Ben Rama is an award-winning electronic music producer from the east coast of Canada.
Date/Time: May 19 2017, 9:00 pm to 7:00 am
Vancouver, Korean Cultural CentreAge: 19+
Cost: $20.00
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DEEP in the farthest reaches of the known galaxies, FAR from the twisted pathways of humanity's most intrepid travellers, comes a COSMIC SIGNAL . . . . . IN SPAAAAAAAACE!
WAIT! An incoming transmission!
(Crackle, crackle, bleeeeep, blooop, weeeeeeeeheerp!)
"SLAVES of the sonic spectrums, your minds and behinds are about to be invaded, liberated, liquidated, and investigated by ADVANCED ALIEN TECHNOLOGY . . . from SPACE!"
But what could this mean? (SWOON!)
Could this be the world of TOMORROW?
Could it be the key to the INNER COSMOS? (SCREAM! RUN! DANCE!) ... IN SPAAAAAACE!
Humanity's only hope is to assemble an away team to investigate this CHILLING and MYSTERIOUS transmission!
The answer lies . . . IN SPAAAAAACE!
FEATURING:
BEN RAMA — LIVE!
DARK ARPS
EMOG
NYX
AERION-DO
BEATRIX THE WHITE
INSTANT LOVE
JANGBU
RAGHUNATH KHE
STARGIRL
SUNKID
THRILLHAUS
TRYPTID
(Blee[, bloo), fizzle, fizzle, glitch, poP!)
Our team of COMPUTER SCIENTISTS have decoded, decombobulated, and deciphered a SIGNAL!
This mission to the farthest reaches of the GALAXY will feature the finest in interdimensional LIBATIONS — drinks, draughts, and drunks of EXOTIC and OTHERWORLDY alchemies!
(But what does this even mean?)
It's a fully stocked BAR . . . in SPAAAAAAACE!
But how can humanity reach the SOURCE of this strange SIGNAL from the STARS?
How can our puny human brains possibly manage to grasp the MYSTERIOUS depths of an ADVANCED CIVILIZATION?
(Insert ominous organ chords here)
WARP ENGINES to power our ships . . . to SPAAAAACE!
Behold humanity's most powerful THRUST PROPULSION EMITTERS!
The FIERCE KICK SOUNDSYSTEM
Provided by Jay Omega and the TranceHuman Productions
And the INSTANT LOVE PK SOUND IGNITION ENGINE
Provided by INSTANT LOVE himself!
(Faint! Swoon! Burp!)
Charting the interstellar reaches with a 3D VIRTUAL REALITY SPACESCAPE will be humanity's most courageous cartographer of HIDDEN WORLDS:
RODOLPHE PARFAIT
(SWOON!)
BEN RAMA
Since his debut in 2010, Ben has been steadily garnering a reputation as a world-class producer, remixer and live act. His unique style of hypnotic progressive is a product of Ben's interest in many genres including techno, progressive trance and break beat - always delivered with the dance floor experience in mind, and with a focus on creating captivating melodic structures.
Ben is also the owner and acting manager of Techgnosis Records, an underground electronic music record label he founded in 2015. With over 3 dozen releases under it's belt, and a fast-growing roster of international talent, Techgnosis has been gaining some serious traction.
He has released music on acclaimed labels such as Zenon Records, Digital Structures, Bassic Records, Digital Diamonds, Blind Arc and many more. He has upcoming releases on D.M.T. Records, Horns and Hoofs, Jaira Records and Insonitus Records.
DARK ARPS
Dynamic, emotively powerful, deep and progressive, Dark Arps builds contrasting vibes of tension and optimism with crescendos of visceral energy in his live shows. A blend of broken beat and techno underpins dark, razor-sharp melodies with progressive hooks and basslines. He delivers a sound that is simultaneously ominous and uplifting, reflecting the disturbing turbulence of our time. Combined with future-gothic, tempo-synced, electro-luminescent costume design from Vancouver artists Krista Lomax and Luke Detheridge, the Dark Arps experience is a collaborative, artistic, audio-visual spectacle, not to be missed.
EMOG
Emile V. – Better known as EMOG – is a Musician/Producer based in Vancouver, BC with a lifetime commitment and involvement in music. EMOG produces cosmic music that fits within the styles of Psy Dub, Chillstep and Liquid Dubstep and creates deep progressive landscapes riddled with organic bass, enhanced with world ethnic influences. EMOG has performed at festivals like "Shambhala Music festival, Envision Festival, Intention Gatherings etc.". Prepare yourself to be set adrift in a sea of hidden treasures. You will be inspired by the sound and driven by the music.
NYX
Growing up in sunny South Africa, she was initiated in the twilight tribe . . . she knows firsthand why the region birthed such a sound. Stomping her way through Johannesburg’s starry nights, she sought the sun, and as the dawn broke through one morning, NYX was reborn. With a lifelong love kindled, she carried her passion across the long waters to Vancouver, pursuing a better balance of night and light. Finally, NYX found the infamous Alluvium festival, and knew she had found her true musical family.
Since then, NYX has shared the stage with the likes of Space Tribe, Mad Maxx, Rubix Qube, Highstyle, Flipnot (Parvati Records), Dala, Distorted Thought, Blue Lunar Monkey, Solitare, and many others.
An adamant acolyte of the straight 148, NYX may still play coy, soft and sweet, seducing you with soft strings and trippy textures. She may punish with pulsing bass or dazzle with swirling synths, guiding you through till morning with stars in your eyes. Please welcome NYX of the Night.
AERION-DO
Aerion (Marcy Solis de Ovando) was the kid playing fresh tracks at every birthday party... and still is.
She moved to Chile in 1995 where she DJ’d at Santiago based night clubs 'OZ' and 'Blondi' and many underground dance parties affiliated with the 'Euforia' team which is still going strong.
In 1997 she moved to Quito, Ecuador to be the resident DJ at an Acid Jazz club called the 'Zoo’. Returning to Canada in 1999, she left her old sound down south and began a decade-long love affair with Drum and Bass, spinning her magic and producing events through out B.C., Alberta, Washington and Mexico.
Her sound these days has evolved to include a vast range of genres, giving the dance floor what it yearns for in the moment, as her insatiable taste for fresh new sounds feeds her ever changing style.
Years of DJing/VJing and involvement in festivals such as Shambhala, Diversity, Bonfire, Under the Volcano, Vibe, etc.... and decades of underground parties have shaped and evolved her sound into an eclectic mash up of any and all electronic genres... woven to suit the subtleties of the moment with loving care and passion.
Aerion has opened up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Pantera, and Deli to Dublin, to name a few.
She has shared the stage with Self Evident, Daega Sound, Taalmala, Michael Red, Ronin, Marlin, Soma Sound System (Shamanoid), Cannabinoid, Sikuta, DJ Down, Siddhartha, Blondtron, Mazeguider, Sobi, Beats with out Borders, Funk Hunters and countless others.
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