Fri Oct 14th - [MACHINE] w/ BEN SIMS & KIRK DEGIORGIO at Button Factory

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Subject presents Machine
w/ Ben Sims & Kirk Degiorgio - All Night Long
Friday October 14th at Button Factory, Dublin 2

Advance tickets - e12. Available at: www.tickets.ie or All City, Spindizzy & Plugd Records.

Machine - www.machinelondon.com
Following the success of Machine at several UK venues such as Islington Metal Works, Ben Sims and Kirk Degiorgio take their 'new Techno only' concept clubnight to Dublin with Sims & Degiorgio providing the soundtrack all night long, playing only unreleased tracks or records that are less than 12 months old. Machine - A Techno education game.

Ben Sims - www.soundcloud.com/ben-sims
Ben Sims had his first decks at age ten. Schooled on mix tapes by the likes of Bambaata, DJ Cheese and Froggy, and with his musical roots in reggae, funk, disco, electro, rare groove and hip-hop, by his mid teens he was spinning at after-hours 'blues' houses and a few years later came the acid house explosion with pirate radio and clubs. Skip forward over 20 years and you’ll find he’s one of the UK’s biggest techno exports and a much in demand producer.

Ben has been involved in running 9 labels over the years, (Theory, Killabite, Hardgroove, Native, Ingoma, Symbolism, Assembly, KB Records inc, Split Music), each one with a distinctive sound, ranging from hardgroovin’ and funk driven techno and house that is the trademark of his DJ sets, via tribal, to melodic electronica. In a genre that propagates sound-a-likes, Ben Sims productions have gained widespread attention, influenced a generation and feature regularly in the boxes of his own personal favourites like Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Jeff Mills and Rolando, whilst also attracting crossover appeal from the likes of Carl Cox etc. He has remixed Jeff Mills, Green Velvet, Blake Baxter, DJ Funk, Marco Bailey, Chris Liebing, Adam Beyer plus many more and has had his tracks and remixes featured on mix cds by Robert Hood, Francois Kevorkian, DJ Rush, Joey Beltram, Dave Clarke, Umek, Luke Slater, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin and hundreds more.

The past 15 years have seen Ben constantly touring and tearing up dancefloors at legendary clubs & parties like- Liquid room, Tokyo, Sonar, Barcelona, Limelight. NYC, Rex, Paris, Zouk, Singapore, I love Techno, Gent, Tresor, Berlin, Awakenings, Amsterdam and Atomic jam, Birmingham plus hundreds of others with his tight, energetic and skilful brand of 3 deck wizardry. In recent years performances as FREQUENCY 7 with Birmingham's Surgeon and KILLA PRODUCTIONS with Paul Mac (both projects pushing the boundaries of DJ sets while utilizing turntables, cdj’s, FX and all the latest hardcore/software) have also been a regular feature on Ben’s international calendar and on the stages of some of globes most respected festivals and clubs including Fabric, Monegros and Bloc.

2011 will see the birth of a brand new low key night in London co-hosted with Kirk Degiorgio called “Machine’ focusing solely on upfront music [www.machinelondon.com] and in additional to the ESSEX RASCALS ‘Way Back Wednesday’ show [www.essexrascals.com] Ben presents with Tony Anderson, there’s ‘Funk You!’, a new monthly techno flavoured podcast + radio show that will take over where the long running ‘Split Radio Show’ left off and last but by no means least the release of Bens debut album is scheduled for May on Adam Beyers mighty Drumcode label, so there’s certainly no sign of things slowly down any time for soon.

Kirk Degiorgio - http://planetary-folklore.blogspot.com/
Almost as if to try and throw his fans off the scent, Degiorgio has used As One, Elegy, Esoterik, Critical Phase, and Future/Past as recording aliases. In 1992 Degiorgio recorded his first release on B12 Records and shortly after founded the ART label [Applied Rythmic Technology] releasing early material by seminal artists such as Carl Craig, Aphex Twin, Stasis, and The Black Dog.

Degiorgio went on to record material for ART, Planet E and R&S before signing As One to New Electronica for the albums Reflections and Celestial Soul, which both made the Muzik Top 30 albums for 1994/5. Further albums for Clear [UK], Mo Wax, Ubiquity, Versatile and Neroli cemented Kirk's reputation as a seriously heavyweight producer with a unique, individual sound, beautifully combining elements of jazz, soul, techno and funk into electronic tracks.

For the past 3 years Kirk has focused on his mainstream pop band The Beauty Room whose debut album was released to critical acclaim in 2006 on the Peacefrog label. A follow up album - recorded in L.A. and London was released in 2009.

Kirk's DJ career started at local breakdance events in 1983. He is credited with being the first 'professionally known' DJ to use Ableton Live for his DJ sets. A tour of Japan 2002 saw him use Live exclusively which he has now done ever since in venues worldwide.

Links:
www.buttonfactory.ie
www.subjectevents.com
www.machinelondon.com
www.therhythmweekender.com
www.soundcloud.com/ben-sims
www.soundcloud.com/kirkdegiorgio
Facebook Event Page: http://on.fb.me/pQHpfk
Resident Advisor Event Page: http://bit.ly/qu9QfP

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Ben Sims - 'Smoke & Mirrors' Interview: http://bit.ly/phfhNP
Kirk Degiorgio Interview: http://bit.ly/nQIlpN

Advance tickets - e12 [+ Bf] //

Online:
www.tickets.ie
www.residentadvisor.net

Shops:
Dublin: All City & Spindizzy
Cork: Plugd

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Kirk Degiorgio & Ben Sims talk about Machine: http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=13409

Ben Sims - Machine promo mix:

Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/machinelondon/ben-sims-machine-1-promo-mix

Tracklist:
Contakt - Not Forgotten (Rolando's Mix)
Jerome Sydenham - Amp
Aitor Ronda - Mai Tek (Paul Mac Remix)
Ben Sims - Machine Funk
Robert Hood - Power To Prophet
Pattern Repeat - 004 Bside
Anthony Shake Shakir - Travelers (Mrsk Remix)
The House Nerds - Mystery Bells
Steve Strawberry - 5 % (Mark Broom Remix)
Ben Sims - Unity
Robert Hood - The Family
Alex Dolby & Santos - Eturia
Mark Broom - Satalitte
Boys Noize - Trooper (Robert Hood Remix)
Ben Sims - The Afterparty
Skudge- Phantom
Ben Sims - Living In The City
Mark Broom - Untitled
Sou Tai - Unknown
Ben Klock - Wolf
Soul Designer - The Soul Is Back (Luke Slater Remix)
Sandwell District - Hunting Lodge
Mark Broom - Redial
Kris Wadsworth - Deep Inside
Ben Sims - As If
Secret Cinema - Timeless Altitude (2011 Mix)
Trevor Rockliffe & Joe Brunning - Jack Back
Lighter Thief - Time Is Now
Ben Sims - Big Lucky
Nebraska - Green Marimba
Harvey Mckay - Nano

Surgeon - Machine set at Trouw, Amsterdam (Sept. 2011):

"The concept of Ben Sims and Kirk Degiorgio's Machine night is to play only new music, not relying on familiar classics to move the crowd. After Sandrien and Kirk Degiorgio I played my set. None of the music I played was more than a year old." - Surgeon.

Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/dynamic-tension/surgeon-at-machine-trouw

Tracklist:
Instra:Mental - Tramma
Nil - Kazuya Kawakami
Blawan - Vibe Decorium
Skudge - Ontic (Rolando Understands Remix)
Surgeon - Transparent Radiation
Surgeon - Untitled
Hiroaki Iizuka - Bluebox
Inigo Kennedy - Scatter
Bas Mooy - Warsaw (Walker FSG Remix)
Emmanuel Jal - Kuar (Olof Dreijer Remix)
Instra:Mental - Thomp
Shutter - Natterjack B1
Barricade - Aleko
Blawan - What You Do With What You Have
Skudge - Overture (Substance Remix)
Paul Woolford - Let It Go (Kommonazmuk & Appleblim Remix)
Inigo Kennedy - Revenge
Emptyset - All Together Lost (Ben Klock's Glowing Clap Mix)
NX_01_01
Xhin - Teeth (Surgeon Remix)
Tomohiko Sagae - Deburring (Paul Damage + Makaton Wasps Mix)
Instra:Mental - Vicodin (Skduge Warehouse Mix)
Reeko - Thick Matter
Matador - Blond Slackers (Rebekah Remix)
Paul Woolford & Psycatron - Stolen
Skudge - Convolution Instrumental
Blawan - Lavender
Instra:Mental - Pyramid
Raiders Of The Lost Arp - Night Theme
Exium - Synchro
Greenmoney - Get Into You (Paul Mac Edit)
Lone - Explorers

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Machine: http://www.machinelondon.com

Advance tickets - e12 [+ Bf] //

Online:
www.tickets.ie
www.residentadvisor.net

Shops:
Dublin: All City & Spindizzy
Cork: Plugd

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Competition //

To win guestlist for Friday at Button Factory, share the event page: http://on.fb.me/pQHpfk on Facebook and then leave your name in the comments on the event wall.

Non-Facebook users can enter by answering the following question; What is the name of Ben Sims new album, released on Drumcode... Answers to: info[at]subjectevents[dot]com w/ Machine in the subject line.

We have 5 x double passes up for grabs. Winners will be notified at lunchtime on Thursday. Good luck!

scribe1

looking forward to it not long to go now

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Complimentary pints of Beck's Vier available at the Button Factory on Friday, keep an eye for coupons when you arrive... Gulp!

Ben Sims at Awakenings last weekend: http://bit.ly/ncbvle

Advance tickets - e12 [+ Bf] //

Online:
www.tickets.ie
www.residentadvisor.net

Shops:
Dublin: All City & Spindizzy
Cork: Plugd

www.subjectevents.com

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Thank you to all who entered our competition on both Facebook and Email. We had a huge response. Advance tickets are available until 5pm today, details below... Tickets will also be available on the door/at the venue.

Advance tickets - e12 [+ Bf] //

Online:
www.tickets.ie
www.residentadvisor.net

Shops:
Dublin: All City & Spindizzy
Cork: Plugd

www.subjectevents.com

Machine at Islington Metal Works: http://bit.ly/e0Ixm1

And finally, a reminder - Keep an eye for FREE Beck's Vier coupons when you arrive tonight...

Dairepod

Kicks off tonight with Ben Sims & Kirk Degiorgio from opening.
Going to huge. Going to fill up very fast!

Dairepod

Cant wait, going to be big ****. Machine lads straight from the start.