nature Makes A Mistake (Ame Remix) - Son Of Sam - Running Back
Kireru (Fran Hartnett Remix) - Djamel - Heavy Reel
Return to Dodge City - Deep Space Orchestra - ART
For the Funky (Arto Mwambe Remix) - Timos & Paris Liamis - Sonido
Caverns - Inigo Kennedy - Asymmetric

earwiggle

http://earwiggle.blogspot.com/2011/05/smear-dj-set-earwiggle-25211.html

Strong armed British techno has enjoyed a resurgence over the last few years, and playing his part in that is Scottish dj/producer Smear. Also one half of the production duo Forward Strategy Group, Smear dj-ed for us in February of this year at The Underground @ Kennedy's, when he joined Perc as one of our esteemed international guests on the night. The recorded result of his set is exactly as we remembered - both beautiful and ugly, and nothing in between. Check it out.

http://soundcloud.com/earwiggle/smear-earwiggle-dublin-25-2-11

Tracklist:

Ho.exe - CWKN - Uncivilized World
Shapednoise - Dunkel - Unreleased
Skirt - Black Widow - Subsist
Jonas Kopp - M33 - Stroboscopic Artefacts
DJ Qu - Be Who You Want (Hardknock Shakers Dub) - Strength Music
Female - Serverlan - Sandwell District
Donor - Portal - Stroboscopic Artefacts
Shed - EQD 001 - EQD
Milton Bradley - Distorted Reality - Do Not Resist The Beat!
Andy Bowman - Yance - Gecko
Sp-X - Internalize - Komisch
Forward Strategy Group - Tayo Olowu - Perc Trax
Aphex Twin - Tha - Apollo
Surgeon - Klonk 3 - Dynamic Tension
Dj Qu - Party People Clap (Levon Vincent Mix) - Deconstruct
Cabaret Voltaire - No Escape - Rough Trade
Ugandan Methods - Mat Oput - Downwards
Diversion Group - I Understand(BMB Mix)
Fumiya Tanaka - For Set #1a - Torema
AFX - Isopropophlex - TVT
Peter Van Hoesen - Desay Duty - Komisch
Xex - Look At His Heartbeat - Glass
Friendship Connection - First/Abuse - Panam
Regis - Death Head Said - Downwards
Wire - Ambitious (Middlesex Gorge) - WMO
Sawf - Zelo - Perc Trax
(i)sodyne - Answer To No One - Broken 20
Perplex Barquettes - Snack Today - Bad Ming Tunes
Oni Ayhun - OAR 003 - OAR
Bernd Maus - Parallel - Gadgets
Samuli Kemppi - Massa (Peter Van Hoesen mix) - Komisch
Turner - Multiorgel (Schneider TM mix) - Ladomat
Forward Strategy Group - Elegant Mistakes - Perc Trax
Forward Strategy Group - Mandate - Perc Trax