Chicago-based innovative electronic music label subVariant will release a free-to-download compliation called Frequencity featuring quality songs from Chicagoland musicians. Earlier this year subVariant released a public call for electronic music from area musicians, without restriction on the genre. In response, a dozen tracks were chosen that represented high quality perspectives on the medium from a talented group of musicians.
As a sample, Ukrainian Village-based Beanbake opens up the compilation with a grandiose, uplifting track that makes you feel as though you were biking along Lake Shore Drive with a gentle breeze at your back and no joggers to evade. Ella Laurence from the far Northwest side made her classic acid track, “aaaAAH” with the help of her dad, Eric. “Big deal,” you say, right? Oh, did I mention that Ella was 9 months old at the time? Drasla takes Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and twists it into a deeply textured, evocative, IDM-tinged spin on classical from his Chicago base. Elock ends the compilation on a bleepy, squelchy, modulated lo-fi high note with his over the top chiptune party jam, “Ari On Acid.” All this amazingness is delivered to worldwide ears from a select group of people who call Chicago their home.
On Wednesday, November 16, five of the artists will play at Darkroom (2210 W Chicago Ave Chicago): XYZR_KX,
Belmont & Clark, Beanbake, Foe Paw, and [esc]APE.
TRACKLIST:
01. Beanbake: “A Bicycle In Your Mind” [Melodic Electronica]
02. Belmont and Clark: “Dark Compression” [Analogue Electro]
03. Ella Laurence: “aaaAH” [Acid]
04. [esc]APE: “Square Fingers” [Dark Electro]
05. Polyfuse: “Blood on the Urinal” [Electro Industrial]
06. Foe Paw: “Dos Otros” [Prog Rock]
07. XYZR_KX: “Home” [Folk IDM]
08. Mike Gonsior: “Reflections” [Downtempo Electronica]
09. Quantazelle: “Polychromatic Tomatoes” [Melodic Electronica]
10. Lokua: “Hue” [Minimal Techno]
11. Drasla: “Moonlight Somnambula” [Neo-Classical IDM]
12. Elock: “Ari on Acid” [Chiptune]& watch out for all releases feat. on Kompute
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Chicago-based innovative electronic music label subVariant will release a free-to-download compliation called Frequencity featuring quality songs from Chicagoland musicians. Earlier this year subVariant released a public call for electronic music from area musicians, without restriction on the genre. In response, a dozen tracks were chosen that represented high quality perspectives on the medium from a talented group of musicians.
As a sample, Ukrainian Village-based Beanbake opens up the compilation with a grandiose, uplifting track that makes you feel as though you were biking along Lake Shore Drive with a gentle breeze at your back and no joggers to evade. Ella Laurence from the far Northwest side made her classic acid track, “aaaAAH” with the help of her dad, Eric. “Big deal,” you say, right? Oh, did I mention that Ella was 9 months old at the time? Drasla takes Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and twists it into a deeply textured, evocative, IDM-tinged spin on classical from his Chicago base. Elock ends the compilation on a bleepy, squelchy, modulated lo-fi high note with his over the top chiptune party jam, “Ari On Acid.” All this amazingness is delivered to worldwide ears from a select group of people who call Chicago their home.
On Wednesday, November 16, five of the artists will play at Darkroom (2210 W Chicago Ave Chicago): XYZR_KX,
Belmont & Clark, Beanbake, Foe Paw, and [esc]APE.
TRACKLIST:
01. Beanbake: “A Bicycle In Your Mind” [Melodic Electronica]
02. Belmont and Clark: “Dark Compression” [Analogue Electro]
03. Ella Laurence: “aaaAH” [Acid]
04. [esc]ape: “Square Fingers” [Dark Electro]
05. Polyfuse: “Blood on the Urinal” [Electro Industrial]
06. Foe Paw: “Dos Otros” [Prog Rock]
07. XYZR_KX: “Home” [Folk IDM]
08. Mike Gonsior: “Reflections” [Downtempo Electronica]
09. Quantazelle: “Polychromatic Tomatoes” [Melodic Electronica]
10. Lokua: “Hue” [Minimal Techno]
11. Drasla: “Moonlight Somnambula” [Neo-Classical IDM]
12. Elock: “Ari on Acid” [Chiptune]
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saving humanity in a cultural standpoint. reinvesting in art, music, nature. Breaking down the walls we have built around our “ideas” and enhancing our change rate and chance of survival. Disregarding what they say “isn’t” possible and investing in the ideas for our developmental and everexpanding needs for the human and animal race.
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We offer:
DJ Services for Weddings, Corporate Functions, and Family Gatherings, etc…
Prices vary per request. We are always willing to work with our potential & returning clients because we understand the value of a dollar in these economic times.
Event/Club bookings:
We have established a set rate governed by the time of our performance and length which is available per request.
Events in other states- Travel conditions must be acknowledged and agreed upon.
For inquires please send your request to escapemusik@gmail.com or escapelivechicago@gmail.com
All services will be agreed to via our Contract-
Our mission to step away from traditional methods of sound development and programming and move into the abstract
The main intent of [esc]ape is be an outlet to create original “audio art” amplifying a wake up for the human mind. This avant-garde dynamic duo started in ‘99 as fans of electronica and promoters of underground events in Chicago. In the early 2000′s they spent numerous hours among DJs and producers watching, listening, and contributing to mixes and performances. In 2004 a close friend. provided these two with Reason (ver 2.5) & after experimenting with the program the duo concentrated their development in a direction geared toward sound art & began to utilize nontraditional sound manipulation techniques altering the structure of sounds and blending organic elements to infuse with their audible conceptualized art and sequenced drum patterns.. After [esc]ape joined with Kompute Musik in 2008 their first original song for the Kompute Kompliation II album was released in 2008. The 1st EP was released May of 2010. [esc]ape has worked on remixes for such artists
as: Future Forward Society, Mt. Sims, Crystal Castles, and Board of Education.
We have been blessed with a wide range of exposure in music, art, and talented artists for inspiration. A few close friends have greatly assisted along the way; ie Dave Zim and Brilliantly mad, Josh The “Datum” and Tim from GT, Peter Rabbit & Livewire @Treehouse / hi-fi hearts, Matt Nee, Marcos (Raylin3)Kompute, Billyo and the Friends at TFU Alex Zelenka @Kompute / The Invisibles or whatever label he’s at.. AutoAxon & NameLoc (Hivemind)..and a our newly founded fam @ Mana Collectiv.. and there is a lot lot more that were probably forgetting. Check for some Hard to Find releases available @ Beatport, itunes, Soundcloud, and Amazon.com Kompute presents KOM II digital release date SEPTEMBER 2009. available @ iTunes and everywhere digital music is sold
We thank those at Kompute for all their support.
Please visit Kompute.info
[esc]ape is vibration manipulation. All music is designed / engineered / programed by D. Ventura and D. Rogers.
Audio art design has been a passion of ours for some time. We combine abstract elements with a unified sound structure. The very nature of human existence is experience and creation. The main intent of [esc]ape is2 create original “audio art”amplifying the wake up call from the manipulation of our conditioned state of mind. Breakaway for the “status quo” ..
[esc]ape’s “audio art” is an ever amplifying a wake up call for the human mind. Geared toward sound manipulation techniques, they uniquely excel at altering the structure of sounds while infusing organic elements to their conceptualized originals.
[esc]ape has worked on remixes for such artists as: Future Forward Society, Mt. Sims, Crystal Castles, Board of Education and more TBA.
