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This week @ KILLSWITCH: Alex Windsor (FnF), Clairity (Theta) & Disconnect (DEF SF)!

About Alex Windsor:

Originally from London, UK, Alex has been instrumental in the San Francisco Techno scene here since 1992 as a partner in Gaia Mantra Record store in SF and as a promoter and resident of MAD ... for those of you who don't know, MAD used to be where it was at for Techno in SF from 95-97 Giving voice to the early SF minimal techno scene and showcasing music that would probably had been not heard anywhere else in the city at the time. Alex's skills have taken him all across the globe, from the US to Japan, and the UK. Over the years he has played alongside the likes of Aphex Twin, Orbital, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, Moby, Mr.C, Juan Atkins, Mark Broom, Eddie Richards, Bryan Zentz, Drumcell & Dave Clarke to name a few...

About Clairity :

Claire Evans White aka Dj Clairity started her career in the electronic music industry in 1997, djing at local events and clubs in Sonoma County. She quickly adapted to the San Francisco scene and moved there in 2000. Upon moving she started throwing her own and throwing with techno events in SF. Such as Sequence, Scatter, Impulse, Minimal Mondays, Synapse, Unmade, Teknotika SF and other one time events all over the bay area. Though Claire is mainly a hard techno dj, in 2003 she began spinning minimal techno and micro. Playing along side such djs and performers as: Adam X, Dietrich Shonoman, Jon Williams, Chris Jackson, Twerk, Mochipet, Broker Dealer, Cybrid, Forest Green and many others. There will be mixes and tracks coming soon so bare with, and hopefully some events where she will be playing in the bay area.. Also be looking for events from her side project Theta Records.

+++++ DJ Disconnect is the performing alias of Sean Ocean, techno DJ, Promoter and co-founder of DEF and defsf.com. His love of techno and the rave culture has consumed every aspect of his life for over 15 years. Sean is a passionate techno die hard with a love and dedication for his scene. Through DEFsf.com Sean hopes to bring disparate techno entities on the west coast together to further not just the scene, but its participants. It is this passion that drives him to endlessly pursue new talent and like-minded individuals interested in making a difference in the west coast techno scene.
+++++ As DJ Disconnect, Sean has pursued a variety of styles but overall has kept it techno. His most current emphasis is geared mostly upon high quality tracks that are hypnotic, tinged with funk and a heavily acknowledged bass groove. His mixing leans heavily on off the cuff programming, acute timing, phrase matching and improvising with track dynamics. The tracks are always blending, building tension to lead up to an infusion of a peak moment to be built up again again. The overall goal for Disconnect is to have fun, share in his love for techno and to make you forget where you're at, dislocate yourself from your surroundings, get lost in the music.. in a sense he wants you to get yourself disconnected.

Mix linky:
http://soundcloud.com/disconnect/re-set-live-8-8-2008-11-34-pm

miscelynx:
http://www.myspace.com/disconnect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoBBF0WWaFs
twitter: disconnectfour

Tim dCOY was raised in the Cleveland suburb of Elyria, OH where he spent many a day on a skateboard, strumming his guitar, and playing in psychedelic/alt/Manchester influenced bands.
In the late ‘80s, Tim began going to dance clubs, and found himself being more and more influenced by the electronic sounds of Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, Nitzer Ebb and 808 State (to name a few).
In 1996, being heavily influenced by the more raw, stripped down sounds of the Midwest, Tim started DJing in Gainesville, Florida, playing sets of pure techno contrasting heavily against the local standards of breaks and trance. Always in search of a home, Tim would eventually leave Gainesville to follow his heart to the West. By 2007 Tim was in San Francisco and DJing on a steady diet of minimal techno and tech-house. Alongside fellow DJs Razvan, Farzana, and IXD, Tim helped establish Oakland’s now legendary Black Market Techno.
In February 2008, Tim decided that everyone needed more techno and co-founded Killswitch with DJ Javaight, a weekly techno happy hour in the Lower Haight where Tim continues to push the envelope and the rhythm into the hearts and minds of listeners. Over the years, Tim has played alongside artists such as Dan Curtin, Seth Troxler, Josh Wink, Meat Beat Manifesto, Todd Sines, Reference, Eric Johnston, and Sassmouth, among others. Always keeping the dance floor a priority, dCOY drops with a solid mix of tech and textures, vibrations and aftershocks.