Mutant

MUTANT RHYTHMS, ALTERED BASS

 

21:00 - 00:00 | talks by Dj Ripley and Dj Zhao:

Dj Ripley - “From Jamaica to di World! Musical Identity in a Globally Networked Context”

Dj Zhao - "Rhythmic Mutation and the Evolution of Contemporary Dance and Pop Music" Panel Discussion / conversations 00:00 | Music  

From 4 corners of the world come 4 mutants that have evolved in different ways but on the same path of poly-rhythmic bass, meeting on this night in Berlin to examine various MUTANT sonics, and create oceans deep, tornados strong vibes without borders that will rearrange the DNA of human kind for ever.

Why do modern beats sound the way it does and how is it still unmistakably connected to its roots? In what ways have identities and cultures been forever changed with various waves of globalization? These are 2 of the many questions surrounding MUTANT musical culture the first part of the evening will address.

From Tribal Guarachero to Techno, from Juke/Footwork to Kuduro, from Dancehall to Jungle -- during the second part of the night 4 MUTANT Djs will sonically demonstrate deep genetic axis of rhythm which connects various bodies of music, while rocking the dance floor with some of the most advanced and innovative dance music in 2014.   Dj Ripley (Dutty Arts / NYC)

mixes music to highlight difference rather than seamlessness. Pulling out familiar songs and sounds from people’s childhood or community, layering them with foreign, distant sounds to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar. Music exists because it crosses borders, literally and figuratively. Physical borders: eardrums, walls, and legal borders: nations, zones. Her main goal is challenge the assumption that difference breeds division and distrust – instead, difference, rupture, foreign-ness is a site of conscious, open-eyed and physical pleasure.

  Rafael Aragon (Latino Resiste/Paris)

Rafael Aragón is a latin/arabic rooted musician / dj / composer / producer making mainly club oriented, heavy bass music, yet delicate, maximalist and highly psychedelic. Sweaty dancefloor killers and soulful, enlightened anthems to cheer up and enjoy the beauty of life. With a very special, magic touch inspired by the ancient traditions of shamanism from all around the world. Mystic chimes, ritual drums and witchcraft incantations meet club kicks, filthy basslines and electronic batucada to provide a rich, dancy and psychedelic music for hips and ears!

!! NEW ALBUM dropping on Latino Resiste on july 2nd!! feat. Zee Reach, Ckrono & Slesh, El Malito, Kosta Kostov & many more...

  dj zhao (Ngoma Sound / Beijing / Berlin)

brings the best contemporary and classic dance music together from wildly different times and places. Informed of up-to-the-minute global styles from Angolan House to Chicago Juke, and with a deep sense of musical history, Dj Zhao infuses his sets with a deep sense of polyrhythms, whether playing techno at Berghain or Afro-Bass at a tropical event. Fusing ancestral rhythms and urban electronics, Dj Zhao is a poly-cultural ambassador of boom connecting "East" and "West", acoustic and electronic, traditional and modern.

  Futurismo (Futurisms / Jerusalem / Berlin)

is a dreamer. Born and raised in the city of god (Jerusalem) he moved to the city of godlessness (Berlin) while floating on weird sound frequencies. He fuses together electronic sounds - Acid / Bass / Techno / DnB / UK Garage being just a few of the genres he drops into meshes of rhythms and basslines. He’s been running the Futurisms and Cheap Acid nights in the heart of Berlin’s Neukölln district. Futurismo has no soul, but he can dance. Ask him nicely and he will show you how.