WATCH FOR BOTH FOURTHCITY COMPILATIONS DURING THIS PREVIEW FOR A SICK NEW PHONE OUTTA TAIWAN. WORD IS IT EVEN COMES PRELOADED WITH A MADMAN CUT. WHAT?
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-22
2008-05-14
TRUCKASAURAS DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE EARLY ON DIGITAL
2008-05-13
2008-05-13
2008-04-24
2008-04-21
Daly City announces the SF Laptop Battle Compilation
2008-04-11
2008-04-10
2008-03-29
2008-03-24
2008-03-17
2008-03-09
2008-02-27
2008-02-24
2008-02-23
2008-02-23
2008-02-23
2008-02-19
BLVD Gallery Presents the second Installment of "Residential" w/ Foscil playing entirely electronic instruments, M.evans, and Hidden Habitats. Feb 29. The Leap Year!
2008-02-13
NEW FOURTHCITY DJ BUMBLEBEE vs ANGRY WOEBOT VIDEO!!!!!
2008-02-06
2008-01-24
2008-01-18
2008-01-10
STOP BITING IS BACK!!!
2008-01-07
EGYPTIAN LOVER AT BROKEN DISCO #10! JANUARY 11, 2008 @ Chop Suey
2007-12-31
Happy new year!
2007-12-12
Happy Holidays from Fourthcity! Buy a tasteful gift for someone right now at BRUSHEDGOLDEN.COM and support local music!
Much love from the Fourthcity Art Crew!
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2007-12-09
(np - Linda and Ron's Dad/live rehearsal)
2007-12-05
FOSCIL LIVE AT BLVD GALLERY
(np - soothing sounds for relaxation)
2007-12-03
NEW ABSOLUTE MADMAN 7" OUT NOW ON BRUSHED GOLDEN SITE!
DJ KRUSH AT NEUMOS OCT 25TH!!!!
with KAMUI, HIDEKI, BUMBLE B & INTROCUT
2007-10-03
ABSOLUTE MADMAN(FOURTHCITY CREW SEATTLE)
AND
ZAC HENDRIX(INSULT2INJURY/DEL THE FUNKYHOMOSAPIEN'S DJ/HIEROGLYPHICS)
NEW LIMITED EDITION 7" REC!!!!!!!!
OUT OCT 2007
TRACKS:
MADMAN--- HEADSTONES IN LEEDS
ZAC --- MISSING PIECES
AVAILABLE AT...
www.brushedgolden.com
plus... WATCH OUT FOR...
ABSOLUTEMADMAN'S --debut album-- "PLEASE DON'T TALK TO ME"
AND
INSULT2INJURY'S FULL LENGTH ALBUM
www.myspace.com/absolutemadman
www.myspace.com/zachendrixmusic
I am glad that you are with us on our journey! Bumbershoot was great! Thanks to Damion, Elvia & the BLVD crew for putting us up amidst such great art! Plan B is already back in Paris, Naoto won second prize in the Tokyo Laptop Battle, and for those of us stuck where we normally rest, there's this little slept-on gem from our friends in New York City...
Check E.R. Don, Specs Wizard, Linda & Ron's Dad, Radio Zapan & DJs Introcut, Hideki, Kamui & Bumble B crafting the vibe every single day at Bumbershoot 2007. Part of the wicked Claimin' Spaces art exhibit sponsored by BLVD Gallery.
(np - Boopanschwing / F***Y**)
2007-08-16
Quick note about some new Laptop Battle freshness:
Our man Mochipet down in the Bay Area is preparing a battle like no other on Nov. 10th. Check out his nice use of the Fourthcity template:
And, our homie Matt is doing it up super proper in Tokyo this year too (Sept. 12th if you're on the Eastside). Look for Naotoxin to bring the weeded funk to the place, and Deceptikon will be passing judgement..
The Butter compilation is out now! Go cop it right away. It's limited to only 300 physical copies...
See you later, FIGA
(np - Fourthcity Butter Compilation!)
2007-08-11
Oh my god, oh my god!! There's too much happening right now!
-> NEW FOURTHCITY WEBSITE!!!
->ZINE CITY COMIX #4 BY KINOKO OUT NOW!!
->NEW FOURTHCITY COMPILATION!!!!
->NEW WRITING ABOUT STOP BITING IN SEATTLE WEEKLY!!
->OH SHIT! FOURTHCITY DJS, FOSCIL, LINDA AND RON'S DAD, E.R. DON & MORE ALL THREE DAYS AT BUMBERSHOOT!!!
->HUGE LAPTOP BATTLES HAPPENING IN TOKYO & SAN FRANCISCO!!
Go buy a compilation, go buy the new Deceptikon CD, go buy Truckasauras some whiskey! Have fun in the sun cuz it doesn't last forever! And when you're up in the U. District, stop by 2nd Time Around & the clothing shop upstairs from it, cuz you'll recognize all the faces & they'll hook you up with clothes, music & porn! Ahhhh, OOoohh, Baybeeeee
Aw sssshhhhhhhhhh, the massive's at it again. Truckasauras dislikes you, Absolute Madman hates your guts, and Zapan is indifferent. Do not test our resolve. Fourthcity Corp. on our way to the top. Packages, checks, parties and girlfriends.. WHAT, YOU DON'T KNOW?
ts FOURTHCITY biiiissshhhhh. Check the BRUSHED golden/Clock Strikes Gold PODCAST.
Fourthcity For Life! It's all about the bi-annual villa/pool/crew reunion parties on Mallorca when we're nice & silver.. Act like you know! The sky is the limit!
In other life-affirming news, the Black, White & Neon party was as splendid as can be. The only sad thing was that our friends Beckaleck, Annie Bo, Vanessa & Stephanie could not get in despite being on the list.. Sorry you guys!
NOISE FOR THE NEEDY OPENING PARTY TONIGHT!! Join Foscil & Fourthcity DJs Hideki, Kamui & Bumblebee at the Baltic Room tonight for the opening party of NFTN.. All the proceeds go to help Rise n Shine, an organization that provides emotional support programs, advocacy, and mentoring for children and teens affected by HIV and AIDS. Check out NFTN for more info...
BOOPANSCHWING is #1 in Alaska, suckers!! Our new favorite radio station is KSUA
(np - Fuck You / Zapan (Boopanschwing, WLR))
2007-05-15
As seen in Vice Magazine:
Quote from Sea Of Hands: "Our whole fucking scene is a do." Nuff said.
(np - Filastine / Burn It)
2007-05-14
Whew, just got back to the Fourthcity Server Farm after a sweaty game of tennis across the street..
OKAY, you need to know a few things so you don't get laughed at:
Broken Disco #2 was even more rowdy than the first one. Passions & Knifehandchop got the hipsters ass lweaty workin' it like it was their first time, and SunTzu sound, Nominal I, Nordic Soul & ndCv held it down like the local celebrity mainstay workhorses that they are. Fourthcity passes the blunt to all y'all, and the rest of you can inhale what's left of the roach. Next week we got Smash TV + Nortec Collective/Panoptica, with support by fearless Fourthcity soldiers Kamui-kun & senior Introcut.
Boopanschwing in full fucking effect tomorrow (5/15)!! Last night I heard DJ Riz discussing the meaning of life while the abstract Zapan cut "Rice Paddy Shortcuts" played in the background, and it was like "Whoa." See the advert below.
BLACK&WHITE&neon PARTY!!!!!! Don't even front, you know this is going to be ill. Come through on June 2nd to the warehouse behind Atlas Clothing & give Mit' the fucking spankings he deserves. Brought to you by The Almighty Durrbuck's STRIKE HARD productions. & advertised by the best poster that "Zapan Hugs Haters" ever designed:
AND, in case you didn't know, Fourthcity birthed the fucking laptop battles & reared it into a beautiful little angel, and Fourthcity's blood still courses through its veins. If you don't know you better ask somebody. And that's all we have to say about that.
As always, much love to you & yours from the Fourthcity Art Crew!
Transcribed but not read,
Figa5000 for Jizo-One
Hello fiends,
Thanks to all the party people who came down to the Deep Down Lounge last Friday for the first-ever LAPTOP BATTLE TEEN IDOL SURVIVOR!!! That was the most fun we've had at a Laptop Battle for a long time! For those who didn't make it, don't worry, all the goodness will be brought to you very soon on video. Peep the first video on the Laptop Battle Video Page for a taste of the personalities....
In other Fourthcity news, our new compilation, featuring tracks by TRUCKASAURAS, PLASTIQ PHANTOM, ABSOLUTE MADMAN, LUDDITE, FOSCIL, E.R.DON, DJN & more, is available for a limited time **exclusively** online due to Oseao's new distribution efforts. you won't be able to get a physical copy until mid-May, but cop Fourthcity Compilation #2, aka BUTTER on BEATPORT right now!!!
Much love from the Fourthcity Server Farm, high on the slopes of Queen Anne Hill
Here are a few moves for Spring 2007 we want to alert you to:
BROKEN DISCO
This is a collaborative event put on by a few of Seattle’s most active promotional entities, and the first one (this Friday 4/13 @ Chop Suey) is going to be awesome! John Tejada, L’usine, Manaita-No-Koi (new electronic girl band!) & many more on the sonics.. Two rooms, underage & afterhours. Join up fooz! broken-disco.com
LAPTOP BATTLE IDOL SURVIVOR
We, the originators of the homegrown worldwide laptop battle movement, keep innovating & pressing the battle genre in new directions. The first show of the series (Friday Apr 27th @ the Deep Down Lounge) will present our contestants - seasoned OGs & desperate young bucks alike - in an emotional & musical depth you’ve never seen before. Laptop Battle IS STILL the new punk rock! laptopbattle.org
NEW RELEASES
The second generation of the Fourthcity Compilation, ft. cuts by Snowmanplan, Truckasauras, Absolute Madman, Vincent Parker, Plastiq Phantom, Plan B, Foscil vs. Zapan, Naoto Yamazaki & more.. Out May 15th. v/a — BUTTER
BOOPANSCHWING in full effect. If you don’t know you better ask around. Out May 15th. WLR
WEEKLY EVENTS
–> Real To Real, Thursday nights at the Baltic Room (Rare Hiphop, Classy Funky, Party Mode)
–> Stop Biting, Tuesday nights at the LoFi (Soulful Beats, Breakdancing, Electronic Lounge Room)
More news from the most controversial crew this side of Kennesaw..
This week we were able to set up shop in a new secret locale, which we've lovingly dubbed THE FOURTHCITY SERVER FARM.
Over the next weeks, expect many new developments on the BRUSHED site, incl. new releases for sale from Merck Records, Light in The Attic, Mango & Sweet Rice, Concentric Records, U-Cover & many more.
Also, we're gearing up for our LAPTOP BATTLE TAKEOVER!! This is causing quite a stir amongst the scenesters, but we don't care. We're in it for the love, and we're taking fourthcity's laptop battle in new directions. Check the NEW CONTESTANT PROFILES, & remember to get your tickets early for the LAPTOP BATTLE TEEN IDOL SURVIVOR SHOW (FRI APR 27TH at the birthplace of the Laptop Battles, Seattle's one-and-only Deep Down Lounge)..
Also, you probably already noticed the NEW FOURTHCITY SITE... Our artists are now able to update their own profiles, add songs, etc., and most of them are now new & up-to-date.. CHECK IT FOO.
And OF COURSE you know about BROKEN DISCO, the new collaborative event between your Fourtitties Art Crew, Decibel Festival, Shameless, The Chop Chop & Sensory Effect. We got John Tejada, Lusine, Abstract Soul, Manaita No Koi, Greg Skidmore, M'chateau, Introcut, Sonny Chiba & Recess for the first one, and we're already lining up the sickness 4 U all the way into mid-summer. This is going to be the place to be, and you know that!
While you're checking up on the FCT Kids, do yourself a flavor & peep the new FLYER ARCHIVE, redesigned & re-pimped for those lovely lovely cheeks.
Hit us back if you love us. Let's make out sometime soon.
New collaborative event dropping soon: Broken Disco
(np - Ol' Dirty Bastard / Baby I got your $)
2007-02-28
sckaz!
(np - Are / Xela Soul In The Machine)
2007-02-28
(np - ARTIST / ALBUM)
2007-02-28
============================== BROKEN DISCO : CHOP SUEY // DECIBEL // FOURTHCITY // SENSORY EFFECT // SHAMELESS ==============================
MISSION STATEMENT:
Broken Disco is coming soon! A brand new monthly event starting in
April, Broken Disco will bring together the combined talent of four of Seattle's most dedicated electronic music collectives with the support of one of it's favorite venues, Chop Suey – all united to showcase
internationally renowned talent.
Our goal in this convergence is to create a growing community feel and increase momentum for electronic music events in Seattle. Each month will feature the best music possible with no one specific genre focus.
In an effort to expose club life to a younger audience, Broken Disco will be a 2-room, 18+ event and also have a 21+ lounge featuring local performers and custom sound. It all takes place at the newly renovated
Chop Suey, which now features Funktion-One sound, a top of the line lighting system, and a great setup to take advantage of visual art to accompany the music.
======================================
PREVIOUS ARTISTS BOOKED BY THESE PROMOTERS:
Richie Hawtin, Green Velvet, Royksopp, Goldfrapp, Felix Da Housecat, Speedy J, Peaches, Squarepusher, Prefuse 73, UNKLE, Derrick May, Autechre, The Notwist, Ladytron, Michael Mayer, Miguel Migs, RJD2, Mark Farina, Qbert, Afrika Bambaata, Amon Tobin, Dj Spooky, The
Streets, Funkstörung, MF Doom, Modeselektor, Drop The Lime, DJ Assault, Tittsworth, DJ Godfather, Claude Von Stroke, Fennesz, Matmos, Thomas Fehlmann, Akufen, Isolée, Monolake, Meat Beat Manifesto, Styrofoam, Apparat, John Tejada, Matthew Dear, Swayzak, Lusine, Bola,
Telefon Tel Aviv, Alex Smoke, Nortec Collective, Damian Lazarus, Christopher Willits, Smash TV, and Roger O'Donnell.
======================================
POINTS OF INTEREST: - Crews involved: Decibel, Fourthcity, Sensory Effect and Shameless
- Funktion One sound system! - Two rooms of music - Extended hours – Open afterhours, 2-4am - First time these groups have come together for one monthly event - The talent will be a blend of the best international, national and
local dj's that can be found, plus include live electronic music artists.
======================================
DETAILS: - Dates: 2nd Fridays starting April 13th - Venue: Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122
- Hours: 9pm to 4am (afterhours) - Ages: 18+, bar for those 21+ with ID
Sensory Effect presents
a VERY special OSCILLATE
***Tue. Feb.6 2007
@ The Baltic Room--1207 pine st. Seattle WA
10p
free before 11:30p
$2 after that
21+
----------KINOKOs BIRTHDAY!!!!!! --------------
...yes its true......
and we are inviting some very special guests down to celebrate with us......
LISA FOX--dj set-- ((subliminal broadcast/satellight,scatter-SF)
ANDREW LUCK-- live ambient set
SYZYGY--live-- (fourthcity-SEA)
KINOKO--live (fourthcity-SEA)
.....with residents ELECTROSECT and GREG SKIDMORE
live visuals by
SCOTT K. JAMES
(np - GB / 68th Dimension)
2007-02-01
Thursday Feb 01 2007
at 9:00 PM
Where::
BALTIC ROOM
1207 PINE ST SEATTLE WA 98101 United States
FROM THE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT YOU...
STOP BITING every Tuesday at LO-FI
REAL to REAL
EVERY THURSDAY AT THE BALTIC ROOM
A NEW NIGHT W/ HIDDEN HABITATS/FOURTHCITY DJS --- HIDEKI KAMUI
INTROCUT
BUMBLE B MADMAN MC SAGE NOMAD + GUEST MCS DJS AND LIVE ACTS!!!!!
PLEASE TRY TO MAKE IT OUT THIS THURSDAY & SUPPORT THE CREW YOU KNOW &
LUV!!!
LADIES FREE BEFORE 11:00
DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT
GOOD BEATS FOR GOOD PEEPS...
HOPE TO SEE YA THERE EVERY THURSDAY
CHEERS
AND DONT FORGET STOP BITING*** WE STILL ROCK N LO-FI EVERY
TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROCK N STEADY FOR OVER 2 YEARS
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE REGULARZ AND ALL THE SUPPORT!!!!
WE COULDNT DO IT W/ OUT YOU
Here is our favorite review of the 2007 New Years Eve extravaganza at the LOFI:
I went to the New Years Eve event at Lo_Fi in Seattle. The following is a recounting of the events that occurred.I arrived around 11 PM just as an electro band was finishing. Cool, they had TR-808, TB-303 and other classic synth gear. Next were Jacob London, definitely the highlight of the event. Jacob London, which is actually a 2-part band rather than a person, used a laptop (possibly running Live?) but also performed live bass and vocals. It was very cool!
The event went until 4 AM, but I was kicked out shortly after 2 AM. The following is my Better Business Bureau report of the situation and sequence of events:
I attended a 2-room event for New Years Eve. At 2 AM, one room was closing so the DJ turned on ear-piercing feedback. He began to give the finger to the audience. I put my fingers in my ears. He then splashed a full glass of beer in my face. (Apparently he was trying to hit other audience members who had given him the finger back). Since this was completely unprovoked, I became angry and demanded to see the manager. There were multiple employees of Lo_Fi who told me no, I could not talk to the manager. Then they changed their story - 2 guys said that they were the manager, within 10 seconds of each other. I told them that he splashed beer in my face but they said it was water. They were all in agreement, covering each others back about this. (There were at least 2 workers of Lo_Fi plus friends of the DJ involved in the dispute now). The argument escalated and the DJ attacked me. He hit me in the nose (bruising the bridge of my nose) and also in the shoulder. He tackled me to the ground and tore my sweatshirt. As soon as he attacked me, I began shouting "non violence" over and over and putting my hands above my head. The security pulled him off of me. My girlfriend, who was next to me, was also punched in the face (accidentally, I think). I did not throw a single punch, nor did I do anything to directly provoke the attack. (I was arguing with security, not even talking directly to the DJ when I was attacked). I said I wanted to call 911 but an employee of Lo_Fi said that the DJ was crowd surfing and that I happened to be in the way. In other words, they were covering up for him and would lie to the police, so there was no point in me dialing 911. Since its my word against theirs, and it was not technically an emergency, I decided not to call 911.The security kicked me out for starting a fight but let the DJ stay inside. A minute later, when I was outside, a friend of the DJ and obvious friend of Lo_Fi employees came out and tried to start a fight, telling me I should leave immediately or else. Security came and dragged him back inside. A few minutes later, when my partner and I were about to leave, the same person drove up in a car and told me to come close to the window. We walked up to the car and he spit in me and my girlfriends faces. I would like a full refund for me and my partners tickets, which cost $20 each. So, the total settlement I am seeking is $40, which I think is quite reasonable considering that I was attacked by a DJ and his friend, yet security allowed both the DJ and his friend to stay inside and kicked me out instead. Numerous witnesses to the event consoled me nd agreed with my take on the events, one person saying Lo_Fi takes care of their own, in other words, they lie and cover up their own employees wrongdoings. Regardless of whether an agreement is reached, I believe Lo_Fi should be investigated for bad (possibly illegal) business practices. Feel free to forward this message to law enforcement officials if appropriate
(np - V/A --> Fourthcity Compilation 2007!!
2006-12-28
Friends,
All of us here at the Fourthcity studios, from Seattle to Vancouver to Tokyo to Osaka to Paris to London to Switzerland to New York to DC to Delhi to Mysore, wish you & yours a happy + prosperous 2007.
It is amazing how quickly time flies and how much changes without us even knowing.. We are happy to have good friends, warm rooms & delicious food during the winter/holiday season, and we look forward to the future & to meeting all of you!!!
----> much love! from the fourthcity studios <----
Seattle, Washington
(now playing - various artists / little fury things compilation > PORQUE YO NO FUI, SI FUE EL
Sindri - Under an Attack, Waiting to Happen)
2006-12-04
Homies, it has been awhile since we made an update to the news section. The Fourthcity website is old and shabby; we need to update it for real! Anyway, we have been busy in the lab recently like we always do. Tuesdays at LoFi with Hidden Habitats/Introcut/Madman/etc. is still going strong, Laptop Battles have been taking off, Brushed is still keeping our technology group & Kinoko busy...
In the month of December we have got Foscil & Introcut opening for Prefuse 73, the national laptop battle championships, and of course NEW YEARS EVE:
Fourthcity, Shameless and SunTzu Sound are proud to present
NYE 2006 at LoFi
/// MAIN ROOM
JACOB LONDON - Exclusive Live Set
[Classic Music Company - Doubledown - UFreqs]
www.jacoblondon.com
KID HOPS vs. SUNTZU SOUND - DJ Set
[Kexp 90.3 / Kbcs 91.3]
www.kidhops.com - www.suntzusound.com
TRUCKASAURAS - Live Set
www.fourthcity.net
+ an exclusive afterhours party presented by
SHAMELESS
www.simplyshameless
+ more acts TBC
Visuals by PIXELFLIP
/// FRONT ROOM
FOURTHCITY DJs
www.fourthcity.net
(np - nu shooz / point of no return)
2006-06-19
Homies,
Our Fourthcity Mini-Festival weekend was wonderful. Thanks to everybody who attended one of the many events: Art Crew Showcase 2006 at Club De Silencio on Friday (ft. Plan B, Foscil, Bumblebee, Kinoko, V.P., Introcut, Absolute Madman, Kamui, M'chateau, Plastiq Phantom, Briotron, Ian from v8, Hideki, etc.) and Laptop Battle at Chop Suey or Truckasaurus/FCS North at Neumo's on Saturday.. Much love from the Fourthcity Art Crew!!! Yours truly will be headed back to Japan for a minute later this month, but rest assured we've got some new goodness in the works for everybody involved. In the meantime, go listen to lots of good underground music at the newest F.v.t.W. web presence: Brushed Golden!!
----> ///!!!
Fourthcity for live Bish (and you know that!) (we just playin')
All this time you waited and waited and waited, knowing that there was in fact "more" out there. We were all up in the studio then, working on things like THIS, this and , but now we're back & ready to party......... Send us good music (x) or come check our parties (x)
Also, stay tuned for some D.I.Y. world-domination moves by all of us in multiple directions. Fourthcity, unite!!
[[upcoming releases]]
June 2006: Vincent Parker, "Bit Rocker" >>> Playful electronic fun music that surprises you with its sincere beauty. If 'natural' is a word that springs to mind when enjoying one of the album's many hits, then 'gorgeous' will probably escape your lips when Vincent removes his shirt & hypnotizes you to dance rabidly during one of his energetic live performances. Warning: not for puccies.
(np - sloothytooth / crackpip)
2006-02-22
Go get a copy of Donuts!!!
(np - Dilla / Donuts)
2005-12-31
Feebs, please go to 562 for new years!
(np - ARTIST / ALBUM)
2005-12-15
This year's Laptop Battle championship was dope. Starkey was the winner.. Heads showed up to party... We was happy just puffing izm in the green room. Rcokstar 2099!!
Come to the last International Airport event at Lofi tomorrow!!!!
(np - FCT020 / New Comp for That Ass)
2005-11-09
Now you see us, now you don't. Where my clique at? We all up in the lab making shit for you & yours. Respect the process, & rest assured that 2006 is gonna be hot. We got more for you.
(np - Filthy Silk / ? (some dope-ass local shit)
2005-10-04
hells yes, lots & lots of news for you. sorry for not getting it out sooner!
(1) Vanessa, aka Nova 2012, & Bumblebee got some shit stolen out of their car when we went up to Vancouver for Destroy, an elegant night of Art, Music & Destruction planned by FCT's international division. Anyway, they're troopers cuz they didn't let it get em down. They danced & had fun anyway, but B lost a very rare Vestax mixer & V lost her fucking laptop. So we're throwing a benefit show for them at LOFI on Saturday Oct 8th. We're not gonna get all mopey if you don't come, but you really should anyway. Fuck the theives!
(2) Decibel Festival was the sh~ish. Deceptikon & his Miami crew did it up right on opening night (speaking of which, the merck label is gonna be calling it quits - sadly - at the end of '05), Detroit Underground, Apparat & J Abstract kicked asses on Fri, on Saturday Vincent Parker, Kinoko & Introcut showed up Akufen at Neumo's, & more but i can't remember.
(3) Foscil's back from their West Coast Tour w/ the mighty Specs One, & they're gonna be taking some time to chill pretty soon, so if you're a fan & you hear about a show, you better come check it cuz you may not get another chance for awhile. Respect to Mochipet & Matt McKee in SF, Dunes & Holocene crew in PDX, Lisa in Olympia, Chris in Missoula, all Defsow & Fourthcity crew, Swan Trudell + Moore fam, Specs fans & all others who made the tour what it was: A Hot Stinking Pile of Goodness.
(4) Truckasaurus is the greatest band you've never heard of. You gotta come through to either Oscillate (Baltic Room - TONIGHT!!), or to the Feelhuman loft (562 1st S) on Thursday. Don't sleep on the truck!!! Guaranteed to peel heads back!
(np - Amon Tobin / Splinter Cell Soundtrack)
2005-09-22
whaddup f00z, check the shows:
---------------------------------------------------------------
[PORTLAND] thurs 9/22 at DUNES
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
This nice venue in pdxland gon' get rockd.
other smooth cats tba..
(dunes, 1909 northeast m.l.k. blvd)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
[SEATTLE] thurs 9/22 at CHOP SUEY
Merck Records Showcase ****
Merck Records Showcase ****
Merck Records Showcase ****
Merck Records Showcase ****
Merck Records Showcase ****
Don't even sleep on the Merck label, they issue dem audical
beatdowns
Deceptikon, Deru, Proem, Machinedrum & a rare appearance by DJ Merck
(chop suey, 1325 east madison st)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[PORTLAND] friday 9/23 at HOLOCENE
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One !!!!!!!
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One !!!!!!!
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One !!!!!!!
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One !!!!!!!
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One !!!!!!!
Shtoops. Back in the pdx wif da homies.
w/ Fleshtone, Copy & DJ Beyonda
(holocene, 1001 se morrison, $5)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
[SAN FRANCISCO] saturday 9/24 at LOVE MACHINE
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
Foscil CD Release Tour w/ Specs One
You betta act like you know. Check the lineup:
w/ Mochipet, Forest Green, Sindri, edIT, Endosine, Transient,
bFamily Sound System, Insect Funeral, Audiovoid, Speceheater, Lx
Rudis, Eustacian, Balanceman, Darkat, Chel-C Faith, AudioElectronic,
Beatbox Puppetry, Chris Yap vs Sean ocean, Andrew Price, Eric Sharp,
DJ Space Invader, Chris Sia, Geeno, PVC Day Planner, Two Playa Game,
FM Fatale, Vordo, Sunx, Christian Martin, Phidelity, Ambient Mafia,
Caltrop & many many more....
(call 415 283 7705 for location, $10)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[SEATTLE] saturday 9/24 at NEUMO'S
Fourthcity / Kranky Label Showcase ````````````
Fourthcity / Kranky Label Showcase ````````````
Fourthcity / Kranky Label Showcase ````````````
Fourthcity / Kranky Label Showcase ````````````
Fourthcity / Kranky Label Showcase ````````````
Approved by Fourthcity, Kranky, Orac & Omco, so you better come
correct.
w/ Vincent Parker, Strategy, Nudge & Kinoko
(neumo's side room aka the *new* bad juju, corner of pike & 10th)
____________________________________________________
[SAN FRANCISCO] sunday 9/25 at ELEMENT LOUNGE
Musique Concrete <------------------
Musique Concrete <------------------
Musique Concrete <------------------
Musique Concrete <------------------
Musique Concrete <------------------
MoreRobotsDotCom + FourthcityDotNet present another SF sure shot:
w/ Foscil CD Release Tour featuring Specs One, Absolute Madman,
Cuddles & Snareface & Harbour
(the extra-fabulous element lounge, geary @ polk in the notorious
tenderloin)
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(np - ordinator / hum)
2005-08-16
Don't
forget to come out to LOFI tonight - it's on, as usual. (Calling
out to C-RONIC!!!)... I don't know if he wants me to tell you
this, but Kamui's all over the cover of Tablet Magazine this
month!
Peep it right now!
Many
thanks to those who came out for the Foscil release party Saturday
night at LOFI. DJ Copy, E. R. Don, Absolute Madman, Introcut,
Hideki, Kamui, Bumblebee, Radio Mr. Afternoon sans the roaming
correspondent, & the mighty FOSCIL all held it down drunken-stupor
style. Ups to peeps who attended the Graylife / Goods / Fourthcity
show the night before that at the war room too. We got some
big plans for the future.... keep it fourthcity.
(np
- vincent parker / fct0xx)
2005-07-27
ALL
YOUR WEEKEND ARE BELONG TO FOURTHCITY! This weekend, the weekend
of the Capitol Hill Block Party, we're doing two (2) things:
--->
LAPTOP BATTLE + other fun stuff @ The War Room Friday. Deets.
Thanks
to all of you who came out for the DDL show. It was fun to be
back in our old space, & Oly, Deceptikon & Samos helped
recreate the slow summer vibes we were hoping to feel. Also,
big ups to DJ Lisa Wood, Vain, Red & all those who came
out to the Artworks fundraiser the other day... There was an
awesome fashion show, a hair Style-Off, & a little Laptop
Battle, plus the lighting & wine were perfectly complementary!
Aight,
so anyway, we got a few things coming up:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
**{releases}
(1)
FOSCIL // SELF-TITLED FULL-LENGTH CD (fct018) RELease: AUG 9
This
is one of the best albums ever made. To prove it, here're two
free tracks hot off the shit: 1,
& 2
(featuring Specs One)
(2)
VINCENT PARKER // BIT ROCKER (fct019) RELEASE: fall 2005
Debut release from our homie in Vancouver. A full-length CD
of very diverse electronics. Info/ downloads coming soon.
(3)
FOURTHCITY COMPILATION 2005 (fct020) RELEASE DATE: fall 2005
We're just finishing up the selection process - a big thanks
to all those who sent tracks! - and we think it's gonna be the
perfect follow-up to the first one. Info/ downloads soon.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
**{live}
(1)
FRIDAY JULY 29: Fourthcity, Graylife & The War Room present
The Capitol Hill Block Party Prefunk. Featuring a FOURTHCITY
LAPTOP SHOWCASE, FASHION SHOW + some WORLD-FAMOUS DJS at THE
WAR ROOM. More info tba.
(2)
SATURDAY JULY 30: Defsow & FCT present THE OFFICIAL FOSCIL
CD RELEASE PARTY at LOFI PERFORMANCE GALLERY. The only place
to cop the album before the release date! More info: http://www.fourthcity.net/press_stuff/foscilcdreleasesml.jpg
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
**{web}
(1)
FOURTHCITY[DOT]NET v4.0 is currently in the works. It's gonna
be extra-nice. Are you a visual artist? We're looking for images
of people, trees, vehicles, buildings & other stuff that'd
be easy for us to crop & put in our super-fresh flash movie.
Email to zapan@zapan.net if you've got something.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Respect,
--
fourthcity 2005 ; {$low yr roll}.
(np
- introcut / dubya warfare)
2005-06-05
couple
nuggets for ya:
1.
Stop Biting got in the Stranger's "suggests" column
this week; peep it here
2.
Poster Midget's been blowin' up all crazy like. Cats from all
over the city be wantin Seattle's only extra-nice crew of poster-loving
midget ninja thugs to hang their posters, & we all about
it. Check the new HQ in the old Buoy/IQU studios if you pass
by... The Midget never sleeps!
(np
- quasimoto / new shit [it's all part of the game])
2005-05-13
!!!!!!!!!
.----// ?>>> _____ The Poster Midget™™
saga continues!
CHECK POSTERMIDGET.COM'S EVIDENCE
PAGE FOR ALL THE JUICY DETAILS...
"if it's war they want, then it's fucking war they'll get!"
(not that we want it to come to that of course) Here's the press
release we sent out about it, in case you missed it ------ L
POSTER
GIANT vs POSTER MIDGET:::::::::::::
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
------
The business practices of Poster Giant, Seattle's largest postering
company,
who sleeve whole poles with their posters, purchase whole store
windows for
exclusive use, & tear down rivals' posters, are bad for
everyone in the
music business in so many ways. In the past week, I've seen
posters for
shows at venues who are regular customers of Poster Giant taken
out of store windows and thrown away by Poster Giant, posters
for shows not yet expired covered over by Poster Giant, and
posters put up by people who have given them shit about their
practices in the past mercilessly torn down for no reason.
-------
Enter the Fourthcity Art Crew's newest manifestation: POSTER
MIDGET. Poster Midget guarantees that they'll stick around until
Poster Giant is either
dead & gone or (best-case scenario) has changed their evil
ways.
------
Poster Midget is currently seeking business so they can focus
more of their
time helping people promote their events and improving one of
the best
postering scenes in the nation, as well as saving time &
$$$ for bands,
promoters & others who are vital to our local music scene.
------
Poster Midget is a postering company who specializes in ethical
yet
high-profile postering in the Seattle area. Postering is the
most artistic,
least expensive, and only diy method of advertising available
for
(law-abiding) members of the art & music community, and
Seattle's postering scene is among the most vital anywhere.
Any company who attempts to do business in this arena must respect
it. More information about Poster Midget can be found at http://www.postermidget.com/
</end p.r.>
(np
- cars / driving by slowly because it's hot out. yes it DOES
get hot in seattle > Amerie / One Thing feat. Jay Z)
Holmes,,,
it's been awhile since we told you of our plans concerning the
fct ~ish:
(((
coming out on the FCT label this summer
)))
FOSCIL
/ CD VINCENT PARKER / CD
FOURTHCITY COMPILATION v2005 (for last-minute entries, check
****** ,,.. and, of course,
LA's JapanTown is the scene for our next music video......///.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
also,,,,,,,:::::::
-----------> a new artist added to the site: E.R.
DON of Seattle>Portland>Chicago. What's up playa!!
Tomorrow night at LOFI should be the fucking shit, w/ A FASHION
SHOW by RECYCLE:ME (michito's operation) & fucking DECPETIKON
in the main room with his computer. Awesome! Also,
----->
stay tuned for more info.
(np
- benge / 1 > squarepusher / Theme From Ernest Borgnine >
Amon Tobin / Out From Out Where)
2005-04-09
Hideki's
going back to Japan for two months :(
-starting in about a week. We'll miss him a lot. Definitely
make it out to LOFI this week to bask
in the greatness & show him your love (not literally
you prevert)... and but moving right along, we're all (very)
sick of the cold, damp weather & the new, stubborn "common"
colds it's bringing this year. a psycho policewoman told us
on the bus the other day that it's a new strain of something-or-other
that fills the lungs with fungus, & can even eat through
flesh. hopefully we don't have anything like that... But so
anyhow, we have a feeling that it's all about to change, &
a super-sized portion of Barbados is about to head our way.
Respect to the dancers & the drinkers, & all the best
to Dr. Doubun, FCT.STUDios=SEATTLE.
(np
- tsuribakanishi (movie) > prefuse73 / surrounded by silence)
2005-04-06
This
Just In:
FOURTHCITY
DJS, aka Hidden Habitats of STOPBITING fame, are nominated
for "Seattle's best turntablists" on the Seattle Weekly's
yearly ballot. PLAN B is also nominated (again) for "best
electronic." Be sure to cast yr Vote at
39021928
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*And:
Submissions
for FOURTHCITY's 2005 Compilation are flooding
in! If *you* want *your* track all up in it, do yourself a favor
and follow the instructions at 547876
(np
- snowmanplan / demo > splinters / metal petals)
2005-04-01
here
it is, another Laptop Battle... let's
get it on.
we
just got word that esteemed org Future Primitive Soundsystem
is starting a weekly tonight at Matt McKee & Bros' new club
in SF, CA, the Element Lounge. if you're gonna be down there
on a Monday, check it out at 1028 Geary btwn Van Ness &
Polk. and we finally got the strong>LAPTOP
BATTLE DVD ripped & uploaded to our
servers [thanks a million to Scott Sunn, Rama Allen, Steve Klock,
Aron Schoppert & all others we forgot for so much generous
help!]...
~~~~~~~~~~
IT'S FREE TO DOWNLOAD,
so why not DO IT NOW.
(np
- sirens and voices on 12th mixed with G5 / Dual Processor Hum)
2005-03-23
hello
again! since it's already 2005, we wanna start gathering submissions
for this year's compilation. the last one was a smart number
that got seen/heard by more than a few people... we (obviously)
recommend that you send us something for consideration. here're
the details.
(np
- noises from fct offices' new scanner/printer/fax machine [thx
moms!])
2005-03-17
our
Vancouver showcase at Blim was off the chain. extra-special
thanks to Yuriko for setting it up, Vincent Parker for performing
& making sure the peeps were there, Bumblebee, Introcut
& Deceptikon for rolling up & rocking it proper, Vanessa,
DJN, Naoto & Da Zizzah for support services, & all the
Van. peoples who showed up. Blim is definitely the spot, &
we had fun.. also, thanks to Kinoko for THIS.
and *finally*, XLR8R gave our comp a little review...
they mentioned the word "grunge" - can you believe
it?!?!! anyway, have fun. summer's just around the bend.
what?
keep on keepin on. [?] fresh new updates coming soon; please
stay tuned! sta~~~~~~iiiyyyyy ambisha~~~~~~~~ssssssss. in the
meanwhile, we recommend howie b, rooftops at dawn, lots and
lots of cheeba, and- of course- that *special* someone.
(np
- dufon from circle of fire / CD-R > skying high / gettin
off on your lovin)
PS-
If you know where Peter No-One is & how we can get in touch
with him, let us know.
(np
- adam johnson / chigliak > aki tsuyuko / ongakushitsu)
2005-01-14
big
up to all playaz for 2005. posture right now. FOURTHCITY keepin
it real all over yr area. crew up in the lab at the moment on
some newness. don't touch that dial. it's on. and you know this.
put on yr clothes + get the **** out the house... the least
you could do is smoke some *** + roll out to support. } werd.
don't
drink too much beer, but french wine is okay. stay tuned for
further developments.
(np
- first-ever all-electronic audioasis on kexp)
2004-12-30
all
of us here at the fourthcity crew wish you a fun-filled new
year's eve, wherever you may be. 2005 is gonna be the shit.
(np
- plug / tuf rinse > erik satie / je te veux)
2004-12-08
over
a month since the last proper update... first of the news-worthy
items is that cojilabs.tk
has undergone a revision & is now the definitive resource
for all things koji kuwahara. it's over for you. second, stop
biting is going as strong as always, and a recent fashion
show collaboration w/ lake city's RE:ME was reputedly off the
fuckin' hook. yep yep yep. and third, on friday December 17th,
the stars will align for three separate must-see events: FOSCIL
performs w/ IQU & others at NEUMO'S; HIDEKI, BUMBLEBEE &
KAMUI do it up at the GRAYLIFE christmas party at the CHAC;
& for those in the 8-1, DJN & ZAPAN will be rockin'
BULLET'S in TOKYO w/ the PROGRESSIVE FOrM crew. aw shit. check
the schedule page for deets. also,
the fourthcity compilation's been getting mad radio play recently
(our promo was kinda late), garnering high marks on a lot of
domestic college radio stations' RPM charts... and dctrzpn's
been in japan for a month now - hard at work on new cuts for
an upcoming split release w/ BOOKMOBILE (for woodson
lateral records) while making sure to excercise daily...
------------ WE DO IT ALL FOR THE LOVE Y'ALL ------------------
(np
- bosozoku no oto > tribe called quest / the love movement)
2004-11-21
yes.
(np
- 50 cent / magic stick instrumental)
2004-11-02
kris
moon, syzygy & zapan attended sf's remix hotel event &
it's official: it's all about the cheddar! no but really, it's
almost enough to dissillusion a brother... anyway, this week's
gonna be insane. buckle up.
tue
10/2-
10pm **VOTING
AFTER-PARTY! AT LOFI (stop biting!, 429b EastLake) : residents
Hideki, Kamui, Bumblebee & MC Sage, w/ Introcut &
guests in the front room. $3, 10pm. (sport your ascot AND
your addidas to this) wed 10/3-
4:00pm laptop music demo/forum/lecture at the University by
kris moon, zapan & djn (4-6pm at "COM 206" -
go to http://dmwg.org/ for
more info..) It's "UW students only", but if you
help carry our stuff you can come anyway ;) thr 10/4-
>>>> 7pm KINOKO, PARSKID & LUKE RAMSEY ART
SHOW. music by DJN, ZAPAN and FOSCIL. at THE VERA PROJECT
- 1916 4th Ave [btwn stewart & virginia]. kinoko's show-to-end-all-shows!
don't miss this! 7-10pm sat 10/6-
9:00pm xlr8r + fourthcity present: ***SIGNER (carpark), ARIEL
PINK (paw-tracks) & GREG DAVIS (kranky) at LOFI!!! please
help support
adventurous music! starts @ 9pm, $8 (but comes w/ newest XLR8R
issue). w/ local gangstaz DJ VEINS, NTH808, VARIFORM, MADMAN,
INTROCUT, DJN & ZAPAN. see the "1"
below for music samples & details.. mon 10/8-
4-8pm Kristina Childs presents: PLASMODIUM RADIO FOURTHCITY
SHOWCASE, w/ KINOKO, SYZYGY, NTH808 and ABSOLUTE MADMAN. tune
in at http://www.plasmodium.net/
or http://www.oseao.com/ tue 10/9-
10:00pm STOP BITING! at LOFI again. just cuz it happens every
week doesn't mean you don't have to go to all of em.
fct
JAPAN site launch!!!! + if you haven't checked
the shit for awhile, here's
a short video. freshness to static
factory media for kicking us down some extra throughput
;) xoxo, __fct studios, SEATTLE. oh yeah, + we're even more
excited than we were before about the
show at LOFI on NOV 6... we'll be giving away XLR8R
mags (while supplies last - a $4.99 value!), so it's actually
not that expensive to go... PLUS, you'll be supporting some
illness.... what?
if
you're interested in submitting a cut for the djs to (possibly)
mix into their upcoming mix cd, get at
us dogg... but anyway, zapan's back from his infiltration
into the midwest w/ the one & only dekpeticon (sic). large
ups to mike filly & jugoe in cleveland, the detroit underground
crew, quantazelle & derek michael in tha d, the downtown
squatters & wrecked distro in pittsburgh, ray/hefty, oly,
yard, the naspinski family, jake elliot & ezara in chicago,
cepia, mr. projectile, adam johnson & jonathan ackerman
in minneapolis & the mochipet household in s.f. props too
to sean horton & the decibel crew for a dope-as-hell first
attempt at the decibel festival; it's on next year, and you
know that!!! peep
the pics, foo! and oh yeah, the new zapan 7" is back
& it's hot - cop it here!!!
(np
- jugoe / stoop)
2004-10-05
bleep?commando
update from the midwest! we're alive & kickin'! thanks to
ADAM JOHNSON ,
MR. PROJECTILE &
CEPIA for a good time
in minneapolis. run out to cop the new cepia ep on ghostly as
it's beautiful, & definitely catch mr. projectile this friday
at ToST if you're in seattle... big ups to ray rodriguez &
the whole HEFTY REX
crew in chicago for letting us stay in their dope office space
& putting on the show (which was fantastic, btw). hefty
got it goin' on. also thanks to OLY
& YARD, who
played w/ us at Danny's, & to Lewis & Jake Elliot for
coming out to support! and last-but-not-least, a resounding
thanks to the NASPINSKI family, who turned us onto BEER
CAN CHICKEN & helped us heal a little from the wear
& tear of life on the road. we love you all!!!!
(np
- new hefty compilation 12")
2004-09-26
Skeezes
unite! Saturday at Chop Suey was a debaucherous fucking rout
if we've ever seen one. Word to the rockers, the party people
& the coked-up casanovas. Don't try this at home. In other
happy news, Spark won the laptop battle championship in a tie-breaker
w/ SF's Twittering Machine on Friday, & Zapan's car got
ganked while he, Deceptikon, edIT, Safety Scissors & [a]pendics.shuffle
rocked a party in SF's Tenderloin (big fourthcity thanks to
Mochipet & Sarah for the hospitalities!). So the rest of
the Crunk Tour will be serviced
by Amtrack... XoXo,,, { f c t }
(np
- dalmatians /
ruff/drafts/pop/rock/ > greg davis / somnia)
2004-09-21
GOLDIE from the METALHEADZ CREW was spotted acting like a celebrity
at HIDEKI, KAMUI & BUMBLEBEE's tuesday-night weekly. hey
poser, that's so *not* pussy. (?) hello, & welcome to our
friendly little.... but so there comes a time when you've gotta
think about all the pain. it's... all.. so... fuck-ing... in-cre-di-ble.
(?) of all the.... anyway. ZAPAN's about to spread the CRUNK
again, this time w/ DECEPTIKON & planet mu's EDIT*. daredevil
runs from S.F. to Seattle aside, the time is *BLAM*. you're
all so FUCKING beautiful, so here are a few gifts: SKIZZLE /
BLAM
/ KRUNKLE / POP
/ 3000. thanks lots to andrew jones & koji kuwahara (you
know who you are!)....
<nfr>
-----> right now we're working harder than we ever have.
even when we took 20 credits that one quarter.. but for some
reason we still love it... jazz baybee. jazz. (?) today.......
today we broke from the studios w/ a flying leap. purchased
half a pint of beer (we feel wicked) & crashed again &
again & again into a rubbage pile w/ our bicycle. we are
a realist. we are a dreaming, emotional realist.
certain
people care more about certain things than (certain!) others.
why should we continue to focus on small differences?? fourthcity
- for the discriminating peoples whose feet have become swollen
with the ugly crust of time & duality.
</nfr>
~Raiders
of the Lost Crunk Tour~
## September 23, 2004: San Francisco, CA at The
222 Club with Saftey
Scissors, [A]pendics
Shuffle, PJ Pooterhoots
##
September 24, 2004: Seattle, WA at the Decibel
Festival: FOURTHCITY LAPTOP BATTLE with
Twittering Machine, Dream Electric, Spark, Deceptikon, Tom Chi,
DJN, Absolute Madman, Kris Moon & the Fourthcity DJs
##
September 25, 2004: Seattle, WA at the Decibel Festival: At
Chop Suey
with Richard Devine, Tipper (in 5.1 surround sound), Sutekh,
Portable, Plastiq Phantom
#
September 28, 2004: Missoula, MT at Foundation (516 E. Front
St)
#
September 30, 2004:Minneapolis, MN at Dinkytowner,
with Mr. Projectile
& Cepia
#
October 4, 2004: Chicago, IL at Danny's Tavern
#
October 6, 2004: Pittsburgh, PA at Garfield
Artworks with Alarmist,
Jericho
#
October 7, 2004: Cleveland, OH at Mercury Lounge
#
October 8, 2004: Detroit,
MI at Forans Irish Pub with Kero,
Derek Michael,
Quantazelle
(np
- milt jackson & john coltrane / bags & trane > fonica
/ ripple)
2004-09-14
website news: cojilabs,
in collaboration w/ Big Daddy Skizms, is almost ready to present
FCT_JP (fourthcity japan)!!! poised to become the straight blam
~ish, the new website will feature a bunch of new jp crew bios,
select extant sitelet translations, head-rockin' new graphics,
a jp-friendly bbs, mad fresh links, & mp3s from the fct_jp
contingent. fourthcity takin' over the pacific rim, & you
know this. check the placeholder & check
the new site map. also, we've updated
our shop w/ separate pricing/currencies
for different areas. we're currently using javascript to set
a cookie that remembers yr location; let
us know if you have problems w/ it or if you've got a more
universal solution... also, the dbfestival
is almost here & the lineups are sick. take yr vitamins
& get out the house.
(np
- mowax headz compilations 1+2)
2004-09-07
our bumbershoot showcase went well. thanks to everybody who
supported & to Spark, Deceptikon, Nordic Soul, Absolute
Madman, Kris Moon, DJN, Zapan, MC Paulish, Billiam F. Grippo,
the Plan B crew & Jacob London! check the photos...
also, tracks from fourthcity conspirators DJN
& Jerry Abstract
are featured at the illustrious smart-music
website. they're the dope ~ish too, in case you don't know;
they've been putting together (exclusive) free online compilations
w/ ninjatune, catskills & other well-known/nice record labels...
check those out here: 1/2/3/4/5
<-----
hopefully you're coming to our bumbershoot show tomorrow...
right? performing in a mock battle (a.k.a. showcase) are Deceptikon
(representing PDX), Spark (reppin' Vancouver BC), Nordic Soul,
& fourthcity soldiers DJN, Absolute Madman & Zapan...
if you've got a moment, check out this
article written about us by Jenna Chan in Performer Magazine.
(np
- Dilated Peoples / Strength, instrumental)
2004-08-31
Yo. If you haven't been peepin the tuesdays, we're dissapointed.
Stop biting (you know who you are). A cute little zapan 7"
release is planned for late September to commemorate zapan's
4th tour this year (scheduled to start in Sept. at the Decibel
Festival & end on the east-coast sometime in late October).
Ain't no coppin' it 'till
it gets back from the plant, but keep checkin back, 'cuz you
know you'll need to have it. Peace.
the captain ahab shows were fun. check yrself if you thought
the baltic room was justified in pulling the plug. censorship
ain't for modern people. big thanks to djn, bob 2.2 & the
fourthcity djs for their help w/ the seattle show, & to
vincent parker, square root of evil, broken sleep & spark
in vancouver. hey, & someone made a song using the downloadable
zapan audio loops... check it here
(it's called "A.Soft.Quiet.Place").
(np
- lovecraft technologies / LTCD001)
2004-08-16
we're back; here's a little synapsis:
day1 [seattle>pdx]- drove to pdx. djn & zapan played
for a couple hours over ozone 3's house speakers. foscil,
madman, djn & zapan rocked a loft party downtown till
4am.
day2 [pdx>eugene]- drove around selling cds to stores
in portland. check the distro page
to see who's carrying. arrived in eugene late & kicked
it w/ deceptikon for a bit. he's got some new
vinyl out. check it if you haven't, cuz it's good.
day3 [eugene>sf]- drove all day & arrived in s.f.
late. we slept on the floor of the element lounge, a brand-new
spot in the tenderloin.
day4 [sf]- kicked it for awhile. picked up bumblebee from
the airport & met up w/ friends at the konstrukt
showcase & cd release party. comute impressed.
day5 [sf]- the mighty show. everybody did a great job. big
fourthcity thx to j.tonal from lowprolounge,
daniel the twittering machine, ben
sheppee, matt mckee, brandon mckee, club
mighty, natalie, leigha, davia, dizzystarhouse & everybody
who checked it. our favorite san francisco show to date.
day6 [sf>garberville]- hung around the city all day. in
the evening ryan was admonished by the police for rocking
his gameboy on a busy sidewalk and showed his self-less contempt
for the system by doing a painfully executed hand-stand/back-flip.
we love you ryan.
day7 [garberville>seattle]- watched children play near
a dangerous undertow in northern california & got awestruck
by the beauty of an undervalued subway employee in a random
oregon township. check
the pics, foo.
(np
- deceptikon / new vinyl)
2004-08-12
portland was fun. gear, gear, gear and more beer. up three flights
of stairs into a dark railroad flat on 3rd and burnside. we
played all night until the speaker gave out. thanks to marius
& ozone records!!! fourthcity art dissemination crew 2004.
(np
- dudley perkins / a lil' light)
2004-08-08
don't front, that shit was sick. if you didn't get a cd, cop
one here. look for us in
portland tomorrow & s.f. on friday. we out. but before we
do, here're
some photos of the m:pulse show. we had fun.
(np
- dr octagon / blue flowers [prince paul remix] > bruno pronsato
/ silver cities)
2004-08-05
blowin' up the spot. the stranger is giving away passes to our
release party if you sign up to their new Lovelab thing. here's
a link. the pics are back from the fourthcity summer business
retreat 2004. peep
it. & here're some details on the biggest shit yet:
=======/ OUR CD RELEASE PARTY!!! /=======
mad
art & two (2) sound systems. american music & the stranger
are hooking up a sick system for the live room, & the dj
room will have a KV2 Audio rig (133+ dB SPL - courtesy dp).
pretty much the whole crew is performing. you won't be cool
anymore if you don't show up.
1. the fourthcity compilation release party
_ /.SAT 7 AUG/.
-a. musicians
--**
----- plan
b
(indie-electronics, live)
----- foscil
(downtempo bass-heavy electro-funk, live)
----- zapan
(laptop bleephop + soundscapes, live)
----- djn
(laptop downtempo + d&b, live)
----- hideki,
kamui & bumblebee
(instrumental hiphop, dj)
----- absolute
madman
(extravagant ghetto beats, live)
----- variform
(instrumental hiphop + idm, live/dj)
----- tom
chi vs dave peck
(laptop hiphop + d&b, live)
----- introcut
(hiphop + d&b, dj)
----- kris
moon
(deep & dubby tech businesses, live)
-b. visual artists
--**
----- iosefatu
sua
(special exhibit, painted canvas)
----- kinoko
(dreamscapes/figures, painted surfaces)
----- v-8
media
(live manipulations, projected motion pictures)
----- briotron
(fourthcity evidence & pixel reconstruction, proj.)
----- peekaboomonster
(other stuff, 2D stills?)
-c. other info
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-----
this is an
ALL-AGES show!!!
----- it's
INVITATION-ONLY, so please stop by goods (1112 pike), sal's
(1520 e olive way), 35th (1100 e pike), m:pulse (3516 fremont
place), or email
us to get an invite for you & 2 guests.
there's a $5 cover charge, but that'll get you several drinks
(provided you're of age), in addition to all the above.
-d. time/place
--**
----- at
M:PULSE (in
fremont next to deluxe junk & taco del mar) - 3516 FREMONT
PLACE
----- SATURDAY
AUG 7th from 8PM-1AM ($5 for 3 drinks, $0 for none)
----- check
the flyer right
here.............
[fct_intcom#89]
(np
- pita / bubwraout {from blueCubism - Transcoded Audio Structures}
> dynomite d / lonely trucker {By The Way} > mouse on
mars / sehnsud {autoditacker} > Twerk - Shawn Hatfield /
natural rank {Oddoties} > Shudder To Think / High Art >
Choncey Langford / CD-R 2003)
2004-08-03
08 03 2004
so the flavor of the week was: delicious. the last-ever fourthcity
weekly was dominated by optimistic anticipation but tinged a
bit w/ melancholy. the seattle weekly said this
about our last weekly, which makes it seem like we're going
away forever, but of course that's just not true... hideki,
bumblebee, kamui, madman, djn, zapan, plan b & foscil all
played fantastic sets. the bartenders weren't as adament about
bartime on our final night at the lounge, so we were able to
enjoy more than usual the gradual winding down of our last weekly.
& all this after freefest... where acute apotheosis
was attained by nearly 85% of all fourthcityists. something
in the water? respect to g_unit!!!
(np
- fonica / ripple)
2004-07-27
ooh baybe (smash the guiness stout!)... "we must expand,
get more pupils, so that the knowledge will spread..."
don't front - it's not yr style! the second-to-last fctWkly
went down smooth & delicious: invisible numbers got it started
w/ beautiful melodic soundscapes & minimal electroish beats.
introcut, paulish & dj markII kept the fourthcity turntables
on a 100% butter-fat diet. the galactic ionization unit dropped
a bass-heavy funk w/ appropriately XXX interludes. balsa redefined
the art of electro-pimpin', & kinoko rocked some smile-a-delic
laptop nastiness... it was a good night. celebrity patrol spotted
both superstar ~dj naha~ & arts curator extraordinaire ~shepherd~
tearin' holes in the weekly dance floor. this is the cut yo,
this is
the cut... "ore to untenshu to nakama futari, kurakute
kowai tokoro de kaminari, kosoku doro de - kosoku de - neon
to ame ga mazate, nijigen no pari, sumimasen ore gaijin, yurushitekure,
kono seishinbyo no sei de totemo burei, nama biru to osake,
nde my dubois, kuruma kemuri darake itsumo *how we play!*"
oh & hey, our cds are available in vancouver too! check
the distro page if you wanna cop one,
& tell us if we missed a spot! peace out suckas! ((fct_android--"fill
the void!"))
(np
- wu-tang clan / wu-tang forever > handsome boy modeling
school / sunshine)
2004-07-20
lots of new stuff: we confirmed some big new dates, including
a jaunt down to san francisco to promote the compilation &
two shows w/ captain ahab in august [check the show
schedule for dates, & here's the front
& the
other front of the flyers]. fourthcity welcomes plan b (!!!)
& choncey langford (!!!) to the crew w/ new sitelets at
fourthcity[dot]net; check 'em here
& here, respectively...
mad new exclusives in the download section too, including as-yet
unreleased tracks by djn, kris moon, zapan & the ubiquitous
dr. poopey, as well as a 1+ hour long mix by hideki, kamui &
bumblebee, & a two-year-old dub track by foscil (formerly
scape - remember it!) from one of their earlier releases. if
you like our music, go trade
some of yr money for our new compilation - it's our only first
(keep reading! you can do it!) commercially available release,
& we expect you'll be able to sell it on ebay for triple
the current price in only a few short years.... also, thanks
to the feebs who put us on this weekend: zapan, foscil &
variform played w/ obelus & dj br8 @ static factory's lower
level on friday; on saturday night, kris moon & zapan broke
the bassbins at ToST lounge in fremont, & all the normal
insanities were had at the nominal I greenlake party, including
a surprise dj set by our long-lost friend dj jemaha. whew! also,
mad respect to kid hops, who mixed a nearly 2-hour-long dj set
@ the weekly last night & impressed everybody present w/
his exceptional taste & superior sensibilities. only two
more weeks of the weekly before it's gone forever, an ephemeral
memory shared by several hundred of seattle's nicest & best-looking
audiophiles...
(np
- dj krush / reload - the remix collection > bumblebee /
as brothers part [from fourthcity
compilation 2004])
2004-07-14
we're on the move. the fourthcity compilation cd is back from
the plant & is now available for order in our shop (link)...
we're excited, to say the very least :) we'll be headed down
the west coast in early august to get it in the stores, &
we just confirmed a show in s.f. @ a new venue called "mighty"
w/ twittering machine & jtonal on friday the 13th of august.
we're not yet sure where we're gonna do our seattle release
party, but we'll mos def be keeping you posted. pieces! oh yeah,
& thanks are deserved to isdiff members dizzystarhouse,
glomm & bitmarch, & to xeno volcano & sean wolcott,
for playing our weekly on monday! also, although the decibel
crew are a couple days away from the official kickoff of their
online all-local electronic radio station, you can already hear
stuff.... check it
(np
- umami / fidget > miles davis / with horns)
2004-07-10
the crew showcase rocked! excellent live sets were had by ABSOLUTE
MADMAN, DJN, FOSCIL [?], BOB
2.2 & ZAPAN, & the front room got held down solid all
night long by djs BUMBLEBEE, KAMUI, HIDEKI & INTROCUT. mad
props also to KINOKO & IAN for the projections, the rest
of the crew for helping out on the production/promo tip, &
to the LO-FI cast for letting us use their beautiful venue!
thanks to all y'all who made it out too - we couldn't have done
it without you! have a great weekend...
(np
- gontiti / made in ukulele)
2004-07-06
zapan's "Limited
Numbered LP" charted at no. 21 on los angeles' KXLU
88.9 radio station (as of july 6th, 2004). thanks choncey
for letting us know! tablet magazine wrote a little review of
the upcoming fourthcity compilation in their most recent issue.
read it here.
also, those of you in the seattle area should come check our
2004 artist showcase @ lo-fi this friday (july 9th). hear all
our varied styles in one convenient evening!
_ front room (dj): HIDEKI, KAMUI, BUMBLEBEE
_ back (live): BOB 2.2, SCAPE, ABSOLUTE MADMAN, DJN, ZAPAN
_ visuals: KINOKO vs BRIOTRON
_ ^ fri 9 july at lo-fi [429b eastlake] / $5 / 21+
also check out a newly uploaded track from segue in the mp3/download
section - just one of several new & unreleased tracks earmarked
for upload early this month. peace out y'all...
we've decided to end the weekly this summer. pretty much the
whole crew is gonna be touring in august, & then we've got
plans to put together a few new releases, so it makes sense.
the last weekly show'll be on MONDAY AUGUST 2ND (only a month
away). kinoko's been projecting videos from her recent trip
to japan & our lineups for this last month are impeccable,
so come check it before it's too late.
(np
- doraemon theme song & accompanying sound effects)
2004-06-26
________ will rot yr ____________. several brand-new tracks
are being readied for upload to the site. among them are several
new zapan cuts, a segue cut from his most recent cd-r, &
an hour-long dj mix by hideki, kamui & bumblebee.
(np
- prefuse73 / hot winter's day > luke vibert / i hear the
drummer > ryu / rhythm asobi [featuring tunde ayanyemi])
2004-06-22
love is in the air. silence is golden, but your favorite song
floating through the air & out the front door of a chill
summertime spot, where a few small groups of friends laugh &
act silly... that's what we're into. we really want you to check
out the lo-fi tuesdays asap, as
we're sure you'll enjoy it & it'll help get yr summer started.
(np
- susuma sweet nightmare / cucina vagabonda)
2004-06-20
LAPTOP BATTLE v3.0 was definitely the *blam*. please post a
comment or two in the forum if you were there.
there's something inately good about stuff that makes the, well,
anyway - we're glad to be alive! we like music! our download
section has been recently updated, and some pics
of the battle are up now on fourthcity's 3rd domain. new
static
downloads available too. dj krush is still the shit. the
fourthcity djs are up to a new regular
(in case you haven't heard) @ the LO-FI (every tuesday evening
from 10-2 this summer). are you more animal or more computer?
INTENSE uPHORIA. all sorts of things are going to be happening:
FOURTHCITY EXPERIMENT #5 @ LO-FI (july 9th), the compilation
release, captain ahab & atole (august 21 in seattle, august
22 in vancouver), fourthcity laptop battle showcase @ bumbershoot
(saturday sept 4 in the skychurch @ 6:30 pm), & many more
tba. check the technique. we've been working on a lot of stuff
for the record label extension too, including a fourthcity dj
mixtape of tracks from FCT014 & some limited dubplate stuff
the crew's been fixin' up. MAD PROPS to cisco cd, corey, djn,
mc paulish, hideki, kamui, bumblebee, mikael, grippo, jacob
london, groovin' kim, jdg, mc insight, kris moon, yitearp, absolute
madman, bruce & stasea, syzygy, jesse, scott sunn, brian
r, share marks, brooke rice, bela canoto, claudia weidner, elvis,
jeff "chach" tate, buck nasty, franklin mazzeo, sean
horton, tom chi, dave peck, atom/turk, alethea eichhorn, david
hutchinson, redjeff, dave ford, benjamin meadow, glenn sachio
crowe, ryan trudell, josie, umami, steven severin, dave segal,
dorothy parvaz, all the cats who came out to witness, poster
midget & all those i'm forgetting for making laptop battle
v3.0 the sickness... looking forward! fourthcity 2004.
(np
- bumblebee, hideki + kamui / live @ the fourthcity weekly 053104)
2004-06-17
are YOU gonna be there
tomorrow? check the article that just came out about us in the
seattle p-i here.
one of zapan's drawings was airbrushed
out for the timid masses! the presale tix are almost sold out!
tomorrow's gonna
