DECEMBER 6TH - 2008 - ill.gates - Autopirate album launch in Toronto Canada.

SENSORIA invites you back to the Augusta House on December 6th for an unforgettable evening promising sensational bass and eye-widening visuals. The night showcases a dual album launch party for Philadelphian grime don Starkey - “Ephemeral Exhibits” (out on Planet µ, Nov. 24th) and Torontonian glitch-and-bass heavy-hitter ill.gates - “Autopirate” (out this fall on Muti Music) with both Dubslingers and Subtrac representing Toronto dubstep in full force.

STARKEY (Planet µ)
“I operate on the fringes of dubstep, like Vex’d, Darkstar and Joker. So much music nowadays lacks melodies, that’s why I stick out I think.”
Starkey is undoubtably Philidelphia’s finest dubstep / grime / bass artist and the latest signing to Planet µ. In the 2008 grime and dubstep arena, Starkey is a gleaming bright anomaly. Whereas so many producers’ default mode is darkness and gloom, Starkey’s music is saturated with upbeat colour, and through melody he harnesses a powerful, alien rave energy seldom heard enough. His latest remarkable beats are definitely going to get you bouncing and we’re excited to have him here in Toronto. Recently, he was featured on BBC Radio One through the Mary Anne Hobbs’ “Bass Generation” show - a huge honour. For a monthly dose, be sure to check out the show he hosts on “Seclusiasis Radio” every 1st monday of the month on SubFM.
http://sub.fm/archive/SeclusiasisRadioStarkey03Nov08SubFM.mp3

ILL.GATES (Muti Music, SF)
ill.gates is not so much an emerging artist as an emerging moniker of an established producer creating a new alias. ill.gates, of Toronto, is also known for his productions as the incredibly popular ‘The Phat Conductor.’ He is one of Canada’s leading underground exports, holding it down since 1995 with gigs as far as Switzerland, U.K., N.Y. and the legendary festivals of Burning Man of Black Rock City in the desert of Nevada and Shambhala Music Festivalal in the rainforests of British Columbia. His wide range of style covers all genres from dubstep / hip hop / glitch hop / electro / techno / breakbeat /dancehall / d’n'b / IDM.
http://www.thephatconductor.com/IllGates-SpeedLimit.mp3
http://www.thephatconductor.com/ill.gates-autopirate-teaser.mp3
http://www.mutimusic.com/2/news/artists/blog-emerging-artist-ill-gates

BOMBAMAN (Subtrac, LoDubs)
Also known as Matt Carl, the other 1/2 of Toronto’s groundbreaking dubstep duo Loetech w/ fellow production wizard XI. Co-hosting their weekly “Streamizm” radio show Tuesdays 9pm - 11pm EST, Bombaman has dropped 4/4 electro-tinged sub-bass bombs on Lo Dubs, Aufect Recordings, and Dubplatelet, with upcoming releases slated from LA Dubstep Nostra, Lo Dubs and Badman Press. With his original tunes played on the regular by luminaries from Diplo to Rusko and Trouble & Bass, his in-demand remixing skills have subvertized hot product from Syntonics, Alias, Egyptrixx, DZ, Solvent, Alias and Times Neue Roman.
SEK ONE (Subtrac, Curbcrawlers)

Serving up puffy-doughed dubstep wobblers, blissed-out minimal techno delicacies and sugar-shocked microwave popcorn [all with proper pastry packaging design!], Brandon Smith’s Subtrac-affiliated dubstep alter-ego wears many chef’s hats well. Self-proclaimed “genre-agnostic” yet devout sound missionary preaching a taste-making techno gospel via his influential blog  thecurbcrawlers.com and its associate fine-tuned dance events and web-esthetics. Guaranteed to stylishly tip Toronto off to vital emerging sounds from around the world, Sek One is raising roofs, raising the bar for promotional graphic design, and raising the profile of Canadian electronic producers worldwide.
JAWBONE (Dubslingers)
Pacifist killa soundboy DJ-producer of ragga-jungle since 1995. Founding resident of Dubslingers and host of Toronto’s longest-running weekly dubstep event, Thymeless Wednesdays, you must by now know Grant McKeown. Respected for his tried-and-true commitment to community-building, Jawbone is renowned for his signature ragga-dubstep sound influenced by heavy amen d’n'b with rich roots-reggae bass, melodic vocals and aggro-toasting. He treads softly in camouflage while wielding a big heart and a deep crate to wax you philosophically. A ladies’ gentleman and a rudeboy’s artillerist, Jawbone is stag, wedding, and apocalypse now.
SIDENOTE (Sensoria, Dubslingers)

Fresh from a year abroad playing in clubs from Amsterdam and Paris, small bars in Turkey, to outdoor festivals in the Czech Republic, Andrew Gray is back in Toronto and riding on the momentum from his travels. Hosting the night with support from vetran Toronto emcee Enlight (Randy Le Gendre) and synth support from COI (Joel Blain), you’ll be exposed to his diverse and often before their times eclectic mix of tunes. From a background in underground music that has given him a love for dubstep and street bass, trying to genre-define him is slippery because his tastes span a variety of styles and sounds. His new project Sensoria hopes to bring the versatility of underground bass music out of its niche and in to the open.

VISUALS by QUIM
She lives her life as an extreme example of lightness. She declares war on kitsch, be it expressed through domesticity, unoriginality or untruth. Her struggle against the constraints imposed by her puritan ancestry and the East European Socialists is shown through her videography. Nevertheless, she many times expresses excitement at self-humiliation through the use of her grandfather’s dentistry equipment. She expresses her desire to be cremated and thrown to the winds after death - the last symbol of eternal lightness.
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DECEMBER 6TH - 2008

If you come in groups of 3 or more its 10$, any less and its 12$
Limited capacity so come early! - 19+
152 Augusta Ave, Toronto