The Bunker 11 Year Anniversary at Output / The Panther Room
74 Wythe Avenue
21+, 10p-6a
$15-20 advance, $30 door
Joining us once again is Silent Servant, who has treated us to more great sets than we can count at The Bunker over the years. He rose to fame alongside Regis and Function with their Sandwell District imprint before they laid it to rest in 2011. His full length album on Dominick Fernow's Hospital Productions was easily one of 2012's best releases, and he is known worldwide for his uncompromising productions and DJ sets. Mendez has become a fan favorite at The Bunker and often digs a bit deeper into his crates for sets that will incorporate not only techno, but also industrial, EBM, synth punk, and other sounds. Tonight, Silent Servant will be treating us to his very rare live hardware set.
Regis is the pseudonym of Karl O'Connor, best known for his influential Downwards label that he has run with fellow art terrorist Peter Sutton (Female) since 1993. His work with the recently disbanded Sandwell District collective also turned a lot of heads in recent years. Unconventional and single-minded to say the least, by decentralising the focus on the DJ/producer personality, he remains one of the more highly regarded creative forces within the British techno/electronic scene. Regis' appearances in New York are few and far between. His gig at The Bunker at PAN_ACT at the Chinese Buffet was his first gig here in years, and gave us a taste of what we can expect tonight. Uncompromising in every way.
Mr. Ties has risen to international prominence and become somehting of a cult figure in the past year based on the success and popularity of his already legendary Homopatik events at :/about blank. We presented his debut North American set at the Hoot afterhours in July and were eager to have him back. Resident Advisor published an interesting feature article on him that you can link to below. The last time he came to NYC, he spent the 24 hours between his arrival and the party spending his entire fee and then some buying records to play in his set. Those records are still here and we can only assume he'll be adding to the pile. He will be closing out The Panther Room with an extended 4 hour set.
Heartthrob is an old friend from back before we even started The Bunker and it's been 5+ years since he's played for us, which is way too long. He quickly rose to fame with a series of releases on Richie Hawtin's M_nus label from 2005 to 2010. He has since moved on and started his own label: ISNISNT. The newly established label promises to deliver leftfield sounds within the house, disco and techno sphere from the American producer, acting as an outlet for his own productions and collaborations.
Bryan Kasenic (pka Spinoza) is known in the electronic music world for throwing many incredible parties, playing adventurous DJ sets, and starting Beyond, his own booking agency. The past few years have seen Bryan take his infamous Brooklyn-based party, The Bunker, to Panorama Bar in Berlin, Corsica Studios in London, Unsound Festival in Krakow, Communikey Festival in Boulder, Decibel Festival in Seattle, Smartbar in Chicago, GAFFTA in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and of course Detroit. In January 2014, The Bunker celebrated it's 11th Anniversary and launched a record label.
Mike Servito is from a very special yet temporary and partially lost fertile crescent of techno / house / party DJing. It was a time when raves were still a fresh idea, almost felt like a revolution, and DJs like Claude Young, D Wynn, Derrick Carter and Mike Huckaby were informing an upcoming generation. If you look directly to that inspired generation you will find the lost threads of Detroit Techno, House and beyond, you will find a group of DJs with insanely deep mixing skills, the ability to rock almost any kind of party with an improvisational approach that is so skilled it makes everything seem so well thought out that even they don't know where their set will go. But, it will take you there! In the future, this special generation of deep midwest mixers will be remembered and revered as the wizards they are, long after the trendy players have lost their luster. Mike Servito's upfront dirty deep and bitchy taste has had an impact on Detroit nightlife for over a decade.
While shopping for vinyl at a record store, Ryan Smith met Ron Like Hell, a veteran DJ of 19 years. Both excited to meet another like-minded gay individual into timeless musical sounds, past and present, they were inspired to work on a project together. They really came into their own when they launched the Wrecked monthly at National Underground, which was an immediate success. They've made it their mission to book solid underground talent to express the changing tides in the gay underground. Currently, Ron is working on music and remixes while Ryan is working on a label, Discaire Records, with 3 other gents while working as a booking agent. The duo is always cooking up some exciting new projects and surprises. For the past few months, these guys have become a regular part of our lineups at The Bunker, shining bright as both openers and in more prime time slots.
It's hard to believe it's already been a year since we celebrated our 10 Year Anniversary and Resident Advisor published the massive Oral History of The Bunker. It's been a year with some big changes for us. In February, we produced our first event at Output, and have since been happily putting monthly parties on there ever since. In June we got word that Public Assembly and the beloved loft space above it was unexpectedly closing down within a month! As heartbreaking as that was, it's been good to move on with fresh energy. We are looking forward to another year of events, with some more new venues in the mix, and the launch of our very own record label, The Bunker New York. We celebrate our 11th year as usual on the first weekend in January. Joining us in Output are return guests Silent Servant and Regis of the new Jealous God imprint. In The Panther Room we have two guests from Berlin: our old pal Heartthrob and new pal Mr Ties, appearing alongside The Bunker regulars Wrecked.