**H-I-T** disko404 feat. BSE - Fr. 20.01.2006 @ Postgarage

[office]

*Freitag, 20. Jänner 2006 / Postgarage, Graz***

**/
disko404 presents:/
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Black Sun Empire *[BSE Rec., Obsessions, DSCI4 / NL] 
/ "Cruel & Unusual" Album Tour/
*Dreas* [Rolling Sounds, Leipzig / Graz]
*Silent.Wolf *[gravity, play.fm, u.a. / Wien]**
*Zeck* [disko404 / Graz]
*SlickDevlan *[disko404 / Graz]

*Daxta MC *[dynamic vibes / Klagenfurt]

visuals: *rec7* [disko404, freakbeatz / Graz]

* *

Doors open: 22h
Admission AK: EUR 8 before / EUR 10 after 23h

 

Links
http://blacksunempire.com
http://drumfunk.at
http://disko404.org**

 


*Black Sun Empire* is a DJ/producer collective based in Utrecht, The 
Netherlands. It was formed by René Verdult, Milan Heyboer and his 
younger brother Micha Heyboer.
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.

Around this period they started making demos and sent them around to 
Dutch labels.
This resulted in the release of their tracks Skin Deep and Voltage, on 
the Rotterdam 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.

While these releases were doing well, they felt they wanted more 
exposure. CDs were sent, this time to labels in the UK, 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...

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.

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 USA (Benjie from LA and 
ICBM from Florida) and in Oslo 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 USA: Dieselboy, AK1200 & Hive.

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 Europe, two 
tours in the USA followed, and even a gig in Russia.

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 
Utrecht. 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.

The first half of 2004, marks the timeframe for their 'Driving Insane' 
album tour that covered large parts of Europe, including the notoriously 
hard to conquer United Kingdom. Further trips to the USA and Australia 
where made in Summer .

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.

'CRUEL & UNUSUAL' Album is ready now!
album releasedate: NOVEMBER 2005
Tour period: Autumn/Winter 2005/2006


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