Aphotic Segment 012 - The Siege Vinyl Release Party

For the past several months, Aphotic Segment has enticed the Detroit musical landscape with both an aural and an ideologically-themed event that has touched upon a multitude of subjects that range from witches, deep sea diving, mythological wonderments, and political satire…. just to name a few. Often, Aphotic Segment relies on the esotericism of our own psychological ether to distill these whimsical and diabolical mutterings, at the expense of a more responsible use of time…… probably. Henceforth, it comes with great content when a theme happens to appear purely by coincidence, rather than expending countless hours on crafting such an idea.

So what exactly is this coincidence, you ask? Well, some of you may have heard..... and if you haven’t caught wind of this news yet, then you are certainly hearing it for the very first time. Aphotic creative director, Drew Pompa, is finally releasing his very first vinyl record with brother, Pipé Scuttleworth. These dna brothers are referred to ‘round these parts as “The Siege” and they’re excited to introduce their inaugural music artifact by hosting a release party for this month’s Aphotic Segment.

Like the very mantra surrounding Aphotic events, The Siege’s debut E.P on Blank Artists entitled Randall Flurgenbach’s Strange Space Chalet, offers a musical perspective that can be thought of as subversive, incendiary, and crypto-political…. yet, hopeful and universal. Inspired by electronica, drone, fuzz, funk, old souls and the dismantling of tyrannical regimes; The Siege are setting the stage for a world take over, one record at a time; and they hope you will join them in this monumental engagement. The evening’s musical itinerary will include The Siege member, Drew Pompa. Following Drew’s lead will be Detroit experimentalist provocateurs Nospectacle for a rare dj performance, along with one of our favorite nocturnal miscreants, Clayton Jackson.

Drew Pompa (1/2 of the Siege) - DJ
Nospectacle - DJ
Clatyon Jackson - DJ

April 27th 2011
The Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
FREE

Aphotic Segment 011 | March 30th 2011

This month has taken me longer than usual to upload the recordings, due to the drastic number of logs that have made their way into my itinerary over the past couple of weeks. Not only is my brother and I playing the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and releasing a record, but I just found out that I might be receiving a healthy enough tax return to justify the purchase of a new computer...... BOOYAH!

Enough about me... let's wax about the evening's re-cap. I've been talking since the beginning of Aphotic about having my girl Amy play and last month's soiree was nothing short of what I had expected from the evenings series of events. In the words of Ms. Kaherl herself, Shenanigans! first me, down-tempo, then drink, mid-tempo, then drink. Second Amy, high-tempo, then drink, then Peak time, then drink, then Tone-loc, Salt N Pepa, and A Tribe Called Quest. So long story short, it was kinds of like the best ever sweet sixteen party, except boys were allowed and so was unsupervised debauchery. So good, that I might have to do this again next year. Check it holmes!

Part 1: Drew Pompa
Length: 52:14
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklisting:
01) Grails - Deep Snow
02) Killimanjaro DarkJazz Ensemble - Giallo
03) Nicolas Jaar - Keep Me There
04) Toro Y Moi - Light Black
05) Radiohead - Little By Little
06) Cut Copy - Alisa
07) Four Tet - Pinnacles
08) Radiohead - Lotus Flower
09) Los Gritos - Veo Visions
10) Daedelus w/ Inara George - Penny Loafers
11) Ruins - Short Wave
12) Of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit
13) Lex - Fourteen Days (Dub Version)
14) BMSR vs. Rick James - Black Moth Super Freak
15) Tame Impala - Sundown Syndrome

Part 2: Amy Kaherl
Length: 1:0:12
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Aphotic Segment 011 - The Coming of Age Edition w/ Amy Dreamcatcher

Like many testaments in the universe, there’s no better moment in life than a true coming of age. Ah yes, success found through the trials and tribulations of growing. Perhaps Jamie survived puberty and little Danny came out of the closet….. or what if Destiny stopped workin’ the streets and Randall quit being a loafer, moved out of his parents house and finally got a fucking job? These are all mere examples of one’s coming of age.

Moreover, the coming of age story for one Midwestern girl started with the lifelong ambition of becoming a Detroit disc jockey. Like many musical ladies of the day, Amy Dreamcatcher’s beginnings started with Madonna and Cindy Lauper slumber parties and New Kids on the Block heartthrobs. Maybe a Jared Leto crush too. But now, her current offerings of new-wave, post-punk, Americana, and everything in between suggest this lady is no longer a little girl. And although she’s all grown up, she’ll never forget when she was touched for the very first time. Please join us as Amy Dreamcatcher headlines this month’s Aphotic Segment. Not only will this be an evening of shenanigans, it will be a true coming of age!

Amy Dreamcatcher - DJ
Drew Pompa - DJ

Wednesday, March 30th 2011
The Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
FREE

Aphotic Segment 010 | February 23rd 2011

What a spectacular showing at last week's Aphotic Segment. There were lots of heavy boozes, including myself, that kept it vibin' until the bartender Andrew was forced to banish us all from the premises - a true sign that I'm at least following through on some of the goals that I set out to achieve through this monthly event.

Continuing, Dan Kinney provided an unusual but certainly enjoyable selection of funk, techno and classic rock. Very nontraditional from an Aphotic standpoint, but nonetheless, the kind of character-driven music selection that I've come to embrace. There aren't too many dj's in this city that will play Bob Seger and Isolee in the same dj set. Maybe Psycho or Jared Wilson, but that's about end of the line. Moreover, Detroit can expect to see alot of Dan Kinney as his newly realized hobby as a dj becomes more prevalent in and around the environs of Detroit. Bright future for this guy!

Part 1: Drew Pompa
Length: 45:31
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklisintg:
01. Hypermagic - A Million See
02. Mux Mool - Drums With Audible Python
03. Toro Y Moi - Imprint After
04. James Blake - I Mind
05. Lelia - Young Ones
06. Gorillaz - Little Plastic Bags
07. Games - Strawberry Skies
08. Brainds - Lammicken
09. Anika - Yang Yang
10. Ebo Taylor - Love and Death
11. Dorival Caymmi - Berimbau
12. Tom Ze - Gloria


Part 2: Dan Kinney
Length: 1:48:55
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklisting:
01. little martha - allman brothers
02. honey dripper - dr. john
03. she caught the katy - taj mahal
04. goin' down - j.j. cale
05. another brick in the wall pt. 1 - pink floyd
06. shellah v. - chris joss
07. monorail - the j.b.'s
08. express - the b.t.'s
09. sneaking sally through the alley - robert palmer
10. knocked up - kings of leon
11. renegade - styx
12. sharivari - the dirtbombs
13. know your rights - the clash
14. black betty - ram jam
15. witch hunt - the mob
16. scraper - liquid liquid
17. polaroid/roman/photo - ruth
18. madchen mit hase - isolee
19. do ya - inner city (claude young remix)
20. long train running - the doobie brothers
21. raw jam - derek plaslaiko
22. solve for x - codine (alex israel remix)
23. night moves - bob seger
24. it's too late - carole king

Aphotic Segment 010 - The Walrus Edition

If one were to surmise the comparable attributes between a walrus and Detroit’s very own Daniel Kinney, then your description may read as followed: both are extremely sociable creatures, prone to loud bellowing, sometimes snorting……. and both have enough fortitude to adapt to the extreme conditions of their environment. Environment, you say? Well sure, why not. One’s from the Polar Arctic, while the other resides in Detroit. Might as well be the same, if you ask me. At any rate, one could even further surmise that a moniker like “The Walrus” is a fairly applicable name for such a strikingly similiar gentleman.

Call it tenacity, persistence, even thick-skinned. Ah…. what the hell! Why not even call it the blubber effect. Point being, that while Mr. Kinney hasn’t quite grazed the vast domain of Detroit’s fertile disc-jockey ocean, his walrus-like instincts positions him in a unique advantage above most newbies who are testing the waters for their very first time. And similar to the infinite ocean, Mr. Kinney’s musical selections are equally as boundless; blues, rock, soul, funk, electro, indie, and shaman-beats….. among many other titillating aural delights.

Join us on Wednesday, February 23rd as Aphotic Segment proudly presents the first ever public dj performance from Dan Kinney, a.k.a. “The Walrus”. The beats will certainly be heavy, so make sure you have what it takes to survive these elements!

Wednesday, January 26th 2010
The Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
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10pm-2am
FREE

Aphotic Segment 009 | January 26th 2011

It's been of towering priority to invite fellow music aficionado Kevin Sears, since the round tables session that conceived the very idea behind Aphotic Segment. Of the few years that I've had the pleasure of getting to know Kevin and his music collection, I've always found the smaller, intimate settings to be ideal. He lurks in the shadows of vast genre and treads heavily into each respective category's murky backwaters. It's weird, it's experimental, and most often, it's something I have yet to hear. Yes, this one's certified approved (download part 2); a little electro-y, alot of funky.... and just a little bit of James Blake For good measure.

Please be sure to join in next month as we feature the epic and inaugural opening of benderhaus head-spinster, "The Walrus", a.k.a. Dan Kinney!


Part 1: Drew Pompa
Length: 49:28
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Tracklisting:
01. The Magnetic Fields - I Die, You Die
02. FSOL - Dead Skin Cells
03. Teebs - Bounced Ball
04. Of Montreal - Faberge Falls For Shuggie
05. Something - On Some Label
06. The Gun Club - Goodbye Johnny
07. I Forget - Unknown
08. Simple Minds - Thirty Frames A Second
09. Swiss Navy - Cool-De-Jack
10. Artefact - Sex Computer
11. Lush - Scarlet
12. Devo - Gut Feeling


Part 2: Kevin Sears
Length: 1:06:35
Format: MP3
Bit Rate: 192 KBPS
Link: Download

Aphotic Segment 009 w/ Kevin Sears

While very few have survived such risky adventures, many others have succumbed to the lethal exploration of deep sea dwelling. Those of global submariner success stories include Jaques Cousteau, Steve Zissou, and of course our favorite ROV, Jason. What many in the marine biology and sea sciences have blatantly ignored were the fierce, and dare I say revolutionary achievements of underwater craftsman, Kevin Sears.

Accolades aside.... not only has this sea-lab technician handled a 12th round hammer-fest from a gang of blood lusting great whites, he has carefully perfected the long distance spear of their precious little preys , without ever blinking. Yeah, eat your heart out Chuck Noland!

But even beyond his dolphin-like instincts, and stingray reflects, Mr. Sears has an even more unimaginable record collection, 20,000 leagues deeper than the abyss. As one of our greatest musical pleasures yet to grace the spotlight, Aphotic Segment is overwhelmed with the joy that comes with presenting such a rare performance - the Best of Kevin Sears. Believe, his record collection runs as deep as the ocean – it’s vast, eclectic, it swells…… and it’s real briny. Better check it!

Wednesday, January 26th 2010
The Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48208
Map It
10pm-2am
Free