Saturday April 13 2013, Doors 8PM
Once every calendar year, a very special day comes to pass. It's been two years since Giles Smith came to the District to share his musical passion with us. One year since Francis Harris played a memorable latenight warehouse affair. The two will return on this special day, which also marks the creation of Denis Bejan and Prescott Martin (important milestones in human evolution).
Stranger Than Paradise, Deep Secrets and nomad present Code 13
➤ New Location
➤ For Location: Please RSVP to [email protected]
Music by:
Giles Smith (Secretsundaze | London)
RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/gilessmith
LIKE: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-Smith/273917586764
LISTEN: http://soundcloud.com/gilessmith
Giles Smith, with partner James Priestley, transformed the
face of London clubbing and influenced Sunday clubbing worldwide
with the birth of his secretsundaze party over a decade ago.
"It's been 10 years since Giles Smith and James Priestley started Secretsundaze in the UK. With a style that spans the deeper realms of techno, house and disco, combined with a knack for booking underground talent, the party has became a favorite for Londoners looking to end the weekend on a high note. Along the way, the pair have taken the brand to parties around the world, dropped a pair of well-received mix CDs (with a third ...on the way) and started their own record label." -ResidentAdvisor.net
One of the things that sets Giles Smith apart is his sense of house history. For two decades now has he been collecting records, initially with no desire to spin them in public whatsoever. The young Smith was simply obsessed with tracking down what he heard on the radio, clubs and mix tapes absorbing influences and inspiration without prejudice. A brotherly shove soon got him on the decks, though, and now, in 2013, all that early research is still paying off in dividends.
Francis Harris (Scissor & Thread | Brooklyn)
LISTEN: http://soundcloud.com/scissorandthread/
LIKE: http://www.facebook.com/scissor.and.thread.nyc
Firmly established now with 50+ dancefloor-oriented EPs to his credit, including recent high-profile collaborations with M.A.N.D.Y., Francis is no less inspired to continually challenge convention and expand the boundaries of his creativity. 2010 proved a pivotal year in this regard, as Francis embarked on the recording of his first full length album. Titled “Leland,” in tribute to his father, the album is a poi- gnant requiem featuring piano, guitar, cello, trumpet and vocals by Danish singer Gry. Although loosely based on house rhythms, “Leland” reaches beyond the club and in realizing this ambitious project, Francis forged new creative partnerships and rekindled a long dormant interest in songwriting, live instrumentation and performance, leading, in 2011, to the launch of Scissor and Thread.
Conceptually, S&T is an open-ended platform for “indie” artist development and album length releases, electronic or otherwise. A slew of talented and wide-ranging new artists are scheduled to debut on S&T in 2012, but for starters the label has focused on remixes from Francis’ album by luminaries Matthew Herbert and NSI., as well as material by Jordan Lieb aka black light smoke, with whom Francis has collaborated on the production of “Leland,” an as yet to be released full length solo album by former Beirut member Jason Poranski, and a series of EPs for Hafendisko, No. 19 and recently Poker Flat, who closed 2011 with the hit single and video, “Idiot Fair.” Under a new alias, lightbluemover, Francis and Jordan launched an epic two man, all hardware live set, Francis’ first ever, that forms the centerpiece of a series of S&T showcases that began with DC and Miami at Art Basel, and is continuing with blkmarket membership on New Year’s Eve in NYC, BPM Festival and a January 14th turn at Fabric’s room one.
Still another new project due from the label early in 2012 is Frank & Tony presents… the brainchild of Francis and S&T co-owner, Parisian DJ/producer, Anthony Collins. With F&T, the pair will explore the sexier side of house music, focusing on deep, slow and melodic tracks that feature various vocalists from the S&T roster. Without so much as one release, F&T have already garnered attention by DJing together under the moniker in NYC, Paris, Atlanta and soon in San Francisco.
Navbox (Stranger Than Paradise | NYC)
WEB: http://mystrangeparadise.com/
LISTEN: http://soundcloud.com/navbox
Jubilee (Hidden Recordings | DC)
https://www.facebook.com/jubileeishere
Maksim (Beef Records | NYC)
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/maksim
http://soundcloud.com/maksim-batynin/maksim_batryunin_live_20-10
Celebrating the birthdays of Denis Bejan, Prescott Nektarios, & Kosta LaKosta.