FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2002: BUZZ BACK IN TIME — OLD SCHOOL NIGHT
Special Admission: $15 before 11 p.m. | $20 after 11 p.m.
SLIPMATT || SL2 | “On a Ragga Tip”, UK ||
DJ DAN || www.djdan.com | No-Doz | Funky Tekno Tribe, LA ||
SCOTT HENRY || Buzz | Fever | Citrus Club | Orbit, DC ||
STAKKA & SKYNET || Underfire Recordings | Liftin’ Spirit, UK ||
DB || www.breakbeatscience.com | N.A.S.A., NY ||
JOHN TAB || Buzz | Fever | Wild Things, DC ||
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“They’re at it again — with the colored lights and the strange sounds...” Yes, this time we’re stirring things up a bit differently at our annual old school party. The main room will be all UK hardcore breakbeat all night long, including the Buzz debut set by Slipmatt, one of the UK’s original hardcore rave troopers. Stakka & Skynet will be dropping lots of late-hardcore/proto-jungle madness in the MAIN ROOM, as will DB. Meanwhile in the front room, Scott Henry and DJ Dan will tag-team most of the night with a mix of old school breaks and other selections from the summertime Bit o’ Honey sessions on the patio. And John Tab will precede their set with the timeless atmospheric drum ‘n’ bass selections you’ve heard on his “Solitary Refinement” CD. Don’t miss this only-once-per-year party.
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In 1990 Slipmatt started his own record label with DJ Lime - AWESOME RECORDS - and released "The Noise/Bassquake" which sold 3,500 thousand copies underground. In the summer of 1991 he released "DJ's Take Control/Way In My Brain" which was picked up by XL RECORDINGS and got to number 11 in the UK charts and was also released in Benelux, Germany, and Italy. "On A Ragga Tip" was released in April 1992 and reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 1 in the network charts - staying in the top 7 for eight weeks. This led to Slipmatt’s numerous British TV appearances, including twice on Top of The Pops. Tonight he’s at Buzz, sharing his musical version of rave history with DC. (from www.moonshine.com)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2002: MARDI GRAS PARTY
Regular Admission: $12 before 11 p.m. | $15 after 11 p.m.
We’re going to be celebrating with thousands of beads and other tomfoolery. Make sure that we can show New Orleans that we know how to celebrate it proper!
LISA LASHES || Tidy Trax, UK ||
MISSTRESS BARBARA || relentlessmusic.com, Montreal ||
<Relentless Beats Vol. 2 Tour — Moonshine Records>
RINO CERRONE || www.rilisrec.com, Italy ||
SHIMON || Ram Records, UK ||
RED ONE || Ram Records, UK ||
SINTHETIX <Rob F. | Impulse | MC Mecha> || Renegade Hardware | DSCI4, DC ||
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With her unique mixing style and feisty good looks, Lisa Lashes is widely regarded as the number one female DJ among UK clubbers and promoters. Confirmation came by Lisa being voted number nine DJ in the world (as voted for by DJ Magazine), the highest position ever obtained by a female DJ. Lisa has headlined all the major UK festivals (Homelands, Global Gathering, Gatecrasher Summer Sound System and Knebworth). She holds major residencies at Sundissential, Slinky, Bubblelove and Hotdog, spinning up to 8 gigs per week! In collaboration with Tidy Trax, Lisa is running her own DJ agency, “Lashed Artist Management.” Finally, her mixed CD “Hard House Euphoria” sold over 200,000 copies, the best selling Hard House compilation in the world. Tonight is her debut performance at Buzz. (from www.djlisalashes.com)
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Rino Cerrone has been involved with the underground techno scene in Naples, Italy, for almost a decade. Naples is the hotbed of the Italian techno and tech-house scene, and is known as homebase for another of the techno scene’s finest DJ’s — Marco Corolla. In 1999 Rino built a home studio and started up his own label “ri’li:s” (pronounced phonetically as “release”) and participated in many different techno and tech-house projects. Coincidentally, many of his records are spun by Misstress Barbara, who will be DJing with him tonight in the main room. (from www.rilisrec.com)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2002: “SUBLIMINAL SESSIONS TWO” TOUR
Special Admission: $15 before 11 p.m. | $20 after 11 p.m.
ERICK MORILLO || “Subliminal Sessions Two” Tour, NJ ||
HARRY “CHOO CHOO” ROMERO || “Subliminal Sessions Two” Tour, NJ ||
J. MAJIK || www.infraredrecords.co.uk, UK ||
ADAM F. || www.adamf.com, UK ||
MC MC || www.infraredrecords.co.uk, UK ||
JOHN TAB || Buzz | “Sell Your Soul” | “Solitary Refinement”, DC ||
APPLE || Chocolate Music | Natural Selection, DC ||
JENNR8 || Jafo | Siren Alliance, DC ||
A jack of all and master of many could be Erick Morillo's motto. Morillo is a livewire with the drive of a Ferrari, the chutzpah of a patent medicine salesperson and the charm of a beetle. He can play a bit, too. As a producer, he has churned out tracks under a bewildering array of pseudonyms (Ministers De la Funk, Pianoheadz, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang to name but some). As a DJ, he has played the world over from his base in Jersey, to Ibiza, Greece and beyond. Then there's his coveted residency at Ministry of Sound, the first American to secure this spot since Tony Humphries back in 1992; and, for whom, he has released 2 compilation CD's. For good measures he's also remixed Whitney Houston, Crystal Waters, Jocelyn Brown, Basement Jaxx, Madison Avenue, Enrique Inglesias, and so many more. And then, of course, there's a small matter of one of the biggest selling dance acts of all time. Reel 2 Reel. Yep, Erick Morillo is a busy guy. Tonight he teams up with Subliminal label-mate, Harry “Choo Choo” Romero — you know, the guy who made the track “I Want Out” -- "I just can't believe all the things people say, why must I deal with this **** every ****ing day...” (from www.subliminalrecords.com)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002: CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE CD RELEASE PARTY
Regular Admission: $12 before 11 p.m. | $15 after 11 p.m.
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE || www.christopherlawrence.com | Hook UK | Moonshine | Giant, LA ||
FELIX DA HOUSECAT || Emperor Norton | X-Mix Productions, Chicago ||
DAVE RALPH || www.daveralph.com | Kinetic Records, UK ||
BAD COMPANY w/ MC BASIM || www.bcrecordings.com, UK ||
KNOWEL || Eye2Eye | AM Only, NY ||
INTELLECT <Luis & Locks> || www.contactrecords.com, DC ||
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Tonight is the official CD release party for “Around the World,” the new mixed CD by Christopher Lawrence on Moonshine Records. Make sure you sign up at the club for the “Around the World” contest which includes prizes of a round-trip holiday for two to Los Angeles, CD players, record crates, music mixing software, CD’s, vinyl, DVD’s and other items.
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As a producer, DJ and remixer, Chicago’s Felix da Housecat (aka Afrohead, aka Thee Madkatt Chronicles, aka Felix Stallings Jr.) has packed a lifetime’s worth of music into a mere decade, dabbling in house, techno, Eurodisco — you name it — along the way. So it comes as no surprise that Felix has once again located the pulse of the scene, capitalizing on the massive resurgence of electro and new wave sounds with “Kittenz and Thee Glitz”, his most compelling album to date. (from “Mixer” magazine, January 2002)
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