It’s here! Kinetic 4 at the Pacific Science Center. We’ve been planning our portion of this event for sometime now and now it is time to make it all happen. Chillography is excited to not only have the best room in the entire PSC for stage (freaking robot dinosaurs!), but also having perhaps our best line-up yet. This will not suck.

Much of my excitement also comes from the fact that John Ames and I get to debut our new music project, A Delicate Moment. We play from 10-11, and have an entire hour of brand-spankin’-new melodic, dubby, psychedelic, downtempo goodness, heavily layered with John’s crazy cello skills. This set has been months in the making and I can’t wait to show off the awesome sauce that we have concocted.

Full event info can be found here: http://www.nwtekno.org/showthread.php?t=142958.

There are two hot shows this weekend that are sure to put dance in your pants!

 
Tonight, Friday, March 19 is Head|Set with Vibrasphere at Waid’s. I love love love Vibrasphere’s blend of progressive, trance and techno, and word is he’ll be finishing his set with some their über delicious downtempo. They’ve been on my list of bands to see for such a long time now, and tonight I finally get to. Bonus points for having this at Waid’s House of Love. Such a great venue. Full event info is here.

Here’s a live(?) Vibrasphere set, from who-knows-when-and-who-knows-where, to get us all in the mood:
Vibrasphere  by  Psyjukebox
 

 
Then, Saturday, March 20 is Joe Nice at Chop Suey. This two-roomed, dubstep/techno show is sure the be a great counterpoint to tonight’s progressive trance extravaganza. I have to be honest… I don’t really know anything about Joe, but my friends who are putting on this event are really excited about him, and I trust them, so I am excited too. Plus, the rest of the line-up, and especially the techno side room are full of great DJs. At $10, I am totally willing to support my friends and expose my ears to some new music. Sounds like a fantastic way to spend a Saturday. Full event info is here.
 
Then Sunday, March 21, I’ll be sleeping in. Please do not disturb.
 
See you on the dancefloor(s)!

Here’s the March 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. For this mix, I crossed all sorts of genre borders and included psybient, IDM, dubstep, downtempo, psydub, glitch, and a dash of ambient and sloa goa. I’m rather fond of this mix as it feels cohesive, yet covers so much psychill ground.

What do you think? Leave a comment with your thoughts on this amount of genre blending in one set.

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 5 (March 2010) (1hr 30min, 206MB)

Tracklist ::
I Awake – Journey
Capsula – Salviationa
Chronos & C.J. Catalizer – 4 am
Bad Loop – Pinta
Soliquid – Irreversible
Yggdrasil – Amazing Gnejs
SeaMoon – Pink Elephants
Sun In Aquarius – Riders on the Storm
Heyoka – Bubble
edIT – Laundry
Shulman – Odd Reflections
Vibrasphere – Late Winter Storms
Western Rebel Alliance – Spaniard
Younger Brother – Bedtime Story

(When possible, I link out to any free net releases that I’ve used in the set. If you like what you hear, follow the linked tracks, download them, and support the artists with your love!)

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Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 5 (March 2010)

The March 2010 episode of Psilicon Dreams has been recorded and uploaded. I’m really happy with selection of tracks in this episode. Psybient, atmospheric IDM, psydub, dubstep, glitch, downtempo, and a wee dash of sloa goa some how it all made their way in and came out sounding fab. Tune in to DI.FM’s Psychill channel this Saturday, the 13th, at 9am US PST / 12pm US EST / 5pm UK / 18:00 Central Europe to catch its debut. I’ll post the set here for download later in the weekend.

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Tonight, I’m performing a live Leave Trace ambient set at a really fantastic new monthly exploring the mellowist end of the music spectrum. Contained within the cozy confines of Space in Greenwood, these parties are not to be missed if you are a fan of true ambient music. The show runs from 10:30pm – 3:30am, and I’m playing the 1:15-2:30am slot. Oh, and it’s only $5! That’s cheap enough to come on out and quickly bail if you decide it’s not your thing!

Hope to see you on the chill floor.

We are proud to present the second of the series of Ambire Linearis on March 12th. We will be graced by fantastic art, interesting visuals, professional dialed in surround sound, and a beautiful container to hold space for deepening our personal interactions.

Adding to the atmosphere will be featured visual artists Cameron Larson (who was recently reviewed in The Stranger) and Courtney Sundberg. We will also be having sushi and other such luxuries to enjoy.

Ambiance in surround sound by:

Scott Sunn
Leave Trace aka Crispy (Chillography, http://splendidbeats.com)
Zeero_K (http://www.kehoe.org/owen/soundz/)
Isaac Cotec (http://cotec.bandcamp.com/)
Satori Laurel infusing divine organic vocal play

The evening of March 12th is also my birthday, as well as a few days from Owen’s! I can think of no better way to celebrate then sharing my alchemy of hosting with you that evening.

Looking forward to sharing SPACE and time with you,
Isaac

Located at SPACE
7601 greenwood ave n.
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 10:30pm-4pm
$5 donation at the door

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I’m really looking forward to the Jónsi tour coming to Seattle in April (just got my tickets in the mail this weekend ). I’m not looking forward to seeing it at Showbox Sodo, but this man has a direct connection to the Creative Source, and I do my best not to miss those sorts of people when they come to my town.

Check out this teaser for “Go Quiet”, a film to included in the limited & digital special editions of his upcoming album “Go”.

“the concept behind ‘go quiet’ was simple: it’s new year’s day in reykjavík, and jónsi awakens to a trashed house in the wake of his party. he avoids cleaning up and instead procrastinates by playing songs that reflect the night before, the bittersweetness of new year, and the melancholy of a year gone by” – director dean deblois.

This Friday, the 26th, you’ll find this splendid beat seeker at the Seattle Art Museum, for an installation of their SAM Remix event series, featuring some of my favorite local (and nearly-local) producers, plus a museum full of other happenings…. all for only $10!

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH @ THE DOWNTOWN SAM

Experience SAM Remix Downtown, which will bursting at the seams with live music, art, DJs, performances, talks, dancing and more at this late-night creative explosion!

The night’s activities include:

• Decibel Festival stage featuring A/V performances by LOSCIL (Kranky : Vancouver), THE SIGHT BELOW (Ghostly International), NORDIC SOUL (Decibel) & GEL-SOL (em:t).
• Brokenbeat performances by SUNTZU SOUND
• Mashups spun by DJ FREDDIE KING OF PANTS
• Accordionist Philip Kobernik of band Hey Marseilles playing live in the galleries
• SAM Talks: Artist Salon with videos, images and more presented by Seattle-based artists
• Live, kinetic sculpture installations by Lingo Dance Company
• Theatrical performance by Mike Pham of Helsinki Syndrome
• Modern dance by Evoke Productions
• Teatro ZinZanni’s amazing juggler Bernard Hazens
• SAMtrax playlists in the Third and Fourth Floor galleries, curated by writers, artists and critics
• Seattle Beard & Stache Fest’s Bearded Lady competition
• A drawing studio with live models
• Masquerade face painting
• A design competition using Seattle-based artist Curtis Steiner’s 1,000 Blocks interactive sculpture
• Readings by poets Daemond Arrindell and Storme Webberwith Rosalyn DeRoos
• My Favorite Things tours with local artists, critics and arts organizations, including Adriana Grant, Regina Hackett, Denee McCloud & Gao Gao, KT Niehoff of Lingo Dance, Yoko Ott & Scott Lawrimore, Jessica Powers, Helen Divjak of MOHAI, Vivian Phillips of the Hansberry Project at ACT, Carlo Scandiuzzi of Act Theatre and more.

Doors open at 8pm / 18+

Tickets may be purchased at the Ticketing Desk at any of SAM’s three sites or over the phone with a credit card by calling the Box Office at 206.654.3121. This is an ages 18+ event. Visit THE SAM REMIX EVENT PAGE for more info on the February SAM Remix event.

Members: $5
Adults: $10
Students: $8
Seniors: $8

The Seattle Art Museum
1300 1st Ave, Seattle

I posted a massive Doodling At Work update last night. Check it out to eavesdrop on my subconscious ramblings and comment on your favorites.

Check out this fantastic coupling of psychedelic, glitchy, chillout tunes from Sun In Aquarius. It’s a free download, so you best do yourself a favor and add these gems to your bloated music collection. You can be sure that I’ll be using both tracks in future DJ sets. More music and info about Sun In Aquarius can be found at his Myspace page.

Sun In Aquarius is a Experimental Electronic project from up and coming sound designer Jake Rose (23). Thick sonic soundscapes and liquidy glitches interweave with the psychedelic, cryptic lyrics of jim morrison and the doors in this FREE release.
Special thanks to Travis Universe for his magical guitars on Riders on the storm!.

Please enjoy this set of lovely, melodic IDM-chill-downtempo-glitch from recent Chillography guest, Cotec.

Music to Cycle Thru  by  Cotec