Precocious.

Modernista Label with the quote “the death of the independent dance music label hasn’t happened just yet” launched Paul’s ( co-owner of the label and of the 360 record shop, the man behind of some Moxie Edits ) first original production.
Modone EP is inspired by classic Chicago mid-to-late eighties sound-acid house to the bone.

“No Hope No Dream No Love, My only escape is underground”

Paul Bennett – The Last Dance For Galaxian(sample).mp3

it took us almost a year of amateur efforts but we are almost ready.
Amateur recording introducing Diamond Vampires and Telephones.
Many thank’s to our beloved friends GouliLouli ( Sapountzis and Hamaide Pierson ) for the video.

Diamond Vampires – Friday Nights ( Telephones remix-video edit ) from Amateurboyz on Vimeo.

The first limeted 12″ edition coming soon to a store near you.

A favorite track for some endless nites!

lindstrom and christabelle – so much fun (dolle jolle remix).mp3

Last week Loud E was in town and he couldn’t leave the city without searching for some precious diamonds in the local vinyl stores:

“In Athens i bought some compilations, the cheap looking 70-ies disco compilations. But they all have a few very rare tracks on it.
Stuff like PS Norton orchestra “timflight”and Earl venus and eternity “timetunnel”… Then off course the sirena, wich is a real fave of me now. Also i found a great 7 inch of Joyce “sweet dreams”beautifull space disco.”

Except his Athenian discoveries here is his Top 5 disco gems for 2009

*chrisma “U”…
*Sticky Jones Gang “tunisian ride”
*Sirena “The dancer”
*Pappy’ion “Time machine”
*Jack White “speedboat”

Thank you Rard sharing your gems and your impeccable taste with us we had a great nite!

“Yep, Athens and the people, the food and the party it was amazing!!!!! I hope to see u all again, hehehe in the summer..”

When the first four of seven seals are broken in Revelation,
God summons and empowers the Four Horsemen to wreak divine havoc on the world.

“The Four Horsemen” included in one of the first conceptual albums in history the “666″ ,this Icon of Progressive Rock released in 1972 by Aphrodite’s Child – Vangelis Papathanassiou (keyboards), Demis Roussos (bass guitar and vocals), Loukas Sideras (drums and vocals), and Anargyros “Silver” Koulouris (guitar)

It was a night to remember, here are some pics and videos.

Black Meteoric Star and Assume Vivid Astro Focus will be here in Athens for one of the last shows under this project.

Gavin Russom launched B.M.S. in 2006 as a channel for his love of dance music and dance culture The sonic aesthetic was specifically inspired by the electronic music produced in Detroit and Chicago during the mid 1980’s and largely released on the TRAX label. This manifests itself in a minimal but psychedelic arrangements, and a soundtrack like continuity. In recorded form Gavin will be distributing the Black Meteoric Star as a series of 3 12″s released on the New York City based label DFA beginning in late 2008. Each track in the series is like a chapter in a story book and the overall story is a journey through night.

Assume Vivid Astro Focus and BMS joined forces to present this music live. Our plan is to capitalize on our mutual loves (both of the aforementioned early electronic dance music and of deep psychedelic saturation) to create an audio-visual landscape to engage the public in the story that this music tells. We do not conceive of the event as a spectacle, to be observed from outside, but rather as a celebration during which each person is a participant. For this reason we wish to place ourselves within, or to re-create on site, a nightclub atmosphere, with DJing and dancing preceding and following the Black Meteoric Star music. The event will include special lighting and video projections, as well as spatial and visual enhancements (such as balloons and rainbow vision glasses) created by AVAF. Gavin will perform the entire 12″ series, creating extended versions of each track and re-composing the whole live.

This collaboration debuted in April of 2008 in Paris in a more subdued version as part of the event SUPER#3, organized by label Dalbin, in which 3 visual artists were paired with three music acts from DFA. Since then BMS and avaf have made joint presentations at the Sao Paulo Biennial, Moma NY’s Poprally and Donau Music Festival in Vienna.

Warm up set by the Echo Volt Djs aka Dynamons and Jimmy jib

Guests will receive a limited-edition mask designed by assume vivid astro focus to wear at the event. Please be advised: the performance will feature strobe lights, a smoke machine, and lasers.

performance by voin de voin
videos by rodrigo garcia dutra, giles round and avaf

Starts at : 23.30
Admission : 10 euro

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In the current issue No 72, of the new Ozon magazine you can find a Mixtape inspired by the “Psycho Killer”!
Which you can download it here:
“CE QUE J’AI FAIT CE SOIR-LÀ” MIXTAPE.zip
tracklist
Side A
(i) Nina Hagen – Cosma Shiva (Todd Terje Jackmix)
(ii) Diamond Vampires – Lumiere sample
(iii) Bottin – Horror Disco
(iv) Mondo Disco vs. Adonis – The Poke 2009 (Disco Dub Mix)
(v) Canyons – Fire Eyes
Side B
(i) It’s A Fine Line – Grease
(ii) The Time & Space Machine – Zeitghost
(iii) Krikor And The Dead Hillbillies – God Will Break It All
(iv) Detachments – flowers that fell
(v) Brian Eno And David Byrne – Jezebel Spirit

A “your precious diamond” contribution from a Cypriot friend