<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<img src="cid:part1.02060406.07040104@disko404.org" alt=""><br>
<br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><small><b><big><big>Freitag, 20. Jänner 2006 /
Postgarage, Graz</big></big></b></small><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p></o:p></b><i style=""><span style=""><br>
disko404 presents:<o:p></o:p></span></i><br>
<b><o:p><br>
</o:p><small><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><big><big>Black
Sun Empire</big> </big></span></small></b><small><span lang="EN-GB"
style="">[BSE
Rec., Obsessions, DSCI4 / NL]<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p><br>
<i><span style=""> </span>“Cruel & Unusual” Album Tour</i><br>
<big><big><b style="">Dreas</b></big></big> [Rolling Sounds, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="">Leipzig</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-GB" style=""> / </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="">Graz</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-GB" style="">]<o:p></o:p></span><br>
</small><b><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><big>Silent.Wolf</big>
</span></b><small><span lang="EN-GB" style="">[<span
class="blacktextnb10">gravity, play.fm, u.a.</span></span><span
class="blacktextnb10"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span
lang="EN-GB" style="">/ Wien]<b><o:p></o:p></b></span><br>
</small><big><b>Zeck</b></big><small><big> </big>[disko404 / Graz]<o:p></o:p><br>
<b><big><big>SlickDevlan</big></big> </b>[disko404 / Graz]<br style="">
<br style="">
<b><o:p></o:p><big><big>Daxta MC</big></big> </b>[dynamic vibes /
Klagenfurt]<br style="">
<br style="">
<o:p></o:p>visuals:</small>
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]-->
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--> <big><b style="">rec7</b></big><small>
[disko404, freakbeatz / Graz]</small><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=""><span style=""> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="">Doors open:
22h<br>
Admission AK: € 8 before / € 10 after 23h <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="">Links<br>
<a>http://blacksunempire.com</a><br>
<a>http://drumfunk.at</a><o:p></o:p></span><br>
<a><span lang="EN-GB" style="">http://disko404.org</span></a><b><span
lang="EN-GB" style=""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><big><br>
<b style="">Black Sun Empire</b></big>
is a DJ/producer
collective based in </span><st1:City><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Utrecht</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
The Netherlands. It was formed by René Verdult, Milan Heyboer and his
younger brother Micha Heyboer. <br>
They have been making music together since early 1993 but after
experimenting
with various styles they found their musical direction around 1997,
which
resulted in the formation of Black Sun Empire. Heavily influenced by
releases
from the darker labels such as No U Turn, Prototype and Virus,
drum’n’bass has
been their main focus from then on. <br>
<br>
Around this period they started making demos and sent them around to
Dutch
labels. <br>
This resulted in the release of their tracks Skin Deep and Voltage, on
the </span><st1:City><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rotterdam</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
based label Piruh in 1999. Their next release was Piruh003, which
consisted of the tracks The Silent and Bombrun and they also had a 12”
on “A
New Dawn” the Dutch label run by DJ Esta. <br>
<br>
While these releases were doing well, they felt they wanted more
exposure. CDs
were sent, this time to labels in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">UK</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
still the home of drum’n’bass. It didn’t take long to get response. DJ
Trace was the first to get in touch with them and immediately signed
Black Sun
Empire to his massive label DSCI4. Bad Company would come calling a few
days
later but by then it was too late, all tracks had been signed… <br>
<br>
Their first release on DSCI4 was a Mutationz remix. It came out on the
Mutationz EP alongside three other remixes of DJ Trace’s classic track
by
Stakka & Skynet, Shimon and Kemal. After this, two of their tracks,
Firing
Squad and Radiation, were released on Trace’s album ‘23 degrees from
vertical’,
which also featured tracks from the likes of Matrix, Optical & Ed
Rush,
Kemal & Rob Data, Marcus Intalex, Technical Itch, Stakka &
Skynet and
Trace himself. Following that, Black Sun Empire released an EP on DSCI4
last July,
containing the tracks Smoke, Asphyxiation, Geiger and 1-800 Contact.
During
this time they also did remixes for SKC (Recharcher) and Technical Itch
(Telekinetic) on Nerve and Penetration respectively. <br>
<br>
As more positive response was coming from around the world, they
decided it was
time to start their own label ‘Black Sun Empire Recordings’. The first
release
on this new imprint came out in October 2002 and held two of their own
tracks,
the funky dancefloor smasher “The Rat” flipped with the dark techy
roller
“B’Negative”. Always looking for new talent they spotted some very
promising
newcomers in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
(Benjie from LA and ICBM from </span><st1:State><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Florida</span></st1:place></st1:State><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">)
and in </span><st1:City><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oslo</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
they found Rawthang who previously had gotten very little interest with
their blend of vocals and dark mash-up style beats and basses. Constant
DJ
support includes: Ed Rush, Fierce, Tech Itch, Trace, Kemal, Skynet,
Dylan,
Grooverider, Friction & Cause4Concern and from the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Dieselboy, AK1200 & Hive. <br>
<br>
It didn’t stop there though, every 2 to 3 months saw another release on
this
growing label and their reputation as DJ’s who bring the latest in
everything
from funky, techno influenced dancefloortracks to hard hitting
darkness, grew
larger. To their regular gigs in </span><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Europe</span></st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
two
tours in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
followed, and even a gig in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Russia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
<br>
<br>
Looking around in their hometown they found drum and bass in a sad
state. The
crowds had to do without a quality night and black sun empire decided
to
provide them with one. These “BLACKOUT” parties became very popular and
consistently drew 800 to 1000 people to the old centre of </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Utrecht</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
Even people from other towns come over (not to mention other
countries) to see the blend of international DJs the boys gathered for
this
bi-monthly event. <br>
<br>
The first half of 2004, marks the timeframe for their ‘Driving Insane’
album
tour that covered large parts of </span><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Europe</span></st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
including the notoriously hard to conquer </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">United
Kingdom</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">. Further
trips to the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB"
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Australia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
where made in Summer . <br>
<br>
These efforts have not been unrewarded and so it’s to no surprise that
the
album sampler and promos sold out within hours and the full album
release was
the fastest selling LP release ever for Nu Urban Music Distribution. <br>
<br>
‘CRUEL & UNUSUAL’ Album is ready now!<br>
album releasedate: NOVEMBER 2005<br>
Tour period: Autumn/Winter 2005/2006<br style="">
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="">
<!--[endif]--></span><br>
</body>
</html>