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LIBERTINE SUPERSPORT “RE-OPENING” NIGHT FRIDAY 13 APRIL SUPERSPORT (MAIN ROOM) RICK SHIVER (BE / LIBERTINE SUPERSPORT) TODD TERJE (NORWAY / SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND) DIXON (GERMANY / INNERVISIONS) CHRISTOPH LEFROG (BE / LIBERTINE SUPERSPORT) LIBERTINE (CAFE) A.N.D.Y. (BE/LIBERTINE SUPERSPORT) MICKEY (BE/LIBERTINE SUPERSPORT) PUNKS JUMP UP (UK/KITSUNE) ATTAR! (BE/LIBERTINE SUPERSPORT) MICKEY TODD TERJE (BE / SMILE RECORDINGS) (NORMWAY / SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND At an early age Mickey already got hooked to the more interesting sounds of the 60’, 70’s and Following a string of celebrated releases leaning on everything from kitschy euro sounds to 80’s, never losing track of all the hot music that is being released today. Some 10 years ago deep funk and latin jazz, the relatively new to the scene Todd Terje has already made his he decided to start producing his own sounds and this soon led to his first release on Relish mark within dance music circuits. Gems such as the cheese monster “Eurodans” and the latin Records. Being charted by The Magician in his ‘Magictapes’ has helped put the spotlight on disco-fuelled edit of Jacko’s “Can’t Help it” under his Tangoterje edit-moniker instantly made Mickey in recent years. DJ bookings over Belgium and beyond followed, highlights being gigs industry types and clubbers alike go bananas, and whatever the 25 year old Norwegian puts his in New York (Nouveau York Party), Hollywood (Dim Mak Studio), China & Australia, whilst fingers on, it always comes out with that crucial blend of musicality and playfulness. landing a Belgian residency at Libertine Supersport club in Brussels. As a producer Mickey has fast become a force of his own. Playing all instruments himself Growing up in the rural village of Mjøndalen, dance music influences were scarce, and no, Mickey has already done some song writing for other bands and continues there was never any Diskoklubb there. Not a lot of obscure disco or acid to grow as a producer. After his first E.P. he surprised the world with killer house in his milk either. However, during the early/mid nineties dance culture remixes for Housse de Racket on Kitsune, Headman, Tyson & Beni (on sneaked it way into even the most remote parts of Norway, thanks to the Modular). Recently he released an E.P. on the influential Belgian Smile label popularity of acts like the Prodigy and national radio stations filling prime and he is already working on a follow-up for that one. time slots with underground jocks Olle Abstract and Pål “Strangefruit” Nyhus. On the more personal level, Terje’s sister was a close friend of the late Tore Both as a producer and as a DJ Mickey’s sound is a combination of house, “Erot” Kroknes, and the tapes she brought home to the young Terje became pop, disco and a lot more. Mickey, a sound you need to discover! a major source of inspiration. Playing around in his early teens on a crap PC together with his mate Dølle Jølle, Terje made his first attempts on house and jungle, which they played from cassette tapes on junior high school-dances. Maybe too young for old music back then, Terje reckoned that disco was all a bit silly - until Bjørn Torske’s “Sexy Disco” caught his ears in 1999. Training to become a pianist Terje enrolled at a local music school, but to his disappointment there wasn’t much jazz being taught there. Gradually leaving the musical career path, he later moved on to studying physics at the University of Oslo. Although not longer aspiring to become a pianist, he was by no means over music. In 2001 Terje got in touch with Prins Thomas, who was at the time working at HS Records in Oslo. Thomas soon recognized his potential, and helped pushing Terje in the right directions. Oslo is a small place where like minded folks tend to join forces, and with his thorough musical understanding and nerdy like interest in old and new records spanning from that new Idjut Boys 12” to experimental synth bands very few of us have ever heard of, he soon became one of the key players on the Oslo electronic disco scene. Besides working on his own projects, Terje’s played on some of Prins Thomas’ tracks, and not to mention his remix of the Lindstrøm 12” “Another Station”. Is it house, funk, techno or disco? Terje is speaks of catchy rhythms, dubby sounds, dreamy synth layers, cinematic moods, a playful approach and searching for that one nerve when asked to describe his music, and the resistance to being pigeonholed is obvious. His next ambition is to make a concept album ala Voyage’s first “around-the-world” release, if he can find time between other projects, studies and DJ gigs. Terje has already played around Europe, and is looking forward to gigs in Japan and NYC this summer. “I both like playing big room/macho style, but at the same time it’s the girls I play for really. So I guess it’s a mixture of high octane, leather homo-disco done up with mambo, coconuts and lipstick”. Definitely one to look out for. compiled and mixed the off limits compilations, DIXON which became very popular and introduced his PUNKS JUMP UP impeccable style of mixing to a public reception way (GERMANY/INNERVISIONS) beyond that of those who had already heard him play (UK/KITSUNE) in a club context. Later he branched out to even more success by doing a highly influential mix compilation for the get physical label’s body language series, a mix The story so far: When Dixon entered the Berlin club circuit in the cd that has inspired people all over the world. These early 90’s, he established his name on the strength releases were intended to show the sincere dedication Punks Jump Up came together in London a few years back. Joe, a born & bred Londoner & of djing. Back then, confidence or experience Dixon has to his profession, and they evidentially do. David, a Swede just off the boat, had bumped into each other on several occasions, mainly based on putting out mixes in the internet did not However decided Dixon was to follow the occasions that had to do with music, style & anything visual that looked cool. They both come matter as much as it does now. You had to do your path of his choice throughout his career, he certainly from a background of punk & dance music, street art, fashion & style all wrapped up in DIY practice, of course, but when your thing was good was not insistent on travelling alone. He used events ethos. and tight enough to take it to the clubs, there were to introduce foreign djs to Berlin crowds, raised his The first Punks Jump Up EP - Be You (Beep Beep) on their own Cassette Records created a opportunities to do so. But those opportunities meant profile by providing memorable support slots in the minor storm on the DIY dance scene in London and beyond and was played by the now lords responsibilities. A residency did not mean playing the process, and contacts were made. He got to know of dance James Murphy & Erol Alkan. It got represented on BBC1 as Annie Mac & Chris same club every likeminded souls from all over the globe, and he Coco played the track to death. All this with no promotion - no pr. once in a while, it travelled abroad himself, and his reputation grew The Cassette Label released a handful of EPs by artists & remixers like meant playing the further. Meanwhile back home, he made bonds with Simian Mobile Disco & Zongamin.The second Punks Jump Up track to same club every Jazzanova and became involved with their vibrant be released was Dance To Our Disco on the Kitsune label in Paris. This week. The crowd Sonar Kollektiv label. Never the one to shy away turned into an instant underground hit. The track features the mysterious did not consist of from challenge, Dixon made his first forayinto label guest vocalist Chalk Jaxon from Sweden (who according to some people is people that wander and A & R work with running Sonar Kollektiv’s Howling Pelle from The Hives, this is a rumor yet to be confirmed). in and out of club sublabel Recreation Recordings, where he set up a nights and its guest testing ground for his personal view on house. He Earlier this year they released their acclaimed track Blockhead, a heavily djs as the weekly introduced âme in the process, two comrades from percussive dance music number. It was also released on Kitsune and hype commanded the traditionally strong deep house scene of southern featured remixes by Zombie Nation & Hey Today! among others. It them, it consisted Germany, whom he brought to the Sonar Kollektiv received enormous acclaim from the disco/electro/dance fraternity and was of people which stable, only to observe that they pulled in the kudos played by DJs like Mylo, Andy George (BBC1), Tiga and eh... David Guetta headed straight to for their music very quickly. !!! a certain club night In 2005, the reign of minimal sounds in Clubland Blockhead was also played all through 2010/11 by 2ManyDJ’s as a part because they were was gaining momentum as much as house lost it, and of their Under The Covers tour, with the distinctive animations that sure its resident dj more sooner than later Dixon came to the conclusion accompanied each track. Punks Jump Up have always been into making would deliver the that there had to be a way to maintain his preferred music with a rough edge but with a good hook.