Aphotic Segment - End of Summer, What An Endless Bummer

Hello everyone… I hope that you have enjoyed another sweltering summer. And what a summer it’s been. Perhaps a bit of a tear jerker for some and unjust for others. The government plummeted us further into debt, half of London burned and neighbors been gettin’ straight pistol-whipped in the hood.

As Aphotic Segment moves into its last monthly for the summer season, we’re here to soothe your anguish… to help you drink away the pains. Why don’t you join us, while we pour a little for our homies and a lot for ourselves. It’s the end of summer so let us put a close to yet another endless bummer.

This month’s guests are none other than a couple of neighborhood playlisters full of the aural delights. Just swing into Mudgies one afternoon and you can hear the magic in the air. Locals Bill Corrigan and Dan Dlugosielski will be selecting their favorite summer tunes to help alleviate your troubles.

Summer Soundtrack Courtesy Of:
Bill Corrigan (Asphasiacs) – DJ/Tapes
Dan Dlugosielski (Winter Ruby) – DJ
Drew Pompa – DJ

Wednesday, August 31st 2011
Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
NO Cover

Aphotic Segment 015 | July 27th 2011

Time has seemingly evaded my mind, and upon posting the newest Aphotic Segment event, I realized that I have yet to upload last month's recorded sets.

Hell of a night, as we celebrated Ernie Guerra's 29th birthday party. Lots boozin' and dancing in the rain, as the heavens opened and the seas swallowed us alive. Per usual, fantastic music, but very disappointed that I was unable to capture birthday boy's recording. However, Mr. Joe Vargas made up for in his recording was I was unable to accomplish with Ernie's. So why don't you pull up a lawn-chair, pour a little mad dog and relax your ears to some fine audio tonality. Check it!

Part 1: Drew Pompa
Length: 42:30
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklist:
01) Mountains - Newsprint
02) Magical Beautiful - Here Come the Wild Waves
03) Singing Statues - Doing it All Again
04) Battles - Futura
05) Brian Eno & Karl Hyde - Bebop Hurry
06) Pale Sketcher - Wash it All Away (Cleansed Dub)
07) Teeel - Triangle Waves
08) Ford & Lopatin - Strawberry Skies
09) Com Truise - Flightwave

Part 2: Joe Vargas
Length: 1:25:52
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Aphotic Segment - The Spiritual Healing Edition w/ Erno the Inferno & Joe Vargas - July 27th 2011

This Aphotic Segment is proud to proclaim that the month of July is now a new patron saint month to be lent to the usual spiritual observances …. and although our views are often secular by nature, it’s occasionally entertaining to reference religious figures for the purpose of steeping our minds in the myriad amount of ideas we hold dear to our vision. Don’t you worry though, we’re not going to solicit you to relocate to a remote jungle encampment and drink Kool-Aid…….that intercom was CREEPY!

Ernie Guerra, known ‘round these parts as “Erno the Inferno,” is our special guest patron-saint-of-the-month. What’s even better is that he’s celebrating his birthday on the eve of our grand musical exposition. Over countless years, while deep in the bowels of this great recession, Ernie has made an impact on the local community by healing the poor, sick, blind and leprous (among others) back to health through the magical and holistic practices of music. No one knows for sure, but tales told amongst village residents suggest that a bearded man approached Erno in his dream one night and granted him such powers. I mean, how else could one explain the sudden and mysterious knowledge bestowed to a local street urchin who spends most days wandering barefooted amongst the village byways? No one knows for sure and Erno ain’t talkin’, either!

Please, won’t you join us and help pay respect to such a glorified soul? Candle light vigil begins at 10 p.m. and carries on into the early morning.

Ceremonial Vibes By:
Erno the Inferno - DJ
Joe Vargas - DJ
Drew Pompa - DJ

Wednesday, July 27th 2011
Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
NO Cover

Aphotic Segment 014 w/ Coyote Clean Up - June 29th 2011

Aphotic Segment has enjoyed one year as a musical educator for the liberal listening crowd, pairing a fine musical backdrop with the necessary pastiche to spark collective inspirations courtesy of the event’s special guest selectors. As we make a solid transition into this year of the golden rabbit with wisdom and prescience, we intend to uphold the divinity of this everlasting humanistic code. Far be it for us to suggest we are the architects and pavers of this road however, for there have been many, especially in Detroit, who have navigated this familial rugged terrain. Long story short, good music is great, and our mission is to continue bringing you the goods. This month’s music engineer is proof positive.

Christian Jay Sienkiewicz, better known around the sub-tropical, Antarctic, eighth dimensional enclaves as Coyote Clean Up; is the guest of honor for this month’s Aphotic Segment. The musical triangulation of this clairvoyant is definitely left and right of center. There is simply no telling what international waters this self-proclaimed marauder intends to traverse. You must simply wash your hands of the situation, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Analogies aside, Christian’s influences are hard to pin. But whatever he plays, he’s sure to arouse your specific interests. His Downhill Express album from last year illuminates his fascination with down-tempo, house, and hip-hop….. while also providing a lyrical vibe that emanates with a shoegaze sensibility. Or perhaps you heard one of the many eclectic mixes compiled under his “Ice Cold Chrissy” moniker? Funk, jazz, world, and experimental….. not to mention his remix support for Toro Y Moi and Balam Acab. Indeed, Christian’s artistic integrity is looking positive these days, so don’t sleep on your chance to catch a truly one of a kind set. Ya’erd!

Coyote Clean Up - Live/DJ
Drew Pompa - DJ

Wednesday, June 29th 2011
Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
NO Cover

Aphotic Segment - One Year | May 25th 2011

It’s hard to believe that one year has passed, but I would have never imagined that I would still be toiling about nearly thirteen events later. As I reflect back on a year’s worth of events, I could not have expressed enough gratitude to all of the deejays and regular patrons who have made Aphotic Segment an anticipated monthly hangout. And to that, I thank you all immensely for your love and support..... but enough about me and more about the music.

I was fortunate enough to be graced with the presence of Detroit’s premiere music guru and Interdimensional Transmissions label head, Brendan Gillen, also known as BMG of Ectomorph. Brendan had approached me a couple of months ago about coordinating an event that would showcase his collection of music that spanned a century, and as inclined as I am to a variety of music, I was immediately intrigued. Below are a couple of two hour sets that move anywhere from south American psychedelic and American lo-fi reggae and indie, via peaking lights, to blues, jazz, soul, punk, and electronic. Enjoy!

Part 1: Drew Pompa
Length: 2:09:20
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Part 2: BMG of Ectomorph
Length: 2:20:24
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Aphotic Segment - One Year Anniversary w/ BMG of Ectomorph

Already been a year, you say…? what a hum-dinger! It’s often that Aphotic Segment uses the power of timeless words to express such events, but it’s not often amused by the bewitchery and drivel of timeless quotes. Surely, this is a personal perspective. However, when someone says that “time flies when you’re having fun,” I usually resign myself to an onslaught of gag-like reflexes induced by sheer unoriginality or I feel compelled to enlist them with a fist blitz to their throat for ruining the moment. Therefore, I will abstain this time around from the power of verse in order to win your favor and instead, deliver the message straight to your dome piece.

There’s not a more perfect theme for Aphotic Segment’s one year anniversary than one that advocates an open musical slate. “100 Years of Music from Planet Earth” says it all of course, and there’s not a more fitting representative for such a theme than Detroit’s Brendan M. Gillen, better known around the global subterranean hemisphere as “BMG” of Ectomorph. His propensity for a multitude of worldly conversations and the intensity for which he engages them, appear as regularly as the dawn on a Costa Rican beach; as the analogy goes: you’re often more enlightened as the direct result of either experience.

His conversation criteria may range anywhere from sociology and anthropology to Buddhism and erotica. But of the many subjects that strike a particularly captivating note, is Brendan’s limitless knowledge on the subject of music… and I’m not just talking about genres haus; I’m talking about the elemental, instinctive musical language of cultures, both ancient and modern, and their similar primal qualities, despite their occasional divergent existences. What is Harlem hot jazz and how does it sometimes resemble Western swing? Or how can one conjure even the most obscure parallels between Miami Bass and Peruvian ritual music? Perhaps music shares a similar human predisposition, highlighted by the even more profound connection in the hidden meanings of their historic narratives.

Begin your Movement Festival pre-game on this ceremonial evening as BMG massages your eardrums, bends your mind, and expands your consciousness as he chronicles “100 Years of Music from Planet Earth”.

BMG of Ectomorph – Ableton
Drew Pompa – DJ

May 25th, 2011
The Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
FREE

Aphotic Segment 012 | April 27th 2011

Last week's release party turned out a great success. Music was perfectly curated, records were sold, and merriment as experienced by all of the beloved patrons. For the first time since the inception of Aphotic, I decided against recording my set, and instead. I'm providing you with two superb mixes, ala Clayton Jackson and Walter Wascz of Nospectacle. Walter brings the tribal, low-bass space dub.... and Clayton keeps the vibe with dub techno, while transitioning into some of the more illustrious techno gems of the early 2000's, via Raum, Ghostly, and Force.

If you haven't had a chance to preview The Siege vinyl on Blank Artists, you can listen to the tracks Here and purchase the record at our Webstore. Dig it!


Part 2: Walter Wasacz
Length: 1:09:32
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklisting:
01) Shackleton - Moon Over Josef's Burial
02) Shackleton - Deadman
03) Quantec - Yage
04) Jens Zimmermann - Yeah Tomzzz
05) Deepchord (production: Rod Modell/remix: Mike Huckaby) - Electromagnetic Dowsing
06) Mordant Music - Olde Wobby
07) Shackleton and Appleblim - Circling
08) Burial - Street Halo
09) Actress - Maze
10) Mordant Music - Symptoms (version)
11) kpt.michi.gan - Hey Love (edit)


Part 3: Clayton Jackson
Length: 1:40:42
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklisting:
01) Unknown
02) Mikkel Metal - Delete
03) Stewart Walker - Mysterious Rural Past
04) Bjoern Stolpmann - Once in a while
05) Maurizo - M4
06) Studio 1 - Rot 1
07) Maurizo - M4.5
08) Lusine - Excess
09) Marshall Jefferson v. Noosa Heads - Mushrooms
10) Losoul - Overland
11) Pepe Bradock - Life
12) John Tejada & Arian Leviste - Firefly
13) Domink Eulberg - Basstölpel (Robag Wruhme's Rokkymountainsrümüx)
14) Domink Eulberg - Daten-Übertragungs-Küsschen (Rodriguez Jr. Mix
15) Domink Eulberg - Klangteppichverleger Wolle
16) MRI - Amethyst Pop Stars