Events

Subject at POGO
Saturday January 26th
at The Twisted Pepper

Room 1:
ANCIENT METHODS [Ancient Methods - Berlin]
Jon Hussey [Planet Dub]
Niall Cleary [Subject]

Room 2:
NICHOLAS - Live [Nu Groove - Rome]
Shane Linehan [Basic Grooves]

Room 3:
DogHouse w/
Darren Doherty
Chris Power
Enda Rochford
Karl Delaney

Doors: 11pm / Adm: e12/e13/e14. Advance tickets - e12 [+Bf] from:
www.tickets.ie and Spindizzy & Plugd | www.bodytonicmusic.com/store | www.ticketmaster.ie | www.residentadvisor.net

Nicholas - www.facebook.com/nicholaswave
Italian native Nicholas Iammatteo, at his young age of 25, has an impressive and extensive sense for deeper dance music. What’s even more impressive is the consistency of his releases and his range. He has releases on many labels including Undertones, Kolour Limited, Ourvision, House is the Cure, Small World Disco Edits, Dikso, & Kojak. Has done remixes for Andy Ash and also Mario Basonov on the super fun label Needwant. His greater accomplishment, which has gained the respect of many enthusiasts, is his vinyl only label “No More Hits”. His emphasis is on content not technology.

Diva samples, commanding soul and warm inviting synthesizers breath heavily in his tracks. His work gives the basic tools he uses room to move and play. His track construction gives life to the forgotten energy that classic underground dance music utilized. Looking into Nicholas’ inspiration isn’t as easy as explaining the sequence of events of a producer or DJ who has been a pioneer to the core that is Chicago, Detroit, and N.Y. Underground sounds. The departure into music for Nicholas occurred at the Red Zone Club in Perugia, Italy. This is where Nicholas took his lessons. He credits that club as the catalyst for him becoming aware.

His top influence of all time is the Chicago label that Chez and Trent released scores of records on, Prescription, parent label to many influential labels and distributed by the power house Cajual. More influences in the house vein include Romanthony, Moodymann (listen to Nicholas’ “Many Shade of the Blues” released on Undertones and see for yourself), Pal Joey & Kerri Chandler. Soul/funk/disco influences include the likes of Patrick Adams and Leroy Burgess, along with influences from the sounds of Motown Records.

Ancient Methods - www.myspace.com/ancientmethods
There's something about the fearsome crunch of Ancient Methods' sounds that defies dry technical description and demands that you go over the top, whether in talking about it or moving to it. Which isn't to say they make headbanging music - the "funk" part of their pitch black techno war funk is as important as anything, and their tracks have a good healthy dose of bump'n'grind running through them, even if that grinding is as much angle-grinder as bogling. The raw edges, thick-layered sound and general old-school soundsystem-in-an-industrial-building kick has leapt out amidst the minimal orthodoxy, creating a massive buzz over a few beautifully marbled pieces of vinyl with medieval etchings on the labels, and prompting suggestions of a new industrial forward movement in the techno scene.

Links:
http://www.subjectevents.com/
http://www.ancientmethods.com
http://www.thetwistedpepper.com/
http://www.myspace.com/subjectevents
http://thesecretagency.net/roster/nicholas#Profile-Bio
Facebook Event Page: http://on.fb.me/RXhuLG
Resident Advisor Event Page: http://bit.ly/W5cFx9