Photos by: Theo Jemison : London – August 2010

Check local listings for venue and info:

Sep 8 2010 – DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
Sep 9 2010 – WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
Sep 10 2010 – ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
Sep 11 2010 – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Sep 12 2010 – BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Sep 16 2010 – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Sep 17 2010 – PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Sep 18 2010 – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

http://www.myspace.com/samiyambeats

Europe / UK

-Tel Aviv :: Thurs Sept 2 @ Shesek Lounge
-Paris :: Fri Sept 3 @ La Bellevoise
-London :: Sat Sept 4 @ KOKO
-Croatia :: Sun Sept 5 @ Fort Punta

Australia

-Perth :: Fri Sept 17 @ Villa
-Brisbane :: Sat Sept 18 @ The Empire
-Sydney :: Fri Sept 24 @ Roxanne Parlour
-Melbourne :: Sat Sept 25 @ The Forum

The Austin Peralta / Strangeloop Project – Live performance at the Roy O. Disney Theatre – CalArts 7.20.2010

Here’s some ethereal getdowns for the brains…

Three very different and special London shows in a week – two of which are already sold out – we are delighted to now announce the full line-up of future-bass leading lights for the BRAINFEEDER club night, (curated personally by Flylo) which opens the series:

Kutmah – Amazingly the first ever London show for the UK-born Kutmah, one of the most influential and accomplished DJs and inspirations in the LA scene and key contributor to the renowned nights Sketch Book at Little Temple and Low End Theory at Airliner.

Lorn (LIVE) – After the massive response to his debut album Nothing Else (the second release and first ever full length album on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint), Lorn appears for the first time in London with a new live show.

Actress (LIVE) – Representing this side of the Atlantic, London’s Darren Cunningham is likely to air cuts from his thrillingly innovative second LP Splazsh and the stunning debut Hazyville.

Kode 9 – Hyperdub label boss. Needs no introduction!

Teebs (LIVE) – Debut London show after his amazing live contribution to this year’s Brainfeeder Radio 4/20. Will soon release his debut album on the Brainfeeder label.

Dr Strangeloop (LIVE) – Having released a mini-album of electronic psychedelics Are We Lost Mammals of an Approaching Transcendental Epoch? on Brainfeeder, Strangeloop (Dave Wexler) is also a long-term visual collaborator with Flying Lotus, performing Heaven & Earth Magic with FlyLo at the Tate Modern (16th) as well as Brainfeeder on this trip.

SHOW 1 – LINE-UP JUST ANNOUNCED!
Saturday 14 August
Flying Lotus presents BRAINFEEDER
@ Hearn St Car Park, 9-5am

SHOW 2 – SOLD OUT!
Monday 16 August
Flying Lotus LIVE FILM SCORE: Harry Smith’s HEAVEN & EARTH MAGIC (1962)
@ Tate Modern Starr Auditorium

SHOW 3 – SOLD OUT!
Wednesday 18 August
Flying Lotus presents INFINITY
@ Institute of Contemporary Arts

Featuring contributors and players from Cosmogramma including:
Thundercat
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Ravi Coltrane
Rebekah Raff
… and more

Daedelus Remixes the Ring Cycle from clay lipsky on Vimeo.

Excerpt from “Daedelus Remixes the Ring Cycle”

Part of Ring Festival LA
http://www.ringfestivalla.com

Filmed @ The Broad Stage
April 17, 2010
Santa Monica, CA

Music: Daedelus [ http://daedelusmusic.com ]
Cinematography + Editing: Clay Lipsky [ http://goclaygo.com ]
Set Design: Lelia Fakouri [ http://maderadesign.org ]

Shot with Canon 7D & 5DmkII

EVENTS: BRAINFEEDER – TOKYO, OSAKA, KANAZAWA

PHOTOS BY: THE GASLAMP KILLER

“Strange Utopia Tour”

Featuring:

Strangeloop (Brainfeeder, L.A.)
http://www.myspace.com/strangelooptv

Teebs (Brainfeeder, L.A.)
http://www.myspace.com/teeeb

Shlohmo (Friends of Friends, S.F.)
http://www.myspace.com/shlomoshun

Timeboy (ICS, L.A.)
http://www.myspace.com/timeboyticktock

Dates and Special Guests:

6/16/10 – Low End Theory – Los Angeles, CA
(Strangeloop “2010″ DVD Release and Tour Kick off Party)
w/ Special Guest LORN – http://www.myspace.com/lornnn

6/17/10 – Secret Location TBA – Santa Cruz, CA

6/19/10 – Oasis – Oakland, CA
w/ special guest Fluorescent Grey – http://www.myspace.com/fgrey

6/20/10 – Jambalaya – Arcata, CA
w/ special guest TAKE – http://www.myspace.com/sweatsonklank

6/21/10 – Berbati’s Pan – Portland, OR
w/ special guest Nico Luminous – http://www.nicoluminous.com/2010

6/23/10 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA
w/ special guest Splatinum – http://www.splatinum.com/

6/25/10 – Milk Bar – San Fransisco, CA
w/ special guest ESKMO – http://www.myspace.com/eskmo

6/26/10 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
w/ special guest – RAS G – http://www.myspace.com/rasg

COSMOGRAMMA

Friday May 14th
FLYING LOTUS (A/V set)
RAS G
SAMIYAM
DR. STRANGELOOP
KUTMAH
JEREMIAH JAE

Saturday May 15th
∞ (Flying Lotus with live band)
RAVI COLTRANE
THE GASLAMP KILLER
GONJASUFI
MATTHEWDAVID

Visuals by Flying Lotus, Dr. Strangeloop and Timeboy
Sound reinforcement by Pure Filth
Live screenprinting by Hit+Run
Presented by Flying Lotus and Daddy Kev

HVW8 & BTS United Present:

DOUBLE KNOCK OUT
New Works by Charles Munka
(First US exhibition)

Opening Night:
Saturday May 22, 7-10PM

DJ Sets by: Andrew Meza, Brainfeeder & Surprise Special Guests

HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
http://www.hvw8.com

Charles Munka Bio:
Also known as QUES, those familiar with Andrew Meza’s BTS and Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder collective, will recognize his work. A member of the French art crew, LCP United, Munka’s style is strongly influenced by hip-hop and the progressive L.A. beat scene. Using mixed media, Munka’s work captures a new style of art that blends more traditional aspects of graffiti and his identification with contemporary and historical imagery from film, video games and pop art.

He was widely recognized for his ‘Finest Elements’ series of animated representations of artists such as MF DOOM, Madlib, J Dilla, Flying Lotus and RZA, among other notable producers and MCs.

Munka has toured extensively throughout Asia, America and Europe creating his art live at Brainfeeder events and most recently, during Samiyam gigs in Korea and Shanghai.

Munka is currently coming off of an extremely successful art show in Kanazawa, Japan with Los Angeles based producer/artist, Teebs. The two displayed and collaborated on several pieces for the event, many of which are now in private collections.

For more work by Charles Munka, visit: http://www.lcp-united.com

Exhibit runs until Sunday – June 6, 2010

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

MARY ANNE HOBBS will be hosting two upcoming radio shows for BBC Radio 1 in Los Angeles.
Brainfeeder and extended family will be her guests for these special episodes.
Do not miss this!

Show 1:
VOLCANO REFUGEE PARTY

20 minute back-2-back live sets recorded at the Pure Filth Studio in LA.. from:
Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Tokimonsta, TAKE, Ras G and Teebs..
Wednesday night >> Thursday morning 28th/29th April 2-4am GMT (Wednesday night April 28th 6-8pm PCT)

bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs

Show 2:
CITY OF ANGELS SPECIAL

Matthew David’s ‘Future Sound Of LA’ mix..
The Gaslamp Killer, Samiyam & Daddy Kev in conversation about the city’s vital world leading electronic scene & playing some of their favourite music..
Nosaj Thing performing an exclusive live set

Wednesday night >> Thursday morning May 5th/6th 2-4am GMT (Wednesday night May 5th 6-8pm PCT)

bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs

BRAINFEEDER RADIO presents… COSMOGRAMMA SPECIAL 4/20

To celebrate 4/20 and the forthcoming album release of ‘Cosmogramma’ on Warp, Flying Lotus and members of his Brainfeeder crew descend on the DUBLAB studios for several hours to play some records and make some sounds especially for you.

To open the show FLYING LOTUS will take you through the chosen cuts from his new LP, out 3rd / 4th May.

BRAINFEEDER artists participating include:

The Gaslamp Killer
Ras G
Samiyam
Daedelus
Jeremiah Jae
Tokimonsta
Teebs
Strangeloop
Matthewdavid

Listen, chat and connect to the video stream at > flying-lotus.com/radio

THE SHOW WILL BE ON AIR LIVE IN YOUR REGION ON 20TH APRIL 2010 FROM:

* Noon – LA

* 15:00 – NYC

* 20:00 – UK

* 21:00 – CET

* 04:00 – TOKYO

We hope you will enjoy the broadcast in a way fitting for the occasion!

Preorders of Cosmogramma on Bleep.com during the radio show on 4/20 will receive:

* First Edition CD with foil-blocked slipcase or Double Gatefold Vinyl (while stocks last)

* MP3s delivered immediately on release date

* Exclusive, high gloss, hand-stamped 140 x 125mm print of ‘Sketch Head’ by Flying Lotus

* Entry into a draw to win the original pen & watercolour ‘Sketch Head’ piece*

Via: Los Angeles Times – Pop & Hiss Music Blog

Considering how many of the contributors to Pop and Hiss are ardent admirers of the mutant bass music booming out of Hyperdub’s offices, we’d be remiss not to mention Sunday’s installment of the Brainfeeder Sessions featuring the London label’s boss, Kode 9. Redefining the “intelligent” in intelligent dance music, the PhD in philosophy from the University of Warwick will be doing an audio and visual presentation of his new book, “Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and The Ecology of Fear, recently released by MIT Press. Additionally, there will be a screening of the 1995 Afro-Futurism documentary “The Last Angel of History.”

Starting at 9 p.m. at the Downtown Independent, Brainfeeder artist Dr. Strangeloop will be there to add visuals and to premiere his live sci-fi feature, “2010 (or) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Technological Singularity.” Expect something well beyond Power Point and stereotypical stoner screensaver graphics. The evening will also feature special guests, plus sets from KNXWLEDGE and the Los Angeles debut of the newest Brainfeeder signing Jeremiah Jae. This promises to be the only music show this side of an Aesop Rock/Mountain Goats double billing where bringing a dictionary is recommended.

Sunday, Brainfeeder Sessions at the Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St. 9 p.m. $12

In pairing with L.A. producer Gaslamp Killer, Gonjasufi has found a powerful outlet for his otherworldly strain of singing. Together they’ve created A Sufi and a Killer, one of the most fascinating slabs of hallucinogenic head-nod music to arise from Southern California’s post-hip-hop vanguard. Unlike the digital bleeps and squelches of SoCal contemporaries FlyLo and Nosaj Thing, however, Gaslamp Killer and Gonjasufi draw from their hip-hop background to create an LP that could as easily fit on the Stones Throw roster as well as it does IDM-centric Warp. The beats knock, but for every moment of b-boy-friendly atmosphere, there’s another moment– or a simultaneous one– that makes like 21st century acid rock.

Gonjasufi’s vocals are both haunting and haunted, coolly assertive yet frequently fixated on mortal matters, and they bleed vividly through Gaslamp’s corroded analog wall of zero-fi psychedelic noise. The results are stark: Brooding, bad-trip laments (“Kobwebz”), a doo-wop number punctuated by spacey twang (“Duet”), a warping of the blues (“Ageing”). Even the more straightforward stuff has a grimy quality to it, particularly the heavy soul of “Change”, the bar-jazz tension of “Advice”, and the woozy “Kowboys & Indians” with its Eastern vocals looped against a rust-covered revision of club rap beats circa 2003.

– Pitchfork

Teebs – Vive Solo
Solo Gallery Show:
March 1 – April 1 2010
Reception: March 5th 7PM – 9PM

Advanced Tickets available from Ticketweb HERE

DAEDELUS (soon to release “Righteous Fists of Harmony” on Brainfeeder) along with NOSAJ THING and JOGGER, embark on the “Magical Properties Tour” across North America:

Feb 4th – Space 120 – Palm Springs, California
Feb 5 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, California
Feb 6 – Mighty – San Francisco, California
Feb 7 – Jambalaya – Arcata, California
Feb 8 – Rotture – Portland, Oregon
Feb 9 – Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb 10 – Neumos – Seattle, Washington
Feb 12 – Hodi’s Half Note – Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 13 – Gothic Theater – Englewood, Colorado
Feb 14 – Mad Planet – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 15 – Majestic Theater – Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 16 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, Illinois
Feb 17 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 18 – Wrong Bar – Toronto, Ontario
Feb 19 – Le Belmont – Montreal, Quebec
Feb 20 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, New York
Feb 22 – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 23 – Bourbon Street – Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 24 – Xscape Lounge – Richmond, Virginia
Feb 25 – 90 Proof- knoxville, TN
Feb 26 – Club 828 – Asheville, North Carolina
Feb 27 – New Earth Music Hall – Athens, GA

Back before “beat music” operated as the umbrella term encompassing the Low End Theory sound, there was Daedelus, the Santa Monica-born musician known for breaching genre constraints and for a set of stellar muttonchops that could humiliate Martin Van Buren. Hovering at the nebulous nexus between hip-hop, drum and bass, jazz and musique concrete, the musician, born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts, forged a singular aesthetic back when break beats and B-Boy poses still ruled the Los Angeles underground.

Only eight years into his career, the prolific producer already has released 10 solo albums, more than a dozen EPs and miscellaneous projects, plus full-length collaborations with prolix Project Blowed emcee Bus Driver, his wife Laura Darlington (under the moniker the Long Lost) and Dublab doyen Frosty (Adventure Time). Somehow, he found time to remix everyone from Wax Tailor to Sa-Ra, while amassing the finest collection of Edwardian coats this side of Roger Daltrey circa “A Quick One, While He’s Away.”

As a sign of the respect he commands, his output has been scattered across electronic music’s finest labels, including venerable indie imprints Plug Research, Alpha Pup, Brainfeeder and Ninja Tune. With the Low End Theory’s increased notoriety, Daedelus’ own profile has ascended like a tangent curve. In particular, a recent set on Mary Anne Hobbs’ influential BBC 1Xtra program further cemented his place in the upper echelon of Los Angeles beat-makers. Rocking a special extended Thanksgiving set at the Lincoln Heights club, he spoke to Pop and Hiss about his new label, how he got involved with the Low End Theory and the Boxer Rebellion.

How did you first fall into the Low End Theory orbit?

I’d known [Low End Theory co-founder Daddy] Kev for a long time. He actually used to run an amazing drum and bass and hip-hop night in L.A. called Concrete Jungle, that I’d sort of been shut out of because they only allowed certain members. I really wanted to be a part of it, but I was just a young wannabe drum and bass DJ.

I was an outsider who was interested in fairly weird stuff and I met Kev there and it was a long process of getting involved in the greater L.A. scene of beats or glitch hop, whatever you want to call it. Prior to Low End Theory, I was going to a night with all those guys called Sketchbook, which was a sort of a forerunner. The great thing about the club is that everyone is a fan of each other and it’s filled with awesome people who really love music. It’s not just beat heads, it’s psych-rock kids, prog people, funk fans, all the lost children.

Your main label is usually Ninja Tune, but you’re releasing on EP on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint at the beginning of next year. Is there any specific theme or new sound that you gravitated toward on this effort?

It’s actually based on the events of the Boxer Rebellion. I’ve been a fan of Victoriana for a long time — it was simultaneously a very peaceful time and one of expansion and war. The Boxer uprising was one of the last gasps of the British Empire and signaled the end of the 19th century. The long and short of it is that the British had forced the Chinese to keep doing opium, which triggered the opium wars about 60 years earlier. And around 1900, a group of anti-imperialist, anti-missionary “Boxers” tried to throw the British out. But what’s crazy is that the Boxers thought that they had magic powers and that they could fly and survive based off their knowledge of martial arts. But of course, they were slaughtered by guns. I was drawn to the fact that there wasn’t a soundtrack for it — not that there should be a soundtrack to massacre, but I’m a fan of epic stuff. Besides, when was the last time a war was fought with magic?

What specifically is it about Victorian culture and history that interests you so much?

It’s the idea of civility marred by acts of terrible violence. I’m also into soundtracks. I’m always trying to do them for stuff that hasn’t been made yet. It’s an event without the underpinnings, and also Brainfeeder is such an open place — I couldn’t do this weird of an idea for just any label. They’re taking chances on a lot of interesting stuff right now, from ambient to beat-heavy stuff.

You also recently started your own Magical Properties label this year. Was that something you’d always wanted to do?

I’ve been on enough labels to know the pains of it all. Plus, the wash and slosh of the current media and environment tends to lead to things being overlooked, so I was definitely hesitant. It wasn’t something I resisted, but it wasn’t something I pursued either. Then it became more and more obvious that there was this Catch-22 in the industry: to get on a label, you have to be in a situation where you can release things or get some sort of hype. It’s almost impossible to exist out of nowhere or without some machinery. So, basically, I started it to put on artists whom I thought were overlooked. Jogger are making amazing music, and I wanted to give them a mouthpiece where they could get in a position to talk to other labels where everyone will benefit.

It’s getting near the end of the year. Are there any tracks or albums that stand out as favorites?

2000F’s “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” is totally different. It’s like a Zapp and Roger track from the future, released on Hyberdub. Not to shamelessly self-promote, but I loved the Jogger record. And of course all the beat stuff that come out of L.A.: Nosaj Thing, Flying Lotus, Matthewdavid, Ras G. I really loved the latter’s “Penny’s Confession.” I don’t listen to all that much new music, though. This year, I probably listened to samba, bossa nova and library music the most.

By Jeff Weiss
Photo by Laura Darlington

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/daedelus-talks-low-end-theory-and-the-boxer-rebellion.html

Daedelus at Low End Theory at the Airliner, 2419 N. Broadway, 9 p.m. tonight, $10

Brainfeeder Sessions Episode 2 from Gerardo Acevedo Jr. on Vimeo.

last weekend was the opening of my first “solo” exhibition in Chai Wan (HK),
I finally took out the paintings i’ve been working on for about a year along with some drawings and a selection of brainfeeder shows posters from L.A to Korea…
We had a great time in this dope spot surrounded by buildings, suspended highways, mountains and other stuff…
Thanks to everybody who made it there, here’s some of the few pictures taken during the night for the rest of y’all!

check out LEFTO on www.lefto.be

I’ve always wanted to see this music experienced in a way more focused form than your traditional club vibe.
So we’re starting Brainfeeder Sessions at the downtown independent.
Amazing audio/visual madness with films and Ideas.
Starting Sept 6th. *First Sunday of every month*

7pm-11pm
all ages

Amazed to see this happen.

See you there!

http://www.downtownindependent.com
http://www.myspace.com/dorianconcept

GASLAMP KILLER live in Barcelona from brainfeeder on Vimeo.

Brainfeeder LDN – Flying Lotus & Dorian Concept jam from Amy Johnson on Vimeo.

Samiyam live at Brainfeeder Barcelona from brainfeeder on Vimeo.

GLK is headed out to Europe again to smash your face.

Fri 24-Aprl Ireland Dublin Twisted Pepper
Sat 25-Apr-09 UK Manchester Music Box
Sun 26-Apr-09 UK Camber Sands Bangface
Mon 27-Apr-09 UK Leeds Faversham
Tue 28-Apr-09 UK Sheffield Tuesday Club
Wed 29-Apr-09 Belgium Kortrijk De Kreun
Thu 30-Apr-09 DAY OFF IN AMSTERDAM
Fri 1-May-09 Netherlands Amsterdam Trouw
Sat 2-May-09 Germany Leipzig Coney Island
Sun 3-May-09 UK Nottingham Rock City
Mon 4-May-09 DAY OFF IN LDN
Tue 5-May-09 DAY OFF IN LDN
Wed 6-May-09 France Paris Social
Thu 7-May-09 DAY OFF IN PARIS
Fri 8-May-09 Italy Rome palazzo dei congressi
Sat 9-May-09 Greece Athens Bios
Sun 10-May-09 DAYS OFF IN GREECE
Mon 11-May-09 DAYS OFF IN GREECE
Tue 12-May-09 DAYS OFF IN GREECE
Wed 13-May-09 UK Glasgow Ballers Social
Thu 14-May-09 UK Birmingham Hare & Hounds
Fri 15-May-09 UK London Fabric
Sat 16-May-09 UK Liverpool Barfly

Photo: Theo Jemison