Silencefiction @ Fiction, the monthly @ 222
Event Information
Fiction is proud to welcome Silencefiction as the first guest at our new monthly at 222 Hyde on the thunderous turbosound system!
Fiction @ 222 Hyde
Thursday January 28th 2010
techno electro mutant disco.
w/ special guest: Silencefiction (Qoöl/ untitled & after)
and residents:
André Lucero
The Worker
Christian Schmidt
21+ w/ ID.
free before 11pm with RSVP - $5 after
10pm- 2am.
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Silencefiction (aka Marc Kate) was born into a family of musicians and academics in Montréal, Québec in 1971.
He bought his first Technics shortly after buying his first Chain Reaction 12”’s, but really started DJing at art openings while in grad school. “I wanted to play obscure European techno, while the other artists wanted to dance to Prince. Finding the happy medium was very educational. Probably the best value for my student loan dollar.” Since then, he has played to venues as diverse as Burning Man, 1015 Folsom and Trannyshack.
In San Francisco, he formed the techno weekly [404] in 2001, the acid house revival party Jack in 2005, and became a Qoöl resident in 2007. Later in 2007, he formed the live techno duo Land Sound with Robert Crouch. The next year, he released "Lipstique" on Loöq Records, and founded the label Untitled & After.
He is as much inspired by visual artists like Yayoi Kusama and Eva Hesse as DJ’s like Richie Hawtin and Ellen Allien, -- applying a less-is-more ethos while bathing the dancefloor in an ocean of sound. “How do I create a track or a set that is both psychedelic and cerebral?” he asks, “Or lush and minimal? Exploring that tension is what excites me about techno.”
As a musician, he has played bass, keyboards and/or engineered for synth-prog band I Am Spoonbender, goth-punk duo Evolution Rainbow and dark cabaret iconoclast Vinsantos as a member of his band A Sixthe Toe. He has also composed soundtracks for performer/choreographer Monique Jenkinson and political circus spectacle Circo Zero and contributed music to Vena Virago's Vivid Alt film Honey Bunny.
http://silencefiction.com/
http://www.untitledandafter.com/
Andre Lucero (Fiction, SF)
http://www.myspace.com/djandrelucero
http://www.facebook.com/djandrelucero
A veteran of West Coast underground electronic music scene, André Lucero continues to reinvent himself. Starting with the earliest electro hip-hop to the present and future of electronic music, his selections are open minded but always have a dancefloor sensibility. From his involvement with the seminal San Francisco techhouse event/DJ crew, Urban Development; to playing with international legends for Space Children and recently for San Francisco techno staples [Kontrol], Black Market Techno and listed, he has been a key contributor to SF's exploding electronic music scene. As a promoter and DJ for the SF based Fiction crew, André has forged a strong link between forward thinking sounds, upbeat fun and building a musical community.
The Worker (Fiction, Stateless, SF)
http://www.myspace.com/dwurkur
The Worker is deeply inspired and influenced by techno, house, tech house, and minimal and has consistently been searching for the latest and most innovative developments in these genres from various regions of the world. His sets reflect this broad vision and eclecticism but are rooted in a foundation of deep, grinding, yet funky, tech beats that make his sets energize most dancefloors. Promoter and DJ for the SF based event Fiction he can also be found at Fiction's monthly residency at 222 Hyde w/ Christian Schmidt and rotating guests from SF's local techno community.
Christian Schmidt (Fiction, SF)
http://www.myspace.com/djchristianschmidt
Bringing his musical imagination and talents all the way from Norway, Christian Schmidt is a DJ and promoter for SF's Fiction crew. Exploring the strong propulsive sounds of techno with branches into minimal and tweakier European productions Christian awakens and electrifies dancefloors with the latest and freshest cuts - often debuting tracks months ahead of other DJs. His technical skills behind the decks make tracks reinvent themselves in the mix and could make you reinvent some moves on the dancefloor.
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