Well it's happening again, I'm playing at the annual Harvest Festival and it should, as always, rock. In fact the logo above has a shot of the tent stage I'll be playing in.

If you've never been, but live in the area, consider going. It's always filled with my favorite DJs of the area, is nice land and features good sound systems. I also ordered a new soundcard to DJ with, so either my set will sound awesome, or or it'll be silent while I figure out Why I Fail So Hard.

Just a heads up that I'll be playing at re:Treat, this year's gathering for old friends/new friends of the OM Sumer Solstice Festival.  I'll be arriving early this year on Thursday, so will probably play Thursday or Friday sometime.   I have to leave Saturday this year because of previous commitments :(  Come track me down at the festival for more specifics - it's always kinda fluid that way...

I'm happy to be playing the first Promise Cherry Beach Sunday this coming weekend. There was some fear that they might not be able to continue but all's good. Come out and chill in the sun!   more »

For those in Guelph, here's a nice little event out on a farm with a bunch of friends from the OM Festival.   more »

Just posting about a fundraiser I was fortunate to be a part of.  More details can be found on the site for Raise.  There's also a video below to give you an idea.

Another gig, and if you're looking for something new in your aural experience, this is the one! 

Ever since I setup my "little" home theater with a 5.1 speaker setup, I've been seriously interested in mixing music in 5.1.  Nuclear Ramjet has crafted their set specifically for this so I'm interested to see how it goes.  Hopefully lots of the .1! ("low frequency effect", a.k.a. mad bass)

Just a heads up that space is going to be really, really limited, so it's worth coming early.  It's a studio space, so it'll be nice and "intimate".  Plus, I asked to open so you'll get to hear me!

I'm a bit slow on the draw, but this was a wicked event I had a chance to play at with Gabor last week in the massive club Boa-Redux in Toronto.  Boa is a converted dinner theater and has apparently one of the top 3 sound systems in North America.  Much fun had by all.  If anyone has any photos please post some links as comments!

Here's the lineup:

CRITICAL MASS

KOXBOX *live Solstice Records-Denmark

DJ's

Frank'e - Koxbox
Yeb - Cold Groove Rec, BLA
Quivering Virgin- BLA
Jarek, BLA
Sketi- BLA

 

DECO Artists

SEVERYN- NYC
+more

 

In the Broken Beats Lounge

Rollin Cash - SumKidz/Om Festival/Just Cause
Jonah K - SumKidz/Gnome
Aria - Semiotik
Gabor vs. Mental Floss

 
Location:

BOA Redux 270 Spadina Ave
(1 Block S. of Dundas)

 

Info:

Doors@ 12
$20 in adv
$25 before 2 more after
Out of town $20 with ID
R.O.A.R.

 
Available(soon)@:

Shanti Baba - 546 Queen St W
Metropolis Records - 160 Spadina
2The Beat - 161 Spadina

www.blacklightactivists.ca
blacklightactivists@hotmail.com
www.boa-redux.com
info@boa-redux.com

Woohoo!  Harvest Festival once again, and I'm really looking forward to playing. Please come out! Other than being a great chance to camp out one last time before the weather gets cold, it's a great 2 days to relax and hear a large variety of electronic-influenced music.  Be sure to bring winter-style clothes though, since it can sometimes get a bit chilly at night. 

THE HARVEST FESTIVAL
autumn equinox
September 25th/26th 2004

Once again it’s time to kiss the summer good-bye, boogie to our favorite DJs & performers, and to gather by the bonfire, on the dance floor and under the stars. This year’s new location, Wholearth Farmstudio, is near Coburg, Ont. We’d like to send our deepest condolences to Aldida Farm for their loss, and many thanks for their kindness over the years. Rocco, our friend & partner, will be greatly missed.

Activities & Performers:

FOOD DRIVE - please bring canned food donations

CAPTURE THE FLAG @ 5PM - sign up at capturetheflag@harvestfestival.org

ITB:

TASK (Tom Kuo) - pusher/wabi/www.foundationmusic.com
ADAM MARSHALL - www.killer3000.com
A/D/D LIVE (Mario J) - method 11:11
TIM PATRICK - www.fifthsunrecordings.com
ERIC DOWNER- pusher
NONPAREIL LIVE (Breandan Davey)
IAN GUTHRIE & LEE OSBORNE (as The Toques!) - www.fukhouse.ca
GREG GOW - restructured, blue bookings
THE DUKES - www.acmelabs.com
LEELEE MISHI - www.omfestival.ca

ITD:

ANDREW MCCALLUM - www.mentalfloss.ca
CHOCOLATE - scratch free press
DMS - baseline records
ROLLIN CASH - www.omfestival.ca
LEX - legion of green men
JOHNA K live
OWEN - science project
YOSHI & CHIE live - kaminari
STRANGEANGLE23 strangeangle23 - stuffy rabbit
GABOR - international bucket surgeon

ITY:

DAM - deep sea fish
JAREK - BLA
MARZ - BLA
QUIVERING VIRGIN - BLA
SKETI - BLA
YEB - Cold Groove Rec, BLA

Tickets $38
TORONTO: Shanti Baba (546 Queen W.)
Metropolis Records (162 Spadina Ave.)
Odyssey (557 Queen W.)
Play De Record (357A Yonge St.)
SpyLab (247 Queen W.)
Soundscapes (572 College W.)
Alter Ego (555 Bloor W.)
KITCHENER: Shakedown Street (276 King W.)
GUELPH: Mudshark (31 Wyndam N.)
Baseline Records
HAMILTON: Cottage 13 (224 King W)
OSHAWA: Velvet Elvise (221 King E.)

WEB & CONTACT:
www.harvestfestival.org (updates coming soon)
alieninflux@harvestfestival.org
capturetheflag@harvestfestival.org

GETTING THERE: The NEW FARM is located less than 150km east near Coburg. Specific location details will be available after September 22nd on the web site.

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