Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
Who they are
“"We had a fantasy about playing live with one really big instrument, so together with our very creative clan in Bergen we built a machine of metal with which we incorporated all our synthesisers and drum machines in one big device."”
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"We had a fantasy about playing live with one really big instrument, so together with our very creative clan in Bergen we built a machine of metal with which we incorporated all our synthesisers and drum machines in one big device." Hmm...? You could be mistaken for believing you were reading the new Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Korgs Under The Sea, but you'd be wrong. For these are the irony-free tones of Torbjorn Brundtland, one half of Nordic funksters Röyksopp with his partner in rhyme Svein Berge, chatting about their mechanical hobby. And no two people are better suited to be releasing the first musical meanderings of the 21st century than these boys. If ever there was a more pure crystalline mix of 20th century harmonics flowing under 21st century stalactites of sound, we'll eat our icicles. If the glacial imagery is all too much to bear, try picturing yourself growing up in Tromso, Norway (as near as dammit on the Arctic circle) where you played with the Northern Lights, not the latest Atari game, and the closest you got to "dance music" was the local reindeer farmers' barndance. Fast-forward ten years from those frosty beginnings Royksopp have conjured up an album of magical leftfield beauty. "Back in 1993, we were in school and everyone was playing heavy guitar and we almost got beaten up for starting to experimenting with electronics!" laughs Svein now. Finding the Tromso school music room a bit lacking in electronic gizmos the dastardly duo hit on the clever ruse of borrowing pieces of equipment from electronic shops to "test them out," using them to make music then taking them back and choosing a different sound source. Going their separate ways after leaving school, the pair had a reunion in Bergen a couple of years back when they plotted Röyksopp and sowed the seeds of Melody A.M. So how do they describe their sound? "It's us searching for the truth," Torbjorn states bluntly. "But if we came up with one sentence it would be to combine the harmonies of film music and of classical composers such as Erik Satie and melodies of Francis Lai (arty porn film producer) with the analogue warmth of Seventies and the fatness of the Eighties over a thorough beat programming." And you can't really add anything to that. Except that Royksopp is something very special. Thanks to their work with Kings Of Convenience, Those Norwegians, and Drum Island the boys are at the heart of the Nordic funk. Their album twinkles like the Northern Lights, has the warmth of a well-worn Rhodes, and manages to mix up styles like Love Unlimited having a snowball fight with Mad Professor over at Brian Eno's pad. As Svein says "we've found a niche and we think it's something people really want ... but maybe they don't know it.Their RA profile lists Astralwerks, PIAS, Wall of Sound and Vendetta Records.often with Detox, Lucio, Noah Loco, none of them here that night
“Electric is the only way to describe Andi’s sets.”
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Electric is the only way to describe Andi’s sets. The NYC-based DJ, producer, and SYNTHICIDE label/party boss constructs a dynamic and intoxicating flow that’s always palpable between the walls of the foggy, neon-lit dancefloor. Parts sleaze and sultry, Andi’s aesthetic is body music based, thriving on the delivery of the groove and the bombastic highs of a track’s apex. As a devotee of distinct sounds such as EBM, new beat, Italo, freestyle and housey 90s elements, her sets reflect her deep vinyl collection: diverse, yet focused, and completely one-of-a-kind. Her own productions aim to challenge the expectations within the confines of traditionally masculine dance genres. With bassline-heavy grooves and a conceptual emphasis on storytelling with samples taken from long-forgotten erotic thrillers and seedy sci-fi films, Andi adds a wry yet delicate touch to machine music. As the boss of SYNTHICIDE—the internationally known party, label and event series—Andi has cultivated the dark underground scene for over a decade in Brooklyn. SYNTHICIDE started at the notorious club in Bushwick, Bossa Nova Civic Club, where the party still holds a monthly residency. Additionally, Andi is a resident at The Lot Radio and NYC’s Gabriela.EBM on 13, Techno on 9, Industrial on 7 and New Beat on 5. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Eskimo Recordings (2), Dischi Autunno (1) and Surface Reality Records (1); their RA profile also lists Mannequin, aufnahme + wiedergabe, Mecanica, Synthicide and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Gabriela, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Good Room · often with Eli Escobar, Arvin T, Facets, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Eli Escobar32 with Andi
- Arvin T26 with Andi
- Facets22 with Andi
- Rok One15 with Andi
- Italomatic10 with Andi
- Danny White6 with Andi
- G I N A6 with Andi
- Sissies of Mercy6 with Andi
102 said they were going — busier than a usual Saturday at Elsewhere.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Elsewhere71
- Middle half finished between30 and 168
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted224
The room
Elsewhere — 708 events and 2,806 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: House (3). genre tags on this room’s listings