hi everyone,
This is a quickie reminder of two special guests joining Andrew and I
tonight at Gypsy Co-op for Glide. Thanks to everyone who has come down
during our special spring series. Props and thank-you's also go out to
Freeworm, Manitoba, Paul E. Lopes, Triplet and Martino and tonight's
guests, Lex and Watershell, for all bringing us their unique vibes and
tunes.
Here's the scoop for tonight. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the
upcoming Glide Summer Series, with lots of great guests to be announced
soon. Thanks... and enjoy the sunshine!
glide Wednesdays with DJ's Denise Benson + Andrew Allsgood
weekly at Gypsy Co-op ~ 817 Queen St. West ~ 416.703.5069
tonight w/ guests Lex from Legion of Green Men + Watershell
lounge. dance. chill. do what'cha like. no cover. just great music.
Four years strong and running thanks to people like you, glide continues
to provide great sounds for great people in the laidback lounge /
restaurant / dancebar that is Gypsy Co-op. Tonight, two of T.O.'s
finest longtime creators of trippy, dubbed-out, eclectic 'n electric
underground sounds join us on the decks: Lex and Watershell. Join us on
this warm almost-summer evening as we collectively warm up to this
weekend's OM Festival (see OM details below).
As one half of Legion of Green Men, Lex has been working with brother
Rew for almost a full decade, offering their many fans consistently
quirky interpretations of ambient, breakbeat, dub and downtempo. With
numerous singles, pseudonyms and the albums Spatial Specific and
Floating in Shallow Water behind them, the duo has more recently turned
their attention to remixing and to even edgier sounds. Hear the results
on their brand new (and highly limited) remix-based release Incarnate
Perspective, available via their Post Contemporary label within weeks.
Come out to Glide tonight to have an advance listen as Lex mixes Legion
tracks with other personal faves.
Jay Irwin a.k.a. Watershell has also been producing incredibly original
electronic sounds for the better part of a decade. With singles and EP's
on labels such as Interchill and Post Contemporary, Watershell has
offered us many deep, dubby downtempo, ambient and beat-heavy classics.
Look for his "Faerie Dub," out now on Interchill's Infinessence
compilation, as well as for the Watershell classic chune, "Deep Field
View," found originally as a limited 12" on the Dakini label and also on
Germany's Echo Beach label via the Kingsize Dub 6 collection. Watch for
future Watershell releases with Echo Beach.
Music begins at 10pm tonight, running until 2:30 or so in the a.m. Lex
and Watershell share the time of 11pm-1am. Don't know about you, but I
am hyped for this set! No cover so no excuse not to join us ;-)
4th annual OM Summer Solstice Festival ~ June 15 - 17
featuring hundreds of DJ's and performers, camping, swimming,
activism...
this year, on private land just N. of Bancroft in Southern Ontario
416.202.6466 or http://www.omfestival.ca for full details
The OM Summer Solstice Festival is an annual highlight for many lovers
of electronic music, nature, activism, arts and people. Running this
coming Friday through Sunday, this year's OM promises to be even larger
and more diverse than ever (and that's saying something!). Some of the
many, many artists appearing on the five stages include Banco de Gaia,
Lex and Rew aka Legion of Green Men, Phatjazz All-stars, Chocolate,
Jarkko, Freedom, Rollin' Cash, the Junglist Manifesto crew, Germany's
Mittelstandskinder Ohne Strom, the Wabi boys, A Man Called Warwick, the
whole Play Records posse and loads more. All this, plus camping and
swimming on private land, the Kind Kitchen, holistic health
practitioners, workshops galore, the kiddie camp and more. Phew! I'll
be DJ'ing on the Sumkidz stage Saturday evening from 9-10pm :-) For
directions and full details, check www.omfestival.ca
And that's all the details I have time to share today! Watch out for
info on all the gigs I'm involved in next week for Toronto's Pride Week,
plus the June 29 Decks 'n Divas gig featuring Nicole Willis and Jimi
Tenor (part of the Downtown Jazz Festival), Kruder & Dorfmeister
returning on July 6 and so, so much more ... including ticket giveaways
:-) Back at'cha shortly. Thanks for being there!
If you would prefer not to be on this mailing list, just lemme know and
off your name shall go! Thanks!
-db-
-- -denise benson-Radio & Club DJ: 'Mental Chatter' • Mondays 11am-2pm, CKLN 88.1FM (Toronto) (playlists & live RealAudio: http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca Archives: http://www.beats.to) 'Glide' • Wednesdays @ Gypsy Co-op, 817 Queen St. W.
Writer: Eye Weekly • 'Extended Play' and 'Beats Per Week' • http://www.eye.net Exclaim Magazine • features & reviews • http://www.exclaim.ca
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