Time: 9pm - 2am
Tickets: $15 presale / $20 door
Audion, the mysterious alter ego of Matthew Dear, joins us live for a night of "manic forward momentum" with additional sets by some of our favorite local DJs: Mozhgan, Jackie House and Matt Hubert!
Audion (Live A/V)
Gray Area and blasthaus present Audion, Mozhgan, Jackie House and Matt Hubert live!
Artists
Audion
Under cover of darkness, Matthew Dear slips out of his pop auteur guise and exorcises his demons on the dancefloor through an elusive alter-ego, Audion. Over the years, Dear has steered its sound from grime-flecked minimalism to sinewy funk to restless floor-fillers, but the project’s core ideals remain constant: a manic forward momentum, eye-popping visual aesthetic (created alongside longtime collaborator Will Calcutt), and dedication to high-class body music.
Audion first appeared in 2004 with two EPs, Kisses andThe Pong, offering a hard and heavy counterpoint to the crisp microhouse of Dears breakthrough album Leave Luck to Heaven. The full scope of the Audion sound was realized on the 2005 record Suckfish, as frantic tracks like “Just Fucking” and “Your Place or Mine” presented a saw-toothed side of Matthew Dear few had seen before. In 2006, Audions subversive club anthem “Mouth To Mouth”an ever-ascending work of art with a distinctive “swarm of bees” climaxbecame the toast of that year’s DEMF. That track, still in heavy rotation among the world’s top DJs, was the pivot point, cementing Audion as a genuine force in the world of dance music. In 2009, Audion re-emerged with a retooled approach: seven sleek, propulsive singlesfrom the slow motorik pulse of “I Am the Car” to the hands-in-the-air hooks of “Look At the Moon”released over the course of the year, culminating in a club-riling A/V tour called Hecatomb.
The Audion camp fell silent soon after that worldwide run, giving the producer/singer time to release two increasingly ambitious Matthew Dear albums, as well as perform with a live band while opening arenas for Depeche Mode, Interpol, and more. Well the wait is now over: 2013 heralded Audion’s return with a career-spanning retrospective ( Audion X ) and Subverticul, a breathtaking audiovisual experience built with Vita Motus (the team behind Amon Tobins groundbreaking ISAM tour). And now, after what feels like forever, Dear is revisiting his roots with a new collection of remixes (Mouth to Mouth 10, featuring such esteemed colleagues as Scuba, Dubfire, and Jamie Jones) and a long-awaited second album – due out summer 2016 – that brings a daunting amount of new material full circle.
“I have to admit,” explains Dear, “it was a bit daunting at one point, realizing I had this mountain of information to whittle into an album. I worried perhaps I’d gone too far, and wouldn’t be able to pull it out of the other side. The dust settled a few months ago, and the album essentially wrote itself. I hit a creative streak and remixed tracks from years ago, made some new ones in a day, and put the whole thing together in two weeks. Once I knew the plot, it was easy to connect the chapters.”
Mozhgan
Mozhgan is a DJ based in San Francisco, California. Since 2011 she has been throwing one of SF's most musically diverse dance events, We Are Monsters, where she is a Resident DJ. Combining elements of Cosmic Disco, Cold Wave, Minimal Synth, Post Punk, Rock, Industrial, and EBM with House and Techno, the monthly event has brought together forward thinking DJs and crowds in an intimate setting. She has also brought her instantly recognizable style and sounds to the annual Sunset Campout and Burning Man, as well as a recurring weekly set at Monarch in SF. Mozhgan has developed her distinctive approach to selecting and mixing music that has distinguished her as one of the outstanding new DJs in San Francisco.
Partner
blasthaus
Over the past 19 years, blasthaus has produced hundreds of group exhibitions, festivals, performances and special events in San Francisco which manifest the convergence of art, technology and entertainment. World-renowned for championing contemporary talent on an international scale within the electronic arts and music scene, the collective has built a reputation for some of the most cutting-edge, tasteful and provocative cultural (and sub-cultural) happenings in the Bay Area and beyond. blasthaus gallery was recognized as the the first gallery space in the United States dedicated exclusively to the emerging genre of the electronic and digital arts. Founded in April 1995, the gallery has established itself as the epicenter for art and technology in the greater Bay Area and developed an international reputation for the presentation of art that incorporates technology, science and new media. This includes interactive sculpture, multimedia installation, sound art, robotics and mechanical sculpture, computer-based or computer driven work, net art, light art, video and performance. Currently blasthaus has suspended regular gallery programming in San Francisco, but is still very active in the electronic and media arts scene in both the US and in Europe. Feel free to get in contact here on our website or connect with us online, we'd love to hear from you! blasthaus events are produced on an ongoing basis and often include artists, productions, installations and media elements which are featured in the gallery. Events are thematically curated and whether they be individual one-offs or regularly scheduled, a blasthaus event is recognized as a cultivation of cutting edge trends in art, technology and entertainment. These themes include electronic music, lectures, performance art, and multimedia happenings. Blasthaus events are noteworthy for their incorporation of interactive media elements and creative fusions made within the event dynamic. Elements such as live video and film compositions, interactive art installations, large format gaming, and performance art all contribute to making each event a unique entertainment experience. Join our mailing list and stay up to date with what's happening! blasthaus design is a graphics and multimedia studio which functions as the third component of the company. The production team manages a wide range of projects from simple product launches to major media campaigns. In addition, our design team works with a host of creative companies and individuals providing motion graphics design and audio/visual solutions for stage, hi-end php web development and design, and unique industrial design solutions.
