Aphotic Segment w/ Resident Deejays

Sun is shining, the snow is melting and the birds are chirping, which makes us unbelievably ecstatic at the prospect that we coming very close to avoiding any more snow-dingers for the remainder of the year. Yeah buddies.... less snow and more records to ensue for your ease of conscience.

Since launching Aphotic Segment at Nancy Whiskey, we have brought you countless special guests. For this go-around however, we're highlighting our resident deejays. Soren and Drew Pompa will be taking up the entire 4-hour spread, running the gamut of sounds by slowly reeling you out of the darkness of cold and into the vibrancy of sun. Join us for a night of record bliss, as we play the deep cuts for your listening pleasure. Always free, always key!

Sunday, April 5th 2015
Nancy Whiskey
2644 Harrison St.
Detroit, MI 48216
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Aphotic Segment w/ Jeff Risk

Last Aphotic Segment proved a bit of a doozy, as the heavens decided to reek havoc on planet earth, here in Detroit. Despite the onslaught of snow, many familiar and lovely faces made the arduous journey to Nancy Whiskey to celebrate with us, a night of cerebral jams. Ya'll are brave and we truly appreciated your support. But as the time clock ticks, we look forward with increasing anticipation, as each and every new guest provides us with even greater excitement.

For this installment of Aphotic Segment, we're proud to announce that Jeff Risk will be joining us for a night of deep cuts from all avenues of the musical spectrum. Jeff has been a musical mind that we've admired since becoming acquainted more than five years ago. He owns a library of records from which he conveys his unique take on musical history. He draws from many influences, weaving together styles that include punk, dub, Jamaican soul, and jungle, but making sense of their place by creating his own connections. You may have heard him play over the summer at the widely successful Coconut Babylon events where dub, reggae, soul, and funk were the major themes. Expect Jeff to go even more eccentric and darker for his appearance at AS. Per usual, opening up the night of music are resident deejays, Soren and Drew Pompa. Always free, always key!

Sunday March 1st, 2015
Nancy Whiskey
2644 Harrison St.
Detroit, MI 48216
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10pm-2am

Aphotic Segment w/ Patrick Russell

Our spirits are high, our energies are plentiful and our record crates are full of fresh new jammies that we’re so eagerly excited to provide for your listening pleasure. 2015 feels like a year that is destined for the music, whether it’s countless amazing re-issues, old giants awaking from decades of sleep, or personal friends who are poised to hit their musical strides. It thrills us beyond words to also provide our efforts and we’ll continue with open minds and diligence.

Among our favorite persons in music this year is Detroit ex-pat, Patrick Russell, and not just because he’s a friend, but because he’s a lifelong student of the music. Patrick has dedicated his passions to collecting records and mastering the art of deejaying. His influences are vast but are seemingly anchored with a Detroit sound that encompasses an array of emotions. He has a way of translating music to project a kind of dark ambient, dystopian futurism with a generous sprinkling of funk. His dj sets always peak our interests and most importantly, whenever he plays, we always feel as if we’ve left learning something new. As such, we are overjoyed with the opportunity to present Patrick to our listeners.

Per usual, opening the night for this month’s Aphotic Segment will be resident deejays, Soren and Drew Pompa, and also per usual, this night is free of charge.

Sunday, February 1st 2015
Nancy Whiskey
2644 Harrison St.
Detroit, MI 48216
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Aphotic Segment w/ Scott Zacharias

Preparing your eardrums for yet another month of Aphotic Segment, as we're excited to bring you the best in fringe hits. We're opening up 2015 in style, as we welcome special guest, Scott Zacharias, for a night of record bliss.

Scott Zacharias is a student, a teacher, a proliferator of music history. His knowledge is boundless and his dj sets always convey this wisdom. His sonic curiosities have landed him in thrash bands, space rock outfit 'Monaural', and most recently a collaboration with friend Mike Trombley, on Detroit's Macho City and Disco/Secret events. He expresses the kind of musical diversity that Aphotic Segment has come to highly appreciate. As such, we look forward to playing records alongside of Scott. Per usual, opening up the night of music festivities are resident deejays Soren and Drew Pompa. Always free, always key.

Sunday, January 4th 2015

Nancy Whiskey

2644 Harrison St.

Detroit, MI 48216

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Aphotic Segment w/ Beau Wanzer

As one chapter of Aphotic Segment closes, another opens with page after page of new and exciting musical dialogue for ya'll to become engrossed with. This month's chapter is probably one of the most captivating to date, as we're extremely excited to announce our guest, Beau Wanzer.

Beau has quietly been making waves in the music scene over the last couple of years, working in and out of various music projects, as well as releasing solo work under his own name. He's collaborated alongside Melvin Oliphant, a.k.a. Traxx, as Mutant Beat Dance, releasing acid-house gems on the highly esteemed Rong Music and L.I.E.S. record labels. His project with White Car member, Elon Katz, under their 'Streetwalker' moniker, saw one of dance music's most highly-praised 12 inch releases from last year. In case you're wondering, it was the Future Fusion LP on Veronica Vasicka's Minimal Wave sub-label, Cititrax. But enough about all the musical accolades. Beau is about as humble and personable as they get. He loves what he does and is happy to share it with enthusiastic folks.

Please join us for a very special Aphotic Segment, as we welcome Beau Wanzer for his very first appearance. Per usual, resident deejays, Soren and Drew Pompa will open the evening's musical soundtrack. This event is free of charge.

Sunday, December 7th 2014
Nancy Whiskey
2644 Harrison St.
Detroit, MI 48216
10pm-2am

Aphotic Segment w/ Kevin St. Cyr

Aphotic Segment is back again this month, ignited and inspired by weekends of travel, ¬roaming the lands and scouring bins of records, holding onto hope that the one record you’ve been chasing your whole life will somehow magically speak to you. Although this search continues, the sheer romance of the find keeps the flames a burnin’. As such, we’re eager to program each month’s event with exciting new additions to our catalogs of music.

Although we are overcome by the hobby of collecting music, we do recognize the dark paths of compulsion that exist in this line of work. However, what really sets a person apart as a music enthusiast and deejay is one who can take a step back from this compulsion, learn their collection and present them in a way that that speaks of narrative, history and unique character.

Kevin St. Cyr is no exception to this rule. Our ears are always greeted to plethora of inviting sounds whenever we have the pleasure of hearing him play. Kevin’s style is informed and spirited, yet seemingly whimsical, often traversing paths of punk, techno, italo and funk. But that might be a unfair paraphrase, as Kevin has been known to wander in just about every direction. A little unnamed source, however, has spoken of a dance-punk program, but enough with the teasers. You’ll just have to come and find out what’s in store. Resident support courtesy of Soren and Drew Pompa. Always free!

Sunday, November 2nd 2014
Nancy Whiskey
2644 Harrison St.
Detroit, MI 48216
10pm-2am

Aphotic Segment w/ Mitchell Bros.

Aphotic Segment thanks the many gents and ladies who made it out to last month's funky rambunctious jams.  And despite the seasons, the fall seems to be unrelenting with all our searing nose burgers.  We also find ourselves riding on the dorsal of reality's ever-changing moment.  As such, it's important to us that we capture some of the most intriguing spirits along the way and help to perpetuate their sonic influence.  The Mitchell Bros. are precisely those spirits and they continue to serve as a conduit to music language in Detroit, to this day!

 

In the very early '00s there were few DJ duos in Detroit that looked backward as ferociously as the Mitchell Bros. They rejected the minimal techno movement of the day and played dance-punk, ghetto-tech, disco and electro records from the late '70s and early '80s. Not really brothers, they sometimes bickered in public during their sets like blood relatives, and (rumor has it) fought in private long after the party was over. 

A dozen years later, the Mitchell Bros - Mikel "Detroit Threads" Smith and Walter "Nospectacle" Wasacz - have settled down: no, we don't expect them to brawl at the decks, but, yes, we do expect them to bring some of the blistering tunes that inspired Smith's notoriously graphic XXX PPP (as in triple X Punk, Pabst and Porn) nights at Hamtramck's Belmont lounge. It's time to strip down to your dancing clothes - or more - and get physical again. Come down and find somebody to love Oct. 5, as the Mitchell Bros will be joining Aphotic Segment hosts Drew Pompa and Soren Kenny at Nancy Whiskey, 2644 Harrison St. in Detroit's North Corktown. The heat drops at 10 p.m. and goes until 2 a.m.  Always Free!

Sunday, October 5th 2014

Nancy Whiskey

2644 Harrison St.

Detroit, MI 48216