Greetings scamps, scalawags, heretics, cowboys, and homo sapiens of the gypsy pedigree. We entice you to join us for the sixth and most exciting edition of Aphotic Segment yet. It will transcend your longest memories, ingrain your conventionalisms and titillate your sharpest senses. Yes, the heavens will most certainly be channeling their abstruse messages through Detroit two most abounding oracular prophetesses.
Join us as we welcome Erika Sherman and Jennifer Rohde for a night of eerie, auspicious, and intoxicating musical stylings that even the gods would be satisfied by. Additionally, we will be celebrating Erika’s birthday so be sure to offer her your best on this super day!
This will also be the official unofficial LCD Soundsystem afterglow. Check it!
With the encroaching fall season upon us, we thought it was time that we updated the Soundtrack section of our website. A nice mix, we thought, would be something that the people would like. Something that they can stream at home when working or burn to CD and keep in their car for those long drives to see friends or wind down from evening events. We also wanted to make sure to keep the “local flavor” side of Blonde as part of it. So, we decided to call resident Blank Artists and Detroit DJ Drew Pompa up and charged him with the task of curating a mix for us. What he brought back, was fantastic.
An all-over, eclectic mix of down-tempo, hip-hop and Latin sounds, Drew’s mix for Blonde No. 1 hits it right on the mark. Stream/Download the mix below.
Aphotic Segment 005 was, yet again, another stellar gathering of fine stylings and peeps from the various neighboring sectors of our fine city of Detroit. Our guest for this month's edition was friend and past Red Bull Music Academy selectee, Jeff Risk.
Risk has been keeping busy with a steady flow of production work, dj gigs, and being an all around unsung pillar of the community. His current interests in the vast realm of music have include styles that range from dub and punk to booty and jungle....so if this is your forte, be sure to download part 2 from this month's series. Additionally, if his set melts your spinal cord, then catch Risk again this Saturday at Oslo in Detroit with local radio disc jockey, DJ Zap. Party details can be accessed HERE.
We hope to see you again at the end of this month for a very special birthday edition of Aphotic Segment on October 27th, as erika.net operator and Ectomorph member, Erika Sherman celebrates her natal day in true fashion, alongside of good friend and Dorkwave member, Jennifer Rohde. Come and play!
Part 1: Drew Pompa Length: 1:12:03 Format: MP3 Bit Rate: 192 KBPS Link: Download
Tracklisting: 01. High Wolf - Solar System is My God 02. Studio - Life's A Beach! 03. To Rocco Rot - Away 04. Colder - Burnt Out 05. Baths - Lovely Bloodflow 06. Daedelus - Drops (Cyne Collaboration) 07. BOC - Dawn Chorus 08. Chihei Hatakeyama - The Moon Reflecting on the Surface 09. Liquid Liquid - Lock Groove 10. Eroc - Der Prophet 11. Giddle & Boyd - Bonnie & Clyde 12. Andrew Weatherall - Pox on the Pioneers 13. Inca Babies - Plenty More Mutants 14. Psychic TV - Just Like Arcadia 15. Shriekback - Accretions 16. Les Provisoires - In Love 17. 800beloved - Colours 18. John Maus - Do Your Best 19. Daedelus - Just Briefly 20. Pharoah Sanders - Harvest Time
Part 2: Jeff Risk Length: 1:34:34 Format: MP3 Bit Rate: 192 Link: Download Tracklisting TBA
Part 3: Drew Pompa Length: 44:38 Format: MP3 Bit Rate: 192 KBPS Link: Download
Tracklisting: 01. To Rocco Rot - Seele 02. Outhud - The L Train is a Swell Train & I Don't Want to Hear You Indies Complain 03. Tobbaco - Fresh Hex Featuring Beck 04. Morbid Opera - Private Prostitute 05. The Flying Lizards - Her Story 06. Artefact - Sex Computer 07. Metro Pakt - Neu Strassen 08. Liaisons Dangereuses - Los Ninos Del Parque 09. John Maus - My Whole World's Coming Apart 10. Artefact - M.A.E. 11. Pylon - Cool 12. Bush Tetras - Cowboys In Africa 13. Pylon - Stop It 14. Moder English - Someone Calling 15. Casino Music - Concorde 16. Colder - Downtown 17. Les Provisoires - So Much More
Sometime ago, a Chthonic scroll was uncovered by a group of miscreants...... supposedly from the clammy environs of a nearby swamp, only to be brutally abused, set ablaze, and launched into the local atmosphere where the sacred ashes radiated like wildfire.
This cataclysmic effect resulted in a group of cavernous, subterranean misfits transfused by the cosmic cinders strewn about the city. Having been ostracized and banished in...to the darkness of night and colossal depths of the oceans, these misfits emerged from their abysmal confinements nearly five months ago to unleash a lethal brand of ritual among the sheepish hordes and unrelenting drudgery of their slavemasters. This ritual falls every last Wednesday of the month. This ritual is called Aphotic Segment.
Pleased to announce its fifth and most exciting edition yet, Aphotic Segment welcomes local shaman and musical curator, Jeff risk, as he spins a web of nebulous and riotous beats that will be sure to permeate the purlieus of your impenetrable minds. As always, featuring resident selector, Drew Pompa.
Aphotic Segment 003 was the liveliest of the monthly's yet.... and to much surprise, as summer night attendance saunters towards the docile nature on a typical Wednesday late eve. The collection of characters was also a nice addition, for the evening offered a mosaic of misfits, hobos, Londoners, Baltimoreans, and local tipplers.... just the way I like it.
Aphotic Segment 003 also showcased its first guest for the monthly series, featuring the fine stylings of George Rahme. George has been collecting records since time immemorial and that is only one of his many hobbies. When George isn't clobbering your mind with sci-fi soundtracks or spin-drifting to surf rock, he's making some serious art. currently, George has a collection of pieces on display at Gallery 2739 in Hamtramck on Edwin street. The exhibit runs until August 14, so check it! More info for George Rahme can be located HERE.
Join us again on August 25th for Aphotic Segment 004. In the mean time, enjoy the excellent musical concoctions below.
Part 1: Drew Pompa Length: 1:53:18 Format: MP3 Bit Rate: 192 KBPS Link: Download
Part 2: George Rahme Length: 1:19:18 Format: MP3 Bit Rate: 192 Link: Download Tracklisting For Part 1: 1. ? 2. Coil - Cold Cell 3. Grizzly Bear - Unknown 4. Chicago Underground Quartet - Tunnel Chrome 5. Grizzly Bear - In the Air 6. Javelin - The Merkin' Jerk 7. About Flying - Satellite 8. The Gaslamp Kiler - Anything worse 9. Dorian Concept - Fourteen 10. Jackson & His Computer Band - Hard T--S 11. Madlib - Mystic Bounce 12. The Pharcyde - Runnin 13. A Tribe Called Quest - Da Booty 14. Onra - Don't Stop 15. Mount Kimbie - 50 Mile View 16. ? 17. Plastic Crimewave Sound - Korean Ghost Ship 1 18. The Time & Space Machine - You Are the One 19. Can - One More Night 20. Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps 21. The Seven Game - Toy Planet 22. Vincent Gallo - Unknown 23. The Cure - The Forest Remix 24. Simple Minds - Premonition 25. Fad Gadget - King of the Flies 26. Harmonia - Gollum 27. To Rocco Rot - Seele 28. Yppah - The Tingling 29. Madis One - We Won't Find It 30. Super Collider - The Beams 31. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. 32. Marconi Notaro - Felicidade 33. S-Job Movement - Love Affair
Aphotic Segment 002, entitled "Equatorial Melodies and Musical Fodder", offered a varietal yet quaint selection of records from tropically inclusive geographies (afro-beat, tropicalia, latin electronic,etc..) but deviated often into an array of forms that included german electronic, punk, psychedelic slow breaks, and a little bit of soul/r&b.
It has also dawned on me, that as I continue with this series, I will probably provide both a dominant theme every month (although not exclusively) and will also start rotating special guests to keep the Aphotic Segment fresh and with an open perspective. Join us again this month on Wednesday, July 30th 2010. Special guest TBA. Tracklisting for Segment 002 is included below. check it!
Tracklisting: 01.? 02.? 03.Family Fodder – Saviour 04.Honey Bane – Guilty (JD Twitch Edit) 05.Liquid Liquid – Unknown 06.Roxy Music – Space Between 07.Loose Fur – Chinese Apple 08.Mathias Aguayo – Rollerskate 09.Tim Buktu – Make Me Up 10.Super Collider – Bug Trackin 11.Blockhead – The Music Scene 12.Lukid – Fall Apart 13.Architeq – Birds of Prey (Kelpe Remix) 14.Black Sheep – Stroblite Honey 15.Mia Doi Todd – My Room is White (Flying Lotus Remix) 16.Mocky – Golden Dream 17.Flying Lotus – Unexpected Delight (ft. Laura Darlington) 18.Senior Coconut – Upper Mambo (Lower_Funk_Mezcla_Sentimenta) 19.Nikodemus & Quantic - Mi Swing es Tropical (Zeb Reggae Mix) 20.The Don Issac Ezekeil Combination - Amalinja 21.Tom Ze - O Sândalo 22.Cluster – Hollywood 23.Kazino – Binary 24.Black Moth Super Rainbow – Roller Disco 25.Seefeel – Time to Find Me 26.Working for A Nuclear City – Track 14 27.Suicide – Dream Baby Dream 28.Colder – Wrong Baby 29.Space Farm – Homeward Bound 30.Boxcutter – Sunshine 31. ? 32.Can – Oh Yeah 33. Stereolab – Ticker-Tape of Unconscious 34. Luke Vibert – Music Called Jazz 35. Medusa – Modern Times 36. Novermber Group – On Top of It 37. Lone – Sharpest View of the Sun 39. Rasha Azari – Azara Alhai 40. The Matthew Herbert Big Band – The Story 42. Chico Mann – Estan Llamando 43. Luke Vibert – Space Race 44. Spacek – Motion Control 45. Super Collider – Alchemical Confession 46. Paul White – City Bright Lights 47. ? 48. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – How Long Do I Have to Wait For You? 49. Kashif - Help Yourself To My Love (The Revenge New Jersey Soul Mix)
"Aphotic Segment” is a music event aimed at exploring the infinite possibilities in musical output. We are avid record collectors and deejays. We are seekers of knowledge who hope to shine light on the musical frequencies lost in the abyss.
Aphotic Segment takes place in Detroit, as a re-occurring, monthly event. Past locations have included The Sugar House and Woodbridge Pub, but our new home is at St. Cece's Pub in Corktown. Check it!
