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"I've done it all, honey. I've worked, I've walked, I've danced,
I've pranced. I've seen it all, sweetie, but I've never seen you. I am
legendary. You are not."
Thus begins KeokiClash, the stunning return to the fold by the
legendary DJ Keoki. A mix truly Keoki's own; it's the now sound of
electroclash interwoven with Keoki's myriad electronic influences,
ones that cover the scope of modern dance music's evolution since the
80s. Haunting atmospherics merge with stuttering synths and syncopated
beats on L'Ectronix's "Window Shopping in the Mirror," while Zombie
Nation's "Unload" melds some early-'90s house sounds with present day
electro bliss. The KeokiClash record plays almost autobiographical:
You can hear the ominous references to the Club Kid days and the
clubland murder case of Michael Alig in Keoki's own mix of "Virus" by
The Horrorist; feel Keoki reveling in Miss Kittin's dismissal of "sex,
drugs, and rock and roll" in Felix da Housecat's "Madam Hollywood,"
remixed here by Ursula 1000 with a gritty underbelly. Keoki is
featured in PARTY MONSTER , the new film by Fenton Bailey and Randy
Barbato that chronicles the story of Michael Alig, a prominent club
promoter in the Club Kid era who murdered friend Angel Melendez.
Wilmer Valderrama, better known as Fez from That 70's Show, portrays
DJ Keoki in the film; he was very close to the events surrounding the
Alig murder case. In Party Monster, it's readily apparent how a whole
generation evolved away from cheap beer and arena rock, joining forces
with producers, designers, promoters, artists, and Keoki -- who was
providing the soundtrack and a visual inspiration as well -- for this
cultural phenomenon.
KEOKI SPINS AT FAT KAT WITH DANIEL ASH
SATURDAY AUG 16th
In a last minute effort and their first ever combo show Furtive
Communications and FACTORY bring DJ Keoki to you with what is sure to
be another legendary performance at the FAT KAT on Saturday August
16th.
Keoki will spin in the MEGA dance club in FAT KAT with Wes Reed and
locals, while his good friend Daniel Ash (of Bauhaus and Love &
Rockets fame) will spin with Alex Pagan at FACTORY next door.
$15. gets you into both rooms.
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