Wake Up, Kupei and Sonotheque present:KATE SIMKO 'STRUMM EP' RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Featuring performances by:KATE SIMKO (Traum, Kupei Musika ? Chicago) - LIVEERIC CLOUTIER (Untitled, Detroit Luv, Nefarious ? Detroit)DJ SASSMOUTH (NBFC ? Chicago)Real-time Visuals: JEFFREY WEETER
Taking place every other first Tuesday at Sonotheque, the Wake Up! series showcases some of the less obvious electronic music talent from Chicago and beyond. Tonight Wake Up! hosts the Record Release Party for Kate Simko's new Strumm EP on Seattle-based Kupei Musika. The release features original tracks by Simko as well as remixes by Jonas Bering (Kompakt) and UNAI (Force Trax). Kate Simko will be performing live as part of her U.S. tour and the night features new Wake Up! resident DJ Sassmouth as well. In addition, we welcome Detroit Luv founder up-and-coming DJ Eric Cloutier. Chicago-based video artist Jeffrey Weeter will be performing real-time visuals throughout the night.
MORE INFO:Kupei Musika:
www.kupei.com Detroit Luv:
www.detroitluv.comNaughty Bad Fun Collective:
www.naughtybadfun.orgSonotheque:
www.sonotheque.orgKATE SIMKO:
Kate Simko blurs the line between musical boundaries. Moving from a solid classical training to jazz, electronics and beyond, Kate?s music possesses a unique harmonic, structural and spatial depth. Moody, melodic and minimal, Kate's live techno set bridges the gap between club music and headphone listening. Kate?s first recordings ranged from experimental music concrète influenced electronic music to quiet ambient soundscapes and interpretations of some of her favorite composers, such as Heitor Villa-Lobos and Erik Satie. Growing tired of making music without beats, Kate started working with live drummers and then recorded her first electronic music record with Chilean producer Andres Bucci (as Detalles). While living in Santiago, Kate studied composition with avante garde composer Aliocha Solavera and was exposed to the endless world of Latino music. In time, Kate has moved to complete musical independence ? combining her many influences to create her own unique sound.Kate released her first album on Traum in 2003 (as Detalles with Chilean producer Andres Bucci), which led to various performances in South America, including the 2004 Mutek Chile festival. The Detalles project received great international press and URB magazine named Detalles as one of the ?Next 100? music groups to watch worldwide. Next, Kate was commissioned to create a remix for Philip Glass, which was released as part of the Glasscuts remix album on his label, Orange Mountain Music, in September 2005. This summer is an exciting time for Kate; she is busy playing tour dates for her new Strumm EP in additional to composing music for a piano-based record set to come out on Chocolate Industries.Throughout her career, Kate has received national and international press in publications such as the L.A Times, The Wire, Art Papers, Grooves Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, URB, de:Bug and XLR8R and has performed beside artists such as Monolake, Four Tet, Michael Mayer, M83, Ellen Allien, Oliver Hacke, Andreas Tilliander, Magda and Ulrich Schnauss.Site:
www.katesimko.comERIC CLOUTIER:
In a genre and movement all too predictable with the same fifty records playing forever on a continuous loop, Eric Cloutier is quietly making himself stand out amongst Detroit's next generation of producers and DJ?s. He began on the same circuit of Detroit parties and clubs most have traveled, eventually establishing residencies at Ann Arbor's Necto and Detroit's prominent after hours party spot, The Works. He also performed at both 2004's Movement festival as well as 2006?s Detroit Electronic Music Festival, and has shared the decks with fellow Detroit DJ?s Matthew Dear, Derek Plaslaiko and Ryan Elliott. In 2005, he was handpicked as a chosen replacement for the next batch of DJ?s at Detroit's monthly "Untitled" parties. Tasteful yet mildly abrasive, his blend of minimal techno infused with dub sensibilities firmly entrenches his sound in Detroit's rich past while looking towards the future.Site:
www.elementeight.netSASSMOUTH:
Sassmouth, a classically trained party girl, sought refuge through electronic dance music in an effort to escape the bullshit of capitalism. Always on the lookout for the next serious party, Sassmouth's training brought her to all corners of the globe including regular holidays in the world's techno capital, Detroit; annual pilgrimages to the Winter Music Conference, and Ibiza's closing parties. After perfecting the art of dancing 'till sunset, Sassmouth was inspired to DJ in 2002. She began fueling bars, lounges, house parties, and morning gatherings in Chicago with her mix of techno, house and electro.Sam's love for the more minimal side of techno influenced her decision to study in Santiago, Chile in 2004, where she further developed her minimal melodic sound amongst the Chilean techno community. She eventually snagged a set at one of the top techno nights in the city at the infamous Dominica 54'-- once again rocking that friendly late morning crowd. Upon returning to Chicago in 2005, Sassmouth began organizing the biweekly techno night, Ettiket, and has continued her late night hijinks behind the decks at other Naughty Bad Fun Collective events at the west-side underground spot, Deadtech. She tag-teamed with the Punisher at "In Your System" 1 year anniversary, "3 Way Punishment" at Corktown in Detroit, and "Live Wrong" during WMC in Miami and DEMF in Detroit, and played with Surgeon at the "Big Bang Sessions", with Speedy J at Vision, with Misstress Barbara and Christian Smith at Labyrinth and Adam Beyer in Detroit, and with Magda and Mathew Dear at Smartbar, Meiotic's "Your Formula Life" party with Atomly, Popkan, and Steve Barnes, Bryan Zentz at Zentra, Justin Long and Johnny Fiasco at Soundbar, and headlined Cincinnati's techno night, "Bang". Take a disco nap, come early, and stay late to catch her punchy techno and jags into jackin' house at the NBFC's "Etikett" night every first and third Wednesday at Betty's Blue Star Lounge, and Wake Up! with fellow resident Kate Simko first Tuesdays at Sonotheque.Site:
www.djsassmouth.comJEFFREY WEETER:
Jeffrey Weeter is a composer and video artist who has worked extensively with choreographers, filmmakers, poets, playwrights and video and performance artists. Recent endeavors include the livevideo/music collaborations Fire and Ice, PowerPoint, Lavamatic and work with Virgil Moorefield and Mark Cartwright.Site:
www.lavamatic.com
