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“There’s no question that this is one of our best artists in the form of his life.” – Mixmag
Wooozy Offline brings out the big guns this November. Acclaimed UK producer Lone is coming to throw down his live a/v magic show, which in China will feature DJ and visual creative star Konx-om-Pax.
The hyper-chromatic music of Matt Cutler marks him out as a true impressionist. As Lone, he drizzles brightly colored melody through his tracks with all the reflexive skill of a master painter daubing inks and pigment across paper. On Reality Testing (Cutler’s fifth Lone album, released on legendary imprint R&S in June 2014), he sends notes and chords rippling delicately into space before allowing them to disperse, to ooze beautifully away into the background fabric of the music. Combined with rhythms that ebb and flow, shifting from propulsive club constructions to beatific coastal hip-hop, it’s a sensuous, immersive, heady experience, and easily his most accomplished and self-contained work to date.
“I was listening to a lot of Detroit techno and old Chicago house that had the same grain and dirtiness to it as a lot of the hip-hop I was listening to,” says Cutler of the genesis for Reality Testing. “That was the real spark – I wanted to make an album that had both hip-hop and house beats, but that weren’t completely different from each other, that shared the same sort of vibe. I love the idea of two things sat side by side, but instead of it seeming like they’re complete opposites, [it’s more that] those two things could almost be the same thing.”
Indeed, Reality Testing is unique among Lone’s work to date with its feeling of complete unification. Throughout, he draws upon the many loves and inspirations he’s previously explored in his own music – house, techno and instrumental hip-hop – weaving them together into an inseparable whole.
Cutler’s prolific output as Lone has portrayed a restlessly creative mind, always searching for new pathways down which to take his sound. Others have taken note – he’s produced for for Azealia Banks, and remixed for the likes of Radiohead, Friendly Fires, Nathan Fake, TEED, Underworld, Steffi, Midland and more. In his early years, he remembers, his work rate was relentless: “literally every day [I’d be] working on music, doing tracks really quickly, just trying to capture a mood and a vibe.” Lone’s music, with its melodic warmth and emotional expressiveness, has long felt like a portal into Cutler’s subconscious – each individual track seems to enshrine a particular mood at the moment it’s written.
To further celebrate the mood of Lone’s tracks, famed album designer Konx-om-Pax, began creating stunning live visuals to complement Lone’s sonic sketches. In May 2014, London crowds saw the debut of their collaborative live a/v show, which has since toured worldwide, including stops in Russia and the US.
We are happy to announce that Konx-om-Pax will be adding his creatively curated visuals to the Lone Asian tour, something we believe will blow your collective minds. As an extra special treat, audiences in China will also get to hear Konx-om-Pax’s – he will support Lone from behind the decks as well.
As 2014 slips into winter, we are happy to offer our strongest Wooozy Offline to date, this time with a magnificent live show of sounds, beats, and sights that are as beautiful as they are unique.
Split Works gives you Lone featuring Konx-om-Pax, live for the very first time in China.
Wooozy Offline: Lone Live a/v Show feat. Konx-om-Pax
【BEIJING】
Date: 2014.11.14 Friday
Time: 10pm
Venue: Dada
Address: 206 Gulou Dong Dajie Dongcheng District (东城区鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室 （宝钞胡同对面）)
Tickets: 80RMB (60RMB before 12am)
Guests: Microhate, Veeky
【SHANGHAI】
Date: 2014.11.15 Saturday
Time: 10pm
Venue: Arkham
Address: 1 Wulumuqi Lu, near Hengshan Lu (乌鲁木齐路1号, 近衡山路)
Price: 80RMB (60RMB before 12am)
Guests: Jackie/ Ginga / dj sleepless/
ARTIST LINKS
Video of Live Show in Moscow: boilerroom.tv/recording/lone/
Dummy Mag Interview with Lone :www.dummymag.com/features/lone-matt-cutler-interview-reality-testing-okay-i-must-be-dreaming
The Ripe Lone Review: www.theripe.tv/lone-vengeance-video/
Consequence of Sound Lone Review:consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/album-review-lone-reality-testing/
Mix Mag Lone Review: www.mixmag.net/reviews/albums/lone
Konx-om-Pax Official Website: displaycopy.net/
About Wooozy:
As an online music hub, Wooozy.cn has been covering the best and the freshest music from all around the world since 2009. Wooozy Offline started in 2014 and is more than a party, a workshop, or an event – it’s a bridge connecting China’s local electronic music scene with the world.
About Konx-om-Pax:
Konx-om-Pax aka Tom Scholfield has become one of the leading animators, directors and illustrators in Scotland. From running Techno and Acid nights at the legendary Club 69 in Paisley he moved to Glasgow for The Art School. In that time Tom would ignore briefs and competitions to make music promos for Jimmy Liddel, or he would undertake self initiated experiments recording classical music to cd-rs, drawing on the CD and recording patterns in how it would skip. In the past few years Tom has produced a steady series of music promo and installation work and established his own studio and label for experimental noise records ‘ Display Copy’. He began working with DJ and producer, Lone, in 2014.
About Beijing Wooozy Offline Special Guests:
Microhate (SWIM): Sounds from Microhate are varied as his music taste – old school, modern House/Techno, and UKG/Wonky to name a few. As a clubber himself, Microhate knows how to bring nonstop energy and avant-garde grooves to the dance floor. He earned his chops as the editorial director of the electronica music journal, DJ Mag in China.
Link: http://www.mixcloud.com/microhate/
Veeky: Always cutting edge, Veeky keeps up with trends by DJing and promoting electronica around the world – from Taipei to London. She’s worked with the likes of Designer Drugs and Vicarious Bliss from Ed Banger records and has settled down for now in Beijing and Do Hits Veeky’s crew of choice.
Link: https://soundcloud.com/wei-chia-wu
About Shanghai Wooozy Offline Residents:
dj sleepless: a sleepless set can be defined as indefinable, shifting sleeplessly between genres, but never forgetting the dance floor, keeping things fresh with the odd curveball.
Link: https://soundcloud.com/djsleeplesssh
Jackie: Backed by skills honed through years of practice and a whole lotta club time, Jackie always brings it, transforming crowds into a mass of sentient beings whenever he plays.[:zh]
“毫无疑问他是我们最优秀的音乐人之一，现在亦是他的创作巅峰时期。” —— Mixmag
Lone是英国电音制作人Matt Cutler的化名，他如同画家般在音乐的画纸上挥毫泼墨，将绚丽多彩的颜色浸润到旋律中，是一位真正的印象派电子音乐人。Lone从2007年至今发行了5张专辑和100多首歌曲，相当多产。在过去7年时间里，他尝遍各种音乐风格，从Hazy Beats、Hip Hop到House、Classic Rave 和Detroit Techno，同时贯穿其中的则是来自他本人的慵懒的特质音色。受无解电场的邀请，Lone将和合作伙伴——著名动画家Konx-om-Pax共同登台，在11月为上海和北京听众带来一场别开生面的多媒体演出。
Lone早期曾担当过Azealia Banks的制作人，在世界各国举办演出的同时，也为Radiohead、Friendly Fires、Nathan Fake、TEED、Underworld、Steffi和Midland等众多音乐人和乐队做过混音。
他从不在作品里掩饰对自己创作产生影响的音乐人，这一点早在两年前于电音名厂R&S旗下发表的专辑《Galaxy Garden》里就可见一斑，这张作品名副其实地为听者带来一场浩瀚银河般瑰丽的听觉体验。随着音效的不断堆叠及速度加快，将他标志性的极繁主义风格发挥得淋漓精致，充满前卫妖艳的画面感。我们确实可以从中听到英国环境电子乐先锋Boards Of Canada与电音民谣乐手Bibio的影响。
出人意料的是，在今年发表的最新专辑《Reality Resting》里，Lone的曲风从前卫华丽转身变为淳朴恬淡。在轻巧灵动的Hip-Hop节奏之中，融入复古的Deep House元素，构建成新作的基础，再加上爵士钢琴及Lone独有特质的人声采样，令人心情愉悦。化繁就简的《Reality Testing》可能无法如前作般震撼人心，但其温柔恬淡、曲径通幽的悠远意境足以令人沉醉其中。这应该是他目前最成功并且最能充分展现个人特质的作品。
Lone在这次的亚洲巡演中，将由英国著名动画师Konx-om-Pax担当VJ，为听者带来一场华丽的视听盛宴。今年5月，这对组合首次在伦敦亮相，这场世界巡回演出还包括美国和俄罗斯站。Lone亦会在10月远赴日本加入2014东京红牛音乐学院的演出阵容。
这场临冬之际的演出，也将是无解电场系列活动迄今为止最为豪华的阵容，为中国乐迷带来热力四射的多媒体演出，敬请期待！
演出信息
【北京站】
日期：2014年11月14日 周五
时间：22:00
场馆：Dada BJ
地址：鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室 （宝钞胡同对面）
票价：80元
*演出当天午夜12点前现场购票可享受60元
凭当晚Wild Beasts演出印章可享受60元
现场支持：Microhate / Veeky
【上海站】
日期：2014年11月15日 周六
时间：22:00
场馆：Arkham
地址：乌鲁木齐路1号, 近衡山路
票价：80元
*演出当天午夜12点前现场购票可享受60元
凭当晚Wild Beasts演出印章可享受60元
现场支持： Jackie/ Ginga / dj sleepless/
相关链接
关于Lone：
莫斯科的演出视频：boilerroom.tv/recording/lone/
Dummy Mag的采访：www.dummymag.com/features/lone-matt-cutler-interview-reality-testing-okay-i-must-be-dreaming
The Ripe 的报道： www.theripe.tv/lone-vengeance-video/
Consequence of Sound的报道：consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/album-review-lone-reality-testing/
Mix Mag 的报道: www.mixmag.net/reviews/albums/lone
无解音乐网中文评论: www.wooozy.cn/archives/20924
关于Konx-om-Pax：
官网: displaycopy.net/
关于无解音乐网:
从2009年开始，无解音乐网就以报道国内外最令人激动的音乐为己任.而作为无解音乐网旗下的活动——“无解电场”绝不仅仅只包括一个派对，一次工作坊经历，或者一次活动而已。它会成为链接国内外电音交流的一座桥梁。
关于 Konx-om-Pax:
Konx-om-Pax，即Tom Scholfield，英国知名动画家、专辑设计师和电影制片。自他在Paisley的69俱乐部举办了一系列Techno and Acid的电音之夜后，后进入到格拉斯哥艺术学院进修，在那段时间里，Tom不是在全力为Jimmy Liddel做音乐推广，就是躲在自己的小屋里尝试将古典乐刻在光盘上，摆弄各种CD然后研究如何在各种快速切换中录制电子乐riff。过去的这几年里，Tom已经做了大量音乐推广，并且创建了自己的录音棚和一个名为Display Copy实验噪音厂牌。他与DJ及制作人Lone的合作开始于2014年。
北京站现场支持:
Microhate (SWIM):
电子音乐记者，混迹北京舞曲圈多年后按耐不住转行做起DJ，现为新潮电音品牌SWIM中的一员。他的风格多元，涉猎美式根源舞曲、德式重拍舞曲和英式未来电音。带给舞池永不停歇的能量，与不懈追寻律动中的前卫因子是其作为DJ的最大动力。
链接: http://www.mixcloud.com/microhate/
Veeeky:
台湾电子朋克乐团Bounce Girlz的一员，两年多在伦敦的经历奠定了她独特的选曲方式。凭着锐利、有趣的眼光和独特的音乐爱好为大家带来前卫又有生命力的曲风。她除参加台北、北京等的音乐节表演，也被国内外知名艺人邀请一起在派对演出。包括活跃于日本独立时尚界的MADEMOISELLE YULIA、VERBAL(M-FLO)、以及 Mark Pritchard (Warp)、 Diplo(MajorLazor)等等。
链接: https://soundcloud.com/wei-chia-wu
上海站现场支持:
Jackie：
来自江苏，但先后在上海和北京都居住过的Jackie是国内少见的硬派DJ，有着海量的唱片收藏，以及丰富的音乐知识。尽管作风低调，但他的每次演出都极受业内人士的肯定。
链接：http://site.douban.com/jackie/
Ginga：
作为日本Techno组织VETA的一员，Ginga早在2000年开始，便在大阪和京都进行演出，他的DJ涵盖了包括Techno、IDM和Dub等多种元素，是一位极具爆发力和音乐素养的优秀DJ。
链接：www.vetajapan.net
dj sleepless：
dj sleepless对音乐有着庞杂的胃口，可他真正想要寻找的却是不同种类音乐中的Groove核心，并想在DJ时候通过对不同种类音乐的编排，让更多人体会到音乐里这种超越身体和灵魂的强大能量。
链接： https://soundcloud.com/djsleeplesssh
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