DAMIAN LAZARUS (Crosstown Rebels, UK)
CHRIS CUTTER & SERDAL (Apnea,Tabla, DE)
SEATBELT (Blackout, US)
HELLO ALIEN (Blackout, TR)
Blackout olarak, 8 Ağustos Cuma günü dünyanın en önde gelen labellarindan Crosstown Rebels'in sahibi, Damian Lazarus'u Turkiye'de son albümünün lansmanın'da Topless'ta ağırlıyoruz. Güneşi Hello Alien batiriyor, hemen ardindan Seatbelt geceyi isitmaya basliyor. Ardından, Lazarus şüphesiz geceyi zirve noktasina ulastirdaktan sonra kabini Almanya'da yaptiklari Warehouse, Homemade, Apnea gibi partileriyle ortaligi birbirine katan plak cambazlari Chris Cutter ve Serdal'a birakiyor.
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Since the moment he spun his first record, Damian Lazarus's mission has been a clear and urgent one: to blow away the mediocre, the over-inflated, the obsolete; to seek out and celebrate the energetic, the important, the new. Always rebelling, always going places.
"...and to have fun in the process. Playing around with different styles and ideas is what I do best," Lazarus explains.
Driven by an almost childlike curiosity, a vivid imagination and wicked sense of humour, he's used his role as a DJ, label owner and now musician to nurture and share the most exciting and experimental music on the planet. Drawn to the darkness,but buoyed by the light, ever ready to embrace new ideas and different perspectives on music and the dancefloor, Lazarus is always ahead of the curve, with a wry smile on his face and a neat trick up his sleeve, How many DJs do you know who've played 'Reviewing The Situation (from the Oliver! soundtrack, no less) half-speed to a jubilant crowd at DC10 in Ibiza. How many DJs do you know who've received a sitting ovation on the dancefloor?
A year ago, Damian began Lazpod (http://www.lazpod.com), a monthly excursion into weird and wonderful sound, a radio show that draws influences and inspirations from all corners of the musical spectrum and is delivered in a fun and laid back style. With many thousands of fans across the globe, Damian uses the show to let listeners in a little closer to his experimental and eclectic tastes. "Lazpod is a great entry point for new listeners to my music", he says, "and has been setting off warning signals of what might be coming on my album for some time".
A groundbreaking live set to accompany the album has been built from scratch, enhancing different elements and including new club versions of the more introspective album material. Featuring decks, effects (no laptops) and a live visual show, this club tour will debut at the legendary SXSW festival in March 2009, continuing onto Miami WMC with a DJ session at his own Crosstown Rebels party at Electric Pickle, and culminating in a live set for Get Physical's event at the Winter Music Conference. A subsequent live tour featuring onstage collaborations with producers Luke Solomon, Arthur Jeffes and vocalists Taxi Taxi is being developed for later in the year.
Damian Lazarus is a believer in giving people something exciting, unusual and idiosyncratic. He lives life to the limit, always rebelling, always moving forward: that's Damian Lazarus.
www.damianlazarus.com
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/damianlazarus
www.beatport.com/artist/damian-lazarus
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