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Nov 5, 2009 with Holzkopf

A mashup of jungle, hip-hop, eardrum bursting feedback and a healthy does of psychedelia, Holzkopf uses broken machinery and homemade synthesizers to churn out this hellish cacophony as much influenced by beats, cuts and scratches as by total noise. Playlist at http://artofbeatz.org/site/index.php/aobsite/showpage/november_5_2009/

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Nils has been connecting with and guiding Dance Floors in BC and around the world since the early 90's. In that time he has played at hundreds of events and has been on the same bill with such DJ luminaries as Cheb i Sabbah, Toby Marks, Adham Shaikh, Shakatura, and Bluetech. Never predictable, he has an uncanny ability to read the mood of a room and give it just what it needs. Playlist and more bio info at http://www.artofbeatz.org/site/index.php/aobsite/showpage/november_12_2009/

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Barbara Tucker is to House/Dance is what Stevie & Aretha is to soul. Beatles & Stones are to rock. You get the picture. From her groundbreaking (Liza Minelli â esk) performances to her amazing classic recordings Barbara has truly become a living breathing fiery fierce legend that you must experience. Barbara has been a major part of the house community for over 20 years. Some call her the Queen or Mother of house, to sum it up Barbara Tucker is House. Art of Beatz broadcast for an extra h ...

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A fairly new addition to the Vancouver music scene, DJ ToXiK has already quite a few impressive gigs under his belt and quite a loyal fan following. Playing mostly high-energy Tribal, Vocal and Progressive house, he like the crowd to be upbeat and always on their feet. He started to DJ just 2 years ago and has played at local clubs like Lotus, Gorg-O-Mish, Pride Vancouver events and has a new residency at Space Lounge. He has recently also played in some major clubs in India, Hong Kong and ...

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Silent ~ making no sound; quiet; still: a silent forest. Season ~ One of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates. Silent Season is a dub influenced music label with deep influences of ambient and techno music based on Vancouver Island (Canada). We distribute our music via free high quality downloads or through short run cds. Playlist and more at http://w ...

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Every year, the Art Of Beatz welcomes the rampaging beast that is the Vancouver New music Festival with open arms. This year the 2009 Vancouver New Music Festival will focus on copyright and appropriation, and will be presenting musicians who have been working and reflecting on issues related to copyright/copyleft, using mash-ups and sonic collages and other approaches. Being crate diggers and sampledelic ourselves, we'll be down front each night, but to help celebrate this year's edition, ...

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In May of 2009 Thomas Osaze and Luis Machuca co-founded the night "LuVToucH" at Club Ginger 62. This was born out of a vision both shared to create a regular club night in Vancouver that catered solely to NY House music. Since its birth it has received growing interest in both the DJ circles and club promoters of Vancouver as well as a growing number of fans who eagerly await their soul fix on a thursday night. Playlist and more bio at http://artofbeatz.org/site/index.php/aobsite/showpage/ ...

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Jem Noble is visiting visual artist, DJ and producer from Bristol, UK. He's the former Director of Venn Festival - a leading left-edge event dedicated the best of the best in pan-genre music experimentation; one half of skewed arts duo Granzon Nodo, behind the tight-knit Bangin' Toonz compositions for Adult Swim and Cartoon Network (http://www.youtube.com/granzonnodo); and was a co-conspirator with Sweden's Piratbyrån and Piratebay in Europe's Manifesta 7 biennale, 2008. Jem is currently c ...

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Steve wears many creative hats..... Steve is a professional fine artist, working generally with oil and acrylic on canvas. Completely opposite of his commercial work process, he leaves all planning, direction, and cute characters behind, to unleash raw expression on the canvas. Steve's works tend to explore feelings of sadness, fear, courage, death, insecurity, depression and other emotions of life experience. While not afraid to confront darker emotions, there is also a sense of humor, hop ...

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Celebrate the fuzzy dancing bear's birthday with an exclusive two hour set... A veteran bass slinger of over a decade, Kuma continues to deliver sounds across the dub-based spectrum as both DJ, producer and spearhead for a new movement of sound art and soundsystem culture. Shaking ears and asses from Sapporo to San Francisco, he's been recognised internationally for his excursions into the dubstep realm and his ability to turn heads from 0 to 140 bpm. Playlist and more bio at http://artofb ...

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Producer & co-founder of the Complot label with partner Mossa, Dafluke (Lucas Granito) has been keeping busy with his own productions, in addition to DJ and live gigs. Originally from Montreal's minimal house scene and Mutek veteran, Lucas moved to the west coast in '05 where he played gigs in L.A., San Francisco and more recently, Vancouver. Extracting from hip-hop, minimal techno and deep house, Dafluke has created a sound essentially unique and endearing, but also energetic and captivati ...

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Eric Lewis is another true veteran of the game. With over 15 years of experience in the music industry, Eric's poetic blend of serious house has kept him at the forefront of the music scene since the early 90's when he played in the Dose regime under the alias Vitamin E. His technical skills is awe-inspiring and knows how to move a crowd. Playlist at http://artofbeatz.org/site/index.php/aobsite/showpage/august_27_2009/

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An evening of dub techno, ghost bass, disco, wanton depravity and other things that bump wantonly all over your dance floor. A former resident at Wanted!, Vancouver's pioneering techno fusion evening, Robin promises to bring it like it ain't ever been brought. Playlist at http://artofbeatz.org/site/index.php/aobsite/showpage/september_3_2009/

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Since I can remember, I have been surrounded by music. As the youngest of seven brothers, we all grew up listening to 80's pop and high energy industrial techno. When I was around 8 years old. one of my brothers took me to the well known club, "PATRICK MILLER" in downtown in Mexico City, which was in one of the huge colonial buildings. The place was full, and the line was around the block. My brother took me to the DJ room, and I was captured by the image of the people, the lights, the musi ...

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Over the past six years the Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media has booked over 500 artists ranging from leading-edge electronic dance music to experimental multi-media performance. With a focus on live performance, interactive multimedia art, quality sound and technology based education, Decibel has solidified itself as one of the premier electronic music festivals and promotional organizations in the world. Playlist and more at http:// ...

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Super happy sound clash time as the men of AOB go back to back in a battle for world domination, studio supremacy and who has to buy the next round. By way of rock-paper-scissors, Motomasa takes the first hour, and Kuma takes it home... Playlist at http://www.artofbeatz.org/site/index.php/aobsite/showpage/october_1_2009/

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Notorious man of mystery, electro philosopher, poet laureate of the techno rhythm and always self-propelled, Sven Torpedo has been a guiding force in the sonic undercurrents of Vancouver for as long as we can remember. Frequent curator for Vancouver's New forms Festival, we have coerced Mr. Torpedo out of Open Studios and into the open, to come and lay down some heavyweight techno for us, alongside hat ever else he feels like. Playlist and more info at http://www.artofbeatz.org/site/index. ...

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In the early months of 1995 dance culture was very much in its youth and still an underground movement, the energy was raw and growth was exponential. It was in this era where Chuck la Vida experienced his first taste of beautiful electronica. For the next five years he followed the movement veraciously experiencing countless djs and producers, studying and analyzing the culture and the music. Stepping behind the decks in 2000, Chuck la Vida quickly picked up the skill and quickly began bui ...

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Making his second appearance in Canada, Hataken is an improvisational musician, composer, and DJ. As an electronic artist he has worked with musicians across a broad range of styles (ambient jazz, psychedelic, techno, trance, chill out) and has been a force in the Tokyo underground scene for over a decade. His project Ken Machines is a collaboration with ex-The Shamen artist, Richard Sharpe. Hataken and Ken Machines performed LIVE at Soundwave for their 10 year anniversary! Playlist at htt ...

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J.F.Killah began her DJ career in 2005. After moving from Halifax to Vancouver, she started making a name for herself playing most of the city's regular DnB nights. She quickly joined forces with the SHAHdjs and continued making moves, opening for Shimon (Ram Records), DJ Rap (Propa Talent), headlining various all night parties, radio shows and podcasts. Her training in piano and music theory have given her the ear to flawlessly combine diverse drum n bass styles flowing seamlessly from beg ...

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