Fwd: Ascension 03

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Hey kids,

I'm playing this show.  Fun!  I'm doing and early set (8-9) in the 
upstairs room.  Come and check it out,

Mark Sottilaro

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>
> Subject: Ascension 03
>
> Ascension 03
> "A Celebration of Electronic Dance and Art Culture"
>
> Date:          February 13, 3002
> Location:      1015 Folsom,
>
> Ascension  brings new entertainment forms and cultural movements 
> developed
> deep in the underground  to a club environment where they can be
> experienced in context by a broader audience.   Ascension is now in 
> it's
> third year and has evolved into a showcase featuring the best of the
> electronic dance and art culture from the bay area and beyond.
>
> Elements of Ascension will include music, performance artists, 
> multi-media
> art, and fashion all originating, evolving, and drawing inspiration 
> from
> electronic music.  Music will concentrate on live electronic acts and 
> DJs
> who produce a significant part of their own play list in the moment. 
> One
> highly anticipated act is Überzone, which Spin Magazine named as one 
> of the
> six producers to create "the biggest beats ever."  Performance troupes 
> will
> strive to push the boundaries in a variety of dance and movement 
> genres.
> Art installations will create atmosphere and encourage interaction.  A
> fashion show will also give some of the most promising designers in 
> the Bay
> Area a platform to showcase a variety of inspirations in a 
> revolutionizing
> fashion show and performance hybrid.
>
> Red Bull® Energy Drink together with Infinite Kaos, a multi-media
> collective of dancers, musicians, and artists will produce the event 
> in a
> continuing commitment to support the thriving electronic music 
> community.
> Proceeds from the event will benefit the San Francisco Late Night 
> Coalition
> (SFLNC).  SFLNC is a broad-based group of community members, promoters,
> activists, DJs, musicians, artists, and club owners from throughout 
> the Bay
> Area whose collective goal is to protect, preserve, and promote San
> Francisco's late-night culture.  The SFLNC works to encourage 
> understanding
> and awareness of the regulations and issues surrounding after-hours
> entertainment in the Bay Area.  Over the past two years Ascension has
> raised over $10,000 for the SFLNC.
>
> Music Schedule
> Main Room:
> *Uberzone- LIVE- Spin Magazine named Überzone as one of the six 
> producers to
> create "the
> biggest beats ever.Überzone is the brainchild of southern California 
> native
> Q (named after the
> "gizmo" -loving James Bond character).His early singles, "Botz" and 
> "The
> Freaks", released on taste-maker indie dance label City of Angels, were
> critically acclaimed club tracks that established Q as one of the 
> leading
> American producers of breakbeat music. His remixes of Sarah McLachlan, 
> The
> Crystal Method and BT also established him as one of the biggest names 
> in
> the American dance scene. Special thanks to ((( THUMP))) Radio for 
> helping
> to book these special artists for Ascension!
> *Lorin (bassnectar.net) -Psychotically addicted to his studio, Lorin is
> presenting tonight a symphony of entirely orignal Bassnectar 
> production:
> Tracks and remixes from the Amorphous Music 1998-2003 roster include
> material from Sayr, Majool, Landlside, Spearhead and Amon Tobin. Lorin 
> has
> been touring through Australia, Fiji and Hawaii, and this is his first 
> SF
> appearance since New Years.
> *an-ten-na -live (eyephunk/fuel)
> *Shakatura (Ceiba, Looq)- all original music
> *ESP -live (Dimension7)
> *Alaric
> *Geeno
> *Ikarus
>
> Front room:  Clear-Cut Gateway
> *Octavius (Mush Records)
> *Endosine (CitrikSystems)
> *Mark Deutsch -live Byzantar
> *ANON+GIRLIE8.TV (www.echolocation.fm)
> *Geeno VS Ikarus (Infinite Kaos)
>
> Urban Momentum Room (downstairs)
> *Vin Rock (2 x ITF Champ, Triple Threat DJs)
> *Patrick Wilson (New Life, Momentum)
> *DJ Riddler? (Uniting Souls, Flavor)
> *Milano
>
> Upstairs:  East/West Room
> *Hypnomadic feat. Soulsalaam -an electrorganic cultural musical 
> performance
> with an intense urban edge that incorporates international music 
> forms, beat
> construction using state of the art dj equipment,
> studio computer programs and hardware, creating a harmonic listening
> experience that produces it's own
> unique genre.
> *Playground -live
> *Barefoot (Aranji)
> *Dutch (Thump Radio)
> *Sleeping -live
> *DHAMAAL -live
>
> Backstage Room (upstairs)
> *Dave Molina -live
> *IKAmyO (IK)
> *Shawna (Apsara)
> *Space Invader
> *Polaris
> *Liam Shy (Eyephunk)
> *Ritter Gluck (Spire, IK)
> *Captain Kaos (Infinite Kaos)
>
> Dance Crews Bustin' it throughout the night:
>
>      Capoeira USA                (brazilian martial art)
>      Sisterz of the Underground  (bgirls)
>      Flo-ology                   (nu house styles)
>      D.R.E.A.M.                  (afro-latin hiphop)
>      Bits and Pieces              (POWER)
> --------------
> Events Schedule:
> Main Room
>
>  8:00 - 9:30   Ascension Reception ? cocktails and sushi (invite only)
>  9:45 - 10:00  SFLNC Political guest speeches
> 10:00 - 10:45  Ascension Fashion Performance
> 10:45 - 3:00   Music and Performances
>
> Invited Speakers:
> Mark Leno, State Assembly
> Chris Daly, Board of Supervisors
> Bevin Duffy, Board of Supervisors
> Heather Fong, Deputy Chief, SFPD
> Greg Suhr, Commander, SFPD
> Dennis Herrera, newly elected City Attorney
>
> -------------
> Performances By:    Circo Zero, Capacitor, Mystic Family Circus, 
> Infinite
> Kaos,
>                   Apsara,  Caipoira USA, Freaksoultribe
>
> ---------------
> Fashion Performance
> Visual Aristry:     Projection Environments by D7, Lightrhythm, Chaos
>                Consortium, Drummachine, & the Video Salon Art Army
>
> ---------------
> Art Liaison:   ART SF
>
> Collaborative Energy by A Cast Too Numerous to Name - Love to All!!!
>
> --------------
> Ascension 03's General Theme:  "Polarity and Synthesis"
>
> Room Overview
>
> 1015 Folsom has 5 distinct rooms, all of which will be completely
> transformed by the Ascensionists. A room is a point on a map connected 
> to
> other rooms. There are transitions. A room embodies a series of ideas
> through time.
>
> The room themes are as follows:
>
> Front Entry Room:  "Clearcut"  Featuring Nature vs. Technology
>
> Main Room:  general theme of Polarity and Synthesis
>
> Downstairs:  "Urban Momentum"
>
> Upstairs Main Room:  "East Meets West"
>
> Backstage Room:  The embryo of the creative spirit
> -----------------
>
> Clear-Cut Room
> Clearcut  follows the simple arc of Humanity...growing out of Nature 
> and
> overstepping its boundaries. Polarity and synthesis.  Nature vs 
> Technology.
>
>
> East/West Room
> East Meets West is romp through the many possible dualities suggested 
> by
> the title.  These East/West oppositions have been the source of so much
> conflict ? both political and cultural.    Every point on Earth is
> simultaneously east and west of every other.
>
> Urban Momentum
> Bringing together the dancers from all tribes - ? b-boys/girls, house,
> freestyle, Capoeira, poppers and others  to bend the boundaries of 
> urban
> contemporary dance.  This area will also feature a unique dance area 
> with
> street obstacles for dancers to use as they freestyle.
>
>
> ================
> SPECIAL NOTE:
>
> This event will sell out.  Get there early or take a chance at not 
> getting
> in.  The had to close the line at 11:30 last year.  This is an amazing 
> once
> a year event ? so get there early, soak it in and enjoy the best of 
> the bay
> areas vibrant electronic dance and art culture!
>
>