Blake Baxter at EC during DEAF - This Thursday
Thursday October 21st - DEAF special
Blake Baxter [Mix Media / UR / Tresor - Detroit]
Barry Donovan [Electric City]
Simon Conway [electricity]
Admission - e10
This Thursday DEAF sees Electric City go for royalty in the shape of the
Prince of Techno, the one & only Sexual Deviant - Mister Blake Baxter. Blake
is a bona-fide first wave Detroit techno legend with releases on Underground
Resistance, KMS, Incognito, Tresor and most recently his own Mix Media
label. Alongside Abe Duque, Blake is responsible for one of this years
biggest records - the gauntlet-throwing "What Happened?!". This will be
Blake's first appearance in Dublin for many a year and one that is not to be
missed. Witness Blake get down & dirty on the two turntables AND microphone
at Electric City. Support on the night comes from the young pretender to the
throne Barry Donovan while opening up the evening's entertainment will be EC
resident Simon Conway with some hipper-than-thou Chicago traxx.
Blake Baxter Biog :
For more than a decade Blake Baxter has been DJing and traveling around the
globe. As a producer, Blake has earned the reputation for producing steamy,
deep, whispering tracks. As a teenager, Blake started out writing poems and
experimenting with rhythm as a drummer. Blake is a Detroit native and
has played with a few local groups in the early 80's and at that time he
also started DJing. Blake soon became popular as a DJ playing for local
promoter, the great Sterling. Blake was one of the first DJs to bring the
underground sound to Detroit clubs. He fused alternative, D.O.R with acid
house and dance. In 1985, Blake signed with the record label, DJ
International, based in Chicago. DJ international released two tracks
produced by Blake, one titled (in this house we jack) and the second (work
your body). Two years later he produced a four track EP for KMS Records
Detroit and at that time Blake was also the resident DJ at the Majestic
Theater and club on Friday nights. At the time, it was the best Friday night
in Detroit. A few years later Blake left the Majestic Theater and started to
DJ in other local clubs and cities. In 1988, through 1989, Blake produced
tracks for Incognito Records Detroit, releasing classic tunes like
Sexuality and F*ck You Up.
In 1990, Blake released yet another classic four track techno EP on the
Underground Resistance label Detroit. Blake was the first artist to release
his own EP on the UR label and also the first on KMS. He was the only
Detroit artist to sign with DJ international. In 1990, Blake started to tour
in Europe as a DJ and live act. Blake has toured with Derrick May, Kevin
Saunderson and Underground Resistance, Juan Atkins, Joey Beltram and Jeff
Mills, just to name a few. In 1991, Blake hooked up with Tresor Records
in Berlin, Germany. Tresor released Blake Baxter's first solo album titled
(Dream Sequence). Blake has spent years in Europe producing, performing and
DJing and will continue to do so in 2004 and beyond.
Electric City
Thursday's at Metropolitan
11 Eden Quay, Dublin 1.
Doors - 11 until late
Supported by Tiger Beer - Bottles of Tiger Beer e3.50
Forthcoming Guests:
Oct 28th - e10
John Acquaviva - Final Scratch [Definitive Records - Canada]
Louis Osbourne [House Of God - UK]
Nov 4th - e7 / e5 with flyer
DJ Kalif [Tribal Fuel - Brazil]
Eddie Brennen [Electric City]
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