Events . RON MORELLI [L.I.E.S.] with SCOTT ZACHARIAS, GANGWISH, nonsite, CHARLE WALLACE, F.P.O.R., NASTY TAXI
Friday Oct 13th 2023
Show 8:00 PM
RON MORELLI [L.I.E.S.] with SCOTT ZACHARIAS, GANGWISH, nonsite, CHARLE WALLACE, F.P.O.R., NASTY TAXI
a haunting night of live electronic music & three superb DJsClub Night
Certain Death II
All Ages $15
tcrps prsnts
a haunting night of live electronic music & three superb DJs
featuring DJ sets by
RON MORELLI [Long Island Electrical Systems: NYC/Paris]
and
SCOTT ZACHARIAS [Detroit]
with live performances by
GANGWISH
nonsite
and
CHARLE WALLACE
plus opening and in-between music by
FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES
and live video mixing and projections by
NASTY TAXI
8pm - late
all-ages
$15 advance
$20 at the door
Certain Death II
7775 Lock Way E
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 USA
RON MORELLI
Over the last 13 years, Ron Morelli has become a major and influential fixture in the world of contemporary electronic music. The New Yorker has single-handedly carved out a unique path of his own, with his often-imitated, rarely duplicated L.I.E.S. Records label. Morelli has, in his own words, “unintentionally” shaken things up in the electronic music world with his sonic aesthetic which originally evolved from a tight-knit group in his local NYC scene. Now globally recognised and reaching far beyond New York, Morelli is looked to as a centerpiece of this wave, continuing to confound expectations with each new move, always evolving and never staying stagnant.
Having gained cult status as time has passed, it’s no wonder the publication Pitchfork proclaimed, “the rise of L.I.E.S. is one of the most significant and encouraging developments in American underground electronic music in years”
DJing since the late-90s, Morelli has toured all over the globe playing nearly every major club and festival worldwide. Never following the trends and taking his vast knowledge from working behind the counter at NYC’s legendary A1 Records, Ron can be found playing across the board on any given night… from 80s NY house to Detroit techno to italo disco to wave, it’s all game when the time is right, always with a style of his own.
On the production front, Morelli has worked closely with New York label Hospital Productions over the years, as well as with Phase Fatale’s BITE Records, recording numerous LPs and 12 inches for both labels.
With 2023 on the horizon, Morelli is set to release his first full-length on his own L.I.E.S. label, titled “Heart Stopper”, where he revisits his love and obsession for classic, old-school 80s house, bringing his sound full circle. Emotional, raw, and from the gut, “Heart Stopper” is poised to be his most anticipated “dance music” work to date.
Reaching far outside the world of conventional electronic music, Morelli has over the years collaborated among the likes of French visual artist Cyprien Galliard, Japanese cult fashion brand Undercover, choreographer Damien Jalet, and clothing brand Cav Empt on various large-scale projects.
All of this is a testament to Ron Morelli and L.I.E.S. Records, tireless work and commitment to putting the music first, as they continue to reach far and wide with a long-lasting and hugely influential presence in the world of modern electronic music and beyond.
-- Octopus Agents
https://liesrecords.com/
https://soundcloud.com/l-i-e-s
https://www.instagram.com/lies_records/
SCOTT ZACHARIAS
Scott Zacharias is Detroit’s best kept secret. A true cult DJ, a DJs DJ and a true legend in the Detroit underground today. In fact, within Detroit, he may be the busiest DJ in the scene.
Scott isn’t like anyone else. He doesn’t copy or play to another code, he’s a pure original. The amount of music styles he synthesizes into a solid whole is astounding, what he creates is simultaneously psychedelic, deep groove, an exploration of human freedom, and a finely curated expression of endless human curiosity. He never stops digging for new records from “the trash bins of history” to endlessly find new gold. His collection has created such a footprint that like Daniele Baldelli, he has to keep these records at a second property.
Scott Zacharias has moved around the Detroit music subculture, defying genrefication or grouping, moving freely between scenes. From his younger days of being a drummer in Detroit’s fertile Space Rock scene, to being the first resident at Oslo, and co-founding Disco / Secret and Macho City, to being the resident closer of the Outer Space Room at No Way Back, Scott always is finding a way to spread the message. Scott is also co-founder of the Fantasy, a project with BMG of Ectomorph and Interdimensional Transmissions. To date The Fantasy have reshaped and recontextualized many hidden gems, reshaping them for the all night ecstatic massive sound system experience. Besides their 4 records on the venerated Secret Mixes Fixes, they have also remixed original 70’s Funkadelic from the original master tapes for Westbound, and have done a hypnotic remix for Teleseen on Goldmin. Watch this space — new original music from The Fantasy is forthcoming.
Scott Zacharias’ residency at No Way Back has had a large impact on the Detroit scene, and continues to resonate around the world. The set itself is a unique concept, his own original interpretation of Sleaze, a lost subgenre on late 70s early 80s gay leather disco, a special kind of low-tempo disco usually played in a euphoric post coitus way towards the end of the night, deeply lost in the groove, very hypnotic and sleazy. What began at 1515 Broadway as the ending come down of No Way Back took on a whole new life when the party moved to The Tangent.
The Tangent had the space to do two rooms, and IT built the concept around how we experienced John Elliott’s music, true cosmic ambient experimental music. People laid down on the ground and vibed with the music, it was beautiful. At dawn, Scott comes on and does a DJ set unique in format to anywhere in the world, a DJ who raises a crowd from laying down to standing up and dancing. He invented a style that keeps evolving and resonating with people that starts with ambient and jazz and builds through a freeform take on sleaze into whatever and wherever he goes — it’s magic. Words can’t really describe it, it must be experienced.
The core idea of these sets come from a David Mancuso concept, that if you take people to the stratosphere, then at the end you have to land the plane. That’s what these sets are. A DJ set to land the plane. -- Good Life Agency
https://soundcloud.com/resident-advisor/ra606-scott-zacharias
https://www.instagram.com/scott_zacharias/
https://soundcloud.com/scottzacharias
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Tags:
Electronic
Experimental
Indie
Synth
Techno