"Then from the East came these Magi
trailing their treasure to a city Northwest
guided along a bright star's path
travelling where Sunseth's seen best."
Art of noiZ, in collaboration with Eyelipse booking agency, will be hosting a Candyflip
Records label party to add a finishing touch to this year's Saturnalia and celebrate the
annual return of Light. In 2002 Candyflip Records was born in the electrophonic
underground of Thessaloniki, and grew up to become a cutting edge outlet for deep
progressive and groovy psytrance.
For this event seven artists have been summoned to display the broad array of tones and
tunes that represent the label. Studio 80 on Rembrandt square in Amsterdam will set up
both its rooms for this special event. For common convenience the two stages are divided
as progressive and minimal, while styles may cross the road from techhouse to the lighter
side of psytrance as well.
The eccentric edge to progressive electronic music of Kosmas Epsilon will need no
introduction for a broad audience of dance addicts, as his dj sets are equally renowned
around the globe as his production skills. Kosmas' tracks can be found in the bags and
charts of DJ’s like Sasha, John Digweed, James Holden, Pete Tong and Tiesto, to name but
a few. Prepare to drift to a higher plane.
Arara is one of the two initiators of the psytrance project Andromeda, known for its
broad-n-bright sound and mind melting melodies. Born Greek, now based in Holland, Nikos
started playing at the legendary ELF and now frequently travels the world to perform live
or play one of his highly charged dj-sets, that over the years have become deeper and more
groovy.
Yves Eaux, an all-round dj/producer/director, who made his entrance to the dance scene on
original dutch warehouse parties during the mid-nineties, follows a more tribal approach
to the international sound of today. Yves creates a state of euphony, that engulfs the
crowd and transcends all language, steering all communication to follow one general rule:
music over mind over matter.
As part of the original crew at the fabled Acid club in Thessaloniki, Peter Zen got
entangled in psychotronic music halfway through the last decade of the twentieth century.
Nowadays, he spreads his wings far beyond the borders of Greece, playing music for inner
travelling, or to put it in his own words: "close your eyes, open your ears".
Analogue started out as a disk jockey for radio stations in Greece and his selection
quickly gave him the opportunity to play clubs and parties. A progression of positive
vibes and unseasonal warmth flows from this Greek mountain, grooving down through a
valley of various rhythms, gaining strength to rise to new peaks.
Reg.H, a progressive DJ from Germany, influenced by electro and techno, will be returning
from Germany, after his recent appearance on Bleep Bizarre in Studio 80. His style is
powerful and effective, low on the tempo, yet brimming with surprising combinations of
beats and a high flow of energy.
Closing this line up will be Stratos, without whom this event would not be possible, as
he is the label manager of Candyflip Records. He started playing in 2000, climbing from
small underground parties to international festivals, established Candyflip two years
after and recently created a new label, called Slik't Music, ever broadening the range of
hypnotic vibes coming from the electrophonic capital of Greece, Thessaloniki.
Expect to be surprised!
Art of Noiz' Candyflip label party
Monday, December 24, 2007
Studio 80, Rembrandtplein 17
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
22:00 - 06:00, entrance € 15,-
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